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and treasury ministers discuss the challenges facing the national health service. iran is facing international condemnation for hanging two more people said to have been involved in nationwide protests. the uk called their executions "abhorrent". as ukraine celebrates the orthodox christmas, russian—backed forces there say they've downed a drone lauched in breach of a temporary ceasefire. it appears to be another sign that the temporary truce called by president putin has been ignored. you are watching bbc news.. now it's time for sports day hello and welcome to sportsday this saturday night — it's fa cup third round weekend and no shortage of drama — coming up on the programme: non league wrexham score

four at coventry — knocking out the championship side championships strugglers blackpool hit nottingham forest for four — as the premier league team are knocked out a first half hattrick helps newcastle falcons beat the champions leicester in rugby union's premiership and also coming up on the programme before 8 we hear from the skiier defying the odds and making history hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. fa cup third round weekend rarely disappoints, nottingham forest and bournemouth are the premier league sides that

have been knocked out by lower league opposition — you might want to add newcastle united to that list more on that to come, but we start this hour with non league wrexham who have put out coventry the visitors took the lead the visitors took the lead early on when sam dalby headed home in front of the travelling wrexham fan.. and shortly after their second — was it a cross or a shot? goal—scorer elliott lee will tell you he meant this! coventry pulled one back, but then conceded a third just before half time, a long throw resulting in a header from tom o'connor going in.. and the long throw caused trouble again as coventry were reduced to ten men, handball byjonathan panzo in the area. and up stepped paul mullin for their

fourth from the penalty spot. coventry pulled back two goals late on despite being a man down, but couldn't get themselves back on level terms and are out. blackpool might be third from bottom in the championship but they've shown why league form counts for little in the cup — knocking out premier league nottingham forest 4—1. whilst leicester city were made to sweat by the football league's bottom club earlier. ben croucher reports: the ingredients for an fa cup giant—killing were there. leicester city dropped into a lower league opposition. they don't come lower than gillingham. rock bottom of the football league, this would be quite the badge of honour.

in this competition there's always a chance admittedly in this game not many. the few ggillingham did can have they couldn't take. and sure enough, lester could. football and survival it will be gillingham's focus now but for today the last one through. for tottenham they don't come bigger or much prolific than this cap. harry kane, just one behind jimmy greaves now for spurs all—time record score. not that that 9000 fans from portsmouth were two throat. you had to go to the seaside for the biggest premier league scalp. nottingham forest lost to blackpool, and there would be at least two non—league teams in the park for round four. chesterfield and boreham wood would the lowest rank sides left.

both earned replays and the chance to take out the bigger team. some incident packed games in the third round — but they don't all end in shock defeats. ben mentioned chesterfield there — the non league side were seconds away from knocking out championship west brom, but it wasn't to be... in what finished... a six goal thriller. joe lynskey was watching: third round of the cup and one derbyshire town are back in the spotlight. in 1997, chesterfield reach the semifinals, since then they have dropped to non—league. they now faced the championships west bromwich albion. they went out to din the noise of a sell—out crowd. early goes put them up but then the home site refocused. the former ipswich striker as drop down to the 5th tier or but had his moment. two goals for him and at half—time 3—2, with 66 places between them there would have been the biggest stays upset. but in the 93rd minutes,

chesterfield left one man unmarked. there is a equaliser for west bromwich albion. 3—3 was the final score and they will go again. while one championship side stayed in it, another cost be upset. burnley went to bournemouth and tucked in. here they kept up our run of 12 wins and m, 4—2 victors at top—flight opposition, this was some statement. it's always good to get away with a win. delighted by the performance. and it allows us to continue on a nicejourney. it is not about the ambition as such in one game, it is the ambition at the team to also win wherever we play. championship met premier league

at the riverside to where it brighton's a trip to middlesbrough brought them five goals. in the second half, two came for alexis mcallister. the argentina international and world cup winner. from the middle east to middlesbrough he kept up this form. with this win for brighton he is one step chose closer to another trophy. stoppage time at hull city and at 1—0 down the home site put every man forward at the expense of another book. dan james scored. another top—flight side, southampton the cup has brought them home. from 1—0 down at crystal palace they turned it around. they're hoping this went with do the same for their season. they're hoping this win with do the same for their season. a third round of said came for fleetwood town, they beat qpr to reach the fourth

