it's rafa nadal... even if he _ pretty crazy. it's rafa nadal... really well and it will be — still be playing really well and it will be tough for a lot of guys to play eariv — will be tough for a lot of guys to play early because of him being unseeded. : :, �* ,, ., unseeded. and ronnie o'sullivan in the lead. back _ unseeded. and ronnie o'sullivan in the lead. back to _ unseeded. and ronnie o'sullivan in the lead. back to you. _ let's turn to dubai and the latest from the cop28 climate summit. across the day, we've been hearing from various world leaders, and the speeches are expected to continue across the day. a short time ago, it was announced that at least 116 nations have committed to tripling renewable energy capacity to combat global warming. earlier i spoke to keir starmer. we will show that interview later. live now to dubai our climate science reporter esme stallard. esme, bring us up—to—date with what has been happening with various leaders speaking, emmanuel macron, kamala harris, what have they been saying? we kamala harris, what ha

i hope i have the chance to enjoy. >> good to see rafa nadal back.n stay on top of the latest sport news using the bbc sport website. that is it for me for the moment. >> thank you very much. to the u.s. now, and maine has become the second state to rule the donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the u.s. capitol riot in 2021. it follows a similar ruling in colorado earlier this month. both decisions are on hold as legal challenges make their way through the courts. our north america correspondent has been following events. reporter: i think the significance mainly is that this paicular decision is the first that has ever been taken by a state official to ban a presidential candidate from appearing on the primary ballot. and the official who made this decision, the secretary of state, shenna bellows, who is a democrat, ruled that according to a provision in the constitution, anyone who has been found to have engaged or supported rebellion against the state is not eligible to stand on the prima ballot, and

rafa nadal is also hoping to make his mark as he makes his singles comeback after nearly a year out againsthas admitted that he has thought about retiring this year, but now wants to play as possible. year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* . , , year, but now wants to play as ossible. �* ., , _ ., possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising. of _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i _ possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't - possible. i'm happy the way i am practising, of course i don't havej practising, of course i don't have the expectations that i used to have in the past, especially for the beginning. it is one year, it is not a long period of time practising in a long period of time practising in a decent level, so for me it is a little bit unpredictable how the thing is going to be. no darts action to bring you today, the players having a well—earned rest, including teenage sensation luke littler�*s who's breathtaking luke littler who'

rafa nadal is preparing to return to the court after a year out, ahead of a year that may well be hiss injanuary at the australian open, which he�*s also preparing for next week. after missing the other three slams in 2023 he�*s slipped out of the world�*s top 600 and says he�*s realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don�*t expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd as well. just before we go, it may well be a day with no primary league football, and a rare one before the new year, but there is a full programme of championship matches, approaching half to plymouth, it is approaching have time and it is 0—0. second place ipswich also played, you can follow a course on the bbc sport website, that�*s it from sports day, bye—bye for now. the number of anti—semiti

rafa nadal is back on court in australia after a year out with a hip injury.xt month's australian open. newly—released state papers show the former prime minister sir tony blair was keen on an idea to relocate wimbledon football club to belfast in the late 1990s. the relocation was intended to help the peace process by having a club which could attract support from both catholic and protestant communities. mark simpson has this report. a brand—new sports stadium in belfast, with a premier league football team. that was the plan 25 years ago — to help bring people together as the peace process improved. the idea of turning wimbledon fc into belfast united fc was discussed openly at the time. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political i would be quite helpful our opening it will be august 2000 would and that would be at belfast united. what the state papers released today show is the extent of the political discussions behind the scenes. mo mowlam, as secretary of state, was not keen on the idea — in fact, she used the phraseology t

rafa nadal is back playing competitive tennis this weekend after nearly a year our for injury.2 time major winner has been practicing for the brisbane open head of the first grand slam of the year, the australian open, which starts january 14. he has not played a tournament since last year's aussie open due to a hip injury. two cities will host the united cup mixed team competition, perth and sydney. there are 18 teams including one from great britain, and they play a mix of women's and men's singles and doubles. world number one novak djokovic is there, with one eye on the australian open. the record grand slam champion is hoping this will not be his last time in the country. >> to be honest, i always look forward coming back to australia. always felt like i played my best tennis over the years and had great support. so, i am not sure, i don't really have a plan of what is going to happen next year. i am taking it season by season to see how far takes me. >> i will be back in one hour with an update from the football. but for now, that is it. lauren: thanks. wind turbines prov

now, after almost a year out, rafa nadal will return to action at the brisbane international ahead of was injanuary at the australian open, which he's preparing for here. after missing the other three slams in 2023, he's slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don't expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd too. white and good to see him back. remember, you can stay across all the latest support needs by using the latest support needs by using the bbc act. that's it from me for the bbc act. that's it from me for the moment. and that's all the sport for now. maine has become the second us state to rule that donald trump cannot run for president next year because of his actions leading up to the us capitol riot i

