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from me and all of the bbc sports team and the bbc sports centre, that is it for now. goodbye.the new working week. this time, it's been named by the spanish met service because of the effects that it will have on the iberian peninsula. it's storm herminia. but also, some impacts here across the united kingdom, heavy rain and some strong gusty winds. there are met office weather warnings in place and this time, it's the southern half of the uk that will bear the brunt of the worst of the weather over the next few days. so, the storm's been brewing out in the atlantic. it's been pushing this mass of cloud and outbreaks of very heavy rain at times further northwards and eastwards through the night, that hook on the rain producing potentially still some very squally gusts of wind of up to 60mph to 80mph but clearing into monday morning, so this is how we'll start off the day. perhaps still some hill snow, just as that rain curls into southern central areas of scotland. there'll be squally showers out towards the west and some very strong gusty winds. heavier rain pushing eastwards

bbc sport africa's ian williams went to play a few holes with him.rtsman, peter has always been the kind of guy with a lot of drive. in a 17 year football career he won 56 caps for his country as well as an olympic silver medal was appearing at two world cup and four africa cup nations for the played in six different countries including seven years in the united kingdom and the english premier league, finding the target. but now he has swapped to a very different type of club. what was it you loved about playing football the most? i loved scoring - goals. of course. especially in the last minute of the game. with golf it is like holding a pot on the 18th hole to win the tournament.— between golf and football you would say?— involved. sometimes the weight of the football is as important as how hard you hit a putt. not uncommon for famous sportspeople to have a real love of golf but peter has he isa graduate with a foundation degree in professional golf studies and at the professional golfers association, better known as the pga. as a pga pro, peter ca

the full draw is on the bbc sport website.sh premiership on sunday. rangers, remember, trying to reel in celtic. they beat stjohnstone 3—1, so the champions' lead at the top is down to a mere 15 points now. aberdeen and hearts, they played out a goalless draw. ten—man barcelona have won the spanish super cup for a 15th time. they came from behind to beat real madrid 5—2. the match was being played injeddah. french forward kylian mbappe put real in front after just five minutes, but a rampant barce responded with four goals by half—time with lamine yamal and robert lewandowski amongst the scorers. the brazilian raphinha, he made it 5—1 early in the second half. despite a red card for barce keeper wojciech szczesny and rodrygo pulling one back for madrid, it was straightforward in the end with hansi flick getting his hands on his first trophy as barce boss. napoli, they're still top of serie a after a 2—0 win over verona. frank anguissa scored both goals for the home side. they got a four—point lead at the top of the table. inte

follow along all the latest on the bbc sport website. out by perpignan 23—20 but edinburgh with a good win in brittany against top 1a side vannes. later this evening, england's women will bid to regain a trophy that has alluded them for a decade — the women's ashes. the last series in 2023 was drawn, leading to australia retaining the trophy. one theory it all begins tonight with the start of a three—match one day series in sydney. our reporter henry moeran sent us this report earlier. here in sydney, the weather is thankfully a lot better for the warm up match that it was a few days ago. the first of a few international matches to be played, sunday local time and we're almost ready to go. we have with the 2017 winner. i am so excited _ have with the 2017 winner. i am so excited for _ have with the 2017 winner. i am so excited for this. _ have with the 2017 winner. i am so excited for this. you've - have with the 2017 winner. i —n so excited for this. you've got the england team training behind us. even in some group of flooding such as

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true this year and now mcerlean will want to spring a surprise against some of the sport's biggest names. andy gray, bbcsport app, orfrom our website. that includes roundups from the champions league matches. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. the weather is certainly turning a lot livelier over the next couple of days. thursday bringing some wind and rain, but for friday, storm eowyn, and so this met office amber warning with the risk of 90 mph wind gusts in some parts of the uk. now, that storm is developing right now in the atlantic. this is the satellite picture from a little earlier on, and you can see this stripe of cloud and just the beginnings of a hook appearing in that cloud as that area of low pressure begins to form. and it is going to strengthen, it is going to deepen rapidly as it approaches the uk, arriving and moving across the north of the uk during the day on friday. more on that in a moment. we start with thursday's forecast, which brings this band of rain eastwards, some snow developing over high ground in the north of scotland as that wet weath

