this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones, with the latest headlines... the us warns that the russian troop build—up near ukraine is the largest since the cold war — as attempts to find a diplomatic solution continue. the downing street �*lockdown parties�* report is now expected to be delivered before the metropolitan police inquiry ends. a woman has been killed by a falling tree, strong winds of storm malik batter parts of the uk. five states declare emergencies and more than 5,000 flights are cancelled — as the us east coast braces for a major blizzard to hit the region. a more detailed study is under way after pilot research finds some people with long covid may have hidden damage to their lungs. ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become

first home winner in 44 years. canadian singer—songwriter joni mitchell hasjoined neil young in calling for her music to be taken off spotify. america's top military general has warned that a russian invasion of ukraine would be horrific and would lead to significant casualties. general mark milley described the build—up of 100,000 russian troops near ukraine's border as the largest since the cold war. but the us defence secretary lloyd austin said conflict could still be avoided through the use of diplomacy. britain's prime minister boris johnson is due to speak to

the russian president vladimir putin and visit eastern europe in the coming days, as the uk steps up its efforts to resolve the crisis along ukraine's eastern border. mrjohnson said he would reiterate the need for russia to step back. russia denies it is planning to invade ukraine. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet has more from kyiv. ukrainians have long lived with war. dozens of british soldiers here since 2015, not long after russia first invaded. but with more of moscow's troops and weapons now massed along the border, diplomacy builds, too. next week, borisjohnson�*s visit to this region takes it up a notch. here in kyiv, there is concern that too much talk of war can be risky, too, but they need their friends. it's a good signal for us, not only for us, not only for ukraine, but also to russian federations,

that we have strong partners, we will not be alone with this if the invasion comes to be, so it is a good signal. moscow sends conflicting signals. more troops, more weaponry moving in but its doors still open to find a way out. washington does the same, talking to allies in moscow, too, while bringing in military reinforcements and warning about any war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and it's not necessary and we think a diplomatic outcome is the way to go here. this is what it looks like now. russia released these images of its anti—aircraft missiles arriving in neighbouring belarus for next month's military exercises. a month fraught with

ever—growing risk. the report by civil servant sue gray into lockdown parties at number ten is due to be delivered to downing street and published in the coming days. as opposition parties and conservative mps continue to wait for the results of the investigation, our special correspondent ed thomas has been to macklesfield to gauge how the voting public are feeling about the reports of rule breaking at the heart of government. a moment to focus. waiting for answers. reflecting on past sacrifices. we would try to be careful, had all the screens put in. debbie can't believe that, while some partied, her life was on hold. i still have sleepless nights now, worried sick about it, whether we have to go into another lockdown. when you're hearing these stories come out about 10 downing street parties, what have you been thinking? i was brought up in a conservative family. would i be voting for them again? no. i don't think i'm going to be voting

for anybody ever again, i don't trust anybody any more. you'll stop voting? i will stop voting, yeah. when it first came out, i was really angry _ when it first came out, i was really angry it _ when it first came out, i was really angry. it makes you think, are they telling _ angry. it makes you think, are they telling the — angry. it makes you think, are they telling the truth? inside woodlands care home, it's been a constant battle against covid. forjudith, the pandemic has taken the heaviest of tolls. i've lost both my parents through covid. my father was in a care home in april, when itjust started. my mum, on christmas day, she called me to tell me she'd tested positive for covid and she passed away on the 28th of december. you've gone through so much. what are your reflections on where we are right now as a country? we've got a potential war happening in the ukraine, we've got fuel bills escalating, we've got a national insurance increase, which i hope doesn't go ahead, because it's going to impact all of my staff here. we need them to focus on those things, rather than having parties and, you know, whether or not he did have a party.

