things haven't quite gone to plan for emma raducanu since herfairy tale win at the us open. grand slam — and her first australian open. raducanu faces a tough opening match in melbourne against fellow us open winner sloane stephens. she's been talking to tennis correspondent riussell fuller ahead of the tournament. obviously the preparation hasn't been ideal, but for me i think the last week i have just been really enjoying playing here. i haven't been able to train that much even here because, if i train so much, i willjust get injured. but the practices have been heading in the right direction. i'm just excited to play hopefully a good match in front of some fans. and sloane stephens — like yourself, a us open champion. she wasn't quite such a surprise winner as you were. yeah, i don't remember so much. ijust remember the final when she won. yeah, very tough opponent. she won a slam so she is very good and she moves incredibly well. so i think it is going to be for sure a challenge, but i'm just happy to be out here and playing. and do you sense already that other players

but soon emma raducanu was in trouble, with blisters on her racquet hand. s was hurting. ouch! remarkably, raducanu was hanging in there and managed to take it to a third set. just missed. would you believe it? but as her right hand rallied her backhand faltered, and kovinic took full hold, and after more than two—and—a—half hours, the momentum was all with kovinic as she served for the match. and she's done it. boy, did raducanu battle but atjust 19 there are still many grand slams to come. just two days after playing five sets with his metal hip, andy murray was slow out of the gate againstjapan's taro daniel. and 16 unforced errors from the scot saw daniel take the first set with a flourish. the qualifier was playing the match of his life to go two sets up. murray had plenty of chances, but daniel was soon serving to reach round three in a grand slam for the first time. battling performances then from the walking, then from the walking wounded but it was to be for britain's biggest names. natalie pirks, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's nic

an mbe for the us open champion emma raducanu after what, for her, and for british sport, has been anortsday. you can get all of the latest football scores on the bbc sport website with big wins for manchester city and west ham. find website with big wins for manchester city and west ham.— website with big wins for manchester city and west ham. and tottenham as well. hello there. the warmest new year's eve on record has been followed provisionally by the warmest new year's day on record with temperatures in the capital hitting above 16 celsius. all because we've had a feed of southerly winds bringing some very, very warm air in our direction. those southerly winds are up and around this area of low pressure which has brought some very windy weather today across the northwest of the uk. the wind direction shifts subtly as we get into tomorrow. we lose the southerly winds and pick up the westerly winds. that will start to cool things off a little. a slightly cooler night tonight than last night was. we will see clear spells but some hefty downpours of rain also pushing in from the west.

an mbe for the us open champion emma raducanu after what, for her, and for british sport, has been anin new year honours list, buckingham palace has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood. the former prime minister will be appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter — the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining him, as the first black member of the order, is lady amos — who served in his cabinet. 0ur political correspondent chris mason gave us some background to the title of knight companion of the most noble order of the garter which has been awarded to tony blair. it is a kind of souped up, turbo—charged knighthood, and we get this waterfall of the alphabet on days like this, with the honours announcement, cbe, mbe, 0be, you name it, but then this additional category which is separate, in the direct gift of the queen. tony blair becoming a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter. this has existed since 1348 when edward iii was around. his idea was to have this assembly of aristocratic blokes to advise him, really,

an mbe for the us open champion emma raducanu after what, for her, and for british sport, has been an, bbc news. separately from the main new year honours list, buckingham palace has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood. the former prime minister will be appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter — the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining him, as the first black member of the order, is lady amos — who served in his cabinet. the health secretary, sajid javid, has said further covid restrictions in england must be an absolute last resort. writing in the daily mail, he says the record—breaking wave of infections caused by the 0micron variant will test the limits of nhs capacity. but he says the uk must look to live alongside coronavirus during 2022. the funeral service for archbishop desmond tutu has taken place in cape town. the archbishop, who was a key figure in south africa's liberation struggle, chose to be buried in a simple wooden coffin. south africa's president, cyril ramaphosa, described him as a crusader forjustice, a

things haven't quite gone to plan for emma raducanu since herfairy tale win at the us open. open. raducanu faces a tough opening match in melbourne against fellow us open winner sloane stephens. she's been talking to tennis correspondent riussell fuller ahead of the tournament. obviously the preparation hasn't been _ obviously the preparation hasn't been ideal, but for me i think the last week— been ideal, but for me i think the last week i — been ideal, but for me i think the last week i have just been really enjoying — last week i have just been really enjoying playing here. i haven't been _ enjoying playing here. i haven't been able to train that much even here because, ifi been able to train that much even here because, if i train so much, i williust_ here because, if i train so much, i williust get — here because, if i train so much, i willjust get injured. but the practices have been heading in the i’ili'it practices have been heading in the right direction. i'm just excited to play hopefully a good match in front of some _ play hopefully a good match in front of some

