and a career first for britain's emma raducanu, making it through to the third round of the australiann. coming up on bbc news. and coming up on bbc news tottenham in trouble. ange postocoglou's side lose again in the north london derby, with the pressure piling on their manager to turn things around. good evening. the government has shifted its position on the issue of grooming gangs, with the home secretary yvette cooper telling mps she's putting in place what she calls a rapid three—month "audit" of the situation. it will be led by dame louise casey and will look at the "cultural and societal drivers" of child sex abuse. there will also be five local inquiries. ministers have been under pressure from the billionaire elon musk and opposition parties here to hold a national inquiry after a request by oldham council for a government—led probe was rejected. our uk editor ed thomas has been speaking to four women affected in oldham, and some names have been changed to protect their identities. asa as a child, it ruined my life, and it could have been prevented. a journey 20 years in the

emma raducanu is through to the third round of the australian open after a straight sets win over amandava. the 22—year—old, who's currently world number 61, won 6—3, 7—5 afterfighting back from breaks down in each set. next up, she'll face polish second seed iga swiatek in the last 32. after the match, raducanu said she wrote to the now retired andy murray apologising for her wimbledon mixed doubles withdrawal last year as she didn't want any "bad blood" between the pair. elsewhere, katie boulter was beaten by russia's veronika kudermetova. the 22nd seed boulter was in her second round match 7—6, 2—6, 6—2. in what was the 15th grand slam appearance of her career, 28—year—old boulter has never gone past the third round. in snooker — shaun murphy is through to the semi—finals of the masters with a six frames to two win over australia's neil robertson. murphy, the 2015 winner, had already secured the frame and was on target for a maximum 147 break before he snookered himself on the yellow, but he moves through to the last four and will face the winner of tonight's second quarterfinal betwe

so a chastening defeat for emma raducanu. a top player and i think today, credit t iga swiatek he played great tennis. it was a little bit of her playing really well and me not playing very well. the scoreline was harsh, but i feel like i look back and know exactly what i need to do and i take it as feedback. i am very clear on what happened out there and the scoreline reflects one thing, but i think, you know, if i am not necessarily able to hold my service games, or dictate that, i feel it seeps into the rest of my game on my second service, and how the point is structured from then on and in the return game is because you feel more pressure. i think that was probably a big aspect of today and probably the first two matches as well. swiatek meanwhile will now face germany's eva lys, who's made history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of the women's singles at this tournament in the open era. lys is ranked 128th in the world and came from a set down to beat romania's jaqueline cristian 4—6 6—3 6—3.

well, despite 15 double faults, emma raducanu started her 2025 season with a scrappy win in the australian open first round. the british number two had her preparations disrupted by a back injury. she lost her serve six times before digging deep to beat russian seed ekaterina alexandrova, 7—6, 7—6. and her reward a match against another higher—ranked player in amanda anisimova. yeah, i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, getting quite sunny and obviously playing against a really experienced, seeded opponent who is playing great tennis, and i think i'm very proud of how i fought and overcame certain situations in that match. jasmine paolini and elena rybakina wasted little time in racing through to the second round of the australian open. it was an extremely encouraging start for the italian fourth seed, paolini, beating 21 year—old wei sijia, 6—0, 6—4. former finalist rybakina was ruthless against 16—year—old australian wild card emersonjones, wrapping up a 6—1, 6—1 victory injust 53 minutes. daniil medvedev is also through avoiding

well, despite 15 double faults, emma raducanu started her 2025 season with a scrappy win in the australian preparations disrupted by a back injury. she lost her serve six times before digging deep to beat russian seed ekaterina alexandrova, 7—6, 7—6. and her reward a match against another higher—ranked player in amanda anisimova.

we're starting with the australian open where great britain's emma raducanu has made the third roundber 61 fought back from breaks down in each set and needing treatment for a back injury to beat amanda anisimova 6—3, 7—5. up next though, she faces the huge challenge of second seed iga swiatek. i'm going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. i think the last two matches i've had, the crowd has been amazing, the support here. i have felt at home. it hasjust support here. i have felt at home. it has just been a support here. i have felt at home. it hasjust been a nice feeling to be part of, so i'm looking forward to going out there and testing my game against the best because ultimately, you play tennis... for more sport, you canjoin the sport website, but i'm handing you back to bbc news. let's go live to the house of commons where we are hearing from david lammy, who is delivering a statement to parliament on the gaza ceasefire.— parliament on the gaza ceasefire. �* ., , ., ceasefire. after months of despair. — ceasefire. after months of despair, there _ ceasefire. after months of

