now its time for sportsday. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday.d welcome to sportsday. awinfor a win for edinburgh is great for them, and glasgow. can liverpool keep setting the pace in the premier league? jurgen klopp says the club are if great shape to fight for the title. progress is something everybody should expect, the club has a fantastic opportunity to bring outstanding player, keeping them. we will have the latest from the australian open as maria sharapova rolls back the years to knock out the defending champion. coming up, there has been an upset at the masters asjudd there has been an upset at the masters as judd trump—selby, there has been an upset at the masters asjudd trump—selby, he beats the world number one to reach the good evening, lots coming up in sportsday tonight as we mark your card for the weekend. we'll hear from jurgen klopp and ole gunnar solkjaer, but we're going to start with rugby union, it's the final round of matches in the european champions cup and tonight edinburgh can qualify for the quarterfinals, and that wo

hello and welcome to sportsday.me to sportsday on what has been another torrid day for england's batsmen in west indies. hopes for an improvement after the heavy defeat in barbados were dashed early, and quickly, in antigua, as patrick geary reports. antigua can look too good to be true, and for england's batsmen, this paradise was a mirage. old problems re—emerged in the heat. rory burns went first and wilted. england's openers keep closing early. joe daly on debut, age 32, will know that he should have left this one alone. joe root had no such choice as the delivery was so fierce this just to get hold of that. butler followed, and england will have been shaken. having seen thatjohnny knew he might not last long. so batting with the freedom of the condemned man, he smashed 52 before he got one but his name on it. on this pitch, there are plenty of unanswered questions. gabriel gave stokes one to ponder six down. still, there are worse places to watch englandbatting collapses. he responded to be down in the deep and

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday... hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes.le gunnar solskjaer passes his first big test — manchester united beat spurs at wembley. a hard fought win for everton over bournemouth puts them in the top ten. and exeter replicate their domestic form in europe, with a rampant win over castres in the champions cup. also coming up in the programme... the champion is toppled at ally pally — mark allen, out of the masters snooker. and just a few hours to go til the start of the australian open — could it be the last we see of andy murray as a professional player? one down the road, he can look back and be proud of everything he has achieved. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start with the big match in the premier league today — tottenham hosting manchester united at wembley in what was billed as ole gunnar solskjaer‘s first real test since taking over as united's caretaker boss last month...and he passed with flying colours, asjoe lynskey reports. come this summer, this could be that picture of united's big decision. could there ne

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.‘s fa cup third round weekend— tranmere produced a moment of magic in the last round — can they do it again against tottenham tonight. it felt like a cup final — but who's trophy is it now as city blow the title race wide open. i'll continue to go with liverpool. i think manchester city are magnificent and they will push liverpool all the way. and a super day in the superleague in what is a big year in netball. hello and welcome to sportsday. cup upsets, shocks and surprises — we could have it all this weekend as the spirit of football's oldest cup competition comes alive as the premier league sides join at the third round stage. tranmere get us under way against tottenham tonight in one of 32 ties played across the weekend — we'll be at prenton park shortly — but before that ben croucher‘s been taking a look at where those cup upsets could fall. he scored! arsenalface humiliation. what a goal! what a goal! who's got the taste for an upset? will we see one at goodison park? ever to kno

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. this evening: four and a half hours and counting. a little longer in scotland... but who's counting the pennies and trying to do a deal on transfer deadline day? england are counting the cost of losing the toss on a lively wicket in antigua as the batsmen struggle again on day one of the second test against wst indies. and a six year wait for a six nations start... but manu tuilagi is back in the england team for their opening match of this year's tournament against ireland. is in great physical neck. i have never seen him in such good physical neck, and he can fit the bill first. also coming up on the programme: wigan begin the defence of their super league title on minus two points. and the temperature at st helens tonight might not be much more. hello again. welcome to sportsday on transfer deadline day. we'll bring you what's happened. what might be to come... and an assessment of why the blockbuster moves might have been thin on the ground... so far. european football expert guil

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday.arch for the missing plane is called off — hopes fade of finding cardiff striker emiliano sala alive. ho; expected ’ finding cardiff ho; expected emiliano ardiff ho; expected emiliano sala f ho; expected emiliano sala to last night into cardiff and today ho; expected emiliano sala to last nig first o cardiff and today ho; expected emiliano sala to last nig first day rdiff and today ho; expected emiliano sala to last nig first day rdiff the today and how backing of the rfu saved the career of marlie packer following a drink—drive conviction... that was the day that whatever happened from here, it doesn't matter. i could still play for england. hello, and welcome to sportsday. good evening. afterfinalising his move from french club nantes three days ago, emiliano sala was meant to link up with his new club today. but cardiff cancelled training this morning as authorities continued their search for the missing plane which disapperd last night. joe wilson reports. emiliano sala is still mi

