{lilia of christchurch in 2011. 0k, phil mercer, _ of christchurch in 2011. 0k, phil mercer, thank- ofon all the latest sports news. hello there — i'm gavin ramjaun with your update from the bbc sport centre. marcus rashford continued his fine form in the english premier league, scoring twice in manchester united's 3—0 victory over leicester city. united are still in third but now closer to the two teams above them. they're only five points behind leaders arsenal. jadon sancho got the other goal at old trafford while leicester stay four points above the relegation zone. the team is putting him on the right position, especially bruno, he is great, how many passes he gets behind, he crosses in, so is not only bruno but he is doing a great job. tottenham have moved into the champions league places. they won 2—0 against london rivals west ham. son heung—min coming off the bench to add to emerson royal's opening goal. they're in fourth, a point above newcastle with west ham still in the bottom three. mallory swanson scored for the fifth—straight match as the united states beat japan 1—0 in

phil mercer there. _ clearly was when he was life. phil mercer there.e watching that story closely throughout the day here. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian oil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, - it's this recycling of the rocket — slashing the cost of a launch —| that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish por

phil mercer reports. nick kyrgios arrived at court on crutches after recent knee surgery.on his former girlfriend chiara passari was out of character and a genuinely isolated incident. he pushed her to the ground during a heated argument outside a block of flats in canberra. the magistrate, beth campbell, said that nick kyrgios had been guilty of a single act of stupidity carried out in the heat of the moment. she said she would be treating him exactly the same as any other young man who came before her at the court here in canberra, even though he could hit a tennis ball particularly well. the magistrate even had relationship advice for nick kyrgios, saying that he and his present or future partner should make each other happy. she said if they didn't make each other shine, he should walk away. in a statement, the australian tennis star said "he wasn't in a good place when this took place and that he'd reacted to a situation in a way i deeply regret". he said he was "sincerely sorry for the hurt he'd caused. "mental health is tough", he added. "life can seem overwhelming"

with an update on cyclone gabrielle i am joined by phil mercer, who is live in sydney.etres to the north—east of sydney, australia's biggest city. in the next few hours will be critical for islanders on norfolk island, they have been issued with a red alert, this means the authorities are urging people on the island to stay indoors and seek shelter in the strongest part of their house. winds of up to 155 kilometres an hour are forecast along with very heavy rain and abnormally high tides. administrators on the island say they are well prepared, but australia's bureau of meteorology says in the last 30 or 40 years only three cyclones have come within 50 kilometres of norfolk island. so for many people in this tiny community, this is uncharted territory. and the cyclone is expected to hit or come very close to norfolk island in the next few hours. �* , . ., norfolk island in the next few hours. �* ,~ ., , hours. and cyclone gabrielle is also due to _ hours. and cyclone gabrielle is also due to hit _ hours. and cyclone gabrielle is also due to hit new— hours. and cyclone g

phil mercer, bbc news, nowra. and that is all for the programme. thank you for watching.lo there. we're seeing a change to cooler weather on wednesday, even with some rain around as well. now, it has been really dry for many central and eastern parts of england this month. we started the week with temperatures as high as 17 celsius. but things are changing because we've got this cloud that's moving up from northern france to bring some showers, and that's ahead of this thicker band of cloud that's bringing the rain on that weather front there. that's going to continue to push its way steadily eastwards, and then following on from that, this is where we get the cooler air coming in from the atlantic. and we start the day with temperatures around about 5—6 celsius with a lot of cloud around. we've got the rain across eastern scotland that will move away, sunshine and showers will follow wintry over the hills, perhaps, and a cool wind for northern ireland, sunshine and showers here. more cloud for england and wales, could keep some rain across some northern and eastern parts

our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court and sent this update.all media contingent here at the moment to meet him. his lawyers are going to ask the court to dismiss this assault charge on the grounds of mental impairment. now, according to the law here in the australian capital territory, under the crimes act, the magistrate has the authority to dismiss the case if they consider the defendant to have a mental impairment, and of that sort of decision would benefit the community. now, lawyers for nick kyrgios, the australian tennis star have said that his mental troubles have been well documented in his medical history for many years, and, indeed, the australian tennis star has spoken openly himself about his battles with loneliness, depression and alcohol abuse. loneliness, depression and alcoholabuse. he loneliness, depression and alcohol abuse. he has not appeared in person for previous hearings, so this will be the first time that nick kyrgios has appeared in court, so quite clearly his lawyers believe he is quite a talented man on the tennis c

