number onejohanna konta out of the australian open. details and live commentary on the website as well in the meantime. on to football: in england, chelsea are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, but they were taken all the way to penalties by championship side norwich city in their replay at stamford bridge. it ended 1—1 after extra—time. chelsea finished the game with nine men, after pedro and alvaro morata were both shown a second yellow card for diving. chelsea also had two penalty claims turned down. simon brotherton was watching. they were pushed all the way by norwich city. it went all the way the penalty kicks, but finally, chelsea prevailed, and having brought eden hazard off the bench late in the game it paid dividends as he rolls home the decisive penalty kick. conte was very unhappy with the referee between the end of extra time and penalty kicks, so i am sure we will hear about that, but his team have gone through the hard way in strength sapping evening against norwich city, the final score, chelsea going through o

the break of serve had konta back on level terms but m ista kes konta back on level terms but mistakesback and the match slipped away and bernarda pera stepped up to claim a mepable victory. another early exit for konta, a feeling that is starting to become all too familiar. after three months out of the sport with injury, rory mcilroy returned to golf with a 3—under par round of 69 at the abu dhabi championship. three shots of tommy fleetwood's lead. but both were underplayed by a schoolboy. oscar meyer and he didn't look out of place alink side the pros. strolls to the tee, dustinjohnson, tommy fleetwood and completing the four—ball, 13—year—old oscar murphy. it turns out that the northern ireland schoolboy was not out of his depth. it was great. i mean, that, just standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, standing next to rory mcilroy, dustin johnson, tommy standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, tommy fleetwood. it was unbelievable. when i was standing next to the tee box my legs we re standing next to the tee box my legs were shaky. i tried to do stretches to get it off.

heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round.putintseva. it was close but she could not hold on, losing in the end on a tie—break. sharapova is through, this herfirst match at melbourne since failing a drug test. six time champion novak djokovic came through in his first match since wimbledon, eating donald young having missed the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury. —— beating donald young. the defending champion roger federer beat brit ali ashburton eight, federer having won the last two slams of the season, the last two slams of the season, the 36—year—old said he did not think he would be able to match defeat this season, as he has another year older but of course with the way he's playing, he just seems to get better with age. would not bet against him. now, simone biles says she was sexually abused by the former team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. she made the revelations in an emotional statement on social media. nassar was involved in the usa gymnastics until he was sacked. she was the outstanding athlete from t

heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round.ill to come the firstjamaican bobsleigh team to qualify for the winter olympics. plus the bbc and premier league combined to get children active. now simone biles says she was sexually abused by the former team usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar. more than 130 women have filed civil lawsuits against him alleging abuse. she was the outstanding athlete from the rio 0lympics, outstanding athlete from the rio olympics, the most successfulfemale gymnast ever in the sport. and she a lwa ys gymnast ever in the sport. and she always looks so invincible and confident. so bubbly, so to think that she's been subjected to this and suffered so much is almost unthinkable for people i think. now to the build—up to the next fight of anthonyjosh wood againstjoseph parker. the pair were in london today and it was likely to say the least with allegations and accusations flying around. anthony joshua admitting past failings. anthonyjoshua was still in file —— infine anthonyjoshua was still in file —— in f

johanna konta has won only four of their —— one of theirfour johanna konta has won only four of theirohanna konta but ifjohanna konta makes progress to the second week, she will have some very challenging matches. but given how she finished last season, losing five matches in a row, she would relish that opportunity. she has a very good record. she could play karolina pliskova in the next round and current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals. that's a conversation for another day. heather watson starts against the world number 50, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. cameron norrie was defeated earlier today. it willjust be kyle edmund for great britain. it is tough against kevin anderson. they ultimately lost in five sets, but the advantage is if he is one of these people who believes that the glass is half full rather than half empty, he could beat anderson in the opening round that he is playing well, it assuming his ankle scare from last week's events in brisbane is not a major concern. he could find himself in reasonably favourable sections of the draw afte

but this is the new playful konta.a shopping mishap. the blueberry blues. i went to the supermarket to buy blueberries. i only bought blueberries, two punnets of blueberries. i left two punnets of blueberries there. it's $5 that i will not get back but it's more the betrayal of my own mind that i felt so upset about. yeah, i was so sad! ah, where's the smile? there, all fun. novak djokovic has more than just $5 on his mind. it has been suggested he's organising a male players‘ battle for more prize money. nothing so shadowy, he insisted, after winning his first—round match. commentator: there it is. umpire: game, set and match, djokovic. sure, there was a routine players‘ meeting but there won't be a tournament boycott, he says. a straight sets win over donald young made his sore elbow seem less significant. djokovicjust one player here looking for a post—surgery surge. roger federer has led the way in proving age and operations are no barrier to success, of course he has. umpire: game, roger federer. commentator: the

