all stoked up — ben stokes does it again with a century against south africa.nd the coin made for king who abdicated sells for £1 million. and coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news, saracens could face automatic relegation from the premiership in days if they can't prove that they‘ re not breaking salary—cap rules again. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. glasgow could become the first city in the uk to become completely carbon neutral. it's promising to achieve the ambition in the next ten years, but that will mean radically cutting emissions and planting enough trees to absorb the carbon in any remaining fumes. it comes as the city prepares to host an international summit on climate change in november. we're taking a closer look at the changes glasgow wants to make as part of our series our planet matters. my colleague annita mcveigh is there this lunchtime. thank you very much, i am at the glasgow science centre, quiet here now, but it has been filled with the noise of children learning enthusiastically all morning, learning about

we'll start in cape town where it seems there are no end to ben stokes' talents.ith the world cup final performance and his heroics at headingley, he turned in a true all round display in the second test against south africa to help england to a first test win at newlands since 1957. he followed five catches in the first innings with a quickfire 72 in the second and then stormed in with some hostile bowling just when it looked like south africa might sneak a draw. south africa looked to be frustrating england for much of the day with pieter malan batting for almost six hours in the second innings before he fell for 8h. quiton de kock resisted for 3h overs too beforejoe denly‘s part time leg spin claimed him. zak crawley‘s juggling act gave ben stokes his second wicket in two balls and despite looking visibly weary, the all rounder grabbed the last wicket in the final hour. it levels the four test series at 1—1 with two tests still to play a huge boost for us going forward. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days you can pl

stokes, with a superb 120.2—year—old 0llie pope, showing a composure way beyond his yea rs. showing a composure way beyond his years. the dream is complete. after reaching his first test 100, he also started to have some fun. the england camp loved it, south africa, not so much. pope later said he could not take the smile of his face after steering england to a hefty 499. south african batsmen had to climba mountain 499. south african batsmen had to climb a mountain and semester. don best struck twice. some start for him, some for england. let's get more on this now from for england batsman jonathan trott, who was particularly impressed with 0llie pope's maiden test century the thing that struck me and impressed me hugely, he didn't feel he had to play like ben stokes, he was very, very comfortable himself. he took the attack to the south africans but also, when you lose the momentum and then jos africans but also, when you lose the momentum and thenjos buttler came in and got out as well, for a young man, the

the winning wickets, stokes.e played for. everyone has thrown everything at south africa today and that has gone a long way to making sure we won the game. he is part of the team, he is the heart of the team. joe wilson, bbc news. that's all from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, you're watching sportsday on bbc news. i'm ben croucher, and these are your top stories. silva service for city as they storm ahead in their league cup semi final against rivals manchester united. if 2019 was ben stokes' year, he's started 2020 pretty well too, bowling england to victory in the second test against south africa. and we'll tell you why some of the sports at the commonwealth games in birmingham might actually be taking place in delhi. let's start at old trafford, then, where we were treated to a manchester derby in the semi final of the league cup. we were treated to some sumptious football from the team in sky blue. city 3—0 up in the first leg by half time against united.

did but ben stokes does. they were just south africa charter frustration. sto ked south africa charter frustration. stoked at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72 —— the bowling all corners of cape town. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive 438, impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. they host 162 at the close and england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. what a day forjohn sibley. he said he was still trying to ta ke sibley. he said he was still trying to take in his first test century. this ground is amazing and to score a hundred here was, you know the atmosphere it was just stokes said to contain, enjoy it for a second. it simplyv to contain, enjoy it for a second. it simply v blah now, but i certainly enjoyed it at the t

ben stokes, with three wickets, to help england win in cape town for the first time since 1957 and level four test series at 1—1. south africa looked to be frustrating england for much of the day with pieter malan batting for almost six hours in the second innings before he fell for 8h. quiton de kock resisted for 3h overs too before he clipped joe denly‘s part time leg spin to mid—wicket. zac crawley‘s juggling act gave ben stokes his second wicket in two balls and the allrounder kept running in — bowling at nearly 90 mph, and he grabbed the last wicket in the final hour. a huge boost for us going forward. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days you can play for but today has shown what should be five days in the first two series is great for the game of cricket. we have a few days off to get our feet up and get our energy back up. hopefully we can go into the next game with confidence. and to think much of the build up to this test was questioning if test cricket should be reduced to four days. we'd have missed all of that for one. earlier, rya