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.d our website. i am also on twitter if you want to get in touch. goodbye. it was chilly today with variable amounts of sunshine with fleeting showers, sunday is going to feel a little less cold, we think the winds are not quite as strong, but also a little more sunshine expected in some parts of the country, particularly in the south. there is that high pressure, saturday evening and into the early hours of sunday, right over us and you can see that chilly dry air circling around there and it is the dry air that is chilly. but it doesn't mean all that sunny. farfrom it. you can see clouds of streaming in off the north sea and they will continue to do so, bringing one or two light showers. we are generally talking about clear skies overnight. also a touch of frost where the sky is clear, this time of year —3 in scotland, many towns and cities around freezing. but on the north coast frost—free. sunny across northern and western, it does look as though it will be sunny across southern eng

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. since the mary rose. the 6loucester sank more than 400 years ago — and has now been found off the coast of norfolk. it was discovered by two brothers after four years of searching, and now some of its treasures are due to go on display. jo black reports. 0n the seabed, a team of divers explore the site of a royal shipwreck. the 6loucester ran aground off the coast of norfolk on the 6th of may 1682. this discovery has been described as the most important maritime find since the mary rose, and it was found by two brothers from norwich. oh, look at that bottle, got a cork on the top as well. julian and lincoln barnwell run a printing business, but they're also experienced divers and have searched for shipwrecks for years. they challenged themselves to look for the gloucester and after four years, they found her. this footage shows a rope, one of the ship's cannons, a wine bottle and the tip of one of the anchors. and this computer image of the site has been generated and shows how a lot

phil mercer reports from sydney.ke part in the mardi gras parade. he said his government was committed to ending inequality based on sexuality or identity. australia is an inclusive country. and there are benefits from our economy, there are benefits, most importantly though for the people of australia and that everyone should be respected for who they are and tonight is a celebration of that and it's a great example of what an amazing country this is. critics though accuse the prime minister of pandering to a small minority that was hijacking australia's social agenda. but campaigners argue that the mardi gras is a time to acknowledge and celebrate those who have, in the past, suffer shame, rejection and discrimination because of who they are. everybody is welcome, heterosexual, cisgender is, queers, bisexual, everybody. i've got to get in my float. i love you all so much, let's come together, no more separation. for many people, those struggles continue. being gay is illegal in dozens of countries around the world.

for more on this i am joined now by our correspondent phil mercer who's in sydney. een taking place. describe the day, phil. he is extremely divisive figure. he is extremely divisive fiaure. . . he is extremely divisive fiaure. ., ., ., figure. cardinal pell was an extremely _ figure. cardinal pell was an extremely polarising - figure. cardinal pell was an | extremely polarising official of the catholic church in this country and today his funeral in sydney was a day of contrasts, really. thousands of mourners gathered and for them it was a sombre and poignant occasion. in the end hundreds of people could not get into the famous sandstone cathedral behind me because it was full and they heard the feel that mac former prime minister tony abbott eulogised about cardinal pell saying he should be the next saint in australia and he said that cardinal pell�*s convictions for child sex abuse in 2018 that were later overturned by australia's high court were a modern form of crucifixion, outside we saw very noisy demonstrations from lgbt groups who are angry at the way the ch

phil mercer, thanks for keeping us up—to—date on that story from sydney.ers in the ukrainian city of kramatorsk are searching through the rubble of a residential building that was destroyed by a russian rocket. the authorities say at least two people were killed. but they've warned others might be trapped under the debris. kramatorsk is in the eastern donetsk region, much of which is controlled by moscow's forces. presidentjoe biden has had his delaware home searched by fbi agents as part of their ongoing investigation into his handling of classified documents. some documents, dating from his time as vice president, had earlier been discovered in two locations. the president's lawyers said the search was pre—planned and was carried out with their co—operation. pope francis has celebrated mass in kinshasa, the capital of the democratic republic of congo, on the first leg of his trip to africa. the country is the continent's most catholic nation, and hundreds of thousands are believed to have gathered at n'dolo airport to hear the pope speak. delivering his

from nowra in new south wales, phil mercer reports.g in australia is surging in popularity. for the fast and the furious, nothing beats hurtling along the trail that lives up to its name. hot as hell, it�*s one of the ones where you can go really fast, and you just fly down, flying around burns, and i know this because really well so i can really, really push myself to go as fast as i can. bikes are helping to revive regional towns in australia. carefully crafted trails and forests near nowra, south of sydney, are part of a growing national network. mountain biking really could be described as an industry in itself right now, and there�*s many examples around australia where that has happened for regional communities. those communities like nowra have fantastic trails. people have flocked there on the whole town has benefited. adventure and adrenaline are the key ingredients of mountain biking. australia has never had as many clubs, trails or riders. for some, it is an extreme sport. they have the scars and the broken bones to show for

