, nearly two in three voters in stoke central voted for brexit.o sits on the local council and it knows the area pretty well. the reality however is that because this is a by—election and the vote is split across ukip, the conservatives and the lib dems, if you throw in low turnout, this could go any numberof throw in low turnout, this could go any number of ways. it is quite plausible that the conservatives could possibly take the seat, it is quite plausible but labour could just about hold onto the seat, and it's equally plausible in my mind that ukip could surprise us all and perhaps challenge labour in another one of its heartlands. you didn't talk about the lib dems snatching it there, it's a very difficult by—election for them to richmond park which they of course one. well, richmond park and stoke central are almost polar opposites of the spectrum when it comes to the views of the local voters; stoke central, you saw 65% of the local electorate vote for brexit, richmond park was a majority going for remain. but in a way for the labour party

—— stoke stoke are writing, they always play brilliantly, i wish! —— stoke are my team. will start the new year still six points clear at the top of the premier league table, although they were made to work hard before beating stoke. one more win and they'll set a new premier league record. patrick gearey reports. antonio conte needs new no new year's champagne. this is the intoxicating effect of 13 straight premier league wins. mixed with no little adrenaline. chelsea had to work for their record. stoke had pegged them back once, before willian made it 2—1. there was then a manic minute. first, 35 year old peter crouch, of pensionable age in the premier league, scored his first premier league goal since may 2015, a goal that hadn't been fully digested when chelsea provided the next course 75 seconds later. willian again, costa made it four. chelsea level arsenal's premier league record. who can stop them? liverpool are nearest right now. what was reckoned to be a feast of attacking football against manchester city produced a one goal, this was it, scored by georginio wi

our deputy political editor john pienaar reports from stoke.ced they will lose, or walk away and leave politics behind? tristram hunt chose to walk. his leader doesn't like it, but for this famous tv historian, when i caught up with him in stoke, this job offer was too good to turn down. being director of the victoria and albert museum, the greatest museum of art and design, was my dream job, and it was not something i could turn down. you've been pretty clear that labour is heading for trouble withjeremy corbyn as leader. you haven't changed your mind, have you? i have had differences withjeremy in the past, but now i am off to be a museum director, an impartial director of a great museum, and so it is not the time to rehearse those differences now. i spoke tojeremy this morning and he was incredibly gracious, he was interested in the job, he was interested in the victoria... and also, i imagine, rather disappointed? well, he was a bit thrown. nobody wants this on friday 13th. he was pulling his punches today, but his verdict on labour's leade

john pienaar reports from stoke.inced they will lose, or walk away and leave politics behind? tristram hunt chose to walk. his leader doesn't like it but for this famous tv historian, when i caught up with him in stoke, thisjob offer was too when i caught up with him in stoke, this job offer was too good to turn down. being director of the victoria and albert museum was my dream job and albert museum was my dream job and not something i could turn down. you have been clear that labour is heading for trouble withjeremy corbyn as leader. we haven't changed your mind. i have had differences with jeremy your mind. i have had differences withjeremy in the past but i am off to be an impartial director of a great museum, so it is not the time to rehearse those differences. i spoke tojeremy to rehearse those differences. i spoke to jeremy this to rehearse those differences. i spoke tojeremy this morning and he was gracious, interested in the job... also rather disappointed? well, he was thrown. nobody wants this on friday th

wayne rooney's injury time equaliser at stoke makes him manchester united's leading scorer.efeat for liverpool. they're beaten at home by swansea. johanna konta eases into the fourth round of the australian open. also coming up in the programme: another win and another masters final for ronnie o'sullivan. good evening, it's another big weekend of sport with tennis, rugby and snooker to come but we start with the news that captain wayne rooney has become manchester united's record goalscorer. rooney's late equaliser away at stoke city in the premier league is his 250th goal for the club and eclipses the mark set by sir bobby charlton. here's what rooney had to say after the game... it's a great feeling, obviously. bit of a strange one at the minute, having dropped two points, but in the grand scheme of things it's a hugely proud moment for myself and something that will live with me i'm sure for the rest of my life. i have the most respect for sir bobby and he came and talked to me after the game and congratulated me. he's pleased, but it is a great honourfor me. i am a team