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday.gins for andy murray — the draw for the first grand slam of the year is made, and we'll take you through all the key match—ups at the australian open. meanwhile, 15 people have been arrested in spain as part of an investigation into match—fixing in tennis. 28 professional players are implicated. and what's gone wrong at stoke city? as nathanjones is introduced as their new manager, we'll look at the size of the task ahead of him. and also coming up — getting mclaren back on track — the struggling formula one team hope their new boss can steer them back to the glory days. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's the first grand slam of the year, and it kicks off on monday. the draw for the australian open was made earlier today — with, thanks to the seedings, relatively easy first round matches for the big names like roger federer, novak djokovic and serena williams. but the brits face a much tougher time — both the men and the women. joe lynskey is here to take us through what lies ahead.

hello, and welcome to sportsday.,;;.£é; 2" jri-hfé " £15555? , . 7, as the washington wizards look to work some magic against the new york knicks. hello, and welcome to sportsday. johanna konta is out of the australian open, and with it go british hopes in the singles. of the eight players in the main draw, none have made it past the second round. konta, the last of those, was beaten by garbine muguruza in a match that didn't finish until gone 3am local time. here's adam wild. just stepping onto court was a bit of history, half past midnight, the latest ever start at the australian open and both johanna konta and garbine muguruza appeared to want reward for their wait. konta was forced to chase the first set and did so bravely until muguruza wrestled it away. concentration was key, and here konta was not hanging about. the british number one forcing the pace and taking it to a third set, a compelling contest deserving a bigger audience. past 3am, eventually konta crumbled. the last brit finally went out. once the pre

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft.lines this evening. collapso cricket! england's batsmen fall one after the other, as west indies take control on the second day of the opening test in barbados. pochettino and sarri go head to head. spurs take a narrow i—o lead into the second leg of the carabao cup semifinal.. we'll be live at stamford bridge. at the australian open, petra kvitova reaches her first grand slam final since being stabbed. i'm still not really believing that i'm still not really believing that i'm in the final. it's kind of weird, to be honest, is well, that i didn't know even if i would play tennis again. and we preview the new super league season with defending champions wigan warriors looking to get even better under their new head coach. good evening and welcome to sportsday. we have a busy show but we start with the first test match in barbados where the england batsmen have made a dreadful hash of their first batsmen have made a dreadful hash of theirfirst innings, having hoped to build on the good

but now it is time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm katherine downes. tonight...s on anfield — liverpool could move closer to the premier league title with a win against leicester tonight. so far it is a very, very positive season. so far it is a very, very positive season. unbelievably positive. 0nly the scheduled negativity is only inside because people say maybe you will not do it the end. neil lennon leaves hibernian — his suspension on friday becomes a permanent departure. and the giants of northern hemisphere rugby are stirring into action. the countdown to the six nations begins — wales name their squad to face france on friday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm katherine downes. a snowy evening in many parts of the country tonight. so stay inside and enjoy the drama unfolding in the premier league, because liverpool could go seven points clear at the top of the premier league later if they beat leicester — and it's all thanks to their former manager. fans have been saying rafa benitez deserves a winners medal if liverpool take the title — after all, he m

hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. first grand slam of the year kicks off on monday. the draw for the australian open was made earlier today with, thanks to the seedings, relatively easy first round matches for the big names like roger federer, novak djokovic and serena williams. but the brits face a much tougher time, both the men and the women. joe lynskey has the details. the last major andy murray clayton was at last years us open where he was at last years us open where he was knocked out in the second round, it's going to be up against it to you can make it that far again. in the first major of 2019, he is up against this man, roberto batista in the first—round of the australian open. the spaniard already some immense titles behind him in 2019. he beat the world number one novak djokovic on the way to winning in doha are at the tabs are open. use the world number 23, and those three previous victories of murray are over him before aren't going to count for much, because since then he's had that hip surgery, last

now it sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. iam i am holly hamilton. ole gunnar solskjaer make it four out of four as manchester united travel to newcastle this evening? in need of a lift — bottom of the table huddersfield are up against another relegation rival burnley. and andy murray's latest comeback tournament is over as the former world number one crashes out of the second round of the brisbane international. also coming up in the programme. try january — how british triathlon is trying to get all of us to get out there and give multisport a "tri". hello and welcome to sportsday. where we start with a look ahead to this evening's premier league action — and for manchester united, the chance to make it a perfect 12 points from 12. they head to rafa benitez‘s newcastle hoping to maintain their recent good run under ole gunnar solskjaer, who's enjoyed three straight wins since taking the reins at old trafford. that makes him part of a rather exclusive club — his predecessorjose mourinho was the last, also winning his first three league matches in ch