kelly, she loved nothing more . than having fun with her friends. other than having fun with her son. kelly had stage four bowel cancer. lockdown meant her treatment was paused. it's in my lung, it's in my liver, it's in my brain. the bbc filmed her days before she died. terrified. absolutely terrified. i don't want to die. like, ifeel like i've got so much more to do. kelly passed away approximately 12 weeks after being _ told to self—isolate. you know your life will. never be the same again. when you hear the prime minister's apology for parties and his regret, what is your reaction? it shouldn't have happened. but i don't think that - should be, at this point, the thing we are focusing on. let's get our priorities in order. whatever comes next, it's clear for many, trust and faith in those who lead us needs to be restored.

ed thomas, bbc news, macclesfield. let's return to the news that the report by civil servant sue gray into lockdown parties at number 10 is due to be delivered to downing street and published in the coming days. joining me now is lord john morris of aberavon who was the former attorney general under tony blair. it's very good to have you with us. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i wondered what your reaction was to the news that the metropolitan police have asked sue gray not to publish key aspects of her report?— gray not to publish key aspects of herreort? ~ ., , her report? well, i was astonished at the vacillation _ her report? well, i was astonished at the vacillation of _ her report? well, i was astonished at the vacillation of the _ at the vacillation of the metropolitan police, changing their minds as to their interest in this matter. i think the paramount public interest is publication, so that the government can get on with their

business, the prime minister and whole parliament. i am astonished that we don't know whether the director of public prosecutions has been consulted, and whether the attorney general has been consulted. the chain of advice is usually the cps, and in a matter involving public figures, in my time, the attorney was fully informed. although the decision would have been for the director. it although the decision would have been for the director.— although the decision would have been for the director. if the police believe there _ been for the director. if the police believe there has _ been for the director. if the police believe there has been _ been for the director. if the police i believe there has been lawbreaking, aren't they right to ask for delays and changes?— aren't they right to ask for delays and changes? aren't they right to ask for delays and chances? ~ , ., ., ., and changes? well, it is a matter of preportion. — and changes? well, it is a matter of proportion, really. _ and changes? well, it is a matter of proportion, really. we _ and changes? well, it is a matter of proportion, really. we are _ and changes? well, it is a matter of proportion, really. we are not - proportion, really. we are not dealing with a jury trial. we are dealing with a jury trial. we are dealing with a comparatively minor offence, something perhaps a little more important than a parking offence, something dealt with by a moderate, modest penalty. and i don't think there is a danger of

prejudice. if there is, you've got to have a sense of proportion. i think the public interest, and i used to be the final advisor on the public interest, in my view, i would have thought, and i retain that view, that the public interest is the publication, so they should know all that has happened, if anything has happened at all. and i do not see how there could be any serious prejudice in the sense that possibly somebody who is involved might say one thing different to another. but that always happens in any criminal investigation.— investigation. that is the key oint, investigation. that is the key point. though. _ investigation. that is the key point, though, isn't - investigation. that is the key point, though, isn't it? - investigation. that is the key point, though, isn't it? i - investigation. that is the key| point, though, isn't it? i take investigation. that is the key - point, though, isn't it? itake your point, though, isn't it? i take your point, though, isn't it? i take your point that this may not or would not prejudice a potentialjury trial, but if we know what sue gray has found in advance, that could influence the type of statements that witnesses and suspects, indeed,

make two detectives, and then justice wouldn't be seen to be done? well, i don't know what is in the report more than anyone else. it is a question of balance, and proportionality. there is always a risk of prejudice, but you have got to have a sense of proportion about this. the involvement of any person is a comparatively minor possibility of a small, modest fine. there is no danger of a trial in this particular case, as i understand it. i may be wrong. but i think the general interest, the public interest, which is not the same thing as the interest of the public, the general interest, had i been the attorney, i would have given the view that the paramount consideration is disposing of this matter so we can get on with all of the other matters that should be concerning the government.

