the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandra" fired in six maximums and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew "goldfinger" gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays "big ben" benito van de pas in the next round. the man anderson beat in last year's final adrian "jackpot" lewis is also through. the 2011 and 2012 champion also had a 4—0 whitewash as "the rockstar" joe cullen neverfound his rhythm. he could face another former champion next, raymond van barneveld. "the demolition man" darren webster sailed into the third round with another four—0 win over the 17th seed, "the wizard" simon whitlock. he secured victory in style with a 140 checkout. tougher tests lie ahead, next up a possible match up against the world number one michael van gerwen. "might mike." for former england cricketer, james taylor, 2016 has been particularly unkind. diagnosed with a serious heart condition he had to retire from playing at the age of 26. a defibrilator fitted inside his chest has already helped to

the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is due to the third round at the alexandra palaced not drop a set in his win. he went through four sets to nil. eddie lewis is also true. that is all your sports now. i will have more for you in the next hour. now it is time for click. this week a click christmas with digitaljumpers, this week a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and fighters. welcome to the annual get—together. with what everyone here. hello. i have got a little christmas gift for you. it is an egg. inside it is the latest robotic interactive toy. it has got loads of sensors and your child basically has to nurture the 999 child basically has to nurture the egg in order to hatchet and then it brea ks egg in order to hatchet and then it breaks its way out of the egg and then you teach it gains and care for it, basically. feed it and play with it. you are going to be a daddy, thank you. let's put it some are not on the table. we had some adventures this year. we've been all over the place and infact year. we've been all over the place and in fact

the defending pdc darts world champion, gary anderson, is safely through to the third round at the alexandra in six maximums, and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew ‘goldfinger‘ gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory,4—0. he plays ‘big ben‘ benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. love those nicknames. he is known as jackpot adrian lewis. the best is mark frost, have you heard this? his nickname... mark frost? frost either throwman —— frosty the throwman. each saturday on breakfast, we are treated to the very latest in technology with spencer kelly and the rest of the click team. so this christmas eve, it is time to remind ourselves what they got up to, in the click—mas special. this week, a click christmas with digital jumpers, hatched technology and tie fighters. hello and welcome to the annual click get together. cue christmas cheer. and enough. we have everyone here, jen, steve, nick, laura, mark and kate russell. hello. i have sought out a little christmas gift for you. thank you very much. it's an egg. it is an egg. right. inside it

the demolition man darren webster has continued his great form at the pdc darts world championship, securingt stephen the bullet bunting earlier in the week and tonight it was the turn of the 17th seed, the wizard simon whitlock. webster didn't lose a set, winning four—nil in only 40 minutes. next up though, he could face a tougher test, possibly a match up against the world number one, mighty mike micheal van gerwen. i've got some good nicknames for ben and chain earlier. for martine, it has got to be marked, the dart, crocs all. you have to be careful with that. i will have to think of one for you! the united nations security council has demanded a halt to israeli building on palestinian land. the vote passed after an abstention by the united states. israel says it has been abandoned by the us. our correspondent is in washington. the building behind you is a giveaway! tell us more about what the united states have said about the decision to abstain. the really significant decision in one sense because it reverses this long—standing practice of detecting israel's back at the security counci

the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandratsman' fired in six maximums and didn't drop a set in his win over andrew ‘goldfinger‘ gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory 4—0. he plays ‘big ben' benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. adrian lewis known as jackpot. adrian lewis is also through. adrian lewis known as jackpot. some really creative names there for those darts players. i love them. john came up with some good ones yesterday. i can only remember mine! naga the glamour munchetty. he had one forjohn. john the beard cane. can you think of any for me? roaring richard. time for a look back at what happened in the world of politics in 2016, and what a year it's been. we've seen brexit, a change in prime minister, and the election of donald trump. here's adam fleming to guide us through the year in politics. ever feel you need to get away from it all? especially when ten years worth of politics has been squeezed intojust one. i believe that this thursday can be our country's in

