hello there. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. and we'll start with what's happening in the tennis at the davis cup. australia are taking on the usa in malaga, for a place in the semifinals. and a thriller somewhat in the opening tie. first up, thanasi kokkinakis got the better of ben shelton after the pair went toe—to—toe in a third—set tiebreak to decide things. the australian winning 16 points to m there in a match lasting nearly 2.5 hours. match two sees taylor fritz of the usa against alex de minaur. formula one is back this weekend, fittingly at a city that knows how to party — las vegas — as the formula one world championship could be decided there. max verstappen�*s on the verge of a fourth successive driver's title — he holds a huge lead over lando norris with three races to go. so all eyes are on vegas for the grand prix which could settle things. the sphere venue, as well as others on the strip, in the centre of attention, with focus very much

on the street circuit after problems last year. among them, a valve cover popped off a manhole during the first practice session and nearly destroyed carlos sainz�*s car. lando norris has bigger problems, though, after he could only finish 6th in brazil and verstappen romped to victory. i had ihada i had a tough week because things didn't go my way and my fight for the championship was slimmed by the biggest margin of almost the whole year. a tricky one, but it doesn't change my approach. my approach has been correct, my approach has been correct, my approach has been correct, my approach has been the right approach for the last few weekends. i have been performing well and doing a good job, so from my site, i won't change anything, but i can probably go out and enjoy it a little bit more. we can probably go out and en'oy it a little bit mead it a little bit more. we look forward to _ it a little bit more. we look forward to seeing _ it a little bit more. we look forward to seeing that - it a little bit more. we look forward to seeing that this| forward to seeing that this weekend. after chelsea,

lyon and real madrid became the first sides to seal their places in the women's champions league quarterfinals, another trio could join them in the last eight later. manchester city are through if they avoid defeat. a win for bayern munich at norwegian champions valerenga would see the german side through. and assuming bayern avoid defeat, arsenal will progress with a win againstjuventus. arsenal's results — including a 4—0 win atjuve in the reverse fixture — have been much improved under interim manager renee slegers. and olympic gold medalist emily fox of the us was asked if she'd like slegers to carry on following the departure ofjonas eidevall. yes, i think renee has been showing _ yes, i think renee has been showing us what she can do. but i think_ showing us what she can do. but i think we — showing us what she can do. but i think we are all focused, and why— i think we are all focused, and why have _ i think we are all focused, and why have we have done so well is being — why have we have done so well is being focused on the present. with that, after tomorrow and then the international break, we will

all disperse and regroup and see where we are at. australia and india are preparing to meet in a five—match test series for the first time since the early �*90s. the two sides play for the border—gavaskar trophy, with india winning the last four series 2—1. the first test gets underway on friday in perth with australia captain pat cummins saying this is the last trophy many in the aussie changing room have to tick off. they've won a slew world cups and ashes series. and they'll be up against an india side captained for only the second time byjasprit bumrah. he's standing in for regular captain rohit sharma, who's stayed home for the birth of his second child. i don't look at it as a post, i welcome the responsibility. i have loved top jobs since i was a child. you want to be in the thick of things, you want to be in tough scenarios. this will

add a new challenge for me. i have always been wanting to add more and it feels good. there is no greater honour than this. as a child, i wanted to play this format and leading india in test cricket, very few people have done that in test cricket, so i'm very privileged and happy to be in this position. and double olympic triathlon champion alistair brownlee has announced his retirement. the british athlete won gold at london 2012 before defending his title in rio four years later. he was also a double world champion in 2009 and 2011, and has competed with his brother, jonny, on the biggest stages. alistair — who's 36 — says he's fulfilled his childhood dream and has achieved far more than he ever dared to imagine. and that's all

the sport for now. this is bbc news. let's get more onjohn prescott, the former deputy british prime minister, who died at the age of 86. for decades, the trade union activist was a major figure in the labour party, helping to bridge the gap between traditional voters and tony blair's new labour. he aslo played a major role in securing the landmark 1997 kyoto agreement on climate change. let's hear now from another of the leading figures in the labour governments of the 1990s and 2000s — gordon brown, who was first the chancellor of the exchequer, and then prime minister. he worked closely with john prescott for many years. here's his tribute to his late colleague. it's so sad. he was a friend and colleague, but also a political colossus. he was a labour titan. political colossus. he was a labourtitan. he political colossus. he was a labour titan. he was one of the all—time greats. he had passion, he had courage, and was determined to get things

done. he believed that if he managed to achieve opportunities because he was able to deliver his potential, everybody should get the chance for these opportunities. that motivated him in his political career. . , ., career. that period in government, - career. that period in government, how - career. that period in - government, how important career. that period in _ government, how important was the role ofjohn prescott? he the role ofjohn prescott? he was a great _ the role ofjohn prescott? he: was a great guy because you have to remember, because people talk about what he said, what did he do? he transformed our view of climate change, he was a leader in that. he improved 1.5 million houses, so people are living in better homes as a result of that. nobody has done that since. at the same time, he led the way on regional policy, the pioneer of levelling up. he wanted to see every part of the country enjoying economic prosperity. he was someone who got things done. he wasn'tjust all talk. people think of him as an

