hello, this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines: several people are being tested for coronavirus in the united kingdom. all the victims are thought to have travelled there from china, where the virus originated. a bbc news investigation finds seven babies may have died unnecessarily at an nhs trust in kent. the number of crimes that result in a charge or caution by police hits a new low — just one in every 1a cases. a man has been found guilty of wounding with intent after he attacked a police officer with a machete in east london. world leaders gather injerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp in occupied poland. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday. but first, a look at what else is

coming up this evening on bbc news. at 7pm, beyond 100 days will bring you the latest from donald trump's impeachment trial, as democrats press ahead with their case for removing the president from office. at 8pm, we'll be speaking to professor david heymann, an expert in epidemics, about the spread of the new virus from china. and at 10.1i0pm and 11.30pm this evening, we'll be taking a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. our guests tonight are broadcasterjohn stapleton and political correspondent at the guardian, kate proctor. that's all ahead on bbc news. now, it's time for sportsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on a busy sportsday. i'm ben croucher. on a busy sportsday. here's what we're squeezing in for you. all the news from day four at the australian open tennis. for british fans, that news is mainly bad. banished for breaking team protocol. finn russell will miss scotland's six nations opener.

but is it the end for his whole tournament? back in the england reckoning. jofra archer's fit again for their final test against south africa, as england deny suggestions he's being alienated in the squad. and that's not all. also coming up: we hear from the player who could be giving defenders in the women's super league sleepless nights for the next couple of years. idida i did a lot of research on chelsea. i watched the girls. i didn't other research on the lead. i honestly just thought the team best fit me. —— i did some research on the league. welcome to the programme. more on saracens rugby to come, too, but first to the australian open where, four days ago, we started with seven brits in the singles.

and now there are none. heather watson and harriet dart saw their challenges ended in the second round this morning. it means for the second year running, they'll be no british interest in round three. john watson can tell us all. yes, welcome to melbourne on day four of the championships on what has been a disappointing day for the two remaining british players. harriet dart was up against simona holub, against the simona holub. earlier in the day, we saw heather watson about her second round match. she played elise mertens, a player she had beaten weeks earlier, but less in straight sets. it means here at the australian open, we have no british pleasure many in the single.

here's the story of the day. a year ago, the dreaded double bagger. this time of the qualifier up against a former number one. she put in a timid shift to lose the first set. and the second looks to be going the way of the first. but harriet dart can be encouraged by her late fight back. she took it to a final set. but it was not to be stopped another gearand but it was not to be stopped another gear and just about held onto him. but it was not to be stopped another gear and just about held onto himlj think i definitely embraced the whole situation a lot better previously i have done. -- held on to win. take what i can do, have no regrets and that's what i think i did. heather watson faced belgium's elise mertens, a player she dispatched earlier in the hobart tournament. a day later, after her

first round match, her game against elise mertens stark contrast. the die was pretty much cast. the british number two neither failed die was pretty much cast. the british number two neitherfailed to trouble the number 16 seed nor win another game. today, i wasjust off in many ways. a bit slow and just not hitting the ball as clearly as i had been. so, for days in a not a brit insight in the singles. all hope now rests in the doubles. a frustrating day for the british players. judy murray is with me. harriet dart will be frustrated. she really got going in there that second set and was really coming back against simona. she found herself 6—2, 5—1 down, and it looked like it was going to be a routine close—out for simona holub. when your back is against the wall, you can put your back into it —— settle into it. she used her best tax

—— tactics. she really rattled her. she really unsettled her. she got it back to 5—4. i think she will have learned a lot from that match. as far as heather watson was concerned, we knew that against her three come of this is a player she had beaten a week ago in one of the lead of tournaments, so i guess for her the excitation was she knew she could beat her and obviously went out on court hoping she could produce a similar performance today? she beat elise mertens in hobart last week, so elise mertens in hobart last week, so of course, she would hopefully have been confident of going out and putting in a good performance and she would know what having beaten her before. and on the flip side of that, merchants, 16 seed, every competent performer on the women's tour, ranks very highly, and she would also know what to do to avoid that happening again. heather really

never got into the match. she looks devoid of energy and really flat. and it was all over in an hour, sadly. and we have to know, how are the boys doing? jamie is plain the doubles. and andy is doing his latest recovery. jamie was due to play in doubles. cancelled due to the weather. he is an action tomorrow. andy is at home. i don't know if he is watching on the telly but it is on at the own time of day, but it is on at the own time of day, but just trying to but it is on at the own time of day, butjust trying to recover his latest setback. i'm sure he would be watching jamie come monte? hope so! some other notable results today. angelique kerber through today. plus, someone who could... in the men's draw, we saw medvedev go through and alexander's thereof, two people who could challenge the