despite joanna konta with a repeat of last year‘s final.ng the first set and she did in some style. and the second went the same way, joanna konta battling hard but radwan skill was consistent, this time too good. —— rod want sky. after a 10— week break, dominika cibulkova is back, her power at parrot as she took the first set from elena vesnina. in the second followed the same script, dominica back to her best. north korea has agreed to send a delegation, including athletes, to next month‘s winter olympics in south korea. the breakthrough announcement came as the countries met for their first high—level talks in more than two years. the delegation will include athletes, officials and a group of cheerleaders. only two north korean athletes had qualified for the games but both missed the participation deadline. that means they‘ll need ioc clearance to compete. the winter olympics will be much —— will be very much inspiration to everyone, everyone in the world and it will have a good impact on politics and also we hope it will have a good imp

johanna konta has won only one of their four matches. only one of theirfour matches. board isn't currently 92 in the world. if konta makes progress she will be having some challenging matches but given how she finished last season, losing five in a row, she will relish that opportunity where she has a very good record. she could play a recent world number one in the fourth round and the current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals, but for another day. heather watson meanwhile will start against the world number 50 from kazakhstan, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. if you look at the mentors might ‘s drawer, in terms of —— the men's draw, kyle edmund being the only brit after andy murray pulled out. what a top drawer he has. yes, it will be just kayal edmund in the men's draw for great britain. and it is tough, as you say, against kevin anderson —— kyle edmund. they played at roland garros in the third round last year and he ultimately lost in five sets. the advantage for edmund, if he is one of these people who

heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round.ut watson couldn't hold on in the second set after being a break up, losing it in the end on a tiebreak. chelsea head coach antonio conte has this afternoon said he doesn't think the club have joined the race to sign arsenal striker alexis sanchez. one player who does look on the move though sanchez‘ team—mate theo walcott. he is having a medical at everton ahead of a proposed 20 million pound move to sam allardyce‘s side. ronnie 0‘sullivan rattled through his first round match at the masters snooker. his opponent marco fu only potted 8 balls in his 6 frames to nil victory. 0‘sullivan‘s won this tournament a record seven times. and he made three century breaks in the first four frames in a match that only lasted just over an hour and a half at alexandra palace. world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua and fellow world championjoseph parker have come face to face in cardiff ahead of their unification clash at the end of march. the fight will unify joshua‘s wba and ibf belts with the kiw

questions forjo konta and her coach. in the second, but she could not look herself. bernarda pera took full advantage, wiping outjo konta's early leads to take charge of the set. not long after, she had the match in her sights, three match point all saved. had the comeback started 7 point all saved. had the comeback started? a break of serve at her back on level terms, but simple m ista kes back on level terms, but simple mistakes were back, and the match slipped away. bernarda pera stepped up slipped away. bernarda pera stepped up to claim a memorable victory. another early exit li—macro one, a feeling that are starting to feel all—too—familiar. it's a bit frustrating but also i think, i'm still taking good stuff from this. i don't feel by any means that it is a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there till the end. i don't want to be going home this early. i think in terms of building myself back up again and building myself up again, and playing the way i want to play, i think i keep moving forwa

injury worries for britain's johanna konta, too.he retires from her quarter—final match at the brisbane international. we look ahead to this evening's football, as tottenham host west ham at wembley. iam going i am going to have the twists and turns from the ashes. good evening — and welcome. we start with the news that andy murray has pulled out of the australian open after failing to recover from an ongoing hip injury. the three—time grand slam tennis champion hasn't played a competitive match since wimbledon last summer. and there's been more bad news in the women's game. british number one johanna konta was forced to retire from her brisbane open quarter—final, also because of a hip injury. here's our tennis correspondent russell fuller. and a major setback for andy. he is desperate to resume his tennis career. number one, for a love of playing, but also wanting to compete for the titles. the frustration has really hit him. he has been doing six months of painstaking rehabilitation and still not being in any condition when he ca

she's an awkward opponent, she is 83 places below johanna konta but ifjohanna konta makes progress tost season, winning five matches in a row, she would relish that opportunity. she has a very good record. she could play karolina pliskova in the next round and current world number one simona halep in the quarterfinals. that's a conversation for another day. heather watson starts against the world number 50, a player ranked slightly higher than she is. it will just be kyle edmund for great britain, it is tough against evan anderson. they ultimately lost in five sets, but the advantage is if he is one of these people who believes that the glass is half full rather than half empty, he could beat anderson in the opening round that he is playing well, it assuming his ankle scare from last week's events in brisbane is not a major concern. he could find himself in reasonably favourable sections of the draw afterwards. the nba comes to london tonight as the boston celtics and philadelphia 76ers go head to head at the 02 arena. for more build up to that we can head now to holly hamilton who's