notjust ben stokes, who has bad memories of that day.l, but there we will see, ben stokes himself. it was so disappointing. then again we got to the final, which is something we never thought we could do at the start when we all got together. for us start when we all got together. for us to get into a final was an incredible feeling. india have already won the series, england desperate to avoid a whitewash, they feel like they deserve something from this series so far. they will be forced into one change tomorrow, alex hales has broken his hand. it looks like sam billings will open alongsidejason looks like sam billings will open alongside jason roy. looks like sam billings will open alongsidejason roy. join looks like sam billings will open alongside jason roy. join us looks like sam billings will open alongsidejason roy. join us for commentary from 7:45am. last week seven sports began an appeals process against uk sport's decision not to provide them with any funding for the tokyo 2020 games, among them was weightlifting. sarah davies

john pienaar, bbc news, stoke.ret and celebrity photographer, has died. he was 86 years old. the first commoner to marry a king's daughterfor a50 years, the then anthony armstrong jones married princess margaret in 1960. theirs was the first royal marriage to be televised. but they separated after 16 years and eventually divorced. nicholas witchell looks back at his life. he was the society photographer who took pictures of the royal family, and who married one of its leading members. it was in 1960 at the start of a decade of considerable social change, that the then anthony armstrong—jones married the queen's younger sister, princess margaret. he was an untitled commoner, she was the princess who, a few years earlier, had had to renounce her love for a royal official because he was divorced. with unbounded enthusiasm, acclaimed princess margaret and her husband, when they appeared on the balcony. the couple brought glamour to the british royalfamily. they travelled widely. this was them on a visit to san francisc

that's a first goal for the stoke captain since new year's day 2015.cond four minutes after the restart. five games without a win for watford now, but a good day at the office for stoke manager mark hughes we played better, but i think we just needed that win. there was a bit of anxiety in our play initially because of that bad experience losing a two goal lead. but this will settle us down. it is a new year and new start for us. staying in england, mike phelan has been sacked as the head coach of hull city — less than three months after being confirmed in the position. the former manchester united defender took over on a caretaker basis at the start of the season — following steve bruce's departure. phelan‘s position was made permanent in october — but he's now been sacked with the club at the foot of the table. they've won just 3 of their 20 league games so far this season. in spain, atletico madrid look well placed to reach the quarter—finals of the copa del rey. koke and antoine griezmann scored their goal as they won 2—0 at las palmas in the first

labour's tristram hunt is to stand down as mp for stoke—on—trent central.me the director of the v&a museum. his resignation means the second by—election of the year, following jamie reed's recent resignation as labour mp for copeland. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has been talking this afternoon about tristram hunt's resignation. he said it was not a reflection on his leadership. not at all. tristram hunt called me this morning and said he was very honoured to be offered the position of director of director of the victoria and albert museum. we talked about the work. he is sad about resigning from parliament. he has just written me a long letter describing his work on education policy and the improvements which have been achieved in at stoke—on—trent during the time he has been mp. he is sad to be leaving parliament. he is taking on the v&a job andi parliament. he is taking on the v&a job and i wish him well. the last thing i wrote in the letter was i look forward to visiting the v&a, to meet you as director and have a look around. are you secretly pleased

the ukip leader paul nuttall will contest the by—election next month in stoke—on—trent central, a seatabour since it was created in 1950. nine people have been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tony evans, sport columnist at the london evening standard and anne ashworth, assistant editor at the times. nice to have you both here. i know, anne, you will treat our to your analysis of how well the pages will put together. the sunday express is leading with news of the upcoming meeting between theresa may and donald trump. the protest against the new president make the front page of the observer, the daily mail claims that the prime minister will use a meeting with donald trump to tell him to stop insulting women, the sunday telegraph says they will negotiate trade barriers and any position nato, the sunday times claims that no 10 covered up a trident missile fiasco which a p pa re ntly trident missile fiasco which apparently veered off course in flor

stokes with a 50 off 33 balls. he hasjust innings. stokes with a 50 off 33 balls.ls. he hasjust lost his innings. stokes with a 50 off 33 balls. he has just lost his wicket for 62. boxing now, and james degale retained his ibf world super middleweight title overnight in new york. the fight between degale and badou jack ended in a controversial draw. degale began the fight strongly, knocking jack down in the first round. but jack is known for strong finishes, and that's exactly what happened this morning. he knocked degale down in the final round. the judges took a long time to come to a decision, eventually declaring it a majority draw. both men go home with their respective world title belts. it is not unbelievable. he is good at everything. i need to watch it back. everyone said it was a mad fight to watch, i showed a lot of heart. i showed a lot of grit. i do not want too many of them. i enjoyed it though, that is the sick thing. after that interview, degale was taken to hospital as a precaution. but he's since tweeted this, saying: "no front teeth, stitches, bu

