year in a row that listening has increased. # it's me... # customers spent more money on vinyl than cds for the first time since 1987, with taylor swift's midnight, the year's biggest seller. but new music is increasingly being crowded out by classics. # money, money, money... # six of last year's top ten albums were greatest hits collections by the likes of eltonjohn, little mix and abba. mark savage, bbc news. # in a rich man's world. # time for a look at the weather. hhere�*s louise lear.

you can see how widespread average temperatures have been. temperatures way above where they should be and not just way above where they should be and notjust by day but also through the night. take a look at the uk first thing this morning, the second column is the average overnight low so you can just see how incredibly mild it was first thing this morning and that mild air is going to stay with us for the remainder of the day. not as wet as yesterday, still some rain around across southern scotland. western fringes seeing some showers. cloud the channel coasts producing some drizzle. sheltered eastern areas having the best of any brightness. a blustery afternoon with gusts of wind up to 40

afternoon with gusts of wind up to a0 miles an hour on land. temperatures will peak at around 15 degrees. not surprising when you saw those temperatures first thing this morning. 0vernight tonight the cloud and rain tends to fizzle away and we will see clearer skies so that allows temperatures to fall to single figures. but still a pretty mild night to follow. perhaps the exception of the far north—east of scotland. eastern areas start bright with some sunshine but quite quickly clouding over to the afternoon with more wet and windy weather arriving. through northern ireland and western fringes of scotland. the low pushing through a quite a pace and we will see some gale force gusts of wind, to 70 miles an hour. severe gales that out of the question for a time. friday likely to be the best of the

week in terms of brighter and sunnier weather. week in terms of brighter and sunnierweather. if week in terms of brighter and sunnier weather. if you can, make the most of it. top temperatures around 12 degrees but then into the weekend it is all about low pressure. more wet and windy weather set to return so we will have showers and longer spells of rain, staying mild in the south—west. a reminder of our top story... the prime minister is expected to address the pressures facing the nhs this winter in his first speech of the new year. that's all from the bbc news at one —— so it's goodbye from me —— and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s good afternoon. it is one of 30 pm,

good afternoon. it is one of 30 pm, here is related to sports news. newly — here is related to sports news. newly crowned world darts champion michael smith says he wants to dominate the sport for years after beating michael 7—a at the alexandra palace. the 32—year—old threw brilliant nine dart finish. in a leg labelled the greatest of all time. let's have a look at it now, he was comfortable in matching him with a 180? white man not matching him with a 180? white maggot then — matching him with a 180? white maggot then it _ matching him with a 180? white maggot then it was _ matching him with a 180? white maggot then it was first - maggot then it was first three—year—old. .. smith, who had his family and children watching then hit another 180 to get the crowd on their feet. van gerwen had his own chance for a nine dart finish — but couldnt make the double 12.

so over to smith treble 20, treble 19 and no mistake on the double 12. smith had lost in his two previous world championship finals and admits he couldn't sleep after finally getting his hands on that trophy. it was unreal last night, the crowd just erupted and it lasted through the match. ifelt last night just erupted and it lasted through the match. i felt last night i handled the pressure shots perfectly. the double tops were flying in. ifinally got perfectly. the double tops were flying in. i finally got what i have been working so hard for, the world championship. i left about 12:30am, ijust went straight championship. i left about 12:30am, i just went straight to my room and i just went straight to my room and i literally opened the cabinet and the trophy and just stared at it for seven hours. tennis now and great britain are out

of the inaugural united cup, after a a—1 defeat to the usa in the best of five matches format. jo wilson has the details. in the united cup, you're notjust play for yourself, you're doing it for your pals. and the country. cameron norrie was a breakdown in the final set against world number nine, foot as he does to win and level the ties. both of britain's women had tough opposition. harriet was beaten in under an hour by her opponent, she is the world number three. the captain needed... he was very focused, especially at the next winning one set and the respect of his opponent. in the decisive third set, his opponent found his best tents. this is sydney, the new competition spanned cities, even defeat he didn't automatically knock

