commentator: fallon sherrock smashes the glass ceiling! at what point did you become aware afterwards that you had just written your name into the history books?

commentator: fallon sherrock smashes the glass ceiling!tory books? when i went to shake ted's hand, and i saw the reaction of everyone, i was emotional. iwas, like, wow, oh, my god, like, i'm still speechless, like, i can't describe how happy i was and how i was feeling. i'm just overwhelmed. remarkably, she only began playing darts eight years ago with her twin sister, but is now the second best female player in the world. it's been far from an easy ride, though. she became a single mother to her autistic son, rory, and has battled kidney disease that caused herface to swell, making her a target for online trolls. she will now donate her winning board from last night to raise funds for an autism charity. i was just so proud of what i've done. we have always wanted to prove to the men that we can compete with them. i've just beaten a man. i'm a woman. like, people don't expect that, so i feel like i've done us proud. commentator: he likes the odd pint and the odd fag... darts has come a long way. diets have changed, as have attitudes to wo

fallon sherrock is that woman.lon sherrock is here with the darts board she won on, to show us how it's done. and this labour mp was one of 59 who lost theirjob in the general election last week. what voters didn t know is that four weeks earlier emma dent coad had been diagnosed with breast cancer. we ll talk to her in the next hour. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. thank you for all your messages about fallon sherrock‘s win last night to stop stewart on twitter says, surprised it's not happened before. always knew that male and female darts players growing up in leicester years ago. best of luck in the next round. i hope victoria is a good practice partner. we will see later. also on twitter, first football and now darts, where will it end. congratulations, impressive. and another tweet, saying, you weren't in it. we will talk to her live in the next few minutes. use the hashtag victoria live if you wa nt to the hashtag victoria live if you want to get in touch. you can e—mail, and text

since then, we have seen fallon sherrock really benefit from that.ged as well. it used to be around 890, ten split getting into this map wearing fancy dresses. now, in the last couple of yea rs, dresses. now, in the last couple of years, they have seen a split of 65 to 35. while the court is still male dominated, women are really starting to see that there is a pathway. somebody like fallon sherrock, who only took up the sport at the age of 17, is creating that pathway and she is absolutely loving being part of that process and being a role model for women. what is interesting that the county it has been going absolutely crazy for her. even though it is very male dominated in there, they have had a drink or four, but they are loving the queen of the palace. hot opponent today, he will be booed, it is a partisan crowd. we he will cope, he did say earlier, nobody wants to wants to lose to a woman. her match gets under way in about an hour. firefighters in australia are bracing themselves for another heatwave as they continue to tackle raging bush fires

even in defeat, fallon sherrock has picked up defeat, fallon sherrock has picked up £35,000, more thans palace has a new queen. natalie pirks, bbc news. it certainly does! there was late drama as wasps snatched a win at the death over bristol in rugby union's premiership. nizaam carr's try in the 80th minute earned the visitors a surprise victory. bristol could have gone top with a win, but were denied right at the end at ashton gate. in the pro 14, ulster signed off the year in style. they crossed the line five times as they thrashed connacht by 35 points to 3 in belfast to earn a bonus point victory at a sold—out kingspan. tyson fury and deontay wilder have finally confirmed the date of their much anticipated rematch. the fight will take place in las vegas on the 22nd of february next year with wilder's wbc world heavyweight title on the line. the last meeting between the pair in los angeles 12 months ago ended in a controversial draw. anthonyjoshua holds the other three major heavyweight titles. the 8:1 shot potters corner won the welsh grand national at chepstow. the winning horse,

fallon sherrock is proud to have played her part.just felt i had to put something out there for us women. because obviously i have just beaten a man! people do not expect that so i feel i have done us proud. the most prize money she has ever won before was just under £5,000. by reaching the second round, she has won three times that. the biggest win for any woman in history. darts may now start to the pay the bills, but this moment will always be priceless. natalie pirks, bbc news. australia is sweltering in record temperatures — it endured its hottest average daily high yesterday of 40.9 degrees celsius, and some areas in the interior have posted more than 45 degrees. the heatwave is expected to intensify over the next few days. the record

what macro pays her second—round on saturday. —— fallon sherrock.e senior squad in qatar, liverpool fielded their youngest side in history against aston villa in the quarter—finals of the league cup last night and were well beaten — jonathan kodja scoring twice, as wesley rounded off a 5—0 win for villa. but that result unsurprising, with liverpool priortising the club world cup. the senior squad watched that match last night in doha, which is where we can join 0lly foster. liverpool play monteray later, hoping to reach saturday's final. it's such a busy time for the team with this fixture congestion. it really is, we are right next door to the liverpool team hotel, they said they would stay out late, i wonder how many of them went to bed at half—time. i didn't sign up for this, winter sun, they said, a rainy day, liverpool have brought the british weather with them. it is a big day for cattle, their national day, they have had flybys and parades and the rain. that was the condition is livable change in last night. virgil van dijk is ok. we knelt an

