british number one dan evans has won his first atp title.ssime in straight sets in the murray river 0pen final in melbourne. evans will will play fellow brit cameron norrie in the first round of the australian open on tuesday. dustinjohnson won the saudi international on the european tour. the world number one shot a final round of 68 to finish two shots ahead of the chasing pack. england's justin rose was joint—second on 13 under. exeter have narrowed the gap on leaders bristol to just two points at the top of rugby union's premiership with a 15—9 victory at newcastle. exeter ran in two tries including this one from alex cuthbert and debutant kyle mayers scored a stunning 210 not out as west indies achieved the fifth highest successful run chase in test history. they chased down 395 to beat bangladesh by three wickets, with 15 balls remaining in the first test in chittagong. get out your nachos and chicken wings. get out your nachos and chicken wings. finally, we are a matter of hours away from the superbowl. it's the kansas city chiefs tak

andy murray and british number one dan evans have both signed up to play.erall after the opening day of the arctic rally finland. he is 17 seconds ahead of toyota team—mate and world champion sebastien ogier but more than half a minute behind leader oit tanak. the dutchman nyck de vries has won the opening race of the formula e season in saudi arabia. the sport's first night race wasn't a good one for british drivers, with sam bird and alex lynn taking each other out. it was de vries' first victory in just his second season for mercedes. the highest—placed briton was oliver rowland, who was sixth. you can watch the second race of the season tomorrow live on the bbc. now, it's been a tough 12 months for all sports, but rugby sevens has been particularly hard hit. funding to the sevens programmes across britain was cut and fixtures were off, leaving many players with no choice but to return to playing the full 15 game. so how then do they rapidly turn themselves around, ready for the olympics in a few months' time? well, on the day she was named in the squad

dan evans won at the murray river open butjohanna konta lost at the gipplands trophy, as did katie boulterked far higher, she took first set in her match against the three—time grand slam champion naomi osaka. but she couldn't hold on, and lost in three. and heather watson lost her opening round match in the grampians trophy to russia's veronika kudermetova in straight sets. watson only left hotel quarantine last friday and said her focus was on the australian open. so the australian open hit once again by coronavirus — up to 600 players and staff back in quarantine for now. organisers of the olympics are hoping they've done enough to avoid such disruption by the time the games roll around in august. today, they've set out their plan for a covid—safe games — a full "playbook" — as they're calling it — of guidance and rules for federations heading to tokyo. athletes will be getting their own set of rules at a later date. members of the international federation have been told they have to put together a ia day activity plan from the moment they arrive. they can't go to bars, restaurants, sho

the first round has also been made earlier today, the only two british men in the singles draw — dan evansach other. it is always going to be a little anxious when you hear about it. i'd say the evening was worse when i think dan andrews was making his press conference considering there was only one case, it was very different to how it has been at home and very serious. so, a bit of a reality check that is. we are really lucky to be over here, and the severity of one case here is such a big thing, and geez, we really are lucky to be out here getting the chance to compete. you know, we are living with covid, it is a big difference to be honest and... but this week's on with the tour events or the warm up events and next week we will feel a bit more if it is back to normal or not soon. andy murray is, of course, missing because of a positive coronavirus test when he was due to travel. but this is how its shaping up for the other british players out there in melbourne. british number onejohanna konta plays solvenian qualifier kaja juven, while heather watson takes on czech kristina pliskova

elsewhere today, cameron norrie won an all—british clash, knocking out the british number one dan evansnt just last week. but he said he struggled with fatigue, and so it's norrie who qualifies for the second round in melbourne for the first time in his career. franjones — at the top of the screen — was knocked out, in what was her first match in the main draw of a grand slam. she performed well in the opening set against the american shelby rogers, but she couldn't keep pace in the second, losing in straight sets. it leaves heather watson as the only british woman into the second round. despite claims she didn't feel as fit as usual after her 14—day quarantine, she beat kristyna pliskova. let's bring you up to date with some of the other results from melbourne park. and rafa nadal allayed any fears over his fitness with a win over serbia's laslo djere. nadal missed the atp cup last week after struggling with a back injury, but won in straight sets and will play american world number 177 michael mmoh in the second round. arguably the performance of the day came from home favourite ashle

