the regimes unwillingness to can see even the most basic human race its own people america in milton keynes there in the u.k. this is going current u.s. administration is kind of gone silent on syria in the past few months but it has up to 3 or 4 months ago liked to tout its gains its successes against isis all will those gains stay in place. well i don't think it was gains against isis or i so it was against against the syrian population the the normal or the average salary has has become one over the 30 of what it was prior to the to the crises and that is mainly because of the sanctions the incremental sanctions have just been to syria in the past few weeks and it's really horrendous people cannot find means you know to to stay alive let alone all the current pandemic or whatever so we don't think up a person they don't think that the united states ever had ice hits as its 1st priority in syria now till till now in the east now they just want their own geopolitical influence they could see the russians coming in and they want to oppose that which is fine but this is happening at the expe

these are live pictures from milton keynes.ost the first frame against yan bingtao. the winner will face defending champion stuart bingham in the semis. you can watch this match on the iplayer, as well as the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from today's premier league news conferences. and we've heard in the last few minutes that wayne rooney has been appointed permanant derby county manager on a permanent basis in the championship. i'll be back with more later. stricter rules for supermarkets are to be introduced in wales to help prevent the spread of the new strain of coronavirus. the first minister, mark drakeford, made the announcement at today's daily briefing, where he also said �*marginal easements' to the rules may be possible if rates of the virus continue to fall. last week, i said we would be working with major supermarkets and retailers to make sure that staff are safe and that we are safe whenever we go shopping. and that we wou

— kyren winning 6—2 the event has been moved from it's traditional home of alexandra palace to milton keynesus protocols can be followed with a hotel on site. that's all from sportsday. now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's home viewing releases. by the time wonder woman 1984 came out in mid—december, only a fraction of eu cinemas were actually open. but i have good news. everyone will be able to watch it at home from wednesday. the sequel from pattyjenkins begins with a flashback to the utopian world of thymiscira, before jumping into the 1980s. diana prince, played by gal gadot, is now living in washington, dc. she's leading a double life, working for the smithsonian and occasionally leaping into superhero mode to thwart robbers and joyriders and the like. she then meets a more complex foe in would—be oil baron max lord, who's played by the mandalorian‘s pedro pascal. i take what i want in return. in terms of tone, this feels deliciously 1980s. there are shades of everything from g

trump was due to play david gilbert in his opening match in milton keynes.isses out. both will now undergo a period of self—isolation. the favourite secret reprieve eased to victory in the welsh grand national at chepstow. ridden by adam wedge, secret reprieve was under little pressure after the finaljump — giving trainer evan williams his first welsh national win. the two amigos came second, with yala enki in third. that's all from sportsday. thanks for watching. now on bbc news a special programme america storms the capitol. the 6th of january 2021. a day that shook the foundations of american democracy. this mission was founded on revolutionary activity. and try to overturn an election result. riot police are now finally putting people off the ground and away from a capitol hill. when they're hanging up a capitol hill. when they're hanging up from gallows up there. how about that? but this assault didn't come out of the blue. i call on president trump to go on national television now and demand an end to the siege. it was by people who felt they were carr

debutant yan bingtao by five frames to three after the first session of the masters snooker final in milton keynesyers confined to their hotel rooms ahead of next month's australian open following a positive coronavirus test result on a third charter flight bound for melbourne. although some players have expressed their frustration at the confinement, there's concern from the thousands of australians who have not been able to return home because of travel restrictions. adam wild reports. tennis training in hotel quarantine. this is how many of the world's greatest players are having to prepare for the first grand slam of the year. everyone arriving into australia has to isolate in hotels for 1h days. that includes all 1200 players and coaches. they were, though, given special dispensation to leave for five hours' training a day. but after three flights arrived with someone who tested positive, all 72 players abroad are now forbidden to leave their rooms at all. , ., . , forbidden to leave their rooms at all. , ., ., , ., forbidden to leave their rooms at all. ., , ., ., ., all. this tournament is

and finally, to a shock at the masters snooker in milton keynes, where the former champion, neil robertsonlian had led 5—3 against china's yan bingtao who was making his debut there, and despite needing only one more frame to reach the quarter finals, it was bingtao who staged a big comeback to clinch the decider and win 6—5. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website, as well as tonight's football. but from me and the team, that's all your support for now. have a good night. —— sport. hello there. the next couple of days are looking pretty wet for much of the country. we'll see some winteriness across the high ground in the north as this wedge of milder air with the rain pushes up against this colder air to the east of the country. so here a cold, frosty start. could see an ice risk for western scotland, northwest england. some freezing rain perhaps falls on frozen surfaces. as there is rain out west slowly pushes its way eastwards through the course of wednesday. snow developing on the pennines and across the scottish hills. rain also extending down into the southeast of england

