after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace.o the second round. dave chisnall has made it safely through to the last 16. beating chris dobie 11—2 winning the final set in style with a 12 dart leg. londonderry‘s daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. gurney took the final two sets in a seven set thriller to book his place in the last 16 at alexandra palace for the first time in his career. tonight three former world champions are in action, taking two the oche. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistlecrack claimed the king george yesterday, native river was favourite for this one and hit the front with 13 left to jump. he held off a late charge from raz de maree to win at chepstow. bbc radio 5 live‘sjon hunt describes the closing stages. a famous victory again for the trainer, richard johnson in the saddle at what a performance by native river, winning the wales grand nationalfrom native river, winning t

to the pdc world darts championship quarter—finals after holding on to beat kim huybrechts at alexandra palaceitewash but missed several chances to win before finally claiming the match 4—2. he'll play long—time rival raymond van barneveld in the last eight. earlier peter wright set up a tie with james wade, while dave chisnall will take on defending champion gary anderson. they have one of the strongest rivalries in football — but today fans of both sunderland and newcastle put that aside to raise money for a five—year—old boy with cancer. as mark denten reports supporters came together in sunderland this afternoon for a charity wear—tyne derby. there has been 153 newcastle derby games but not one like this. despite the formally committed tackles on the formally committed tackles on the pitch, these fans and archrivals are actually playing for the same team, raising money for five—year—old sunderland fan bradley lowrie who has terminal cancer. we thought this was the best way to get two tea ms thought this was the best way to get two teams that really dislike each other in football terms to g

the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace. championship in north london. peter snakebite wright has booked his place in the semi—finals. he saw off the challenge of james the machine wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary the flying scotsman anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave chizzy chisnall by five sets to three in their quarter—final. australia have completed an unlikely victory over pakistan, to win their three—match test series with a game to play. after four days of bad weather in melbourne, the match appeared to be heading for a draw — but australia bowled out pakistan for 163, to win by an innings and 18 runs, mitchell starc taking 4—36. earlier, captain steve smith hit 165 as australia declared their first innings on a massive 624—8. and south africa have gone 1—0 up in their series against sri lanka. chasing a target of 488, sri lanka were all out for 281 at port elizabeth. kagiso rabada and spinner kesh

the world number five, known as jackpot, one in 2011 and 2012 at the alexandra palace.hitting five 1805 in a 3—0 win. and a come back from the former world number four, merv win. and a come back from the former world numberfour, merv and the king king, beating steve west. he had to win by two legs in and it was emotionalfor him, win by two legs in and it was emotional for him, taking win by two legs in and it was emotionalfor him, taking the win by two legs in and it was emotional for him, taking the set 6-a, emotional for him, taking the set 6—a, and you can see what it meant to him. and that is all from sportsday with me, tim hague. thanks very much for watching. good evening. the weather is set to undergo changed conditions through the rest of the week. get ready for fairly quiet conditions to begin with and quite wet and windy spells to come. the details change as we get closer to each day. the theme is there. driving it all is the supercharged jetstream trudging towards us. that will pick up areas of low pressure especially later in the week towards christmas weeke

defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandra palace in six maximums and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew "goldfinger" gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays "big ben" benito van de pas in the next round. the man anderson beat in last year's final adrian "jackpot" lewis is also through. the 2011 and 2012 champion also had a 4—0 whitewash as "the rockstar" joe cullen neverfound his rhythm. he could face another former champion next, raymond van barneveld. "the demolition man" darren webster sailed into the third round with another four—0 win over the 17th seed, "the wizard" simon whitlock. he secured victory in style with a 140 checkout. tougher tests lie ahead, next up a possible match up against the world number one michael van gerwen. "might mike." for former england cricketer, james taylor, 2016 has been particularly unkind. diagnosed with a serious heart condition he had to retire from playing at the age of 26. a defibrilator fitted inside his chest has already helped to save h

