w reduce your carbon, water and help reduce your carbon, water and waste by 30% in just one year. so thatis waste by 30% in just one year. so that is a staggering amount of reduction, just by keeping what we have already got an existence going. the fashion stylist. thousands of people across the uk have braved the cold today to take part in the annual new years day dip. some people took to fancy dress, others opted for swimwear. hope bolger report taking the plunge. hundreds of people gathered to race into the water this morning. at this time of year, the water is just a few degrees above freezing, giving this lot a bracing start to 2020. it is just a really good way to start the new year, like a refreshing challenge to get you going. it is really good fun, so that is the main

reason i wanted to do it. this guy didn't fancy it though. not at all. a bit too cold. maybe next year. in north somerset, the dip is proving more popular than ever, attracting regulars, new people and if few onlookers. didn't seem as good as i thought it would double on christmas day. we make the first time we came it was shocking. but when you get into it, you just feel great. bagpipes in east yorkshire, is close to 200 swimmers continue their tradition of diving into the north sea at hornsea with money raised going to the local... it's been brilliant, the best turnout we've had for a new year's day swim. further along the east coast, crowds gathered at

whitley bay, dressed up and ready to go and despite the dip no longer having an official organiser. the time—honoured tradition continued on the isle of man this morning. in penzance it was the first new year's day dip at thejubilee pool. fabulous to see so many people down, getting cold, getting rid of the hangover and having a splash and some fun. it's really special, the start of the new year, everyone swimming and enjoying themselves and lets hope it goes on like this in the pool because it's a fabulous iconic pool. a chance to reboot, shake off the cobwebs and get the endorphins pumping. for many, a new year's day dip is a perfect start to the new decade. good weather for most there. now it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello. at its best, the day really not too bad at all. there are some decent gaps in the cloud particularly across the north of wales, the north of england and the north—eastern quarter of scotland. elsewhere, though, a lot of cloud, but it's a fairly settled

start to the new year, although quite breezy across the north—west quarter with a lot of isobars on that particular chart. through the evening and overnight, some of the gaps may well persist, particularly to the eastern side of the pennines, the north—eastern quarter of scotland. if that's the case with you, then temperatures will dribble away. not overly cold for the time of year. many of you will not be scraping the cars first up on thursday, but the dramatic change on thursday is that we will see, not one, but two weather fronts affecting northern and western parts of the british isles. on what will be a noticeably breezy day across many parts, a lot of cloud again ahead of those weather fronts. there you see the extent of that rain on into the afternoon and eventually rocking up into parts of wales. generally speaking, the further south and east you are, the drier your day will be. take care, goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... bushfires have killed at least eight

people in south—eastern australia since monday and destroyed more than 200 homes. two men and a woman — who all worked for british airways — are killed after a lorry collides with a car in stanwell in surrey on new year's eve. the mother of the british teenager found guilty of lying about being raped in cyprus backs calls for tourists to boycott the country. in their new year messages, the prime minister says brexit will mark a "new chapter" for the uk, while the archbishop of canterbury urges people to heal the divisions of recent years. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster — here's what coming up on sportsday. a bumper day in the premier league,

leicester stay second after a big win at newcastle. it's only a point for brighton, but they are head over heels with their draw at home to chelsea. and more trouble on tour for england. he's over his illness, but an injury could rule archer out of the 2nd test. hello and welcome to sportsday. the football's been non—stop today, nine matches in the premier league, we have five results. tottenham's push for the top four came unstuck at southampton and wolves surprisingly lost at watford but leicester have started the year well, a big win at newcastle that narrows the gap to leaders liverpool

and guarantees them second spot as nick parrott reports. if the premier league title is out of leicester's reach, then cementing their place in the top four surely bea their place in the top four surely be a new year's resolution for the missing top scorerjamie vardy wasn't a problem against newcastle to stop florian version played with ayoze perez at st james' park as recently as april. perhaps he had forgotten the spaniard joined leicester last summer. lejeune should have learned from that schoolboy error. but less than three minutes later he gave leicester the ball again and this timejames maddison punished him in spectacular style. and leicester's perfect start to the year was rounded off when hamza choudhury claimed the first senior goal of his career. we concentrated on developing our game, increasing our performance level and how we play and the ability to play and improving ourgame how we play and the ability to play

and improving our game idea. and for that, that's my only focus. after yea rs of that, that's my only focus. after years of injury misery, southampton's danny ings is on course for the most prolific season of his career. his 13th premier league goal of the campaign was enough to beat tottenham i—o. league goal of the campaign was enough to beat tottenham 1-0. to start the new year like that was brilliant. i feel like the last few weeks has just clicked. brilliant. i feel like the last few weeks hasjust clicked. we have brilliant. i feel like the last few weeks has just clicked. we have set ourselves the demands. we are putting more pressure on ourselves to be better and ifeel like we've done that, looking up the points we have picked up, so we should be proud of ourselves. watford's resurgence continues. they beat wolves 2—i resurgence continues. they beat wolves 2—1 and vicarage road thanks to goals from gerard deulofeu and abdoulaye doucoure. they are still in the relegation zone but they are unbeaten in a last four matches under new manager nigel pearson. so wolves and tottenham slipping up there, failing to capitalise on the result at brighton, where 4th placed chelsea could only draw. it's been a good day for aston villa though, a gutsy win at burnley to move them out of the reelgation zone lydia campbell reports.