snooker‘s masters event — which starts on sunday — has been moved from the alexandra palace to milton keynesed. the tournament features the world's top 16 players, with stuart bingham defending the title against the likes ofjudd trump, ronnie o'sullivan, neil robertson, john higgins and mark selby. all players will be tested the day before their first match, and will remain within the bubble as long as they are participating in the tournament. the netball series between england and jamaica later this month has been called off because of covid—19. extended restrictions to international travel between the uk and jamaica mean it is not currently possible to stage the fixtures. it's hoped the four—match series can be rearranged for later in the year. the new pdc world darts champion, gerwyn price says he's grasped the opportunity of reaching the pinnacle of the sport after winning his first world title last night. price beat gary anderson to take home the £500,000 winners cheque and become the new world number one. not bad for someone who six years ago was playing professional rugby. i never rea

the event has been moved from it's traditional home of alexandra palace to milton keynes so that coronavirus for watching, we will see you again very soon indeed. take care! hello, there. after what has been a very cold week both by day and by night, we start to see some changes to our weather now, particularly across northern and western areas, with some less cold air moving in, outbreaks of rain. though it's still pretty chilly for the rest of today across the south and the east of the country, which started off frosty with some dense fog around. the cloud is thickening up out west with patchy rain and drizzle, persistent rain affecting the north and west of scotland, a bit of snow over the high ground. the breeze picking up too, temperatures recovering, 8 degrees there for stornoway and for glasgow. further south, low single figures for most. though a degree or so up on what we had yesterday. as we head through tonight, those temperatures continue to climb, more cloud pushes in from the west, the breeze picking up from the south—west as well. it is very wet indeed across the north and wes

trump was due to play david gilbert in his opening match in milton keynes.nd misses out. both will now undergo a period of self—isolation. the favourite secret reprieve eased to victory in the welsh grand national at chepstow. ridden by adam wedge, secret reprieve was under little pressure after the finaljump — giving trainer evan williams his first welsh national win. the two amigos came second, with yala enki in third. so let's just go back to the arsenal versus newcastle match, it is coming to the end of that game after the second period of extra time there and arsenal are now two goals up against newcastle, the holders for looking good progress. emile smith row scored the first goal, in extra time, and the second there as well. with another player. so arsenal looking good there to get through to the fourth round of the fa cup and you can catch the closing stages of that over on bbc one now. that's all from sportsday. thanks for watching, we will see you later on, take care, have a good evening! hello there. we are seeing a real mixture of weather around

there was a bit of a shock at the masters snooker in milton keynes.n knocked out at the quarter final stage by david gilbert, who won it on a deciding frame. in the day's other match stuart bingham played sean murphy, the latest from that match is on the bbc sport website and app. and that's all the sport for now. hello there thursday brought sno to many parts of scotland and northern england. ten cm of lying snow. cold with temperatures struggling to climb above freezing. a winter bully was essential if you're spending some time outside. the cold weather is set to stay with us at this friday for some the ice are put out, things quiet down. it should be largely fine and dry. however, we could see an issue with icy stretches and some dents, freezing fog. which may well linger well into the late morning, early afternoon for some of us. yes it's a quieter story but it could be a cold and dismal start to the day. eventually brightening up from the west. temperatures are going to struggle for some particularly where are they lying snow and fog will linger.

the masters snooker that's due to start on sunday will be played in milton keynes rather than alexandrause there's a hotel on site which makes it easier to maintain a covid safe environment. gerwyn price is the first world champion of the new year. he beat gary anderson seven sets to three in the world darts final at alexandra palace last night becoming the first welshman to lift the trophy and he's also gone to number one in the world rankings. just six years ago, he gave up on a professional rugby career and came through qualifying school to get onto the darts tour. i spoke to ‘the iceman' earlier about last night's final and his journey to the top of his sport. the first set was edgy. the second set in as soon as i found my feet than the third set. just putting off that. i felt really confident. than the third set. just putting off that. ifelt really confident. i knew i was playing really well. all of my doubles were going again. i was going well. the one set. i didn't know at the time it was a record breaker. but i missed a 9—darter. i knewi record breaker. but i missed a 9—darter.