andy murray, emma raducanu, - for the semifinals at least.atson and dan evans all in action tomorrow. who do you expect to go the furthest from those four? it will be particularly exciting about breakfast time in the uk tomorrow because murray and roger carney could be on simultaneously, we are being spoilt, we will not know where to look —— murray and raducanu. murray has a good chance against the japanese qualifier, and emma raducanu, how she played against sloane stephens in herfirst grand slam match since winning the us open, if she can continue that 0pen, if she can continue that form she has every chance of winning that second match and making progress, they should both be thinking about making the second week, and the raducanu is seated, a grand slam champion, should there be any reason why she should not have high expectations? i will not say she will be an expert she should be thinking about going deep into the second week. thinking about going deep into the second week-— a big day of tennis ahead tomorrow. it's a big night in the fa

could emma raducanu relocate that level of play? be overwhelmed. yes, well done. how would raducanu respond? a brilliant way to finish. she won the third set 6—1. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. already, incredibly, it's what we've come to expect from her. and it still what we see from andy murray. he was on court against a familiar opponent who is never predictable. nicoloz basilashvili can hit the ball anywhere. in the first set, he was at his worst. in the second, the georgian found his best form. intense tennis. murray's pivotal points often came from his opponent's forced errors. the longest game of the match. the biggest game of the match. yes, but in the fourth set, basilashvili, seeded 21, was perfect in the tie—break. murray driven to frustration. what would he have left? well, loads, actually. in the fifth set murray took that control. match point, yet another rigorous rally and another victory. the quality, the desire... 0n the very court where three years ago where we thought, he thought, he'd retire

the us open champion got off to a flyer, breaking opponent danka kovinic early, but soon emma raducanueal weapon now was her backhand. she was smiling but winning the second set meant playing through the pain. commentator: ouch. and in the final set, as her right hand rallied, her backhand faulted and kovinic inflicted the final blow. commentator: and she's done it. there are some people in my team that maybe didn't want me to play but i wanted to go out there and fight through it. it's quite hard to learn or teach someone that fight and grittiness, to hang in there when things are pretty much all against you, so i'm quite proud of that. just two days after playing five sets with his metal hip, andy murray was slow out of the gate againstjapan's taro daniel, ranked 120th in the world. 16 unforced errors from the scot saw daniel take the first set with a flourish. murray had never lost a grand slam match to a player ranked as low as daniel. he had plenty of chances, but the japanese played the match of his life to win in straight sets. i want to perform well in the big events and for me

could emma raducanu relocate that level of play?she won the third set 6—1. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. already, incredibly, it�*s what we�*ve come to expect from her. and it�*s still what we see from andy murray. he was on court against a familiar opponent who is never predictable. nicoloz basilashvili can hit the ball anywhere. in the first set, he was at his worst. in the second, the georgian found his best form. intense tennis. murray�*s pivotal points often came from his opponent�*s forced errors. the longest game of the match. the biggest game of the match! yes, but in the fourth set, basilashvili, seeded 21, was perfect in the tie—break. murray driven to frustration. what would he have left? well, loads, actually. in the fifth set murray took back control. match point, yet another rigorous rally, and another victory. the quality, the desire... on the very court where three years ago, we thought, he thought, he�*d retired. truly, this is bonus time. joe wilson, bbc news. that�*s it. now on bbc one, time

sadly though emma raducanu and andy murray are both heading home. where this leaves them in a moment. this though the moment raducanu suffered this second round exit, to the montenegrin player danka kovinic. the blisters on her hand, even affecting her ability to shake hands with her opponent at the net. the 19 year—old revelaed the problem came before the match, one her team didnt want her to play. i was struggling with my hand and before the match there were some people in 19 that may be did not want me to play but i wanted to go out there and fight through linked and see how far i could get but i thought it was a pretty good learning experience for me. i discovered tools about myself and making that i did not know i had before so i can take some positives even from this match. different story for andy murray beaten in straight sets by qualifier taro daniel, ranked 120 places below murray, who said after the defeat, his form must improve if he is to continue playing profesional tennis. this is a really important year for me for a number of reasons.