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comoodbye. hello. there were winners and losers when it came to the weather story on thursday. for parts of northwest england and wales in particular, we have blue sky and sunshine, even some january warmth, with a high of 1a celsius. but it was a different story across the midlands — we had quite a lot of fog in the morning that lifted to low grey cloud. the misty conditions lingered, and for parts of hereford and worcestershire, well, temperatures only climbed just up to four celsius. it was also quite windy, and there was a weak weather front bringing some outbreaks of showery rain to the northwest of scotland. but most of us under the influence of high pressure, and with light winds and that high pressure is going to stay with us for the next few days, further areas of fog could be an issue as well. that could bring poor visibility and, if it lingers, it will also impact the temperatures once again. the fog shouldn't be too widespread, though, on friday — it lifts quite readily, and w

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.comdbye. hello there. the rest of this week is going to remain very cold, certainly very cold at night. and we have further risk of snow and ice for northern and western areas primarily. but as we head into the weekend, something slightly less cold will begin to push in off the atlantic with temperatures recovering as we head into next week for some of us. now we've got some lower tier met office yellow warnings in force for snow and ice. northern and western scotland northern ireland, some significant accumulations of fresh snow over the highlands there and an ice warning. a yellow warning for ice for parts of north west england and north wales. also some freezing fog patches for northern ireland, northern england, north wales through the morning could be stubborn to clear, but a lot of sunshine away from the north coast of scotland. skies turning cloudier, though across the southern half of england and south wales, with some rain, maybe some hill sleet and snow getting into the higher g

hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm tanya arnold. if he can get one more set. the previous holder of that was van gerwen, who was 24 when he won his first title. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm tanya arnold. luke littler is on the brink of becoming world darts champion. the 17—year—old needs just one more set to beat the three—time world champion michael van gerwen. having raced to a four sets to nil lead and then a 5—1 lead, it's currently 6—3 to littler, who'll become the youngest ever champion if he can get one more set. the previous holder of that was van gerwen, who was 24 when he won his first title. you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. liverpool manager arne slot says trent alexander—arnold remains fully committed to the club despite a recent approach by real madrid which was rebuffed. with injuries and consistency. he had problems in the last, i would say, year, year and a half, like many players. but, of course, when he's consistent and can pla

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.come've seen some fairly disruptive weather to get the brand—new year under way. and over the last few days, whether that has been from extensive snowfall or indeed from widespread flooding, it's been the same weather system responsible. now, the good news is that weather system is now moving only slowly, but off in towards northern europe — have big impacts on tuesday in denmark, norway and sweden. but as it's only moving slowly, we'll remain on the western side of it and it's on the western side where we continue to bring the winds down from the north. so for the rest of the working week it does stay cold. sharp overnight frost, risk of ice, and we could see some of the lowest temperatures so far this winter by night later in the week, an ongoing risk of some snow, too. now for the morning on tuesday morning it's ice, which will be the widespread risk for some wintry showers overnight, particularly the north and west. and temperatures not quite as low as they were on monday morning for

hello, from the bbc sport centre.re are two matches in the premier league at present — with manchester united, who went into the match 15th in the table up, against bottom of the ladder southampton. it's currently 0—0 at old trafford. garnacho had the best chance so far of putting it wide, currently 0—0. while in the earlier kick—off, ipswich town are looking to draw further away from the relegation zone. they�* re hosting brighton. that one is goalless with the second half about to be under way. more on the bbc sport website. emma raducanu is through to the third round of the australian open, after a straight—sets win over amanda anisimova. the 22—year—old, who's currently world number 61, won 6—3, 7—5 after fighting back from breaks down in each set. next up, she'll face polish second seed iga swiatek in the last 32 — and it's a match the briton is very much looking forward to. i'm going to enjoy playing in a great atmosphere. i think the last two matches i've had, the crowd's been amazing, the support here, i've re

