shejob the final of the auckland international. she job —— the final of the auckland international.e in three years, she will play two finals and one day and both the singles and the doubles. playing alongside caroline wozniacki in the doubles. an amazing run in the bdo world darts championship came to an end last night. she took her opponent to the deciding set in the final but lost to — one. suzuki will face the four—time winner lisa ashton in the final tonight. and that is all from the bbc sport centre for the moment. another update in the next hour. thank you, john. it‘s set to be a tough weekend on the high street, as the struggling department store debenhams begins to close branches today as part of restructuring plans. 19 will shut this month — affecting more than 600 staff. meanwhile, the baby clothes retailer mothercare is closing its final stores — after it fell into administration in november with a loss of 2,500 jobs. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. many people feel really sad to see these big names going, jamie, how are some able to survive and others a

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international and will donate heres relief fund. williams will have another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title, when the australian open starts a week tomorrow. i have been in the zone a few times, played pretty well in new york, just not in the final. then again in wimbledon, just not in the final. so iam wimbledon, just not in the final. so i am getting there, it isjust putting it together for the whole tournament. i am feeling pretty good, iam tournament. i am feeling pretty good, i am feeling fit, i have got some good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power plays, so this is what i needed going into melbourne and it is good. is what i needed going into melbourne and it is good. novak djokovic has led serbia to victory in the first atp cup in sydney, helping to sink spain in the final. djokovic was unbeaten in the nations tournament, saving one of his best displays for his singles rubber against world number one rafa nadal winning in 2 sets. he was then was part of the doubles team that won the de

first title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international. and the world's biggest tech conference in las vegas. a bike that glides on water is among the latest advancements convered by click, in half an hour here on bbc news. the queen has summoned senior members of the royal family to sandringham to discuss future roles for the duke and duchess of sussex, who want to step back from their duties and spend more time in north america. the prince of wales, the duke of cambridge and the prince harry will attend the meeting tomorrow, while meghan is expected join over the phone from canada. here's our royal correspondent, nick witchell. it's been described as the "sandringham summit". 0n the queen's estate in norfolk tomorrow, the queen will come face—to—face with prince harry for the first time since he and his wife issued their personal statement about their future last wednesday. also there will be the prince of wales and prince william, and harry's wife, meghan, the duchess of sussex, is expected to phone—in to join the discussion from canad

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international and donated her prizef fund. a bonus point win for northampton keeps their european champions cup hopes alive as they beat bennetton 33—20. arsenal women have gone three points clear at the top of the wsl after thrashing brighton 4—0. aston villa hosts manchester city later. i will be back with all of those stories after four o'clock. there are just over twenty hours left for the six candidates in the labour leadership to gain the backing they need to get to the next stage of the contest. sir keir starmer, rebecca long bailey and lisa nandy and jess phillips have the required number of nominations, leaving emily thornberry and clive lewis lobbying to get the backing of at least 22 of their fellow labourmps and meps. registered supporters — who are not full party members — will have 48 hours from 14th to the 16th of january to secure a vote by paying £25. the ballot will be open from 21st february to the 2nd of april. with the results announced two days later on the 11th april. 0ur political correspondent n

singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland internationalllo and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent, and the defence editorfor the times, lucy fisher. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. ‘heaven help us‘ is the headline on the metro — ahead of the queen's summit with prince harry about the future of the royal family. the daily mail describes it as a ‘historic crisis summit‘ and warns there are ‘formidable obstacles‘ for harry and megan before they can stand down as senior royals. however, the telegraph talks of the palaces fears over harry and megan giving a ‘tell—all‘ style interview if the talks fail. also featuring the same photo of the queen is the independent — but it leads on an investigation that found the public backs a net zero carbon emissions target by 2030. the i describes the royal meeting as ‘sandringham showdown‘ but fronts a story about the success of the sugar tax stating that soft drinks makers cu