he beat thailand's thepchaiya un—nooh by six frames to four in milton keynes.n cancelled due covid concerns. one slalom and downhill race have been moved to kitzbuehel instead. india batted with great resolve to pull off a memorable draw against australia in the third test in sydney overnight. that keeps their series tied at 1—1 ahead of the final test in brisbane, but the focus in the aftermath of the test was on the behaviour of the australia captain tim paine and batsman steve smith. patrick gearey has the story. in test cricket nowadays, very little is private. so anyone watching or listening could hear the australian captain tim paine's chat here. dropping a curse loses its impact in the next over if you drop a catch. austria drew a match they should have one and tim paine, who would already been fined for swearing as an umpire, was asked if his behaviour outfitted with the policy of playing with respect. we wa nt to ta ke policy of playing with respect. we want to take the game is close to the fans as closely as we can. and sometimes that is part of it. w

— kyren winning 6—2 the event has been moved from it's traditional home of alexandra palace to milton keynesportsday. now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i'm filling in for mark kermode to review this week's home viewing releases. by the time wonder woman 1984 came out in mid—december,

royal duties this year included watching the work of detection dogs at their training centre in milton keynesdogs could identify people carrying the covid—i9 virus. this is bbc 5 live! and camilla stepped into the radio editor's chair for the emma barnett show on the bbc‘s five live. well, it's very nice to have you here. clarence house became a radio studio for the day. the focus was on the causes that mattered to her, including domestic violence and the dangers lockdown pose to victims of abuse. you're there, you can't get out, you've probably got children there — that's the worst thing — you feel you can't leave because you must take the children. you've probably got a telephone, but you can't get to it, because probably the abuser is there. i mean, where do you go? she also spoke of herjoy of being reunited with her grandchildren and how her husband's fitness help him beat covid. and it was the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall who led the country through remembrance in may, marking 75 years since ve day. at ”am they led national tributes at the balmoral war memorial in scotland

any tournament since august has been in milton keynes and, after so long apart, his girlfriend, ada,he's very, very excited at the _ in. actually, he's very, very excited at the moment. - in. actually, he's very, very excited at the moment. he| in. actually, he's very, very . excited at the moment. he has imagined — excited at the moment. he has imagined how he would celebrate it at the _ imagined how he would celebrate it at the moment. but currently he's very calm — at the moment. but currently he's very calm. and even though in the last few— very calm. and even though in the last few frames, he was not playing very well, _ last few frames, he was not playing very well, but... but he didn't give up. very well, but... but he didn't give u . . g ., very well, but... but he didn't give u -. g ., , ., , , very well, but... but he didn't give up. john higgins was runner-up this time. he up. john higgins was runner-up this time- he had _ up. john higgins was runner-up this time. he had won _ up. john higgins was runner-up this time. he had won the _ up. john higgins was runner-up this ti

the masters snooker gets underway today in milton keynes — without world number onejudd trump, who testedck lisowski, who also returned a positive result. their places go to substitutes who were in the tournament bubble. that's all the sport. now on bbc news, here's ben with the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us today. with me are anna mikhailova, deputy political editor at the mail on sunday and james rampton, features writer at the independent. welcome to you both. here are the front—pages. the sunday times carries a warning from the chief medical officer professor chris whitty that emergency patients will be turned away from hospitals, causing "avoidable deaths", unless the public starts obeying the lockdown. while the observer has senior nhs figures warning the number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who are falling ill with covid—i9 has reached crisis levels and is seriously hampering the fight against the rapidly escalating pandemic. the sunday people features an ominous warning from a frontline nurse — urging everyone

and finally, to a shock at the masters snooker in milton keynes, where the former champion, neil robertsoninals, it was bingtao who staged a big comeback to clinch the decider and win 6—5. more reaction to that over on the bbc sport website, as well as tonight‘s football. but from me and the team, that‘s all your support but from me and the team, that‘s all your sport for now. have a good night. hello there. the next couple of days are looking pretty wet for much of the country. we‘ll see some winteriness across the high ground in the north as this wedge of milder air with the rain pushes up against this colder air to the east of the country. so here a cold, frosty start. could see an ice risk for western scotland, northwest england. some freezing rain perhaps falls on frozen surfaces. as there is rain out west slowly pushes its way eastwards through the course of wednesday. snow developing on the pennines and across the scottish hills. rain also extending down into the southeast of england. further south and west a milder day. considering what it will be further north and east. through we