phil taylor is through to the pdc world darts championship quarter—finals after holding on to beat kimlooked to be easing to a 4—0 whitewash but missed several chances to win before finally claiming the match 4—2. he'll play long—time rival raymond van barneveld in the last eight. earlier peter wright set up a tie with james wade, while dave chisnall will take on defending champion gary anderson. they have one of the strongest rivalries in football — but today fans of both sunderland and newcastle put that aside to raise money for a five—year—old boy with cancer. as mark denten reports supporters came together in sunderland this afternoon for a charity wear—tyne derby. there has been 153 newcastle derby games but not one like this. despite the formally committed tackles on the formally committed tackles on the pitch, these fans and archrivals are actually playing for the same team, raising money for five—year—old sunderland fan bradley lowrie who has terminal cancer. we thought this was the best way to get two tea ms thought this was the best way to get two teams that really dislike ea

the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is 5afely through to the third round at the alexandragoldfinger gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays big ben benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. unusual today being a saturday, there is no football. boxing day is at the big day. on the guards. adrian lewi5 at the big day. on the guards. adrian lewis is jackpot. the best we think is mark frost who is fro5ty the romance. there is a liverpool player is danger scales. alan chuck norri5. player is danger scales. alan chuck norris. frosty the throw man wins for me. merry christmas. this time tomorrow morning, many of you may be opening presents around the christmas tree, but what do you do with it when you take it down? have you thought about throwing it? christmas tree throwing competitions have been a long—standing tradition in one german town, and now the idea's taken off here too. we sent mike bu5hell along, who else, to have a go. to win the title of most sporting championships you need equipment, clothing, s

look forward to the report. 2007 champion raymond van barneveld is into the second round of the pdc world dartsman robbie green — averaging nearly 100 in the process. he'll play alan norris in round 2.

james wade is through to the pdc world darts championship quarter—finals after a thrilling comeback winthree sets in a row to claim a 11—3 victory and set up a potential meeting with peter wright. earlier, daryl gurney also edged through 11—3 against mark webster, whilst dave chisnall beat jelle klaasen 4—2. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. good evening. lovely sunshine in the midlands earlier today but we've already seen the fog thickening up again and we are likely to see patchy fog in the southern half of the uk. questions about the extent but there will be some poor visibility in places, especially east anglia and the south—east by the end of the night. north and west, too much wind to stop fog from freezing. by the end of the night, seven, 8 degrees in glasgow and belfast but wetter weather to the north—west of scotland. the north front will be with you for some time. cold in the south east, temperatures close to freezing. some of the fog will be slow to clear. some breaks in the cloud to the east of the high ground and some

the defending pdc darts world champion gary anderson is safely through to the third round at the alexandraoldfinger gilding. checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory four sets to nil. he plays big ben benito van de pas in the next round. adrian lewis is also through. i love their nicknames. they are incredible. we were talking about nick frost. frosty the throw man. speaking of throwing. something even bigger than most of this. this time tomorrow morning, many of you may be opening presents around the christmas tree, but what do you do with it when you take it down? have you thought about throwing it? christmas tree throwing competitions have been a long—standing tradition in one german town, and now the idea's taken off here too. we sent mike bushell along, who else, to have a go. to win the title of most sporting championships you need equipment, clothing, shoes and months of training. for this one, clothing, shoes and months of training. forthis one, all you clothing, shoes and months of training. for this one, all you need isa training. for this one, all you need is a christm

after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace.o the second round. dave chisnall has made it safely through to the last 16. beating chris dobie 11—2 winning the final set in style with a 12 dart leg. londonderry‘s daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. gurney took the final two sets in a seven set thriller to book his place in the last 16 at alexandra palace for the first time in his career. tonight three former world champions are in action, taking two the oche. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistlecrack claimed the king george yesterday, native river was favourite for this one and hit the front with 13 left to jump. he held off a late charge from raz de maree to win at chepstow. bbc radio 5 live‘sjon hunt describes the closing stages. a famous victory again for the trainer, richard johnson in the saddle at what a performance by native river, winning the wales grand nationalfrom native river, winning t