therefore, might i ask you what i think is driving the police behaviour?— think is driving the police behaviour? ~ , . , ., behaviour? well, since they have chanced behaviour? well, since they have changed their _ behaviour? well, since they have changed their mind _ behaviour? well, since they have changed their mind so _ behaviour? well, since they have changed their mind so many - behaviour? well, since they have i changed their mind so many times, and when you read some of the editorials in the papers this morning, they have changed their mind several times as to whether or not the inquiry should go on, whether there should be a disclosure, whether there should not be. one doesn't know, and i cannot put myself in the shoes of the commission. it is a matterfor her, and she will eventually have to defend her position. it and she will eventually have to defend her position.— and she will eventually have to defend her position. it has been suggested. _ defend her position. it has been suggested. and _ defend her position. it has been suggested, and i _ defend her position. it has been suggested, and i would - defend her position. it has been suggested, and i would like - defend her position. it has been | suggested, and i would like your view on this if you wouldn't mind, that this could be a bit of a establishment stitch up, and that in effect the police have helped boris johnson kick the can down the road. is that feasible in any way? i johnson kick the can down the road. is that feasible in any way?- is that feasible in any way? i would be very surprised. _

is that feasible in any way? i would be very surprised. they _ is that feasible in any way? i would be very surprised. they have - is that feasible in any way? i would l be very surprised. they have reached their view, according to the situation as they see it. the fact that i disagree with their views, i would not suggest in any way that there is any ulterior reason for it. i understand. lord john morris, former attorney general under tony blair, really good to talk to you. i know we have had some sound issues, thanks for bearing with us. thank ou. a man's been found guilty of stalking britain's number one women's tennis player, emma raducanu. let's get more from our correspondentjean mackenzie. the 19—year—old player, who shot to fame last year after winning the us open, she still lives with her parents. and last year, at the end of last year, amrit magar, a former amazon delivery driver, visited

their home on a number of occasions and left a series of notes. 0ne their home on a number of occasions and left a series of notes. one of the notes read, nothing to say but that you deserve love. he also left her a hand drawn map which illustrated what he said was the 23 miles he had walked from his house in edgware to reach her. this all led to him being found guilty yesterday at magistrates�* court of stalking, and he is going to be sentenced next month. it�*s thought that 1.3 million people in the uk are living with long covid — and hundreds of thousands of them experience breathlessness, despite traditional lung scans appearing to be normal. now, some researchers are using a different technique in a clinical trial to try and find better treatment options. so, what is it? to tell us more i�*m joined by professor fergus gleeson, a consultant radiologist working on the trial.

and also dan scoble, a former personal trainer who is now living with breathlessness after contracting long covid. good to have both of you with us. dan, if i can start with you, just tell us what happened to you. yes. tell us what happened to you. yes, basically at — tell us what happened to you. yes, basically at the _ tell us what happened to you. yes, basically at the start _ tell us what happened to you. yes, basically at the start of _ tell us what happened to you. the: basically at the start of 2020i fell basically at the start of 20201 fell down with symptoms that were pretty scary, really, with covid coming out. i had the exact same symptoms and more, and i had severe chest pain, heart palpitations, everything, my body was just in complete shock. i never really got better. two years later i am still somewhat suffering now.- better. two years later i am still somewhat suffering now. when you say somewhat suffering now. when you say somewhat suffering, _ somewhat suffering now. when you say somewhat suffering, talk _ somewhat suffering now. when you say somewhat suffering, talk us _ somewhat suffering now. when you say somewhat suffering, talk us through i somewhat suffering, talk us through what sort of symptoms you have got. i still can�*t... i am somewhat physically disabled, i can�*t go on walks, i can�*t exercise, and i still can�*t work yet. it has been over two years. i havejust basically