stokes does.rica to frustration. stokes at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72. an eight—hour vigil and a first test hundred four sibley. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive a38 — impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing only dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 162—2 at the close. 126-2. england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. andy swiss, bbc news. let's hear more from the man who has put england in such a strong position, the centurion dom sibley. i love cape town, i've been here in some tours of surrey, and i played in south africa. this ground is amazing, and to score 100 here — and the atmosphere, as well. stokes told me out there to take in and enjoy it for a second. it seems like a blur now, but i certainly enjoyed at the time. it'

stokes admits he was unprofessional.at their team — and they've asked for security to be improved at the ground injohannesburg. joe wilson reports on an eventful first day of the fourth test match. things seemed serene for england injohannesburg — for a while. they got past 100, in fact, without losing a wicket. then the collapse. when batsmen fall like this, the situation so often calls for ben stokes. however, on this occasion he was out for just two. gone. naturally he would be disappointed, but after these pictures the television coverage next showed him aggressively addressing someone in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. come and say it to me outside the ground, you bleep four-eyed bleep. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media, as the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england closed the day 192—4. joe root and ollie pope survived. there's nowhere to hide in a

now this time, ben stokes could not assist. he was dismissed forjust two.ed him aggressively addressing someone in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media as at the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england closed the day 192—4. joe root and ollie pope survived. there is nowhere to hide in a test match and the cameras capture every emotion, as ben stokes is aware. and you can see him with the fans at the close of play here — a different interaction, all part of the same man. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it has been a bit reluctant to change over the last few days, we've had a lot of cloud, misty, murky and drizzly weather for most of us. if you go to see some sunshine today. that's how we start the weekend. you can see this haze of grey, that is oui’ can see this haze of grey, that is our low cloud, out in the atlantic we have

the winning wickets, stokes.” the winning wickets, stokes.frica today and that has gone a long way today and that has gone a long way to was making sure we win this game. he is part of the team, he is the heart of the team. joe wilson, bbc news. if your new years resolution is to run a marathon for the first time in 2020 — medical research suggests it could be a great a idea. researchers at barts health nhs trust and university college london — have found that training for — and then running — your first marathon can add years to your life by reducing your blood pressure as well as taking four years off the age of your arteries. this morning i put on my trainers and went to find out more. a new year brings new resolutions, and for many people in london's hyde park today, that means getting fit. but the idea of running a marathon, 26.2 miles, fills many with fear. ifind running really hard, it's not easy for me. i prefer to go down to the gym and lift weights. that's easy, but, hopefully, the smaller i get, the easier it will become. if i were

ben stokes and another brilliant catch from him.while south africa was still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. another player caught by an england hand, but wait. replay showed a no—ball. south africa with the roar for the reprieve. the player along with dean elgar added more than 100. still, fortune remains fickle. and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got him. moments later, he caught dwayne pretorius as well. four catches, quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and the celebration really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. a little earlier, i spoke to england cricketer kate cross to get her assesment of the days play. she says the bowlers deserve the credit for putting england back on top. i think as an england fan, i'm very happy, especially going into the start of the day. i think there was a lot of talk yesterday about being 100 short in the first inning. so i think when we s

it's and ben stokes.g these players coming to the fore and adding getting england towards big numbers that we got today. not a great day for south africa then. not helped either with news that broke at the start of play that kagiso rabada will miss the last test in johannesburg. he's been punished for his extravegant celebration ofjoe root‘s wicket yesterday — and combined with other transgretions from 2018 — will now see him sit out a test. here's what our correspondent jonathan agnew made of it. it isa it is a great shame but you have to say at the end players are responsible. if you toss up points speeding to disqualification, you have been speeding and likewise, i'm afraid kagiso ra bada's have been speeding and likewise, i'm afraid kagiso rabada's points, the actual offence that brought about the final point was only a minor one really. but he has built up the points up to then. i'm afraid if you are ina points up to then. i'm afraid if you are in a situation where you overstepped the mark once more,