dan evans and cameron norrie will play one another in the first round of the on tuesday.ovid—19 restrictions. in the women's draw, francesca jones will make her grand slam main—draw debut against american shelby rogers. heather watson plays kristyna pliskova, and the british number one, johanna konta, seeded 13th, will face slovenian qualifier kaja juvan. meanwhile, rafa nadal�*s preparations for his bid to land a men's record 21st grand slam singles title — which would move him clear of roger federer — have been hampered by a back injury this week. nadal will play laslo djere of serbia in the opening round. i have experience on all of this. of course is not the ideal situation to start a sit go micro tournament with problems, and i think it's but or can dust can or cannot happen during the next few days. the only thing i can do is stay positive, work on and recover all the things i can. and that's all the sport from us for now. hello. very cold out there at the moment, without surround, and of course further snow flurries, particularly in eastern areas. the heaviest of t

and british noi dan evans has won his first atp tour title at a warm—up event for tomorrow's australianbc sport website. but that's it from me. back to you, mishal. join us again at 10pm but now on bbc one, the news where you are. hello. now on bbc news, a special edition of witness history, with five extraordinary stories to mark black history month in the us. from washington dc, here's larry madowo. hi, i'm larry madowo. thank you forjoining me here in washington, dc, for this very special edition of witness history. marking black history month here in the us, we will go back to some important moments in the past from the civil rights era to the present day. coming up, we will hear about the damning 19605 report that told the us it was fundamentally racist. we spend some time at the dance theatre of harlem and we hear from the daughter of an american gi who grew up in germany and has spent her life wrestling with her identity. but first, let's go back to one of the darkest days of the civil rights era. on the 15th of september 1963, the baptist church on 16th street in birmingham, ala

dan evans we know came into this and high form.g picked up his first 18 tour title just a few days ago. but the pressure was on his shoulders. dan got off to a slow start. he looked a bit flat, agitated and cam, can take nothing away from him. he was focused every point. made dan work for everything and played some great tennis. realize and played some great tennis. really aood win and played some great tennis. really good win for — and played some great tennis. really good win for cameron _ and played some great tennis. really good win for cameron norris. - and played some great tennis. really good win for cameron norris. that's the men's draw. women now heather watson through. a tough two sets victory. a competent one as well three to the second round. yeah, i'm so pleased — three to the second round. yeah, i'm so pleased for— three to the second round. yeah, i'm so pleased for her— three to the second round. yeah, i'm so pleased for her as _ three to the second round. yeah, i'm so pleased for her as well. _ three to the second r

ash barty, naomi osaka, halep and is a regular and the metro and is a regular and the metro and dan evansitive cases were detected on the planes that brought them here to australia. none of that is happening today. with more than 500 players, officials and coaches now having to isolate after a man who was working in one of the tournament�*s quarantine hotels tested positive to covid—19. they now have to return a negative test to be able to get back to the competition. whatever happens with those tests of course will determine how the next few days are going to go for the competition. it is usually frustrating, notjust for competition. it is usually frustrating, not just for the players and officials but also for tennis fans. players and officials but also fortennis fans. remember, for tennis fans. remember, melbourne fortennis fans. remember, melbourne has been through wannabe well�*s longest and harshest lockdown. many here were quite excited that the australian open was going to go ahead, a sign that the city is coming back to life. as it stands, officials tell us that the main tourname

british number one tennis player dan evans has won his first atp tour title.tarts at midnight. evans is the 30th seed and will play fellow briton cameron norrie in the first round. and you can follow all the action from melbourne on the bbc sport website as well as the super bowl, which gets under way injust over an hour's time. but that's it from me. back to you, mishal. they say laughter is the best medicine, which means we really need it in a pandemic — and in the spirit of "the show must go on", the leicester comedy festival has begun online. it's been running for nearly 30 years, this time via live stream, with more than 100 comedians and audiences getting involved. 0ur arts editor will gompertz dropped in. laughter. there's nothing like a good lockdown laugh. in what has been a miserable year, the chance to chortle is being leapt at by these comedy fans who would fill theatres pre—pandemic to see comics like felicity ward. you had to be in the room, they'd say. yes, this is an adventurous choice of trouser. well, now, you have to be in the zoom. welcome