hello and welcome to sportsday.jesus scored twice as manchester city eased past 10 man wolves with a 3—0 win at the etihad. that cuts liverpool's lead at the top of the table to four points. it was easy work, really, austin halewood has the details after a christmas to forget, the new year has brought a renewed ruthlessness to manchester city. 16 goals in two cup matches, a statement of intent for 2019 but back to the premier league means back to the premier league means back to the real business with liverpool still out in front, city macro needed to respond, and it did not take long. a fifth goal in six days forjesus, as wolves were carved open inside six minutes —— city needed. the men from molineux needed to be at their best and they needed to be at their best and they needed all 11 players on the pitch but boly was red carded for a reckless challenge, the last thing they needed, and then the gaps began to show. the challenges carers from wolves, penalty. 0nce to show. the challenges carers from wolves, penalty.

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.at the the papers will be with me are the talkradio presenter, daisy mcandrew, and the victims‘ commissioner, and conservative peer, baroness helen newlove. a mixed bag on the front pages, no consensus what the top story should be... brexit hasn't blown all comers out of the water tonight, thank goodness. the financial times reports on dyson moving its headquarters to singapore a move that has sparked accusations of hypocrisy, given its founder — sirjames dyson's vocal support of brexit. the telegraph carries a warning from scientists to avoid aspirin if you're healthy, as a study suggests it boosts the risk of dangerous bleeding. the mail leads on a story we've covered today, the father of a schoolgirl, who took her own life, has accused the social media site instagram of helping to kill her. james bulger‘s mother says she's "disgusted" that a film about the murder of her toddler sun has been nominated for an oscar. that's in the mirror. and the metro leads on missing premier league f

now it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. i'm john watson.dlines tonight... is it goodbye for the final time? defeat for murray in melbourne. but he'll do all he can to return. defeat for kyle edmund too — just three brits remain in the singles draw. and i'm here at the etihad, where manchester city take on wolves as the race to the premier league title continues. meanwhile in a fight for survival, bottom of the table huddersfield part company with david wagner. andy murray says he will decide in the next week if he will undergo a second hip operation following defeat in the first round to roberta bautista agut. he said he would do everything he can to play at the australian open again but would be happy if his dramatic five—set defeat was the final match of his career. andy swiss was watching. goodbye, perhaps, to a sporting great. but if this was andy murray's signing off, he did it in typically thrilling style. earlier his fans had flocked to melbourne, knowing they could be seeing the end of an extraordinary era. i'm just breaking my hear

now it is time for sportsday.oster, here's what coming up on sportsday this evening. rivalries will be renewed in the league cup semifinal. we'll be live at wembley in just a moment for spurs against chelsea. a ryder cup winner as player and vice captain — harrington is given the top job with europe. it's a massive year for netball — we talk to one of the roses stars making her return to the squad. cup football just doesn't stop at the moment — tottenham and chelsea made it through to the fourth round of the fa cup over the last few days, and tonight they face each other in the semifinal of the league cup. the first leg is at wembley, spurs' temporary home — our correspondent katie gornall is there. good evening, katie. they rested players over those cup ties, expect them both to be back at full strength for this first leg. yes, i think we can expect changes for this one, not least because it is a second cup tie injust one, not least because it is a second cup tie in just a few days for both sides. you imagine tha

that's all from sportsday with me will perry. coming up in a moment, the papers. be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political editor of the new statesman, stephen bush, and conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. could to see you both, thank you for coming. brexit for once hasn't swept all before it there's a mixed bag on the front pages. the guardian leads with a story about children as young as 12 possibly being hit with a new asbo style order, that could work to clamp down on knife crime. the telegraph says mps have backed their campaign to make web giants such as facebook and twitter have a duty of care over children who use their services. the mirror also leads on the story about so—called knife crime asbos. suggesting the home secretary's new policy is nothing more than a gimmick. and facebook paid kids and spied on them" is the lead in tomorrow's metro. the accusations suggest facebook secretly paid children 15 to 20 pounds to give the company access to their phone usage data we look at times that a little later on. we will start payment with the g

hello and welcome to sportsday.ale league cup tie for nigel clough‘s burton albion — they're at the etihad to face manchester city for the first time in their history. iam her i am her life by burton albion fans are being urged to paint the place yellow and black, but can it be enough against the might of manchester city? a treat for tennis fans — andy murray will play novak djokovic in a warm—up match on thursday — as the both build up to the australian open. also coming up in the programme, cautious confidence from england's new director of cricket. i believe we can win the world cup. and the ashes, but it's a different thing from well. and tackling player safety — plans are made to reduce injury lay—offs in rugby. hello and welcome to sportsday. a dream tie in the league cup this evening for league one burton albion — a semifinal first leg against holders and premier league champions. manchester city. clearly on paper, burton are the underdogs...but here they are in the league cup semis, and they're cruising in t