title for three years — after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland internationalon bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to the bbc sport centre. i'm ben croucher. these are your sportsday headlines. record breaker sergio aguero fires manchester city to a thumping win at aston villa. the goals fly in in the women's super league. arsenal grab four to restore their lead at the top. back on top too — serena williams is a winner again, three years since her last triumph on tour. and even though they won — northampton‘s coach apologises for their performance. all the champions cup stories to come. also coming up in the programme: an emotional afternoon at headingley as rob burrow walks out to play for leeds for the very last time. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm ben croucher. thanks for your company. we'll start at villa park where manchester city smashed six past aston villa in the premier league. sergio aguero grabbed half of them — breaking a couple of records in the process. for villa — now in the relegation zone with manager dean smith saying th

she won the auckland international and will donate her prize money to the relief effort.st in three years as katie gornall reports. the great champions are those who endure when they are tested. in two decades of dominance, serena williams has seen it all. two and a half years ago, she nearly died giving birth to her daughter, alexis. understandably, the road back to the top has been long and uncertain. williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot, jessica pegula, raced into a 3—1 lead but then as we have seen time and again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is hungry for more. i'm feeling pretty good. i'm feeling fit, like i have had some good mat

singles title for 3 years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland internationaland we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers rob merrick, who's deputy political editor at the independent, and the defence correspondent for the times, lucy fisher — stay with us for that. good evening. the queen and senior royals will meet prince harry at sandringham tomorrow for crucial face—to—face talks over the future roles of the duke and duchess of sussex. it follows harry and meghan‘s decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. it's understood to be the first time prince charles, prince william and prince harry will have met since the couple made the announcement on wednesday. meghan is expected to join the discussion from canada on the phone. this report from our royal correspondent sarah campbell. the queen is a familiar face here on sundays and, this morning, she attended church as normal. but these feel like very unfamiliar times, with senior members of the royal family all making their way here for a summit unprecedented in its na

needed just 43 minutes to beat her fellow american amanda anisimova and reach the final of the auckland internationalst title for three years. she'll play two finals in one day againstjessica pegula in the singles and alongside caroline wozniacki in the doubles. there's worrying news for england, ahead of their first six nations game away to france three weeks' time, with an injury to winger anthony watson. he was floored during bath's defeat by harlequins he's only just recovered from a knee injury. quins won 25—19 but both sides were already out of the competition. and sale sharks' chances of making the quarter finals are over, after defeat at la rochelle. they were 10 points ahead at one stage but the french side came back to win by side came back to win by 30—23. 16—year—old beau greaves' amazing run in the bdo's women's world darts championship came to end last night. she took reigning champion mikuru suzuki to a deciding set in their semi final, but lost 2—1. suzuki will face the four time winner, england's lisa ashton, in tonight's final. that's it from the bbc sport centre. compared with yest

first, serena williams is a winner again, claiming her first title in three years at the auckland internationalalian bushfire appeal but for williams, this is a significant victory, herfirst since becoming a mother, as katie gornall reports. the great champions are those who endure when they are tested. in two decades of dominance, serena williams has seen it all. two and a half years ago, she nearly died giving birth to her daughter, alexis. understandably, the road back to the top has been long and uncertain. williams has walked out into five finals since becoming a parent and lost them all. early on, she seemed to be heading down that same path as her compatriot, jessica pegula, raced into a 3—1 lead but then as we have seen time and again over the years, williams gathered herself, hitting back with her customary power and precision. after wrapping up the first set 6—3 in auckland, williams broke early in the second and stayed out in front. eventually, she closed out the set and the match for a victory which clearly meant so much. and with the australian open around the corner, williams is h