king" mervyn king to take his place in third round of the pdc world darts championship at the alexandra palaces, the 11th seed missed doubles to take the match in both the fifth and sixth sets, but he found his form in the decider, where he had to win by two clear legs, checking out for the win with "double tops" double 20. there was just as tight a finish between the dutchman benito van de pas and terry "the bull" jenkins. jenkins missed darts to win so the match went down to a decider, "big ben" this time winning by two clear legs in the 7th and final set. earlier ian "diamond" white was the first player to secure his place in the third round. it was a fairly straightforward victory, a 4 sets to 1 win over jonny "the ferret" clayton. —— 4—1. forformer england cricketerjames taylor, 2016 has been particularly unkind. diagnosed with a serious heart condition he had to retire from playing at the age of 26. a defibrilator fitted inside his chest has already helped to save his life but months later he is back in the game angela rafferty has this exclusive interview. voiceover: it was a day that c

the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is due to the third round at the alexandra palaced not drop a set in his win. he went through four sets to nil. eddie lewis is also true. that is all your sports now. i will have more for you in the next hour. now it is time for click. this week a click christmas with digitaljumpers, this week a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and fighters. welcome to the annual get—together. with what everyone here. hello. i have got a little christmas gift for you. it is an egg. inside it is the latest robotic interactive toy. it has got loads of sensors and your child basically has to nurture the 999 child basically has to nurture the egg in order to hatchet and then it brea ks egg in order to hatchet and then it breaks its way out of the egg and then you teach it gains and care for it, basically. feed it and play with it. you are going to be a daddy, thank you. let's put it some are not on the table. we had some adventures this year. we've been all over the place and infact year. we've been all over the place and in fact

defending pdc darts world champion, gary anderson, is safely through to the third round at the alexandra palace maximums, and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew ‘goldfinger‘ gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory,4—0. he plays ‘big ben‘ benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. love those nicknames. he is known as jackpot adrian lewis. the best is mark frost, have you heard this? his nickname... mark frost? frost either throwman —— frosty the throwman. each saturday on breakfast, we are treated to the very latest in technology with spencer kelly and the rest of the click team. so this christmas eve, it is time to remind ourselves what they got up to, in the click—mas special. this week, a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and tie fighters. hello and welcome to the annual click get together. cue christmas cheer. and enough. we have everyone here, jen, steve, nick, laura, mark and kate russell. hello. i have sought out a little christmas gift for you. thank you very much. it's an egg. it is an egg. right. inside it is a ha

fast forward to 1996, i was working at mtv europe in london when he did the mtv awards at the alexandra palaceafter him and his family andi assigned to look after him and his family and i looked after his mother, leslie, who passed away the following year, and fast forward to 2008, working with conservative was an absolute pleasure so he's been integral in many parts of my life. he went from this person you looked up he went from this person you looked up to, waited to try and see after school, to actually working with him and developing a friendship. tell us what that was like? i wouldn't say it was a friendship, i worked with him, it wasn't a friendship in that sense but he was such a kind man, everybody loved him. he was very kind to everyone who worked for him. he was very beloved. he was quite shy as well in the sense of not being arrogant, as opposed to other talents being arrogant, as opposed to other tale nts to m being arrogant, as opposed to other talents tom who are globally known, even locally known, who are a lot more arrogant than he was. his friends loved him, people who work fo

in europe met in london, when we had the mtv award5 in london, when we had the mtv awards at alexandra palaceith him and others and it graduated to working with him. he ha5 graduated to working with him. he has been around in so many parts of my life. you went from somebody who looked up to george michael to somebody who worked with him and developed a friendship. what was that like? i worked for him. it was not so much a friendship. 0ther hollywood 5uch not so much a friendship. 0ther hollywood such a kind man and everybody liked him. he was very kind to everyone who worked for him. he was quite love it. he was quite 5hy a5 he was quite love it. he was quite 5hy as well, in the sense that he wa5 5hy as well, in the sense that he was not arrogant. there are many who are far more arrogant than he ever wa5. everyone they knew him closely, people who work for him, they all loved him. he was a very kind man. he had controversy and heartbreak and heartache of course. but he was always loved and his legacy live5 and heartache of course. but he was always loved and his legacy lives on in his music.