that's bbc.co.uk/sport also more in those early access for andy murray and emma raducanu.very much, jane. —— early exits. a senior conservative mp has urged tory backbenchers facing "intimidation" over their support for a no confidence motion in borisjohnson to report it to the police. william wragg, who chairs an influential house of commons committee, accused the government of saying rebellious mps were being threatened with the withdrawal of funds for their constituencies. downing street says it's not aware of any evidence to support the allegation. this is what mr wragg had to say. i have a brief statement i wish to read to the committee. i have a brief statement i wish to read to the committee. as the committee of the house of commons overseeing the work of the civil service, including the cabinet office, of which 10 downing street as a department, and the proper functioning of the constitution, i'd like to make this brief statement. in recent days, a number of members of parliament have faced pressures and intimidation from members of the government because of their

a classic andy murray five—setter and a stunning senior debut for emma raducanu at the australian openpots in the next round. i was really enjoying it, and i think that the crowd that stayed pretty late, we were having a good time. i was feeding off that for sure. chelsea look to move back up to second in the premier league. later, they're at brighton, on a night where covid again affects the fixture list. and new captain for wales and fresh faces in the frame for eddiejones and england, with the six nations just over two weeks away. also coming up in the programme — could sparks fly at the copperbox? england renew their rivalry against australia in this evening's netball quad series. and we hearfrom dakar rally champion sam sunderland, hello there, and a very warm welcome to sportsday. plenty on the way, but no better place to start than in melbourne for day two of the australian open. we were treated to some vintage andy murray first thing this morning, and that was followed by emma raducanu on scintillating form to knock out a former grand slam winner. i felt that i was actuallyjust

and playing herfirst grand slam since that fairy tale win at the us open, emma raducanu looks ahead tonk you forjoining us. all that talk of a three horse title race feels like a very long time ago. manchester city are running away with the title for now, they are 13 points clear at the top of the table. after a one nil win most likely ended chelsea's hopes of catching them.

an mbe for the us open champion emma raducanu after what, for her, and for british sport, has been anw year's honours list, buckingham palace has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood. the former prime minister will be appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter — the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining him, as the first black member of the order, is lady amos — who served in his cabinet. let's talk more about the new year honours list with our political correspondent chris mason. tony blair receives a special form of knighthood? it is tony blair receives a special form of knighthood?— tony blair receives a special form of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood. — of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood. we _ of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood, we get _ of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood, we get this _ of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood, we get this waterfall. of knighthood? it is a turbo-charged knighthood, we get this waterfall of| knighthood, we get this waterfall of the

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and later, emma raducanu. plenty— later, emma raducanu. plenty to look forward to. scotland introduces rain. gusty winds, especially in the north and west. these are the sustained wind speeds. temperature wise we are looking at seven in aberdeen and newcastle, five in hull, ten in plymouth. as we head into this evening and overnight, still some mist and fog in the south, it creates good crack to a clear sky follows on. knott has called a night as last night. but for some of us where we have clear skies, this is where we have clear skies, this is where we have clear skies, this is where we are likely to see some frost. as we go through the course of two, the first weather front goes through. a second one follows behind. then some clear skies, some sunshine. a peppering of showers which will be wintry in parts of the north and east. despite the temperatures of two to ten, when you add on the wind chill, it will feel better. thank you. with the covid infection rate falling, and hospitalisations levelling off, the world health organisation has suggested that in the uk,

us open tennis champion emma raducanu says she's proud and grateful to be made an mbe.he main new year honours buckingham palace has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood from the order of the garter, an appointment within the gift of the queen. most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye though. people like this young fundraiser, who has raised over £150,000 through a series of walking and cycling challenges. i never thought in my wildest dreams that i'd get an honour by the queen. i am so excited. i'm actually going to get to meet her. ii—year—old tobias who received the british empire medal is thought to be the youngest ever recipient of the honour. lizo mzimba, bbc news. julie west was awarded a british empire medal for her voluntary work for veterans spanning 65 years. my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to her a little earlier and she told him about the moment she found out about the honour. i'm very honoured and i was very excited about it. did i'm very honoured and i was very excited about it.— i'm very honoured and i was very excited a

andy murray and emma raducanu both in action later, but before that, we'll see british number one dannsend has named five uncapped players, including saracens back—rower andy christie and london irish scrum—half ben white. once again, stuart hogg will captain the side as they hope to repeat last year's victories over england and france and improve on their fourth place finish. rory darge, ben vellacott and kyle rowe are also rewarded with call—ups ahead of scotland's first game against england. veteran fly—halfjohnny sexton will captain ireland for the third successive championship after overcoming ankle and knee issues suffered in november. uncapped backs michael lowry and mack hansen have been named in andy farrell's 37—man squad. ireland's campaign gets under way against wales in dublin. and preparations ahead of the women's ashes have been less than perfect for england, as they count down to their first t20 game tomorrow at the adelaide oval. the series is beginning a week earlier than originally planned to allow both teams to travel to new zealand and quarantine before the world