. >> we're on the edge of history. 36 left for fallon sherrock. >> game, sherrock. >> fallon sherrock the glass ceiling and wins at the world darts championship. the first woman. >> for that england's fallon sherrock as the announcer put it shattering the glass ceiling and she won her match advancing to the next round and she'll be back in action on saturday. >>> okay, so finally there are many reasons you shouldn't feed the animals at a safari park. one is they may bring friends. >> check out this video from georgia. two kids sitting in the back of their parents' car get a visit from a very hungry giraffe. it sticks its head through the window and starts chowing down on their snacks. >> moments later a zebra gets in on the action sticking his head through the other window. what you got? what you got? the kids were scared but managed to laugh about it later. >> that's hilarious. >> wow, what big teeth you have. don't feed the animals. and i'm like, how about we drive, drive, drive. >> good experience. you just got to soak it up. those teeth didn't look sharp, right? >> no, not at all.

fallon sherrock is the name everyone is talking about at this year's competition.ith fans, who've been calling her ‘the queen of the palace‘. sherrock‘s now into the last 32, after beating another top name, mensur suljovic, and said she couldn‘t sleep after the victory. it was amazing last night. i haven‘t had that much sleep. my adrenaline wasjust running wild last night. i‘ve only had a few hours because i couldn‘t switch off last night. when i went up there last night, i forgot all about what i had done on tuesday i‘m just focused on the game, like, i totally forgot about everything else, so i didn‘t put pressure on myself. again, it is alljust trying to sink in at the moment. it‘s still not sunk in. so, i‘m still in disbelief about what‘s going on. i never thought i would be in this situation and it‘s incredible and i‘m enjoying everything. i‘ve definitely like helped put women‘s darts on the map. i‘ve definitely heard a lot of stories about how i‘ve inspired more younger people to play, like younger girls, more women to take up the sport. it‘s a great sport to

. >>> fallon sherrock. >> game! and wins >> that's what she needed right there. 18 times 3 england's fallon sherrock is officially the first woman to beat a male opponent at the professional darts corporation world championship sherrock hopes that her historic victory proves that women can go head to head against the opposite sex and win and that happens all the time, pretty much every bar i've ever been to. >> not news to me. >> it happens. >>> what have we got going on? >> 54. >> oh. look at that 18 times 3 jt forecast in place all the way from the great lakes to the northeast. the wind chill values are kind of brutal. but it's not going to be long lasting. it kind of moves up into the northeast as it goes through thursday friday it leaves warmth is building in the middle of the country, no storms in sight, and it looks like the warm air's going to move all the way to the east coast by christmas. >> that's good news. the bad news is you screwed up sce maps, i screwed up the deription. it's double. >> i didn't get

fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to when a match at the ina in a moment we will have sports dayfirst, let us take a quick look at what is coming up on bbc news. it is crunch time for president trump. the house of representatives to decide tonight whether to impeach him. we will bring you every twist and turn, as you can imagine, throughout the evening. also tonight, the warning that britain faces a dementia crisis but rising number suffering from the disease and loved ones forced to become their carers. we'll be speaking to the alzheimer's society. they have issued that morning today and that interview at around quarter past eight. as ever, at the end of the evening we will take a look at tomorrow's newspapers. slightly later time today, our review is a political correspondence for the ft. we will not be doing at 10:30pm because of the impeachment proceedings, the usual time of 11 we hope, given events permitting. that is all head on bbc news. meanwhile, on this channel it is now time for other sports news. hello and welcome to sportsday. there's been an air of enthusism about g

just briefly, before we go, the next match for fallon sherrock is on friday against another man, chrisris dobey. briefly, what is your prediction? i am sure she will go in as the outsider. she is 250-1 she will go in as the outsider. she is 250—1 to win the whole thing. the quy is 250—1 to win the whole thing. the guy she was playing against was 1-12. she did it with guy she was playing against was 1—12. she did it with so much confidence. she did not seem to get under pressure at any point. as long as you can keep a tight, that attitude, as long as the pressure does not get to her head. let's see if she can do it again. hayley turner, thank you so much for speaking to us. gavin has all the sport. thank you. yes, seeing fallon doing so well. let's start with red bull. —— football. we should be starting tonight by talking about a brilliant 2—0 away win for chelsea over tottenham in the premier league, but instead, all the headlines will be about racism after an allegation of abuse by some spurs fans. 0ur sports correspondent is andy swiss. this all happened around an hour into the match