the labour mp for stoke central knows a lot about fragile things. the pottery of the midlands.s of his new home, the v&a, and perhaps, some would add, the labour party in its current state. he quit his seat today to become head of one of the country's most prestigious museums, a move that in many ways requires little further explanation. indeed, it was greeted by his leader, jeremy corbyn, with cheery pragmatism. we don't want anyone to resign. i don't want to lose mps. but he has taken this position as director of the v&a. good luck to him and we will have a by—election. and corbyn may have quietly welcomed the departure of someone who had little time for him. i'm glad we've finally got a proper socialist leader willing to confront fascism wherever he sees it, be it in assad's syria or putin's russia. laughter. a leader happy to promote political discussion and not seeking to silence internal debate by putting mps on hit lists. laughter. and thankfully, an end to the kind of irrational leadership cult that so disfigured our party in the past. yet his going will leave a big hol

stoke. ok, convince me. let's go for a walk. yes, this is urban stoke.r cities he'd crossed. exciting? bristol. swa nsea ? do you know, swansea is the brunt of so manyjokes but my experience was just a flow of woodland going alongside the city, gorgeous hill, wonderful sea, street art. southampton? wild. surprisingly wild. the far north of southampton is suburbia. more birdsong than any other part of the uk i visited maybe. newcastle ? um, just so many children. loads of children playing out. that's unusual, is it? having walked across all the cities in the uk, it is unusual to see children playing out. birmingham? far greener than you would imagine. i loved dudley. dudley? have a look at this map, the green space in and around wolverhampton and dudley. this is swansea. and this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent where we met up with some ramblers to see if they were feeling what dan was feeling. we are starting to do more urban walks. people who live in the area are proud of being here. for me, what's brilliant about walking across a city, especially like

are you confident of winning stoke central?put out, we are opposed to austerity, we want to see investment in the inner—city communities, we want to see the renaissance of stoke—on—trent and we look forward to the campaign. between deselection fears and boundary changes will you use more —— lose more mps? boundary changes will you use more -- lose more mps? i do not expect more mps to resign and we will face any by—elections to dump them in most parliaments there are some by—elections and if they come they come. we have a message there, we are determined to change the direction of this country, to challenge the inequality this government promotes come the tax brea ks government promotes come the tax breaks they give to corporations and super—rich, while at the same time destroying local government services all over the country. some people think you are losing control of your party. do you take responsibility for that? i haven't lost control of the party, the party isn't out—of—control. we are a large party with a growing membe

ben stokes had a 39 ball 57 and the total for ben stokes had a 39 ball 57 and the totalfor india bent but they still win the series 2—1. the bbc understands bernie ecclestone could step down as the formula i chief executive as soon as this week. the move would end his remarkable 40 year reign in the sport, the american company liberty media is on the brink of completing its takeover and wants to revamp which could see bernie ecclestone eased aside. that is all the sport for now. when the film ‘trainspotting' came out in the 19905, ‘trainspotting' came out in the 1990s, its blend of drugs and petty crime in edinburgh became an unlikely global hit. now, more than two decades later, the original cast and director have re—united for a sequel — catching up with the characters as they reach middle age. the film had its world premiere in edinburgh on sunday evening — as our a rts edinburgh on sunday evening — as our arts correspondent colin patterson reports. choose life, choose a job, choose a career. trainspotting was the defining film of the mid—90s cool britannia. the post was on studen

ukip‘s candidate for the upcoming by—election in stoke—on—trent central will be the party's leader —all. nine people have now been rescued from an italian hotel which was buried by an avalanche three days ago. 23 people are still missing. and wayne rooney becomes the all—time leading goalscorer for manchester united, with his 250th goal for the team. we'll have all the day's sport at 7:30pm. good evening. hundreds of thousands of people havejoined protest marches around the world on this, the first full day of donald trump's presidency. the demonstrations are to highlight women's and minority rights, which protesters say are under threat from the new administration. tens of thousands of people joined the rally in london, and other cities across the uk, but the biggest event was in washington. from there, james cook reports. washington has a long history of public protest, but even judged by those standards, this march is massive. hundreds of thousands of women and many men as well poured into the capital to make their voices heard. i came from hawaii to be here today and i'm here to

it is a tough to leave stoke—on—trent.job. director of the albert museum was my dreamjob. you have been clear director of the albert museum was my dream job. you have been clear that labour is heading for trouble with jeremy corbyn as leader. have you changed your mind? jeremy corbyn as leader. have you changed your mind ?|j jeremy corbyn as leader. have you changed your mind? i have had differences with jeremy corbyn changed your mind? i have had differences withjeremy corbyn in the past but i will now be a director of a museum. it is not the time to reverse differences. jeremy corbyn heard you were stepping down earlier today. how did he take it? he was gracious and interested in thejob and he was gracious and interested in the job and interested he was gracious and interested in thejob and interested in he was gracious and interested in the job and interested in victoria. iimagine the job and interested in victoria. i imagine disappointed. a bit for an. he was pulling his punches today but his verdict on labour's leader

