donald trump is given an unconditional discharge in connection with hush money paid to an adult film star — it means he won't go to jail. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. 2a hours after the sacking of sean dyche and the talk is very much over who the next everton boss will be. david moyes is in talks over a possible return to goodison park while a deal is not yet done, and moyes is not the only candidate, bbc sport has been told by a well—placed source that the scot is the frontrunner. moyes managed everton from 2002 to 2013, before leaving for manchester united. he had two spells at west ham, but has been out of work

since leaving them last season. manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he wants to keep kobbie mainoo at the club —but with united in a �*tight�* situation regarding profit and sustainability offered no guarantees it will actually happen. the england midfielder was linked with chelsea earlier this week amid a continuing stand—off over his proposed contract extension. i really love my players, they are my favourite. i want to keep my players, especially the talented ones. so, like i said, it is a special moment with this club, it is a hard moment, we see come about, of course, i'm very happy with kobe. he is improving. and also garna. there are two games under way in the fa cup third round in england on friday. the graham potter era at west ham is off to a good start — luacas paqueta has put them ahead at aston villa, but niclas fullkrug has gone

off with a hamstring injury. a date has been set forjannik sinner�*s doping case hearing. it will take place behind closed doors at the court of arbitration for sport on the 16th of april. the world number one was cleared of any wrongdoing by an independent tribunal after twice testing positive for a banned substance in march 202a. however, the world anti—doping agency has appealed against the decision to clear him. sinner — who beat stefanos tsitsipas in a warm up game on rod laver arena ahead of the australian open — has been defending his right to play in the tournament, despite criticism from home player nick krygios. in my mind i know exactly what happened. and that's how i block it, you know? i don't... i haven't done anything wrong. that is why i'm still here. that's why i'm still playing. i don't want to respond

on what nick said or what other players said. i think the most important part is to have my people around me who i can trust. novak djokovic is going for a record extending iith australian open men's title — he begins his campaign against american teenager nishesh basavareddy. the former world number one though says he wants to "focus on tennis" . after claiming in a magazine interview that he'd been "poisoned" when detained in a melbourne hotel three years ago. djokovic was deported from the australian city in 2022, after arriving without a vaccination against covid. attention also turns to who's in his corner for this year's tournament. his former grand slam rival andy murray will be there as his coach. it gives me motivation and inspires me really to be spending time on the court. and we communicate a lot. we talk about a lot of different things. he's trying to understand me on different levels, and so he's he's very meticulous, he's very dedicated, professional. i'm very pleasantly surprised

with his dedication and professionalism, you know, considering he's never had the experience of working as a tennis coach. six golfers shared the opening round lead in the sony open — as first round play in honolulu was halted due to darkness. hideki matsuyama, ended the opening round just three shots behind them despite that moment on the ninth tee. the former masters champion losing his grip there, luckily not injuring anyone. the shot itself, wayward — but he managed to recover to birdie the hole. and that's all the sport for now. justices at the us supreme court have signalled that they are minded to uphold a law that would ban tiktok in the united states, if it isn't sold by its chinese parent company. (boxed representatives of the social media platform representatives of the social media platform have been appearing before the court in a last—ditch effort to overturn a ban. the us government argues

that without a sale, tiktok could be used by china as a tool for spying and political manipulation. tiktok says it's being unfairly targeted and the measure violates free speech. a decision by the court has to be made within days. president—elect trump — who will return to the white house in just over a week — is now arguing against the ban. joanne molinaro has built a brand around her profile, the korean vegan and has racked up more than three million followers across tiktok and instagram. shejoisn me now from los angeles. before we talk about tiktok, i know that you have had to flee from your home, so i want to ask you first of all how you are and what state is your home in? ., , ., , , in? no, my home is 'ust fine, thank you t in? no, my home is 'ust fine, thank you so h in? no, my home is 'ust fine, thank you so much _ in? no, my home isjust fine, | thank you so much for asking. thank you for inviting me. we are saved, we evacuated last night, the fire that sprung up right by our home is now under control, so we should be all

clear from this point on, knock on wood. . clear from this point on, knock on wood-— on wood. that is very good news. hopefully _ on wood. that is very good news. hopefully that - on wood. that is very good i news. hopefully that remains the case. thank you so much for joining us and i know your story, our viewers will be loving to hear it, you were born during the pant dashboard during the pandemic, he started posting cooking videos, one of those went viral. a little over a year later, you left yourjob as a partner in a law firm to go full—time making content for tiktok. as we mentioned, 3 million plus followers now. so if there was to be abandoned, how would it impact to? i think it will certainly _ how would it impact to? i think it will certainly impact - how would it impact to? i think it will certainly impact us - it will certainly impact us financially, i consider myself an entrepreneur and a business owner, small business owner as most content creators do. a good chunk of our business revenue, came from the brand deals on the paid content i can