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm john watson. no more mr nice guys as liverpool look to end a 29—year wait for a league title. we have to be brave, we have to be full of desire. but with the knowledge of your opponent, that is the best thing in the world. that is how it is. pressure? what pressure? it isa it is a dream to play these kind of games. that is why i am calm and relaxed. and i am at the etihad stadium where we will be building up to a potentially defining moment for both sides this season. also coming up in the programme, it is michael schumacher‘s 50th birthday. we find out what james haskell is cooking up ahead of a huge of rugby. there may be 17 games of this thrilling season remaining but liverpool's match with manchester city in a little over an hour's time has all the hallmarks of a title decider. win and the reds move ten points clear of the champions, nine ahead of second—placed spurs. and with liverpool yet to lose in 20 league games this season, is that a gap too big for the champions to make up? joe lynskey

hello and welcome to sportsday.ave closed the gap on premier league leaders liverpool to four points with a 3—nil win at huddersfield. the win means pep guardiola's side have scored 22 goals in their last four matches, while managerless huddersfield remain ten points from safety. joe lynskey reports. this is no ordinary sendoff for a departed manager. david took huddersfield from second—tier obscurity to the premier league. his was an era few wanted to end. it is now temporarily up to mark hudson to help them stay in the division, but there are few more difficult than manchester city. with raheem sterling's break the champions perhaps should have had a penalty inside 12 minutes. still,, even then an opener felt inevitable. city had scored more in their previous three games than huddersfield all season. this one from daneilo though, had good fortune about it. his shot looked comfortable at the near post until that deflection. still, they all count but huddersfield would hold out at i—nil for longer than expected. it

hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. your headlines tonight...ives tottenham the advantage after the first leg of their league cup semifinal against chelsea. 6 editions as a player, 3 as vice—captain, now ireland's padraig harrington gets the nod to lead europe's ryder cup team in the usa. "i'm not a green keeper," says guardiola as he denies manchester city left the grass long deliberately against liverpool. never weed manipulatives. —— never have we manipulated it. good evening. welcome along. it's tottenham's star man harry kane who has given his side a slender advantage after the first leg of the league cup semifinal against chelsea at wembley. his was the only goal of the game, a first half penalty scored, following a var review. so spurs winning i—0, but chelsea too had their chances, hitting the woodwork twice. 0ur correspondent katie gornall is live at wembley for us. spurs will be pleased to take a lead to stamford bridge. *concerns before the game about the behaviour of chelsea fans.... you would be very pleased with that. you would be

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.ill be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political strategist jo tanner and the associate editor of the new statesman, george eaton. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. let's start with the metro which says the man killed on a train in surrey last week was stabbed nine times. the i runs with the prime minister's pledge to recruit widely from outside the uk to fill thousands of nhs roles following her launch of the government's ten year plan for healthcare. the guardian also has the nhs ten year plan as its top story, saying that health service bosses are pushing the prime minister to roll back legislation on private contracts within the nhs. the daily mail focuses on the technological solutions put forward in the ten year plan to help reduce strain on the health service. the times says digital consultations could become the norm. the express says the government's plan will make the nhs fit for the future, but raises the concerns regarding staff shortages. the nhs proposa

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. good night.eresa may returned to - house of e—‘fii’fjf' rl, j. theresa may returned to - house of bout theresa may returned to - house of iii out these commons. check out these front pages. the financial times saying the plan to seek to alter the irish border backstop arrangement in hope of getting parliament to accept her bread to deal have already been dealt a blow. — exit deal. as the eu's chief negotiator said that could not happen. the independent says there's a familiar ring to today's statement by the prime minister, with much of the details unchanged from the last time parliament voted on it. there's a familiar ring to the front pages too, as the metro also says mrs may's statement to the house felt like groundhog day. the i says that frustration with the failure of the prime minister to offer anything substatially different from her original plan and that could lead to dozens of resignations. the times also says mass resignations are on the cards, with the paper saying the work and pensi