in what was billed as the bell classico of darts, the dutchman sort of killer by 5—3 at alexandra palaceber one, in the semis. george north will return for northampton saints in the premiership match at gloucester tomorrow. it will be the first game for the welshman since suffering a head injury against leicester on december the 3rd. that was his fifth concussion in two yea rs, was his fifth concussion in two years, including two in the match you can see at the moment between england and wales in fabbri 2015. the review said should not have continued to play against leicester but they didn't sanction northampton. finally, rhondda rossi earned $3 million this morning in a ufc fight that was over in just a0 seconds in las vegas. she was making her comeback to the sport such as beating inside of the first minute by the defending champion. she is known as one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters in the history of the sport, but it looks like her career has now come to an end. it is much point for andy murray in abu dhabi as he serves for the third place at the world tennis championshi

was billed as the "el classico" of darts, the dutchman saw off taylor by five sets to three at alexandra palaceunion, and george north will return for northampton saints in their premiership match at gloucester tomorrow. it will be the welshman‘s first game since suffering a head injury against leicester on december the 3rd. that was north's fifth concussion in two years — including two in the match on your screen now between england and wales in february 2015. a review board said north shouldn't have continued to play against leicester, but they didn't sanction northampton. and finally, ronda rousey earned $3 million this morning in a ufc fight that was over in just 48 seconds in las vegas. rousey was making her comeback to the sport, but she was beaten inside the first minute by the defending champion amanda nunes. rousey is known as one of greatest mixed martial arts fighters in the history of the sport, but it now looks like her career has come to an end. that'll be sportsmen, and for the weather. let's get more now on the queen's new year's honours. and it's not only sporting stars and cel

107.68, the highest in the tournament so far, as he beat the dutchman benito van de pas 4—2 at alexandra palace by raymond van barneveld. it was a thrilling match between two former champions. that is all the sport for now, i will be back with more in the next hour. dozens of children who lived in the calais "jungle" camp have launched a legal challenge against the home office over its handling of asylum applications. lawyers representing 36 children say the government broke its promise britain to take in its fair share of child refugees. they say hundreds have had their applications turned down without good reason. the home office says it will not comment on current legal proceedings. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is here. what is the issue here that these people want to claim? we're talking about very specifically child refugees that had been living in the so—called jungle at calais. that was dismantled back in october. these children are now back in centres across france where they have been making their applications from. these lawyers represent 28 child refugees who have had

defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandra palacefired in six maximums and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew ‘goldfinger‘ gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory 4—0. he plays ‘big ben' benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. adrian lewis known as jackpot. adrian lewis is also through. adrian lewis known as jackpot. some really creative names there for those darts players. i love them. john came up with some good ones yesterday. i can only remember mine! naga the glamour munchetty. he had one forjohn. john the beard cane. can you think of any for me? roaring richard. time for a look back at what happened in the world of politics in 2016, and what a year it's been. we've seen brexit, a change in prime minister, and the election of donald trump. here's adam fleming to guide us through the year in politics. ever feel you need to get away from it all? especially when ten years worth of politics has been squeezed intojust one. i believe that this thursday can be our country's independe

in what was billed as the el clasico of darts, the dutchman saw off taylor 5—3 at alexandra palace.n in the semis. i always think the crowd would put the off if i was playing darts. i think that in any sport, in golf, with the huge ground, i would lie down in the feudal position! it is quite unusual, the darts, it is such a social occasion, it is like being in a club or something and someone playing darts in front of you. you have got to be the kind of personality that thrives on that, and the players do, they love it, don't they? the rules of rugby and boxing are often changed to make the sport safer for children often changed to make the sport saferfor children to often changed to make the sport safer for children to play, often changed to make the sport saferfor children to play, but often changed to make the sport safer for children to play, but is it now time for football to do the same? with research linking heading the ball to brain injuries, the professional footballers association says it's time to think about banning headers in the junior game. in america, they‘ re banned

