a lot of attention has focused on australian politics and its relationship with the australian indigenous now that it has been before? it is better in many insta nces before? it is better in many instances but there are still practices that have to be changed. working with aboriginal people to find solutions, as opposed to government policies going over the top of them. and in the unfortunate deaths in custody and the way in which some of those circumstances arise have been extremely frustrating. but generally on the whole there is a far better relationship in this decade than i've seen in my years of growing up. do you have an analysis of perhaps why it has taken sole or for an indigenous minister to be appointed to government? -- taken so long. i think it isjust to government? -- taken so long. i think it is just a matter of many of oui’ think it is just a matter of many of our standing think it is just a matter of many of ourstanding up, competing think it is just a matter of many of our standing up, competing for a seatin our standing up, competing for a seat in the house of represent

propaganda, or a reflection of australian culture? row over this advert featuring two girls in hijabs. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the white house has vowed to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what officials see as unfair attacks on donald trump. the new president has taken issue with estimates of the size of the crowd at his inauguration on friday. his press secretary says it was the biggest in history for such an event, but, as our north america editor jon sopel reports, the evidence doesn't support the claim. the weightiest issues on the planet were discussed at donald trump's inaugural address, but what the president is in a white rage about are suggestions that the crowds for him were not as big as they were for barack obama eight years ago, even though the evidence is incontrovertible, as these two photos, each taken 45 minutes before the inauguration started, make plain. but last night, journalists were summoned to the most extraordinary white house briefing to

it actually featured a range of australians.nd that is what they made the threats about. and a billboard company took it down, so we started this crowd—funding campaign to bring this back up again. we can't get it up in the original place, obviously, because that billboard company has said no. but we have it up now in other places around melbourne, and it is going up in other capital cities as well. and what do you think of people's responses so far? because you have managed to collect quite a bit of money in this crowd—funding effort to reinstate those posters, haven't you? yes, look, i think we are over 165,000 australian dollars now, which is amazing. i think a lot of people just saw the absolute hypocrisy that was exposed here. because the people who complain about it, made the threats about it, are the same ones who say muslims don't assimilate, and yet this was a photo of two young muslim australian girls, holding australian flags, celebrating australia day. it's like, how much more assimilated do they need to be? and i th

and roger federer will go for an 18th grand slam title in the australian open final, with serena up australianl, with serena up against venus in the women's final. manchester united's i7 manchester united's 17 match unbeaten run is over but they will not care because they are going to wembley to face southampton in the final of the efl cup, after losing 2-1 at final of the efl cup, after losing 2—1 at hull tonight. it finished 3—2 on aggregate. patrick deery reports. how hull city would love to have ryan mason in their midfield, not on their monitor. this was a collective get well soon as he recovers from a fractured skull. seconds after his appearance, his team—mates drew inspiration. one match would make it interesting. jon moss is what it a tumbling tiger. faulty. overto interesting. jon moss is what it a tumbling tiger. faulty. over to a man without the goal this season. tom huddlestone converted. the capital of culture was finally reducing the drama, one which needed a hero. here's david marshall's acrobatic audition. manchester united equalised on the night through paul pogba. hull city

and we speak to the first indigenous australian to become a government minister.ive from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where president obama has held the final press conference of his eight years in the white hous just 48 hours before his successor is inaugurated, a reflective mr obama, touted his achievements from gay rights to lifting the trade embargo with cuba. he had words of advice for donald trump — don't try and do it all yourself, listen to your advisers. and there was a final thought — "in my heart, i think we're going to be ok". here'sjon sopel. for one last time, barack obama came to the white house briefing room to joust with the press. good afternoon, everybody. but amid reports that his successor wants to limit access and regularly accuses journalists of being dishonest and liars, the outgoing president spoke of the importance of a strong and free media. you are not supposed to be sycophants, you are supposed to be sceptics. you'

the question of what makes an australian is more difficult than ever.expect millions of people through their doors and because australia day falls on a thursday this year, a lot of workplaces are expecting a national sickie day as many people start the weekend early and keep the celebrations going. hywel griffith on australia day. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we speak to the director of the oscar—nominated film tanna, a movie with a cast of first—time actors. also on the programme: we will be explaining huawei children's game led to stardom and fame. —— how a children's. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after liftoff. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings, and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation ab