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.e the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, who's the associate director at the institute of economic affairs, and the political journalist, jane merrick. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in, with the drama in parliament today featuring heavily in the papers. the face of the commons' speaker is all over the front of the daily telegraph, with the paper focusing onjohn bercow‘s unprecedented move of allowing a vote on an amendment which now gives theresa mayjust three days to present a plan b for brexit if she loses the meaningful vote debate. "may losing control of brexit", the ‘i' reports on the second commons defeat for theresa may within two days. the daily mail brandsjohn bercow‘s actions "out of order", he's facing claims of anti—brexit bias. the dramatic moment mr bercow faced angry protests in parliament today is on the front of the guardian. "speaker of the devil". the sun also chooses to focus on the fury levelled at the speaker with many accu

that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.ical editor of the sun on sunday, david wooding. another mixed bag of headlines, fleet street all shook up about what should be the lead. the metro says the pilot of the plane which vanished with cardiff city's new signing emiliano sala on board, told friends he was "a bit rusty" with some of the plane's controls. the ft says the biggest audit firms are being warned against subverting eu rules, that require large companies to switch auditors every 20 years. a link between oral health and alzheimers is the is lead. it says the new evidence could transform medical understanding and treatment. the telegraph has an image ofjack shepherd, the fugitive who handed himself into police earlier. it also says thatjeremy corbyn has signalled that labour would join remain tories in blocking a no deal brexit. —— backing. a similar image on the times, which also reports on money being offered to drug companies for developing antibiotics to fight a superbug threat. the sun also focuses onjack shepherd

hello and welcome to sportsday.t cricket — just not as we know it. 18 wickets fall on a day that sees england bowled out for 77 against the west indies. chelsea are spot on as they overcome tottenham on penalties to reach the league cup final. au revoir, thierry. henry is sacked by monaco afterjust three months in charge. good evening and welcome to tonight's sports day. it's been a busy night with a dramatic semi final in the efl cup — more on that in just a moment but we start the programme, where else, but in barbados, where england were bowled out for 77 as a charged west indies took control of the first test. it was an incredible day in which 18 wickets fell in bridgetown. nick parrott reports. when england headed to the west indies it is never easy. jimmy anderson can make bowling look at it, still adding to his records this was this 27th five wicket haul no englishman has more. the holes were all out for 289, all that was ok, the terrorist betting was in. keith and jennings went for glory and found only hope,

thanks for joining us on sportsday.y standards with murray credited as squeezing as much from his body as was humanly possible as he was faced with three of the greats of the game from any era. joe lynskey‘s here. joe, that effort causes injury and that can be hard to deal with. it can. we will look at some of the journey that andy murray has been on that he has mapped on social media. this probably best encapsulates andy murray's approach off the court, the self—deprecating family man, who's embraced the presence of his mum in the public eye at major tournaments. he said the best way to feel better after a tough day is a cuddle from his mum. well, there's been so much reaction to murray's impending retirement today. before we look at that, we're going to look at how murray has documented this gruelling fitness battle himself on instagram over the last 18 months. because the first sign of this pain overwhelming him came withdrawals from tournaments including the us open at the back end of 2017 when he took the rest of t

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with us.he headlines this evening. after two defeats on the spin liverpool are back to winning ways in the premier league. it's rice, rice baby for west ham as declan stars in west ham's win over arsenal. and it's a great day for the irish in the champions cup with wins for ulster and leinster over their french opponents. also coming up in the programme — as andy murray begins the long goodbye, we ask what's next for british tennis. and we're in gravesend ahead of the british cyclo—cross championships — what is cyclo—cross? find out later in the programme. plenty to get through but we'll start with football because after a week off for the fa cup, the premier league returns front and centre — and katherine's got all of the day's headlines. let's start with the day's late kick—off, chelsea a newcastle side who are now in the relegation places after the rest of the day's results. the second half is just under way at stamford bridge, and the score is 1—1. pedro opening the scoring for chelsea wit

hello and welcome to sportsday.ddersfield remain ten points from safety. joe lynskey reports. this is an ordinary sendoff for a departed manager. david took huddersfield from second—tier obscurity to the premier league. he has left an area he wanted to end. it is now temporarily after mark had sent to help them stay in the division, but there are a few my difficult first at than manchester city. with rahim starling‘s break the champions perhaps should have had a penalty inside 12 minutes. still, even then in open or felt inevitable. city scored more in their previous three games then huddersfield all season. that‘s one from canelo had good fortune about it. his shot left comfortable at the near pressed in your post until that deflection. still, they all count but huddersfield would hold out at 1-0 but huddersfield would hold out at 1—0 for longer than expected. except more debatable referee because to bring city their second. sterling then believed that this time heading in wa sunny in the build of dust off site. th