in the women's draw, briton emma raducanu has been knocked out, beaten 6—1, 6—0 by the polish secondheaviest defeats of the former us open champions career as she lost in straight sets, winning only one game in what was a fourth straight defeat to swiatek. yeah, i think it was a match going into it, i knew i had to play really well. when you are facing a top player, and i think today, credit to iga, she played good tennis. but i think it was a little bit of her playing well and me not playing so well. so that combination is probably not good and resulted in today. china's eileen gu and birk ruud of norway have started the new year with slopestyle wins at the laax open in switzerland. the 21—year—old gu clinched her first world cup victory in slopestyle since 2020 with a score of 81.22 points, after she was runner—up in laax last season. ruud, the reigning men s slopestyle world champion, took his victory with 85.54 points, moving him into the top spot of the men s slopestyle world cup rankings. and that's all the sport for now. i will be back with more a little bit later. israel is p

emma raducanu is through to the third round of the australian open, after a straight—sets win over amanda22—year—old, who's currently world number 61, won 6—3, 7—5 after fighting back from breaks down in each set. next up, she'll face polish second seed iga swiatek in the last 32 — and it's a match the briton is very much looking forward to. i'm going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. i think the last two matches i've had, the crowd's been amazing, the support here, i've really felt at home. it'sjust support here, i've really felt at home. it's just been a really nice feeling to be a part of. so i'm looking forward to going out there and testing my game against the best, because ultimately, you play tennis and you look for these matches. so it'll be a great buzz of adrenaline. three—time finalist daniil medvedev has been knocked out of the australian open in melbourne by american teenager learner tien. the match which finished just before 3am local time, as the 19—year—old qualifier — who's ranked 121 in the world — won in five sets. before this week's tournament, tien had never won

emma raducanu and katie boulter also progressed.ish singles players through to the second round at melbourne park. the last time that happened was over 60 years ago. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, um, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudermetova next — boulter had a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. new england

britain's emma raducanu is out of the australian open — beaten in straight sets by the second seed.urs of discussion that continued late into the night, the israeli cabinet has given final approval to the ceasefire and hostage deal with hamas. it's the first phase of a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15—month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement "rewards hamas". the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release 737 palestinian

in the women's draw, briton emma raducanu has been knocked out, beaten 6—1, 6—0 by the polish secondformer us open champions career as she lost in straight sets, winning only one game in what was a fourth straight defeat to swiatek. shaun murphy is through to the masters final, and in some style too. he knocked in a 147 break as he beat mark allen 6—3. it came just days after he came agonisingly close to a maximum. it's only the sixth perfect clearance in the history of the tournament. and that's all the sport for now. 17 people have been injured, three of them seriously, after a ski—lift accident at a resort in the pyrenees in northern spain. it happened at the astun resort near the french border. eyewitnesses say a cable appeared to fail, throwing people from their chairs. at one point it was thought 80 people were trapped. here's our madrid correspondent guy hedgecoe. high in the mountains. what for many was supposed to be an idyllic weekend in the snow halted abruptly. rescuers rushed to skiers, with the exact cause of the accident on the chairlift on the canal roya ski run yet b

in the women's draw, former us open champion, emma raducanu has been knocked out, beaten 6—1, 6—0 byout to be one of the heaviest defeats of raducanu's career as she lost in straight sets, winning only one game. the match was over in just 70 minutes. the briton had previously talked of having to "push "through the pain" as she continues to struggle with injuries. yeah, i think it was a match going into it i knew i had to play really well. when you are facing a top player, and i think today — credit to iga, she played good tennis. but i think it was a little bit of her playing well and me not playing so well. so that combination is probably not good and resulted in today. and that's all the sport for now. more on that and everything else on the bbc sport website. at least 30 people are reported to be injured at a ski resort in northern spain. the ski resort where it happened in the spanish pyrenees has been closed and rescue services are on site. italy's prime minister, georgia meloni, has confirmed she'll be attending donald trump's inauguration in washington. final preparations are

there were wins yesterday forjack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart with emma raducanuatie boulter progressing today. raducanu says her serve �*had a mind of its own�* after a scrappy straight sets win over russia's ekaterina alexandrova. raducanu hit 15 double faults and lost her serve six times. she faces amanda anisimova of thre us next. of the us next. i'm very pleased to have come through that match. it was difficult, it was quite hot out there, getting quite sunny, and obviously playing against a really experienced and seeded opponent, who is playing great tennis. and i think, yeah, i'm very proud of how i fought and how i overcame certain situations in that match. katie boulter is the highest british seed in the women's draw. she too had a tough opening match but dug deep to beat canada's rebecca marino in three sets. she's up against russian veronika kudrmetova next who has a point to prove aferfailing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. it wasn't all good news for the british players though. cameron norrie is out after losing i