emma raducanu has revealed she was advised not to play her second round match at the australian opennent danka kovinic to three sets before being knocked out. i was struggling with my hand before the match. there were some people in my team that maybe didn't want me to play, but i wanted to go out there and fight through it, see how far i could get. but i thought it was a pretty good learning experience for me. i discovered tools about me and myself and my game that i didn't know i had before, so, yeah, i can take some positives even from this match. montell douglas will become the first british woman to compete at both the summer and winter olympics, after being named in the team gb bobsleigh squad for beijing. she competed in the ioo—metres at the beijing summer games in 2008 and she'll be brakewoman in mica mcneill�*s two—woman sled, four years after she was the team's reserve in pyeongchang. douglas says she's excited to be returning to beijing. i definitely didn't expect to be giving a different sport, going to another olympics — and a winterland picks at that. honestly, the las

it's day two at the australian open, with britain's emma raducanu on court for her first match in the against american sloane stephens, herself a former us open winner. six british players in action on tuesday — including raducanu. andy murray is a five—time runner—up at this grand slam and still believes he can go deep into major tournaments. ranked 113 in the world, he'll go up against 21st—seeded georgian nikoloz basilashvilli. and for more on that and everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello. moonlit skies for many, but it does mean a chilly start to tuesday morning, widespread frost, the exception being parts of western scotland, northern ireland. a bit more of a breeze here. but temperatures away from towns and city centres could get as low as —3 to —5, particularly through the heart of england. it's here where there's the greatest chance of some fog patches forming to take us into the morning commute. some of that will be pretty dense in places, slow to clear. away from that, though, most will go through the morning fairl

britain's emma raducanu wins through to the second round of the australian open, on a good day for britishrs with andy murray among those also through. good afternoon. borisjohnson has rejected a claim by his former chief advisor that he was warned in advance about a drinks party in the downing street garden during lockdown in may 2020. dominic cummings has said that he's certain he'd told the prime minister minister that it might break covid rules but he claimed mrjohnson �*waved aside' the concerns. mrjohnson also revealed that he's already been interviewed by the inquiry over parties held in downing street. in response, labour have said the pm set the rules — he didn't need anyone to tell him that the party he attended broke them. here's our political correspondent helen catt. almost a week after the prime minister apologised after what he saying he believed was a work event during lockdown that are now claims he was warned about it. i during lockdown that are now claims he was warned about it.— he was warned about it. i want to beain b he was warned about it. i want to begin by repeati

and how will emma raducanu play in herfirst major championship since winning?these storylines can now be told without the shadow of the djokovic �*s saga. she's one of britain's most famous — and controversial — artists, and for her next project, tracey emin is turning her attention to something a little different. it involves transforming a former victorian bathhouse in margate. piers hopkirk reports. so, this is actually part of the old bathhouse, because margate had all these hotels and everything built in the edwardian era, but of course, they didn't have baths. there was a male side and a female side. and it's got this old skylight — i'm actually having to replace both skylights — but you can see really, really brilliant artist studios. it's arguably tracey emin's biggest artistic challenge yet — transforming a former victorian bathhouse complex into an art school that'll bear her name. instead of me saying i earn quite a lot of money now from my own work, i can go and buy art, i would rather help other artists make work. i would rather facilitate that. i'

a man has been found guilty of stalking the british women's number one tennis player emma raducanu.be sentenced next month. graduates in england are facing a stealth tax rise because the earnings threshold for student loan repayments is being frozen — according to a leading think—tank. the institute for fiscal studies says a graduate earning £30,000 will now repay £113 more a year than expected. the government said it was necessary to have a system that provided value for money at a time of rising costs. the freeze comes in in april. singer—songwriterjoni mitchell has joined her fellow artist neil young in removing her music from spotify — due to concerns over covid misinformation. she said the streaming platform was allowing irresponsible people to spread lies — and called on spotify to take action. both artists are protesting at it hosting a podcast byjoe rogan who's been accused of spreading false information about covid. the prime minister and the chancellor have made a joint commitment to push ahead with a national insurance rise in april, despite opposition from some tory mps.