i'm of course talking about the pdc world darts championship in north london.the semi—finals. he saw off the challenge of james the machine wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary the flying scotsman anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave chizzy chisnall by five sets to three in their quarter—final. australia have completed an unlikely victory over pakistan, to win their three—match test series with a game to play. after four days of bad weather in melbourne, the match appeared to be heading for a draw — but australia bowled out pakistan for 163, to win by an innings and 18 runs, mitchell starc taking 4—36. earlier, captain steve smith hit 165 as australia declared their first innings on a massive 624—8. and south africa have gone 1—0 up in their series against sri lanka. chasing a target of 488, sri lanka were all out for 281 at port elizabeth. kagiso rabada and spinner keshev maharaj each took three wickets in a 206 run south african victory. .. stua

forward to the report. 2007 champion, raymond van barneveld, is into the second round of the pdc world dartsnglishman robbie green, averaging nearly 100 in the process. he'll play alan norris in round two. that is it for now us. from all of us, good night. hello. a fairly quiet spell of weather for many parts of the british isles in the first part of december. wouldn't you know it, when you are thinking of travelling up and down the country, it looks as though especially in the north things will be unsettled. they have been unsettled of late. that is because we have had the weather front moving in the atlantic ushered along by gale force winds. miserable. through the rest of the night, it goes south and east, the weather front, bringing night, it goes south and east, the weatherfront, bringing wet night, it goes south and east, the weather front, bringing wet and windy weather down towards east england to start the new day on wednesday. not overly cold that night. but turning increasingly cold behind a second weather front that will spread sharp showers and wintry showers in scotland, northe

michael smith won a thriller against "the king" mervyn king to take his place in third round of the pdc world dartsa palace. despite throwing 1a maximums, the 11th seed missed doubles to take the match in both the fifth and sixth sets, but he found his form in the decider, where he had to win by two clear legs, checking out for the win with "double tops" double 20. there was just as tight a finish between the dutchman benito van de pas and terry "the bull" jenkins. jenkins missed darts to win so the match went down to a decider, "big ben" this time winning by two clear legs in the 7th and final set. earlier ian "diamond" white was the first player to secure his place in the third round. it was a fairly straightforward victory, a 4 sets to 1 win over jonny "the ferret" clayton. —— 4—1. forformer england cricketerjames taylor, 2016 has been particularly unkind. diagnosed with a serious heart condition he had to retire from playing at the age of 26. a defibrilator fitted inside his chest has already helped to save his life but months later he is back in the game angela rafferty has this exclusive inte

look forward to the report. 2007 champion raymond van barneveld is into the second round of the pdc world dartsionship. the dutch 12th seed lostjust two legs to englishman robbie green — averaging nearly 100 in the process. he'll play alan norris in round 2. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. thank you for watching. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miranda green from the ft and christopher hope, who's chief political correspondent at the daily telegraph. good to see you both. hello. wait until you have finished the papers. you will not be saying that when i am finished with you, mate! the daily mirror has the banner headline, "truck killer could strike again". it quotes a source in the german police as saying the killer is still armed and at large. the telegraph says there's a manhunt in berlin and across europe after the police admitted they'd arrested the wrong man. the times leads on the manhunt for the killer too. it says the attack was the worst terrorist attack on german soil since 1

raymond van barneveld knocked out phil "the power" taylor in the quarter—finals of the pdc world dartsclasico of darts, the dutchman saw off taylor 5—3 at alexandra palace. he'll play world number one michael van gerwen in the semis. i always think the crowd would put the off if i was playing darts. i think that in any sport, in golf, with the huge ground, i would lie down in the feudal position! it is quite unusual, the darts, it is such a social occasion, it is like being in a club or something and someone playing darts in front of you. you have got to be the kind of personality that thrives on that, and the players do, they love it, don't they? the rules of rugby and boxing are often changed to make the sport safer for children often changed to make the sport saferfor children to often changed to make the sport safer for children to play, often changed to make the sport saferfor children to play, but often changed to make the sport safer for children to play, but is it now time for football to do the same? with research linking heading the ball to brain injuries, the professional fo

