with those he had had killed. -- filla —— fill a small cemetery. so why has it taken so long to find him? well, one reason is that only these very old photographs of him existed so police had to digitally age them in order to guess what he would look like today. now they have caught him, they have immediately circulated this up—to—date photo of italy's biggest mafia catch. he kept for 30 years all the secrets about the collusion between the mafia and parts of the state and the political class. in palermo and across much of italy, there is a collective sigh of relief. a notorious fugitive who seemed untraceable will now be facing justice. frank gardner, bbc news. finally, there were many tributes today to one of the biggest film

stars of the 1950s and �*60s, gina lollobrigida, who has died at the age of 95. crawl back into my bedroom, take advantage of my weakness! she was one of the last survivors of the golden age of cinema, nicknamed by italians as la lollo, and judged by some to be the most beautiful woman in the world. she co—starred with some of the biggest names in hollywood. later in life she became a successful sculptor and photographer, and made several unsucessful attempts to be elected to parliament. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. freezing bitter cold weather is with us for a few days but we had some lovely sunshine, enjoying views like this snowy skiddaw in cumbria which looks stunning. the other issue we have been covering is the flooding recently and flood warnings are still in force and the problems had not gone away. a lot of trouble on the river severn, avon and for

ground water flooding in the river severn, avon and for ground waterflooding in parts the river severn, avon and for ground water flooding in parts of the south and after the wet weather you can imagine a lot of water coming off the fields which will add to an ice risk as well as the snow showers which continue to affect north—western areas. it is a freezing cold night. right now in northumberland, —7 and by the end of the night, probably at —10 in the coldest places but a frost is widespread and sharp in the morning, freezing cold put north—westerly winds feet in snow showers so across the north and west of scotland, northern ireland and the north west of england, there will be some accumulations of snow, particularly in the hills tonight and tomorrow. 5-10 in the hills tonight and tomorrow. 5—10 centimetres over modest hills but it will come down to low elevations as well. a lot of sunshine away from the north—western areas but it will did not much for the temperatures after the cold start. highs of around two or three degrees. on wednesday, is slightly stronger winds which will make it feel even colder. again, shower surround, some on the north sea coast epic the eastern scotland and

england and one or two more in wales and the south west of england, probably a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. another cold day, especially factoring in the wind. if you don't like the cold, eventually heading into the weekend we have some milder air trying to push in two western areas of the uk point of the colder weather perhaps hanging on longer in eastern areas but eventually a few of us will see temperatures back into double figures at the weekend. there is hope! thanks, chris. and that's bbc news at ten on monday the 16th of january. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire which is just getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it's goodnight.

hello, i'm marc edwards with your sport. the australian open is under way. the first tennis grand slam of the year is taking place at melbourne park, and it was a day of mixed results for the brits involved. there was a good win for emma raducanu. the 2021 us open champion cruising into the second round despite an injury scare coming into the tournament. harriet dart, though, lost to swiss 32nd seed, jil teichmann. on the men's side, rising star jack draper was beaten by spanish great rafael nadal in four sets, and kyle edmund is also out. but cameron norrie had no such troubles — the british number one ranked 12 in the world seeing off french wild card entry, luca van ashe in straight sets. norrie has been in great form so far this season — this is now his seventh win of the year, although surprisingly it's only the second time he's got to this stage in five attempts. dan evans and andy murray will aim tojoin norrie and raducanu in the second round today. evans is up against the argentinian, facundo bagnis, and three—time grand slam champion murray faces

a tough task against last year's wimbledon runner—up matteo berretini. murray has beaten him, berrettini has had his numbers lately. he has big weapons, huge serve, massive strike, has done well in australia and the past a couple of times. but murray has said in his pretournament press conferences that he feels he's the best prepared that he's been in a long time. he feels like he's moving better than never, he feels like he's hitting the ball as well as any time, and also, i think he feels some of the match as he's played against berrettini, he's learned a lot of information he can take forward into this match. novak djokovic is getting ready for his first appearance at the australian open for two years. the 35—year—old serbian, who's won the tournament nine times, missed last year's event because of his covid—i9 vaccination status and subsequent deportation from australia. djokovic faces spain's roberto