commentator: fallon sherrock smashes the glass ceiling!e ted's hand, and i saw the reaction of everyone, and then the tv cameras and all that. ijust realised what i'd done. i was emotional. iwas, like, wow, oh, my god, like, i'm still speechless. i can't describe how happy i was and how i was feeling. i was just overwhelmed. her average score last night was around the same mark as some past mail champions. all the more remarkable, considering she only began playing darts eight years ago with her twin sister. it's been far from an easy ride to be ranked the best woman in the world, though. she became a single mother to her autistic son, rory, and has battled kidney disease that caused herface to swell, making her a target for online trolls. she will now donate her winning board from last night to raise funds for an autism charity. i was just so proud of what i've done. we have always wanted to prove to the men that we can compete with them. i've just beaten a man. i'm a woman. like, people don't expect that, so i feel like i've done us prou

fallon sherrock came from behind to beat ted evetts at ally pally in london. hours as the fixtures pile up. the senior squad are in qatar, but last night, liverpool fielded their youngest side in history against aston villa in the quarter finals of the league cup and were well beaten. jonathan kodja scoring twice. wesley rounded off a 5—0 win for villa. liverpool's first team watched on in doha, they play mexican side monterey in the club world cup later. there's been criticism over the decision to hold the tournament in qatar, managerjurgen klopp says he's the "wrong person" to address concerns over the country's human rights record. there's a time, we are here, we arrived here, we were very welcome, everything is fine, everything is organised like it should be. that's our situation here. 0rganising the competition, wherever it is in the world, that fifa did that, so they have — other people who organise it have to think about these kinds of things and athletes shouldn't. and the head coach of the england women's cricket team says her nationality won't stop h

and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championshipagain and is now through to the third round. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster penny smith and chief sports reporter for the sun, martin lipton. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. on the front of the independent, a photo of footballer martin peters, who's died aged 76. he scored for england in their 1966 world cup final win over west germany. peters has made it onto many of the back pages too — with the observer's sport section saying ‘goodbye to england's gentleman'. back to brexit on the front of the sunday telegraph — which reports that house of commons speaker lindsay hoyle will let big ben bong to mark the uk leaving the eu at the end of january. the sunday express reports that the us ambassador has declared brexit will pave the way for the ‘roaring twenties' — with wealth reportedly set to flood in from the future uk—us trade deal. the observer leads with accusations that the home office ha

and another victory for fallon sherrock, the first ever woman to beat a man in the world darts championships won again and is now through to the third round. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin lipton and penny smith — stay with us for that at 11:30. martin peters, one of the all—time greats of english football, and one of the goal scorers in the world cup—winning side of 1966, has died at the age of 76. peters won 67 caps for england and made over 700 appearances for clubs throughout his career. west ham, the club he first joined as a 15—year—old, said he passed away peacefully after a long and courageous battle with illness. many tributes have been paid. on twitter his world cup winning team—mate sir geoff hurst, who said... 0ur sports correspondent, natalie pirks, looks at back at the life and remarkable career of martin peters. with all eyes on hurst, the danger from martin peters went unnoticed. commentator: and a chance on goal! peters! little wonder they called him "the ghost." there's martin peters, the man who scored the goal which could wel

even in defeat, fallon sherrock couldn't stop beaming.dogs, that would watch it now. especially with the ladies game, i've just proved now that we can't compete with all of these men. the crowd here have taken sherrock to their heart. amidst the costumes and the christmas revelry, this crowd knew the significance of her story. we come every year, and it is a bit of a christmas tradition. this year, it's really exciting, because it is usually so male dominated. fingers crossed all the way. she was here for a good time, and she hoped a long time. but her run to this third round was no fluke. a wry smile from her competitor, as he tried to comprehend the largely male crowd booing him. sherrock had raced into a one set lead. as one of only two mecca women alongside 94 men at the start, she was a 2000—1 shot for the title. in the last 32, she was holding her to bear own. the mistress of zen, deadly on the doubles. no wonder her opponent was flummoxed. soon the momentum had swung. dobey had mastered his nerves, and, in turn, silenced the crowd.