james wade is through to the pdc world darts championship quarter—finals after a thrilling comeback winwon three sets in a row to claim a 11—3 victory and set up a potential meeting with peter wright. earlier, daryl gurney also edged through 11—3 against mark webster, whilst dave chisnall beat jelle klaasen 4—2. that‘s all the sport for now. stay in touch via the bbc sport website — i‘ll be back with sportsday at 10.30pm. this return to our top story and the fa ct this return to our top story and the fact that the united states has announced that it is going to expel 35 russian diplomats and close two russian compounds in the united states. it is following on from those allegations against rush of interference in the us elections. we have also been hearing this evening of harassment of american diplomats based overseas. dr arash aramesh is aus based overseas. dr arash aramesh is a us foreign policy expert. hejoins me on webcam from houston. first of all, how likely was it that america was going to take some kind of retaliatory action like this? was going to take some kind of retaliatory

raymond van barneveld knocked out phil ‘the power‘ taylor in the quarterfinals of the pdc world dartschman saw off taylor by five sets to three at alexandra palace. he'll play world number one michael van gerwen in the semis. to rugby union, and george north will return for northampton saints in their premiership match at gloucester tomorrow. it will be the welshman‘s first game since suffering a head injury against leicester on december the 3rd. that was north's fifth concussion in two years — including two in the match on your screen now between england and wales in february 2015. a review board said north shouldn't have continued to play against leicester, but they didn't sanction northampton. and finally, ronda rousey earned $3 million this morning in a ufc fight that was over in just 48 seconds in las vegas. rousey was making her comeback to the sport, but she was beaten inside the first minute by the defending champion amanda nunes. rousey is known as one of greatest mixed martial arts fighters in the history of the sport, but it now looks like her career has come to an end. tha

daryl gurney is through to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals after a tense 11—3 win overs never been beyond the last 32, led 3—1 at one stage, missing five darts of the match only for webster to level at 3-3. match only for webster to level at 3—3. gurney prevailed in the deciding set and could meet world number one michael van gerwen in the next round. that‘s the sport for now. i‘ll have more in the next hour, see you then. child offenders could be given life—long anonymity under new plans being considered by the government. a review into the youth justice system found that a ban on naming criminals under the age of 18 would help to reduce re—offending rates. but some critics of the idea say the most serious offenders should be named in the public interest. penelope gibbs is the vice chair of the campaign group standing committee for youth justice. she explained why they were supporting the proposals. the problem is that there are very few children in this country who are convicted in court who are then named publicly and their photos available on the internet forever mo

survived a nervy second round match against the no 32 seed cristo reyes to reach the last 16 of the pdc world dartsarneveld are also through. that's all sport for now. some of the other stories making the news this morning: turkey and russia have agreed on a ceasefire plan for syria, reportedly starting from tonight. the state run turkish news agency says the plan is aimed at expanding the ceasefire in aleppo to the rest of the country, but will exclude terror groups. if successful, it will form the basis of the forthcoming talks between the syrian regime and opposition, which are being overseen by russia and turkey in kazakhstan. plans to issue new building permits for israeli homes in east jerusalem have been cancelled by the jerusalem municipality. hundreds of new homes were planned to for construction in areas that were captured by israel and annexed to the city in the 1960s. israel is still angry over the resolution approved by the united nations security council, demanding an end to settlement activity in the occupied west bank and eastjerusalem. unsettled weather during the past decade has h

i'm of course talking about the pdc world darts championship in north london.hine" wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary "the flying scotsman" anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave "chizzy" chisnall by five sets to three in their quarterfinal. that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more in sportsday at half past six... lizzie greenwood hughes will be back in the next hour. i wonder what your darts nickname would be, anita?|j need darts nickname would be, anita?” need to give that some thought! you've put me on the spot! thank you. the polish government has bought a huge private art collection for a fraction of its estimated market value of around two billion dollars. it includes a portrait by leonardo da vinci. the sale though, has proved highly controversial, as catriona renton now reports. leonardo da vinci's lady with an ermine, painted in1a90. leonardo da vinci's lady with an