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney.t shot down on ten days ago when it crossed into american airspace. officials said search crews in the atlantic ocean have found "significant debris", including sensors and other electronics — which beijing insists were used to monitor weather patterns. the us has shot down three more objects since then. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the salvage operation to retrieve the balloon shot down by the us military earlier this month. these new images show it being dragged onto a boat off south carolina. us officials said it was being used by china to monitor sensitive military sites, but beijing insisted it was a weather platform that had blown off course. investigators say a closer examination of electronic devices attached to the balloon should reveal more about what it was doing. but there are no such clues to the identity of the three additional objects that were brought down in canada and the us states of alaska and michigan between last friday and sunday. they wer

phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. check before travelling today because of strike action. katie austin has more details. picket lines and empty stations have become a familiar sight. today and friday some operators are running no trains at all. many commuters can work from home but some passengers like these at london euston station where frustrated. i like these at london euston station where frustrated.— where frustrated. i live in manchester _ where frustrated. i live in manchester so _ where frustrated. i live in manchester so i - where frustrated. i live in manchester so i had - where frustrated. i live in manchester so i had to i where frustrated. i live in l manchester so i had to stay where frustrated. i live in - manchester so i had to stay over last night. i manchester so i had to stay over last nitht. , , manchester so i had to stay over last nitht. ,, ., manchester so i had to stay over last night-— manchester so i had to stay over lastniaht. ,, ., , last night. i missed a birthday last week because _ last

touch of orange", 0livia's favourite colour, in honour of the star. 0ur correspondent in australia, phil mercers, phil. thank you very much forjoining us, phil. the thank you very much forjoining us, phil. the ceremony thank you very much forjoining us, phil. the ceremony is getting under way. family photos were being shared. tell us more about it, and what can we expect from this state memorial. we expect from this state memorial-— we expect from this state memorial. , , , memorial. this is being held, this memorial _ memorial. this is being held, this memorial service, - memorial. this is being held, this memorial service, at - memorial. this is being held, this memorial service, at a i this memorial service, at a very large concert hall in the australian city of melbourne. it has a capacity of 2500 people, and we understand it is packed to the rafters with fans, family members, former colleagues and other dignitaries as well. at the moment, we are hearing from 0livia newton—john's husband, john eastman, who was with 0livia john eastman, who was with olivia newton—john as she was battling the

phil mercer reports.ury. multiple severe weather warnings have been issued. the coast has been battered by gale force winds, heavy rain and wild surf. rivers have burst their banks, trees have been ripped from the ground and roads closed. civil defence authorities said they couldn't cope with the scale of the damage. this has the potential to be an unprecedented event. it is affecting many regions in many districts and it is asking a lot of a lot of people. the new zealand prime minister has warned that the storm had inflicted widespread devastation. cyclone gabrielle is the most significant weather event new zealand has seen this century. the severity and the breadth of the damage that we are seeing has not been experienced in a generation. this morning we declared a national emergency for only the third time in our history. some communities have been cut off. thousands of new zealanders are without electricity. internet and phone networks have also been disrupted. the authorities have said it could be d

phil mercer told us about the different reactions to his death.gnored child sexual abuse in the church and did nothing about it. cardinal pell always denied those allegations. in 2018, he was convicted of abusing those two boys in melbourne in the mid—1990s. he spent more than 400 days in prison before his convictions were quashed by the australia's high courts in 2020. and speaking to people at st mary's cathedral here in sydney on a very warm, humid day in australia's biggest city, they believe that the cardinal was unfairly pilloried and persecuted, which led to those initial convictions that were ultimately overturned. and to many people gathered today, thousands inside the cathedral and many hundreds more watching on big screens outside, this was a man who was a champion of conservative catholic values. we can see now some live pictures from inside the cathedral as the service is under way. as we touched on there, highly controversial figure, many survivors angry at the way the church treated the cardinal. do they see this as the end of the r