gigi, seemed like a comfortable victory for konta? it really was.t for the british number one, with the ninth seed here and former semifinalist and she eased through against the number 19, straight sets, 6—3, 6—1. she was in better in all areas. she had her serve broken on one occasion but she will be very happy with her day's work. some more names to give you, former world number one pliskova. kerber is for— one up, and with garcia's victory, we await the arrival of former champion maria sharapova. she won in 2008 at this was her first appearance since she tested positive for a banned substance. she went on to serve as 16 month ban. it was also interesting that she was part of the tournament launch. she actually brought the trophy out on stage. sharapova is due on court in a couple of minutes‘ time. sharapova is due on court in a couple of minutes' time. intel is about the men's draw, roger federer in action later against aljaz bedene, who we know plenty about. yes, aljaz bedene was a brit this time last year but now he is representing his country

in sport — curtains for konta.mber one is out of the australian open after a shock defeat to the world number 123. good morning. first, our main story. britain is to increase its contribution towards border controls in france by nearly 45 million pounds, and commit to taking in more migrants calais. the deal will be announced at a summit between theresa may and the french president emmanuel macron this afternoon. their meeting — at the army's officer training academy in sandhurst — is being seen as the most important for several years, as our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. this summit is very deliberately being held at sandhurst, britain's military academy of officer cadets. the venue underlined the fact that britain and france are the key military powers in europe, used to working together and today committing to greater co—operation, even if the background to all of this is, of course, brexit. and in other ways britain and france are heading into very different directions. under pressure from p

this is konta's first tournament with her new coach michaeljoyce.are considering the future of their manager mark hughes, they 16th in the premier league table, two points above the relegation zone, having won only two of their last 12 games. the board haven't yet met formally, to discuss the manager's position, and hughes is preparing the team for saturday's fa cup game at coventry as usual. 16—time darts world champion phil taylor says rob cross has a big future in the sport, after losing to him in the final of the pdc world championships last night. it was taylor's last match before he retired, but cross, who was working as an electrician this time last year, looked unfazed by the momentous occassion, landing this 153 checkout early on. and there was no let—up from cross, he took the title by seven sets to two. cross only made his pro debut in february last year. now, ahead of the fifth and final ashes test, starting on wednesday evening, fast bowler mitchell starc is confident of making the australian starting 11. starc is the leading wicket—tak

. withdrawing from most recent tournament ——jo konta.rjo konta not to add to that. plans to create a new ‘northern forest‘ stretching from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. it's providing £5.7 million to increase tree cover along a belt spanning manchester, leeds and bradford. the woodland trust is running the project, which will cost 500—million pounds over 25 years. most of that money will need to be raised by the charity itself. 0ur correspondent roger harrabin has more. the bare hills of the north. one of the most denuded parts of a country which itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centuries fortimberand farming, scarred by industry, overgrazed by sheep farming. at smithils near manchester, things will be different. planting has begun for what will be known as the northern forest. we think the northern forest will be a pathfinder for extending forest and woodland right across country. we think trees and woods can add value in many different landscapes. we just want to

heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round.ut watson couldn't hold on in the second set after being a break up, losing it in the end on a tiebreak. defending champion roger federer had a fairly straight—forward passage into the second round — he beat the former british player alljaz bedene in straight sets. after winning two grand slams last season, federer said he didn't think he'd be able to match that feat this season, as he's another year older, rafael nadal is in good shape and there are other players on their way back. one of those is the six—time champion novak djokovic, who came through with ease in his first action since wimbledon, beating donald young in straight sets. djokovic is seeded 14th, after missing the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury. after the match responded to reports that he had suggested to his fellow players in a pre—trouanemtn meeting that they could boycott next year's australian open to try and increase prize money. you are talking about union, you're talking about boycott, you are talking a

konta though says she "feels good" ahead of the australian open that starts on monday.ormer journalist toby young has resigned from the board of a new university regulator, following days of growing criticism over controversial comments he'd made in the past. mr young apologised for some of his remarks in his resignation letter saying they were "either ill judged orjust plain wrong." labour's dawn butler says the row about mr young casts doubt on the judgment of prime minister theresa may — who backed him staying in the post. she spoke to my colleague norman smith earlier. she failed to make the decision dismiss him from the position. but instead, she endorsed toby young, which is appalling. who would endorse somebody with those views as being suitable to hold a paid public appointment? there are a number of questions and issues which have been raised around the process, around toby young's suitability and merits of his appointment. it also brings into question power that boris johnson might hold over the prime minister. what about the argument these are historic articl