and despite another great performance, fallon sherrock is out of the world darts championships, in therd round. good evening. dozens of passengers have survived a plane crash in kazakhstan, in which at least 12 people lost their lives. the cause of the crash, which took place in heavy fog, is still unclear. the plane, operated by the kazakh company bek air, was flying from almaty, kazakhstan‘s largest city, to the capital nur—sultan, with 100 passengers and crew on board, when it crashed shortly after take—off. at least 60 people are being treated in hospital, as our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. rescued from the wreckage, a baby boy is rushed to safety. he was discovered in the arms of his injured mother after their flight crash landed. moments after take—off, the plane had rammed into a building. it broke into pieces on impact. but there were survivors. and some even walked away from this unharmed. i was sitting next to an emergency exit. just hours later, aslan nazaraliyev managed to tell me what happened. he'd posted this photo on social media, showing his seat on the flig

fallon sherrock is backin championship. fallon sherrock is back in action and the third round. alexandra palace. also a win for simon whitlock you beat mervyn king. the welsh grand national has been one white hotspot owned by welsh by one white hotspot owned by welsh rugby player, jonathan davies. it took the lead three fences out and stormed to victory for stop it in the 54 year wait for a welsh winner. and cristiano ronaldo received plenty of praise recently for a towering header he scored forjuventus — and thatjump didn't go unnoticed by 16—time grand slam champion novak djokovic, who decided to get some tips as the pair trained together in the gym. looks like ronaldo just won that one. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the competition watchdog has begun a full—scale investigation into amazon's bid to buy a stake in the food delivery firm, deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said amazon had failed to address concerns that the deal "could be bad for customers, restaurants and grocers. " israel's prime minister benjamin netanya

even in defeat, fallon sherrock couldn't stop beaming after a fortnight to remember.ink there are people now that didn't watch darts, that would watch it now. especially with the ladies' game, i've just proved now that we can compete with all of these men and we just need more opportunity. amidst the costumes and the christmas revelry this crowd knew well the significance of her story. it is exceptional for women's sport to see someone come in and do as well as she has. it's a real male dominated sport and all of a sudden it seems to have opened it up. so itjust makes it more exciting. the atmosphere is going to be electric, isn't it? sherrock was here for a good time, she hoped for a long time. but her run to this third round was no fluke. fallon‘s just living a fairy tale. she was more than just holding her own. she was deadly on the doubles to go 2—1 sets up. no wonder her opponent looked flummoxed. but soon the momentum had swung. chris dobey had mastered his nerves and in turn silenced the crowd. tops for dobey. and in the sixth set against a player who calls him

fallon sherrock, fallon. this is bbc news — i'm joanna gosling.t 12 people are killed, after a plane crashes in kazakhstan — dozens of survivors, including children, are being treated in hospital. everyone started screaming, kids are crying. and the lights were on in the plane... but there was no, like, sound. lady hale, who is about to retire as the president of the uk supreme court, voices concern about the effect of the reduction in resources on the justice system in england and wales. free hospital parking in england for some patients and visitors from april — but questions are raised over how it will be funded. the national trust says climate change has led to an increase

it's day 13 of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. 2a hours on from her exit, fallon sherrockies — who she shares a manager with — make it through to the quarter finals. he beat kim huybrechts by four sets to one. the two—time world champion adrian lewis is out after blowing a three sets to one lead to lose in the final set to belgian dimitri van der bergh. he'll be joined in the last eight by darius la ba nauskas who beat the former bdo world champion steve beaton by four sets to two. he'll play the defending champion michael van gerwen next. now you know we have april fools day in the uk. well, did you know that today is the spanish equivalent? well we didn't, so we got rather curious when real sociedad tweeted that former wonderkid martin 0deegard was joining manchester city. the alarm bells should have been ringing by the fact the norwegian international is actually on loan from real madrid so couldn't technically join from sociedad anyway. it was the final sentence of the announcement that gave it away — "we are forced to take this difficult decision in order to avoid pos

did you see the interview we just done with fallon sherrock? dementia. what would they be ? for early signs of dementia. what would they be? i think christmas is a good time because we tend to do the same thing every year. if you have not seen someone for a while, it can be an opportunity to have a direct comparison to a year before. so, if there are some changes concerning people, go to your gp to get an assessment, it's a very good thing. beryl said before, the diagnosis was a very positive thing. i say to anyone, if you find out anyone you ca re i say to anyone, if you find out anyone you care for yourself has got that diagnosis, don't be scared of it. it like saying you have any other disease, perhaps disease. it isa other disease, perhaps disease. it is a disease, and if you get onto the treatment quickly, it can perhaps be slowed down, the progression. john hike his diagnosis almost ten years ago now, but we still almost ten years ago now, but we st i ll love almost ten years ago now, but we still love a full and active life and have made