the australian government and the incoming american government?government? i have heard from the australian government within the last hour, they have said they have made efforts with other governments, we assume the american government, to try and release timothy weeks, they say they have been given support from his family but they don't want to discuss it any further. nothing from the americans so far, certainly it isn't evenin americans so far, certainly it isn't even in donald trump's and yet to play a part in this sort of negotiation but there's a president in 2014 when sergeant bowe bergdahl was exchange for prisoners held at guantanamo bay so there's a president but there's no indication from the us, who seem to be in the driving seat, as to how they would wa nt driving seat, as to how they would want this to play out. it is clear the two professors are distressed. any more indication on health generally? they say that they either the same food as the taliban, they use the phrase good conditions. certainly they look distressed. at one stage

and, johanna konta's preparations for the australian open continue to go smoothly. the british number one has reached the third round of the sydney international with a comfortable straight—sets win over australia's daria gavrilova. iam back i am back just i am backjust after 10am. this morning, in an exclusive interview with this programme, nicole kidman tells this programme she'd like more kids at the age of a9, but her husband won't let her. she's just been nominated for a best supporting actress bafta for her role in the film lion, which tells the true story of a young boy who gets lost in india and ends up being adopted by an australian family. the film also gets four other nominations. in a wide—ranging interview, nicole kidman also talks about ageism and us president—elect donald trump. but we start by talking about herfilm. where are you from? kolkata. which part? i'm adopted. i'm not really...

johanna konta wins a second career title, just three days before the beginning of the australian openhello again. diego costa has been dropped, and his chelsea future is in doubt tonight. the striker has been left out of their squad for the match at leicester tomorrow, after a dispute with the club's coaching staff. he is the premier league's top scorer so far this season, with m goals, but is thought to have been the subject of an offer from a chinese club, who could be willing to pay him £30 million a year. our reporter simon stonejoined me earlier to explain more. it seems as though, after a period of relative calm in diego costa's combustible career, that at the start of this week he started to have disagreements with a particular member of the chelsea coaching staff, and that has escalated to appoint where his manager, antonio conser, has decided to leave him basically out of the squad —— conte. can travel to leicester, he is not going to play at leicester. the key point is what is behind the issues, and some people are suggesting that bid offers, big, big offers that diego costa

the first tennis major of the year, the australian open, starts on monday and the british number onem. she's into the final of the sydney international. she beat former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in straight sets, to reach her third wta final. konta will now play world number three agnieszka radwa nska. konta, who is ranked at number ten in the world, made it to the semifinals at the australian open last year. also going well in sydney is the british number three dan evans, he's reached his first atp tour semifinal. he had to come from a set down again, just like the last round. he beat the top seed dominic thiem, his first victory over a top ten player. andy murray is already in melbourne — he's been warming up there ahead of the australian open draw, which takes place in the early hours of friday morning.

the taliban release video of two abducted professors, one australian, the other american, pleading foronald trump to help free them. and drawing a line under the obama presidency — we talk to the artist who's painted him every day since he took office. hello. donald trump's first press conference in six months has been dominated by the issue of whether the us president—elect might be vulnerable to blackmail by the russians. he angrily denied allegations in a leaked report that russian intelligence might have gathered compromising information about him. he attacked america's intelligence agencies, and suggested they might have leaked the report. he criticised some of the media too, for spreading allegations he says are "fake news, phoney stuff, put together by sick people". ian pannell reports from new york. it's been almost half a year since we've seen one of these, a donald trump press conference. and what great timing for the president—elect. with the media baying for blood or at least a bone. because we've just learnt intelligence chiefs gave mr trump documents alleging russia has c

konta reached the semi—finals at the australian open last year.the tournament gets under way, after what's already been a good start to the season. british number two kyle edmund is out, beaten by australian qualifier matthew barton in two tie—break sets. it was edmund's 22nd birthday, too, so a bit of a party spoiler. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: sinn fein's martin mcguinness has resigned as deputy first minister of northern ireland in protest at the dup‘s handling of a renewable energy scheme. the health secretary says the nhs in england is facing unprecedented demand, but has denied there's a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals. in her first policy speech of 2017, theresa may says she'll improve mental health services in england, with a focus on children and young people. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. northern ireland's power—sharing government is facing the prospect of a snap election after the de