ben stokes and another brilliant catch from him.it. and while south africa were still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. another player caught by an england hand, but wait. replay showed a no—ball. south africa with the roar of reprieve. the player along with dean elgar added more than 100. still, fortune remains fickle. and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got him. moments later, he caught dwayne pretorius as well. four catches — quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and celebrations really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. to rugby union's premiership now and gloucester had an excellent 29 points to 15 win over bath to move up to third place in the table. bath led at the break, but gloucester put on a show of force in the second half, scoring three tries — this from gerbrandt grobler — to secure the bonus point. that's their biggest win over bath for nine years. england fly—ha

stokes stunned, the batsmen survived.horter, england are now up against the weather and de kock. patrick gearey, bbc news. let's hear from england's let's hearfrom england's standout player after that five wicket hall. still spinning. take that new ball into account. the inconsistency is going to get more. it's spinning, bouncing, so i think we are in a real good position. hopefully the weather holds up because i needed to be a cracking two more days. dom bess there. i spoke to former england test batsman jonathan trott about england's chances from here and also that dom bess five—wicket haul. real good in the way that he backed up real good in the way that he backed up yesterday's performance but also the performance in cape town as well. unlucky to not have a few more. where is this match now? really for trading thursday because the afternoon session was wiped out? —— frustrating third day. the afternoon session was wiped out? -- frustrating third day. whether go over it was to bat again, the weather, and the day off fo

ben stokes, another brilliant catch from him. to wonderjust how he does it. and while south africa were still working it out, stokes caught hold of another. england's day brighter by the moment. rassie van der dussen too caught by an england hand but wait. replays showed a no ball. south africa with a roar of reprieve. van der dussen, along with dean elgar, added more than a hundred. still, fortune remains fickle and with stokes, england really are in great hands. here he finally got van der dussen. moments later, he caught dwaine pretorius as well. four catches — quite a day for him and for england. jimmy anderson striking with the final ball and celebrations really started. england's day for england's knights. adam wild, bbc news. the third round of the fa cup is the point at which premier league and championship teams join the competition. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know what happened in today's games as match of the day fa cup highlights follow soon on bbc one. the result of the day came at vicarage

but the headlines will be about an incident involving ben stokes and a spectator.osing the morning session injohannesburg due to rain, england's batsmen started well with a century opening stand between dom sibley and zak crawley. but it was followed by a mini collapse, culminating in ben stokes caught for just two runs, and as he left the field he was then clearly heard on live tv exchanging obscene words with a spectator. stokes has since apologised for his behaviour and we're awaiting any response from the icc. here's what former england bowler graham onions had to say. he's obviously highly frustrated with the way he has been, how he got out. it also, someone said something i think went up the field. we don't know who said it and he reacted to it. we have to save a copy match official, and the referee, and he will get a talking to angela. the only day i saw was that he was going on. he said a few words and we don't know what he said to him he said it to. iam know what he said to him he said it to. i am uncertain on that right now. i am uncertain on that right n

an apology from ben stokes.he england all—rounder says sorry after swearing at someone in the crowd during the fourth test in south africa. the in south africa. weather has been quite settled for the weather has been quite settled for a few days now. there is a change on the way from tomorrow. rain and also increasing winds. it's saturday the 25th of january. our top story. at least 41 people have now died in china as a result of coronavirus. the first cases in france and australia have also been confirmed. it comes as china begins its celebrations of the lunar new year, as simon jones reports. for some, the holiday celebrations have begun. but in wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak of coronavirus, it looks more like a ghost town. home to around 11 million people, while the streets are empty, the hospital's aren't, overwhelmed with potential cases. the symptoms include coughs, fever and breathing problems. the city is now rapidly building a new hospital which will have 1000 beds. it could be ready within days,