round for the first time in their history. fleetwood will look onto sunday for an fa cup draw to put them in the spotlight. joe linsky bbc news. west ham have beaten fellow premier league side brentford thanks to this goalfrom said benrahma, scoring against his old club. great tackle by england midfielder declan rice to regain possession. some relief for hammers boss david moyes whose team were without a win since early november. and a replay will be required between championship sides wigan and luton, tom naylor giving the struggling visitors the lead early on but the hatters hit backjust before the break with harry cornick�*s header, 1—1 the full—time score at kenilworth road. let's bring you some of the day's other results. there were wins for preston and reading in the early all championship ties. ipswich beat rotherham 4—1, sheffield united 2—0 winners at millwall whilst sunderland won

2—1 at shrewsbury town. much more reaction on the bbc sport website. away from the fa cup, in scotland, the leaders celtic have opened up a12 point lead over rangers at the top wih a 2—0 win over kilmarnock. meanwhile aberdeen�*s five match winless run in the league is over as they beat stjohnstone 2—0 at pittodrie — luis duk lopes with both the goals in the dons win. livingston are up to fifth after a 2—0 win at ross county. hearts, in third, came from behind to draw one all at st mirren. rangers play at dundee united tomorrow. two matches in rugby union's gallagher premiership today — exeter chiefs have thrashed northampton saints whilst the champions leicester tigers suffered a heavy defeat at newcastle falcons. alex fletcher was watching:

in his third match in charge at leicester, the manager was looking to address their inconsistency. after five wins and five defeats in the league. they couldn't deal with the newcastles man in form who hit a first—half hat trick. open the scoring and scoring another before this breakaway give his side 823 point advantage going into the break. they knew they had to come out fighting in the second. and give them some hope but it would soon stuffed out by a familiar face. one player scored newcastle final try. things have been bright with exeter winning ten of their last 11 at home. it has been a start to their premiership campaign however, but they try to settle any pre—masked nerves.

the visitors had nothing to show for the opening 45 minutes but they attempted to kick—start it northampton revival but that was extend ridge with this breakaway try. the result sees exeter breakaway from the premiership table. and in rugby union's championship, there were wins for benneton, edinburgh, scarlets and connacht. ospreys—leinster has just got underway. time now to have a look at some of the day's other stories and gloucester hartpury continued their fine start to the season with a comfortable 52—5 victory over worcester warriors in the women's premier 15s. they ran in eight tries to secure their sixth successive win and are nine points clear at the top of the table. perth scorchers beat brisbane heat to move top of the big bash. chasing 172 to win, they got home comfortably, winning by seven wickets. cameron bancroft with an unbeaten 76 and in the big race of the day at sandown paul nicholl�*s trained

tahmurass won the grade one listed tolworth hurdle in impressive style. jockey harry cobden guided the five to two second—favourite to victory by two and a half lengths over l'astro—boy in second. we're nine days away from the start of the first tennis grand slam of 2023 — but the australian open will be wthout the men's world number one carlos alcaraz. the spanish teenager, who won the us open in september, has had to pull out with a leg injury. and he might not end up being the only big name missing. i've been speaking to our tennis correspondent russell fuller: it is a bad start to the year not just for carlos alcaraz but the sport of tennis as well. the world number one. the man who won the us open as a teenager, suffered a injury playing in the paris masters

and was out for six weeks. it looked like his preseason was on track until what you described as a freak accident, an unnatural movement might cause him right leg injury. i don't think it's serious but he realise he is not able to compete with the best in the world. it is a huge shame because we wanted to see the young pretender against novak djokovic or other top stars. it will not be possible at this australian open. that means rafa nadal be the top seed, plenty of questions around his fitness. how do you read and does chances? and the way novak djokovic is playing at the moment, is it clear to say he's a favourite? nadal matches and practice against the best players in the world which she is doing it right now in membered. in the world which he is doing it right now in membered. with the news that carlos alcaraz in doubt novak djokovic becomes a favourite.