so your company ‘s british and australian? yes.ady in existence? we were around since before the king ‘s speech. we try to find good stories wherever they are but this was an incredible true story. we tried to find uplifting work and ryan seemed obvious. does that explain jeffrey rudge, the strain on actor, being in the king ‘s speech! and of course nicole kidman. she brings a lot of star power to the movie. yes and it is also a personal story for her so i think it was very easy in some ways as producers to put the film together in terms of the actors because everyone was drawn to this incredible true story. it was easier than normal sometimes. when you say personal story, not in terms of the fa cts , personal story, not in terms of the facts, just how she was drawn in? nicole kidman is a mother who has adopted and i think the film also has backed elements about adoption and it was moving for her. and dev patel nominated for best supporting actor as well. yes we put through quite a process to get that role and he was absolutely the

and johanna konta insists serena williams is not unbeatable as she sets up a quarterfinal at the australiann with a 22 times grand slam champion. hello and welcome. bernie ecclestone‘s a0 year reign in charge of formula 1 is over. the 86—year—old has been removed from his position by the new owners of the sport, liberty media. the ta keover the sport, liberty media. the takeover has been confirmed. andrew bensonjoins me. we've been expecting this that his departure marks a huge change for the sport. it certainly does, he's been central in building was bought up in the last few decades into one of the biggest sports in the world, it is third in terms of global audience, second to the football world cup and the olympics. and he's done it through a combination of tv rights and deals with governments, like vladimir putin's, and so on. it is ha rd to overstate vladimir putin's, and so on. it is hard to overstate the impact that he has had on growing formula 1 into that position. what do we know about the new owners. they are obviously very serious. this takeover values the sport at $8 million an

dan da n eva ns went dan evans went shopping on sunday to buy kit for the australian open.ome back from the brink of quitting tennis to be two of the world's top ten players in the last two weeks. today's big scalp was marin cilic, who had looked too much for evans in the first set, as the dazzling sun sank low. but as the shadows lengthened, evans came to live, breaking the cilic serve to ta ke live, breaking the cilic serve to take the second set. and belief blossoming in the darkness, he dominated the third too. the fourth turned into a battle, evans saved eight break points. and cilic was getting frustrated. he had to serve to stay in the match, but evans took his chance. and what to do after beating the world number seven — get straight on the phone, there is big news to share. surely the biggest win of his career. i

in around an hour and a half, johanna konta plays herfirst match at the australian open.sh from victory at the sydney international, she takes on kirsten flipkens of belgium hoping to book her place in the second round. you can follow it all over on radio 5 live sports extra, there's full commentary from melbourne. andy murray is already through to the second round of this, his first grand slam as world number one. he got his campaign off to a winning start, beating ukraine's illya marchenko. as nick parrott reports. will this be the year andy murray finally stepped out of the shadows of the australian open? he has reached five finals, but has yet to win it. top seed for the first time at the grand slam and on the other side of the net was world number five, illya marchenko. if anyone thought this would be a big introduction to the tournament at the beginning of the year, this was wrong. andy murray was made to sweat for almost an hour before he could ta ke for almost an hour before he could take the first set. the ukrainian was determined not to give the world number one

ideal preparation ahead of next week's australian open.afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. nearly half of hospitals in england declared a major alert in the first week of this year. nhs figures released this morning reveal that 66 of the 152 hospital trusts raised the alarm, as large numbers of patients experienced trolley waits and delays in a&e. eight of the trusts declaring a major alert reported the highest level of alarm, meaning patient safety was at risk. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. another busy day for the health service, where the pressure of winter is unrelenting. earlier this week, leicester royal infirmary was one of more than 60 hospitals in england to declare a major alert as the strain on services grew. the latest data from nhs england exposes how the health service is struggling to cope. one in five patients admitted as an emergency last week experienced a delay of at least four hours for a bed. nearly one in four patients waited over four hours to be seen in a&e. in some place it's reached ne