johanna konta has just side of the game. johanna konta hasjust tweeted side of the game.its of blueberries and bring them back with her. novak djokovic chin action, what is this about a stray? you would thinkjohanna konta has the resource to get more blueberries! djokovic is seeded 1ath because he missed much of last year with an elbow injury. he beat donald youngin with an elbow injury. he beat donald young in straight sets in no time at all this morning. there were reports he held a meeting with players before the tournament to propose forming a new union to try to get more price money and even suggested boycotting the australian open next year to get his way. the prize money is in the single—digit percentage rise of the overall revenue of each grand slam, although the figures remain impressive, between 28 and £36 million overall to the players. in melbourne the singles winners both get £2.3 million. but in the nba, it is 50% of the overall sport's turnover, so the players currently represented by the atp, and djokovic is the president of the players cancel, reported to

johanna konta carries british hopes at the australian open, but there's plenty of controversy surrounding018. and the champion amateur boxer facing the fight of his life outside the ring as he battles deportation from the uk. i'm not special. i don't think i am special, but i work hard. i work really ha rd. at special, but i work hard. i work really hard. at times, working hard it's enough to give someone a second chance. plenty to come in tonight's show but we start with football, because arsenal have admitted defeat in their fight to retain their £35 million striker alexis sanchez. the chile international is set to leave the emirates in the current transfer window with six months of his contract remaining and could become the subject of a bidding war. tim hague reports. if you wondered why reasonable were so if you wondered why reasonable were so keen to keep —— arsenal were so keen to keep alexis sanchez, here's a reminder. commentator: he's scored an absolute beauty. that was unstoppable. so it seems is the chilean's move away from arsenal. you are always observing you with microscope

coming up, all of the sport, and johanna konta, tough task., really tough, she made it to the semifinals of the australian open two years ago but she could face a tough route, if she is to get there this time around, the draw has been made, we will tell you her potential opponents at half—past. and in the weather forecast, looking quite tough ahead. big contrast, rainy in the south—east, glorious sunshine in the west, all of us at risk from some fog through tomorrow night and tomorrow morning. also coming up, tributes to the man behind metal ‘s biggest riffs, motorhead guitarist "fast" eddie clarke has died. it's a very bleak picture of the nhs this winter and it's painted in a letter from doctors to the prime minister. they say that patients are dying in the corridors of accident and emergency units in england and wales as safety is compromised by "intolerable" conditions. and the pressure is growing: nhs staff have been faced with rising numbers of flu cases and respiratory illness with 48 flu—related deaths in england so far this winter. ou

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open — well, perhaps.at, a hip problem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. the little kid inside me, he explained, just wants to play tennis and compete. it's very difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. two late wickets took the shine off a good opening day for england in the final ashes test in sydney. captain joe root went for 83, and jonny bairstow for five, as england closed on 233 for five. australia have already won the series, after england lost the first three tests. patrick gearey reports from sydney. this is a city almost surrounded by water, just not typically from above. strangely murky in sydney, a morning to wait undercover. when it dried, joe root chose to stay indoors and sent his opening batsman out. mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 2a, just a start. and so to the curious

in sport, johanna konta looks back to her best. the british number one cruises through to the second round of the australian open, after a confident straight sets win. and carol has the weather. good morning. good morning. it is a cold start to the late for many of us. cold start to the late for many of us. it will be a cold day generally. we have brisk wind in the forecast adding to the cold feel and as well as that we have snow showers for some even at low levels. and then the weather livens up. i will have more details in 15 minutes. that sounds exciting. thank you. good morning. first, our main story, the future of some major construction projects and hundreds of public service contracts hang in the balance this morning after the collapse of carillion. britain's second largest construction firm, which also holds cleaning and catering contracts for schools, hospitals and prisons, went into liquidation yesterday with debts of around £1.5 billion. the political fallout continued last night as ministers held an emergency meeting an

heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round.in straight sets to yulia putintseva. it was close throughout, but watson couldn't hold on in the second set after being a break up, losing it in the end on a tiebreak. defending champion roger federer had a fairly straightforward passage into the second round. he beat the former british player alljaz bedene in straight sets. after winning two grand slams last season, federer said he didn't think he'd be able to match that feat this season as he's another year older, rafael nadal is in good shape and there are other players on their way back. one of those is the six—time champion novak djokovic, who came through with ease in his first action since wimbledon, beating donald young in straight sets. djokovic is seeded 14th after missing the second half of 2017 with an elbow injury and after the match responded to reports that he had suggested to his fellow players in a pre—tournament meeting that they could boycott next yea r‘s australian open to try to increase prize money. wales have na