it's day 13 of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. 2a hours on from her exit, fallon sherrockes a manager with — make it through to the quarter finals. he beat kim huybrechts by four sets to one. the two—time world champion adrian lewis is out after blowing a three sets to one lead to lose in the final set to belgian dimitri van der bergh. he'll be joined in the last eight by darius la ba nauskas who beat the former bdo world champion steve beaton by four sets to two. he'll play the defending champion michael van gerwen next. and we just have time to show you this. picture the scene. none of your goalkeepers are available for selection and your manager has given you the nod to play the whole match in goal. that's exactly what happened to ballymena united midfielder declan ca rville. it was going so well for him too, with the score nil—nil 86 minutes in. until this... carville saw his clearence bounce off a defender, leaving glentoran striker david mcdaid with a pretty easy finish. the glens added another in injury time to give them a 2—0 win. a day declan carville will remembe

and after becoming the first woman to win a match at the pdc darts world championship — fallon sherrockays she's like to see more mixed darts events — that and all the rest of the sport at 5:30. good afternoon. a list of more than 1,000 addresses of new year honours recipients, including those of senior police officers and politicians, has been accidentally published by the government. the file was uploaded to the official website, but has since been removed. a spokesman for the cabinet office said the information was removed as soon as possible. he said: leading figures from the world of entertainment, sport, politics and charity were recognised in the list. sir elton john received the highest accolade — he's been made a companion of honour — and olivia newton—john becomes a dame. four members of england's world cup—winning cricket team are on the list — but of those receiving honours this new year, around two thirds are being recognised for their work within the community — as kathryn stanczyszyn reports. # you're the one that i want... olivia newton—john says she is grateful beyond w

fallon sherrock is the name everyone is talking about at this year's competition.jovic. she says she couldn't sleep after the win and hopes to inspire a new generation of players. it was amazing last night. i haven't had that much sleep. my adrenaline was just had that much sleep. my adrenaline wasjust running had that much sleep. my adrenaline was just running wild last night. i've only had a few hours because i couldn't switch off last night. when i went couldn't switch off last night. when iwent up couldn't switch off last night. when i went up there last night, i forgot all about what i had done on tuesday i'm just focused on the game, like, i totally forgot about everything else, so i didn't put pressure on myself. again, it is alljust trying to sink in at the moment. it's still not sunk in. so, i'm still in disbelief about what's going on. i never thought i would be in this situation and it's incredible and i'm enjoying everything. i've definitely like helped put women's darts on the map. i've definitely heard a lot of stories about how i've inspired more you

after becoming the first woman to win a match at the pdc darts world championship, fallon sherrock hasar. sherrock made it through to the third round at the alexandra palace before eventually being beaten by chris dobey last friday. her historic first—round win there meant she secured a place at the 2020 us darts masters event in new york, but she's also now been included in the other five international world series events. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. the 16—year—old campaigner greta thunberg is calling on britain to ensure that crucial climate talks it will host in glasgow next year succeed in combating global warming. she's become the face of an international youth movement pressing for more action on climate change. mishal husain went to stockholm to meet her. she's the girl who galvanised children to go on strike from school, and people of all ages to march, pushing for more action to control a warming world. it's a mission that has taken greta thunberg around the globe, becoming a distinctive, but also a divisive figure. i ha

fallon sherrock, who last week became the first woman to win a match at the pdc world championship, hasmen's world championship next week. her decision comes after the bdo announced that they'd be reducing prize money following poor ticket sales. she says that was a factor. maria sharapova will make her comeback from a shoulder injury in next week's brisbane international. it's kept her out for almost a year, with her ranking dropping to 133. the tournament is a warm—up event for the australian open, the first grand slam of the new year. five—time grand slam champion sharapova last played a competitive match in the first round of the us open in august. rhys webb has signed a two—year deal to rejoin the 0spreys from next season, which could see him back in the wales side. the scrum half has been at toulon, who have agreed to release him from the final year of his contract forfamily reasons. he left 0spreys last year to join the french side for three years, which ruled him out of international test selection, but his return makes him available to new wales coach wayne pivac. that's all th