he's dumped out of the australian open in the fourth round. costa's comeback.scores on his return to the chelsea team as the league leaders beat hull. and finally a win against india for england's cricketers. a big shock in melbourne, with andy murray knocked out of the australian open in the fourth round by a player ranked number 50 in the world. the briton was beaten in four sets by germany's mischa zverev. it's the lowest ranked player to beat murray in a grand slam event for ten years. katie gornall reports. andy murray leaves melbourne having missed an opportunity. with novak djokovic out, the draw had opened up for him. his path had been blocked by an unexpected obstacle. he played extremely well, especially at the end of the match, he did come up with some great stuff and deserved to win. mischa zverev isn't even the best player in the family, his younger brother alex is said to be the one to watch. and nobody saw this coming. after losing the first set against a player ranked 50 places below him, murray tried to repair the damage. he levelled the match

we are waiting to hear from the australian government. i have spoken to them this morning.. we know that the us government had one failed attempt to rescue these men. only a matter of weeks after they were abducted, in august last year, we understand there was a us navy seal operation which took place, but it was unsuccessful, suggesting that they reached too late to actually get to them and. no response obviously from donald trump yet. he is yet to take office and therefore couldn't formally respond to this video. there is a precedent, of course, for the us negotiating with the taliban. there was a us soldier, a sergeant in tiny 1a who was exchanged for taliban prisoners, however we don't know if the us would countenance such a move again. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: as winter bites hard across europe, we visit the refugee camps in greece, where they are living in sub—zero temperatures. also on the programme: bollywood's shah rukh khan tells the bbc how he has managed to stay at the top for 25 years. day one of operation desert stor

i did a lot of australian presses and they're like, "well a koala's australian.t you do an australian accent?" i was like, "no." it would have been a little too literal. [ laughter ] decided not to. >> seth: but you did. you mentioned you lived in australia for a year. this was between high school and college. >> yeah. >> seth: and then were you -- is it true that you were one of those people that came back from abroad and you actually brought the accent back with you? >> damn right. >> seth: wow. [ laughter ] and this is texas, right? there can't be a lot of people walking around with an australian accent back there. was it -- were people into it? >> the ladies kind of were. >> seth: yeah. [ cheers ] but then -- >> which why i was doing it. >> seth: yeah, but -- >> and also because i was playing -- yeah. it was a lot of my fraternity brothers out there going, "you son of a bitch. you did fake that for a year." yeah, i did. [ laughter ] >> seth: but i would imagine the problem with faking an accent for a year is if you don't move, you have to explain what happens

certainly going well in the run—up to the australian open.aine‘s ilya marchenko. it‘s not the easiest draw thereafter, with both roger federer and stan wawrinka in his half. this is one of the two grand slam5 murray‘s never won, though he has come close. i‘ve been in the final five times. and i‘ve played really well in the past. but just never and i‘ve played really well in the past. butju5t never quite managed to get over the final hurdle. but i‘m hoping this is going to be my year. i finished last i‘m hoping this is going to be my year. ifini5hed last season i‘m hoping this is going to be my year. i finished last season as i‘m hoping this is going to be my year. ifini5hed last season as best a5| year. ifini5hed last season as best as i could, coming in as number one in the world. so i feel good. there‘ll be two brits against two au55ies in the first round of the women‘s draw. heather watson and naomi broady will both face opponents who‘ll have the backing of the home fans. broady is up against daria gavrilova, while wat5on is playing the mo

but going well in the lead up to the australian open. one.. he'll begin his bid for a fourth major against ukraine's ilya marchenko. it's not the easiest draw thereafter. with both roger federer and stan wawrinka in his half. this is one of the two grand slam5 murray's never won. though he has come close. i've been in the final five times now. i've done really well in the past. but i've just never quite managed to get over the final hurdle. i'm hoping this is going to be my year. ifini5hed last season a5 be my year. ifini5hed last season as best as i could coming in as number one in the world. so i feel good. he is playing well as well. there'll be two brits against two au55ies in the first round of the women's draw. heather watson and naomi broady will both face opponents who'll have the backing of the home fans. broady is up against daria gavrilova while watson is playing the more experienced samantha sto5ur. who's a former us open champion. but has a poor record at her home tournament. i look forward to playing 5ound5. i've played aga

the draw for the australian 0pen has been made.as kirsten konta, she has kirsten flipkens. andy murray will begin his bid for a fourth major against ukraine's ilya marchenko. federer and wawrinka are on his side of the draw. this is one of the two grand slams murray's never won, though he's come close. i have been in the finalfive i have been in the final five times, played well in the past, never quite managed to get over the final hurdle, i hope this will be my year. by hurdle, i hope this will be my year. by finished last season as best i could, coming in as number one in the world so i feel good. golf news. england's graeme storm has a two—shot lead at the south africa 0pen at the half—way stage injohannesburg. storm... who's from hartlepool, hit nine birdies on his way to a bogey—free round of 63. world number two rory mcilroy is three shots off the pace after complaining of a bad back today. his four under round of 68 ended with back to back bogeys. there will be a new rugby league clu b there will be a new rugby league club