stoke up to 11th after a win over watford. stoke city doubled their lead through peter crouch. won just once in their last eight league games. shawcross got the first goal. we played better. we needed that one. there was some anxiety in our player initially because we had a bad experience against leicester where we lost a two goal lead. we didn't want that to happen. it is a new year, and a new start for us. swa nsea new year, and a new start for us. swansea city appointed paul clement as their manager today and it has been a happy start the former derby cou nty been a happy start the former derby county manager. they took on crystal palace and the result was 2—1. they arejust one palace and the result was 2—1. they are just one point above the relegation zone. swansea are off the bottom of the table. paul clement is looking forward to the challenge ahead. i have chosen to comment into ahead. i have chosen to comment into a challenging situation. it excites me to do that. it is a big task. it can be done. before that, the most important thing is to focus on some of the smaller

it is very clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paul nuttall thinks he's got a chancearnish your reputation as leader. now, this is actually his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he's fought three general elections and a by—election previously, but he's still not quite at nigel farage's record — he took on seven, lost seven, so paul nuttall will be hoping to go one better than that. but the seat was taken by labour in the last general election, but only by 5000 ahead of ukip, who did come second, narrowly ahead of the tories. so hence paul nuttall will be thinking this is a chance for him to get into parliament. matt cole reporting there. let's return to the protests that have marked president trump's first full day in office. millions of people have joined marches around the world, including tens of thousands in london. earlier i spoke to one of the organisers of the london march, kimberly espinell, and i asked her what she made of the turnout. we were overwhelmed — we started this as nine women with no political affiliation, no political experience. we are

we are confident there are a large number of voters in stoke central who will feel the same way.nly one. some labour mps have told me they are either preparing to quit politics before the next election or resigned to defeat when it comes. can labour hold its ground or are traditional supporters turning their backs on walking away? george eaton is the political editor for the new statesman magazine. hejoins us from our westminster studio. big loss for labour. it is. tristram hunt is full regarded by his collea g u es hunt is full regarded by his colleagues as one of the best mps. he came into politics as an ambitious young man. one of the reasons that he is leaving westminster is because labour are resigned to maybe decades of opposition. it's not surprising that he has been offered this job and opposition. it's not surprising that he has been offered thisjob and it isa he has been offered thisjob and it is a no—brainer for he has been offered thisjob and it is a no—brainerfor him. he has been offered thisjob and it is a no-brainer for him. on twitter tonight, those on the left of

in stoke, there could be a fight on their hands. internal labour polling is

chelsea had already matched arsenal's record of 13—wins in a row when they beat stoke last week, buty were hoping to break that record with a 14th victory. it wasn't to be and spurs have this man to thank for the win. dele alli, getting both goals for the home side who are now seven—points behind chelsea. conte's blues had been unbeatable in october, november and december, but they came undone at white hart lane. chelsea are still five points clear at the top, but their defeat will give spurs, now in third,

sunderland lost 3—1 at home to stoke city. and middlesbrough drew 0—0 and sam allardyce saw his crystal palace side lose 3—0 on their visit to his former club west ham. leicester's hopes of reaching the european champions cup knockout stages have ended after a heavy defeat at racing 92 in paris. the french side were runners up in last season's competition, but like leicester have had a poor run so far this time. marc andreu went over twice. this his first. one of four tries for racing. dan carter added nine points with his boot. the tigers have now lost four in a row in europe. leicester's final match will be against glasgow

manchester united came from behind to draw 1—1 with stoke city, but it is not the result, it will beievement of that man

tow other sides in the bottom half, stoke and watford also play each other tomorrow.ea are managerless at the moment paul clement is expected to be in the stands at selhurst park for their match against palace tomoprrow bayern munich, for their match against palace tomorrow bayern munich, where he is assistant to carlo ancelotti, have given him permisson to talk to the club. and it's understood that he has already agreed a 2.5 year deal to at the swans to become their third manager of the season. clement was sacked by championship club derby in february.