and us open tennis champion emma raducanu says she is proud and grateful to be made an mbe.m the order of the garter, an appointment within the gift of the queen. most of those being honoured are not in the public eye, people like young fundraiser tobias weller, who has raised over £150,000 through a series of walking and cycling challenges. i never thought in my wildest dreams that i would get - acknowledged by the queen. i am so excited i'm actually going to get to meet her! l 11—year—old tobias, who receives a british empire medal, is thought to be the youngest ever recipient of an honour. lizo mzimba, bbc news. manchester city have extended their lead at the top of the premier league, beating arsenal 2—1 with the winning goal coming deep into injury time. it's their 11th win on the trot, as patrick gearey reports. early kick—off, new year's day — tired arsenal and manchester city fans must hope their luck improves in 2022. referees, of course, can't afford to be bleary eyed, for soon, stuart attwell had a decision to make. no arsenal penalty, he said. and on reflection,

what should we expect from emma raducanu? power, movement, touch? all.erself. —— her opponent, sloane stephens. roger carty won the deciding set. the bigger the occasion, the better her performance. it is already, incredibly, what we are used to. the wartime anthems of dame vera lynn made her notjust the darling of the armed forces, but the voice of a generation. now the public has a rare opportunity to glimpse of a more personal side of the singer. herwardrobe, paintings and memorabilia have gone on display at an exhibition celebrating her life. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to see it. # we'll meet again # don't know where, don't know when...# this is the chance to meet dame vera lynn again, but also in many ways, for the first time, because the exhibition of her personal possessions shows not just the story we all know of the forces' sweetheart and her extraordinary career in showbusiness, but also her private passions and pastimes. she was a prolific painter. so we've got together here, obviously, performance costumes and things from her publ

down six more british players, led by emma raducanu and andy murray, are in action tomorrow. though. the spaniard's bid for a men's record 21st grand slam title got underway with victory over marcos giron. the sixth seed — the only former champion left in the men's draw — beat american giron 6-1, 6-4, 6-2. nadal is making his return to grand slam tennis after five—months out with a foot injury. also a winning start for the defending women's champion, japan's naomi osaka. she beat camila osorio to go through to the second round. number one seed and home favourite ashleigh barty is also through. she comfortably defeated ukraine's lesia tsurenko 6—0, 6—1. barty could face osaka in the fourth round. the search for a new manager at goodison park has begun in earnest. rafa benitez was sacked yesterday after fewer than seven months in charge. wayne rooney, graham potter and former boss roberto martinez have all been linked with the job. benitez�*s dismissal came after everton's 2—1 defeat at strugglers norwich city, prompting angry scenes from travelling fans. everton have lost nine

and us open tennis star emma raducanu says she's proud and grateful to be made in mbe. receive a knighthood from the order of the garter, in appointment within the gift of the queen. most of those being honoured are in the public eyes of the people like young fundraiser tobias who was raised over £150,000 from a series of walking and cycling challenges. i never thought in my wildest dreams that i'd get an appointment from the queen. i'm so excited. i'm actually gonna get to meet her. 11-year-old tobias who — gonna get to meet her. 11-year-old tobias who receives _ gonna get to meet her. 11-year-old tobias who receives the _ gonna get to meet her. 11-year-old tobias who receives the british i tobias who receives the british empire metal is thought to be the youngest ever recipient of the honour. separately from the main new year honours list, the former prime minister, tony blair, said he was "deeply grateful" to the queen after he was appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter. this is the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining

coming up in the bbc news channel, british number one emma raducanu crashes out of the first round of since recovering from coronavirus. the start of a harsh winter is accelerating afghanistan's humanitarian crisis. international sanctions have crippled the economy since the taliban takeover last august. the collapse of the previous afghan government, and the withdrawal of western support, has led to soaring unemployment, with many unable to feed their families or heat their homes. a million children are thought to be at risk from severe malnourishment, with the united nations issuing an urgent call for aid. quentin sommerville sent us this report. victorious, the taliban now guard food queues. more than half the country is in need. these wheelbarrows are full of the very basics — salt, rice, peanuts, cooking oil — and for many of the people here, it's the first time they've had food in days. the interesting thing is, though, the bazaars, the markets in central kabul are full of produce but no—one here has any money. and this isn'tjust the case here in kabul, it's the same situation a

but there was a crushing defeat for emma raducanu, in her first match since recovering from coronavirus world number 13 elena rybakina, in a match lasting less than an hour. the defeat came on the same day raducanu was given a seeding of 17 for the australian open, which starts on monday. algeria have begun the defence of their africa cup of nations title — they're up against sierra leone in douala. it's goalless, after about half an hour. algeria are unbeaten in their last 3a matches, and closing in on italy's record of 37. sierre leone haven't been in the finals for 25 years. now, we know a number of stars from the premier league are off playing in the africa cup of nations — and a big miss for liverpool will be mo salah, who's been the best player in england so far this season. his egypt side get their campaign underway this afternoon against nigeria. the egyptians are the most successful team in the history of the competition with seven wins but they haven't lifted the trophy since 2010. this is the only thing i did not win yet. but i was lucky that we got to the world cup after 28