at the turn of the last decade, aston villa were on their way to a sixth—placed finish in the premier league. now they lie in the relegation zone in need of a new year boost. jack grealish thought he had found it ten minutes in but var had its own say. wesley offside in the build—up. but the brazilian made amends soon after, driving home through nick pope to give villa a deserved lead. and thenjack grealish did get his goal. no var intervention this time. villa have been known to surrender leads this season and a chris wood header ten minutes before the end set up a nervy ending. but they did manage to hold on and have leapt out of the relegation zone for now. i could see from the players' eyes today when they went out there that they were ready for this today. this is a tough place to come, they make it hard and they know how to stay in this league. but we felt

that we could go and compete with them today. if we completed, then with the players we have got, we are really good footballers and we showed that in the first half. in brighton, cesar azpilicueta gave chelsea the lead with a bundled finish. and it looked like that would be enough for lampard's men until an early contender for goal of the decade so far from alireza jahanbakhsh. after i do my best for the team, when you finish up with such a goal, it couldn't be any better. when i saw the ball was in the air i try to hit it as hard as i can, and the bicycle kick was the only option. a goal worthy of taking points from any match, and a day to remember forjahanbakhsh. three games under way right now and they are just into the second half with manchester city at home to everton. no goals there. norwich with a one goal lead at crystal palace through todd cantwell. david moyes' first match of his second

speu moyes' first match of his second speuin moyes' first match of his second spell in charge of west ham couldn't have gone better so far. 3—0 at home to bournemouth, two for captain mark noble, a bicycle kick, another one, from sebastien haller. you can see that match coming up a little bit later. and arsenal against manchester united, we might have something from there for you. there's also a full programme in the football league, a huge game at the top of the championship is into the second half. west brom and leeds had been level on points. still level, it's i—i. send me aj had put the baggies ahead and has now put into his own net. —— semi ajayi had put the baggies ahead. millwall are into the playoffs

after beating bottom club luton. they were trailing at halftime but three goals in 12 minutes saw them win 3—1. in the other championship matches, wigan stay in the bottom three despite their win at birmingham. brentford are up to third after a big win at bristol city, they've moved above fulham who lost at home to reading. huge win for stoke — 5—2 at huddersfield. wins for forest, boro and hull and the result of the day at loftus road, 6—1 for qpr at home to cardiff. that included a hat—trick for nahki wells. england's cricketers are having a tough time of it, jofra archer is a doubt for the second test against south africa which starts in cape town on friday. the fast bowler bowler has an elbow injury. he took six wickets in the first test which england lost — he was also one of the eleven players affected by a sickness bug. the rest of the squad trained this morning, archer was there but didn't bowl. i don't think it changes anything, for me at least. you know, ithink they will probably... the difference betweenjofra archer,

they will probably bring in mark wood or something, who also bowls 145, so, it doesn't really change much. you never know, maybe pace will be nice to face this weekend. it's all different, we'lljust have to see what happens but no, it doesn't change much for me personally at least. the pdc world championship final gets underway in the next half an hour or so. reigning champion michael van gerwen takes on peter wright at alexandra palace. the winner will take home half a million pounds — that's a far cry from the bdo world championships that start next week, prize money has been cut, partly because of poor ticket sales. barry hearn, chairman of the pdc, is far from impressed with the other organisation. we are awfully good at what we do and they are awfully poor. that's the truth of it. they have to get their act together.

we've offered to help many times but they have an arrogance that they can do as well as we are. they are an amateur body, with amateur resources. we have always been there to help but it is a disappointment to see the players having their prize money cut when, on the professional side, it's like premier league football. there is a big difference between premier league football and the vanarama league. and that is the difference. let's get more on that match at the emirates, conor mcnamara and pat nevin are for 5 live this evening. yell at a big night for arsenal and their coach mikel arteta, as he settles into this job. their coach mikel arteta, as he settles into thisjob. arsenal their coach mikel arteta, as he settles into this job. arsenal have lost their last four games at home ina lost their last four games at home in a row. interesting to see the atmosphere tonight.|j in a row. interesting to see the atmosphere tonight. i still think there will be a good atmosphere because they are behind mikel arteta, a new manager here, and much loved by the people. there is a lift around the place, and they played well against bournemouth. they didn't get three points but they we re didn't get three points but they were the better team by some

distance. there was a long period in the game against chelsea where they we re the game against chelsea where they were ahead, they looked like they would win the game. they let it slip at the end but they can see little shoots, and the most important thing is, there is a spirit around the place and the players. if they get the best out of one or two players like meza tozer, which they were not before, that will deliver in this place. manchester united had a good december, only liverpool picked up more points in december than ole gunnar solskjaer‘s team. has he turned a corner? he is coming close to turning a corner to stop if he wins this then he probably has. i think he knows his system and his best team now. looking at that forward line, there is peace, youth, goals and creation. i love the fact marsh is essential, i have always thought that is his position. playing with rashford on the left, incredible pace and greenwood coming in is very good and a natural goal—scorer. you have the pace of danieljames goal—scorer. you have the pace of daniel james as well. goal—scorer. you have the pace of danieljames as well. no problems up front but you do have problems in midfield. the problem is that it is

a big paul pogba shaped problem in the centre. if you get the best out of him and can do that every week, then you don't have a problem, but it isa then you don't have a problem, but it is a big if. it is a kick-off at eight o'clock here. mikel arteta took on manchester united five times as an arsenal player and he never against them. a goal in one of the 5:30pm kick—offs with gabrieljesus giving manchester city the lead against everton. that's it. next on bbc news it's time for click. are you well? that was great. trying to give spencer direction. we just did a stagger through which is about three hours behind schedule. hopefully it's all going to work out in the end when we go live at five o'clock. no pressure.