in the women�*s draw, the former us open champion, britain�*s emma raducanu, is out as she was soundlyries. yeah, i think it was a match going into it i knew i had to play really well. when you are facing a top player. and i think today — credit to iga, she played good tennis. but i think it was a little bit of her playing well and me not playing so well. so that combination is probably not good and resulted in today. in the premier league, liverpool travel to brentford hoping to extend the gap over arsenal to seven points before the gunners face aston villa in the late kick—off. arne slot�*s side have drawn their last two league games but the head coach says they aren�*t fixated on the table. i don�*t think we are as much as the media thinking about the league table every second of the day. we are trying to get the best out of the players and we, i mean, my staff and the players are trying to get the best out of themselves every single day. and these players know how long the season still is and how many games they have to be in the best possible form for to win something at the end o

there were wins yesterday for jack draper, jacob fearnley, jody burrage and harriet dart, with emma raducanuhas a point to prove afer failing to make it past the second round of any of the grand slams last year. it wasn't all good news for the british players though. cameron norrie is out after losing in four sets to italy's matteo berrenttini. the british number two says he could "barely practise" before his opening match because of sickness. new england rugby union captain maro itoje says he's ready to give his all to serve the team and the fans. the saracens forward replaces his club team mate jamie george to lead england at the six nations. george and bristol prop ellis genge will serve as vice—captains in steve borthwick�*s 36—strong squad. you need in any really good team i have been involved in, you have a number of excellent leaders, and i think we are really developing that within the squad, and maro is a guy i think everyone can see he is a world—class player, an incredible professional who they have immense respect for, and ifeel they are really developing a good depth of leadersh

. >> emma raducanu deborah collins ask this question because i. >> good. >> thank you. yeah. this question is directed at both you, madam mayor, and fire chief crowley. >> the dynamic between you two today appears very different than. >> come stand with them. thank you yes. you are in lockstep. yes. how can angelina and you've been listening to an update from l.a. city officials, including l.a. mayor karen bass. >> all right. we're watching and listening to this ongoing press conference. they're out of the los angeles area. the mayor, karen bass, is speaking there also saying that they're doing the best that they can using all of the resources. and they, too, are curious about anything that needs to be second guessed or questioned later, based on some of the grievances that were expressed by way of some of the reporters and the questions. and we also heard from the police chief and fema all talking about the kinds of resources that are available to renters and homeowners, those who are uninsured and underinsured. we'll have much more when we come right back. >> kobe, the maki

a new benchmark for emma raducanu — but it's a five—time grand slam champion up next. game for manchester united at old trafford — boss ruben amorim feels tonight will tell him more about his players against the bottom club. and from bad to worse for tottenham — their league form in the doldrums, as pressure piles on ange postocoglou following defeat in the north london derby. also coming up on sportsday... the pressure�*s also on for england's women in the ashes — they're chasing the series in australia. victory later will pull them back into contention. hello there, and welcome along to the programme — two more premier league games to come this evening, with manchester united in action — but we start with the tennis at the australian open. and there was disappointment for the british number one katie boulter — but the 2021 us open champion emma raducanu sealed her place in round three, albeit playing through the pain to do so. one katie boulter — but the 2021 us open champion emma raducanu sealed her place in round three, albeit playing through the pain to do so. she

. >> and in sport this morning, emma raducanu eamonn favourite is through whilst cameron norrie is through whilst cameron norrie is knocked out of the australian open. tyson fury has announced his retirement again and it's back to the future tonight. first against third as liverpool play first against third as liverpool play nottingham forest. >> a lot of cloud across the uk this morning, but some bright spells are expected in i or 2 spots after the full forecast coming up very soon. >> hello to you on this tuesday morning i'm eamonn holmes. >> i'm ellie costello and this is gb news breakfast with eamonn and ellie. >> in fairness to emma calocane, who i think is, you know, wonderful. looks fantastic. i think she's she. if you were a sponson think she's she. if you were a sponsor, you'd love to have her associated with you. >> here it comes, here it comes. it's useless. >> but anyway, today, i mean, she did. that was a good win yesterday. i'll give her that. because this person was ranked 62 or so. were they? >> no. no. 26, 26 13th seed. >> no. no. 26, 26 13th seed. >> she's ranked. what a