and dave ‘chizzy‘ chisnall survived a scare to make it through to the second round of the pdc world dartss down to the 22—year—old littlejohn robyjohn rodriguez but fought back to level the match and secured the win with this 11 dart leg. well done to him! it has been a while since i have heard some good darts names. are you into surfing? a fantastic picture on the front page of the times, northern ireland yesterday afternoon. as storm barbara approached. is that the first thing you do? he looks terrified. the lead story on the times claims the queen is frustrated by the fact to reason may‘s government is being so secretive about its brexit plans. theresa may says we can't play our cards to ellie and have to be secretive because this is about negotiation —— too early. her majesty is getting frustrated. we will go back to the front pages in a sec. barbara winds—arrgh, i like that. according to this guy, you see those storms and stand there with your surfboard. an amazing sight. they are comparing pitches in sussex. loads of fog in sussex. a tiny gorgeous rainbow in a moment of calm. i woul

daryl gurney is through to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals after a tense 11—3 win overver been beyond the last 32, led 3—1 at one stage and missed five darts for the match — only for webster to level at 3—all. gurney prevailed in the deciding set and could meet world number one michael van gerwen in the next round. that's all the sport for now. keep up—to—date with those stories on the website, leading with the ricky hatton story. steve will be backin ricky hatton story. steve will be back in the next hour. patients could be. wait more than a month to see the family doctor, said britain's leading gp. she is profoundly concerned about how general practice will cope and that underinvestment had left surgery skating on thin ice but nhs england said new money will mean more access to convenient appointments throughout the week. we went to a gp surgery in rugby. this is the central surgery in rugby and between christmas and new year it can be busy. the chair of the royal oak of gps council says that gp services are stretched more and more friendly and patients may need to ge

phil taylor is through to the pdc world darts championship quarterfinals after holding on to beat kim last eight. earlier, peter wright set up a tie with james wade, while dave chisnall will take on defending champion gary anderson. they have one of the strongest rivalries in football — but today fans of both sunderland and newcastle put that aside to raise money for a five—year—old boy with cancer. as mark denten reports, supporters came together in sunderland this afternoon for a charity wear—tyne derby. whistle there have been 153 sunderland and newcastle derby games in the last 118 years. but never one quite like this... because, despite the fully committed tackles on the pitch, these fans and archrivals are actually playing for the same team. raising money for bradley lowery, five years old, is sunderland fan with terminal cancer. we thought this was the best way of getting two teams who dislike each other in footballing terms and getting them together so they can have a game. cancer overrides rivalry, we have a history of disliking one another but it is fantastic. today proves t

after the christmas break, the pdc world darts championship has resumed at alexandra palace.y through to the last 16. he beat world number 47 chris dobey 4—2 — winning the final set in style with a 12—dart leg. also earlier, daryll gurney caused an upset beating the ninth seed robert thornton. trainer colin tizzard has claimed his second major victory in as many days after native river won the welsh grand national. after thistlecrack claimed the king george yesterday, native river was favourite for this one and hit the front with 13 left to jump. he held off a late charge from raz de maree to win at chepstow. richard johnson in the saddle. what a performance! that's all from sportsday. goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political journalist, sean dilley and the parliamentary journalist tony grew. let's start with a look at tomorrow's front pages. the actress carrie fisher's death he at the age of 60 is the main focus of the independent. the paper also claims to have seen plans to topple unite uni

i'm of course talking about the pdc world darts championship in north london.the machine wade, winning their quarterfinal by five sets to three. wright averaged almost 105 from each visit to the board. and wright will play gary the flying scotsman anderson in the semis tomorrow. anderson beat dave chizzy chisnall by five sets to three in their quarter—final. australia have completed an unlikely victory over pakistan, to win their three—match test series with a game to play. after four days of bad weather in melbourne, the match appeared to be heading for a draw — but australia bowled out pakistan for 163, to win by an innings and 18 runs, mitchell starc taking 4—36. earlier, captain steve smith hit 165 as australia declared their first innings on a massive 624—8. and south africa have gone 1—0 up in their series against sri lanka. chasing a target of 488, sri lanka were all out for 281 at port elizabeth. kagiso rabada and spinner keshev maharaj each took three wickets in a 206 run south african victory. .. stuart broad took an early wicket for his australian bi