carballes baena in round one, with fans in melbourne excited for his return. definitely need him in. ithink covid's, — definitely need him in. ithink covid's, we're a bit past now, but unfortunate — covid's, we're a bit past now, but unfortunate what happened to them last yeah _ unfortunate what happened to them last year. it's good to have them back _ last year. it's good to have them back. �* , , ., ., last year. it's good to have them back. �*, , ., ., , last year. it's good to have them back. �*, ,~ ., back. he's my favourite player, so that's really _ back. he's my favourite player, so that's really good. _ back. he's my favourite player, so that's really good. i'm _ back. he's my favourite player, so that's really good. i'm glad - back. he's my favourite player, so that's really good. i'm glad that i that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing _ that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing this _ that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing this year. - that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing this year. i- that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing this year.— that's really good. i'm glad that he's playing this year. i think he's robabl he's playing this year. i think he's probably the _ he's playing this year. i think he's probably the most _ he's playing this year. i think he's probably the most likely - he's playing this year. i think he's probably the most likely to - he's playing this year. i think he's probably the most likely to win i probably the most likely to win because i think he's got a slightly easier half. i'd like to see them to play in the final. afterfour weeks in his new role as the england men's head coach, steve borthwick has named his squad for the six nations. high profile omissions include billy vunipola, jonny may and jack nowell. borthwick has though confirmed that owen farrell will captain the side. that's despite the saracens player currently serving a three—match ban for a high tackle. farrell has been cleared to play in england's opener against scotland, and the new head coach doesn't see too many problems in picking him.

last week, i was informed he's available for selection for the start of the six nations. myjob is to select and coax the players that are available to me. the disciplinary process is dependent on that, i that we all recognise and agree that that's the right way. —— coach the players. is right for me to be voicing an opinion on it. liverpool take on wolves in their fa cup third round replay tomorrow, looking to get their season back on track after defeats to brentford and brighton in the league. they're currently ninth in the premier league table and their managerjurgen klopp says it's going to take a while for his side's problems to heal. it's like when you have... whatever. a broken _ it's like when you have... whatever. a broken leg — it's like when you have... whatever. a broken leg or something like that. it's a broken leg or something like that. it's no _ a broken leg or something like that. it's no problem, tomorrow you will io it's no problem, tomorrow you will go again — it's no problem, tomorrow you will

go again. unfortunately, you need a coupte _ go again. unfortunately, you need a coupte of— go again. unfortunately, you need a couple of weeks, sometimes months, until yotr're _ couple of weeks, sometimes months, until you're ready. nobody wants to hear it _ until you're ready. nobody wants to hear it you — until you're ready. nobody wants to hear it. you have to make sure you make _ hear it. you have to make sure you make the _ hear it. you have to make sure you make the steps. the only thing i want is — make the steps. the only thing i want is to— make the steps. the only thing i want is to fix the situation. that's all. that's all the sport for now. from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. the ndrangheta, italy's most powerful mafia, has had a stranglehold on one of the country's poorest regions, calabria.

it's grown to dominate global drug trafficking, now one of the world's richest and most dangerous crime syndicates. the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe's cocaine trade. for decades, one man has been waging war against the ndrangheta, risking his life. now he's taking hundreds to trial, inflicting the biggest blow on the group in its history. it's perhaps italy's most

dangerous commute by italy's most threatened target. nicola gratteri has spent his career fighting the country's most powerful mafia, the ndrangheta. as we speed through its bastion, the southern region of calabria, his five—car escort follows his every move.