he won well in his last tournament, beating medved it will be team to win his first grand slam title in 2021. he was concerned about a hamstring problem in the court semifinals. he seemed as comfortable as ever. last years events don't seem to be bothering them at all and with the first grand slam of the year no question that novak djokovic is the man to beat. how do you feel about about cam norrie? he couldn't have made a better start to the year. with three ones out of three with great britain reaching the city final and unable to make progress to the final four. he's playing very well indeed. he is a player who likes to play quite a lot in the run—up to a grand slam.

unlike lots very top players, he is going to play the week before the australian open. the reason for that he is going to be in auckland, a city he grew up in, his parents moved from johannesburg where he was born. as such, he gets a buy into the second round and will play a qualifier in the second right. the only downside is that if he has a successful week, it is great first confidence but he might arrive into the grand slam tired. as the women find out, with conditions tough outdoors it's tough to play. talking about the women, questions over the world number one after she lost this week and continued uncertainty over whether emma raducanu will be up to play the open at all?

i wouldn't read is that because players like to rest the week before it grand slam and she got a few matches under our belts, and was disappointed to lose in one match. but in terms of practice on the court she probably found what she needs to do, i think she would be ok. the worries about emma raducanu having slipped and sprained her ankle indoors a few days ago. the initial news was that it was always too soon to decide how serious it was. she has flown to melbourne and is going about her preparations. we will know in the next 2a to 48 hours exactly how serious it is. it is a minor sprain, it is possible, i'm told, it was set down quickly wednesday swelling subsides. clearly, it is the worst kind of build up to her having so many injuries in 2022.

we will keep our fingers crossed for emma raducanu venus williams who would have to put out from the australian open after sustaining an injury. mark selby should have been playing former uk champion zhao xintong when the masters gets under way tomorrow, but he is one of ten chinese players who have been suspended by world snooker, as its investigation into match fixing continues. olly foster has been speaking to the defending masters champion neil robertson — to get his thoughts on the supensions: a lot of shock, i suppose. with the amount of players involved a guess. we don't really know all the allegations, who is potentially fixing a score line or a match. if you don't report that then for to correct the ability to suspend it. so, we don't know how serious each individual case is. we will get to the bottom of it

and that's credit to what has happened in the last eight or nine years. they're putting a good team. we will surely find out in due course. this is it marvellous tournament to kick of the year, isn't it? you have to hit the ground running and be dialled in and focus from the office. sean murphy, starting your title defence against. it's a tournament where you don't get to play yourself in. you are in the deep end. you're always playing a tough opponent. i'm against one of the top 16 employers in the world. he beat me in the final seven years ago i think it was. so, yeah, he's had a bit of a resurgence. so it's going to be really tough going against him. the crowd is amazing,

absolutely incredible, hoping for the same this year. and finally tonight a story about defying the odds. climber, skateboarder and skier vasu sojitra's right leg was amputated when he was nine months old because of septicaemia. he grew up learning to ski in connecticut and now at the age of 30 he's broken records by climbing and skiing some of the highest mountains in the world on one leg. ski sunday'sjennyjones has been to meet him: i am vasu sojitra and i am a professional athlete. at the age of nine months old my leg was amputated from a blood infection called septicaemia. in sports you have to fit a certain mould to be a soccer player, or skater or whatever.

we are adapting in sports. there is no one—way. it's not about the skiing, it's more about the feeling you get from the sport. you slide while i'm slowing down so can get my balance. i started skateboarding first, and started watching the x games. saw that snowboarding was a thing. couldn't snowboarding so i tried skiing instead. teaching myself to ski with one leg took about six to seven years to feel confident.

and was that all self—taught? yes. a local friend asked if i wanted tojoin him and climb denali. i place my outriggers in front of me and put on my weight on them and got myself up to help. the physical part was hard but not impossible. one foot at a time, or one press at the time. what did that mean to you once you made it to the top and you get this ski down the slope? we wanted to get off as quickly as possible because it was like —20 on the summit. it was very emotional. i've never seen six dudes cry at the same time, which is kind of cool. it was cool in so much work we put into it to make it happen.