at us open tennis champion emma raducanu says she's proud and grateful to be made in mbe.lace has announced that tony blair will receive a knighthood from the order of the garter, an appointment within the gift of the queen. most of those being honoured aren't in the public eye though. people like this young fundraiser who has raised over £150,000 through a series of walking and cycling challenges. i never thought in my wildest dreams that i'd get dreams that i'd get an honour by the queen. i am so excited. i'm actually going to get to meet her. ii—year—old tobias who received the british empire medal is thought to be the youngest ever recipient of the honour. lizo mzimba, bbc news. separately from the main new year honours list, the former prime minister, tony blair, said he was "deeply grateful" to the queen after he was appointed a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter. this is the oldest and most senior british order of chivalry. joining him, as the first black member of the order, is lady amos — who served in his cabinet. our political correspondent c

the us open champion got off to a flyer, breaking opponent danka kovinic early, but soon emma raducanuas smiling but winning the second set meant playing through the pain. commentator: ouch. and in the final set, as her right hand rallied, her backhand faulted and kovinic inflicted the final blow. commentator: and she has done it. there are some people in my team that maybe didn't want me to play but i wanted to go out there and fight through it. just two days after playing five sets with his metal hip, andy murray was slow out of the gate against japan's taro daniel, ranked 120th in the world, and 16 unforced errors from the scot saw daniel take the first set with a flourish. murray had never lost a grand slam match to a player ranked as low as daniel. he had plenty of chances, but the japanese played the match of his life to win in straight sets. a day to forget, then, for british tennis. natalie pirks, bbc news. some wonderful blue skies here. yes, and a stunning weather watcher picture. the only thing spoiling it is me so i will be back in a moment. this is cumbria. we have seen is

and coming up in half an hour, we'll have the latest from melbourne, where andy murray and emma raducanu both in action. borisjohnson�*s political allies are suggesting the immediate threat to his leadership has eased. they say the defection of the conservative mp for bury south, christian wakeford, to labour, appears to have persuaded other mps not to challenge him this week. it's now thought many tory backbenchers will wait for the report into downing street parties before deciding their next move. the investigation by the senior civil servant, sue gray, is expected next week. nick eardley reports. calm? there isn't much of it around here. westminster is tense about a report into what parties happened in downing street during lockdown, and how long borisjohnson will remain prime minister. yesterday, one conservative mp decided he'd had enough. christian wakeford joined the labour party, very publicly defecting on the floor of the house of commons. music to the ears of his new leader. can i start by warmly welcoming the honourable member for bury south to his new place in the house... c

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. —— emma raducanu. good evening. it's been a classic january winter day today.untry. we did have a little bit of fair weather cloud, but elsewhere, it was all about the sunshine. some sparkling blue skies out there. all courtesy of this area of high pressure, and it will stay with us for the next few days. bit more of a breeze, a weather front knocking on the door. with those clear skies continuing, the fog is set to reform across central and eastern england and we're likely to see those temperatures falling away quite sharply here in towns and city centres. maybe as low as minus five degrees. that brings with it an issue with fog, some of it dance. that is worth area in mind —— dense. in one or two places, the fog could linger, and those temperatures could be a bit subdued. a south—westerly flow will drive in more cloud out to the west, and we will see outbreaks of rain into western scotland and northern ireland. those weather fronts will continue to push their way steadily south and east, so as we move into wednesday, we will see a change of fortunes for engla

others to receive the awards include us open champion emma raducanu an mbe, and swimmer adam peaty anng, as well as lgbtq+ rights. let's talk more about the new year honours list with our political correspondent chris mason. chris, tony blair becomes sir tony from today, why has it taken so long. no real surprise for a former uk prime minister to receive a knighthood but it has taken some time. ., ., ., time. hello and welcome to the alhabet time. hello and welcome to the alphabet soun _ time. hello and welcome to the alphabet soup of _ time. hello and welcome to the alphabet soup of the _ time. hello and welcome to the alphabet soup of the british - time. hello and welcome to the - alphabet soup of the british honours system on new year's day, annual traditions as cbe, mbes and knighthoods are sprinkled around the well known and the much less well—known and it is a tradition that british prime ministers do end “p that british prime ministers do end up with some sort of gong in the end but yes, it has taken time for tony blair who stood down as prime minister in 2007 and it is now 202