the potential for reach is astronomical on tiktok. i think it surpasses those of the other platforms, and brands are very willing to spend their dollars and their budgets on branded content that is the first indication that i would see from a band that would occur on january 20. from a band that would occur on january 20-_ january 20. have you made an im act january 20. have you made an impact before _ january 20. have you made an impact before the _ january 20. have you made an impact before the court - january 20. have you made an j impact before the court makes its decision? are some sponsors nervous? i its decision? are some sponsors nervous? ., , ., , nervous? i would be nervous if i were on _ nervous? i would be nervous if i were on their _ nervous? i would be nervous if i were on their side _ nervous? i would be nervous if i were on their side of - nervous? i would be nervous if i were on their side of things. l i were on their side of things. we experienced a significant reduction in brand revenue for brand content. luckily i do have a platform on instagram, as you noted, as well on youtube. some of those things were mitigated and obviously the vast bulk of happening on tiktok prior to this discussion

of a band that started earlier last year. of a band that started earlier last year-— of a band that started earlier last ear. ~ ., .,~ ., last year. what you make of the us government's _ last year. what you make of the us government's argument - last year. what you make of the us government's argument thatj us government's argument that there are concerns that tiktok could be used as a tool for manipulation and spying. i’m manipulation and spying. i'm not an exnert _ manipulation and spying. i�*m not an expert on cybersecurity come i'm certainly not a national security expert my understanding is that whatever concerns the government appears to be communicating, well, i'm not sure that banning tiktok is going to be the answer to that, since the chinese government and foreign entities have access through our data through access through our data through a number of means and companies that are the best word to describe his concerns a little bit disingenuous. as a user of the application it is frustrating.- the application it is frustratina. ., ., ., frustrating. you mention other platforms _ frustrating. you mention other platforms that _ frustrating. you mention other platforms that you _ frustrating. you mention other platforms that you are - frustrating. you mention other platforms that you are on - frustrating. you mention other platforms that you are on as l

platforms that you are on as well, but if this ban does go ahead, how are you going to try to build your business on other platforms?— to build your business on other platforms? well, i have always been telling — platforms? well, i have always been telling people _ platforms? well, i have always been telling people that - platforms? well, i have always been telling people that the i been telling people that the number one thing you can do is build an e—mail list. we have a newsletter that goes out twice a weekend we have been working on building that over the last couple of years because if you recall, this is not the first time we have heard tell of an imminent tiktok band that started all the way back in 2021 when i first started my tiktok, so back then, i was already like, yeah, i've got to start an already like, yeah, i've got to startan e—mail already like, yeah, i've got to start an e—mail list, and we built that over the last couple of years. as you mentioned, i am also on instagram, i'm on youtube. i'm on a number of different social media platforms that help to continue that line out to the community that line out to the community that i worked so hard on building. unfortunately, there's really nothing like the community on tiktok. mira; there's really nothing like the community on tiktok.- there's really nothing like the community on tiktok. why is it different? _ community on tiktok. why is it different? you _ community on tiktok. why is it different? you say _ community on tiktok. why is it different? you say there - community on tiktok. why is it different? you say there is - different? you say there is nothing like the community on tiktok. why is that? if

nothing like the community on tiktok. why is that?— tiktok. why is that? if you take a look _ tiktok. why is that? if you take a look at _ tiktok. why is that? if you take a look at just - tiktok. why is that? if you take a look atjust the - take a look at just the comments in the tiktok �*s that i've created and other content creators have created, you get a real sense of notjust the demographic, we are talking but her younger community then those who reside on youtube or on instagram, just to their willingness to engage in digital activism, that's what i would call it, advocacy, that is very different from the other two platforms. political speech is thriving on tiktok. and we have seen movement towards re—embracing that political type of speech, but that didn't exist for the past two years, and that is going to directly impact the kind of community you are able to cultivate on those platforms. thank you very much. joanne talking to us about tiktok and i do hope that you are able to return to your home very, very soon as well in los angeles. thank you very much. reform uk leader nigel farage has issued a challenge to sir keir starmer, saying his party will pave the way for a new inquiry

into grooming gangs if the prime minister didn't act. the issue has caused the pm's ratings to slump this week, following an online row on the subject led by x owner elon musk. farage was speaking at his party's south east england conference moments ago. keir starmer apparently doesn't want to have an inquiry. he says we've had one already. it's called thej inquiry. it is 400 59 pages long. it barely touches on grooming gangs and mentions robjust once. it is mentions rob just once. it is a whitewash, as far as far as this is concerned. we know that 76% of the population want this inquiry and want the truth, if keir starmer won't do it, then i will give him until the end of the month. if keir starmer won't do it, i will raise the money and we will hold that