britain out, it is a complex format, he won the match with a tie. still they played and lost the mixed doubles as other results confirmed britain but i accept all in vain but team game. in cricket, the sydney sixers against the brisbane heat had to be called off in the big bash afterjust 13 overs due to torrential rains at the north sydney 0val. england fast bowler chrisjordan picked up a brilliant wicket in the 10th over getting james bazley for 3. but the match had to be called off pretty soon afterwards due to the heavy rains. the sixers drop to third. the other match was between perth scorchers and the sydney thunder. england's alex hales was bowled for a duck bthye richardson as the thunder had an early wobble before winning by 6 wickets. they're now second in the table. that's all the sport for now.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport let's return to the war in ukraine. russia says it will hold officials accountable for mistakes that led to the deaths of at least 89 russian servicemen in a ukrainian missile strike in the donetsk region. it's deadliest single incident moscow has acknowledged since the start of the war. in a moment we'll hearfrom film—maker 0lly lambert who spent two months on ukraine's southern front line with groups made mainly of volunteers from non—military backgrounds. he got a close look at the ordinary people fighting against the russian army and tried to understand how an inexperienced military are holding up against a major military power. his documentary is available on bbc iplayer later today and in the clip we're about to show you, 0lly joined volunteer special forces trying to destroy a russian tank in southern ukraine with new equipment.

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we are staying here. i don't like movement _ we are staying here. i don't like movement during _ we are staying here. i don't like movement during this - we are staying here. i don't like movement during this time. - 0lly lambert is the director of ukraine the people's war. he told my colleague annita mcveigh why he'd chosen to spend two months on the front line and put himself at such personal risk. i made a lot of films in areas of conflict. and when russia invaded in february itjust felt like this is one of the biggest conflicts of our time, probably in my lifetime. so it seemed like it was somewhere i was quite keen to go, if i'm honest. i just felt that it was something that really should be covered. and it's quite difficult to get under the skin of it. you know, it's a very hard war to access, its very difficult to see what's really going on. and yet it's also very, very important. so we were given quite a lot of time

to actually go out there. i was there for a couple of months to really try and bed in and try and understand who the people were who were fighting and what they were fighting for. and, in a way, the bigger question was how on earth were they holding off such a huge military force? i think one of the reasons, by no means the only one, but one of the reasons that people are so interested in what's going on in ukraine is the fact that ordinary people from all walks of life, as you say, have ended up fighting on the front line. tell us about some of the people you met. that was the most interesting thing about the trip. it wasn't so much what the people were doing, but there is... when i first went there, it was five months of war and eventually people were admitting that they've lost a lot of soldiers, men and women, but they've lost a lot of people. and more and more, the fighting ranks are being filled up by volunteers, often with no military experience whatsoever, on like a week's training. and you can see huge pitfalls in that, because

they are inexperienced, but what they're bringing to it is a is a real commitment to sort of take the fight back to russian and to sort of push people back. i wonder if you can tell us a little bit about the people that we're seeing in these pictures? yes, i spent a lot of time with these seven volunteer special forces troops. two of them have military experience, but the other five had never served in the army before. 0ne used to make rugs for luxury cars another worked in advertising, another guy was a sailor. but what they all had in common was that, when the war started, they look at they looked at their own skill set and thought, "what can i do?" so the guy who worked on a ship was pretty good with maps and knew how to fly a drone. so within a few weeks, he's correcting artillery on the front line. the guy who worked on advertising was very good at computers, so he's then very involved in the technical side of it, but also taking part in the fight. but it was most striking that when you first meet them, they are handling themselves very professionally and yet the more i got to know them,

i realised how incredibly inexperienced they were. and the more time i spent there, the more people i met just like that. i guess when you talk about transferable skills, they never thought their skills would be used in such a way. i presume you're trying to keep in touch with as many of these people as possible, olly? yeah, i had a chat with the commander yesterday, he didn't want me to say exactly where he was, but they've, all had a big break, they've spent time with theirfamilies and in the next few days, they're going to be back back out at the front line and back at it again. and all of them are fine, no one killed, no one injured, and, i mean, to be really honest, what i felt at the time and what i feel now is they're just not going to stop. and you can watch �*ukraine — the people's fight on bbc two at 9pm. temperatures forjanuary have reached an all—time high in a number of nations across europe. records have been broken in poland,

the netherlands, the czech republic and several other countries. tim allman reports. salzburg injanuary is normally a winter wonderland. but this year something is missing — namely, snow. there's not been much of it, and what there has been has mostly melted, which makes skiing something of a challenge. translation: it is really weird - when you ski down the white slope, and on the left and right it is all green. it is a similar story in the swiss alps, where high temperatures are taking a toll on seasonal sport. translation: look, the snow is really wet. it is no longer constant, it's like in spring. the snow actually has to bind, and that does not work with a lot of water. this is just part of a larger phenomenon taking place all over europe. in many places, january, often the coldest of the months, is currently among the mildest. here in the czech republic, it's practically short—sleeve weather —

a surprise for locals and tourists alike. in my country, it is freezing cold and snowy, and that is why i bring a thickjacket, because i expected similar, the weather, but apparently this morning it's really, really warm. unseasonably warm weather has been felt across much of the continent. in belarus, they saw a record temperature of 16.a degrees celsius, a.5 degrees higher than the previous record. it was a similar story in poland, where it hit 18.9 degrees, four degrees higher than the previous record forjanuary. and in the spanish city of bilbao, the temperature reached more than 25 degrees, 10 degrees higher than they've ever seen at this time of year. contrast that with what america has been experiencing in recent days, freezing cold temperatures and a blanket of snow, with more severe weather on the way.