the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace this afternoon. peter snakebite right has booked his place in the semifinals. he saw off the challenge of james the machine weighed winning their quarterfinal 5—3. peter wright averaged 105 in each visit to the border. that is all the sport for now, more at 5:30pm. thank you. learner drivers in britain will be allowed on to motorways for the first time, if new government plans are approved. the lessons will not be compulsory and driving instructors will decide when their students are ready. ministers hope the move will make roads in britain safer. sangita myska reports. britain's road network is amongst the safest in europe and today's proposed changes to both driver and motorcyclist training aims to build on that record. under the plans, for the first time, learner drivers will be able to have lessons on motorways, but there are caveats. learners would have to be accompanied by an approved instructor. the lessons would be voluntary and the instructor would decide if learners are ready. any proposed

107.68, the highest in the tournament so far, as he beat the dutchman benito van de pas 11—2 at alexandra palaced. it was a thrilling match between two former champions. van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can van barneveld winning that 14—3. you ca n follow van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can follow the darts on the bbc website. —— winning that one, 4—3. thanks very much. rebel groups are expected to meet russian negotiators in turkey today as part of a fresh push for a ceasefire in syria. one key group says it's already been in talks with turkish officials about ways to end the fighting, but that it's too early to say whether there could be a truce. it's believed one key point of contention is the exclusion of a key rebel—held area on the outskirts of damascus from the deal. the bbc‘s correspondent selin girit is in istanbul for us. as the fall of aleppo changed the political picture and lead to these situations? definitely it has. the fall of aleppo was the first significant time when russia and turkey collaborated to achieve a ceasefire and that actually allowed the evacuation of tens

the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace.ooked his place in the semi—finals. he saw off the challenge of james "the machine" wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary "the flying scotsman" anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave "chizzy" chisnall by five sets to three in their quarterfinal. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in sportsday at half past six... lizzie greenwood hughes will be back in the next hour. i wonder what your darts nickname would be, anita?|j need darts nickname would be, anita?” need to give that some thought! you've put me on the spot! thank you. the polish government has bought a huge private art collection for a fraction of its estimated market value of around two billion dollars. it includes a portrait by leonardo da vinci. the sale though, has proved highly controversial, as catriona renton now reports. leonardo da

taylor, a 16—time world champion, beat kim huybrechts 4—2 at alexandra palace.he is engaged to its co—founder, alexis 0hanian. it caps off a year in which serena won her seventh wimbledon singles title and 22nd grand slam singles title. one of the games greatest ever players made the announcement in the form of a poem. she said he took her to rome, where they first met, to propose to her, and she said yes. of course she said yes! she wouldn't be reddting at about a proposal in which she said no. it would be a bit awkward. that is lovely news, isn't it? isn't it nice? it is great to see her happy. thank you very much. we will see you a little bit later on. the time now is 6:40am. and a bus has overturned on the m40 this morning. a highways agency said those on the coaches suffered minor injuries and the aa urges caution for those heading on the roads in these freezing conditions and of course matt will keep us updated on what's happening with the weather this morning, but aa says to be careful on the roads this morning. yes, we will bring you any more details as

after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace.y through to the last 16. he beat world number 47 chris dobey 4—2 — winning the final set in style with a 12—dart leg. also earlier, daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistlecrack claimed the king george yesterday, native river was favourite for this one and hit the front with 13 left to jump. he held off a late charge from raz de maree to win at chepstow. richard johnson in the saddle. what a performance! that's all from sportsday. goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political journalist, sean dilley and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. let's start with a look at tomorrow's front pages. the actress carrie fisher's death he at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite uni

defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is 5afely through to the third round at the alexandra palaceger gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays big ben benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. unusual today being a saturday, there is no football. boxing day is at the big day. on the guards. adrian lewi5 at the big day. on the guards. adrian lewis is jackpot. the best we think is mark frost who is fro5ty the romance. there is a liverpool player is danger scales. alan chuck norri5. player is danger scales. alan chuck norris. frosty the throw man wins for me. merry christmas. this time tomorrow morning, many of you may be opening presents around the christmas tree, but what do you do with it when you take it down? have you thought about throwing it? christmas tree throwing competitions have been a long—standing tradition in one german town, and now the idea's taken off here too. we sent mike bu5hell along, who else, to have a go. to win the title of most sporting championships you need equipment, clothing, shoes an