meanwhile, fallon sherrock, who this year became the first woman to win a match at the pdc world championshipampionship next week. a factor behind that decision is the reduction of prize money following poor ticket sales. don't forget a look back on the year in sport on the bbc news channel at around 8.30. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, it is over and out. do you call that an evening shift? that is pathetic?” out. do you call that an evening shift? that is pathetic? i have been through for a press enter is pathetic? i have been through four presenters now. i will see you next decade. do not be better. me? never. celebrations to usher in 2020 are taking place in many parts of the world... auckland in new zealand was the first major city to see in the new year and a new decade — with the sky tower at the centre of celebratory fireworks. china welcomed the new year with an 0lympics themed performance ahead of the beijing 2022 winter olympics. and in the last few minutes the united arab emirates brought in 2020 at the world's tallest building the burj khalifa. dan johns

there is one other woman in the tournament, england's fallon sherrock plays tomorrow. the next hour. opioids are an essential part of modern medicine — they're powerful drugs used to relieve pain. but they can be addictive — it's a major problem in the united states. one group of british surgeons is trying to do something about it. our science correspondent, richard westcott, was given unique access to an operation — performed without opioids. paul, so we're going to put a mask over yourface, just to give you some oxygen. this operation is different. so we're going to start the anaesthetic, and we're going to you a little something that will make you feel a little bit sleepy. patient paul is having part of his lung taken out. called thoracic surgery, it's the most painful surgery you can have, so they'd normally use powerful drugs called opioids, things like morphine and fentanyl, to control that pain. they're just getting the patient, paul, ready to have part of his lung removed. but that's not what's unique about this operation. what's unique is the drugs that they'r

fallon sherrock made history at the ally pally, as the first female winner in the competition.says she's proud to have helped put women's darts on the map. it is all sinking in a little bit more. the realisation is hitting me now. i am still speechless about it. iamso i am so over the moon by it. that crowd were amazing last night. i thank everyone of them. the crowd gave me a boost in confidence, i relaxed, they made me play better. i really appreciate all of them last night. am so proud of myself to help put women's darts on the map now. they were always criticism that women could not compete against men, that we were not good enough. and the fact that i just proved that we were not good enough. and the fact that ijust proved that wrong. and i think in any sport we can wrong. and i think in any sport we ca n prove wrong. and i think in any sport we can prove ourselves, we can beat men. there are women who can play to my ability if not better we just need a recognition and experience any opportunity to do a. congratulations to her. to qatar next where liverpool are preparing f

history at the darts as fallon sherrock becomes the first woman to beat a man at the pdc world championshipally pally. why dennis the shetland pony is in the front line in the battle against loneliness this christmas. good morning. we have some dense fog and icy patches to watch out for this morning. generally speaking, eastern areas will be drier and brighter in the west, it will be wet and increasingly windy stop i will have more details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday 18 december. hundreds of thousands of people are facing a wait of months to have their faulty and potentially dangerous washing machines replaced. whirlpool recalled 500,000 appliances yesterday because of a fire risk, but customers are struggling to get information because of problems with its website. the company was already dealing with problems with its dryers as dan johnson reports. more than half a million of these washers are at risk of sparking a fire if a part in the door lock overheats. it has happened to 79 machines already. that prompted a clear warning to customers. it is a serious situation, and we are encouragi

meanwhile, fallon sherrock has withdrawn from the bdo women's world championship next week.g prize money following poor ticket sales. the event has moved to indigo at the 02 in london after 3a years at the lakeside in surrey the manchester united manager 0le gunnar solskjaer says he has money to spend in the january transfer but won't just for the sake of it, with the worry that he could upset the team. i am optimistic we can keep players fit. and if the right ones become available we do have the resources. and i do have the backing from the board but it is also about getting the right ones, it has to be, there is no point suddenly thinking, bringing someone else in nowjust for the sake of three orfour months. if that can disrupt any... not good feeling in the group, but the chemistry in the group because the chemistry is really good. the west ham captain, mark noble, has backed david moyes to turn things around at the club. there has been a mixed response from hammers fans to the scot‘s return to the club. he helped keep them up two years ago but was then replaced by manuel

week by becoming the first woman to win a match at the world dats championship — and tonight, fallon sherrockas been a very wet few weeks, in fact few months here in the uk, and more rain already falling in england and wales. so there are weather warnings, flood warnings in place, details on the website. we are anticipating further flooding through the night and into sunday as well as this area of low pressure rushes and of the atlantic. it will bring many parts 5—10 millimetres of rain but in some places double that. the ground is so saturated of course given all the rain we have had, so spray and standing water on the faster routes and drizzle a low cloud and hill fog. low level fog the concern further north as we had three last night and into this morning. some dense fog around, some icy patches in the north where the temperature has fallen close to freezing. fog could be the main hazard in northern areas, rain lingering in the east first thing that it lingering in the east first thing thatitis lingering in the east first thing that it is this area of low pressure driving your weather thro