china's yan bingtao is through to the semi—finals of the masters snooker in milton keynes after beatingngland flanker alex sanderson has left saracens after 17 years to take over as director of rugby at sale sharks. he replaces steve diamond, who stepped down in december. the rain fell in sri lanka on the second day of the first test. only 53 overs played today. but in that time, captainjoe root moved from 66 to 168 not out, making good on his promise to bring in some big scores. and there was an impressive debut for dan lawrence, too. joe wilson was watching. from sri lanka to everywhere, the world hopes this year might be better than the last. well, forjoe root, it already is. sublime, 100 number 18 forjoe root. in 2020, he never got to 100. in his first test innings of 2021, the captain made it. it's alljust numbers, but look how it changes the mood. now, watch this shot closely. crucially, root hits it into the ground, so even though it bounces up off his glove and is caught, it is not out. the sri lanka coach saw it differently. mickey arthur wears his heart on his sleeve, near tha

all right let's bring in our guests in tokyo dan or lou it's a sports writer at japan times in milton keynes in the u.k. gail emms is a former olympic silver medalist in badminton and in reading also in the u.k. simon clarke is associate professor in cellular microbiology at the university of reading welcome to the program then let me start with you today i want to talk 1st about the tokyo olympics why is the prime minister in japan insisting that the olympics will go on what are the potential financial costs and the political costs at play if the olympics were to be canceled. well 1st of all thank you for having me the potential costs of not holding the olympics as schedule look the significant surge and which has spent billions new infrastructure in terms of the news that he is preparing to receive tens of thousands of athletes coaches specials and of course fans this was supposed to be the centerpiece of what has been a massive effort over the last decade to really get the country's tourism infrastructure into gear to create these new sports facilities to modernize a lot of things so to n

that is the main question. sor) the masters snooker continues in milton keynes today, the three timeout one of the pre tournament favourites he failed to get out of this snooker as he lost to stephen maguire. selby has also been talking about his own mental health, and the effect that his father's death had on him at the age of 16. ijust had a friend of the family who was sort of my coach as well for a period of time when i was younger who took me under his wing when my father passed away. i moved in with him at the time. to be fair, for the first six months, i didn't want to play snooker and ijust killed into a ball and i was not in a good place, almost to the point of ending my own life as well. —— ijust curled into a ball. to today's action ronnie o'sullivan up against ding junhui, first to six frames, in their first round match. by by the looks of it, bame is ahead at the moment. —— ding is ahead at the moment. ronnie, with seven titles, nobody has won it more. i'll have more for you in the next hour. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has set out new restrictions design

staff at milton keynes university hospital found them a vicar and helped them to organise a ceremonyf our time. simon was about to be admitted to intensive care, his condition rapidly deteriorating. his fiancee lizzie had been told he might not recover. my heart broke. to be sat there so ill and to be told the person you love, you might not see them again, isjust... ..indescribable. with time running out nursing staff here immediately set about planning a wedding. they called in a local vicar, who came and did the ceremony in intensive care, and they were absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing. bearing in mind all that was going on, what was going through your mind? we got to make that promise to each other. we got to have something that we didn't think we were going to be able to have. against expectations simon rallied and just a day after being taken into intensive care he was returned to the covid ward and his new wife. ten days after the wedding, simon is thought to be over the worst and lizzie is due to be discharged. a happy ending for them and for the nurses turned wedding pl

snooker‘s masters event — starting onjanuary the 10th — has been moved from the alexandra palace to milton keynesations can be followed. the tournament features the world's top 16 players, with stuart bingham defending the title against the likes ofjudd trump, ronnie o'sullivan, neil robertson, john higgins and mark selby. all players will be tested the day before their first match, and will remain within the bubble as long as they are participating in the tournament. the new world darts champion, gerwyn price says he's so thankful he won and wouldn't care if he never took the trophy again. the welshman was in incredible form as he raced into a 6—2 lead against gary anderson, but nerves then got the better of him. eventually price managed to hit the winning double at the 12th time of asking to win by seven sets to three. he takes home the £500,000 winners cheque and also becomes the new world number one. not bad for someone who six years ago was playing professional rugby i remember, i neverfulfilled my dream are potential in rugby days, but if i had, would i have gone on and become a dart player

the event has been moved from alexandra palace in london to milton keynes so that covid—19 protocols leadsjoe perry 5—1. that's all the sport for now. some of the other news making headlines globally now. crisis talks between ethiopia, egypt and sudan to try to resolve a long running dispute over a giant dam on the river nile have broken down again. the hydro electric dam, in the west of ethiopia, was completed in last year. but egypt is concerned that during years of drought, its water supply will be greatly reduced by the new construction. there are reports from the democratic republic of congo that at least six rangers have been killed in virunga national park. it's not clear who carried out the killings in the volatile north kivu region. virunga boasts africa's most diverse wildlife but some armed groups and poachers are based in the park. you're watching bbc news. when the coronavirus was still in its early stages, one of the theories about its origins involved a rare animal — the pangolin. the tough scales which cover the pangolin are sought after for use in chinese medicine. t