there's no alternative given what happened 30 years ago when sicilian prosecutors giovanni falcone and paolo borsellino were blown up by bombs planted by its mafia, cosa nostra. their murders were a defining moment in italy's modern history. their heroism still revered today. gratteri has devoted, even sacrificed his life to this struggle. the man for decades on the kill list of mobsters is hardened, but doesn't look back.

we drive across the lush toe of italy, stronghold of the ndrangheta since the 19th century. its family clans controlling the mountain villages. from there, they've spread terror through killings and kidnappings, deadly massacres elsewhere in europe traced to their rivalry in calabria. today, their currency is cocaine, smuggled through gioia tauro, italy's busiest container port. the ndrangheta helped build it and funnel the drugs onwards east.

the mafia's annual income an estimated $60 billion. cocaine seizures here have tripled in the past two years. military hardware bound for russia was also intercepted. a recent police operation two years in the making swooped on port workers who were part of a massive ndrangheta smuggling ring. 35 were arrested and seven tons of cocaine seized with a street value of 1.4 billion euros. well, around one in ten of the containers that pass through this port are checked. this shipment seems to be clean, but bananas from south america are a classic method that the ndrangheta use to stash cocaine. their branches operate right around the world, and the group is now estimated to control up to 80% of europe's cocaine trade.

we are given extremely rare access to the bulk of the drugs that were captured. and what is inside here? this is our last seizure. it was a seizure of four tons of cocaine. so, there's four tons of cocaine here? yes. the value is about 800 million euros. the powder is tested with kits that look like something from the pandemic. now, detecting crime, not covid. it's positive, purity, 98%.

in 2019, a crackdown. dawn raids in different countries netting more than 330 suspects, decapitating the mancuso clan, one of the ruthless families making up the ndrangheta. italy's biggest anti—mafia trial since the 1980s, ongoing for the past two years, is in a converted call centre to cope with the size. with over 600 lawyers and 900 witnesses, charges include murder, extortion and drug trafficking. one of the 335 suspects is an ex mp. one of the 335 suspects is an ex—mp. the giant courtroom and hundreds of defendants and lawyers is intended to prove to italians that their state is striking the ndrangheta. but equally, it's only one, albeit powerful clan on trial out of an estimated 150. and while it shows that the ndrangheta isn't untouchable,

there's no sense here that this is the beginning of the end of the calabrian mafia. so, for nicola gratteri, the work and the threat doesn't stop. the mafia fighter is dogged, determined, but proud of this milestone.

those like sara and francesco, who endured the unimaginable, burying their only child.

matteo, blown up in a car bomb in 2018 by the mancusos, the ndrangheta clan on trial today, after a prolonged dispute over land. metres away from his grave lies the family tomb of his killers. how many more generations will be soaked in calabria's blood feuds?

we travel away from calabria to northern italy to find that rare thing — an ndrangheta turncoat. with the group founded on blood ties, disloyalty means betraying your own family, and few have dared to do so. luigi bonaventura uses his name, but hides his face so he won't be recognized by those he turned against 16 years ago. he's been under police protection ever since. now, testifying in the mancuso trial, he offers a glimpse into the dark world of mafia indoctrination.

how important do you think this trial is for the fight against the ndrangheta?

why did you decide to become a turncoat, a collaborator? perhaps the only way italy can prise itself from the grip perhaps the only way italy can prize itself from the grip of the ndrangheta is indeed for the next generation to choose a different path. that is what's driving these students — some from calabria, others from the north — planting and clearing land seized from the ndrangheta. it's a project organised by the anti—mafia association, libera, educating and guiding youngsters away from organised crime.

mafia is a big problem for this part of italy, but we know that these organisations are spread all over the world. and so it's important to make people aware of this problem and also make people sure that these organisations can be defeated by the law. we are the future, and it's fundamental that we have faith in the state and government and not in the mafia and illegality. so, what of the future for those trying to free this tormented land from the ndrangheta lurking around every corner? the young and the seasoned fighter, tenacious, but often alone in his struggle.