keys lost her serve at the start of the deciding set and konta was untroubled from there — strollingla tomlayanovic next. there are a couple of big matches in rugby union's pro 1a on sunday. leinster have made 13 changes for their match against connacht which isjust under way in dublin. while later ulster play munster. liverpool have taken the lead against burnley through sadio mane. that is all the sport for now. more protesters have been killed in anti—government demonstrations in iran. state—run media says ten people have died in protests in the last week. president rouhani says people have the right to protest, but violence is unacceptable. rana rahimpourfrom the bbc‘s persian service has been telling us that the circumstances surrounding the deaths remain unclear. very conflicting reports and almost impossible to verify. the internet is almost shutdown and people say it takes half an hour to write a tweet so we have not received any footage and anything confirmed is almost impossible. but state television said about ten people have been killed overnight and they say they were ri

today, johanna konta couldn't live with her.acket. there was anxiety is spreading through her game in the second set when it looked as if the match was going to run away with her. she has now lost eight of her last 11 games, the success she enjoyed in the two years after first making a name for herself at the us open of 2015 has morphed into a disappointing and frustrating run. she says she needs more matches and is determined to work our way through it with her new coach. it's a bit frustrating. but, also, ithink... i'm still taking good stuff from this. i'm not... i don't feel... by any means like it's a massive catastrophe. obviously, i play every event to be there until the end. so, i definitely don't want to be going home this early. but, i think, in terms of building myself back up again and playing the way want to, i think i keep moving forward. there was a better day for six—time champion novak djokovic who battled back from a set down in 39 degree heat to come past gael monfils to reach round 3. our first ‘head—scratchi

this british number one konta has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keystournament with new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—4 but broke early in the second to take it 6—4 and level the match. keys lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. while england's test cricketers prepare for the fifth test in sydney this week, some of the one—day players have been plying their trade in australia's big bash t—20 league. jos buttler has been impressing for sydney thunder. he hit 81 against hobart hurricanes in sydney before being run out today. his efforts weren't enough to stop his side's 9—run defeat. he also hit 67 off 41 balls in their win over hobart in launceston at the weekend. england's five—match one—day series against australia starts in melbourne on january the 14th. that's all the sports are now. on the website you can check out the latest on the brighton/ bournemouth match. also news of adrien silva's transfer from sport

injury worries forjoanna konta as well.ch at the brisbane international. and late wickets gave australia the advantage on the opening day of the fifth and final ashes test in sydney. i will be back with more on those stories in about ten minutes. the environment secretary has set out his plans for what he calls ‘a green brexit‘. michael gove said the government will mirror eu subsidies to british farmers — worth three billion pounds a year — until 2024. the payments will then be replaced by a system to encourage environmental improvements, such as rewards for opening up the countryside to the public, providing new habitats for wildlife and increasing biodiversity. 0f of course brexit will mean change, but critically, what it means most of all is how we can check change and how we can meet the challenges ahead. we do not need to follow the path dictated by the common agricultural policy. we can have our own national food agricultural policy. we can have our own nationalfood policy, our own agricultural policy, our own enviro

with andy murray not competing, many were hoping johanna konta would cheer them up. but she's out.h, for fans of maria sharapova. she beat the 14th seed anastasija sevastova in straight sets. sharapova, competing here for the first time since her drug ban ended, played well in scorching temperatures in melbourne. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sport centre. hello. i'm sarah mulkerrins, and this is your sport briefing for thursday. there's a cup tie later for real madrid, and it may be a chance to get their season back on track. and, after 100 days out, rory mcilroy returns to competitive golf in abu dhabi. so, real madrid play levante later on thursday, and they know this copa del rey quarter—final tie has a lot more importance than they would have expected. 19 points behind league leaders, barcelona, and without a win in their last four games, the spanish giants are in need of a morale boosting win, especially with a difficult champions league tie against psg on the horizon. translation: we are going to play in a knockout stage. it is not a final, but we are wher

keys lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolledovic next. while england's test cricketers prepare for the fifth test in sydney this week, some of the one—day players have been plying their trade in australia's big bash t20 league. jos buttler has been impressing for sydney thunder. he hit 81 against hobart hurricanes in sydney before being run out today. his efforts weren't enough to stop his side's 9—run defeat. he also hit 67 off a1 balls in their win over hobart in launceston at the weekend. david willey put paid to the short innings of england's jason roy for the sydney sixers. roy was out lbw to the yorkshireman forjust 7 runs. the sixers are playing the perth scorchers and are 92—3 from 13 overs with perth still to bat. england's five—match one—day series against australia starts in melbourne on january the 1ath. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, mike. see you later. the north korean leader has said that he has a nuclear button on his desk. in a defiant new year message, kim jon