you can find more on all those stories, plus news of dan evans' first atp title victory in melbourne,all the sport for now. it isa it is a good job all of the backgrounds behind us are real, isn't it! heavy snow is forecast to bring significant disruption to the east and south—east of england later today. snow is moving in and weather warnings have been issued by the met office for large parts of the uk, with predictions of possible travel disruption. vishala sri—pathma reports. the sledges are out in full force, as are the carefully crafted snowmen and rather large snowballs. it might be sub—zero temperatures in parts of britain, but the snow appears to be bringing some of us a little light relief during lockdown. but for parts of the south—east of england, it's not all fun and games, with roads disrupted and trains cancelled. the train company southeastern have closed some lines for all of sunday and monday, and are asking passengers to stay at home. in essex, some coronavirus testing sites have been forced to close, with vaccination centres remaining open for now. the met office ha

the first round has also been made this morning, the only two british men in the singles draw — dan evansmy i would say the little bit frustrating that we have to play each other, for both of us, but it is what it is now! so i will prepare properly, once in a statement, and hopefully when! —— hopefully when. the former england rugby league captain sam burgess has been found guilty of an intimidation charge in australia. a court in sydney has ruled that burgess intimindated his former father—in—law mitchell hooke, with the intention of causing physical or mental harm. he's been given a conviction and placed on a two—year good behaviour bond. burgess says he'll appeal the decision. her royal highness, the princess royal, says she hopes the tokyo olympics, can still go ahead in some way, shape or form. organisers insist the re—scheduled games will take place, despite the continuing coronavirus pandemic. princess anne has been talking to the bbc as president of the riding for the disabled association. i think for those who debate about whether, you know, if it is not done and has no spectator

dan evans will play cameron norrie in the first round.rnoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. covid infections are continuing to fall in most parts of the uk, with one in 65 people testing positive in england in the last week of january. new figures from the office for national statistics show a drop in scotland and northern ireland — with infections remaining level in wales. it comes amidst calls for the government to give more details on the easing of lockdown measures. in a further development, the government says it plans to give everyone in england who is over 50 or clinically vulnerable at least one dose of vaccine by may. 0ur health correspondent katherine da costa reports. england katherine da costa reports. has made a strong stai the england has made a strong start to the vaccination programme. more than 10 million people have now had their first dose. in the next few weeks, experts say immunisation should have a real impact on reducing deaths and hospital admissions. that has prompted a small number of conservative backbencher

off the court, dan evans and cameron norrie are friends, but their all—british battle proved some scraper winning a tournament at the weekend, and he came roaring back. one set all, but his recent exertions then seemed to catch up with him. norrie reeling off the next two sets for a surprise, but thoroughly deserved, win. for another british hope, though, there was heartache. johanna konta soon having to leave the court for treatment on an abdominal injury. as the 13th seed, she had been expected to win comfortably against kaja juvan and she returned to take the first set. but something clearly wasn't right, and after two more games... unfortunately, due to injury, miss konta is forced to retire. a desperately disappointing end for konta — she later said she was in shock. it was a far better day for heather watson. after recently emerging from two weeks in quarantine, she said her win over christina pliskova was even sweeter. and there was a grand slam debut for britain's francesca jones. the 20—year—old has a rare genetic condition. she was born with three fingers and thumb on each han

in the men's draw, british number one dan evans is out, beaten by compatriot cameron norrie in an allisappointment for evans after he won his first atp tour title last week. alan shearer has condemned the abuse received by referee mike dean, who's asked to be stood down from this weekend's premier league matches. several footballers were recently racially abused. he has asked to be stood down from the matches this weekend. we stood down from the matches this weekend. ~ . ~ stood down from the matches this weekend. ~ ., ,, ., , weekend. we were talking about this sub'ect five weekend. we were talking about this subject five years _ weekend. we were talking about this subject five years ago, _ weekend. we were talking about this subject five years ago, three - weekend. we were talking about this subject five years ago, three years i subject five years ago, three years ago and we are still talking about the same thing, so do something about it. the government or the social channels do something about it, stop it. it is not simple but thatis it, stop it. it is not simple but that is the a