to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals after holding on to beat kim huybrechts at alexandra palaceght set up a tie with james wade, while dave chisnall will take on defending champion gary anderson. they have one of the strongest rivalries in football — but today fans of both sunderland and newcastle put that aside to raise money for a five—year—old boy with cancer. as mark denten reports, supporters came together in sunderland this afternoon for a charity wear—tyne derby. whistle there have been 153 sunderland and newcastle derby games in the last 118 years. but never one quite like this... because, despite the fully committed tackles on the pitch, these fans and archrivals are actually playing for the same team. raising money for bradley lowery, five years old, is sunderland fan with terminal cancer. we thought this was the best way of getting two teams who dislike each other in footballing terms and getting them together so they can have a game. cancer overrides rivalry, we have a history of disliking one another but it is fantastic. today proves that family and football can wor

the arrows have been flying at alexandra palace.ght has booked his place in the semi—finals. he saw off the challenge ofjames the machine wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary the flying scotsman anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave chizzy chisnall by five sets to three in their quarter—final. australia have completed an unlikely victory over pakistan, to win their three—match test series with a game to play. after four days of bad weather in melbourne, the match appeared to be heading for a draw — but australia bowled out pakistan for 163, to win by an innings and 18 runs, mitchell starc taking 4—36. earlier, captain steve smith hit 165 as australia declared their first innings on a massive 624—8. and south africa have gone 1—0 up in their series against sri lanka. chasing a target of 488, sri lanka were all out for 281 at port elizabeth. kagiso rabada and spinner keshev maharaj each took three wickets in a 206 run sou

rowby—john rodriguez but made it through to the second round of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palaceack to two sets all... te went on to wrap up the match. that's all the sport for now. in the last few minutes, we have had reports from the news agency reuters that the tunisian man suspected of driving the truck into the breitscheidplatz christmas market in berlin has been shot. those unconfirmed reports coming out of milan. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police we expect a news conference in rome in15 we expect a news conference in rome in 15 minutes by the italian interior minister. more on that shortly. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police in germany and australia. the authorities in melbourne detained five men in their twenties, suspected of planning an attack in the city over the christmas period — while in the west german city of oberhausen, two men have been arrested, accused of planning an attack on a shopping centre. let's speak now to chris phillips, former head of the national counter—terrorism securit

champion raymond van barneveld is into the second round of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour syrian government forces are hoping to take full control of aleppo, following evacuations from the last rebel enclave in the east of the city over the past few days. more than 25,000 people are already said to have left. our correspondentjames longman is in beirut. so what are they saying james about when they expect to take full control? well, joanna that's what they certainly hope to do, but there has been quite a big delay this morning in getting the last evacuees out of east aleppo or at least the last few convoys out. we understand that at least 60 buses are waiting in east aleppo to take evacuees out of east aleppo across into the medical evacuation point. they have enough room more about 3,000 people, but there has been a 24 hour delay this that happening. we're not sure why. it might be because this whole process hinges on evacuations coming out of ot

taylor, a 16—time world champion, beat kim huybrechts 4—2 at alexandra palace.port for now. will be back with more in the next hour. other good afternoon,. thank you. people in india have until the end of the day to hand—in high denomination bank notes which are being taken out of circulation. last month, the government surprised the country by announcing it was withdrawing the two most popular bank notes which account for more than 80% of all cash. the move was designed to tackle corruption and tax evasion — but it has caused widespread chaos. yogita limaye reports from mumbai. this workshop used to be a hive of activity. at least 20 people work here, making hundreds of leather wallets and purses every week. now, there are just four. after the government withdrew most of india's banknote in november, work has almost come to a standstill. translation: i need cash to pay my workers and buy raw material. no one accepts checks. we don't have the means to make digital payments, nor do the people a people we could purchase goods from. we cannot operate without cash.

defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandra palaceer gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays big ben benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. i love their nicknames. they are incredible. we were talking about nick frost. frosty the throw man. speaking of throwing. something even bigger than most of this. this time tomorrow morning, many of you may be opening presents around the christmas tree, but what do you do with it when you take it down? have you thought about throwing it? christmas tree throwing competitions have been a long—standing tradition in one german town, and now the idea's taken off here too. we sent mike bushell along, who else, to have a go. to win the title of most sporting championships you need equipment, clothing, shoes and months of training. for this one, clothing, shoes and months of training. forthis one, all you clothing, shoes and months of training. for this one, all you need isa training. for this one, all you need is a christmas tree

it's been four years since the man known as jackpot last won the title at alexandra palace but he easeded joint third, as germany's daniel deusser won the london 0lympia grand prix, and the international horse show came to an end last night in its customary theatrical fashion. the olympic crowd were treated to the usual showjumping competition but there were also dogs riding horses from spain, a bit of slapstick humour, and even father christmas made an appearance before the busy period begins for him at the end of the week. i think this is really what you wa nted i think this is really what you wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. showjumping! wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. show jumping! he is wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. showjumping! he is going rather quickly. i went there on saturday. the dogs on the horses was quite extraordinary. so well-behaved. i am not trying to play down the dogs, but are they just sitting there? not trying to play down the dogs, but are theyjust sitting there? no, there is some tricks that they do. let's get more now on our top story this morning.

roby—john rodriguez but made it through to the second round of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palacestmas. you can see it, the run up christmas. you can see it, the run upfor christmas. you can see it, the run up for christmas and the final is on the second of january. up for christmas and the final is on the second ofjanuary. expect up for christmas and the final is on the second of january. expect more wild scenes at the ally pally. and crazy names. that's the game, you make up your own names. of that game. let's return now to that incident on the isle of sheppey, where up to 60 inmates temporarily took control of a wing of swaleside prison last night. it's the fourth major disturbance at an english jail in less than two months, prompting concerns over safety of both staff and prisoners. we can speak now to chair of the prison officers association, mike rolfe, who is outside swaleside prison this morning. thank you forjoining us. let's talk about the latest disturbance. how significant and serious was it, what do we know happened? 0f significant and serious was it, what do we know

he beat the dutchman benito van de pass 4—2 at alexandra palace.n the television. yes! charlie spent quite a bit of time invested in the darts yesterday. it is quite a spectacle. have you got a giraffe fact? charlie is not happy with my giraffe fa ct. totally unprepared. you never know what you will get. i was impressed because they spend almost all of their daily eating, about 16— 20 hours. that is an amazing fact. charlie says it is rubbish. all who animals spend hours eating grass. but 20 hours, i am with sally. we are divided. ask your average cowl, they won't be impressed. charlie says my next fact should be that giraffes have long neck. this is the front page of the daily telegraph. sir bradley wiggins who announced his retirement yesterday. that sums him up. as we said a moment ago, quite rock and roll, a bit of a rock star. the main story is saying there was a move to theresa may to reconsider reforms. two stories on the front of the daily mail. we can't confirm this. there are suggestions that victoria beckham have been given an 0be. we do

at alexandra palace, he beat england's robbi green, averaging nearly 100 in the process.big wave challenge in nazare in portugal. have a look at those bad boys. laughing. . that is an incredible height. normally they do just to look at the waves but now they are competing. normally they do just to look at the waves but now they are competinglj can give you my best surfing lingo. he used a trademark railgrab off the bottome and ejected at the end of the ride ahead of a doubleup and avoided a two—wave hold down. at the end of it he said today was the next level. it was survival... it was... "heavy." "heavy." probably that means good. we will look at the weather this morning from a rather amazing and unique vantage point. good morning. good morning from stonehenge. look at this view. isn't it amazing? we are lucky to be here this morning. we are here before eve ryo ne this morning. we are here before everyone else gets in. the public arrive at 745. they are expecting between three and 5000 people to come for the winter solstice which ta kes pla ce come for the winter solstic