she's into the final of the auckland international with a 6—1, 6—1 win over amanda anisimova.e of silverware. meanwhile, us open champion bianca andreescu will miss the aussie open as she recovers from a knee injury. the world no 6 said the tournament came too soon in her rehab. to the nfl playoffs, and the divisional round sees the top seeds enter the post season. with the number one seeds in the american football conference, the baltimore ravens, hosting the team that ended tom brady and the new england patriots title hopes — the tennessee titans. first up, though, the minnesota vikings travel to the number one national football conference team san francesco. i don't think you can look much further from the number one seed, the san francisco 49ers. they have had the strong season, they have been battle tested, finished with a 13 and been battle tested, finished with a i3 and three record. on the other side, the baltimore ravens are at home tonight. they are the number one seed against the team who built —— beat the new england patriots. it will have to be in the rain so expe

she is into the final of the auckland international, after beating amanda anisimova in straight sets. three years. she has not won a grand slam since she won the australian open in 2017, but she has come mighty close. an excellent practice for her, reaching the final in auckland. if she wins that final on sunday, it'll be the first title she has one since the australian open title in 2017 and would end a run of five consecutive final defeats. and that is clearly going to do her no harm at all as she chases that record equalling grand slam total at wimbledon. meanwhile, us open champion bianca andreescu will miss the first grand slam of the year as she recovers from a knee injury. the world number six said the tournament came too soon in her rehab. the first of the four divisional round nfl playoff matches is under way in san francesco. the 49ers have a 17—10 lead over the minnesota vikings at the start of the second half. the winners of this game will be one game away from the super bowl, which takes place at the beginning of february. you're up to date from the bbc sport centre. have

serena williams is a winner again, claiming her first title in three years at the auckland internationalto the australian bushfire appeal but for williams this is a significant victory — herfirst since becoming a mother. let's speak now to the sports journalist, cheryl downes. she joins us from melbourne. by by my count, serena williams has found 73 titles over 20 years but this is her first found 73 titles over 20 years but this is herfirst as found 73 titles over 20 years but this is her first as a found 73 titles over 20 years but this is herfirst as a mother. how important is that to her and potentially others? i think it is incredibly important but on the flipside it isjust incredibly important but on the flipside it is just going incredibly important but on the flipside it isjust going back incredibly important but on the flipside it is just going back to a tennis player as well. the recognition that she has got as a mother is amazing and for other players, kim cluster has stopped about a comeback as well so it sets about a comeback as well so it sets a standard for them as well. s

singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland internationalbritain's ambassador to iran has been summoned by the country's foreign ministry and accused of attending an illegal anti—government demonstration. rob macaire was arrested yesterday in the capital, tehran, and detained for three hours in apparent violation of his right to diplomatic immunity. mr macaire said he was attending a vigilfor 176 people on the passengerjet which was shot down by iran last week. today, hundreds of people gathered outside the british embassy in tehran, chanting, "death to the uk" and burning the union flag. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. outside the british embassy in tehran today, an angry demonstration. men burning flags, crying, "death to the uk". an organised protest by hardline militia with links to iran's revolutionary guard, all calling for britain's ambassador to be expelled from the country. rob macaire was detained by police yesterday for what iran's foreign ministry described as inappropriate behaviour at an illegal gathering

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international — a good sign asated her winners cheque of £33,000 pounds to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. karolina pliskova held on to her brisbane international title, despite a spiritied performance from madison keys. pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open. the former world number one reached the semi—finals last year but she‘s yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic is attempting to get serbia back on level terms with spain, in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets to put the spaniards ahead. and world number two djokovic broke world number one rafael nadal twice in the first set of their singles match, to take it 6—2. it‘s going with serve in the second set. the pair could be back on court again straight after this match — they‘re both expected to play if the tie goes to a deciding doubles. 16 points clear in the premier league following a record number of wins this season — li

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international — a good sign ast at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winner's cheque of $43,000 to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. spain have taken a 1—0 lead over serbia in the final of the atp cup in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets — the world's top two players, rafael nadal and novak djokovic are due on court next. the england cricket squad has been hit by illness yet again. this time it's captain joe root, who had to miss training in port elizabeth this morning, due to a stomach bug. with the test series against south africa level at 1—1, the 3rd and deciding test starts on thursday. england's tour has been badly affected by illness and injury from the start, with 17 players and support staff laid low by flu—like symptoms, and rory burns and james anderson forced to return home through injury. there was no fifth bdo world darts title for england's lisa ashton, after mikuru suzuki retained her cr