dan evans is through to the third round of the murray river open after a straight sets victory over portugal's. it wasn't so good for the women though. in the third round of the gipplands trophy, in melbourne, johanna konta lost in three sets to romania's irina—camelia begu. disappointment, too, for katie boulter. she took the first set in her match against the second seed, naomi osaka. boulter wasn't able to repeat tuesday's stunning victory over coco gauff, though, and eventually lost in three sets. elsewhere in melbourne, heather watson lost her opening round match in the grampians trophy to russia's veronika kudermetova in straight sets. watson only left hotel quarantine last friday and said her focus was on the upcoming australian open. surrey batsman ollie pope has been added to the england test squad for the tour of india. pope has fully recovered from a shoulder injury sustained against pakistan last august. he had been practising with the full squad over the past two days. england will have their final practice tomorrow ahead of the first test starting in chennai on friday. bournemout

the brits today, cameron norrie won an all—british clash, ending the run of the british number one dan evansal media platforms. it is gut wrenching for me that she has a base and things is normal. ijust —— has to face that and thinks it is normal. ijust cannot understand it. the executive chairman of super league, robert elstone, has offered his resignation. he�*s been in the post for two and a half years, and survived a vote of no confidence in november. his decision to step down comes just 44 days before the start of the new 2021 season, and the super league board will now discuss his offer of resignation. and there are a couple of fifth round fa cup ties tonight, manchester united play west ham at old trafford at 7:30. before that, it�*s burnley against managerless bournemouth — that one kicks off in an hour�*s time, all the team news and build up on the bbc sport website and app. that is all for me for the time being. back to you. many thanks for that. there was a time before the pandemic when police officers would only be called to a house party in the event of a crime. usually that wou

elsewhere today, cameron norrie won an all—british clash, knocking out the british number one dan evansgainst the american shelby rogers, but she couldn't keep pace in the second, losing in straight sets. it leaves heather watson as the only british woman into the second round. despite claims she didn't feel as fit as usual after her 14—day quarantine, she beat kristyna pliskova. let's bring you up to date with some of the other results from melbourne park. and rafa nadal allayed any fears over his fitness with a win over serbia's laslo djere. nadal missed the atp cup last week after struggling with a back injury, but won in straight sets and will play american world number 177 michael mmoh in the second round. arguably the performance of the day came from home favourite ashleigh barty. the australian was ruthless against the montenegrin danka kovinic, winning 6—0, 6—0 injust 44 minutes. the executive chairman of super league, robert elstone, is set to stand down after offering his resignation. he's been in the post for two and a half years and survived a vote of no confidence in novemb

meanwhile, current british number one dan evans has warmed up ahead of the australian open in perfect in melbourne. he beat canada's felix auger aliassime in straight sets. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news it's time for the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us today. with me are the journalist and author shyama perera and the sun on sunday's political editor david wooding. let's take a look at the front pages. the observer reports that the volume of exports going through british ports to the eu fell by a staggering 68% last month compared with january last year, mostly as a result of problems caused by brexit. the telegraph says millions of people under 50 years old will be vaccinated at work under proposals being considered by ministers to accelerate the national roll—out from the spring. the express quotes the prime minister as, "borisjohnson vows not "to let the pandemic ruin the dreams of britain's young." he says, "there are no limits to what they can achieve." the sunday times says amazon and other companies who have pr

dan evans and cameron norrie will play one another in the first round on tuesday.al�*s preparations for his bid to land a men's record 21st grand slam singles title, which would move him clear of roger federer, have been hampered by a back injury this week. nadal will play laslo djere of serbia in the opening round. i have experience on all of this. of course, it's not the ideal situation to start a tournament with problems. and a demanding tournament like this one, you know, i think it's what can or cannot happen during the next couple of days. the only thing i can do is stay positive, work on recover, doing all the things i can. and that's all the sport from us for now. hello. very cold out there at the moment, with ice around and of course further snow flurries, particularly in eastern areas. the heaviest of those snow flurries as we go through tuesday, covered by a met office amber weather warning across parts of central scotland. travel, power, communication disruption possible, as those snow levels start to mount up. but it's notjust that, it's the extent of