contact the final set 6—3 to reach the second round. —— johanna konta took the final set.ich destroyed up to 1,400 vehicles in a multi—storey car park in liverpool. the blaze at king's dock, next to liverpool's echo arena, is said to have spread after one vehicle caught fire yesterday afternoon. firefighters worked through the night and many people were forced into temporary accommodation as nearby buildings were evacuated. danny savage has the story. it was shortly after dark yesterday evening when fire took hold on the multistorey car park on liverpool's famous waterfront. the fire service says a small fire in a land rover spread rapidly. this is a photo taken of it at the time. as the blaze spread, cars could be heard exploding. the car park is next to the liverpool arena, where an international horse show was taking place. those attending helped get the horses to safety. it was soon a huge blaze. merseyside fire and rescue say it is one of the worst they've ever dealt with. this morning the blackened building was surrounded by fire engines. it's likely it will have to

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open, well... perhaps.blem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. "the little kid inside me," he explained, "just wants to play tennis and compete." it's difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. two late wickets took the shine off a good opening day for england in the final ashes test in sydney. captain joe root went for 83, and jonny bairstow for five, as england closed on 233 for five. australia have already won the series, after england lost the first three tests. patrick gearey reports from sydney. this is a city almost surrounded by water, just not typically from above. strangely murky in sydney, a morning to wait undercover. when it dried, joe root chose to stay indoors and send his opening batsman out. mark stoneman looked in particularly good nick until he got a particularly bad nick. 24, just the start. and so to the curious case of jam

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open. well, perhaps.on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope.

british number one, yohanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madisonith new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a, but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys then lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomljanovic next. england's cricketers have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which starts in three days' time. the england head coach trevor bayliss says he still has full belief in all—rounder, moeen ali, despite his recent run of poor form. he's taken only three wickets and averaged 19 runs with the bat this series. he is always a guy that likes to keep playing. but... look, i have got full confidence in him going forward, to be honest. i mean, it was only two months ago we were talking about him being one of the best all—rounders in the world. now, he reached the milestone, what was it, 2000 runs and 100 wickets. he got that quicker than everyone else. that's

british number one, yohanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madisonsecond to take it 6—a and level the match. keys lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. england‘s cricketers, have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which begins in three days‘ time. the england head coach trevor bayliss says he still has full belief in all—rounder, moeen ali, despite his recent run of poor form. he‘s taken only three wickets and averaged 19 runs with the bat this series. he is always a guy that likes to keep playing. but... i have got full confidence in him going forward, to be honest. i mean, it was only two months ago we were talking about him being one of the best all—rounders in the world. now, he reached the milestone, what was it, 2000 runs and 100 wickets. he got that quicker than everyone else. england now go to sydney having avoided the whitewash which was important, but they can get a win with the final test match. mike, thank you. star

british number one, johanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madisoncoach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a, but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys then lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomljanovic next. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. see unthen, ma0ushg. thank you very much. china is banning most imports of waste plastics in a bid to cut pollution. authorities say any plastic waste which contains dirty or hazardous material will not be allowed into the country. countries across the world have relied on china to recycle millions of tonnes every year at a cheap cost. earlier i spoke to our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. this was a process that dove tailed with china's economic development. for many years it has used this supply of c

in —— injury worries forjohanna konta as well.y of the fifth and final ashes test in sydney. i will be back with more on all those stories just after half past. concerns are being raised that children as young as 11 are becoming increasingly dependent on social media "likes" and comments in order to feel popular and fit in. the children's commissioner for england is warning that younger pupils are becoming increasingly anxious about their online image, and are unprepared for how social media use changes as they get older and move into secondary school. elaine dunkley has this report. with social media in the hands of children, there are challenges of growing up in a digital age. in a report released today called life in likes, there are warnings many children in secondary school are struggling to handle social media as the world expands. ifeel like i'm pressured by other people because my friends do it so i have to do it to fit in. you see people, if they're getting bullied on social media, they don't tell their parents. if you do

in the absence of andy murray and johanna konta's early exit, hopes rest with edmund in melbourne.of a nation is no easy task but in the absence of andy murray britain has a new flag bearer. the rise of kyle edmund has been steady, his form here spectacular. it seemed that was about to change against andreas seppi. he lost the opening set and went down a break of serve in the second. he was however quick to respond, a change of shoes coinciding with a change in fortunes and there was no looking back. a decade seppi's junior, edmund is the higher ranked and soon the gulf in age and quality became apparent. both were bidding to reach a maiden grand slam quarterfinal although only one had the power and the poise to get there. edmund becoming the first british man apart from andy murray to make the last eight in melbourne since 1985. hopefully we have more british here individually. —— in the future. for me, i'm just very happy to get through and keep doing my best. i know people at home are waking up at silly hours in the morning so i am gratefulfor that. edmund now faces world number