snooker‘s masters event — which starts on sunday — has been moved from the alexandra palace to milton keynesbingham defending the title against the likes ofjudd trump, ronnie o'sullivan, neil robertson, john higgins and mark selby. all players will be tested the day before their first match, and will remain within the bubble as long as they are participating in the tournament. the netball series between england and jamaica later this month has been called off because of covid—19. extended restrictions to international travel between the uk and jamaica mean it is not currently possible to stage the fixtures. it's hoped the four—match series can be rearranged for later in the year. the new pdc world darts champion, gerwyn price says he's grasped the opportunity of reaching the pinnacle of the sport after winning his first world title last night. price beat gary anderson to take home the £500,000 winners cheque and become the new world number one. not bad for someone who six years ago was playing professional rugby. i never really fulfilled my dream potential in the rugby days, but if i had wha

few moments ago it was level at three frames all earlier tout made it through to the semis in milton keynesbreak of 141. and that is all the sport for now. we will have more for you on bbc news later through the evening. for now back to you. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half. this sunday marks 100 years since a magician called percy thomas tibbles performed the illusion in london. david sillito has more. ok, so here we go. michaelj fitch, who is this weekend just one of many magicians taking part in a global online celebration of a magical moment. ah! there we go. whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "oh, can you saw my wife in half? " 0r, "can you saw my husband in half? " for some reason, that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. and this is the man who created that illusion — pt selbit. his real name was percy tibbles, but not everyone was impressed with his new trick. it was performed for the first time on st

there was a bit of a shock at the masters snooker in milton keynes. deciding frame. in the day's other match stuart bingham played sean murphy, the latest from that match is on the bbc sport website and app. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the rain and snow that fell across many parts of the uk during thursday has been petering out. temperatures have been dropping away. surfaces are really wet out there. so with those wet surfaces and cold conditions ice could be a big problem on friday morning. fog patches as well. here is the frontal system that bring the rain and snow during thursday. but it has been squeezed out by high pressure. the winds have been falling light. that's allowed temperatures to drop. we've got fog patches out there, quite widely scattered actually across the country. and some ice especially for scotland, northern england, the midlands into east anglia and the southeast with snow. if you do have to make an essentialjourney could be some pretty poor traveling conditions. through the day most spots will see some sunshine. it

on saturday, police stopped people from milton keynes attempting to walk up snowdon in breach of covidfor the number of visitors in the area. today marks the 50th anniversary of the ibrox disaster, when 66 people were crushed to death leaving a football match between rangers and celtic in glasgow. it was one of scotland's worst peacetime tragedies as andrew picken reports. 1971 was only two days old when rangers met celtic at ibrox. the game was dull and many fans started leaving before late goals for either side during the last five minutes. commentator: that's as near as we'll get today! the day became infamous for the deadly crush which developed on a stairway at the rangers end of the stadium. among the victims were five teenagers from markinch in fife, who never came home. we were all together, just joking, having a wee bit of banter. there was no animosity because they were rangers supporters and we were celtic supporters, there was nothing like that. we were pals. celtic fans peter leigh and shane fenton were among those who left early that day. it wasn't until we got back to ki

and the semi—finals of the masters snooker are about to get under way in milton keynes.you can watch it live via the bbc sport website and app. thank you very much. that's it for now — the next news on bbc one is at 5:40pm this evening. goodbye. hello — this is bbc news. more now on the government's decision to close international travel corridors to limit the risk of new strains of coronavirus entering the uk. the aviation sector is calling on ministers to help support an industry that has been one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. brian strutton is the general secretary of the pilots union, balpa. he told me without further financial help, many of his members jobs will be at risk. i have described aviation as being in a death spiral for some months now, and thejob in a death spiral for some months now, and the job losses across the whole industry, and supply chain, are nothing short of catastrophic. they report at the end of last year measured around 70,000 job losses with the potential of another 50,000 job losses. that's directly. we've heard manufacturers like