the first round has also been made earlier today, the only two british men in the singles draw — dan evansefore manchester city's premier league trip to liverpool on sunday. klopp has suggested that a covid outbreak at city over christmas led to guardiola's side having a game postponed and two weeks off, helping their title bid. we didn't have a break. city had a two—week break for coronavirus reasons. it's really tough. it's a tough season for some teams. for us, obviously for the reasons, you know, it's tough. he obviously for the reasons, you know, it's tou~h. ~ ., , �*, ., it's tough. he knows it's not true. we haven't _ it's tough. he knows it's not true. we haven't had _ it's tough. he knows it's not true. we haven't had two _ it's tough. he knows it's not true. we haven't had two weeks i it's tough. he knows it's not true. we haven't had two weeks off. i it's tough. he knows it's not true. i we haven't had two weeks off. some people _ we haven't had two weeks off. some people do— we haven't had two weeks off. some people do it for the purpose, but i didn't— people do it for the purp

andy murray and british number one, dan evans, have both signed up to play. f1, we are still waiting for first home—grown world champion. the action begins in saudi arabia at 1245 on the red button, iplayer and the bbc sport. that's all the sport for now. thank you, mike. we are going to be talking about covid disparities between communities but first of all we would like to hear from you today. if you have already had your vaccine today, tell us about that. if you're still hesitant about taking the vaccine why is that and what would it take to give you confidence in having the jab. people from pakistani and bangladeshi backgrounds were more likely to die from coronavirus — compared with other ethnic groups — during the second wave of the pandemic, according to a new government report. the risk was reduced for black communities, which saw high death rates in the early stages of the outbreak last year. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. we would have a cup of tea and we'd just sit together and, you know, talk for a few minutes every mo

dan evans and cameron norrie will meet at tour level for the first time in their careers.w for the other three players, franjones, making her main draw debut, having come through qualifying, will start against american shelby rogers. heather watson plays kristyna pliskova, as she did in the first round of the australian open last year. and katie boulter is up against daria because again. boulter is up against daria because aaain. �* . , boulter is up against daria because aaain. �* .,, ., boulter is up against daria because aaain. �* ., ~ , ., again. and as for the weekend before that, some news _ again. and as for the weekend before that, some news on _ again. and as for the weekend before that, some news on serena _ again. and as for the weekend before that, some news on serena williams'| that, some news on serena williams�* plans? that, some news on serena williams' lans? , , ., ., plans? yes, she had made the semifinals _ plans? yes, she had made the semifinals of _ plans? yes, she had made the semifinals of the _ plans? yes, she had made the semifinals of the warm - p

cameron normally has beaten dan evans, coming through in four sets.here's more talk of an england call—up for patrick bamford, after he scored his 100th goal, to help leeds move the top half of the premier league table. he scored their second in a 2—nil win over crystal palace bamford has been in great form this season — he was watched by england manager gareth southgate last week. that was his 12th goal of this campaign. is flying and we see it every day in training. we work so hard for the team, our possession as well. he holds the ball well and when he gets a chance he puts it away and i am delighted for him. he's got there from hard work and hopefully he continues to do what he's doing because he has been unbelievable for us. the fifth round of the fa cup gets under way tonight. manchester united knocked out liverpool in the last round — and they take on west ham at old trafford — a game you can watch live on bbc one . united are still looking for their first trophy under manager ole gunnar solskjaer. you want to go all the way and you want to lif

british number one dan evans has won his first atp title, he beat canadian felix auger—aliassime in straight of the covid—19 pandemic — running over two weeks with players from all over the world — in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. this event is only able to happen because australia has controlled the spread of the virus. but not everyone is thrilled that it is happening. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. it's been a bumpy ride for the australian open, but the stage is set now. ~ .,, , ., set now. with the most unusual of buildu s, set now. with the most unusual of buildups, it's finally ready - set now. with the most unusual of buildups, it's finally ready to i set now. with the most unusual of buildups, it's finally ready to go. l buildups, it's finally ready to go. even before the grand slam begins, tennis fans have come for the warmup events. with the ongoing travel ban, most spectators this year are locals, and after melbourne going through one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in the world, they are very excited to be here. the safety is t