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: we'll look ahead to the final round of matchesgby union's champions cup. edinburgh can book a quarterfinal place tonight. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. buckingham palace has announced that the duke of edinburgh has been to hospital for a check—up, after being involved in a car crash at sandringham last night. doctors have confirmed that he had no injuries of concern. police in norfolk say they're investigating the crash and will take "any appropriate action". an eyewitness who helped the prince, who's 97, out of his overturned landrover car, described the scene of the collision, at a road junction near the sandringham estate, as "horrendous." the woman driving the other vehicle in the crash was treated in hospitalfor cuts, while herfemale passenger broke her wrist. a 9—month—old baby, who was also in their car, wasn't hurt. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is at sandringham for us this evening. yes, more than 2a hours after prince phillip‘s car crash, it is becoming clearer now what happened. cl

coming up on sportsday. .. can manchester 78 times 550. coming up on sportsday...ester united clinch a fourth straight win under ole gunnar solskjaer? they were at newcastle in one of six premier league games this evening. good evening. the home secretary, sajid javid, has been criticised by refugee groups after he questioned whether migrants using small boats to try to cross the channel were genuine asylum seekers. more than 530 have attempted the dangerous crossing in the past year — most of them since october. today the home secretary during a visit to dover, suggested migrants should lodge their asylum applications in france and not wait until they reached britain. our correspondent duncan kennedy reports from dover. the home secretary today heading out of dover to see for himself the border force operation in the channel. sajid javid spent half an hour on board in the kind of calm conditions that many migrants use to make their crossing. but mrjavid questioned whether those coming were actually fleeing persecution. if you are a genuine asylum seeker then why h

and coming up later in the hour on bbc news, we'll be live here with sportsday at molineux.t of the third round ties in the fa cup — it's wolves against liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a long term plan for the nhs in england has been announced which the prime minister claims will deliver world class care and could save up to 500,000 lives. there will be a new focus on prevention of disease and early detection. there'll be more funding for mental health services — the aim is to bring it into line with physical health care. and there'll be more money for gps and community care, as part of a general move to reduce the reliance on hospitals. other uk nations are currently drawing up their own proposals for their priorities. but critics say staff shortages could undermine today's ambitious plan and there's still not enough money to fund it all, as our health editor hugh pym reports. the nhs is for everyone — young and old and the key aim of the new strategy is to ensure more people are looked after away from hospitals and in their local communities. th

that's all from sportsday. you are watching bbc news. little bit of breaking news from the us, following a meeting between congressional leaders and president trump. holding talks to try to end the partial us government shutdown that has seen hundreds of thousands of federal workers not being paid for the last 12 days. the meeting seemed to have broken up with no agreement. so the shutdown goes on. mrtrump thinks it agreement. so the shutdown goes on. mr trump thinks it could last "a long time" and he's willing to keep the government shutdown for as long as it takes, he says. the dispute centres on the federal budget which the president says must include some $5 billion for his border wall with mexico. democrats in congress wave they are only willing to stump up a little bit less than $2 billion. no agreement and no truce. the partial us government shutdown continues. health trends are expected to dominate the headlines in 2019 including the use of data, ai and epidemics that may threaten the world. here is the stories that will matter i

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with us. liverpool are back to winning ways in the premier league. it's rice, rice baby for west ham as declan stars in west ham's win over arsenal. and it's a great day for the irish in the champions cup with wins for ulster and leinster over their french opponents. also coming up in the programme — as andy murray begins the long goodbye, we ask what's next for british tennis.

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday, with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and ben mundy. the headlines this evening. it's a gillingham giant killing, as cardiff are dumped out of the fa cup. holders chelsea are safely through, but it's a tearful goodbye for fabregas. it's five out of five for ole gunnar solskjaer, as manchester united glide through their tie. also coming up on the programme: the leicester tigers recovery continues, as they beat third placed gloucester. and, the new netball super league season has begun.. but it's the same old story for champions wasps. welcome then. lots coming—up on a busy weekend of fa cup third round action, this is when the big boysjoin in, when the premier league sides have to try to avoid an upset. not too many shocks so far but we have had one giant killing, lizzie‘s at the screen to talk us through it. yes this could be good or bad news for cardiff fans, depending on whether they'd prefer their club to concentrate on premier league survival, either way, they've b

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. you're watching bbc news.heresa may has been warning mps that voting against her eu withdrawal agreement could lead to the break—up of the united kingdom. speaking in the commons in the last hour, the prime minister said a letterfrom senior eu officials had given further reassurances about the deal, and the so—called irish backstop designed to avoid physical checks on the irish border. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, accused the government of presiding over a complete shambles. the international trade secretarty liam fox has opened the brexit withdrawal bill debate this evening. for much of the day there have been questions to the prime minister after her statement. she spent the beginning of the day at stoke, addressing factory workers and outlining why her deal was the right one for britain and white mps should vote it in tomorrow in that crucial vote. —— and white mps should vote for it. with me now is the conservative mp charles walker, who also chairs the procedure committee, which considers the practic