as the innings looked to be heading south, ben stokes sent the indian bowling flying with a quickfiree 321. virat kohli is normally india's weapon for such cases, dropping him is rarely recommended. he followed the england pattern by passing 50 and stuck to the script by not kicking on. i6 needed from the final over. first ball six, next ball boundary. six from four now needed. it was as close as india got. after a winter of toil, the five run victory was finally a result to ring home about. ben crouch, bbc news. wasps are into the european champions cup quarter—finals after a convincing 41—27 win over zebre in italy wasps ran in seven tries, including one for man of the match elliot daley, who was making his 150th appearance for the club. connaught are out after a 19 points to 10 defeat to toulouse. arthur bonneval scored the pick of the three tries for the french side. a losing bonus point would have been enough to see connaught through but they were just short. the draw for the quarter finals has been made. wasps will play leinster and saracens will host glasgow. in the european ch

in stoke, there could be a fight on their hands.ristram hunt was a key critic of jeremy corbyn and has stepped aside, saying he did not want to rock the boat. he has taken his dream job, as he described it, as head of the victoria and albert museum in london. this seat that is being fought for, stoke central, is a seat that may not exist come the next general election due to boundary changes. for all the other parties yet to declare, it might make it difficult to find a candidate, because who would want to stand in a seat that may not exist in a few yea rs ? a final thought, the immediate thought that the labour party is, can we hold these two seats? but the longer question is, will there be a drip drip effect miss although tristram hunt was clear he didn't wa nt to tristram hunt was clear he didn't want to rock the boat, there are mps looking to the future and they don't think they've got one at westminster. indeed. speculation around westminster, depending on who you speak to, who may tell you that there are a few. there are mps i

the ukip leader paul nuttall will cost test next month ‘s by—election in stoke—on—trent central.e it was created in 1950. the former president of the gambia, yahya jammeh. says he will relinquish power in the coming hours after his defeat in the country's elections last month. he has spent weeks refusing to step down. it comes after troops from other west african countries crossed into the gambia and threatened to remove mrjammeh by force. during the crisis his successor adama barrow has been in senegal —— where our reporter clarisse fortune asked him, what his first priority would be when he returns to the gambia. the economy is key, it is very important, it is something we will look at when we get into office. the economy is very important here. are you giving yourself three years? we are given a mandate and the mandate is to do thejob. and if given a mandate and the mandate is to do the job. and if the given a mandate and the mandate is to do thejob. and if the gambia feels we are doing it well,... what about the press, will it be free? very free. best thing. because we believ

stoke. 0k! convince me. we'll go for a walk. yes, this is urban stoke. bristol. swa nsea. you know, swansea is the brunt of so manyjokes, but my experience was just a flow of woodland going alongside the city, gorgeous hill, wonderful sea, street art. southampton. wild. surprisingly wild. the far north of southampton is suburbia, more birdsong than any other part of the uk i've visited, maybe. newcastle. um, just so many children. loads of children playing out. how unusual is this? in all the cities in the uk, it is unusual to see children playing out. birmingham. far greener than you would imagine. i love dudley. dudley?! have a look at this map. the green space in and around wolverhampton and dudley. this is swansea. and this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent, where we met up with some ramblers, to see if they were feeling what dan is feeling. yeah, we are starting to do more urban walks. people who live in the area are proud of being here. for me, what's brilliant about walking across the city, especially a city like stoke, is that from the bricks to t

an unfortunate own goal byjuan mata gave stoke the lead. kick in the 94th minute means united are now unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions, and he has his record. an incredible achievement for his career to have manchester united record. a record that belonged to a legend like sir bobby and now wayne rooney is the man and becomes a legend for our club. a torrid result forjurgen klopp's liverpool, beaten 3—2 at home by strugglers swansea city. alex gulrajani watched swansea's first league win at anfield. lofty heights at the top of the premier league is where liverpool's ambitions have long been. to win the title and entertain along the way. adam lalla na was title and entertain along the way. adam lallana was intent to make sure those on the pitch delivered a treat. he went close. tom carroll on debut for swansea with a bit of help went debut for swansea with a bit of help we nt eve n debut for swansea with a bit of help went even closer. their manager paul clement was happy, and not long after the interval, ecstatic. fernando llorente

yes, this is urban stoke.ctually an old spoil heap that is now a park. ronnie wood is brilliant about walking across the city, especially a city like stoke, is that from the bricks to the graffiti to the trees to the bridges, to the lichen, to the flats, there is so much interest going on, there is so much interest going on, there is so much to enjoy. the ambition is to add other people's emotional responses, to try and create a mood map of our cities. but so far we have dan's data. and with that thought we came to the end of this emotionaljourney thought we came to the end of this emotional journey across urban britain. in the final feeling... confusion as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. coming up at 6:00asm on breakfast, dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. they will also have more on the two days of debate in parliament, starting today, over the government's bill to get the formal process of brexit under way. discussions on the european union

as the innings looked to be heading south, ben stokes sent the indian bowling flying with a quickfireat kohli is normally india's weapon for such cases, dropping him is rarely recommended. he followed the england pattern by passing 50 and stuck to the script by not kicking on. 16 needed from the final over. first ball six, next ball boundary. six from four now needed. it was as close as india got. after a winter of toil, the five run victory was finally a result to ring home about.

