party ended the year as number one for the men it was 2 grand slam titles each for rafa nadal and novak djokovic much the greatest comeback came in gulf where tiger woods won the masters age 4311 years after his last major victory falling personal and injury problems athletics had its usual up and down year kenya as well it could choke it became the 1st person to run a marathon in under 2 hours but it will not count officially. the world championships in doha were overshadowed by low spectator numbers the heat and doping but shelley and fraser pryce stole the show for the women adding 2 more to her record haul of 9 golds that world championships. the russian doping scandal intensified with the country now banned from all major sporting events for 4 years after being accused of manipulating data clean russians may compete as neutrals must say he's lost formula one break nicky lauder age 70 and lewis hamilton secured an emotional 6th title underdog south africa beat england in the men's rugby world cup final sia khaleesi became the 1st black male captain to lift the trophy proving lechner pheno th

landmark ruling on this train open champion arrives to defend his title paul we'll have more of novak djokovic and sports little bit later. least 18 people have been killed in a rebel attack in eastern democratic republic of congo it happened just northwest of the capital benny in the territory police say it's the latest attack by the a.d.f. rebels they have been blamed for killing hundreds of people in recent months. the united nations has sent a rapid response team to central african republic after violence between shop owners and fighters demanding money at least 40 people were killed in the capital bangui on thursday the un's warning against an escalation of fighting following years of unrest between muslim and christian militias. that market in bang gave which was attacked and explains now what ultimatum traders have given to the armed groups. reconstruction look at the particular 5 neighborhood market is ongoing dozens of stores were burned or destroyed by the militias when we came at tacking on the french mission in this market attacking traders in the process right now traders are busy

and thatjump hasn't gone unnoticed by the 16—time grand slam champion novak djokovic, who decided to all from sportsday. there's more on the bbc sport website, including coverage of wolves v manchester city in the premier league. have a lovely evening, and coming up next it's the travel show. hello and welcome to this, the last travel show of 2019, so what better time to take a look back on the past year on the programme? here's a taste of what's coming up. it's incredible. oh, my days! that was completely insane. let's kick off with a trip that mike made over to california back in may. we told him that all he would need was a taste for adventure and a head for heights. here's what happened. here in western california, there are complex beings that have lived for over a millennium. redwood trees have become an icon of this state. but some fear that our changing climate might threaten their survival. so i have come to the most southern tip of their range — where change could hit the hardest — to join a scientist who has been working here to try to find some answers. it's absolutely am

and, thatjump hasn't go unnoticed by the 16 time grand slam champion novak djokovic, who decided to getn that one. that's all the sport for now. thank you. a michigan zoo has been celebrating a special gift that arrived just in time for christmas — the birth of a rare baby black rhino. the new arrival is particularly precious because the species is critically endangered due to poaching fuelled by the rising demand for rhino horn. kathryn armstrong has more. only a day old and already finding his feet. the black baby rhino, a welcome first ever addition to potter park zoo in michigan. the calf, still yet to be named, is the first for new mum, doppsee. dad, phineas, was moved from a texas zoo in 2017 in order to breed with her. the christmas eve birth was broadcasted live on the zoo's facebook page. black rhinos are an endangered species. 0nly around 5000 of them are left in the world today. the zoo says that fewer than two black rhino calves are born into human care every year, as part of a species survival plan. british soldiers recently had to move a group of black rhinos from south af

header he scored forjuventus — and thatjump didn't go unnoticed by 16—time grand slam champion novak djokovicon that one. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. in india, protests continue over the country s new citizenship law, which grants amnesty to illegal migrants from three countries — but only non—muslim ones. since it was passed, more than 20 people have died in clashes. most of them were from the northern state of uttar pradesh, where the police have been accused of using excessive force against protesters and of vandalising muslim homes — officials deny the allegations. the bbc‘s india correspondent, yogita limaye, reports from uttar pradesh. here, a police man appears to fire a gun at protesters who were throwing stones. in another region, those demonstrating are beaten. even an older man. here, police break cctv cameras mounted on shops in a muslin locality. nearly a week since clashes broke out over india's new cit‘some law, videos have been emerging that raise serious questions about police behaviour against muslim protesters. 19 have died in the