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international — a good sign asslam title. the australian open starts a week tomorrow. she donated her winner's cheque of $43,000 to the relief effort of the australian bush fires. novak djokovic is attempting to get serbia back level with spain in sydney. roberto bautista agut beat dusan lajovic in straight sets. if it goes to the deciding doubles, they will be back out on court again, both expected to play in the doubles, rafa nadal and novak djokovic. liverpool's unbeaten run continues, a record 20th premier league win in their opening 21 matches, the best start to a premier league season. a 1—0 win over tottenham giving them a 16 point lead at the top. that leaves them with a huge 16 point lead at the top of the table. ben croucher wraps up the key moments from yesterday's action. liverpool are a tight—knit bunch, squeezing the life out of anything that gets in their way. if they're growing closer, the distance to everyone else has stretched from gap to crevice to chasm. the holes in tottenham's defence weren't

serena williams needed just 43 minutes to beat her fellow american, and reach the final of the auckland internationalin the process. she is looking for her first title in three yea rs, looking for her first title in three years, and will play two finals and one day, in the singles, and then backin one day, in the singles, and then back in action alongside caroline wozniacki in the doubles. some worrying news for england ahead of their first worrying news for england ahead of theirfirst six worrying news for england ahead of their first six nations game away to france in three weeks' time. when anthony watson has picked up a leg injury during bath's defeat by ha rlequins injury during bath's defeat by harlequins in the champions cup. watson has only just harlequins in the champions cup. watson has onlyjust recovered from a knee injury. an 16—year—old beau g reaves, a knee injury. an 16—year—old beau greaves, an amazing run in the women's world darts championship, came to an end last night. she took reigning champion to a deciding set in their semifinal, but lost to — one. it means if winner will face

singles title for three years after beating jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland internationaland the week in parliament looks at brexit and iran shooting down a passenger plane. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. iran have summoned the uk ambassador for "inapproapriate behaviour" after he was arrested last night. rob macaire says he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was detained for three hours after attending a vigil for the 176 people who died when iran shot down a passenger plane last week. the uk has said the ambassador‘s arrest was a "flagrant violation of international law" and has warned iran that it risks becoming "an international pariah". our world affairs correspondent caroline hawley reports. this morning in tehran, iranian authorities stepped up security. they are on extra guard after public gatherings, to mourn the victims of the plane crash turned last night into protests. iranians voiced their fury at the regime, calling for accountability after the military finally

and serena williams delivered a masterclass in reaching the final of the auckland international. beat her fellow american amanda anisimova, dropping only two games in the process. williams is looking for her first title for three years — she faces jessica pegula tomorrow. and the winter youth olympic games are under way in lausanne — and tomorrow britain's theo collins will become the nation's first athlete for 28 years to compete in an olympic long—track speed skating event. it's been a far from easyjourney 16—year—old collins, though, with the sport receiving no funding in the uk. bbc olympic reporter nick hope is in switzerland for us. st moritz is one of the most iconic winter sport venues in the world. but while its frozen lake may be beautiful, it can be brutal, too. because the ice is moving, cracks develop and it is quite scary going around and seeing big cracks, which is not ideal. but you know, it is an exciting experience. st moritz is an incredible place with a lot of history. and it is great to be competing here. people in the uk will have heard of short track speed