britain's emma raducanu wins through to the second round of the australian open on a good day for britishwith andy murray among those also through. the prime minister has categorically denied being warned that a drinks party in the downing street garden during the first lockdown in may 2020 was against the covid rules. his former chief adviser, dominic cummings, has said he raised concerns with borisjohnson about it at the time and has now accused him of misleading mps. the latest is that dominic cummings will be approached by sue gray, the senior civil servant investigating downing street parties, to give evidence as she continues her inquiry. also today, the mp for bury south, christian wakeford, has become the latest conservative known to have submitted a letter of no confidence in boris johnson. and a group of around 20 tory mps who were elected in 2019 have held a meeting to discuss borisjohnson�*s leadership. it's understood they talked about submitting letters tomorrow afternoon calling for a vote of confidence in the prime minister. there has to be about 53 or so to automatically

it's been a great return to grand slam tennis for emma raducanu.rough a tense match, eventually overcoming the 21st seed from georgia. it's been a tough three or four years. i've put in a lot of work to get back here. i've played on this court a number of times and the support and atmosphere has always been incredible. this is the one where i thought, potentially, i“d played my last match three years ago, but amazing to be back winning a five—set battle like that. i couldn't ask for anything more. also into the second round, is heather watson, who beat mayer sherif in three sets. earlier, qualifier harriet dart was beaten by iga swiantek. good news as well for british men's number two dan evans, also through — he beat david goffin in straight sets with a confident performance. not so good for liam broady, beaten in straight sets by nick kyrgios, but broady did seem to enjoy his time on court, a big smile on his face at times. including at some of the tricks on show from kygrios. blockbuster second round ahead for him, the australian will meet us op

a very tough draw for the us open champion emma raducanu against another us open champion sloane stephensrtable win over spurs, to reach the league cup final. already 2—0 up from the first leg, antonio rudiger scored the only goal, of the game at the tottenham hotspur stadium. chelsea's opponents at wembley will be either arsenal or liverpool, who play the first leg, of their semi—final tonight. west ham manager david moyes said jarrod bowen is knocking on the door of the england team, after he scored both goals in their 2—0 win over bottom side norwich. a result that took the hammers back into the top four of the premier league — not that that counts for much, according to their manager. i don't think being forced this moment is time has got any real importance except that shows you have been a good, consistent site for half of the season. we have picked up some good wins, the business end starts probably once you get to march, april, so as long as we can get into the mix for the european places that will be very good but obviously we always want to look up and if we can hang onto the co

after the fairytale in new york at the us open for emma raducanu, she's started her australian open campaign in the last hour, she beat american sloane stephens in three sets. she's struggled a little since that last grand slam win, but she got off to a brillaint start — cruising to the first set against another former us champion 6—0 injust 17 minutes. some errors crept in and stephens upped her game in the second, taking that 6—2. but raducanu dug in and reasserted her control on the match to wrap up the third 6—1. she'll face montenegro's danka kovinic next. and there was a big win for andy murray. he came through a five—set thriller to beat georgian seed, nicolas basilashvili. you might remember a tearful murray on court in melbourne three years ago, when he wondered if that might be the end of his career. but a new metal hip, and lots of hard work has paid off. he's into the second round. it's been a tough three or four years. i put in a lot of work to get back here. i've played in this court a number of times and is the support has been incredible. this is the one where i thought poten

it's day two at the australian open, with britain's emma raducanu on court for her first match in thei. and for more on that and everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. hello. moonlit skies for many, but it does mean a chilly start to tuesday morning, widespread frost, the exception being parts of western scotland, northern ireland. a bit more of a breeze here. but temperatures away from towns and city centres could get as low as —3 to —5, particularly through the heart of england. it's here where there's the greatest chance of some fog patches forming to take us into the morning commute. some of that will be pretty dense in places, slow to clear. away from that, though, most will go through the morning fairly sunny. a bit more cloud develops across the south into the afternoon. and across northern ireland and scotland, the cloud will increase more generally, bringing some outbreaks of rain, particularly for northern ireland and western scotland. but they will be fairly showery in nature. still some dry weather to be had. 9 or 10 cel

andy murray and emma raducanu both in action later, but before that, we�*ll see british number one danyle rowe are also rewarded with call—ups ahead of scotland�*s first game against england. veteran fly—halfjohnny sexton will captain ireland for the third successive championship after overcoming ankle and knee issues suffered in november. uncapped backs michael lowry and mack hansen have been named in andy farrell�*s 37—man squad. ireland�*s campaign gets under way against wales in dublin. and preparations ahead of the women�*s ashes have been less than perfect for england, as they count down to their first t2o game tomorrow at the adelaide oval. the series is beginning a week earlier than originally planned to allow both teams to travel to new zealand and quarantine before the world cup. it�*s meant the build—up to the multi—format ashes hasn�*t been ideal. but as batter tammy beaumont acknowledges, covid has affected everything. it�*s been crazy, not ideal preparation, a little bit different to normal, but we�*ve made do. and then once we got to canberra, there was a couple of days�

but there was a crushing straight sets defeat for emma raducanu, in her first match since recovering 13 elena rybakina, in a match lasting less than an hour. bea be a very comfortable one victory of a jackal is out new zealand's russ taylor had the perfect ending to assess career as he took the winning wicket in the second test against anger —— in christchurch. the black caps most prolific batter had only taken two wickets in 112 previous tests. stadiums and scotland can operate at full capacity for next monday. the scottish government kept attendance at 500 last month as a covid percussion. that's positive news for the six nations championship that starts next monday. asa as a result of those restriction brought in by the scottish government last month the scottish partnership brought forth its winter break topside livingston were among those that would have seen crowds. they've welcomed today's announcement ahead of their game at home to dundee next week. from announcement ahead of their game at home to dundee next week.— home to dundee next week. from our --ersective home to dunde

a man's been found guilty of stalking britain's number one women's tennis player, emma raducanu.jean mackenzie. the 19—year—old player, who shot to fame last year after winning the us open, she still lives with her parents. and last year, at the end of last year, amrit magar, a former amazon delivery driver, visited their home on a number of occasions and left a series of notes. 0ne their home on a number of occasions and left a series of notes. one of the notes read, nothing to say but that you deserve love. he also left her a hand drawn map which illustrated what he said was the 23 miles he had walked from his house in edgware to reach her. this all led to him being found guilty yesterday at magistrates�* court of stalking, and he is going to be sentenced next month. it�*s thought that 1.3 million people in the uk are living with long covid — and hundreds of thousands of them experience breathlessness, despite traditional lung scans appearing to be normal. now, some researchers are using a different technique in a clinical trial to try and find better treatment options. so, wha

emma raducanu has revealed she was advised not to play her second round match at the australian open, so, yeah, i can take some positives even from this match. montell douglas will become the first british woman to compete at both the summer and winter olympics, after being named in the team gb bobsleigh squad for beijing. she competed in the 100—metres at the beijing summer games in 2008 and she'll be brakewoman in mica mcneill�*s two—woman sled, four years after she was the team's reserve in pyeongchang. douglas says she's excited to be returning to beijing. i definitely didn't expect to be doing a different sport, going to another olympics — and a winter olympics at that. honestly, the last five years of my transition into bobsleigh have been incredible, very challenging, but i've had a great team around me, and thatjourney alone has just been brilliant. and to go back to beijing, as you said, it's exciting. england's women have it all to do when they face australia on saturday in their second game of the multi—format ashes series, after losing the first match — a t20 in adelaide

meanwhile emma raducanu fell in three sets yesterday during the second round. >>> and french open champnced the fourth round in melbourne for a fourth time setting up a class against aussie champ azarenka. >>> while the pandemic remains a major factor for successful winter games, the u.s. olympic teams' top doctor says all teams are fully vaccinated and not a single one of them asked for a medical exemption. that's good stuff. all athletes vaccinated. >>> the major league baseball players association is ready to make its counteroffer to management. the union asked the league to schedule an in-person negotiating session for monday 11 days after the clubs gave the union a proposal when negotiations resumed following a tortious break since their first work stoppage in 1995. they're running out of time. the real deadline's opening day, march 31st. a slightly abbreviated spring training? we can do. that can't miss regular season games. >> meanwhile baseball can have a different contingency plan for placing officials on the field as robotic umpires are getting a promotion this season. basebal

emma raducanu a5 andy murray will be back in action. emma raducanu as well.'ve already seen in the last couple of years — we've seen, you know, triple—digit growth. so we are... we're very excited about that. burton has signed up a world—class chinese boarder, and she isn't even a teenager yet. the company is planning dozens more stores here. but how does its presence in xinjiang sit with an ethos that's about more than being just a business? we have two choices — we can either, you know, divorce ourselves from xinjiang and just say, "no, we're not going to do anything out there," or what we can do is we can try to understand what's going on in xinjiang better. and, you know — yes, there may be some, you know... again, factually, i don't know. i'm not a politician, i've never studied any type of aspect of that. have you seen the media reports over the last couple of years? yeah, yeah, of course — everyone has, i believe so. but, again, i divorce myself. what i mean by that is, i can't change that, and we focus on what we can change. some would say maybe you c