can�*t work yet. it has been over two years. i have just basically been surviving, and looking after myself, looking after my nutrition, sleep and mindset, trying to keep myself somewhat sane and healthy. i can imaaine somewhat sane and healthy. i can imagine that _ somewhat sane and healthy. i can imagine that has _ somewhat sane and healthy. i can imagine that has not _ somewhat sane and healthy. i can imagine that has not been - somewhat sane and healthy. i can imagine that has not been easy, and it is worth reiterating that you were a personal trainer, somebody in good shape, i take it? yes. were a personaltrainer, somebody in good shape, i take it?— good shape, i take it? yes, i didn't have any underlying _ good shape, i take it? yes, i didn't have any underlying health - have any underlying health conditions, and i didn�*t really see covid as a worry for me. fiifi covid as a worry for me. 0k, professor — covid as a worry for me. 0k, professor gleeson, - covid as a worry for me. 0k, professor gleeson, tell - covid as a worry for me. 0k, professor gleeson, tell us i covid as a worry for me. 0k, professor gleeson, tell us more about the study and what you found. thanks, rebecca. dan, i hope you eventually— thanks, rebecca. dan, i hope you eventually and soon get better. 0ur eventually and soon get better. our study _ eventually and soon get better. our study is _ eventually and soon get better. our study is looking at patients in a control— study is looking at patients in a control group, post hospitalised covid _ control group, post hospitalised covid patients and patients such as dan, _ covid patients and patients such as dan. who— covid patients and patients such as dan, who had covid, who didn't require — dan, who had covid, who didn't require to — dan, who had covid, who didn't require to go into hospital, and are

attending _ require to go into hospital, and are attending post covid clinics with long _ attending post covid clinics with long covid, but specifically targeting those with breathlessness. dan, probably youraudience targeting those with breathlessness. dan, probably your audience know well, _ dan, probably your audience know well, there — dan, probably your audience know well, there are many symptoms related — well, there are many symptoms related to — well, there are many symptoms related to long covid, muscle aches and fatigue, some people my brain fol, and fatigue, some people my brain fog, breathlessness. what we are doing _ fog, breathlessness. what we are doing is— fog, breathlessness. what we are doing is we are performing a scan, and effectively it isjust you breathe _ and effectively it isjust you breathe in a bag of xenon, it is harmless. _ breathe in a bag of xenon, it is harmless, you just breathe in a litre _ harmless, you just breathe in a litre while _ harmless, you just breathe in a litre while you are lying on the mri scanner _ litre while you are lying on the mri scanner. and it behaves very similarly— scanner. and it behaves very similarly to oxygen, and we can watch _ similarly to oxygen, and we can watch you — similarly to oxygen, and we can watch you breathing it in, and it goes _ watch you breathing it in, and it goes from — watch you breathing it in, and it goes from your lungs, cross your lungs _ goes from your lungs, cross your lungs and — goes from your lungs, cross your lungs and into your bloodstream, and we can— lungs and into your bloodstream, and we can watch that happen. we have 'ust we can watch that happen. we have just done _ we can watch that happen. we have just done a — we can watch that happen. we have just done a pilot study that shows that some — just done a pilot study that shows that some of the patients, not all of the _ that some of the patients, not all of the patients, but some of the patients, — of the patients, but some of the patients, that passage from the lungs _ patients, that passage from the lungs into the bloodstream is abnormal. it is impaired. we will look_ abnormal. it is impaired. we will took at _ abnormal. it is impaired. we will took at if— abnormal. it is impaired. we will took at if it— abnormal. it is impaired. we will look at if it is specifically patients with breathlessness with

