keegan harris plays for chap shipside halifax, the first openly 93v shipside halifax, the first openlytennis australia says that martina navratilova and john mcenroe have breached two and protocols after they staged a protest calling for they staged a protest calling for the margaret court arena to be renamed. the court who has the record for most grand slam titles singles has been criticised for her homophobic views. navratilova says she wants a conversation about the renaming of the court to move forward. ijust feel that renaming of the court to move forward. i just feel that the conversation had stopped. i thought we got it going a couple of years ago andi we got it going a couple of years ago and i thought tennis australia would do something, they otherwise than make the decisions. but nothing has happened and they keep doubling down. into milan have completed the signing of christian eriksen from totte n ha m signing of christian eriksen from tottenham for a fee of around £17 million. the midfielder had already agreed personal terms with the italian club who are second in syria an

snapshot of early rail travel across the north, half an hour late and just two carriages between halifaxrn down, after 18 months of delays, strikes and overcrowding. cancelled all their time, all the time. we have been waiting once on board, there are no seats available, even at the train conductor is 50 to. we apologise for those overcrowding. i have reported it to them, aware of the situation, they will probably do nothing about it, but at least i have tried to do my bit. i sympathise with you all. shouldn't have trained this visit. it had not the odd occasion, it is a continuous thing, it's a bad service thatis continuous thing, it's a bad service that is to be in three. today, the government to draw a line in the sand, cancelling the franchise. this isa sand, cancelling the franchise. this is a clear signal that we will not be dealt with commuters not getting trains arriving on time. so what went wrong at in northern? the company won the bid with a pledge to transform rail and at luton. it was hit by strikes. i it changes to timetables, track upgrades are not furnished, new trains de

keegan hirst, who plays for championship side halifax, the first openly gay rugby league player, postedmedia: "i'm shocked and disappointed at the signing of folau. our great game is tasked with fighting against homophobia and standing up for the values it puts such high stock in. it shows none of the bravery, cameraderie or integrity the rfl expects from its players, staff and fans. " tennis australia says that martina navratilova and john mcenroe have breached tournament protocols after they staged a protest calling for the margaret court arena to be renamed. the 77—year—old australian, who holds the record for the most grand slam singles titles, has been criticized for her homophobic views i just felt that the conversation had stopped. i thought we got it going a couple of years ago and i thought tennis australia would do something. the government of victoria are the ones who make the decision, but nothing has happened and margaret keeps doubling down. roger federer says he believes in miracles after saving seven match points against the unseeded american tennys sandgren before winni

and that's exactly what they have done here in halifax. 5,000 staff used to work here in dean cloughrld. it has been a gradual process, restoring one little section at a time. this beauty has taken more than 30 years to reach this point. these buildings that we are in now were built in 1841. i don't think they have been occupied for 50 years, other than by pigeons. so to have the opportunity to create something really amazing for our people but also to bring a building back to life, it was, like, the nicest opportunity you could have. just one pearl in a necklace strung across the north of england, forming the original northern powerhouse. it'll take more of this level of cash and this kind of love to bring more mills to life. coletta smith, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's mel coles. there is a bit of a lull in proceedings for today, fine and dry with a good deal of sunshine but as is often the case there are exceptions to the rule because this next weather system, this big bank of cloud is showing its hand across parts of northern ireland and western scotland, intro

rail users in halifax and across the north are suffering every week because of the government's failure invest in rail infrastructure over the past decade. the north now needs both hs2 and northern powerhouse rail to make a real start in tackling the north-south divide. will the prime minister commit to publishing the already late oakervee report this week, and commit to delivering both these projects in full, to deliver a real service which is fit for purpose for my constituents and for the north? pm johnson: mr. speaker, i think is raising a very important issue. we are already investing a record £48 billion in rail services, excluding hs2. it is right that we should look at the value that this country could get from a scheme as costly as hs2, with estimates now rising to £100 billion. then assure her that oakervee report will indeed be published in full in due course. speaker craig whittaker. : >> misery is a polite word to explain the daily commuting experience of those using the calder valley train line. it is not just about cancelled, evens, late trains, or broken-down trains, it

this is halifax, while they're dealing with a snow emergency from st. johns to newfoundland. see how the roads are closed because they, too, were dealing with a cycle from the east coast. >> we can all stay in right now, right? >> hot cocoa, coffee. >> heat, sounds good. derek, thanks. >>> now, we want to turn to richmond, virginia, an event coming up there that people are worried about. officials there are on a heightened alert ahead of a guns rights rally on monday. on thursday, federal authorities arrested three men allegedly tied to white supremacist groups. an fbi official says it's feared they were planning to commit violent acts at the gathering. cnn's alexandra field has more. >> reporter: here in richmond, virginia, extra security measures are already being put in place days before a pro-gun rally that is scheduled for martin luther king day. officials here say they have received credible threats and they're doing everything in their power to stop the kind of violence, conflict that we saw just two years ago at an alt-right rally in charlotte west virginia. >> report