in stoke you have got ukip challenging very strongly.tion just overtaking the conservative party. they will fancy their chances there in an area which has got higher than average unemployment. a very urban area where i think they will feel that they have got very strong prospects. ukip‘s former leader nigel farage is already saying that labour is doomed. i think the wider concern among some areas of the labour party are that this is an indication of a wider discontent amongst what used to be pa rt discontent amongst what used to be part of as mainstream labour mps. tristram hunt is somebody who clearly had expressed views very different to that ofjeremy corbyn, he has been very critical ofjeremy corbyn's leadership in the past and did not feel he had many career prospects left yearly parliamentary labour party underjeremy corbyn's leadership, and is looking around for other things to do. clearly it is an important pose and a big opportunity for him, but it is interesting that while in his resignation letter he is very restrained in his l

stoke recovering from the shock fa cup defeat. of the table. the players need to take responsibility. they need to stop making individual mistakes. i didn't think overall the performance was that bad. but by the time we got three goals, they made the game very difficult. but we stuck at it in the second half, we created one or two chances ourselves. we weren't quite able to take them. we were never really in trouble throughout the proceedings today. it is a good response. it is the right result and the right performance, after a poor performance last weekend. i said during the week that my group of players, more often than not, if they've disappointed people, which we did last weekend, more fun than not we bounce back quickly, and that's what we've done today. watford were in action against middlesbrough today. it was an emotional day at vicarage road as tributes were paid to the former watford manager graham taylor, who died on thursday at the age of 72. not n ot exa ctly not exactly a classic. a goalless draw. it was all about o

and for the people in stoke—on—trent.e'll see how both of these stories are being covered in tonight's paper review, that's at ten thirty, with lindsay razaq and helen that's all ahead on bbc news. but now it is time for sportsday. hello i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight. it was goaless last time. . . but mourinho is promising klopp a different match when rivalries are renewed at old trafford. the heat is on at the bottom of the table...can clement lift swansea out of the relegation zone konta's peaking at just the right time. a tour title in sydney, now all eyes are on melbourne. also coming up in the programme, we'll catch up with andy murray ahead of the australian open..and what could be a tricky draw. the africa cup of nations starts tomorrow. .we‘ll have the latest from gabon and two belts are on the line...we‘re in new york forjames degale‘s world title fight. evening, over the next half an hour we are going to set you up for another busy weekend and bring you right up to date with all the

rooney scored his 250th goal in a match against stoke city in the english premier league.r the match, rooney gave these comments to reporters. it's a great feeling, obviously. it's a bit of a strange one at the minute. i picked up two points, but in the grand scheme of things it's an honour for myself, and that will live with me for the rest of my life. i have the utmost respect for sir bobby and we congratulated each other after the game. i've made it clear throughout my career i'm a team player, but i think records are important, especially when you finish playing. you know, if your kids can grow up and looked up to you it is a proud moment. the weather now, with tomas schafernaker. well, the temperatures through the night have been drop, drop, dropping. it has been down to minus seven degrees, at least in one or two areas, and i think scenes like this for some of us on sunday morning. a bit of fog around, too, but the real fog problems will not arrive until monday and tuesday. there could be major fog around, so we will talk about that injust a second. in the short term

and february the 23rd is the voting day in stoke and in copland. plant, again leaving a gap in a by—election. that is potentially even more difficult for labour to hold. 0nly is potentially even more difficult for labour to hold. only a majority of 2500 over the tories. it will be furious fight with the tories hoping they pinch that of labour. both are a challenge forjeremy corbyn's leadership. it will not look good for him to be losing either of the seats, let alone both. to have both the fight simultaneously is a division of resources and therefore one will watch with interest. the former president of the gambia has finally agreed to step down and leave the country. yahya jammeh had been clinging on to power despite losing last month's election. troops from several west african countries had threatened to depose him by force if necessary. two metal detector enthusiasts have discovered one of the largest hoards of celtic treasure in the world. some 70,000 coins, worth millions of pounds, have now been removed from the site injersey. robert hall re