for the first time in 15 years, two british players are into the third round at the australian open.expected, but andy murray certainly was. his only scare in a straight sets win against the russian teenager andrey rublev, a slight ankle injury. jim lumsden reports. murray's fantastic 2016 began with defeat to novak djokovic here last year. the serb‘s form dipped, but murray went from strength to strength. but how he would love to win this. in his way andre rublev. the 19—year—old is a highly rated prospect and looks to pox outside the court. —— box outside the court, but he was becoming a sparring partner. one key is playing as few sets as possible. the second set went the way of the first, 6—0. when it seemed all was going to plan for the scot, he went over on his ankle. serious? perhaps not. he carried on to break serve again. as for rublev, the bell was to ring for the end of his lesson and he lost the third set 6-2. so murray and evans through, kyle edmund plays tonight, if he wins, then it will be the first time three british men have reached the third round in melbourne when t

there are five british players through to the second round of the australian open for the first timejohanna konta, heather watson and kyle edmund all came through their opening matches in melbourne. nick parrott reports. success down under has been a rare sight for british tennis fans but there are now witnessing a strength and depth that has not been seen for 30 years. johanna konta seems determined to right way into the record books. last year she became the first british woman to reach an australian open semifinal since 1977 with sue barker. the nine seed, her desire clear to see as she cruised past kirsten flipkens in straight sets. i was prepared to stay out as long as i needed to but again there was a tough first set with not much in it and i wasjust happy to be able to put my foot on the pedal a bit. and alsojust manage ruby well the difficulties the match presented. that performance inspired heather watson. a year ago she went out to the first round and 12 months later she is made of sterner stuff battling hard for two and a quarter hours before she became the former us open

who will face roger federer in the australian open final, rafa nadal or grigor dimitrov? we hear from the two players ahead of their semi—final. and tiger woods makes his long—awaited return to the pga tour, with a round of two halves. hello, and thanks forjoining us here on sport today. we are going to kick off the show in the english league cup, where manchester united are through to the final after beating hull city over two legs in the semis. united led 2—0 from the first leg at old trafford, but tom huddlestone reduced the deficit with the opening goal of the second leg, a penalty ten minutes before half—time. midway through the second half, paul pogba equalised for united, and restored their two—goal cushion overall. five minutes from time, oumar niasse gave the home side hope, to make it 2—1 to hull on the night. but it wasn't enough. united held on to win 3—2 on aggregate, and they are now through to a ninth league cup final. they will face southampton at wembley on 26 february. he was doing fantastic work, and there were a very good team in both matches. we had m

qualifying for the australian open sta rts qualifying for the australian open starts overnight.ritish names in australian open qualifying to look out for. they need to win three matches in three days to make it through to the main draw. that's it from this sportsday. more for you throughout the rest of the evening, including updates against southampton and liverpool in the league cup semi—final. from us, for now, goodbye. jeremy corbyn has accused theresa may of being ‘in denial‘ about the pressures on the national health service. labour has joined senior doctors in calling on the government to put more money immediately into social care to support people living in their own homes. nhs leaders have been giving evidence on the state of the nhs in england to a parliamentary committee this afternoon. simon stevens is the chief executive of nhs england and gave this stark warning to mps. in the here and now there are real pressures . in the here and now there are real pressures. 0ver in the here and now there are real pressures. over the next three yea rs, pressures. over the next t

konta, who is ranked at number 10 in the world, made it to the semi finals at the australian open lastsh number three dan evans. he's reached his first atp tour semi—final. he had to come from a set down again, just like the last round. he beat the top seed dominic thiem, his first victory over a top ten player. andy murray is already in melbourne, he's been warming up there ahead of the australian open draw which takes place in the early hours of friday morning. it'll be the first time in murray's career, he'll be the top seed at a grand slam. laura robson and tara moore won't be in the draw after losing their qualifying matches. england captain alastair cook will meet director of cricket andrew strauss tomorrow but no decision on his role as test captain is expected to be made. cook admitted to having "questions" over his position during the recent 4—0 series defeat in india. our reporter tim peach is with the one day squad in mumbai. the meeting is part of the routine debriefing process english cricket hold after every series. there have been calls for alastair cook to resign after