it was a team effort and never individuals. it was terrifying. it was super sketchy. there were pockets of powder and ice and my leg was really tired trying to make turns at 20,000 feet. i had to take some rest. it was a process but we were cautious. taking something like that and then looking at approach 2. where their new and different elements that you had to explore or overcome? the way i was trained to ski spines in alaska, was to ski spines in alaska. i am like one of the only folks

with outriggers who knows how to ski very steep terrain because of the way i ski. i grew up skiing and watching people with two legs ski so i was just doing what they were doing, instead of going for that technique that was built for the outriggers. it's definitely top for sure. some people state that you are a role model even if you don't feel it. how does that feel it when people say that you? i don't call myself a role model but it's cool to be called a role model. the representation is needed in our communities to be able to experience some of this stuff. it is cool to share that.

we were telling you about some of the shock upsets early on. at hillsborough sheffield wednesday are trying to pull off an upset against newcastle united. and it's the league one side who are in the lead, josh windass putting them ahead against the premier league's third placed side, who've only lost one game this season away to liverpool. although it looked slightly offside, but there's no video assistant referee at hillsborough so no check took place. newcastle putting one back. the stop chris wood missing his chance to equalise and not looking happy about it. it is to— one at the moment. to sheffield wednesday and you can see

thatis sheffield wednesday and you can see that is the full—time whistle and what a great result that is for sheffield wednesday. a good season so far and so i have newcastle. a long way from a trophy for newcastle as well, they have a league cup quarterfinal but their fa cup run is over and a famous night for those sheffield wednesday friends will stop putting out newcastle 2—1. it's live on bbc one and the bbc iplayer... one more game still to come where liverpool are plain wills and the proposed new signing gets a start. he is upfront with liverpool looking to put their defeat to brantford behind them.

that's all from sportsday. hello there. saturday has provided a blustery first half of the weekend. there've been some heavy downpours around as well. in fact, the winds have been strong enough to whip up some quite rough seas around some of our coasts. it's a big area of low pressure that is dominating right now. this is the satellite picture from earlier on, this swirl of cloud. here's the centre of the low. that's where it was earlier on this afternoon. and as we go through tonight, the centre of this low will be passing to the north—west of scotland. very strong winds continuing to affect many western parts. gales are likely around some western coasts of england, wales, northern ireland, most especially western scotland, with gusts of 60—70mph for a time through the night. there will be further showers, some of which will be heavy, some clear spells as well, partly because of the strength of the wind, it is not going to be a cold night, 4 to 8 degrees. so into tomorrow,

it is a sunshine and showers day. but those showers will tend to be quite heavy. there could be some hail and some thunder mixing in. the showers likely to line up into bands as well. and with some slightly chillier air pushing in, we could see some wintriness in the showers over high ground in scotland, say above 400—500 metres elevation. it's going to be windy again, particularly for western coast, maybe not quite as windy as it has been today for some inland spots. temperatures between 7 and 10 degrees. now, as you move into monday, again, there are some showers to be had, some of those on the heavy side. and again, perhaps some wintry showers over the hills and mountains in scotland. still quite windy. the wind coming down from the north—westjust accentuating a slightly chillier feel. 6 degrees there for aberdeen, 10 for cardiff, 11 for plymouth. but those temperatures by no means unusual for this time of year. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from the atlantic. that will bring outbreaks of heavy rain northwards and eastwards across the uk, maybe some snow over high ground

in scotland for a time. but between this warm front here and this cold front here, we're going to have what we call a warm sector, a wedge of mild air. so, look at the temperatures for tuesday, 8 degrees for glasgow, but 11 for belfast, 13 for cardiff, 1a there for london. as we look further ahead, it does stay quite unsettled towards the end of the week. mild for the most part, it may turn colder in the north by the very end of the week.

hello, i'm ben boulos and you're watching bbc news — broadcasting in the uk and around the world. our top story this hour. kevin mccarthy has been elected speaker of the us house of representatives, after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow republicans come to blows. it took 15 rounds of voting for mr mccarthy to win the powerful role, even though his party has a majority in the chamber. no government business can be carried out unless a speaker is in place, as our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue explains. it took them four days and 15 separate ballots before they finally got there. the honourable kevin mccarthy of the state of california, having received a majority of the votes cast, is duly elected speaker of the house

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