lon- patients with breathlessness with long covid, if it occurs with those that have — long covid, if it occurs with those that have a — long covid, if it occurs with those that have a brain fog and long covid, — that have a brain fog and long covid, or— that have a brain fog and long covid, or patients that had long covid _ covid, or patients that had long covid and — covid, or patients that had long covid and got better. as everybody investigating in this field is trying _ investigating in this field is trying to do, we are trying to find out what — trying to do, we are trying to find out what is — trying to do, we are trying to find out what is going on with these poor patients _ out what is going on with these poor patients it— out what is going on with these poor atients. , ., ., ., patients. it is worth elaborating that xenon _ patients. it is worth elaborating that xenon is _ patients. it is worth elaborating that xenon is an _ patients. it is worth elaborating that xenon is an odourless, - that xenon is an odourless, tasteless gas?— that xenon is an odourless, tasteless gas? just a gas, you breathe it. — tasteless gas? just a gas, you breathe it, it _ tasteless gas? just a gas, you breathe it, it is _ tasteless gas? just a gas, you breathe it, it is perfectly - tasteless gas? just a gas, you - breathe it, it is perfectly harmless and the _ breathe it, it is perfectly harmless and the doses we use. it makes you sound _ and the doses we use. it makes you sound like _ and the doses we use. it makes you sound like barry white for about five seconds after you breathe it in. five seconds after you breathe it in, ., , , five seconds after you breathe it in. so it has its advantages! much warmer, could _ in. so it has its advantages! much warmer, could people _ in. so it has its advantages! much warmer, could people have - in. so it has its advantages! much warmer, could people have had i in. so it has its advantages! much - warmer, could people have had these problems before they got covid? —— professor gleeson. what are you able to say definitively that they have been caused by covid? you to say definitively that they have been caused by covid?— to say definitively that they have been caused by covid? you have heard from dan, been caused by covid? you have heard from dan. as — been caused by covid? you have heard from dan. as a — been caused by covid? you have heard from dan, as a personal— been caused by covid? you have heard from dan, as a personaltrainer, - been caused by covid? you have heard from dan, as a personaltrainer, he -

from dan, as a personaltrainer, he would _ from dan, as a personaltrainer, he would put _ from dan, as a personaltrainer, he would put most of the rest of us to shame, _ would put most of the rest of us to shame, in— would put most of the rest of us to shame, in terms of how fit and healthy— shame, in terms of how fit and healthy they are. we know that the ct scans _ healthy they are. we know that the ct scans are normal and lung function _ ct scans are normal and lung function is _ ct scans are normal and lung function is normal. most of them are nonsmokers— function is normal. most of them are nonsmokers without what is called a premorbid _ nonsmokers without what is called a premorbid condition, an abnormality before _ premorbid condition, an abnormality before they get sick. so we think they had — before they get sick. so we think they had healthy lungs before. to be honest _ they had healthy lungs before. to be honest i_ they had healthy lungs before. to be honest i can't remember the second question _ honest i can't remember the second question |— honest i can't remember the second ruestion. . , honest i can't remember the second ruestion. ., , , honest i can't remember the second ruestion. , question. i was 'ust saying, whether ou can question. i wasjust saying, whether you can definitively _ question. i wasjust saying, whether you can definitively say _ question. i wasjust saying, whether you can definitively say that - question. i wasjust saying, whether you can definitively say that the - you can definitively say that the problem is that they are experiencing are caused by covid? presumably yes, from what you�*re saying? brute presumably yes, from what you're sa inc? ~ presumably yes, from what you're sa in? ~ presumably yes, from what you're sa in? saying? we can say the apple -- abnormalities _ saying? we can say the apple -- abnormalities on _ saying? we can say the apple -- abnormalities on the _ saying? we can say the apple -- abnormalities on the scan - saying? we can say the apple -- abnormalities on the scan are . saying? we can say the apple -- | abnormalities on the scan are due saying? we can say the apple -- - abnormalities on the scan are due to covid _ abnormalities on the scan are due to covid we _ abnormalities on the scan are due to covid. we need to see how much of the abnormality is causing the symptoms. you can have things wrong with your— symptoms. you can have things wrong with your lungs, kidneys and heart and not _ with your lungs, kidneys and heart and not cause symptoms. we need to make _ and not cause symptoms. we need to make that _ and not cause symptoms. we need to make that association. that is one of the _ make that association. that is one of the next — make that association. that is one of the next bits of the larger study — of the next bits of the larger study. importantly, we also need to see exactly— study. importantly, we also need to see exactly where in the lungs the problem _ see exactly where in the lungs the problem is. | see exactly where in the lungs the