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her performances have made headlines around the globe are now fallon sherrock faced the biggest testollywood, and he was out to end this fairy tale story. she has already won two matches at the alexandra palace and backed by a vociferous crowd she came storming out of the blocks to ta ke came storming out of the blocks to take the first set. derby form factor level but sherrock‘s scoring and finishes saw her back and front. the world number 22 was having double trouble. you find one when he needed it most to level the match. which way with the pendulum swing now? she has changed the face of women's darts at this championship but dobie found his feet to move ahead for the first time. he showed his experience to clinch victory and bring an end to one of the greatest stories in the sport's history.” think there are people now who did not watch darts who watch it now. and especially with the ladies game, i have proved now that we can compete with all these men. we just need more opportunity. it may be the end of a tournament but it is surely the beginning of a new era of women's darts. l

fallon sherrock has done it again — beating another man to move into the third round at the pdc world woman to win a match in the competition, she beat the 11th seed, mensur soljovic, by three sets to one. she said there was no reason she couldn't go on and win the tournament — and although she knows she's doing something very special — she was managing to stay relatively calm going into each match. when i went up there last night, i just forgot about all i done on tuesday and just focused on the game. like, i totally forgot about everything else, i didn't put pressure on myself. again, it is all sinking in still, it still hasn't sunk in, i'm still in disbelief about what is going on. i definitely have helped put women's darts on the map, i have heard stories about how i have inspired more younger girls and women to take up the sport. i feel so proud of my cell because i'm encouraging more people to play, it is a great spot to get into, i'm just really proud of myself that i'm helping everyone else discover it and enjoy it for themselves. saracens are clawing their way back from their

fallon sherrock meanwhile is back in action tonight after her history making antics earlier this weekment, he was taking part in a ceremony to mark the official opening of tokyo‘s new national stadium which has been built for next year‘s olympic games. let‘s focus on boxing for a few minutes, because it‘s a big night for heavyweight daniel dubois. he‘s 22—years—old, and widely regarded as one of the best british prospects coming up behind anthonyjoshua and tyson fury. he fights japan‘s kyotaro fujimoto at the copperbox in london tonight, and boxing pundit steve bunce is there. well he is 13 unbeaten, 12 have ended quick. but the key is and this is the crucial element, he is just 22 years of age. let me assure you, if daniel dubois came from new york and he fought out of bronx, if he came from chicago and fought out of the south side, if he came from los angeles and fought out of east side, we would be raving and praising and be desperate to catch a glimpse of him. he is a 22—year—old unbeaten londoner, in a business where most heavy weights, say this as loud as you like, reach their p

after becoming the first woman to win a match at the pdc world championship, fallon sherrock has beenhe alexandra palace before eventually being beaten by chris dobey last friday. her historic first—round win there meant she secured a place at the 2020 us darts masters event in new york — but she's also now been included in the other five international world series events. that's all from sportsday. you can stay updated on the website. that is it from as this evening. goodbye. it has been another mild day across most of the uk. but in the short term we are expecting a touch of frost tonight across the northern half of the uk. scotland, northern ireland and northern england. the last 2a hours we have seen this weather front streaming in out of the subtropics, pushing mild air in our direction which has been spreading across other parts of europe, but this weather front will be sinking southwards and the colder air that is be sinking southwards and the colder airthat is in be sinking southwards and the colder air that is in the north atlantic will push into scotland, northern ireland an

fallon sherrock has told us she sees no reason why she can't win the pdc world darts championship, afterrst woman to win a match in the competition, and last night she beat the 11th seed mensur soljovic by three sets to one. and although she knows she's doing something very special, she says she's managing to stay relatively calm going into each match. when i went up there last night, i just forgot all about what i'd done on tuesday and focused on the game. i totally forgot about everything else, i didn't put pressure on myself. and, again, it is alljust trying to sink in at the moment. it's still not sunk in. i'm still in disbelief about what's going on. i have definitely, like, helped put women's darts on the map. i've definitely heard a lot of stories about how i have inspired more younger people to play, younger girls, more women to take up the sport. ifeel so proud of myself because i'm encouraging more people to play. it's a great sport to get into and i feel really proud of myself that i'm helping everyone else discover it and enjoy it for themselves. the fighter being talked abou