i'm joined now by our correspondent phil mercer, who's in canberra.nse of where we're at right now with this case?— this case? lawyers for the australian _ this case? lawyers for the australian tennis - this case? lawyers for the australian tennis star- this case? lawyers for the australian tennis star say| this case? lawyers for the i australian tennis star say his mental health troubles have been well documented in his medical history for several years. indeed, nick kyrgios has spoken openly about his battles, his loneliness, his depression and also his abuse of alcohol. so under the crime act here in the australian capital territory, the magistrate has the authority to dismiss these assault charges against nick kyrgios on the grounds of mental health. and it is finally a decision for the director of public prosecution if the magistrate decides that's the way the court wants to go. nick kyrgios is expected in court today for the very first time — he's not attended previous hearings, so in the next few hours, we are expecting the magistrate to decide

i'm joined now by our correspondent, phil mercer, who's in canberra.or the australian _ can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis _ can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis star- can you talk us the details? lawyers for the australian tennis star say - for the australian tennis star say that his mental health troubles have been well documented in his medical history in recent years, indeed eye—mac has spoken openly about his battles with mental health loneliness depression and the abuse of alcohol. —— nick kyrgios so today here in the australian capital territory his lawyers will apply to have a assault charge for out on mental health grounds. under the crime act here in the act, the magistrate has the authority to dismiss the charges on mental health grounds if the magistrate believes the defendant is mentally impaired and also if a decision along those lines would benefit both the alleged offender and the community, however the bar is very high. if the charges are to be thrown out it would need the final app

our correspondent phil mercer has more from canberra. mental health troubles have been well documented in his medical history for several years. indeed, nick kyrgios has spoken openly about battles, indeed, nick kyrgios has spoken openly about his battles, his loneliness, his depression and also his abuse of alcohol. so, under the crime act here in the australian capital territory, the magistrate has the authority to dismiss these assault charges against nick kyrios on the grounds of mental health and it is finally a decision for the director of public prosecutions, if the magistrate decides that's the way that the court wants to go. nick kyrgios is expected in court today for the very first time. he has not attended previous hearings so in the next few hours we are expecting the magistrate to decide what happens next. the new zealand government has weighed into reports that fifa is set to allow saudi arabia's tourism authority to sponsor the 2023 women's world cup. new zealand sports minister grant robertson said fifa should consider th

are prepared and to follow the guidance that's being issued locally. 0ur correspondent in sydney phil mercerg. 0ne forecastersaid region of new zealand is just the beginning. 0ne forecaster said that this was just the beginning, it was not impact day, and if you look more closely at the weather warnings and the forecast for the next few days, severe gales, heavy rain and very dangerous surf conditions forecast right until tuesday. the auckland harbour bridge was closed because of the wind, and area new zealand is cancelling a number of domestic and international flights. cancelling a number of domestic and internationalflights. and cancelling a number of domestic and international flights. and as we were there from the new zealand prime minister, residents are being urged to stock up for the next few days because they could come in parts of new zealand, especially across the north island, be extremely uncomfortable. the biggest names from the world of music, from stormzy to lizzo and sam smith, were at london's o2 arena for the annual brit awards on saturday. but the night belonged to harry

phil mercer who is live in sydney gives us an update on cyclone gabrielle. gabrielle is on track to get very close or over norfolk island over the next few hours. tonight and tomorrow will be criticalfor hours. tonight and tomorrow will be critical for this hours. tonight and tomorrow will be criticalfor this tiny hours. tonight and tomorrow will be critical for this tiny community that lies about 1600 kilometres to the north—east of sydney. the islands administrators have issued island's administrators have issued a red alert. this means residents are being advised to stay indoors, find the strongest part of the house in which to take shelter. australia's bureau of meteorology saysin australia's bureau of meteorology says in the last 30 or 40 years, only three cyclones have come within 50 kilometres of norfolk island. this is a rare event and also, there are parts of new zealand's north island also preparing for the arrival of the cycling. it is estimating to hit new zealand on sunday. 0nce estimating to hit new zealand on sunday. once again, parts of new z

phil mercer reports from sydney.ommitted to ending inequality based on sexuality or identity. well, australia�*s an inclusive country. there are benefits for our economy, benefits most importantly, though, for the people of australia. and everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight�*s a celebration of that, and it�*s a great example of what an amazing country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime minister of pandering to a small minority that was hijacking australia�*s social agenda. but campaigners argue that the mardi gras is a time to acknowledge and celebrate those who have in the past suffered shame, rejection and discrimination because of who they are. everybody�*s welcome — heterosexual, cisgenders, queers, bisexual, everybody. i love you all so much, let�*s come together. no more separation. for many, the struggles continue — being gay is illegal in dozens of countries around the world. sydney�*s mardi gras began as a civil rights march in 1978. it�*s become one of the world�*s biggest lgb