staff at milton keynes university hospital found them a vicar and helped them to organise a ceremonyplete with a cake and flowers. sarah campbell reports. a wedding photo which tells a story of our time. simon was about to be admitted to intensive care, his condition rapidly deteriorating. his fiancee lizzie had been told he might not recover. my heart broke. to be sat there so ill and to be told the person you love, you might not see them again, isjust... ..indescribable. with time running out nursing staff here immediately set set about planning a wedding. they called in a local vicar, who came and did the ceremony in intensive care, and they were absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing. bearing in mind all that was going on, what was going through your mind? we got to make that promise to each other. we got to have something that we didn't think we were going to be able to have. against expectations simon rallied and just a day after being taken into intensive care he was returned to the covid ward and his new wife. ten days after the wedding, simon is thought to be over the worst

august by levelling things up, and then clinching the deciding frame in a high quality match in milton keynesm. the 20—year—old from bradford beat china's lu jiajing. losing just one game on the way, coming through three matches in total, to reach the main draw. what's even more remarkable, she was born with a rare gentic condition — which means she only has three fingers and a thumb on each hand. and plays with a lighter racket and smaller grip. and england have been making their final preparations ahead of the start of their test series in sri lanka tomorrow. the series was originally due to take place in march last year — but was postponed due to the pandemic, and although england have rested the likes of ben stokes and jofra archer ahead of a busy year. captain joe root says they're preparing as best they can. it will be different challenges throughout this winter that we have never faced throughout this winter that we have neverfaced before. but we throughout this winter that we have never faced before. but we try to ready ourselves as best we can another squad. and what we have to do is

staff at milton keynes university hospital found them a vicar and helped them to organise a ceremony,ete with a cake and flowers. and thankfully, a happy ending. sarah campbell reports. a wedding photo which tells a story of our time. simon was about to be admitted to intensive care, his condition rapidly deteriorating. his fiancee lizzie had been told he might not recover. my heart broke. to be sat there so ill and to be told the person you love, you might not see them again, isjust... ..indescribable. with time running out nursing staff here immediately set about planning a wedding. they called in a local vicar, who came and did the ceremony in intensive care, and they were absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing. bearing in mind all that was going on, what was going through your mind? we got to make that promise to each other. we got to have something that we didn't think we were going to be able to have. against expectations simon rallied and just a day after being taken into intensive care he was returned to the covid ward and his new wife. ten days after the wedding, simon is tho

and the masters snooker continues in milton keynes. 2015 winner shaun murphy the latest player to progressl coach bill belichick says he will not accept president donald trump's offer of the presidential medal of freedom. the new england patriots boss, who's won a record six super bowl titles, said he was flattered when he was first offered the medal — the top award given to civilians in the us — but he has now refused it after last week's riot at the capitol building in washington. belichick had previously spoken of his friendship with president trump. that is all the sport to now, back to you. we have had more statistics on the number of deaths from the 0ns registered in england and wales, the latest weekly statistics. they say the number of deaths registered in week 53 was 26.6% above the five year average, 2115 deaths higher, although they say they should be treated with caution as the number of statistics that have come out, but we're also seeing that last year saw the largest increase in deaths ina single saw the largest increase in deaths in a single year in more than 70 yea rs, in

snooker‘s masters event — which starts on sunday — has been moved from the alexandra palace to milton keynesainst the likes ofjudd trump, ronnie o'sullivan, neil robertson, john higgins and mark selby. all players will be tested the day before their first match, and will remain within the bubble as long as they are participating in the tournament. premier league champions liverpool can move three points clear at the top of the table if they beat southampton tonight. southampton will be without goalkeeper alex mccarthy, who has tested positive for coronavirus, but manager ralf hassenhuttl returns after having to complete a period of self isolation. as for liverpool, their boss jurgen klopp says, with only four points separating the top six, it's going to be a close title race. last season was very tough for us as well, so it's not like we thought it was easy, it was really tough. and this season is tough again. so, we wish it would not be that close but i am not surprised. so, now southampton will ask for different things. we have to be ready again. then aston villa and man united. this seaso

let's take you to the live action from milton keynes now.nals. he's two frames to one. in the best of 11 match. it's a first meeting at the masters between the pair. you can watch it live on bbc two, or via the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. i hope your throat is better. exciting stuff there, thank you. scientists from five key agencies around the world have confirmed that 2020 was one of the hottest years ever and brought to an end the warmest decade yet recorded. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, said the findings showed the planet was on course for a "catastrophic" rise in temperatures this century. here's our science editor david shukman. a desperate rescue in indonesia after torrential rain triggered landslides earlier this week. scientists say even heavier downpours are likely in future as the world gets warmer. wow! in some countries hotter, drier conditions are on the cards. the wildfires that struck in australia last year are nothing new in themselves, but the more human activity releases the gase