at the pdc world darts championship, the three—time semi—finalist james wade made it through to the secondn ronny huybrechts, beating him 3—0 sets. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. and i'll have more in the next hour. thank you very much. violent crime committed by those over 65 has increased. the figures relate to offences ranging from minor assaults the murder. the rise in the number of crimes recorded is in part put down the police changing how they log crimes. graham suttle has more. iam not log crimes. graham suttle has more. i am not asking what he was in for, but you say a long sentence. he was a life. a cafe in bournemouth. stewart in his 70s is talking to nick, 60, both convicted fraudsters. nick, 60, both convicted fraudsters. nick is still on probation. i don't feel old at all. and because people are fitter and healthier and more active, they are going to carry on doing stuff, and stuff leads to problems. problems like rome. the over 60s now the fastest—growing age group in the prison population. figures obtai

michael smith won a thriller against mervyn king to take his place in the third round of the pdc world dartsthe match in both the fifth and sixth sets. he found his form in a sudden—death decider. quite a thriller. winning the deciding set by two clear legs. earlier ian white was the first player to secure his place in the third round. fairly straightforward victory for him, 4—1 overjonny clayton. no match at alford jane hill and ben brown. that's all the sport now. ollie foster with all the sports news. you'll be back with the sport after 5pm. let's talk about one of the main stories. the hijack of a libyan airliner plane on an internal flight has ended peacefully. two men brandishing hand grenades had forced the airbus 320 to land at malta international airport. they threatened to blow up the aircraft if it failed to land. it sat on the tarmac for several hours — during which period around 100 passengers and crew were gradually released. and in the end the hijackers themselves emerged from the plane holding a flag in support of the late libyan leader colonel gaddafi. eventually they were s

nervy second round match against the number 32 seed cristo reyes to reach the last 16 of the pdc world dartsmorgan hit a half century for sydney thunder but was unable to stop them from losing their big bash t20 against brisbane heat in dramatic fashion. brisbane one of the match with three wickets to spare and two balls to spare. they are top of the league having won two from two. crystal palace winger wilfried zaha has been named in the provisional squad for the ivory coast for next month‘s africa cup of nations i‘ll have more in the next hour. harrison ford has led tributes to carrie fisher, who has died at the age of 60, calling her "one of a kind". the hollywood actress, best known for her role as princess leia in star wars, had been in hospital since suffering a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles last friday. clever and confident... what the hell are you doing?! somebody has to save our skins. ..0ccasionally caustic... will somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way? carrie fisher‘s leia wasn‘t your typical princess waiting to be rescued. good luck. what appeal

nervy second round match against the number 32 seed cristo reyes to reach the last 16 of the pdc world dartsnd van barneveld are also through. that‘s all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date on the website and i will have more in an hour. turkey and russia have agreed on a ceasefire plan for syria, reportedly starting from tonight. the state run turkish news agency says the plan is aimed at expanding the ceasefire in aleppo to the rest of the country, but will exclude terror groups. if successful, it will form the basis of the forthcoming talks between the syrian regime and opposition, which are being overseen by russia and turkey in kazakhstan. toshiba shares fell 20% after the firm warned that its us nuclear business may be worth less than previously thought. the slump was large enough for trading in stocks of the japanese industrial giant to be automatically halted. shares had already fallen 12% yesterday, after reports of the likely write—down began circulating. unsettled weather during the past decade has had a dramatic impact on the uk‘s wildlife, according to the national trust,

the five—time champion raymond van barneveld is into the second round of the pdc world darts championshipl sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour syrian government forces are hoping to take full control of aleppo, following evacuations from the last rebel enclave in the east of the city over the past few days. more than 25,000 people are already said to have left. our correspondentjames longman is in beirut. so what are they saying james about when they expect to take full control? well, joanna that's what they certainly hope to do, but there has been quite a big delay this morning in getting the last evacuees out of east aleppo or at least the last few convoys out. we understand that at least 60 buses are waiting in east aleppo to take evacuees out of east aleppo across into the medical evacuation point. they have enough room more about 3,000 people, but there has been a 24 hour delay this that happening. we're not sure why. it might be because this whole process hinges on evacuati

