you can read more about the five nominees on the bbc sport website and app, where you can also place .com/sport or search for bbc indian sportswoman of the year online. you have until the 31st of january at 1800 gmt to vote. in snooker, shaun murphy is through to the semi—finals of the masters with a six frames to two win over australia's neil robertson. murphy, the 2015 winner, had already secured the frame and the match, and was on target for a maximum 147 break against australia's neil robertson before he snookered himself on the yellow, much to the surprise of robertson especially with all the balls on their spots. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. until next time, goodbye. 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

app. 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

sport's biggest names. andy gray, bbc news. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. 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 weather arrives. some very windy weather around the coasts of wales, the south and the southwest o

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.como. we'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 f

you can get all of the latest sports news from the bbc sport app and also from our website. sports centre, that is it for now. goodbye. hello there. another named storm as we start off 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

before we go, a reminder that you can get all the latest from the australian open over on the bbc sport appme and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. we will have all the reaction from the premier league 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 a

before we go, a reminder that you can get all the latest from the australian open over on the bbc sport appt's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. we had really big contrasts in weather across the uk on monday. in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was very mild, and just along the road from here, we had temperatures up to 14 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, into northern england, the north midlands and north wales, as well. for most, it's going to be a mild start to the day on tuesday, but you mightjust see an odd nip of frost if we keep those skies

you can get all of that from the bbc sport app orfrom our website. that's bbc.com/sport. rt centre, goodbye. hello there. winter continues to hold a firm grasp across the 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, temper

days of sports news as well as all the latest from those champions league matches over on the bbc sports appbbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team here on sportsday, thanks very much for watching, and we will see you again next time. hello. wednesday is going to be quite a quiet day weather wise, albeit a rather murky one at times. however, by the end of the week, things will be a lot livelier. we have a named storm on the way. storm eowyn already yellow warnings from the met office, the risk that some places could see gusts of wind of 90mph. but for the time being, certainly no strong winds, in fact, very few isobars on our pressure chart. so, very light winds. that has allowed some mist and fog to form, some of that taking a while to clear. but across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales, the south west, through the afternoon, we should see sunny spells and just the odd shower, whereas for central and eastern parts of england will hold on to more in the way of cloud, maybe a little bit of rain, and temperatures 5—8 degrees. so in spite of the light winds, it's g

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

all the champions league football coming up in the next few hours on the bbc website with the bbc sport appn our top story now — the prime minister's announcement of a public inquiry into what he called the "senseless, barbaric" murders of three schoolgirls at a taylor swift—themed dance class in southport last summer. on monday, 18—year—old axel rudakubana pleaded guilty to stabbing the girls. in the wake of his plea it emerged he'd had "contact with a range of different state agencies throughout his teenage years including the police, social services and mental health services. in an address from downing street, sir keir said the public inquiry into the killings would seek to answer "difficult questions". sir keirsaid sir keir said the public inquiry would seek to answer difficult questions. brendan cox works with survivors against terror, which supports families affected by terror offences, and the together coalition which works to build community cohesion. he described how the violent crimes have i think it's definitely clear that the terrorist landscape has changed. i'd say it's it's c

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app orfrom our website — but from me andsee you next time. hello there. a rare red weather warning 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 wide

keep across that on your bbc sport app as well. lots more other sports on there as well.really cold spell 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 chil

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com in fact, we had sunshine topping and tailing the country. it was warm as well in eastern scotland, 16 degrees through the afternoon on wednesday in aberdeenshire, with eight hours of sunshine in cornwall. that is because we've got an area of high pressure with us, keeping things very quiet indeed. this weak weather front brought a little bit of showery rain into the northwest, but with light winds and clear skies, unfortunately, at this time of year, that allows fog to form. so we could have some dense fog around as we go through the early hours of thursday morning across parts of england and south wales. visibility dense in places, less than 100m, so there could be some disruption to travel first thing. this is where we're likely to see the fog. there will be quite a lot of cloud across southeast england, a murky start here, and more cloud up into the north—west. but sandwiched in between the two, where we've got those clear skies and the fog forming, temperatures may well fall just

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website. the met office has extended the amber weather warning. it's going to be valid until 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

that is all the support from me at the moment, there is more on the bbc sport website and app, we willnational embarrassment" by the head of an influential select committee. conservative mp, sir geoffrey clifton brown, has warned that road users are being put at risk by highways riddled with potholes. charlotte gallagher reports. they're despised by drivers and a danger to cyclists and pedestrians. but potholes continue to plague our roads. a damning report says highways in england are a national embarrassment that are putting people at risk. it says the department for transport hasn't taken responsibility for its role in how roads have deteriorated. fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific. she even burst her tyre on one of them. that one there is the one that did my car. and then you've got all these extra ones. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the o