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news.d evening from westminster, where the government has survived a motion of no—confidence tabled by labour a day after the prime minister suffered the worst parliamentary defeat in history on her brexit agreement. a look at the figures. a total of 325 mps voted to declare confidence in theresa may's government, they included the dup from northern ireland. there were 306 votes against the government, including labour and other opposition parties. that meant a government majority of 19 votes. the prime minister has now invited leaders of all parties to meet her, to explore the way ahead on brexit, but labour'sjeremy corbyn said it was essential, in his view, that mrs may rule out any prospect of leaving the eu without a deal. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the confidence vote and its aftermath. the ayes to the right, 306. the noes to the left, 325. "wow, " labour mps say. theresa may is safe for now. the government claiming the latest obstacle. speaker: order. the - minis

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.ld trump is visiting the border with mexico, and in the last few minutes, touched down at mcallen airport in texas. with the government shutdown now in its 20th day, president trump has demanded more than 5 billion dollars to build a wall, but democrats have refused to support the funding saying the president is more interested in theatrics than finding a solution. a meeting between leading democrats and the president ended a bru ptly yesterday — with both sides blaming each other. leaving washington on his way to the southern border, the president again hinted he might declare a national emergency — in order to secure money for the wall. i have the absolute right to declare a national emergency. the lawyers have so advised me. i'm not prepared to do that yet but if i have to, i will, i have no doubt about it, i will. i have the absolute right to declare, this was passed by congress, so if you say it, was passed by congress, it was. 0ther presidents have used it, some fairly often. i h

hello, and welcome to sportsday.evening. it's a big weekend ahead in european rugby union action with the final set of group matches providing us with the eight teams who will contest the quarter—finals. edinburgh rugby went into their match with montpellier knowing a win would give them a home quarter, and that's exactly what they got. a 19—10 win means the reach the knockout phase for just the third time. austin halewood watched the action. rugby, ‘ the wa nt wanténg dine at of m to mix in with the big boys - l . i much to mix in with the big bays - l . i much bigger to mix in with the big bays - l . j much bigger than 5:5 "559; fee-gee "ch eiffzéa'?!'e,2"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and 5a: "559; fee-gee _,|. eiffzéa'?!'e;"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and was aa "ea? fee-aa _,|. h:?a;"§¢22"g" ———— — ———— — —— ‘and was a boot foir lqtb and wasn't foir i start and when t, , the ; i start geeflhen t, , the frencht geeflhen t, , the french hit geeflhen t, , the french hit back, gtjnhen t, , the french hit back, hard. 1en t, , but the fr

coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news.ptain for the defence of the ryder cup. padraig harrington says he's putting his legacy on the line. last year was one of the worst for knife crime, with violent offences in england and wales at their highest since 2011. most people caught carrying a knife are adults. but the latest figures show one in five was under the age of 18. one mother we've spoken to says she's living in fear of her 14—year—old son soon becoming a target. the family have been speaking exclusively to our correspondent, adina campbell. we've disguised their identities and their words are spoken by actors. i have had to scale back on work in order to ensure i know where my son is. because, i believe, these risks are very real. this single mother is terrified her son could soon be killed by gangs. i am fearful, i am scared. i do wonder whether this is going to be the last time that my son is going to come back. and it's not long before things get heated between mother and son. there's people that want to target you

hello and welcome to sportsday.e—time grand slam champion and one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen. and leeds boss marcelo bielsea admits sending someone to spy on derby ahead of tonight's match between the two clubs. hello. thanks forjoining us. it was always going to happen one day but the manner in which andy murray announced he'll be retiring from tennis was heartbreaking. after an illutrious career that's made him one of britain's greatest ever sportsmen, the former world number one steps down in pain, due to a hip injury — and in tears, ahead of the australian open in melbourne. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. after so many triumphs, and day of tea rs. after so many triumphs, and day of tears. andy murray had hoped at this press c0 nfe re nce tears. andy murray had hoped at this press conference would be about his comeback. instead it was the opposite. so emotional he had to briefly leave. he did return but when asked when —— if the austrian open might be his last every tournament, the answer

coming up on sportsday on bbc news — who's title is it now?e wide open, with liverpool's lead now down to four points after an impressive victory for the champions. it's the start of a new year, the weather is cold, and many of us are back at work after the break. invariably this is the time we start trying to plan a holiday in the sun. this, though, is a year with a big difference, with the uk due to leave the european union on march 29th. so what impact is brexit likely to have if you want to book a holiday abroad? 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. back home and back to work after christmas. this is the moment people's thoughts turn to the next getaway, but this year is going to be different. it is a worry that flights will become too expensive, you know? do try to come home and see family and stuff three or four times a year and if that gets too expensive it is a bit of a worry. i think people will be worried about whether they are going to need a visa but that doesn't stop them travelling to other part

that is it from sportsday. thank you forjoining us.t news is on the bbc sport website but from me, it is good evening. there is a very different feeling to the weather on the way for the next couple of days. still a lot of cloud but it will feel much milder behind this weather front but is moving east across the uk overnight which they warm front and the mild air is coming around this area of high pressure from the west of us in the atla ntic pressure from the west of us in the atlantic rather than the cold feeling from the north—west. this milderair is coming feeling from the north—west. this milder air is coming in for the next couple of days. the transition to mild air overnight comes with some cloud, some rain pushing east and maybe some hill snow in northern scotland. some fog developing in parts of eastern england and that will go into frost initially here and in eastern scotland but these are the temperatures at the end of the night and they will rise as the night goes on across the uk. very different feeling heading out in the