survived a scare against rowby—john rodriguez but made it through to the second round of the pdc world dartstria. but having worked his way back to two sets all... te went on to wrap up the match. that's all the sport for now. in the last few minutes, we have had reports from the news agency reuters that the tunisian man suspected of driving the truck into the breitscheidplatz christmas market in berlin has been shot. those unconfirmed reports coming out of milan. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police we expect a news conference in rome in15 we expect a news conference in rome in 15 minutes by the italian interior minister. more on that shortly. this comes after two terrorist plots have been foiled overnight by police in germany and australia. the authorities in melbourne detained five men in their twenties, suspected of planning an attack in the city over the christmas period — while in the west german city of oberhausen, two men have been arrested, accused of planning an attack on a shopping centre. let's speak now to chris phillips, former head of the n

at the pdc world darts championship, adrian lewis safely booked his place in the second round.sed past sweden's magnus caris without dropping a set. and finally from me. britain's scott brash finished joint third, as germany's daniel deusser won the london 0lympia grand prix, and the international horse show came to an end last night in its customary theatrical fashion. the olympic crowd were treated to the usual showjumping competition but there were also dogs riding horses from spain, a bit of slapstick humour, and even father christmas made an appearance before the busy period begins for him at the end of the week. i think this is really what you wa nted i think this is really what you wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. showjumping! wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. show jumping! he is wanted to see. a spectacular stunt. showjumping! he is going rather quickly. i went there on saturday. the dogs on the horses was quite extraordinary. so well-behaved. i am not trying to play down the dogs, but are they just sitting there? not trying to play down the dogs, but are theyjust

and onto darts, two—time champion adrian lewis is in the second round of the pdc championships. the worldand 2012 at the alexandra palace. he was relatively untroubled this evening, hitting five 1805 in a 3—0 win. and a come back from the former world number four, merv win. and a come back from the former world numberfour, merv and the king king, beating steve west. he had to win by two legs in and it was emotionalfor him, win by two legs in and it was emotional for him, taking win by two legs in and it was emotionalfor him, taking the win by two legs in and it was emotional for him, taking the set 6-a, emotional for him, taking the set 6—a, and you can see what it meant to him. and that is all from sportsday with me, tim hague. thanks very much for watching. good evening. the weather is set to undergo changed conditions through the rest of the week. get ready for fairly quiet conditions to begin with and quite wet and windy spells to come. the details change as we get closer to each day. the theme is there. driving it all is the supercharged jetstream trudging towards us. that will pick

the five—time champion, raymond van barneveld, is into the second round of the pdc world darts championshipith some gnarly pictures. that is right, gnarly pictures. that is right, gnarly pictures. big wave challenge in nazare in portugal. have a look at those bad boys. laughing. . that is an incredible height. normally they do just to look at the waves but now they are competing. normally they do just to look at the waves but now they are competinglj can give you my best surfing lingo. he used a trademark railgrab off the bottome and ejected at the end of the ride ahead of a doubleup and avoided a two—wave hold down. at the end of it he said today was the next level. it was survival... it was... "heavy." "heavy." probably that means good. we will look at the weather this morning from a rather amazing and unique vantage point. good morning. good morning from stonehenge. look at this view. isn't it amazing? we are lucky to be here this morning. we are here before eve ryo ne this morning. we are here before everyone else gets in. the public arrive at 745. they are expecting between three and 5

and defending champion gary anderson is through to the quarter—finals of the pdc world darts championship at alexandra palace. you know it is christmas when there is darts on the television. yes! charlie spent quite a bit of time invested in the darts yesterday. it is quite a spectacle. have you got a giraffe fact? charlie is not happy with my giraffe fa ct. totally unprepared. you never know what you will get. i was impressed because they spend almost all of their daily eating, about 16— 20 hours. that is an amazing fact. charlie says it is rubbish. all who animals spend hours eating grass. but 20 hours, i am with sally. we are divided. ask your average cowl, they won't be impressed. charlie says my next fact should be that giraffes have long neck. this is the front page of the daily telegraph. sir bradley wiggins who announced his retirement yesterday. that sums him up. as we said a moment ago, quite rock and roll, a bit of a rock star. the main story is saying there was a move to theresa may to reconsider reforms. two stories on the front of the daily mail. we can't confirm this. there