this one a tight affair — these are live pictures from milton keynes where they're into the qurter finalsframe to take it right down to the wire. wilson at the table at the moment. you can watch it via the bbc sport website and the app. lots more on the bbc sport website and app including confirmation that the new super league season will start two weeks later than planned, on 25th march. that's it from us for now, plenty more in sportsday at 6:30. donald trump faces trial in the senate after becoming the first us president to be impeached twice. last night members of the house of representatives voted to charge him with inciting last week's violence at the capitol building in washington. after that vote, the president released a video — in which he didn't mention impeachment, but urged americans to unite and avoid violence. barbara plett usher reports. the ayes are 232. the nays are 197. the resolution is adopted without objection. the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. so ended a week like no other in washington, with the astonishing collapse of donald trump's final days in of

defending champion stuart bingham is through to the semifinals of the masters in milton keynes.e resumes at one o'clock across the bbc. ben ainslie's ineos team uk, have made a great start in their bid to qualify for the america's cup. they won their opening two races of the challenger series in auckland, having struggled forform in recent weeks. ainslie and tactician giles scott helped beat crews from the usa and italy. that's all the sport for now. the supreme court will make a final ruling today on whether small businesses should receive insurance payouts for losses incurred during the first national lockdown. thousands of claims were made on business interruption policies, but firms were told that they were never intended to cover such unprecedented restrictions. the case involves around a billion pounds�* worth of payouts. our business correpsondent vishala sri—pathma joins me now. i heard one small business owner earlier saying that the result of this case today in the supreme court could mean life or death for many small businesses, so what are we expecting today in terms

he‘s up against china‘s yan bingtao in milton keynes, and leads 3—1 at the mid—session interval, andrt website and app. finishing with the australian cricket captain, tim payne, has defended batsmen steve smith over claims he deliberately scuffed up the crease duing the third test match with india. smith was seen on the stump camera scraping the crease with his boot during the drinks break — something that the former england captain michael vaughan said was "very, very poor". smith, remember, was banned over his part in australia‘s sandpaper scandal, but his captain says he‘s done nothing wrong. it is something we have a laugh about because he loves batting so much. even when he is on the field, he is shadow batting. he does a lot, there was no chance he was trying to change. it is one of these things that he does. it has come up like it is, again, it is something he might need to look at because of the perception of it. they have civilly been subtly unsavoury incidents in that, and sat sure that all eyes will be australia. that‘s all the sport for now. thank you for that update. ear

game in hand. 20—year—old yan bingtao upset john higgins to take the masters snooker title in milton keynesut and he certainly struggled to get to grips with the trophy, which is quite a heavy beast. just about managed to grab onto it. he will want to put that on the mantelpiece, i'm sure, won't he come over the coming days? you're up to date with the sport — now on bbc news, it's your questions answered. you've been sending us your questions on the closure of international travel corridors in the uk. with me to answer some of them is paul charles, founder and chief executive of the travel consultancy company, the pc agency, and rory boland, editor of which? travel. good to have you both here with us this morning. good to have you both here with us this morning-— good to have you both here with us this morning._ we i good to have you both here with us i this morning._ we have this morning. good morning. we have uuite a lot this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of— this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of questions, _ this morning. good morning. we have quite a lot of que

these are live pictures from milton keynes.ery delays for the coronavirus vaccine developed by pfizer. they are expressing their severe concern and we have just heard that the european union chief executive has said she has now spoken to pfizer to get some clarification and has been reassured that scheduled covid—19 vaccine deliveries will be made in the first quarter this year despite current delays. she is speaking at the moment and the quote i have is, like many of you i got the quote today that pfizer announced these delays. i immediately called the ceo and he has guaranteed me that all guaranteed those for the first quarter will be delivered. to clarify again, just for those european union countries and for any further qualification we will get, but it seems the issue may well be being resolved as we speak. back to coronavirus now and a senior doctor has warned that concern, myths and disinformation are likely to be causing some people from the uk�*s south asian communities to reject the covid vaccine. it comes as more tha

the masters snooker gets underway today in milton keynes — but the world number one will not be theres who were in the tournament bubble. to tennis now. britain's kyle edmund has been forced to pull out of next month's australian open, due to a persistent knee injury. since the sport returned after lockdown, edmund has won only one of the seven matches he's played. he said his knee was "not quite ready" and he hoped to be back competing soon. now, there was a win for the home favourite in the rearranged welsh grand national. secret reprieve, ridden by adam wedge and trained by welshman evan williams, eased to victory in the race at chepstow. williams said it was a relief after previously finishing second, third and fourth in the race. congratulations to him, that was after a waterlogged course. thank you very much indeed. now, forget robocop — how about a robodoc? scientists think robotic healthcare assistants could soon become a reality. a team at the university of sheffield have received government funding to develop ways of using new technology in hospitals and care homes, as luxmy