established order, with djokovic, roger federer and roth and adele kept to take home the cabbage of this year —— rafael nadal. nick kyrgios is also through to round three along with rafa nadal. the top seed normally has pinpoint accuracy, but it wavered slightly during his victory against argentina's federio delbonis. his return smacked into the ball girl next to the umpire's chair. she didn't seem too badly hurt, luckily, but generally any kind of affection coming your way from rafa nadal is very welcome. a hug and a peck on the cheek and a great story to tell at school next week. after a disappointing group stage exit at the rugby world cup, scotland were hoping to have more to shout about in the six nations. the tournament kicks off next weekend, but scotland won't be calling upon talismanic fly—half finn russell. he's left their training camp for the opener against ireland after breaking team rules. andy burke reports. he is scotland's maverick, the

creature, the heartbeat of the site and a man capable of providing match winning moments of magic. but after a disciplinary issue in scotland's training camp, finn russell will not be in the side to face ireland in the six nations opener. massive shock. can't quite believe it when he thing of all the people to leave the scottish camp. he is less when you would want to go. he is so important to have scotland play, one of the world—class players we have, and a massive blood for scottish by. and a massive blood for scottish rugby. in a statement today, scottish rugby said... the door is still open, isn't it? it is not a case of he is not playing in the six nations. you would help anything that is happening could be resolved and the fences could be mended. the harmony can be found

again and finn russell can be welcomed back in again. you have to say, if he has broken protocol, then no one is bigger than the team and you can understand scotland taking that approach, but you do hope from a scottish perspective, and the six nations, that he is welcome to back. we are wholly better with him than without him. scotland will be without him. scotland will be without their most influential player for the six nations opener against ireland in dublin, possibly for the entire tournament. already under pressure after a poor world cup shopping injapan, this is a major problem that had coach townsend could do without. andy burke, bbc news, murray field. some other stories making the news this thursday. after that 2—0 defeat to burnley last night, ole gunnar solskjaer still retains the support of the

manchester united board. those behind the scenes have come in for fierce criticism from many fans, though. england's hopes of winning the under 19 world cup are over. they lost their second group game to australia, who knocked off a0 runs in the last three overs to deny england off the final ball. and british paralympic 400—metre champion paul blake has retired from athletics at the age of 30. he said his career had been a whirlwind but that he enjoyed every step of the way. so the australian open and six nations taken care of. let's keep the great competitions coming on sportsday — the fa cup, to be exact. we're gearing up for the fourth round this weekend, but we still have one more third round tie to be played. take two — and prenton park for the replay between tranmere and watford. pride is huge. and it is immediate. as soon as this coming sunday, the winner of this third run time will host manchester united in the fourth round. he the third time they've tried to get a decision between

tranmere and watford and the original replay here last week was called off because of the effects of storm brendan. you can still see effects on the pitch. this is not the sort of surface they will be used to playing on, watford in the premier league. defensive end, p again, stephen, but for tranmere, what a chance. —— the fans that had to come up here again. the elusive prize, manchester united stopped the travelling fans that will come here. more money it generates for the club. for a club like tranmere, this is huge. it's such a bonus for the lower league clubs. league 1, is huge. it's such a bonus for the lower league clubs. league i, linked two, conference teams. this is how they survived. this is their bread—and—butter. they survived. this is their bread-and-butter. absolutely. for tranmere, the first game was so exciting. tranmere miraculously made 3-3. we exciting. tranmere miraculously made 3—3. we would take half of that

drama tonight. we certainly would. commentary on five life. build up for that one from seven p:m.. stay with us. still to come: we've got the full report into saracens' financial foul play. but do we actually know any more? and as qualification for the tokyo olympics gets underway, table tennis player liam pitchford opens up about his struggles with depression at the last games. the things that i was going through, it was kind ofjust brushed aside and say, "get on with it." a pivotal few days in store for england's cricketers injohannesberg as they look to win only their second test series away from home in four years.

their tour of south africa started badly when batting collapses led to a first test defeat in centurion. despite injury tojofra archer, they recovered to win the next two — with james anderson and dom bess taking a starring role with the ball. but with archer now fit, former captain kevin pietersen suggests he could be being alienated from the rest of the squad — much like the end of his international career. patrick gearey has more. england finished their tour at a high point. johannesburg, 6000 feet above sea level, where the air is thinner and things happen quicker. the place for pace, a good time then to have jofra the place for pace, a good time then to havejofra archer back from injury. last year, he hurtled onto the scene at 90 miles an hour. recently, his form and his body have caused him to stumble slightly kevin pietersen this week suggested archer may become like him an outsider. his captain responded on the front foot. there's been a number of learnings for him so far on the store. we are

very keen on making sure that we try and get the best out ofjofra. we keep making, creating an environment where he can learn can develop, not standstill as a player and keep growing in test cricket. root stop short of sake he actually play, the full sub useful to decide how much faith to put in archer‘s recovering elbow. there are other options in the pace of market would come to the craft of chris woakes or the spin of dom bess. important call. so often england and found himself with the wrong tools on foreign soil stop when their third test in a row and they will have an all—important away series victory. a big challenge for this group. and for young group as well. one thing we did very well at the two less venues was we read the conditions and we played them brilliantly. and this will be very different to that. making sure that we tune ourselves into that very quickly and make sure we have plenty of position, which will be every difficult. the got a good record here. very good understanding of how

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