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for more on this i am joined now by our correspondent phil mercer.t to say at the funeral is under way as we understand it. george pell, hugely controversial in life and in death. at controversial in life and in death. �* , ., , death. a hugely polarising fi . ure death. a hugely polarising figure right _ death. a hugely polarising figure right around - death. a hugely polarising i figure right around australia. cardinal pell was australia's senior catholic official 0nce senior catholic official once upon a time he was the archbishop here in sydney and melbourne. he was the vatican to become one of the chief financial advisers to pope francis. to his detractors though, he was the man who at the height of his power knew about sexual abuse within the church but did nothing about it. those were allegations that cardinal pell always denied. in 2018 cardinal pell was convicted of abusing two boys in a cathedral and melbourne in the mid—19 90s. he spent almost 400 days in prison before those convictions were overturned by australia's high court in 2020. th

phil mercer, bbc news, canberra.he pandemic. the philanthropist, who has donated tens of billions of dollars to the causes of global health and tackling climate change, was accused of profiting from covid—i9, or even spreading it. amol rajan caught up with bill gates in kenya — where the billionaire has been seeing the impact of his philanthropy himself. for most of his life, bill gates has been the richest man in the world. but the founder of microsoft has, somehow, gone from being the face of american computing and capitalism to the front man for endless conspiracy theories. he's given tens of billions to philanthropy, focusing on climate change and global health. particularly that of children. i travelled to kenya to question him on a range of issues, including those raised by critics of his philanthropy. who made you god? i'm not god. i mean, as a percentage of the world economy, i'm kind of rounding there, but, yes, i decided that the death of children, when i read that diarrhoea was killing half a million child

we can speak to our correspondent phil mercer., what have crowds been saying stop?— as we said, what have crowds been saying stop? tyre nichols was an extremely _ been saying stop? tyre nichols was an extremely polarising i was an extremely polarising figure, australia's most senior catholic, archbishop of melbourne and archbishop of sydney, to his detractors a man who ignored child sexual abuse in the church and did nothing about it. cardinal pell always denied those allegations, in 2018, he was convicted of abusing those two boys in melbourne in the mid—19 90s. he spent more than 400 days in prison before his convictions were quashed by the australian high court in 2020. speaking to people at st mary �*s cathedral in sydney on a very warm, humid day in australia's august city, they believe that the cardinal was unfairly pilloried and persecuted, which led to those initial convictions that were ultimately overturned. too many people gathered today, thousands inside the cathedral and many hundreds more watching on big screens outs

phil mercer reports from sydney.e minister to take part in the mardi gras parade. he said his government was committed to ending inequality based on sexuality or identity. well, australia's an inclusive country. there are benefits for our economy, benefits most importantly though for the people of australia. and everyone should be respected for who they are, and tonight's a celebration of that, and it's a great example of what an amazing country this is.— country this is. critics, though, accuse the _ country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime _ country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime minister- country this is. critics, though, accuse the prime minister of. accuse the prime minister of pandering to a small minority. that is hijacking australia's social agenda. but campaigners argue that the mardi gras is a time to acknowledge and celebrate those who have in the past suffered chain, rejection and discrimination because of who they are. rejection and discrimination because of who they are-— of who th

our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court in canberra. take us through the facts of this case. well, next krygios�*s lawyer said that the assault, in january 2021 on his former partner, was completely out of character, and genuinely an isolated incident. his legal team had tried to have the charges against him overturned on mental health grounds. that failed, and the magistrate was quite sympathetic to nick krygios, not recording a conviction no good behaviour bond has been imposed either. the reason for that, the magistrate saying that this offence occurred two years ago, and in the intervening time, nick krygios has sought help for his mental health problems, and has not reoffended again, so what it means is that nick krygios doesn't have a criminal record, and as a professional tennis player ranked 20th in the world, is free to travel the world, is free to travel the world, is free to travel the world competing without hindrance. a criminal record could for example have led to problems getting into countries such as the united states.