chris dobey, who knocked history—maker fallon sherrock out of the championship on friday, won't be therea match at the event — dobey lost to his friend and rival glen durrant who goes through to the last eight. that's all the sport for now. now on bbc news, here's ben brown with the papers. hello and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are lucy fisher, the defence correspondent for the times, and business journalistjohn crowley. thank you for being with us. happy christmas and happy new year as well. let's take a look at the front pages. the sunday times says lives could have been put at risk after the home addresses of more than a thousand celebrities, politicians and military figures on the new year honours list were published online. the sunday mirror has the news that speedboat killerjack shepherd is planning his wedding from prison despite not yet being divorced from his first wife. the mail on sunday has the claim that ministers bent rules on visas for foreign polo players, after buckingham palace took an interest in the issue. the sunday telegraph leads on plans to

after becoming the first woman to win a match at the pdc darts world championship, fallon sherrock has events next year. sherrock made it through to the third round at the alexandra palace before eventually being beaten by chris dobey last friday. her historic first—round win there meant she secured a place at the 2020 us darts masters event in new york, but she's also now been included in the other five international world series events. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. police in spain have concluded their initial investigation into the deaths of a british father and his two children. gabriel diya, his 9 —year—old daughter comfort and his 16—year—old son praise—emmanuel died at a swimming pool in fuengirola on christmas eve. a police spokesman told the bbc that there was no need for further investigation, because it was a freak accident and the case can now be closed. 0ur correspondernt gavin lee is outside the resort on the costa del sol, with more on that police report they have given their initial conclusion and we will not see a public account of that until at least t

fallon sherrock, who earlier this week became the first female player to beat a man at darts in a pdcp match, has won her next match there. she beat the world number ii mensur suljovic 3—1 at alexandra palace to make it through to the third round. afterwards she expressed her surprise and said she was proud to be raising the profile of the women's game. it's all just trying to sink in at the moment. it's still not sunk in. so, i'm still in disbelief about what's going on. i've definitely like helped put women's darts on the map. i've definitely heard a lot of stories about how i've inspired more younger people to play, like younger girls, more women to take up the sport. the artist banksy has produced what he's calling a modified nativity at a hotel in bethlehem in the west bank. dubbed the scar of bethlehem, the work shows the crib scene next to israel's separation barrier, which appears to have been pierced by a blast. the work is one of a number of collaborations between the hotel's owners and the british artist. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. t

finals of the pdc world championship at alexandra palace, watched on by the new queen of darts fallon sherrockst, across kazakhstan in a day of mourning for the victims of friday's plane crash which killed 12 people and left 47 others in hospital. the plane was carrying 90 passengers and five crew members when it crashed into a building in freezing weather shortly after take—off from almaty airport. the country's aviation committee has since suspended all flights operated by the budget airline bek air as well as those involving fokker 100 aircraft pending the results of an investigation. we've been speaking to one survivor who described the moment the plane crashed. it was that quick and the force was huge. and once... i think it first hit the ground, then we slide and hit the two—storey concrete building. and i think the concrete building stopped the plane going further. and the thing i remember is that, starting from the front end of the plane, you start squeezing, especially the ceiling, the ceiling started falling very fast and everything was falling apart in the plane. and it was like a t

and after her success at the world championships, fallon sherrock will be the first women play in thedarts masters in new york, that's all the sport for now. there's more on all those stories over on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport plenty of reaction to come with the david moyes press conference to come. police in sussex are into the tenth day of searching for a father of four who disappeared after a night out with friends. firefighter anthony knott hasn't been seen since the 20th of december. his fiance says she feels numb, not knowing what's happened to him. jon ironmonger reports. ten days gone, anthony knott‘s disappearance remains a total mystery. a firefighter with the london fire brigade, the 33—year—old went missing during a work night out in lewes in sussex on the 20th of december. he'd been to various pubs in the town and was last seen leaving the lamb just after 7pm. he is a family man, he loves hisjob, he loves his friends, he loves his kids. it's christmas. this isn't something that he would intentionally do. he wouldn't want to stay away, so that's why we a

fallon sherrock was defeated in the third round of the world darts championship last night.ric crowd at alexandra palace. the 25—year—old became the first woman to win a game in the tournament and followed that with another in the second round. we spoke to sherrock earlier in the programme and she thinks more women should be allowed to compete in the championship. iam hoping, obviously, they look into it a bit more, and maybe even four women, because there are more women that can play to my standard, if not better. we just need more opportunities to prove ourselves and show that we can beat the men, and i mean, if we had four women in it, just say, you would probably see more of us beating the men and more shocks and it would be great entertainment. there was late drama as wasps snatched a win over bristol in rugby union's premiership. nizaam carr's try in the 80th minute earned the visitors a surprise victory. bristol could have gone top with a win, but were denied right at the end at ashton gate. in the pro 1a, ulster signed off the year in style. they crossed the line fiv