problem is— see exactly where in the lungs the roblem is. ., _, . ,, ., ,., problem is. i am coming back to you, dan, but a — problem is. i am coming back to you, dan, but a final— problem is. i am coming back to you, dan, but a final thought from - problem is. i am coming back to you, dan, but a final thought from you. i dan, but a final thought from you. you are talking about this larger study. how long will that take before we have perhaps more definitive answers? that before we have perhaps more definitive answers?— before we have perhaps more definitive answers? that is a great ruestion. definitive answers? that is a great question- the _ definitive answers? that is a great question. the whole _ definitive answers? that is a great question. the whole study, - definitive answers? that is a great question. the whole study, it - definitive answers? that is a great question. the whole study, it is i question. the whole study, it is taking _ question. the whole study, it is taking 18 — question. the whole study, it is taking 18 months. we are going to taking18 months. we are going to report— taking 18 months. we are going to report to _ taking 18 months. we are going to report to them every 50 patients. one of— report to them every 50 patients. one of the — report to them every 50 patients. one of the reasons we are presenting the 0ne of the reasons we are presenting the study— one of the reasons we are presenting the study now, which are submitted for peer— the study now, which are submitted for peer review but has not been reviewed — for peer review but has not been reviewed and agreed by scientists that it _ reviewed and agreed by scientists that it is — reviewed and agreed by scientists that it is correct, just to put that in context — that it is correct, just to put that in context. we are doing this to show— in context. we are doing this to show that— in context. we are doing this to show that we are searching into long covid, _ show that we are searching into long covid, so _ show that we are searching into long covid, so that the public know what is going _ covid, so that the public know what is going on. — covid, so that the public know what is going on, and other scientists are aware — is going on, and other scientists are aware of it. it will take 18 months — are aware of it. it will take 18 months to— are aware of it. it will take 18 months to two years before we have a final answer~ — months to two years before we have a finalanswer. but months to two years before we have a final answer. but we are trying to -et final answer. but we are trying to get there — final answer. but we are trying to get there as fast as we possibly can _ get there as fast as we possibly can. ,, ., ., ., get there as fast as we possibly can. ,, ., ., ., , get there as fast as we possibly can. , , ,, . can. some good news. i suspect you would like a _ can. some good news. i suspect you would like a six _ can. some good news. i suspect you would like a six months, _ can. some good news. i suspect you would like a six months, rather - can. some good news. i suspect you would like a six months, rather than j would like a six months, rather than 18 months answer. what are your

reflections on what you have heard? it's reflections on what you have heard? it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, i find it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, ifind it it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, i find it fascinating. it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, ifind it fascinating. i�*m it�*s great, it�*s really interesting, i find it fascinating. i�*m always curious and i still believe there is definitely some sort of treatment for long covid. i spoke to a lot of people today, try not to identify with long covid any more, ifeel like staying away from the media really helps me in terms of recovery. but i spoke to a lot of people today with long covid, and it has made me somewhat angry, that i am two years down the line, they are two years down the line and still suffering so much, i am still suffering so much, i am still suffering a fair amount. there haven�*t been many answers, and i understand that it is a new illness. it even just from consultants diagnosing things which are not exactly accurate, say mental health conditions, it can somewhat make people feel so much worse, so much more lonely, shameful and less hopeful. i really hope something... i hope it gives hope to have a body watching with long covid, and do know that it is real, it is not all

in our heads. i know that it is real, it is not all in our heads.— in our heads. i did want to 'ust finall in our heads. i did want to 'ust may talk fl in our heads. i did want to 'ust finally talk to i in our heads. i did want to 'ust finally talk to you i in our heads. i did want to 'ust finally talk to you both i in our heads. i did want to just finally talk to you both about l in our heads. i did want to just - finally talk to you both about that. there has been, over time, some scepticism about whether it is... you put it better than i could, just in the mind. i wondered, dan, what sort of reaction you had from health professionals when you have discussed what you have been feeling. have they been responsive, or have you met any scepticism? it makes me sad. there was no compassion from clinicians i worked with whenever i went to seek help. when i say compassion, just mean them telling me the truth, of i don�*t know, i�*m sorry. maybe pass you onto a functional medicine practitioner, to help you. ijust got, have you had anxiety before? they try to put you on sr is,i say, this is real, it is realfor me. i know it has happened with a lot of other people i know. itjust gets