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.ue football. hello. 0ur weather may well be turning a bit murkier right now, but it was a pretty stunning end to the day on tuesday with lovely sunsets here in highlands, scotland. we have a number of these sunset pictures sent to us from our weather watchers. we had a significantjump in temperatures over the last 24 hours. fylingdales in north yorkshire was monday's coldest spot atjust 3 degrees, but we had temperatures jump up here by 7 degrees celsius from monday into tuesday. tuesday itself was a day of variable cloud and a bit of sunshine at times. now, high pressure is dominating our weather picture for the next few days, bringing a quiet spell of weather and often feeding up some pretty mild air too. however, mild weather at this time of the year doesn't necessarily equate to sunny weather, and right now, what we're seeing is extensive low cloud. we've got some mist and fog around, and the low cloud is also bringing a few patches of drizzle with it too, particularly across parts

but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.ear's day, it opened the door for cold arctic air to spill right across the country and it's going to stay bitterly cold as we head into the weekend. overnight frost and ice could be a risk for some, and there's a potential for some disruptive snow. so we're under this, clearer skies at the moment, showers feeding in across the far north and west, that cold air descending right across the country. so ice could be an issue first thing, particularly along those exposed coasts where we've seen a rash of showers falling. elsewhere, a frosty start, a cold start, but lots of sunshine to look out for — just like we had this thursday. there will continue to be a feed of showers, particularly down through the irish sea, and some showers of snow in scotland again. temperatures struggling to climb above freezing in some places — generally around 2—4 degrees. now, as we move through the evening, once again, those showers will continue to tuck in along those exposed north and west coasts, so icy st

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.he country. so it will be a freezing friday in store. yes, a frosty start with some freezing fog as well first thing in the morning, gradually lifting to sunny spells. but as we head towards the weekend, something a little less cold on the horizon but still under the influence of high pressure. still the wind direction coming from the north. the only exception into the far southwest. here we've got cloud and showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow for a time down to the southwest, some freezing fog lingering in the southeast, and some icy stretches. they will lift to sunny spells into the afternoon. could still see a few coastal showers across the far north and east, but on the whole, not a bad afternoon. a little more cloud pushing through. wales, the midlands and southern england are showery rain continues to the southwest here. we'll see highs of seven degrees, but after that bitterly cold start, temperatures in manyjust a couple of degrees above freezing and that is going to lead

lots more on the bbc sport website or your bbc sport app, but that is all from me for now.key now, and our breaking news. 66 people have died after a fire erupted at her hotel in a fire erupted at her hotel in a popular turkish ski resort in the central province of bolu. these are our live pictures with lots of fire crew still at the scene and this happened at about 330 in the morning, the fire quickly engulfing the grand kartal hotel which is clad with wood and the turkish interior minister has confirmed that 66 people have died and 51 are injured and the freezing conditions outside lead to more than an hourfor the conditions outside lead to more than an hour for the fire crew to arrive and we are beginning to arrive and we are beginning to get accounts there from survivors who managed to get out of the hotel. translation: ~ ., ., ., translation: we are waiting to ma be translation: we are waiting to maybe save _ translation: we are waiting to maybe save our _ translation: we are waiting to maybe save our important - translation: we are waiting to maybe save our important

the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.ing has been issued by the met office for northern ireland and scotland for storm eowyn. a red warning means that there will be significant disruption from this storm, even the potential for a loss of life. if you do not have to travel during friday, it is best to not do so. now this area of low pressure, storm eowyn underwent a rapid intensification during the early hours of friday morning. it's throwing a lot of heavy rain ahead of it and some damaging gusts of wind, some snow to higher ground, but it's here where the centre of the low is, that's where we'll have the strongest of the winds during the morning rush hour. so that's when the red warning is in force across northern ireland. that will continue until 2pm in the afternoon. and then the strongest of the winds transfer into the central belt of scotland. widespread gusts close to 90mph, possibly some isolated gusts of 100mph. we've also got amber weather warnings quite widely across the northern half of the uk. damaging gusts o

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app or from our website.ell of weather is at an end. now, if i show you the temperature anomaly chart, any time you see oranges and reds, that's temperatures above average. so it's getting really mild for scotland and northern ireland — temperaturesjumping up, the snow will be melting. for england and wales, temperatures generally getting back to where they should be for the middle ofjanuary. and quite a contrast really early in the morning. we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly, though, for england and wales — any mist and fog patches will be lifting and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south—southwesterly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatur

more reaction from rangers 3—0 win over celtic available on the bbc sport website.ll goal between and dundee united. —— goalless. you'll also find the latest on trent alexander arnold's future. that's bbc.co.uk/sport but from all of us here at the bbc sport centre, thanks forjoining us, hope to see you again soon. you are watching bbc news. people so mumbling suspects could face travel bands and social media blackouts and new laws into cracking down on organised immigration crime. it comes after new figures showed the number of migrants who crossed the english channel in small boats — was up by a quarter in 2024 compared to the previous year. our home editor mark easton has more. 2024 was the deadliest year for those migrants trying to cross the channel in small boats. the french authorities say around a third of the 77 who lost their lives last year were children, including a i7—month—old baby. now, the refugee council is calling on the home office to make saving lives a priority for its border security command. alongside the measures to disrupt the smuggling gangs

from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.oasts, gusts of wind of up to 70—80 plus mph and for heavy rain. kind of widespread frost. they'll still be pretty frequent, particularly towards the southern half of the uk, but lots of dry weather, too, the showers lacking the potency that monday's did. western channel coasts. lightening for many of us. temperatures 7—10 celsius, perhaps some areas of brightness later on through the afternoon. as the low clears. and the west, and this time we're going to be seeing some could push further eastwards. a little cooler. bye— bye. hostages find out their loved ones are dead. of the hugely popular and cheap ai chatbot. hit. we've been seeing lots of reaction this morning to deepseek. in us history. development of a cheap new ai tool a �*good thing'.

a lot more on the i australian open on the bbc sport website and app. has been signed with the club that will keep him until 2034, the norwegianjoined that will keep him until 2034, the norwegian joined from dortmund from you do. he scored a goals and 126 games for the club since then. his previous deal reportedly included a release clause had been due to expire in 2027. renee has been appointed arsenault head coach on a permanent basis after impressing in the interim role. the 35—year—old dutch woman stepped up in the wake of jonas's departure in october and has seen an unbeaten run of ten victories and one draw in all competitions. she has signed a contract through until the end of the 2025 —— 26 season was named super league manager of the month for december and saw her team qualify for the quarter channels as group winners. in cricket, a superb batting display has put australia on the verge of retaining the women's with a victory over england. the whole slip to 59 44 as england's bowlers dominated the early stages. a sensational recovery, so they po

but from me, will perry, and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, it's goodbye for now.here. dry. will tend to build in to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. area of low pressure. of the uk. and a few down the east coast, but the bulk of the country dry ireland. for thursday morning. and northeast of scotland. later in the day, skies will cloud up for northern ireland and there's your thursday temperatures. the sunshine to compensate. now, this area of rain will be pushing into colder air. there'll be colder air ahead of it and behind it, of england and wales as it moves its way southeastwards. it will fizzle out as it pushes into high pressure, leave a legacy of cloud across eastern areas, again, a chilly day to come with those values in single figures across the board. begins to build across the south and the east. so i think most of the rain will stay out west both saturday and sunday, with many places staying dry and chilly with light winds and some mist and fog by denying her insulin. and out with the dragon, in with the snake. we begin in india where it has just

see highlights from today's games over on the bbc sport website right now.nderway, but brighton's tie with durham was postponed due to a frozen pitch, despite kick off being moved back an hour and a half in an attempt to help the fixture take place. that's one of five women's fa cup postponements this weekend. the day's other game has gone ahead, between manchester united and west brom. and a thumping 7—0 victory for the defending champions. there's a host of fixtures to come tomorrow, including fulham against london city lionesses, live on the bbc sport website from midday. a late burst of goals saw celtic stretch their lead at the top of the scottish premiership to a whopping 18 points, after they beat ross county 4—1 in dingwall. brendan rodgers praised his side's performance, which came in below freezing temperatures, as dan ogunshakin now reports. as ross county and celtic prepared to meet, the thermometer read a frosty —9. the only thing, that was it home site against a champion who played ten, lost ten. perhaps due to the freezing temperatures, it too

buildup to the final day of the champions league league phase. 18 matches, plenty ofjeopardy. at the bbc sporttre, it's goodbye for now. hello there. across the country. in fact, for the end of the week, to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. a few showers across northern areas thanks to the remnants of this area of low pressure. and we've got a new area of low pressure to the extreme south of england the channel islands could be very wet and windy — 50—60 mph gusts here. showers continuing northern scotland, northern ireland temperatures in single digits for most. northern ireland. again, some snow on the hills, and that will greet us for thursday morning. still a few showers and strong breeze across the north and northeast of scotland. and there's your thursday temperatures. it will feel chilly, but we could see some sleet and snow it will fizzle out as it pushes into high pressure, and we should see some good spells of sunshine across more northern and western areas. with those values in single figures across the board. high pressure begins to build across the south and the east. weather

sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mark edwards. 2a hours after the sackingsean dyche and the talk is very much over who the next everton boss will be. david moyes is in talks over a possible return to goodison park while a deal is not yet done, and moyes is not the only candidate, bbc sport has been told by a well—placed source that the scot is the frontrunner. moyes managed everton from 2002 to 2013, before leaving for manchester united. he had two spells at west ham, but has been out of work since leaving them last season. manchester united head coach ruben amorim says he wants to keep kobbie mainoo at the club —but with united in a �*tight�* situation regarding profit and sustainability offered no guarantees it will actually happen. the england midfielder was linked with chelsea earlier this week amid a continuing stand—off over his proposed contract extension. i really love my players, they are my favourite. i want to keep my players, especially the talented ones. so, like i said, it is a special moment with this club, it is a hard moment, we see come ab

from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there.ntil 6:00am on monday morning. they've shrunk the area a little. it includes the lake district. some areas could see as much as 10—15cm of further snow, on top of already significant snowfall and blizzard—like conditions, with strong winds close to the centre of the low. we'll continue to see some snow showers through the night across northeast scotland, across the peaks and pennines as well, across the north of england. rain elsewhere, but with temperatures here in rural spots falling below freezing, ice could be an issue as well first thing. so, an icy start. be careful if you're going to be out on the roads early on, particularly if the snow showers are set to continue. as we go through the morning, there'll be further snow showers driven along by strong north to northwesterly winds. some of those will run down through wales and into the midlands here. a wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow. south of the m4 corridor, some brightness, but look at the gusts of winds. gusts in excess qui

hello from the bbc sport centre. we were expecting to hear from the west ham managerjulen lopetegui in around an hour's time, previewing friday's fa cup tie at aston villa, however that press conference has now been cancelled, fuelling speculation that the spaniard is about to lose his job. west ham have won just two of their last eight games and are seven points above the relegation zone. i wasn't having him from the moment_ i wasn't having him from the moment he arrives, really. i thought— moment he arrives, really. i thought it _ moment he arrives, really. i thought it was a bad decision from — thought it was a bad decision from the _ thought it was a bad decision from the club to let david moves _ from the club to let david moyes go, i know a lot of fans think— moyes go, i know a lot of fans think differently, but itjust didht— think differently, but itjust didn't seem like the right appointment from the off, reatty~ _ appointment from the off, really. something i often say, fans_ really. something i often say, f

john's bbc sports colleague mark chapman paid this emotional tribute.ourfriend, notjust in the current 5 live sport team but all of those who have worked here with him over the past 20 years. and also to all of you who have enjoyed his superb commentaries. today 26—year—old kyle clifford pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping louise hunt during his attack on the family. the trial is expected to begin on that specific charge later this year. a family has been left devastated by his brutal violence in a home where they should have found safety. people trying to buy knives online in the uk will face tougher measures to prove their age, under new restrictions being brought forward in the wake of the stabbings in southport. axel ruda—kubana was only 17 when he bought a blade on amazon, axel rudakubana was only 17 when he bought a blade on amazon, before using it to kill three girls at a dance studio. the new rules would force websites to carry out stricter checks on customers — such as providing two our political correspondent, ben wright has more. the m

sport with olly foster. exit polls from croatia indicate this is bbc news, the headlines.oll from the disaster is at least 16. exit polls from croatia indicate that the incumbent president zoran milanovic has been re—elected. according to the polls, he is on track to win a landslide victory over his conservative rival in sunday's run—off election. tributes are being paid to an off—duty police constable, who died when she was hit by a lorry. rosie prior had pulled over to help at the scene of a collision in north yorkshire. police have arrested the lorry driver. the army in sudan says it has captured a key city in one of its biggest gains yet in an almost two—year war against rebel forces. the leader of the paramilitary group acknowledged the loss in an audio message. now on bbc news — path to the presidency, which was recorded live when the programme was first shown. this is a repeat of the programme.

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