iron ore prices are set to plunge — that's the message from the australian government, sending minings down. welcome to world business report. i'm sally bundock. also in the programme: the boss of rolls royce is here to tell us why luxury cars still have the edge. that is his view. we will talk to him ina that is his view. we will talk to him in a moment. but first: over the next few days, the world's car makers will be taking the wraps off their latest products at the detroit motor show. the car seems more popular than ever — an estimated 75 million were sold last year, but 2017 is already beginning to look like a big year of change for the industry. not least because more of them are looking to invest in the united states. in the last few hours, fiat chrysler has said it will put $1 billion into two us factories, which will create 2000 newjobs. the incoming president donald trump has been piling pressure on carmakers to make the vehicles they sell in the us in the us. meanwhile, the traditional business model of the industry is changing with the disruption coming the technology firm

sister versus sister serving up suspense at the australian open.ach trying to make history in their own way. >> she's my toughest opponent. >> the epic match to take home the trophy. >>> i just learned something new. that was sia singing "the greatest." thank you for that pop culture. tom, great job on the campaign. >> i appreciate it. now that dan's not here it's party time. >> oh, yeah. >> it'll be party time in about ten minutes. we have to get through serious news including -- i don't know if you watched the australian open. >> oh, yeah. >> we'll talk about the all and have all the highlights coming up and hint that someone named williams won. >>> we are talking politics, busy schedule for president trump. a roster of phone calls with world leaders have youing russian president vladimir putin. >> he hasn't stopped since he started. all the talk now into action. signing an executive order banning citizens of seven countries from entering the u.s. designed to protect the nation from terrorists who want to enter the country. >> trump supporters ha

he hasjust the australian open, and it is rafael nadal.won a five set thriller against grigor dimitrov, and i will give you the score. it was 6—3, six sevenths, 5-6, 6-7, 6-4. nahda score. it was 6—3, six sevenths, 5—6, 6—7, 6—4. nahda will now play roger federer in sunday's final, his first majorfinal since roger federer in sunday's final, his first major final since 2014. that game ended a moment ago after four hours and 56 minutes. the latest there from the australian open. in a minute, the summary of the business news. now, the headlines. to reza mayers in washington to meet president trump for talks on trade and strengthening the ties between the uk and us. —— theresa may. the royal college of surgeons criticises plans by doctors in the uk to reduce hip and knee operations to save money. hundreds millions of pounds of funding is taken back by the treasury. and ina the treasury. and in a minute, the turtle washed up and in a minute, the turtle washed up on and in a minute, the turtle washed upona and in a minute, the turtle washed up o

he has never won the australian open but it wasn't to be.round the tournament and suddenly the oldies were rolling back the yea rs the oldies were rolling back the years and the women's event with serena williams claiming her 23rd title, it was quite an extraordinary event but it has made it very interested in going forward because you have the young stars coming through, not quite ready to take over but the oldies pushing back on them so fascinating times in tennis. 0bviously disappointing with andy but has he another major triumph in him? i am sure he will have. the tennis who produced two of the back end of last year, i mean he was an exceptional run of form winning those many titles, five titles back—to—back. finishing up as the world number one and i think that took its toll on him. he didn't have an enormous time off so he has a lwa ys an enormous time off so he has always been very good at bouncing back from defeat and i am sure we will see him come back with a vengeance as we go will see him come back with a vengeance as we go furthe

sibling rivalry, australian open title. all against hersister.ove, even more so. it is a great number and i know she would like to have a little more. who wouldn't? it was a great moment and i am very happy that she is playing well as well. get to number 23 because there is 22 ahead of that that she has also earned and she ended. back home the fa cup, the biggest killers from the last round, include city hoping that they will have another upset in round four. dan