thank you very much, phil mercer, in - you very much, phil mercer, in canberra.expect another day of severe disruption on the railways, as more than 20,000 train drivers go on strike. our reporter vincent mcaviney is at euston station in london this morning. give us a snapshot of where you are and what they will look like. train stations across _ and what they will look like. train stations across england _ and what they will look like. t': “1 stations across england and and what they will look like. t: “i stations across england and much of wales and scotland will be as quiet as it is here at euston station in london because, for the second time this week, there is industrial action. train drivers from 16 operators will be out on strike in this long—running dispute over pay and conditions. if wednesday is anything to go by, around one third of services are expected to be running which means it is the same advice as the last few months, don't go to the station without checking first with your operator. many lines will be effectively quiet. there is no update on t

the wimbledon finalist says he deeply regrets what happened. 0ur correspondent phil mercer, who is outsidees after recent knee surgery. he went in to the court to learn his fate and the magistrate, beth campbell, said that she would be treating him exactly the same as she would treat any other young man who came before her. so essentially, she was giving nick kyrgios a second chance. she said that he was guilty of a single act of stupidity in the heat of the moment. nick kyrgios had admitted assaulting his former partner in 2021 and no conviction was recorded because the magistrate said that the offence was a lower level offence and, as a result, no criminal record for nick kyrgios, no good behaviour bonds. so he will be able to continue his international tennis career without any impediments on his travel entering countries such as the united states, for example. the association of british insurers says drivers saw a sharp rise in premiums at the end of last year. the price of insurance went up by an average of 8% in the final three months of 2022. it says the rising cost of car parts and

capsule which is about the size of a pea, and had fallen off the back of a truck. 0ur correspondent, phil merceron the coast. to put that into context, the search area was longer than the distance by road from john 0�*groats in caithness to land�*s end in cornwall. it was two metres from the side of the road. the vehicle that identified it was travelling at 70 kilometres per hour when the specialist detection equipment picked up radiation emitted by the missing capsule. wedge between fronts we have these mild air which is being drawn in from the atlantic. moist air as well which will give rise to a lot of cloud the drizzle over wales quite a lot of times in northern ireland. sunny spells developing where as for northern scotland with the outbreaks of rain continuing through the day. northwest highlands looking wet. increasing windy in the north as well. mild, 11 to 13 degrees. briefly during tomorrow night we would see the core front southwards. some chilly air getting into northern areas but it won�*t last long because the warm front moves back northeast where it�*s going through friday. that w

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phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. let�*s talk about the northern ireland protocol, bear with me.the eu�*s single market for goods. it means trade can flowed across the land border. but it also means new checks and controls on goods entering northern ireland from great britain. it follows a times newspaper report, which said negotiators had agreed 0na on a compromise over all of this. since they run that story, some have disputed all of this, quite hard to keep up, i do appreciate that, but let�*s try to extrapolate what we can. let�*s talk now with anand menon, he�*s the director of the think tank — uk in a changing europe — which carries out research on the uk�*s relationship with the eu. here is one suggestion, other officials say it might not be happening, but what is your best guess, understanding, extrapolation of what you think is happening right now? ~ ., now? well, i am delighted i give the imression now? well, i am delighted i give the impression of _ now? well, i am delighted i give the impression of understanding - now? well, i am delighted i give the impression of und

phil mercer, bbc news.ut it will not feature the controversial gem which was seized in india in 18119 and given to queen victoria. 0ur news correspondent, charlotte gallagher, is here. for many people this is a new story but obviously significant enough for buckingham palace to make this decision. what is the background to this. ., , ., decision. what is the background to this. . , . ., ., this. there had been a lot of speculation _ this. there had been a lot of speculation about _ this. there had been a lot of speculation about whether i this. there had been a lot of i speculation about whether this diamond would be used in a crown by the queen consort, camilla, because the queen consort, camilla, because the queen consort, camilla, because the queen mother, the last queen consort, had the koh—i—noor diamond in the crown for her coronation and then wore it again when her daughter had her coronation in the 1950s. so there was speculation that camilla would have it in her crown. this is a spectacular diamond

as phil mercer reports, nearly a third of new zealand's population ofjust over five million live in theunprecedented event. it is affecting many regions and many districts and it's asking a lot of a lot of people. the new zealand prime minister has warned that the storm had inflicted widespread devastation. cyclone gabrielle is the most significant weather event new zealand has seen this century. the severity and the breadth of the damage that we are seeing has not been experienced in a generation. this morning we declared a national emergency for only the third time in our history. some communities have been cut off. thousands of new zealanders are without electricity. internet and phone networks have also been disrupted. the authorities have said it could be days, if not weeks before power supplies are restored. bbc analysis of accident and emergency waiting times in england shows wide variations in how services have coped this winter. at some of the 107 hospital trusts that provided data, more than half of patients waited longer than four hours, but at the best performing units fewer