identified with mental health, do you have anxiety? it was horrible. and then my lung collapsed a year from having covid, and i went in, again, it was the same response. it's again, it was the same response. it�*s spontaneous, just happens to tall people. i�*ve got other consultants telling me it is definitely long covid. then i don�*t get provide you with any help. of course my mental health will be affected, and inflammatory disease is going to inflame my brain and i will suffer from is going to inflame my brain and i will sufferfrom low mood on neurological symptoms anyway. i have been quite saddened from how western medicine have gone about this approach towards long covid. somewhat quite lonely. professor gleeson, i haven't _ somewhat quite lonely. professor gleeson, i haven't got _ somewhat quite lonely. professor gleeson, i haven't got much - somewhat quite lonely. professor gleeson, i haven't got much time| gleeson, i haven�*t got much time left and i am being asked to say goodbye. i want to briefly ask you for a response, there are misconceptions around long covid? i think there are. myjob as a clinical—

think there are. myjob as a clinical scientist is to take the new— clinical scientist is to take the new tests _ clinical scientist is to take the new tests and try and find out what is going _ new tests and try and find out what is going wrong, what is happening with some — is going wrong, what is happening with some of the patients such as dan _ with some of the patients such as dan we — with some of the patients such as dan. we are working hard for you, down, _ dan. we are working hard for you, down and — dan. we are working hard for you, down, and for other patients with long _ down, and for other patients with long covid — down, and for other patients with long covid. 0n the scientific community will get there for you. reatty— community will get there for you. really good to talk to you both, really enlightening. thank you so much for talking to us and bbc news. lets catch up with the sports news now. australia�*s 44 year wait for a home grand slam women�*s singles champion is over — ashleigh barty has won the australian open, beating danielle collins in straight sets to claim victory. the 25—year—old didnt�* drop a set during the entire tournament. an unstoppable display, as mike bushell reports. carrying the hopes of a nation that

has been longing for this for a generation. ash barty gave them exactly what they wanted in the first set, impressing those who know what it is like to perform in an arena overflowing with tension. danielle collins certainly found it hostile, asking the umpire to the crowd to quieten down while trying to serve. at showing why she is heading to the top ten next week. breaking twice in the second set to race into a 5—1 lead. but ash barty was not going to let the opportunity slip away. an incredible fightback took the set to a tie—break. a wall of noise and expectation, too much for collins. if you are going to write your name in history, this is the way to do it. i write your name in history, this is the way to do it.— the way to do it. i mean, this is 'ust a the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream — the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come _ the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true - the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true for- the way to do it. i mean, this is just a dream come true for me. j the way to do it. i mean, this is | just a dream come true for me. i the way to do it. i mean, this is - just a dream come true for me. i am so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone. so. so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone.— so proud to be an aussie. thank you so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion _ so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, _ so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for- so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for the - so much, everyone. so, australia has a home champion again, for the first| a home champion again, for the first time since christine 0�*neill, who looked on as ash barty�*s role model showed her delight in handing over the trophy and all that comes with it. nick kyrgios won his first grand slam title with close

friend thanasi kokkinakiss in the men�*s doubles. they beat fellow countrymen matt ebden and mac purcell in straight sets, as they became the first all—australian pair to win the title since 1997. england captain heather knight said they�*d have to bowl out of their skins on the final day of the women�*s ashes test, after losing most of day three to rain. knight continued her superb innings — she was unbeaten on 168 when england were bowled out for 297 — that was just a0 runs behind. and katherine brunt took two wickets to leave australia on 12—2 when they were forced off. rory mcilroy had one of the best rounds of the day at the dubai desert classic, to stay in contention going into the final round. his three—under—par 69 included four birdies and an eagle that took him to 10—under, two shots behind south africa�*sjustin harding. there�*s a cluster of english