michael van gerwen survived a scare against the 32nd seed cristo reyes to reach the last 16 of the pdc world dartsymond van barneveld are also through. and that is all the sport for now, but i'm sure we will discuss it. yes, stay with us, and sean is here with us as well, you have found some stories to talk about, haven't you? there are some. we are looking at the papers, dominated by one story, the papers, dominated by one story, the news yesterday of the death of carrie fisher, only 60 years old, and for many people caught up, of course, 19 years old when she first got the role in star wars, and a fascinating life. we will talk more about that through the morning. the front of the times, a peach of carrie fisher, i am looking forward to people sending in their favourite quotes, she was the master of the 1—liner, she was also an fantastic writer ——a picture. and the times has a story about middle—aged people who are in denial about eating too much and drinking too much and maybe being overweight. yes, those stories replicated on the front of the daily mail, the carry fisher image you can see, and

and in darts, 16—time world champion phil taylor sets up a quarter—final against raymond van barneveld in the pdcace. it wouldn't be christmas, would it, without some darts on the telly. that is a good point, actually. let's have a look at this morning's papers. what have you got? the daily mail is talking about council tax bills and it says thousands of families face eye watering council tax rises or i6% eye watering council tax rises or 16% and it says here as town hall is what super—sized hikes, one of the whitehall editors in the daily mail. 0n the front of the daily telegraph, the main story they have got is theresa may, the prime minister, adding her comments to the comments ofjohn kerry, who is the outgoing secretary of state, who you might remember recently spoke about the situation with israel, and she is distancing herself from some of his comments. interesting times, of course, with the new president about to come into office. and another story that happen overnight which the paper have picked up on is the ceasefire and it is saving the syrian regime and the opposition have agreed to a

darts to finish. defending champion gary anderson was the first man through to the quarter—finals of the pdc world championship beat the dutchman benito van de pas 4—2 at alexandra palace. the man anderson beat to the title last year, adrian lewis, was knocked out by raymond van barneveld. it was a thrilling match between two former champions. that is all the sport for now, i will be back with more in the next hour. dozens of children who lived in the calais "jungle" camp have launched a legal challenge against the home office over its handling of asylum applications. lawyers representing 36 children say the government broke its promise britain to take in its fair share of child refugees. they say hundreds have had their applications turned down without good reason. the home office says it will not comment on current legal proceedings. our political correspondent eleanor garnier is here. what is the issue here that these people want to claim? we're talking about very specifically child refugees that had been living in the so—called jungle at calais. that was dismantled back in october. these children are now b

darts to finish. defending champion gary anderson was the first man through to the quarter—finals of the pdc world championshipo van de pas 11—2 at alexandra palace. the man anderson beat to the title last year, adrian lewis, was knocked out by raymond van barneveld. it was a thrilling match between two former champions. van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can van barneveld winning that 14—3. you ca n follow van barneveld winning that 14—3. you can follow the darts on the bbc website. —— winning that one, 4—3. thanks very much. rebel groups are expected to meet russian negotiators in turkey today as part of a fresh push for a ceasefire in syria. one key group says it's already been in talks with turkish officials about ways to end the fighting, but that it's too early to say whether there could be a truce. it's believed one key point of contention is the exclusion of a key rebel—held area on the outskirts of damascus from the deal. the bbc‘s correspondent selin girit is in istanbul for us. as the fall of aleppo changed the political picture and lead to these situations? definitely it has. the fall of aleppo w

in darts, phil taylor set up a tantalising quarterfinal against raymond van barneveld at the pdc worlding rivals — the dutchman tweeted "el classico is on... let's get ready to rumble!". that's all sport for now. will be back with more in the next hour. other good afternoon,. thank you. people in india have until the end of the day to hand—in high denomination bank notes which are being taken out of circulation. last month, the government surprised the country by announcing it was withdrawing the two most popular bank notes which account for more than 80% of all cash. the move was designed to tackle corruption and tax evasion — but it has caused widespread chaos. yogita limaye reports from mumbai. this workshop used to be a hive of activity. at least 20 people work here, making hundreds of leather wallets and purses every week. now, there are just four. after the government withdrew most of india's banknote in november, work has almost come to a standstill. translation: i need cash to pay my workers and buy raw material. no one accepts checks. we don't have the means to make digital pa