if, as many suggest, this is down to climate change, then it seems that that can take many different forms. tim allman, bbc news. gps say they're facing growing pressure as patients turn away from hospitals for help. amdist growing pressure, the prime minister will address the struggles facing the nhs in a major speech, this afternoon. uk food prices soared to a record rate in december, as the british retail consortium warn high inflation will continue into 2023. now it's time for some of the stories making headlines across the uk.

two men appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of non—league footballer cody fisher in birmingham. the 23—year—old was stabbed to death in the crane nightclub on boxing day. james bovill was there for us in hearing lasting just a few minutes 21—year—old. .. in hearing lasting just a few minutes 21—year—old... tested to confirm the names and be told they would be remanded in custody until friday the 17th of march when they will be required to respond to the charges against them. both men are charged with murdering 23—year—old cody fisherjust before midnight on boxing day. the non—league footballer died from a stab wound. the club has had its licence suspended after police officer described a scene of chaos in the aftermath of the incident. the men pleaded not guilty on monday to a connected charge of affray. a four week trial date was set today for

the 3rd ofjuly, the men were told there will be no application for bail and they have been remanded in custody. a project in bristol to help get men talking about their feelings now has more than 70 different groups worldwide. talk club started in bedminster three years ago and has grown as far afield as singapore and sydney. jules hyam has more at first make it all started one summer question, how are you feeling? out of ten. it is the simplest concepts are designed to get men to talk openly about the feelings to me, as a man, i have never really felt like i talked about the things that matter that much with friends and family. and that simple question of how i knew out of ten? itjust opens it up a little bit, gives you the confidence to talk more openly. i little bit, gives you the confidence to talk more openly.— to talk more openly. i didn't have the vocabulary — to talk more openly. i didn't have the vocabulary to _ to talk more openly. i didn't have the vocabulary to break _ to talk more openly. i didn't have the vocabulary to break down - to talk more openly. i didn't have. the vocabulary to break down what was inside — the vocabulary to break down what was inside my head and then express it.

was inside my head and then express it so _ was inside my head and then express it so i _ was inside my head and then express it so i came — was inside my head and then express it. so i came to talk club session, that shared — it. so i came to talk club session, that shared experience and that vulnerability that the other man showed — vulnerability that the other man showed really enabled me to open up. member_ showed really enabled me to open up. member chicken by scoring how they are feeling at the start of the session, they talk about what they are grateful for and their plans as they mentally fit over the next week. then they check out by scoring how they feel now. but it is not as much about listening to others as it is about talking. if much about listening to others as it is about talking.— is about talking. if you are a group of six, is about talking. if you are a group of six. you — is about talking. if you are a group of six. you spend _ is about talking. if you are a group of six, you spend time _ is about talking. if you are a group of six, you spend time listening i of six, you spend time listening about that is powerful. it is hard to do that in the modern day, all that attention for a long time, that is a skill that i think men learn over time. is a skill that i think men learn overtime. it is a skill that i think men learn over time-— is a skill that i think men learn overtime. , , ., over time. it opens your eyes that it is cuite over time. it opens your eyes that it is quite normal, _ over time. it opens your eyes that it is quite normal, which - over time. it opens your eyes that it is quite normal, which is - over time. it opens your eyes that it is quite normal, which is the - over time. it opens your eyes that. it is quite normal, which is the man sometimes — it is quite normal, which is the man sometimes to understand, that is why we keep— sometimes to understand, that is why we keep it _ sometimes to understand, that is why we keep it in — sometimes to understand, that is why we keep it in there, because we feel we keep it in there, because we feel we can— we keep it in there, because we feel we can as _ we keep it in there, because we feel we can as or— we keep it in there, because we feel we can as or that i should just be able _ we can as or that i should just be able to— we can as or that i should just be able to tighten up my trousers and