header he scored forjuventus — and thatjump didn't go unnoticed by 16—time grand slam champion novak djokovichat's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the competition watchdog has begun a full—scale investigation into amazon's bid to buy a stake in the food delivery firm, deliveroo. the competition and markets authority said amazon had failed to address concerns that the deal "could be bad for customers, restaurants and grocers. " israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has fought off a challenge to his leadership of the governing likud party. it means that in march, mr netanyahu will lead israel into its third national election within a year. but he is still facing bribery and corruption charges— which he denies. barbara plett—usher reports from jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu has grown accustomed to victory, and he's won again. cementing his control of the governing likud party, despite the most serious internal challenge in a decade. no one had expected him to lose, but the master politician was out working the crowds to the last minute. aiming for a resounding

in tennis australian open champion novak djokovic has arrived down under with an extra set of judy's to take care of he'll defend his title at the year's 1st grand slam but before that he'll lead serbia at the a.t.p. cup a new team event played across 3 cities i think it's great for sport that we have you know of asian introduced in a country that we can really say is a country that loves then this i think it's the best place to accommodate a new concept in the new format of competition. in the world a more rafael nadal also arrived in australia on monday he's won 1000 grand slams but only one down under and that was 11 years ago. at the rio olympics in 2016 the diving competition was hit by a problem that turned their pools green and at the next games in tokyo it seems especially the trouble 2020 organizers a set to take emergency countermeasures after the substance was found in the roof of the olympic swimming venue the fireproofing and insulation material especially loss has been linked to a range of health problems including cancer india will take part in the 28 $22.00 commonweal

australia where he'll lead spain in a group 3 and a half 1000 kilometers away in brisbane big rival novak djokovic is with serbia after the group stage the team's all had to sydney for the knockout matches the tournament begins on friday and has a $15000000.00 prize fund. while the american team took time out from training on tuesday to meet fire fighters in perth john isner and taylor fritz thanked members of the service in western australia who've been tackling the fires devastating parts of the country. and i will have more but thank you paul you will see paul again about 1800 hours g.m.t. the next news out of a quick look at. counting down to midnight they were not going to see the big fireworks display on victoria. this year it has been canceled for because of the security concerns 6 months of protests there have been of course in hong kong still plenty of people turning out they are expecting some rallies to possibly coincide with midnight which is about 7 minutes away we're going to leave you with this news out there with a look back at some of the big events of 2019. demonstrators united k

in tennis australian open champion novak djokovic has arrived down under with an extra set of judy's to take care of he'll defend his title at the year's 1st grand slam but before that he'll lead serbia at the a.t.p. cup a new team event played across 3 cities. at the rio olympics in 2016 the diving competition was hit by a problem that turned their pools green and at the next games in tokyo it seems especially is the trouble 2020 organizers are set to take emergency countermeasures after the substance was found in the roof of the olympic swimming venue the fireproofing and insulation material aspects the us has been linked to a range of health problems including cancer that soya sport and i will have more later and finally 2019 has been a year when people across the globe rose up against their governments in some countries that brought an end to the rule of leaders in power for decades and others young people stood up to demand more action to save the planet or year is drawing to a close. demonstrators you know to them opposition to opposed extradition. now it's the summer it's call