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you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. 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 play regularly, i've said many times, he's a really important player for us, decisive player. but it's going to happen for the club for how he'll perform at the end of the season, the age that he is and many things, i think the club has to think about it. novak djokovic has suffered a shock defeat in his first tournament of the season, losing in the quarterfinals of the brisbane open. the 24—time grand slam—winner, ranked seventh in the world, lost to american reilly opelk

you can follow the fifth and final test match between australia and india on the bbc sport website and appfeat would mean they lose the border—gavaskar trophy — something they've held since 2018. head to bbc.co.uk/sport for news on that and all the rest of the sports news. but from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello there. as the wet and windy weather cleared south on new year'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

you can get all the latest on the australian open on the bbc sport website and app. erling haaland has signed a new long—term deal with the club that will keep him at the etihad until 203a. the norwegianjoined city from dortmund in 2022 and has scored 111 goals in 126 games for the club since. the striker�*s previous deal, which reportedly included a release clause, had been due to expire in 2027. renee slegers has been appointed arsenal head coach on a permanent basis after impressing in the interim role. the 35—year—old dutchwoman stepped up in the wake ofjonas eidevall�*s departure in october and has overseen an unbeaten run of ten victories and one draw across all competitions. slegers, who has signed a contract through to the end of the 2025—26 season, was named women's super league manager of the month for december and saw the gunners qualify for the champions league quarterfinals as group winners. the last two quarterfinals at the masters snooker take place this friday at alexandra palace. china's ding junhui made a good start, he was three frames to one up ag

you can read all about the six nations preparations on the bbc sport website and app.his second term — as promised — with a shock—and—awe flurry of executive orders. ben chu from bbc verify has been trawling through some of them — there are 100 or so — to see what they will mean. president trump signed 26 executive orders on the day of his inauguration, covering areas ranging from border control, designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations, to energy policy, withdrawing the us from the paris climate agreement, to diversity and gender, declaring that there are only two genders, male and female, and many more executive orders besides these. but what are these executive orders? well, they are a written order or directive issued by the president to the us federal government, which does not require approval of the us congress, its legislative branch. they are not explicitly mentioned in the us constitution, but authority for issuing them is accepted to derive from article two, which states that the executive power shall be vested in a president of the united

plenty more reaction on the bbc sport website and app and here with karthi on bbc news throughout theng away northwards, leaving most of us with a better looking day today. certainly calmer than it was yesterday for this weather watcher in fife. a little bit of sunshine overhead as well. something wintry on the ground for this weather watcher in enniskillen. but tomorrow, things go downhillagain, particularly across southern and western parts with some wet and windy weather. so yesterday's storm system clearing away northwards. you can see the swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. this little band of cloud is moving eastwards right now, bringing some hefty showers. this shield of cloud is another developing low and that will start to influence our weather from tomorrow. but for the time being, through tonight, this band of hefty showers continues to journey eastwards. some wintriness in the showers across the north, particularly in scotland, where things will also be quite icy and it will be pretty windy for a time across the north west corner of scotland. temperatures widely dropp

you can get all the details on the bbc sport website and app.id head coach carlo ancelotti has refused to deny his club are trying to sign trent alexander—arnold from liverpool. we understand the spanish side had made an approach — which liverpool pushed back on. spanish media also reported real are willing to buy the england international this month — but ancelotti wouldn't be drawn on the situation. translation: it is very difficult to talk about it in this _ context, we will see. that is all i can say. we will see. we have so many games injanuary and that is all we are focussed on now. that is all there is. talking about the market is not easy for me at the moment. the semi—finals of the world darts gets under way in a couple of hours�* time. last years runner—up, luke littler, takes on stephen bunting in the second match but first up it's the three time former champion, michael van gerwin, against chris dobey, whose through to the last four for the first time. i fourfor the first time. i four for the first time. feel confident. i i fourfor t

postocoglou's future at the club being called into question by the fans— more reaction over on the bbc sport website and appsure has again taken charge of our weather during today. another storm system, this one named by the spanish weather service for impacts it is having in spain. but storm herminia also bringing impacts here. met office yellow warnings for wind and rain remain in force through the rest of today into tomorrow. the satellite picture shows this storm, the centre of the storm, well out to the west of us, but through today we've been watching this development here, a hook of cloud appearing along the line of this weather front. actually, we've spun up another very small scale area of low pressure, and that will be shifting northwards through this evening and tonight, bringing a spell of very heavy rain. yes, across england and wales, increasing in terms of the exact track they will take, but it may well be that we see some heavy rain first thing across eastern scotland. if it gets a little bit further west, well, it could turn to snow over high ground. another band of rain driving out of nort

you can watch that one live now on bbc 2 and the bbc sport website and app. world number 61 raducanu lost her serve five times as poland's swiatek tookjust over an hour to secure a 6—16—0 victory. jo currie reports l0 carne l0 came and iga swiatek both won grand slams as teenagers, since then there careers have gonein since then there careers have gone in opposite directions. iga swiatek shot out of the blocks and gave a sign of things to come. radacanu was unable to cope with her opponenfs unable to cope with her opponent's groundstrokes. iga swiatek raced into a one set lead with barely a sweat broken. iga swiatek did not let up broken. iga swiatek did not let up the pace in the second set. radacanu's game abandoned her. match point perhaps putting her out of her misery, she had the joint heaviest defeat of her career in just over joint heaviest defeat of her career injust over an joint heaviest defeat of her career in just over an hour. iga swiatek marches on in great form. iga swiatek marches on in great form. so a chastening defeat for emma raducanu. swi