uncovered rising trade unionist, but he got things done. ., , ~' unionist, but he got things done. ., , ~ ., unionist, but he got things done. .,, ~ ., .,, done. people think of him as uncompromising, _ done. people think of him as uncompromising, he - done. people think of him as uncompromising, he was - done. people think of him as| uncompromising, he was said done. people think of him as - uncompromising, he was said to have a bit of a temper, but he must have been a diplomat to referee between you and tony blair. i referee between you and tony blair. ., �* ~' referee between you and tony blair. ., �* ~ ., blair. i don't think that was art of blair. i don't think that was part of it. _ blair. i don't think that was part of it. he _ blair. i don't think that was part of it, he wanted - blair. i don't think that wasl part of it, he wanted change for the country. everybody should have the kind of prosperity he wanted for him and his family. in private, he was generous, friendly and warm. in his last few months, he was suffering from alzheimer's, but he never lost that sense of wanting to be part of a team, thanking people for what they did, saying what a great team it had been to work together. john was always positive, even throughout his illnesses, diabetes, believe me, alzheimer's. he also had a great family supporting him. people from his background was relatively unusual, he must

have faced a lot of obstacles at that point, whether through snobbery or the boys club. he was a snobbery or the boys club. he: was a ships steward and serving and on foot, sir anthony eden, he was a boxer. he worked his way up, ruskin college, hull university, becoming a shop steward and then a trade union official. he fought with the politicians of the time, but he realised that labour needed to work as a team and do things in unison. that is a role he played. he brought people together. he wanted to talk about enduring values, so we always retained our commitment to fairness and justice, matched by social improvement, but he wanted to put that in a modern setting. eternal

enduring values in a modern setting. he enduring values in a modern settina. . , enduring values in a modern settina. ., , ., enduring values in a modern settina. .,, ., ., enduring values in a modern settina. ., ., setting. he was one of those who, like _ setting. he was one of those who. like you _ setting. he was one of those who, like you and _ setting. he was one of those who, like you and others, i setting. he was one of those l who, like you and others, who realise that principle is nothing without power. how did he feel about getting into government and finally being able to deliver on that? people talk about _ able to deliver on that? people talk about the _ able to deliver on that? people talk about the two _ able to deliver on that? people talk about the two jaguars - able to deliver on that? people talk about the two jaguars and | talk about the two jaguars and him playing croquet at a country house, but whatjohn wanted was that everybody should have the chance of a better life, notjust him and his family but everybody. he was determined, whether it was through housing or getting jobs into the regions, or dealing with climate change, which he saw as a problem before almost anybody else, working without gore to improve people's lives. he dedicated his time to that. he dedicated his time to that. he got publicity for what he said, but what he did should be celebrated as a huge achievement. his legacy is that

people think of the uk as hierarchical, but he started on a low income, worked his way up, but he wanted these opportunities for everybody. we have plenty of potential in this country, but too little opportunity. that was the theme of his life, to give people the opportunities to realise their potentials to full. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. we've had a combination of rain, sleet and also some snow across the south—west of england this morning and also strong winds, gusty winds courtesy of this area of low pressure which is continuing to push southwards and eastwards. another weather front crossing the north of scotland, introducing further snow showers as well. here we could have as much as 5—10cm blowing in the wind, but things easing through the afternoon across the south—west. we will still see some wintry showers coming in on the wind across south—west scotland and northern ireland, north—west england and north wales. but aside from that, it's going to be a mostly dry and cold day with some sunshine.

as we head through the evening and overnight, the wintry showers continue across the north of scotland, coming across northern ireland, isle of man, northern england, wales, to the midlands and the south—east. clear skies means there is a risk of ice on untreated surfaces and a widespread frost with temperatures widely below freezing. so that takes us into tomorrow. tomorrow, too, we are looking at some wintry showers. we have this ridge of high pressure building in, so that will kill off some of the showers across northern scotland. but there will still be some coming in on the wind across the north—west of the country blowing inland, a few coming down the east coast and again a lot of dry weather, some sunshine. not quite as cold as today. it will still feel cold if you are out and about. then we see a dramatic change in the weather as this deep area of low pressure comes in. we are pulling in warmer south—westerly winds, or milder, i should say, as represented by the yellows and the ambers, and with that we are also going to bring in some heavy rain. as this bumps into the cold air, we will see some snow

across parts of england and also scotland. even at lower levels, the vale of york, for example, could have as much as 5—10cm. these are the values you could see on the hills. strong winds, gales, even severe gales, stormy conditions for some with exposure, and what will happen is as the milder airfollows in behind this, the snow will start to melt and we will see further rain. so there's a risk of flooding as well. so disruptive weather on the cards. the snow then continues to push steadily northwards and eastwards into the north—east of scotland. as we head on into the overnight period of saturday into sunday, there will be further heavy rain and it looks unsettled into the beginning of the week. but milder.

live from london. this is bbc news. ukraine claims the eastern city of dnipro has been targeted by a russian intercontinental ballistic missile — if confirmed it would be the first use of such a weapon. it comes as russia says it brought down two british made storm shadow cruise missiles, following reports they're been used by ukraine to attack military targets john prescott — former deputy prime minister of the uk and a towering labourfigure — has died at the age of 86. and live pictures from iceland, where lava is spewing from this volcano near the capital for the tenth time in three years. hello, i m annita mcveigh.

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