players towards the top of the leaderboard, led by tommy fleetwood, who also went round in three—under—par — a shot behind mcilroy. in the scottish premiership, rangers could only manage a point in a six—goal thriller against strugglers ross county. rangers took the lead within five minutes through manchester united loanee amad diallo. butjordan white and regan charles—cook put the hosts ahead. rangers were heading to victory with 20 minutes to go via connor goldson, but deep into stoppage time, matthew wright found the equaliser to make it 3—3 and gain an all—important point. fixtures in scotland have been decimated by the blustery conditions today — games at aberdeen and dundee both falling foul of the weather.

but there are three games under way — celtic are looking to close the gap on rangers at the top. it�*s currently goalless at celtic park, but hibs have taken an early lead against livingstone you can follow the latest on the bbc sports website. two matches in the fourth round of the women�*s fa cup this afternoon. a comfortable win for manchester city, they beat nottingham forest 8—0. georgia stanway with a hat trick. holders chelsea beat aston villa 3—1, villa pulling one back in the 95th minute. wasps left it late, but they came from behind to earn a 15—15 draw at home to exeter in the women�*s premier 15s. the chiefs took charge just before half time with south africa international zintle mpupha scoring the pick of the game�*s tries at twyford avenue. exeter chipped away at the deficit and with just minutes remaining flo williams�* penalty secured the draw. elsewhere there were wins

for loughborough and saracens. that�*s all the sport for now. the singer—songwriter joni mitchell has said she will remove her music from the streaming service, spotify, in a row about coronavirus misinformation on a podcast. in a statement on her website, she said she stood in solidarity with neil young — who withdrew his music this week — and warned that lies were costing people their lives. joe rogan, whose podcast appears exclusively on spotify, has been criticised for interviewing an infectious disease specialist who is critical of covid vaccines. a woman has been killed by a falling tree as strong winds from storm malik batter northern parts of the uk. plice scotland

confirmed that the 60—year—old woman was fatally wounded by an uprooted tree in aberdeen. rail services have also been disrupted across scotland and the north of england. lner, which runs the east coast main line between london and edinburgh, is advising passengers not to travel north of newcastle. scotrail says fallen trees are affecting its timetable. 0ur weather presenter susan powell is here — susan, clearly this has caused devastation. what is the latest on it? ., , devastation. what is the latest on it? .,, ., ., .,, devastation. what is the latest on it? ., it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the _ it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. _ it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. if— it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. if we - it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. if we look - it? eastern scotland has borne the brunt of the storm. if we look at i brunt of the storm. if we look at what is going on on the screen behind me, a picture often says a thousand words. toward scandinavia there is a mass of white cloud, with a swirling hoop getting into the coast of norway. that is actually now malik, it is pulling away under the wind is going to be very light in the short term. so the worst of it is over. however we are not out

of the woods yet. possibly more dangerously, if you look to atlantic, the left of the screen, there is a kind of white book, and thatis there is a kind of white book, and that is an area we are looking closely at tomorrow, because it looks like we will see another system, similar strength, following a similar path. some trees will have been disturbed by malik, the rainfall will have loosened the ground. so having another storm, this one called corrie, not good at all. ~ . , this one called corrie, not good at all. . ., , . ., all. we are seeing the cloud in the atlantic, this — all. we are seeing the cloud in the atlantic, this saturday. _ all. we are seeing the cloud in the atlantic, this saturday. at - all. we are seeing the cloud in the atlantic, this saturday. at what i atlantic, this saturday. at what point are you expecting it? let�*s point are you expecting it? let's fli over point are you expecting it? let's flip over to _ point are you expecting it? let's flip over to the _ point are you expecting it? let's flip over to the pressure - point are you expecting it? let�*s flip over to the pressure chart. it doesn�*t look like much currently, because it is going to rapidly deepen. as it does so, that is when the wind is going to whip up. on the impacts are likely, the met office has put warnings in force from