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.few different types of whippet weather today for some further wintery showers, for others look at this. blue skies in derbyshire and for some spots fog lingered all day long. what has been picked up here on the satellite picture in the spine of the uk is lying snow, we have had cloud across the south—east corner, g has i lying snow, we have had cloud across the south—east corner, g has been the south—east corner, that has been bringing wintry shower, extensive cloud in western fringe, we will keep that extra cloud in the west tonight, some further wintry showers in parts of north—west scotland and this line of wintry flurry, rain, sleet and snow, drifting southwards across northern england. could give across northern england. could give a further covering in place, with that extra cloud not as cold but for most a very cold and frosty night and from east that, up into scotland, there is the potentialfor some ice. during tomorrow morning's rush hour this line of rain, sleet and snow drif

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday...mbley. a hard fought win for everton over bournemouth puts them in the top ten. and exeter replicate their domestic form in europe, with a rampant win over castres in the champions cup. also coming up in the programme... the champion is toppled at ally pally — mark allen, out of the masters snooker. and just a few hours to go til the start

hello, and welcome to sportsday.a cup giant—killing at prenton park, as spurs thrash tranmere in the opening game of the third round. sale beat saracens, but they can't stop them from going top of the premiership table. and laying down her oars, as 0lympic gold medallist katherine copeland announces she's retiring. hello there, 0k, we're starting with football. it's the opening weekend of the fa cup 3rd round, this is when the big boysjoin in, over the next few days all the premier league clubs are in action, all but one against lower league opposition. but there was no giant killing in the opening match between league two's tranmere rovers and tottenham. spurs ruthlessly hammered tranmere 7—0 at prenton park. 0ur football reporter ben croucher has been watching the match. ben, spurs looked lethal from the off, and there was a great moment afterwards when maurcio pocchetino discovered it's spurs' biggest competitive away win. in their entire history yes i suppose it's the biggest away went to the think 1882 when the

it's back that's all from sportsday. it's time for click. 2019 starts with a consumer electronic show in las vegas. this is where you come to see all of the big new technology, the crazy new ideas, and the polar bear. anything to get attention basically, which is las vegas all over. what does it all mean? what will become a garrett looked like? what is the important technology that you need to look out for? the big—screen technology here is an lg display, the only company thatis is an lg display, the only company that is making large screens. this has several advances, it concurred, 01’ has several advances, it concurred, or it could be transparent. it can be very thin and of course it can be 8k, which is all the rage which is four times the resolution of four k. the simple structure also means that you can attach these things to the back of the display. those are really then things that turn the whole display into a speaker, there are about five things on the back of the screen. it really does sound that the audio is co

that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening.government has suffered another defeat in the commons on brexit. mps have voted in favour of an amendment, which would force the prime minister to return to parliament within three working days, with a plan b, if her deal is rejected next week. mps will also have the power to amend any new proposal. meanwhile the debate on the prime minister's deal resumed today, and mrs may has been hosting another drinks reception for conservative mps at number ten, where no doubt she'll be trying shore up enough support for her deal. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young joins us from central lobby in the houses of parliament. an eventful day to day involving controversial surrounding the beaker‘s decision to allow a controversial amendment forcing the government to come back within three days. if the premise that's deal is rejected and of course the debate continues on that steal itself. rejected and of course the debate continues on that steal itselfm is not the start that theresa may wa n

now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30 tonight.enty to bring you on bbc news ahead of fa cup third—round weekend when the premier league sides join the competition. it gets under way tonight with tranmere against totte n ha m , tonight with tranmere against tottenham, who produced a moment of magic ahead of their tie with the premier league giants. we'll be assessing who is likely to cause an upset. we'll also be looking at the premier league title race which pauses this weekend, following manchester city's win last night. we'll be looking ahead to the start of the new super league season in what is a big year for netball with the world cup to come. now on bbc news, the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. so jason, what do we have this week? a new year, lots of new films. welcome back to the cinema for the new year. we'll be going back to the last stuart court to marvel at olivia colman‘s award skipped performance as queen anne in the favou