month and on friday the world number 6 came from a set down to beat 16 time grand slam champion novak djokovic in the semi's of the world tennis championship in abu dhabi reform and all up for him in the final. 6. during ok paul thank you very much and thanks for watching the news hour an hour just 0 that's it for the news hour but peter dobby's with you in just a moment with much more news coming our way thanks for watching by. because. i thought this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir of tunnel realty and if you can give them the opportunity wonderful things start to happen sometimes the simplest situations alchemist and pack for that they are. the main things that sets out 0 apart from other news organizations is that a lot of our reporting is about real people not about ideas or politicians or what they may want to do but how policy and how events affect real people it's ok it's ok it's ok to get a little more complicated operations probably if this is not an act of creation i'm going to move the walk because of the work you're doing here is amazing but there aren't so many foss

finals last month he came from a sit down to 16 time grand slam champion novak djokovic in the series of the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. i he'll face world number one or a foul nadal in the final he proved too good for russia's cut and cut off in the 2nd semi and el dropping just 4 games always way to a straight sets victory. and that's all the sports news we have for you for now we'll see you again a little later for more. thank you peter and that does it for the news hour the do stay with us we are back in just a couple of minutes with another form that news bulletin thank you very much for watching. cultura downs thrives here every day generations of tibetans continue to brace and maintain their cultural heritage it's a reminder of who they are or whether. this is a suburb of the idiot capital new delhi tibet so the refugees here since 1964 buttons here have been defined as migrants are not refugees because india hasn't signed up to the 1951 un convention on refugees so tibetans here have been able to access the indian welfare system so they become self-sufficient setti

he'll lead spain in the group 3 and a half 1000 kilometers away impressed when a big arrival novak djokovic with serbia after the group stage the teams all head to sydney for the knockout matches tournament begins on friday and has a 15000000 dollar prize fund. thank you for that and that's it for this news hour will leave you with some pictures of some of the year's biggest stores. demonstrators united position to opposed extradition. now is the summer office called. for to say has become about much more than the proposed law was about the future of the city halls closed at a record breaking day for hong kong elections by democracy party secured a record number of songs. played. away the political and social unrest sweeping south america. they talk about. how long will you feel is the man that challenges his legitimacy when some day he is still the president of bolivia by live they choose day. and the next so was this is how the end of 50 years of looked when president already bashir was deposed. after 18 months of protest and 4 months of negotiations sudan's reading minutes with him down

australian open champion novak djokovic has arrived down under with an extra set of judy's to take care of he'll defend his title at the year's 1st grand slam before that to lead serbia at the a.t.p. cup and you team event played across 3 settings. i think it's great for support that we have you know vacation introduced in a country that we can freely say is a country that loves then this i think it's the best place to accommodate a new concept in the new format of competition. the world number one rafael nadal also arrived in australia on monday he's won 19 grand slams but only one in australia and that was 11 years ago. all right that's all your sport for now we'll have more later 100 back to come all of the thank you for that paul. yes paul. tyler is with you from our london news center in just a few moments with the latest news. for you protesting about how does this impact whether online life face minstrelsy comes directly out of translated slavery or if you join us on set this is an attack on academic freedom and on our ability to do research and teach freely this is a dialogue my

where he'll lead spain in their group 3 and a half 1000 kilometers away in brisbane big rival novak djokovic is with serbia after the group stage the team's all had to sydney for the knockout match is one of the begins on friday and has a $15000000.00 prize fund. the american team took time out from training on tuesday to meet fire fighters in perth john is now on taylor fritz thanks members of the service in western australia who have been tackling the fires devastating many parts of the country. and i will have more lights a coal thank you for that and happy new year my friends coming up for 2 hours till . the new year here in doha and we're going to leave you now in this news hour with a look back at some of the big stories of 2019 have been. demonstrated you know to them opposition to a proposed extradition. now it's the summer of it's called. for to say it's become about much more than the post-war. to about the future of this city halls closed on a record breaking day on the election pro-democracy party secured a record number of seats. the way the political and social unrest is sweepi