konta carries british hopes in the first tennis major of 2018. but the australian open is courting controversy ahead of the first round on monday. european rugby's champions cup heads foran european rugby's champions cup heads for an exciting climax. we hearfrom a champion amateur boxer facing the fight of his life outside the ring, a battle to avoid deportation from britain. that's at 6. 30pm, on sportsday. now on bbc news, it's time for the film reviewment —— review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we have darkest hour, for which gary 0ldman is tipped for 0scars. we have mukkabaaz 0ldman is tipped for 0scars. we have mukka baaz a boxing 0ldman is tipped for 0scars. we have mukkabaaz a boxing movie come political romance. and three billboards. darkest hour, you wait yea rs billboards. darkest hour, you wait years for a churchill film to come along and you get two at once we reviewed churchill on the show a few months ago. the sto

and world no 9johanna konta has recovered from a hip injury ahead of tennis‘s australian open.see more on you can see more on the bbc news channel but that is all from me. a very good night to you, but by. —— goodbye. now on bbc news, our world. the war in eastern ukraine, more than 10,000 people have died. now entering its fourth year, this has become one of the longest conflicts in modern european history. there is no end in sight to the hostilities, after separatist rebels, backed by russia, took over ukraine's donbass region. hundreds of thousands of families were split up, stranded on opposite sides of the new border. with destruction all around, one familiar smell of peace time. but life for many here is anything but normal. i'm lucy ash and i'm in the town of marinka, where a bakery is providing comfort and hope amidst the trauma of war. marinka lies on the ukrainian side of the frontline. before the conflict, nearly 10,000 people lived here. there is only half that number now. factories and coal mines have come to a standstill. in a war zone, jobs are hard to find. but

johanna konta will still carry british hopes at the australian open. well, perhaps.hdrew from her match in brisbane overnight, with suspicions of — guess what? — a hip problem. more assessment on friday. low—grade strain, she suggests. just be fit forjune, wimbledon might well hope. this week, andy murray posted this picture of himself on social media. "the little kid inside me," he explained, "just wants to play tennis and compete." it's difficult to be denied something so simple. joe wilson, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc2 in a few moments. here's evan davis. tonight, you've heard of bitcoin — the digital currency that appears to conjure up money from nothing — but we'll look at the other wacky speculation going on in the world of cryptocurrencies. it's been called ‘the dot—com boom on steroids‘, why is it so bedazzling to shareholders? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. welcome to sportsday. coming up, a blow to spurs as they are held to a 1-1 blow to spurs as they are held to a 1—1 draw by west ham. th

jo konta staying positive about the future despite the shock exit from the australian open.rld number 123 to be knocked out in the second round in melbourne. bed mistake. antonio conte left angered by the video referee system despite his team reaching the fa cup fourth round at the expense of norwich city. and arsene wenger believes alexis sanchez could move to manchester united in the next 24—48 hours, with mkhitaryan moving as pa rt hours, with mkhitaryan moving as part of that. i will be back with more after half—past. thank you. woody allen's adopted daughter has appeared on cbs this morning to talk about her sexual assault claim against the director. allen was investigated over a 1992 claim by dylan farrow that he sexually assaulted her at the family's connecticut home. prosecutors did not charge the film—maker and he has always denied the allegations, which he claims had been fabricated by his former partner mia farrow. she said she wants to bring woody down. this is really what she was trying to do. bring him down. why should i not want to? why should i not be angry?

johanna konta says she "feels good" and is fit ahead of the australia open which starts on monday, despitest round of the sydney international. the british number one was the defending champion in sydney, but was handed a tough draw against agnieszka radwanska and lost in straight sets. the video assistant referee — or var — will be used in next week's fa cup third round replays between chelsea and norwich, and leicester and fleetwood town. var was used for the first time in a competitive english club game in last night's fa cup win for brighton in the third round. the wales and ospreys flanker dan lydiate has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a bicep injury. lydiate was injured in ospreys' win at dragons on new year's eve and will undergo surgery later this week. it's another blow to wales ahead of the six nations, with sam warburton out and taulupe faletau also a doubt. uk sport has set team gb a target of at least five medals at next month's winter olympics in south korea. the current record is four set in 192a and also the last games in sochi. team gb's paralympic athletes