his decision will mean there will be a by—election in the stoke—on—trent central constituency.s debate on brexit and its applications for security, law enforcement and criminaljustice. it has been a profound privilege to represent stoke—on—trent central in this chamber for six and a half years and i would like to place my thanks to the speaker, the clerks of the house, the doorkeepers, staff, perhaps above all the library staff who i feel now face quite a drop in demand. it perhaps it seems particularly perverse to leave the house now and let me apologise to the political parties and people of stoke—on—trent for inflicting a by—election upon them, but it seems perverse to leave just as this place is about to enjoy the largest return of powers since the act and restraint of appeals. in case you are wondering, an act of parliament way back in 1532. it transfered powers from the catholic church to henry viii. mr hunt turned to what the impact of brexit might be. and as power and sovereignty is returned to the uk parliament i think the question we are debating today and you will be

the labour mp for stoke—on—trent central, tristram hunt, is to stand down. hear from theresa may, who is holding a news conference alongside new zealand's prime minister bill english. we'll be back there for that. we hope that will begin in a few minutes, because that will give us time to hear all of the latest sports news from jessica crichton. hello there. johanna konta has won the sydney international tennis tournament. the british number one beat agnieszka radwanska in straight sets. konta dominated the world number three with some stunning returns and powerful hitting, and convincingly won her second wta title. her performance in sydney will move her from tenth up to ninth in the world rankings. i'm very pleased with the level that i was able to produce today. yes, especially in the final, i think it can especially in the final, i think it ca n always especially in the final, i think it can always be a bit tricky. both of usi can always be a bit tricky. both of us i think to produce a good level and play a great match i think was great for us, but also

stoke. convince me. let‘s go for a walk. yes, this is an urban stoke. many children. loads of children playing out. more than any other cities in the uk. it's than any other cities in the uk. it‘s unusual to children playing outside. birmingham? greener than you would imagine. same as dudley. this is swansea. this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent where we met up with some ramblers to see if they we re with some ramblers to see if they were feeling what dan was feeling. we are starting to do more urban walks. people living in the area are tired of being here. what's brilliant about walking along here like stoke, the bricks to the flats to the trees to the street art, there is so much interest going on, so much to enjoy every step of the way. deal agree? yes, the diversity isa-- way. deal agree? yes, the diversity is a —— amazing. way. deal agree? yes, the diversity is a -- amazing. we are trying to create a mood map of our city. so far we have dan‘s descartes which reveals that things like this exciting and one particular thing, pulls him. —— appals. whe

ukip have one mp at the moment and it is clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paulon as leader. this is his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he still hasn't got nigel farage's record. he took on seven and lost seven. the seat was taken by labour in the last election, but only by 5000 votes ahead of ukip who came second. not all will be thinking it's a chance to him to get into parliament. —— nuttall. there are strong voices there that say we should oppose article 15. it is going to be very difficult. this is one of the most brexit boating areas of the country. it is known as brexit central. paul nuttall called it that when he accepted the nomination to be a candidate. it will be a difficult balance for labour. this is a seat that will probably disappear in boundary changes. they have to find a candidate who finds the right message on brexit to appease the voters who wanted to leave. however, the candidate could only hold the seat for a few years before it disappears. there's another big test coming upfor disappears. there's another big test coming up for

it is very clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paul nuttall thinks he's got a chancen't really want to sort of tarnish your reputation as leader. now, this is actually his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he's fought three general elections and a by—election previously, but he's still not quite at nigel farage‘s record — he took on seven, lost seven, so paul nuttall will be hoping to go one better than that. but the seat was taken by labour in the last general election, but only by 5000 ahead of ukip, who did come second, narrowly ahead of the tories. so hence paul nuttall will be thinking this is a chance for him to get into parliament. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week i will travel millions of yea rs this week i will travel millions of years back in time underground in 0man. starting to work up a bit of a sweat here. we are hitting the water in new york city. plus we are booking a table at the world's old est booking a table at the world's oldest restaurant. first up, this week we are in new york. it is a frenzy of people and tra

stoke pegged them back once before william made it 2—1. there was a manic minute.st peter crouch scored his first league goal since 2015. a goal that had not been fully digestive winchelsea provided the next 175 seconds later. chelsea level arsenal's premier league record and who can stop them? liverpool close as bright now. a feast of attacking football against manchester city produced just one goal. this was it. it gave liverpool manager at 80 victory over his old colleague. let united when simple. a long ball, a header. still, five minutes left. manchester united only needed one before they turned around a fitting way to mark the 75th birthday of alex ferguson. a few miles on earth were burnley. quietly astonishing in their third season backin astonishing in their third season back in the premier league. a hat—trick helped seal sunderland who need champagne when you have this man? celtic start the new year with a 19—point lead at the top of the scottish premiership after coming from behind to beat rangers 2—1 in the old firm derby — scott sinclair with the winne