i can confirm ronnie| 0'sullivan is in milton keynes isn't it?demic. lewis stayed on in sri lanka, though, working remotely — and he's able to see some cricket at last, from the ramparts of a 16th century fort. i was chatting to him yesterday. he was so excited, desperate to get a ticket. he suggested that one point sneaking in. he decided not to do that. the ramparts give you a great view all the way across the ground. jonathan agnew this morning was in his pyjamas. can you tell us about ronnie 0'sullivan? he his pyjamas. can you tell us about ronnie 0'sullivan?— his pyjamas. can you tell us about ronnie 0'sullivan? he came back from the edae of ronnie 0'sullivan? he came back from the edge of defeat _ ronnie 0'sullivan? he came back from the edge of defeat to _ ronnie 0'sullivan? he came back from the edge of defeat to beat _ ronnie 0'sullivan? he came back from the edge of defeat to beat dane ian i the edge of defeat to beat dane jan we —— ding junhui. now back to life under lockdown, here, and there are growing concerns that football isn't st

ronnie o'sullivan was on the brink of going out of the masters snooker at milton keynes in the firsthows, you can never write him off. just time to tell you that england have lost a wicket in that first test match against sri lanka, dominic sibley has gone. england 10-1. that's all the sport for now. how active have children and young people been in the past year? well, sport england has released new figures. as first bad weather and then the coronavirus pandemic restricted the type of activities available. the figures published in the active lives children and young people survey show 44.9% of children and young people met the chief medical officer's guidelines of taking part in sport and physical activity for an average of 60 minutes or more every day over the course of the academic year. let's get more on this and speak to baroness tanni grey—thompson, chair of ukactive, a not for profit association which aims to improve the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more often. really good to have you with us, and just glancing at the sport england release, which c

can bring you some live pictures 110w we can bring you some live pictures now from the arena in milton keynes for a place in the quarterfinals. you can watch him and the rest of his match on bbc two at the rest of his match on bbc two at the moment and by the bbc sport website. just thinking that red which he does. beautiful. that's all the sport for now. amongst those who have had the vaccine, it is a david attenborough. at the age of 94. i thought you would like to know that, he has had the vaccine, not sure which vaccine, whether it is the pfizer or the 0x 0xford one, but we will find out. let's get more now on the increasing pressure for stricter enforcement of the lockdown regulations. the former advisory. do you think the current restrictions need to be tightened further? well, what we know is that we are facing a variant of the virus that is 50 to 70% more infectious, we also note that the hospitals are absolutely on the verge of being overwhelmed. they we re verge of being overwhelmed. they were not in march and we also know that it were not in march and we also know thatitis were not

defending champion stuart bingham, is through to the semifinals of the masters snooker in milton keyneswere postponed because of the pandemic. the matches will be played behind closed doors at their training base in loughborough, with strict covid protocols in place. they'll be up against international stars who play for superleague clubs. ben ainslie's, ineos team uk, have made a great start in their bid to qualify for the america's cup. they won their opening two races of the challenger series in auckland, having struggled forform in recent weeks. ainslie and tactician giles scott helped beat crews from the usa and italy. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including the news that alex sanderson is leaving saracens to become the new director of rugby at sale sharks. thank you. let's get more on the news that the supreme court has ruled in favour of small businesses who said they should receive insurance pay—outs for losses incurred during the first national lockdown. many thousands made claims on business interruption policies, but were told that th

both players played unbelieveable snooker in milton keynes.er. my my whole life, it would i know, playing football. so i�*m very fortunate i�*m staying around football, i�*m still going into the dressing room, not with the players but obviously with the staff. yellow, it is a new chapter for me. i�*ve —— of course i will miss playing. everybody who stops playing it misses it, but obviously time suffers no man so i have had my time and it is time for obviously the younger generation to have des and for me to try and guide the young players to be better players. —— to have affairs. —— to have theirs. anyone who�*s scored a goal at whatever level will know what an amazing feeling it is and sometimes its a blur as your emotions take over. but the instinct for the profesional players to celebrate together must be restrained. there�*s been concern that players haven�*t been following the league�*s strengthened covid protocols during this week�*s matches, and they�*ve been reminded that "handshakes, high fives and hugs must be avoided." this isn�*t f