the first tennis major of the year, the australian open, starts on monday and the british number one johanna konta looks in good form. she's into the final of the sydney international. she beat former wimbledon finalist eugenie bouchard in straight sets, to reach her third wta final. konta will now play world number three agnieszka radwa nska. konta, who is ranked at number ten in the world, made it to the semifinals at the australian open last year. also going well in sydney is the british number three dan evans, he's reached his first atp tour semifinal. he had to come from a set down again, just like the last round. he beat the top seed dominic thiem, his first victory over a top ten player. andy murray is already in melbourne — he's been warming up there ahead of the australian open draw, which takes place in the early hours of friday morning. it'll be the first time in murray's career, that he'll be the top seed at a grand slam. laura robson and tara moore won't be in the draw after losing in the draw, after losing their qualifying matches. the man who rode red rum to two of his

andy murray is out of the australian, shot by mischa zverev of germany. second, but mischa zverev refused to buckle and won the third and fourth. so murray will have to wait for another chance to win his first australian title. dan eva ns's run win his first australian title. dan evans's run is also over. he lost to do —— jo—wilfried tsonga in four sets. it takes into number 45 in the world rankings. it was a dramatic finish in kolkata, but in that have won the third and final one—day international against india byjust five runs. after being put into bat, england made 321—8 from their 50 overs. jason roy top scored with 65. his third half—ce ntu ry scored with 65. his third half—century in three games. england got the important wicket of virat kohli with india still needing more than 200 to win. a late rearguard new saw them needing six from the final four new saw them needing six from the finalfour balls. new saw them needing six from the final four balls. chris woakes helping seal the victory, but india do take the series 2—1. ronnie 0'sullivan is plain

with that-- williams becomes the oldest woman to reach an australian open final in the open era and when she gets there-- she will see a very familiar face. her sister-- 2-ranked serena williams also advanced to the finals with a win over the last all-williams final came at wimbledon in 2009, which also was venus' last major final. well today marks the 25th anniversary of the "1991" redskins superbowl victory. and the team is still getting a recognition for that powerhouse team. take a look at this... fox sports ranks the 19-91 redskins team as the greatest super bowl team-- ever. do you think it was the best super bowl team ever? that's our question of the day go to and let us know. we also want you to know what you think... send us your thoughts by going to twitter hashtag #gmwredskins http://www.redskins.com/ne ws/blog/article-1/fox-sport s-ranks-1991-redskins-as -the-greatest-super-bowl- team-ever/a09e8a49-d799 -4f9b-b412-61cf3b8299de coming up-- a 14 year old girl kills herself as her friends look on in shock. but police are unable to find them-- how it happened.. and what investiga

and qualifying for the australian 0pen starts in a few minutes.re are in action overnight. both would need to win three matches in three days to qualify for the main draw. qualifying for the australian open start in the next couple of minutes. tarim is playing. she will be playing overnight. she needs to win three matches in three days to qualify for the main draw. that sta rts qualify for the main draw. that starts on monday. that's all from sportsday. southampton have ta ken southampton have taken a 1—0 lead against liverpool after the first leg of their league cup semifinal. the second leg is in a fortnight. coming up in a moment, the papers.

this isa this is an australian decision. this is a malaysian decision.s that the plane could be found? absolutely. i mean, there are 30 pieces of debris that have now washed up in various locations in the west indian ocean on the east coast of africa. union island, madagascar, south africa and other places. that debris tells as secrets. it tells us a lot about what happened with that aeroplane in its final few minutes. combined with continual analysis of the data, and that satellite data is not in dispute by anybody, it is absolutely accurate. it is known and understood. so the play must be on what's called the seventh path. it isa what's called the seventh path. it is a matter of where. the debris is the smoking gun, if you like. the analysis of that debris has told us analysis of that debris has told us an enormous amount about what happened to the plane, but the reverse modelling has really honed it down to this small area, again slightly north of where we have been looking, and the analysis of that 120,000, the original 120,000 square kilometres, tha

it was accused of being propaganda, and not reflecting australian culture.rds across australia. dee madigan is the creative director behind the crowd funding campaign. she gave her thoughts on why she thought the ad had caused such a reaction. it feels, with the rise of a political party over here, and the whole trump thing, that there seems to be more permission for people to be overtly bigoted, and that seems to have come out. and there's this narrative that they're pushing, almost like — that they're speaking up for the silent majority. and i guess what this crowd—funding campaign did was prove that there's actually — these racist bigots aren't all australians at all, and there's a lot of really good people who understand that, apart from indigenous australians, we're all boat people here, and none of us have any more right or less right to be here than anyone else. the chinese government has ordered the closure of hundreds of golf courses. there has been a ban on building new courses since 2004, to safeguard the land and water resources but new projects