the two british men in the draw — dan evans and cameron norrie — are playing theirfirst—round match,ow. to the environment secretary. george eusticejoins us now. thank to the environment secretary. george eustice joins us now. thank you for being with us. good morning. lots of questions to ask you. lots coming in from viewers. quite a bit of interest in the plan to test those interest in the plan to test those in quarantine and in isolation. what more details can you tell us about when those tests will take place? well, look, we have always had a provision that if people are in quarantine, having travelled here, they can have a test to leave that quarantine early if they test clear. i know that this is an issue that is being looked at. i think matt hancock will be saying more about it later today. hancock will be saying more about it latertoday. but hancock will be saying more about it later today. but we are constantly keeping these things under review. there is a case for having a test for people while they are in quarantine so we can identify any of those carrying the virus. matt

cameron norrie has beaten dan evans in a match between the only two british men in the draw.me for action. really now we're at a stage where we need to be all coming together with the social media companies, collating that evidence and looking at prosecuting people. every circumstance, every incident, is very different, depending on what's been said or how it's been reported into us. however, we need to be looking at a proper prosecute route. it's the only way we can go now. it's been going on forfar too long. the fifth round of the fa cup gets under way tonight and you can watch manchester united against west ham live on bbc one. manchester united knocked out liverpool in the last round and they've also been impressive in the premier league recently. manager ole gunnar solskjaer says any progress is very welcome. you want to go all the way and you want to lift the trophy. that's not be all, end all, of course it isn't. it's the bread and butter in the premier league that is also a measure of how good a team is. to get to a final, sometimes you're lucky with a draw. but to wi

dan evans and karen norrie will meet at store level for the first time in their careers.the american shelby rogers, heather watson plays christina plex, just as she did in the first round of the australian open last year, and katie bolted up against russia's player. is and katie bolted up against russia's -la er. , ., .., and katie bolted up against russia's .la er. , ., , ., player. is that we could before that, so news— player. is that we could before that, so news unassuming i player. is that we could before - that, so news unassuming williams. yes, she had main —— makes serena williams. yes but she had pulled out citing a right shoulder injury. it means that she does not play the world number one ashley batty in the semifinals on saturday, but he gets a bite through to the final, but i wouldn't worry too much from serena williams's perspective, she has played and won three matches this week in the warm up event and i think, properly, given herage, 39, the fact that the grand slams starts on monday, she is not desperately keen to be playing another couple of matches ov

the only two british men in the singles draw — dan evans and cam norrie — play each other. what you ought to try and do. fifty years ago this week, astronaut alan shepard stood on the surface moon, pulled out a golf club and whacked a couple of golf balls. he joked that it went miles and miles, and now an imaging specialist, reckons he's found the balls and figured out exactly how far they went. here is shepard on the moon in 1971. he had smuggled a makeshift club into his sock on apollo 14. if you can just make it out here, he made a mess of his first attempt, but claimed greater success with his second. well, imaging specialist andy saunders has been working with the us golf association, to mark the anniversary, and he's digitally enhanced the original photographs. he's located that second ball and he says it went about 40 yards. thatis that is the one on the top left. by the way, that is not a golf flag at the way, that is not a golf flag at the bottom, that isjust the way, that is not a golf flag at the bottom, that is just the american flag. i don't think they have gol

and we were expecting some high profile names, some top names of the sport like simona halep and dan evanshe plane, but none of that is happening today and another big blow to the australian open, much to the frustration of notjust for the players and organisers but for the players and organisers but for people of melbourne as well who are really excited that this is happening because this city has seen one of the longest and harshest lockdown is and they are looking forward to it coming back to life. the between five and 600 players officials and coaches have to come back with a negative tests before they can return to the competitions and we expect those results to come in later today, in the next few hours. . ~ in later today, in the next few hours. ., ~ ,, in later today, in the next few hours. ., ~ in ., , ., in later today, in the next few hours. ., ~ ., , ., ., hours. thank you for the update and it's a case of— hours. thank you for the update and it's a case of watching _ hours. thank you for the update and it's a case of watching this _ hours. thank you for the update and it's a c