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international and donated her winner's fund. williams will have another shot at a record—equalling 24th grand slam title, when the australian open starts a week tomorrow. played pretty well in new york. just not in the final! again in wimbledon, just not in the final. yeah, so i'm getting there. it'sjust putting it together for the whole tournament. i'm feeling good and fit and i feel like i've got some good matches, long rallies, short rallies, power players and elements so this is what i needed going into melbourne. it's good, it's really good. karolina pliskova held on to her brisbane international title, despite a spiritied performance from madison keys. pliskova said the tough three—set win was the ideal preparation for the australian open. the former world number one reached the semi—finals in melbourne last year, but she's yet to win a grand slam singles title. novak djokovic took the atp cup final to a deciding doubles rubber, with victory over rafael nadal in sydney. spain went 1—nil up thanks to roberto bautista

she beat jessica pegula in straight sets in the final of the auckland international, a good sign as shelins will become the nation's first athlete for 28 years to compete in an olympic long—track speed skating event. it's been a far from easyjourney for the 16—year—old, with the sport receiving no funding in the uk. bbc olympic reporter nick hope is in switzerland for us. san moritz is one of the most iconic winter sport venues in the world, but while it's a frozen lake may be beautiful, it can be brutal too. because the ice is moving, cracks develop and it's quite scary skating around and seeing big cracks next to you, which isn't ideal but it's an exciting experience. san moritz is an incredible place with a lot of history and it's great to be competing here. many people will have heard of short track speed skating, this is long track speed skating, this is long track speed skating, how is it different? it is done on a 111 metre rig when you have a6 people skating against each other and long track is over a00 metres and two people are skating for the fastest time and overall the three

she's into the final of the auckland international with a 6—1, 6—1win over amanda anisimova.ralian open in 2017 but she has come mighty close. excellent practice for her, reaching the final in auckland. if she wins the final in auckland. if she wins the final in auckland. if she wins the final on sunday, it will be the first title she has won since the australian open at 2079 within the run of five consecutive final defeats and that will clearly do her no harm at all as she chases that record equalling 24th grand slam singles title in melbourne. meanwhile, us open champion bianca andreescu will miss the aussie open as she recovers from a knee injury. the world number six said the tournament came too soon in her rehab. 18 months ago, bobby madley was living out a boyhood dream. a premier league referee, he was officiating on some of the country's and europe's top fixtures. but after sending a video to a friend mocking a disabled person, he was sacked and his career and reuputation was in ruins. he's since moved to norway in a bid to rebuild his life and he's opened up about ho

needed just 43 minutes to beat her fellow—american amanda anisimova and reach the final of the auckland internationalriathlete, was paralysed from the waist down after a serious bike accident. in what‘s been a long journey of recovery for both, alex rejoined team gb training this week while claire competes in her first solo 5k wheelchair race this morning. and they both join us now. claire, we know it has been a long road to recovery. this race this morning, it must be a special and poignant moment for you? yes, it is. it is really exciting to be back outside doing what i love doing and ably big milestone for me to be doing it by myself with no one helping me to go along. just remind us of the accident and what happened and how that recovery has been for your sins leading and how that recovery has been for yoursins leading up and how that recovery has been for your sins leading up to today?” and how that recovery has been for your sins leading up to today? i was out on a training ride, riding my bike, doing a ridge that i used to do most days and unfortunately, i had a collision whilst out riding. i

south pacific island nation of kiribati had the international dateline reconfigured so it would be the first to celebrate the new millennium. in aucklandoblems, only a giant celebration. although it will take much longer to assess what's really happened to the world's computers. and among the midnight theatrics often staged around familiar landmarks, the sydney opera house offered a performance unlike any seen there before. dancers representing sea creatures from the harbor roamed the route as a million people watched. china, one of the countries that gave fireworks to the rest of the world, had an impressive display of its own in shanghai. but officials anxious to dispel concerns that the country could be a y2k disaster kept its airlines flying past midnight to engender confidence. and in beijing, the official celebration that started at midnight ended at 12:08. far away from this performance of a national traditional music troupe in seoul, korea, others went up to the demilitarized zone where "no photograph" signs were posted to hang messages on barbed wire wishing for peace with the north. god, please let these reunions happen, said