-et able to tighten up my trousers and get on _ able to tighten up my trousers and get on with the day. but sometimes that is— get on with the day. but sometimes that is not— get on with the day. but sometimes that is not the case. it get on with the day. but sometimes that is not the case.— that is not the case. it has come a lona wa that is not the case. it has come a long way in _ that is not the case. it has come a long way in four — that is not the case. it has come a long way in four is _ that is not the case. it has come a long way in four is that _ that is not the case. it has come a long way in four is that i've - that is not the case. it has come a long way in four is that i've been l long way in four is that i've been far from long way in four is that i've been farfrom normally. a confidential space to talk and listen. tourism businesses in cumbria are worried that international visitors have failed to return to the lake district following the pandemic. one tourism boss says 2022 was a year of "�*ups and downs' and that only one in a hundred holiday—makers were foreign visitors compared to one in seven in 2019. so, will 2023 see more of them return? phil chapman reports: even in the new year rain, people were out and about in cumbria, enjoying the great outdoors around keswick and ambleside today. but there are worries that the number of international visitors remains very small, for several reasons. we are yet to see any kind of real increase in international visitors to cumbria and the lake district, we used to enjoy around 15% of all our visitors coming

from outside the uk. we're still at the moment running at about 1%, and for understandable reasons, some of our some of our significant markets, like japan, are still challenged because they can't fly over russia and china have got some well documented covid restrictions still in place. so those markets are going to take a while to come back. we have the lake district china forum, which is still very active in working with that market, with the tour operators and the travel agents, so that as soon as they can travel, you know, we're here and ready to to work with them. gary runs a guesthouse in keswick, as well as being a director with the federation of small businesses. from where he's sitting, the global and domestic picture is very complicated at present. you probably heard the phrase "before the perfect storm." we have got still the issues hanging around about covid in certain countries and problems with actual travel being allowed to travel, etc. then we've got the problems with ukraine and the energy market and the cost of fuel.

and, obviously if you come in internationally, the price of flights can have an issue. and then of course, we've got the ongoing problems that we have generally with everything else. so it's a mixed bag. and with the worldwide problems outside their control, tourism businesses can only hope things look a little brighter for the international market in 2023. now if you're wondering what to do with your christmas tree — some of london's city farms are takintg them in. we've been to vauxhall where alpacas and goats have been tucking in to the christmas tree leftovers. here's bhavani vadde. if you have been chewing over what to do with your old christmas trees, then maybe these goats could help you out, they live here at vauxhall city farm where they are helping to recycle old christmas trees by feeding them to their residents, goats, alpacas and sheep. they have a real appetite. why do these

animals love eating christmas trees? so the christmas trees have a lot of vitamins and nutrients, they are really good for the digestion, but most importantly they are just a tasty snack. they like to have a change from hay and just like us at christmas they like to have special treats. so they get christmas trees. this is an eager friendly way of using christmas trees. they have been donated?— using christmas trees. they have been donated? , . ., ~ ., been donated? yes, we have taken a number of donations _ been donated? yes, we have taken a number of donations each _ been donated? yes, we have taken a number of donations each year, - been donated? yes, we have taken a number of donations each year, a - number of donations each year, a great way to recycle. find number of donations each year, a great way to recycle.— great way to recycle. and you are not “ust a great way to recycle. and you are notjust a christmas _ great way to recycle. and you are not just a christmas tree - great way to recycle. and you are | notjust a christmas tree recycling centre, here, tell us a bit more about your work?— centre, here, tell us a bit more about your work? no, we do a lot more, about your work? no, we do a lot more. we — about your work? no, we do a lot more. we are _ about your work? no, we do a lot more. we are an _ about your work? no, we do a lot more, we are an educational - about your work? no, we do a lot i more, we are an educational charity in the heart of london, we are in vauxhall, vauxhall city farm, so we are lean near the centre of london, in a hugely built—up area and we provide a place where children and young people can come to learn and can come to experience these things

that they might otherwise not see in the middle of london in a place like this. , ., ., ~ , ., , the middle of london in a place like this. , ., ., ~' , ., , ., this. they are not likely to see a lot of goats. _ this. they are not likely to see a lot of goats, alpacas _ this. they are not likely to see a lot of goats, alpacas and - this. they are not likely to see a lot of goats, alpacas and sheep| this. they are not likely to see a i lot of goats, alpacas and sheep sat eating christmas trees either, but it is any cover in the way to get rid of your old tree. for decades, women in cuba have been banned from competitive boxing. now, though, the cuban government has finally allowed women to compete and has started the process of selecting a national women's boxing team. our correspondent in havana, will grant, met the women hoping to represent the country at next year's olympic games in paris. bell rings it is seconds out for women's boxing in cuba. after decades watching from the sidelines as cuban men dominated the sport, women on the island were banned from competing under an arcane — and critics say sexist — rule. until now.