full public inquiry, we will do it. we will do it. since the start of this year elon musk has made or shared posts about uk politics, grooming gangs and child sexual abuse at a significant rate. bbc verify has examined a 24 hour snapshot of his timeline and found a wave of misinformation amplified in the posts. the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins examines one day on the platform for the owner of x. elon musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gang scandal. this is his number of posts on the uk and grooming gangs. it's increased sharply in recent weeks and on monday, without naming musk. sir keir starmer attacked those spreading lies and misinformation on the response to the grooming gangs. we've analysed musk timeline on that same day, monday the sixth, from midnight to midnight gmt, there were 153 posts. this includes those written by musk and those by others that he shared. 33% of them were on us

politics, 48% on the uk, and nearly all of them about grooming gangs. and these posts contain a range of false information. at 8.12 on monday morning, musk posted that former prime minister gordon brown sold those little girls for votes. later, he posted starmer was deeply complicit in the mass rapes in exchange for votes, a reference to when sir keir starmer led the crown prosecution service. there is no evidence that gordon brown or keir starmer sought to obstruct justice for political gain, or for any other reason. at 1245 on monday, musk shared this screenshot. at 12.45 on monday, musk shared this screenshot. it says, "here is a list of mps who voted against deporting rapists." he calls this unconscionable, but this has nothing to do with a vote. it's a letter signed by a group of mps in 2020 about the planned deportation of 50 jamaican nationals who had received sentences for various crimes, in some cases for rape

or sexual offences. the mps wanted a postponement until a report on the windrush scandal had been published. there were concerns about the deportation of foreign born offenders who came to the uk as children. later on monday afternoon, musk made reference to that time starmer called donald trump a "racist". we can't find any evidence starmer has ever called trump a racist. those are four examples. we could have included others, and musk has continued to post about the uk. this is andrew mcintyre on monday, he was jailed for his role in the summer riots. musk shared a post on this, adding, over seven years prison for social media posts. whoever gave that sentence deserves prison themselves. this is misleading. mcintyre's social media posts include calls to attack muslims, jews and non—whites. he set up a telegram group that was used to organise the southport riot and share multiple other targets for rioters. when detained, he was carrying a knife. when his home was searched, weapons and a copy of

hitler's mein kampf were found. it's not seven years for social media posts, it's seven years for encouraging violent disorder and criminal damage, and for possession of a knife in a public place. on monday, responding to a post about the grooming gangs scandal, musk wrote utterly unacceptable. no one disagrees with that, but musk is amplifying a slew of incorrect and misleading information. his concern about the subject doesn't extend to being truthful when addressing it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

with just over a week to go before he moves back into the white house, donald trump has been sentenced, after being found guilty on multiple charges of fraud. he has avoided both prison and a fine. but it still means that he will become the first us president to take office

as a convicted felon. donald trump spoke in court, but appearing via video link. he spoke for a few minutes, claiming his innocence and protesting the case. let's have a listen. this has been a weaponisation of government, _ they call it law—fare. it never happened to the extent like this, it never happen- in our country before. i'd just like to explain that i was treated - very, very unfairly. let's go to our correspondent who can tell us more about this. yes, let's begin by telling us more about what happened in court. this was 'ust happened in court. this was just about _ happened in court. this was just about a _ happened in court. this was just about a half-hour - just about a half—hour long sentencing hearing. you heard donald trump speaking there, he was actually appearing virtually with a monitor at the defence table. during the seven week long trial, we were used to hearing donald trump make these long rants about how this was all a political witch hunt

from outside of the court room, but today in front of the judge, in front of the new york district attorney, he launched into that complaint, that he was innocent that his case against him is to keep him out of the white house. he said voters saw that he was treated unfairly during this case and decided to put him back in the white house. donald trump having a few moments there to express exactly how he felt, before he spoke, we also heard from prosecutors, and prosecutors agreed with the judge that he should be sentenced to unconditional discharge. they said they understood this was a unique set of circumstances, that they respected the office of the presidency, but they did say that they felt donald trump had done lasting damage to the perception of the criminal justice system, noting how many times he had shown disdain for thejudge, for the times he had shown disdain for the judge, for the system, times he had shown disdain for thejudge, for the system, how he had also violated a gag

order more than ten times where he was supposed to not speak about court staff or witnesses. but very much the focus was on the judge's but very much the focus was on thejudge's remarks. but he kept them very limited to explaining his decision, which he said was simply because it was the law, full sentence, that would encroach on mr trump's upcoming presidency and he wished donald trump godspeed as he assumes his second term. he is, though, as we mentioned in the introduction, going to be there for the first president to enter the white house as a convicted felon. what reaction has there been to this? ., what reaction has there been to this? . , , this? yeah, it is interesting because even _ this? yeah, it is interesting because even though - this? yeah, it is interestingl because even though donald trump won't be getting anyjail time, probation, even a fine, he himself really 15