storm that is impacting the u.s., but this is another one, this is bringing blizzard conditions to halifax. check out this video. you have to see what it looks like in this region. they had over 100 kilometer per hour winds with reduced visibiliadvis visibility the snow was so intense for over a 12 hour period there, shut down roads and infrastructure. i mean, you can see it clearly very difficult in canada. >> absolutely. but there is a guy out walking his dogs. >> they're tough. >> yes, they are. derek, thanks. >>> richmond, the capital of the state of virginia, is on edge this weekend after the arrest of three more alleged neo-nazis. authorities fear that they may have been headed to monday's gun rights rally in the city. as brian todd reports, the state governor is worried about a violent confrontation and history repeating itself. >> reporter: a state of emergency in virginia's capital city. state and local police deploying, guns and other weapons banned on the grounlgds of the state capitol in richmond ahead of a gun rights rally monday. it is on the orders of virginia governor raffl

of the storm at least on the european model is off the coast and heading up toward nova scotia and halifaxould deal with a blizzard type storm. the european model does have a little storm behind it that's going to bring snow into the areas of the great lakes saturday evening and that should dive through saturday night the mid atlantic possibly with a little bit of light snow. it's in two pieces, the energy and the atmosphere is not all together to consolidate into one big storm, and that's why it looks like kind of a glancing blow type scenario. we have that snow today in areas of kansas but the bottom line is right now, at least on the european model, guys, it does not look like a big snow event for the northeast. still five days away, plenty of time to change, and in case you're wondering, our u.s. long range model which isn't as accurate. >> that's what i was going to say, the european model seems more accurate. >> the u.s. one does have more snow in the i-95 corridor. >> we need to do a segment on what the difference is between the european and u.s. model. what does it mean, why do the

snapshot of early—morning rail travel across the north, half an hour late and just two carriage between halifaxhe time. all the time. we have been waiting for since quarter pack ace this morning,. once on board no seat survey book, so even the train conductor is frustrated stop what we apologise for this overcrowding... conductor is frustrated stop what we apologise for this overcrowding. . i have been talking to them, they are aware of the situation and they will probably do nothing about it. believe me, i have tried to do my bit. i sympathise with you all, sorry that the train is this busy stop yellow... book it is a continuous thing, it is bad service that needs to be through. today the government true in—line in sand cancelling the franchise. there are bigger and longer term issues as well but this is a clear seven that well but this is a clear seven that we will not put up with the commuters not getting trains arriving on time. what went wrong for northern? the company won a... but it was soon hit by a series of strikes in a row over the rules of guards on transfers up a big timetable chan

exactly what they have done in halifax, 5000 staff used to work here in den cloth mill is costly carpetsoptimism wasn't undoubtably called for. it has been a gradual process restoring, one little section at a time. this beauty has taken more than 30 years to reach this point. the town has been moulded and influenced by that business and all that has occurred here on all of the thousands of people that have worked on this site andi people that have worked on this site and i think in that way, i think people, rightly, feel it is their place, it is their environment. and lots of the hundred and 50 businesses based here to see it as their own. these buildings that we are in now were built in 1841 and i do not think they have been occupied for 50 yea rs do not think they have been occupied for 50 years other than by pigeons. so to have the opportunity to create something really amazing for our people but also to bring the building back to life, it was the nicest opportunity you could have. just one pearl in the necklace strong across the north of england, forming the original northern powerho

keegan hirst, who plays for championship side halifax, the first openly gay rugby league player, postedolds the record for the most grand slam singles titles — she's won 24 — but she's also been criticised for expressing homophobic views. one of the main courts at melbourne park — where the australian open is being played — is named after her but two of the game's greats, martina navratilova and john mcenroe, staged a protest there today, calling for its name to be changed. tennis australia say they have breached tournament protocols but navratilova says margaret court's views are hurtful to the lgbt commuinity. i felt the conversation had stopped but government isjust i felt the conversation had stopped but government is just failure and the ones to make the sessions and nothing has happened but margaret keeps doubling down. roger federer says he believes in miracles after he saved seven match points against the unseeded john watson is in melbourne for us an incredible comeback for roger federer, arguably the greatest male player of all—time, he saved seven match points in the fourth s

and that's exactly what they have done here in halifax. 5,000 staff used to work here in dean cloughrestoring one little section at a time. this beauty has taken more than 30 years to reach this point. these buildings that we were in now were built in 1841. i don't think they have been occupied for 50 years, other than by pigeons. so, to have the opportunity to create something really amazing for our people, but also to bring a building back to life, it was the nicest opportunity you could have. just one pearl in a necklace strung across the north of england, forming the original northern powerhouse. it'll take more of this level of cash and this kind of love to bring more mills to life. coletta smith, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. we're heading toward solutions. it isa we're heading toward solutions. it is a beautiful day outside but it is not going to last, it is all change as we head into tonight with this bloom of cloud and now menacing and marching its weight in the north west. starting to see the cloud arriving in northern ireland and sc

hirst, who plays for halifax and is the first openly guy british rugby league player, says he‘s deeplyrch. responding to the government‘s decision, the managing director of arriva, which owns northern, chris burchill has said... it was clear however that largely because of external factors, the franchise plan had become undeliverable. shortly after today‘s announcement, we heard from the transport secretary. i‘ve been very concerned about northern since i became transport secretary last summer and so i immediately put steps in place to look at the alternatives and issued the formal notices and today what has happened is that, essentially, the northern franchise has hit the buffer. they are to be stripped of that franchise and instead it will go to what‘s called the office of last resort which means we will take over running this franchise and start to bring in improvements. it's a massive network, 108 million passengers a year over 500 stations so it‘s really large and improvements will take time but there are things we‘ll do straightaway like deep clean the trains and make sure there