among those hopeful of progressing to the olympic games in paris next year is ydamelys moreno. the recent selection for the first cuban women's boxing team, she was chosen to represent her country in the featherweight category. translation: we are behind the rest of the world because this change - has just been passed, and i'm already 30. but training hard, and under the people who know about boxing, and putting all my effort into it, i'm sure we will bring home a good result. every four years, boxing remains cuba's greatest hope of olympic gold. but by refusing to let women compete in the ring, many feel the island has let its guard down. it's no longer the country with the greatest number of boxing golds in the world. that is something that these fighters hope to address soon. women's boxing first became an olympic sport at london 2012. a few years later, i met namibia flores in havana. she told me it was her dream to win gold for the island and her trainers

were convinced she had what it takes. unfortunately for namibia, the rule didn't change in time and she missed her shot. now, though, she is one of the leading women's boxing trainers in cuba, and hopes to still fulfil her olympic dream, albeit as the team's coach, rather than inside the ring herself. translation: it�*s a bittersweet moment for me. i'm really happy it's happened, of course. but at the same time a little sad, as i'd hoped it would be my fists, my gloves, which would bring cuba victory. that wasn't possible, but i'm still here, ready to do my part. as well as coming to the fight a decade too late, cuba's women boxers also face unique challenges to other competitors. the island is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since the cold war. essentials like boxing gloves, punching bags and skipping ropes have long been hard to come by. these days it's tough even to find enough food or vitamins, especially for an elite fighter�*s regime.

it's like boxing with one arm tied behind your back, says heavyweightjoanna rodriguez, who works as a bouncer in a bar at night to make ends meet. for years, women were excluded from combat sports in cuba through a misplaced sense of protection, largely from raul castro's late wife, vilma espin. today, though, these boxeadoras are determined to bring the island its first women's olympic boxing gold. or at least take pride in being the first women to try. will grant, bbc news, havana. we will be back with the speech by rishi sunak, before that, whether. hello there. it may well have been quite a cloudy, damp start for many of us,

there will be rain across the scottish borders and northern ireland, showers and a western fringes across the channel coast, thicken us for some drizzle. the best of the sun shone out to these but as we go through the evening hours there showers might fade away and skies will stay a little clearer. so it will be a slightly cooler night, still pretty mild for the time of year, but temperatures will for many dip down into single figures. we will start off with some early morning sunshine, may be a touch of celtic frost in the far north—east of scotland where it is going to be coldest clouding over from the west quite quickly on thursday and there will be more cloud and wind and rain arriving into the north—west by the end of the afternoon. in terms of the feel of the weather, temperatures are likely to peak between seven and 13 celsius, it continues to turn wet and windy from the west through the night. you were watching bbc news. we are expecting to hear very shortly from the prime minister, he

is going to address the growing pushes on the nhs in his first speech of the new year, this afternoon, it follows warnings from some doctors that pressure on the hail service this winter is unsustainable with delays and backlogs gusting lives. rishi sunak is also expected to talk about the economy and education, saying he wants all pupils in england to study maths until they are 18 stopped let's go to the olympic park in east london in a moment where the prime minister will be speaking, but first let's speak to jonathan blake minister will be speaking, but first let's speak tojonathan blake our political correspondent, look at to watch more we are expecting from the prime minister. important moment an then. it’s prime minister. important moment an then. �* , , �* ., ., then. it's the first we've heard of an detail then. it's the first we've heard of any detail since _ then. it's the first we've heard of any detail since the _ then. it's the first we've heard of any detail since the new - then. it's the first we've heard of any detail since the new year- then. it's the first we've heard of| any detail since the new year and he's only been prime minister for ten weeks and it is being billed as rishi sunak setting out his priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a betterfuture priorities for the year ahead and ambition for a better future for britain. as to the substance of what he is going to say, we don't know

very much at all at this point, i'm afraid, beyond what has been trailed and that is the announcement that mr sunak once all pupils in england to study maths in england up to the age of 18 but he accepts it cannot be achieved quickly and while the government will start work on it in this parliament, it will not be able to finish thejob this parliament, it will not be able to finish the job and implement that policy until after the next election, should the conservatives find themselves in power then, but of course the context in which the happening means rishi sunak will have to address the state of the nhs, the strikes in various sectors of the economy, the rising cost of living and small boat crossing is in the channel and more. those are simply issues he cannot be seen to duck, so he will have to set out what he plans to do and how exactly he plans to achieve it at a time of such turmoil and we expect questions after the speech from journalists to the prime minister, so expect all of

the prime minister, so expect all of theissues the prime minister, so expect all of the issues to come up then as well.