emma raducanu is through to the third round of the australian open. woo! >> love her!f you have some thick fog at the moment, it could be slow to clear this morning. otherwise today is looking dry for many of us. i'll have the details coming up. >> it'sjust have the details coming up. >> it's just gone. 6:00. >> it's just gone. 6:00. >> i'm stephen dixon, i'm ellie costello, and this is gb news breakfast. now, you love nipping to the pub, don't you? >> yes. do you like going to the pub? yeah. >> coyte. you do as well, don't you? >> sometimes. >> sometimes. >> yeah. down the local boozer. >> yeah. down the local boozer. >> always down the local boozer. >> always down the local boozer. >> now, something you wouldn't expect to see or someone you wouldn't expect to see. is the future king. >> oh, really? yeah. >> oh, really? yeah. >> prince william, the prince of wales. he nipped to a wetherspoons, would you believe, in birmingham yesterday and sat at a table with eight very lucky people and bought the round. >> did he? oh, well, good on him for buying the round. >> yeah.

britain's emma raducanu is out of the australian open — beaten in straight sets by the second seed.ello and welcome, i'm catherine byaruhanga. after hours of discussion that continued late into the night, the israeli cabinet has given final approval to the ceasefire and hostage deal with hamas. it's the first phase of a deal which, if implemented in full, will end the 15—month war in gaza. their meeting lasted more than six hours, with some ministers who threatened to resign arguing the agreement "rewards hamas". the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday. in return, israel says it will release 737 palestinian prisoners. they include some detainees as young as 16. hamas will return 33 israeli hostages over six weeks. these pictures are from egypt where trucks are waiting to bring aid into gaza. under the deal israel will allow 600 trucks into gaza every day — that's 12 times more than at the moment. let's speak to said shehata from bbc arabic — he's in cairo. just talk us through the first phase of this agreement. the first phase — phase of this agreement. tue: fir

emma raducanu is looking for the seventh full—time coach of her professional career after nick cavadayrked with raducanu as a junior before taking on the coaching role 1a months ago. to the news that has really shocked sailing in the past 2a hours, sirjim ratcliffe essentially sacking sir ben ainslie, who skippered ineos brittania in the america's cup last year, the first british boat to race in the final for 60 years. ineos say they couldn't agree on terms to move forward, ainslie says he is �*astounded' patrick gearey reports (vt) patrick gearey reports. they were the sailor and a sponsor that wanted to make history but are now drifting on very different currents. it's a story speak money and ambition. the first time 60 years a british boat, ineos brittania had the shot at the america's cup. sojim radcliffe pumped in a catch, ben aisnlie provided the know—how. new zealand beat them to the elusive cup. all seem set for another shot until earlier this month ben aisnlie admitted ineos brittania had not agreed to back him.— admitted ineos brittania had not agreed to back him. currently s

emma raducanu is into the third round of the australian open for the first time in her career.ll have the latest from melbourne. good afternoon. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has delayed his cabinet�*s vote on the gaza ceasefire deal — accusing hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. a senior hamas leader has rejected the claims, telling the bbc the group is "committed" to the truce, which is due to come into effect on sunday. our correspondentjon donnison has the latest — and a warning his report does contain some upsetting images. celebration and relief in gaza last night as news of the deal came through. survival. a victory in itself. we are very happy about the agreement. it gives us hope for gaza's future. the agreement guarantees that no more lives will be lost — after experiencing genocide, this agreement means saving lives. the end of the war brings us an indescribable joy. but this morning, the reality that the killing hasn't stopped yet. at the baptist hospital in gaza city, they were bringing in the dead and the injured. at least 80 people,

in the women's draw, briton emma raducanu has been knocked out, beaten 6—1, 6—0 by the polish secondns career as she lost in straight sets, winning only one game in what was a fourth straight defeat to swiatek. shaun murphy is through to the masters final, and in some style. he knocked in a ia7 break as he beat mark allen 6—3. it came just days after he came agonisingly close to a maximum. it's only the sixth perfect clearance in the history of the tournament. he'll play world champion kyren wilson orjudd trump in sunday's final. trump is currently 3—2 up in their semi. then follow that over on the bbc sport website. that is all for me and the team for now. thank you. in less than a8 hours donald trump will take the oath of office and become president of the united states once more. on sunday, he will be holding a victory rally in washington ahead of monday's inauguration. but ahead of that, opponents of mr trump have been taking part in what they called the people's march. critics of the incoming president carried anti—trump banners as they moved through the nation's capital. helena