novak djokovic says he expects rafa nadal to be at his competitive best at the australian open next monthon. nadal practised in brisbane on thursday ahead of his competitive return this weekend. he'll then compete at the year's first grand slam in melbourne — starting on the 14th january — a tournament where he's won two of his 22 major titles. djokovic believes nadal wouldn't return to the sport just to play at a �*medium level�* going on to call him a �*legend of tennis�* you�*re up to date. lots more on the website. we�*ll have more a little later on. the labour party is reportedly drawing up plans to create thousands of new nursery places for children underfive. the times newspaper says sir keir starmer is looking to create new nurseries in primary schools to provide continuity of education. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman has more. we have known for some time that the issue of childcare is a huge issue forfamilies up and down the country, but also politically. we have seen both parties, the conservative party in government and the labour party, talking about ways to m

now after almost a year out, rafa nadal will return to action at the brisbane international ahead ofpetitive match was injanuary at the australian open which he's preparing for here. after missing the other three slams in 2023 he's slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don't expect much. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd too. an interesting australian open to come. and that's all the sport for now. donald trump's 2024 election campaign says it will file a legal challenge to a ruling by the state of maine to prevent him from contesting the republican primary there. maine is the second state to announce such a move, after colorado, with officials in both citing a clause in the constitution which bans those who have engaged in insurrection from taking political offic

and after almost a year out, rafa nadal will return to action at the brisbane international, ahead ofy at the australian open, which he's preparing for here. after missing the other three slams in 2023, he's slipped out of the world's top 600 and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more titles in 202a. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the comeback to the court. no, i don't expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy, and the crowd as well. and that's all the sport for now. british transport police has recorded an eleven—fold increase of cases for islamophobia and anti—semitism, since the israel—gaza war began. greater manchester police recorded 7a cases of anti—semitism after the 7th of october, almost five times as many as the same period last year, when 15 incidents were reported. and the force reported a decrease in islamophobia cases, which we

it's rafa nadal...will be tough for a lot of guys to play early because of him being unseeded. bangladesh's cricketers have made history on saturday — ronnie o'sullivan is through to the final. more for you later but now back to you. let's turn to dubai and the latest from the cop 28 climate summit. across the day we've been hearing from various world leaders, and the speeches are expected to continue across the day. earlier, it was announced that at least 116 nations have committed to tripling renewable energy capacity to combat global warming.0ur correspondent carl nasman summarised the day for us from dubai.. the pope couldn't make it here to do by. his doctorforbade him from travelling. but it was strong stuff. the destruction of the environment is an offence against... thea;a the destruction of the environment is an offence against. . ._ is an offence against... they need to tackle climate _ is an offence against... they need to tackle climate change - is an offence against... they need to tackle c

rafa nadal returning to action for the first time in a year at the brisbane international, ahead of ane at the australian open, which he's preparing for here. he missed the other three slams with injury and after almost a year out he's slipped out of the top 600 in the world rankings, and says he's realistic about his chances of winning more slams in 2024, when he could bid farewell to tennis. for me it is impossible to think about winning tournaments today, but what is really possible is to think to enjoy the come back to the court. no, i don't expect much. it is going to be a tough process at the beginning. nothing is impossible, but at the end, for me, just to be here is a victory and i hope i am going to have the chance to enjoy and the crowd as well. going to have the chance to en'oy and the crowd as mud going to have the chance to en'oy and the crowd as well. indeed, so en'o and the crowd as well. indeed, so enjoy watching — and the crowd as well. indeed, so enjoy watching him _ and the crowd as well. indeed, so enjoy watching him when - and the crowd as well. indeed, so enjoy w

. >> reporter: and djokovic overtook rafa nadal for the most all-time on the men's side with 24 victorieser. >> knowing that i play at such a high level and still i win the biggest in the sport, i don't want to leave this sport if i am still at the top. >> reporter: at number eight, many saw a team celebrate a championship for the first time. two-time mvp nicola jokic leading the denver nuggets. and the rangers top the diamondbacks to end their 63-year world series wait. kim mulkey and angel >> while the golden knights got to celebrate on the strip with a stanley cup for the very first time. >> we're champions. >> number 7, the vegas strip saw lots of partying this year. the aces, the first team in 21 years, to win back to back wnba titles. 2023 saw the return of brittney griner to the nba. she missed a all of the 2022 season after being wrongfully detained in russia. >> i'm no stranger to hard times. you're going to be faced with adversities throughout your life. this was a pretty big one. >> an outrageous story, one might be tempted to say that the pga tour merging with liv golf creates

this may be the last time we will see rafa nadal on a tennis court. tickets will fly.according to conservationists. experts spent five years analysing millions of records collected by naturalists, and they identified 17 key sites for the project run by the charity buglife. our environment correspondent steffan messenger reports. wales is home to some iconic endangered insects like this one, the fen raft spider, one of the uk's largest, found in only a handful of locations, including here, crymlyn bog near swansea. they're amazing spiders. they're semi—aquatic, so they hunt on the water. they have very sensitive legs, and their hairs can detect movement. so if an insect falls on the water's surface, the spider will pick that up and then run out and grab its food, basically. some are known to take tadpoles and even some very small sticklebacks, some small fish. across wales, 17 so—called important invertebrate areas have now been mapped in fine detail by the charity buglife. in total, more than 10,800 different species were identified, including 350 deemed to be of conse

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