hero to many. enemy of some. nicola graterri escaped the mafia's clutches when he was a boy. can he get his country to do the same?

hello. the first half of january brought seemingly relentless rainfall across much of the uk, but the second half of the month, a bit of a change on the cards. we've already seen things turning a bit drier and colder with some wintry sunshine around, and over the next few days we're going to hold on to that theme, so colder than it has been of late, but, thankfully, drier for most of us. some fairly widespread frost and ice

overnight and some wintry showers for some of us, too, because over the next few days, we've got the winds coming in from the arctic, bringing us this cold air mass. things will turn milder from the west as we head through the end of the week and into the coming weekend, but before that milder air arrives, we're all sitting in that really cold air, sub—zero temperatures across the board first thing tuesday. some mist and some fog patches for some central areas, more snow showers for northern and western scotland, northern ireland, parts of north wales and north—west england, too. further south and east, most places looking dry with long spells of wintry sunshine, but it will feel cold once again, with top temperatures for most of us between 2—6 celsius on tuesday. now, we do hold on to that northerly flow through tuesday night and on into wednesday as well, so more heavy snow showers, the snow really accumulating across parts of scotland. northern ireland, wales as well seeing some of those showers, 1—2 of them through into the early hours of wednesday could make their way through the midlands and into parts of southern england as well, but it's going to be another cold night with temperatures, particularly

in the east, down to around “4, even in some of our towns and cities. a touch milder towards the west, we've got more of a breeze picking picking up, and through the day on wednesday we're the day on wednesday, we're going to see a few more showers, wintry in nature, across western areas and with low pressure just moving close to eastern scotland and north—east england. the winds are going to be picking up close to the north—east coast and there could be a bit of wintriness making its way inland, probably rain close to the coast. you can see where we're likely to see sleet and snow showers for other western areas, but in between these two zones, a lot of dry, settled weather again, some wintry sunshine, temperatures about 4—7 celsius by this stage in the week. now, looking ahead towards thursday, we've got a ridge of higher pressure that's going to be moving in for a time at least. that should squeeze away most of those showers. still the chance of some sleet and snow showers perhaps across the far north—east of scotland, but i think for much of the uk, some mist and some fog to start things off, but quite a bit of dry, clear, sunny, cold weather developing

during the afternoon. so, top temperatures between about 4—8 celsius during this stage. and then, further ahead towards friday now. initially, we start off with the blue colour, with the blue colours, the cold air mass with us, but a warmer air mass and a weather front starts to move in from the west. that's likely to bring a period of rain, perhaps preceded for a time by some snowfall in the west during the course of friday. it looks like this front tends to fizzle out as it bumps into that higher pressure that still holds on towards the south and the east. so, 4—5 celsius for most of us in the east, but back into double figures for the likes of plymouth as that rain arrives. now, that takes us through into the weekend and a real change in the feel to the weather. we're all back into double figures during saturday and sunday. there will be quite a lot of cloud, the breeze picking up at times and perhaps a bit of rain, especially towards the west, but as we look further ahead now into next week, and perhaps a bit of rain, especially towards the west. but as we look further ahead now into next week — well, it looks like the jet stream will be pushing its way north to the north of the uk, allowing high pressure to build for most of us, building its way in from the south.

it looks like that theme should keep us largely dry week as that high pressure builds. things will be certainly warming up compared to this cold spell that's with us at the moment. perhaps some rain across the north—west of the uk, but many of us seeing a more settled spell of weather through the course of next week. bye— bye.

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... a constitutional showdown in the uk, as rishi sunak says he'll block the gender recognition bill passed by nicola sturgeon and the scottish parliament. no survivors, but many questions after sunday's fatal plane crash in nepal. the authorities say the pilot didn't report any problems on the approach. italy's most wanted mafia boss is finally under arrest after 30 years on the run. and 150 consecutive marathons — we speak to the woman who's just completed an epic run across australia.

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