stoke had pegged them back once, before willian made it 2—1. there was then a manic minute.able age in the premier league, scored his first premier league goal since may 2015, a goal that hadn't been fully digested when chelsea provided the next course 75 seconds later. willian again, costa made it four. chelsea level arsenal's premier league record. who can stop them? liverpool are nearest right now. what was reckoned to be a feast of attacking football against manchester city produced a one goal, this was it, scored by georginio wijnaldum. it gavejurgen klopp victory over his old acquaintance pep guardiola. manchester united may not have given up on the chase although middlesbrough were some hurdle. rod leadbetter gave them the lead at old trafford. none of the complicated stuff would work so united went simple, long ball, header, anthony martial. still five minutes left. united only needed one before juan mata picked out paul pogba. a united turnaround, a fitting way to mark sir alex ferguson's 75th birthday. a few miles north but a world away our burnley, quietly astonis

it is very clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paul nuttall thinks he's got a chancet really want to sort of tarnish your reputation as leader. now, this is actually his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he's fought three general elections and a by—election previously, but he's still not quite at nigel farage's record — he took on seven, lost seven, so paul nuttall will be hoping to go one better than that. but the seat was taken by labour in the last general election, but only by 5000 ahead of ukip, who did come second, narrowly ahead of the tories. so hence paul nuttall will be thinking this is a chance for him to get into parliament. an 18—year—old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a teenage girl near rotherham on monday. shay heeley was then remanded in custody. the body of 16—year—old leonnie weeks was discovered on a path in dinnington on monday. she'd been stabbed a number of times. 0ur correspondent megan patterson was at sheffield magistrates‘ court. well, shay heeley, who is 18 years old, appeared forjust a matter of minutes in the

it is very clear by becoming the candidate for stoke central that paul nuttall thinks he's got a chance. now, this is actually his fifth attempt at getting a westminster seat. he's fought three general elections and a by—election previously, but he's still not quite at nigel farage's record — he took on seven, lost seven, so paul nuttall will be hoping to go one better than that. but the seat was taken by labour in the last general election, but only by 5000 ahead of ukip, who did come second, narrowly ahead of the tories. so hence paul nuttall will be thinking this is a chance for him to get into parliament. the french national front leader, marine le pen, has predicted that brexit will have a domino effect across europe. she's been speaking at a gathering of far—right leaders from germany, france, italy and the netherlands in the german city of koblenz. they're discussing their shared opposition to the european union. our correspondentjenny hill has been at the gathering in koblenz. the right wing leaders of europe really believe that genuine political power is almost within their gra

stokes struck a 39—ball 57 in england's total of 321.but they still win the series 2—1. wasps will play leinster in the quarter—finals of the european champions cup, after a convincing 111—27 win over zebre in italy. wasps ran in seven tries, including one for man of the match elliot daly, who was making his 150th appearance for the club. connaught are out, after a 19—10 defeat to toulouse. arthur bonneval scored the pick of the three tries for the french side. a losing bonus point would have been enough to see connaught through, but they were just short. here is the full draw for the quarter—finals. saracens will host glasgow. ronnie 0'sullivan has won a record seventh masters title. he beatjoe perry 10—7 at alexandra palace, despite having had problems with the tip of his cue, which he bit off at the end of the match. 0'sullivan had been 4—1 down, before winning seven frames in a row to lead 8—4. he had shared the record of six masters wins with stephen hendry, but victory number seven puts him out in front on his own. it is great to g

stokes' 62 coming off a0 balls.ls towards the end to finish on 350—7. england's bowlers have been doing well. in after 61—3. england taking three wickets already. —— india are 61—3. everton and manchester city kick off in around 15 minutes, with new signing morgan schneiderlin beginning his career at goodison park on the bench. schneiderlin will have to wait for his debut. one change for everton. kevin mirallas replaces valencia. goalkeeper claudio bravo comes back for manchester city. john stones is back at his former club. the second game of the day is another manchester — merseyside match—up. liverpool could move into second place with a win over manchester united at old trafford. we don't have just the good performances, we have also the happiness of the good results. we play at home, not away, so that changes a little bit, but in general it's just one more big match and let's enjoy the match. of course, both teams are, actually, especially now, in the long—term, in a good run, in good shape. maybe united has le