british number one johanna konta says that would be vital. told so far, tennis australia have done everything to make sure that our quarantine setup is so that we are able to train properly, otherwise it would make it very difficult, i think, for players to be able to compete at the highest level without risking their bodies in the process. many of the players are in london for the atp finals and will have been expecting to travel to australia. for more on this we can join sue barker who's with andrew castle and tim henman. while we will be looking at today's match in just a while we will be looking at today's match injust a moment but while we will be looking at today's match in just a moment but first for the big talking point around here has been the australian open and the fa ct has been the australian open and the fact that, is it injeopardy has been the australian open and the fact that, is it in jeopardy commits could be pushed back. that's what they seem to be saying. i'm not sure that he's been talking enough to the politicians, he m

british tennis number one johanna konta is back with herformer coach dimitri zavia—loff.the the semi—finals of the french open, as well as the wimbledon and the us 0pen quarter—finals last year. they parted company this summer due to a change in the french coach's personal circumstances. some sad news to bring you now, one of the greats of french rugby christophe dominici has died suddenly at the age of 48. dominici was part of the french side that reached the 1999 world cup final. he scored a try in their famous semifinal victory over the all blacks. he was capped 67 times in a nine year international career, he won four six nations titles, two of them grandslams. there are no suspicious circumstances. there was an historic moment in the nfl last night in the match between the tampa bay buccaneers and the los angeles rams, but not for any of the reasons you might think. for the first time, the league assembled an all—black officiating crew. the former nfl playerjason bell spoke to me earlier and started by explaining just how significant a moment this was. it is amazing.

johanna! it's hard finding your way home. you can't have her.taking her home. >>> welcome back to "state of the union." i'm dana bash. >>> it's been more than three weeks now since the election was called for joe biden and president trump still has not acknowledged he lost, even though the biden transition is under way officially now. cash and formal communication, it's all happening with trump officials. still, not many republicans have challenged the president on his baseless claims. joining me now exclusively is a member of the gop leadership republican senator roy blunt of missouri who also chairs the senate rules committee which oversees the election. senator, thank you so much for joining me this morning. a growing number of your senate republican colleagues are now acknowledging that joe biden won the election. do you accept the fact that joe biden is the president-elect of the united states? >> well, we are certainly moving forward as if that's what's going to happen on january the 20th. the transition money which really is a relatively

my family not been johanna's, don't buy an extraordinarily sensitive to the topic globally. as i am for black and time communities, it's essential to be ready. what point does a vaccine become ineffective? if enough people refuse to take it. so i say it's $6040.00 of people not taking it and 40 percent do take it so that render the herd immunity, the vaccine, the whole argument. well, it depends from my perspective, if you're looking at certainly from a public office that he doesn't mind, the potential of having all of that see in you does a significant percentage of the population that's not been vets. and i think that what they're going to return that will be used for going to court for protection. but if you want to achieve herd immunity, which is what the guests here are hooting to, then they want immunity enough to have bought 60 to 70 percent of the population. and that doesn't necessarily mean that 60 to 70 percent of the population need to be that sniper. so right now, it's not their ticket as an example in the rest and get the pure step up to one of the adults were

british number one johanna konta is back with herformer coach dimitri zavialoff. reach the the semi—finals of the french open, as well as the wimbledon and the us 0pen quarterfinals last year. they parted company this summer due to a change in his personal circuimstances, but they will team up again next year. that's all the sport for now, but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including sir andy murray's comments that lewis hamilton deserves a knighthood. the mass coronavirus testing pilot in liverpool is deemed to have been enough of a success that yesterday the roll—out was announced for all of england's tier 3 areas — the highest risk places in the country. the prime minister has also announced that students would be tested before they return home for christmas. newsnight‘s katie razzall has been asking what we've learnt from mass testing in liverpool, and how much take up of the test there actually is. even ina even in a pandemic, with the stadium close to fans, the most die—hard still turned up outside and failed to see their heroes role in the. sti

british number one johanna konta says the ability to train during quarantine is vital.rstanding and everything that we have been told so far, tennis australia have done everything to make sure that our quarantine setup is so that we are able to train properly, otherwise it would make it very difficult, i think, for players to be able to compete at the highest level without risking their bodies in the process. meanwhile in brisbane there were 52 thousand fans in the stands for a rugby league match — a post covid record. the rather partisan crowd at the suncorp stadium produced an intimidating atmosphere to help queensland win the state of origin match over new south wales. the maroons first series win since 2017. that's all the sport for now. all the home nations are in action this evening in the nations league, all the details are on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have the latest for you in the next hour. holly, thank you very much. nicola sturgeon says work is being done across the uk to allow people to meet for christmas. at today's coronaviru

johanna konta says the two weeks of quarantine being imposed ahead of the australian open has come asacross the uk say they're feeling lonely. this month has seen the highest levels of acute loneliness since the beginning of the pandemic. according to official figures, 4.2 million people said they were "always" or "often" lonely — and it's a growing problem particularly for young people. elaine dunkley reports. for poppy, pregnancy and becoming a parent has been a difficult journey. she is in stockport, her family are nearly 300 miles away in scotland. ijust really miss my mum. i wish we could go and see her. you know, i feel bad that she is missing out on so many things with arlo. it has affected me being able to make friends, and it sounds like it's not a big deal, but it absolutely is, to have peer support is sometimes more important than having a gp on the end of the phone. it is so much more than being able to go for a coffee with someone. it is everything. elorm is a young carer. her mum has sickle cell anaemia. shielding and extra responsibilities at home has added to the feeli

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british number one johanna konta says the ability to train during quarantine is vital.tine setup is so that we are able to train properly, otherwise it would make it very difficult, i think, for players to be able to compete at the highest level without risking their bodies in the process. clubs in the english football league will be able to use five substitutes a match for the rest of the season. the new rule comes into place from friday — ahead of this weekend's matches — following discussions with all 72 clubs. there had been fears of player burn out this season. championship sides can now name nine subs in matchday squads, with those in league one and two allowed seven. the welsh rugby union have named their first ever black national coach. former england sevens coach warren abrahams takes up the role with the wales womens‘ team. while former captain rachel taylor willjoin him as the wru's first professional national female coach. ross byrne returns to the ireland team for their trip to twickenham in the autumn nations cup this weekend. byrne takes the place of capt

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