and world number one andy murray crashes out of the australian open after a shock defeat in the fourth morning and welcome to bbc news. the trump administration has announced that theresa may will be the first foreign leader to meet the new us president at the white house. they're expected to hold talks on friday and trade, nato and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. the prime minister has been speaking to the bbc‘s andrew marr show and with me is now to get more on this is our political correspondent, susana mendonca. she was asked directly about the issue of women. he saw that a massive protest yesterday. theresa may has docked in the past about how some of the comments he made a unacceptable. she was asked about challenging donald trump on that. she would not be drawn on whether she would raise the issue but she said asa she would raise the issue but she said as a female, so she would be the first person is a world leader to have a meeting with donald trump after his inauguration and said she would push on the matter is that mattered to her. i body said that some of the commen

and konta well—beaten in the australian open, but she vows to come back even stronger.oining us. as well as all of that, we'll have the latest from today's six nations launch and news ahead of england cricket's t20 match against india. but first, there was late drama in the efl cup semi—final second leg between liverpool and southampton. it's the saints that will be in the final at wembley after winning 1—0 on the night, 2—0 on aggregate. olly foster is at anfield. absolutely fabulous for southampton, they have reached wembley without conceding a goal in this competition, they brought a slender lead and they should have won by three orfour at st lead and they should have won by three or four at st mary's a fortnight ago. they knew liverpool would throw everything at them, jurgen klopp said this was their second chance. they could not play worse than in the first leg, they we re worse than in the first leg, they were not terrible tonight but they did not take any chances and liverpool's miserable 2017 continues. january has been an uphill struggle for liverpool, the defe

we will find out in the next few hours whether it could be australian open 2017.of that match tomorrow afternoon on bbc two. that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me and the london evening standard‘s political correspondent and nigel lanson —— nelson, political editor at the sunday people. let‘s look at the front pages. it is all about brexit. metro has more on the supreme court ruling in article 50. they 50. they see a bill could come before mps as early as thursday. the daily express claimed any plans to prevent brexit from happening will be thwarted by new legislation at westminster. the telegraph says jeremy corbyn new legislation at westminster. the telegraph sasteremy corbyn and nicola sturgeon are planning to undermine the prime minister‘s plan for a clean brexit, but it is not just the opposition parties that could be a thorn in her side. the times says tory rebels demanding a full debate over the departure from the eu. the guardian says mps want more of

eight shareholder in australian ae baby food maker -- shareholder in an australian baby food maker saying mcbain day. had ampany's stocks dramatic downward revision with the price plunging. isnne: fiat chrysler planning to expand the partnership, adding 100 more minivans. vehicles will be equipped with the technology developed by the new alphabet company formed under the global car project. a plan to use the minivans for a commercial ridesharing service to be launched later on this year. they are talking to honda. ramy: china is one step closer in its drive towards autonomous cars. betweenaboration beijing automotive and baidu is close to its debut. it is equipped with vita technology, expletive to break cover at the shanghai auto show. they plan to expected -- expected to break cover at the shanghai auto show. a programming note. the north american international auto show opened in detroit. we will be joined by volvo's president and ceo. we will speak to gm's chairman and ceo at a: 40 eastern time. -- 8:40 eastern time. ramy: we will hear from the ceo afford. stay tuned -- of ford. stay

sister versus sister serving up suspense at the australian open.ach trying to make history in their own way. >> she's my toughest opponent. >> the epic match to take home the trophy. >>> i just learned something new. that was sia singing "the greatest." thank you, diane macedo, for giving me that pop culture. good morning, america. dan is off. i'm happy to have tom llamas joining me. tom, by the way, i didn't get a chance to say, great job on the campaign. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. now that dan's not here, it's party time. right? >> oh, yeah. >> it'll be party time in about ten minutes. we have to get through serious news including -- i don't know if you watched the australian open. it happened in the middle of the night. >> oh, yeah. >> we'll talk about the all williams final historic match and have all the highlights coming up and a hint that someone named williams won. we don't want to give it away. >>> we are talking politics, a busy schedule for president trump. a roster of phone calls with world leaders including russian presiden