stokes says...5 year—old coco gauff has knocked out the defending champion, naomi osaka, in their third round match in melbourne. the american teenager took just 67 minutes to beat osaka in straight sets. the other big name to be knocked out today was serena williams. the seven—time winner lost to china's wang qiang — her earliest exit in melbourne since 2006. the defeat means williams‘ wait to win a record—equalling 24th grand slam singles title continues. defending champion, novak djokovic, breezed into round four with a straight sets win over yoshihito nishioka in under 90 minutes. and roger federer survived a scare to beat the unseeded john millman in a 5th set tie—break. there was a dramatic late win for london irish in rugby union's premiership tonight — preventing northampton from going top of the table. northampton were ahead at half time after cobus reinach had cancelled out an early irish try. but they had a man sent off — their second red card in as many games and irish took the advantage

england are on top. 120 from ben stokes and a maiden century. 135 not out. the england spinner was taking both wickets. still trailing. i think they were at medan and when he gave up, i didn't know what to do asa he gave up, i didn't know what to do as a celebration. get rid of a bit of energy. it was a pretty special moment and it was awesome to see the boysin moment and it was awesome to see the boys in the changing room and see how happy they were as well is something we really enjoying changing room. we enjoy each other‘s success changing room. we enjoy each other‘s su ccess ca n changing room. we enjoy each other‘s success can so that was pretty awesome. a great day for him. he him. he says he has not stopped smiling. the thoughts in ourjonathan trott. the thing that struck me and impressed me hugely what he didn't feel as if he had to play like ben stokes, he played like himself. he didn't had to add to it. he was very comfortable in himself. he let ben stokes be the aggressor and take the attack to the south africans but also, whenever you lose a wick

good repair work from ben stokes and ollie pope gives england the edge on day one of the third test inica. a ban on children in scotland heading football's during training could be in place in a matter of weeks. 15—year—old coco gauff will face venus williams at a grand slam again, as organisers of the australian open say the tournament will start on time despite concerns about air quality in melbourne. also coming up in the programme... prince harry carries out the draw for next year's rugby league world cup in england. and we hear from w series driver alice powell on sharing a track with the men, and sharing ideas with other sports women. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it was a roller—coaster opening day for england in port elizabeth as the third test against south africa got under way. with the series at 1—1, england made a really strong start, had a bit of a wobble after lunch, before ben stokes and ollie pope lead the fightback towards the end of the day to leave them on 224 for four at stumps. joe wilson was watching. south africa's captain could foresee many sce

he is stoking up fear, narendra modi is stoking up fear, narendra modi is stoking up fear, when thered to do that. if this analysis from the rest of the table is correct, has he somehow overestimated the extent to which he represents the as? i think the government has been taken by surprise by the extent of the mass protests that have taken place. and so there is certainly it hesitation now as to how they will tackle this here onwards. having said that, i think the unrest is as much about the economic slowdown as a protest against what is happening. because characters like narendra modi are essentially divisive in their politics, and so that division to him has meant consolidation of the hindu majority vote and to marginalise the muslims and the christians and the rest of them. now, this hasn't worked on this occasion. so you are saying there are hindus out protesting in large numbers? yes, the hindus are as much up numbers? yes, the hindus are as much up in arms on this issue at the other communities. because what? because they believe in the secularism of india, they believe in the

conspiracy stoking theories and fears of middle eastern people.toking g fears of terrorism m d plplayg on allll the themes that were familiar toto trump right p until today and that he used very effectively in this campaign. demonstrators in lebanon have blocked several roads around the capital, beirut, and across the country in anger over the government's failure to boost the economy. mainsters blocked three highways. of others marched down main highways. saidon's president has obstacles have prevented the formation of a new government which was expected last week. let's cross to beirut. leila is standing by. what more do we know about the process? are they gathering momentum as we speak? >> you can see one of them behind me. today there were plans launched this weekend. the protests would start at about 3:00. protesters are calling it a week of rage they are launching. they are given the government 48 hours to form an emergency government. it was supposed to start at 3:00 today. it has been going since the morning. scenes all around me burning,