in tennis australian open champion novak djokovic has arrived down under with an extra set of judy's to take care of he'll defend his title at the year's 1st grand slam but before that he'll lead serbia at the a.t.p. cup a new team event played across 3 cities. at the rio olympics in 2016 the diving competition was hit by a problem that turned their pools green and at the next games in tokyo it seems is the trouble 2020 organizers are set to take emergency countermeasures after the substance was found in the roof of the olympic swimming venue the fireproofing and interlace material aspects the us has been linked to a range of health problems including cancer. support for now we'll have more later . and that was your news hour we're back at the top of the hour with 30 minutes but wilkins see that. capturing a moment in time. snapshots of all the lives. of the stories. providing the temps into someone else's whilst they needed one new day for. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. like witness on al-jazeera one of the really special things about working for al-jazeera is

saturday he was up against christian stefano suppose he went eliminated 16 time grand slam champion novak djokovic in the semifinals and although how does nerves and the task 677-5762 the space. and with the cancellation of major skiing events in europe do to excess snow the sport of snowboard cross has been stepping into the spotlight this is been an olympic sport since 2006 and it's why. all caps season is well underway there was a photo finish here at the men's final in italy and it was the home of the run so someone reviled you wanted to have another italian so not to tax and yet it's. ok and that is all your sport for now julie back to. you so much well that's it something in the team here for this hour but we'll be back in just a moment with much more on the day's news do stay with us but by. this is a boon for point people right now in technology there is so much going to help people it's phenomenal thanks for calling i read this is there a what are you looking for today we get to assess the blind with their day to day tasks and give them more independence and freedom this feels like it's a

lead the spain in that group are 3 and a half 1000 kilometers away and bruce been the big rival novak djokovic is with serbia after the group stage the team's all had to sydney for the knockout matches . the american team took time out from training on tuesday to me to firefighters in perth don i say tell afraid to offend members of the service in western australia who've been tackling the blazes. thank you saw that and folly 2019 it's been a year when people across the globe rise up against the governments in some countries that brought an end to the rule of leaders in power for decades now and all those young people stood up to demand more action to science the planet as the year draws to a close we leave you with images of some of the year is biggest story. demonstrators you know my position to extradition. now is the summer off is called have to purchase to say it's become about much more than the proposed law was about the future of this city. away the political and social unrest sweeping south america. they talk about. how bad. is the man that challenges his legitimacy on some day he is

finals last month he came from a set down to beat 16 time grand slam champion novak djokovic in a series of the world tennis championship in abu dhabi. and. he'll face world number one or after all nadal in the final he proved too good for russia's current cutting off in the 2nd semi dropping just 4 games on his way to a straight sets victory. and that's all the sports news we have for you for now we'll see you again a little later from oh. thank you peter and that does it for me and of the pride of the news hour but do stay with us stan grant is here with a former news bulletin just a couple of minutes thank you very much for watching. a bombarded city. can be rebuilt. it's buildings restored. but can shattered lives be mended. scars roundy and traumas shaped minds children and survivors of mosul share their stories. i still tomorrow a witness documentary on al-jazeera. the un published the most comprehensive study of life on. they found 1000000 species face extinction that's more than 12 percent of known life on. one truck to destroy the much oil infrastructure of which a world that ha

novak djokovic. that is all he was going to let him have.may not have been listening to you before, but with that voice. you may not have been listening to you before, but with that voicelj forgot, what i was talking about. fifty shades of grey, nearly five million copies sold. 50 shades darker, and then it is jamie's 30 minute meals and harry potter and the coast child. i quite like jamie oliver. and i have to say, they are not 30— minute meals, to be clear. it's like four hours of prep and then you cook it for 30 minutes. enjoy your early morning rage, ben? i'm really happy. there is a great story and the times this morning. the first time in a decade, more pubs have opened that have closed, and net gain of 320 across the country. since 2001, the number of pubs shrinking from just over 52,002 just under 39,000. smoking pubs shrinking from just over 52,002 just under39,000. smoking bans, drink—driving concerns, rising costs so drink—driving concerns, rising costs so good news for once added christmas, something to celebrate. three of us are