so much was made last week that andy murray would not be there, johanna konta was our only hope and allth only a casual interest, up pops kyle edmund. if you don't follow every match on the taught you might not have heard of him but it is a fantastic achievement for him but what struck me, he did not stop playing tennis until he was nine years old and he is only 23. my daughter is seven at the moment, she started when she was forced it gives parents like me great hope! —— when she was four. and her mum and dad are heading out to see him. dad is already out in australia and his mum is following on. my favourite line was that he joked that his mum sent him to tennis lessons because he was annoying him to tennis lessons because he was ann ' him to tennis lessons because he was annoying her! the same with your daughter? yes! thank you very much and if you're daughter makes it to the semifinals of australia i presume you're flying out. thank you both indeed. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there

next up for konta is the australian 0pen that starts on monday.ore now on our main story — the ongoing cabinet reshuffle. a number of ministers are leaving the government as part of the continuing reshuffle, including the international trade minister, mark garnier. he was cleared last year of misconduct charges. downing street has said theresa may will use today's changes among junior ministers to promote new talent. with me is joeyjones, a former adviser to theresa may. thanks forjoining us. the newspaper headlines surrounding this reshuffle aberdeen bound from theresa may's point of view, —— are pretty bad. not the narrative she is looking for. they are horrible headlines and will make uncomfortable reading in downing street. the issue was really that you use the word narrative, that you use the word narrative, thatis that you use the word narrative, that is the key. the two twin narratives that were set up before the reshuffle started were allowed to build a head of steam, one was theresa may asserting authority over the party and government an

she is 83 places below johanna konta.a row, she will relish the opportunity in a venue where she has a good record. she could play the current number one in the quarterfinals, but that is a conversation for the other day. heather watson was starting against the world number 50 from kazakhstan, a player ranked slightly higher than her. in terms of the men's draw, cal edmondson is the only british representative after andy murray pulled out through injury, what a tough draw he has got? yes. it will be just kyle edmund. tough draw he has got? yes. it will bejust kyle edmund. it is tough draw he has got? yes. it will be just kyle edmund. it is tough against kevin anderson. be played at roland garros on the third round last year. roland garros on the third round last yea r. kyle roland garros on the third round last year. kyle edmund had the advantage, he led before ultimately losing in five sets. he can beat anderson in the opening round, if he plays well and assuming his ankle skierfrom last week plays well and assuming his

tennis now and some good news from down under asjohanna konta is expected to defend her sydney internationalher most recent tournament. the british number one pulled out of her quarterfinal in brisbane with a hip injury... but says the injury has settled down ‘much better than expected' ahead of her first round match in sydney against agnieszka radwanska on monday. the first grand slam of the year the australian open gets under way a week tomorrow. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now it's time for the travel show... we are on the way to herjorhat for the next bit of our adventure. i'm about to go to a very spiritual place. it's one of the biggest river islands in the world. there are 150,000 people on the island and only six ferries a day. it is really crammed, each one. looking at the list prices for each one. 15 rupees per passenger. down past the vehicles and animals had to pay! a buffalo has to pay 45 rupees! a cow, 30, an elephant has two fork out 907 rupees! perhaps fortunately none of these creatures were travelling with us th

in the absence of andy murray and johanna konta's early exit, hopes rest with edmund in melbourne.r his last match in melbourne. now he has reached greater heights than ever before. the mercury was at a merciful 26 degrees but early on it looked like andreas seppi could prove too hot to handle. 27 places separate them in the world rankings. on court, it was much closer, with the italian taking the first set on a tie—break. at 33, seppi has a decade's experience on edmund and at times, it showed. the briton was broken first but a change of footwear led to a change in fortunes as he went on to level the match. winning five games in a row saw edmund grow in confidence and seppi's stubborn resistance drained away. it took almost three hours to set up the biggest match of his career but edmund isn't getting carried away. you know, i have to believe i'm going to win and believe in my game and stuff so that is the way i've approached it, one match at a time and i will continue to do that. whatever happens next, edmund will climb the rankings and give hope that britain has found a successo

konta is playing herfirst tournament with new coach michaeljoyce.st with a bruised heel. meanwhile, england opener marc stoneman says that drawn last test has given the team the boost they need ahead of the final match in the series. i think it's given us confidence going forward. the work we have done earlier in the series has eventually come through, to a certain degree. but ultimately, we want to win a game of cricket. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. jessica, thank you very much indeed. there is a fire raging in the bronx in new york. we can show you pictures from their mac right now. live pictures. this is, we gather, a warehouse building in the bronx in new york. reports of at least six people hurt. you can see a number of firefighters and a dramatic battle there on ladders, aiming their hoses on the building that has caught fire. it comesjust on the building that has caught fire. it comes just a few days after that other devastating fire in the bronx district in new york, which left 12 people dead in an a