manchester united in the first leg of their league cup semi—final it's a classic in cape town as ben stokeseads england to victory in the second test against south africa. and the dakar rally continues with carlos sainz leading the way in the car category through the saudi arabian desert hello and welcome to the programme where we start with football news and holders manchester city will take a two goal lead into the second leg of the english league cup semi final later this month after they beat manchester united 3—1 at old trafford, and watching was the bbc‘s football correspondentjohn murray. after 45 minutes it look like this semi—final was nearly over. now, at the midway point of the tie, united are clinging on after marcus rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for rashford scored the only goal. but city, tacticalfor pep rashford scored the only goal. but city, tactical for pep guardiola. make united were all over the place as there was an own goal. they are still in it but onlyjust. manchester city manager pep guardiola expected his side's opponents to fight back despite b

this is thanks to ben stokes.or ben stokes, both setting english records. the applause was generous and deserved. batsman crawley was five years old when anderson first took wickets for england. now he is leading in his field. not as exciting for some. rising and shining was dom sibley. this was his first test 50. joe root passed that mark too, but a day that started with two quick wickets ended the same way. england's lead is beyond 250. any more madness and magic, it will be impossible for south africa to catch up. chelsea extended their unbeaten women's super league run to 10 matches today and their new high profile signing, sam kerr, had a significant part to play as they beat reading by 3 goals to 1. they're now four points behind the league leaders arsenal with a game in hand. miriam walker—khan reports. two years of conversations led to this moment. a player megan rapinoe called the best in the world is making a new home at kings meadow. her first chance in the game camejust a minute in. and it was out of c

at the defusing of the trade war, when we saw that phase i deal signed last week, this could just stokehe world's two biggest economies. if it does, that has a ripple effect beyond them. that is spot on. i looked through twitter shows that is something everyone is discussing, the implications of this not least because huawei has a dominant role in so many of the world's economies. this isn't a story that is going to go away so if you're looking to stoke up those tensions, front facing impeachment, this could be just part of a tool using two further towards some gas rather than oil. 0k, oliver, thank you for the moment. the paper is a little later. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. seven staff have been sacked following a mass prison break out in paraguay. 75 prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel out although the justice minister has insisted some guards must have helped the escape. the escapees are mainly members of a notorius brazilian drug gang — brazil is sending police reinforcements to it's border to try and recapture them —— it's border to try and recap

stokes stunned, the batsmen survived.now up against the weather and de kock. patrick gearey, bbc news. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at 22:10. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news. let's return now to one of our main stories. businesses are warning of price rises, after the chancellor sajid javid said there'd be no alignment with eu regulations after brexit. in an interview with the financial times, mrjavid said some firms would lose out, but added that they'd had three years to prepare for changes. one of the businesses to warn the government about the threat of rising prices after brexit is the food and drink federation. the group's ceo, ian wright told me why his members were worried about the chancellor's proposals. he said we would not be in the single market, we would not be in the customs union. we know that, we know that is the government's position and they are perfectly entitled to take that course of action. wha

while at the other end, ben stokes took a slightly different approach. at his blistering best, as he walloped the bowling to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd and 50 in a flash. by contrast, sibley was barely scoring, but eventually his seven—hour vigil brought a first test hundred. a triumph of tenacity and a moment to savour. stokes was fast catching him up, another barrage of boundaries before eventually falling for 72. by then, england were out of sight. even sibley throwing his customary caution to the wind, finishing unbeaten on 133, after batting his team into a match—winning position. south africa's target, a massive 438, and england's bowlers were soon making life uncomfortable. was that leg before? not quite. as replays showed, it just grazed the bat. the hosts are battling hard, but with more than a day still to play, england will be confident that victory is still within their reach. andy swiss, bbc news. british talent has triumphed at the golden globes. the newly—knighted sir sam mendes got two awards for his first w

and ben stokes makes lots of the back pages. cricket captainjoe root says ben stokes is "born for the big moments". stokes was the star once again as england won the second test against south africa. the match looked to be drifting to a draw, with england needing five wickets in the final session. but they got themselves going, and stokes took the last three wickets in a thrilling spell of bowling in cape town. it's england's first test win at newlands in more than 60 years, and the series is now level. a huge boost for us going forward in the series, and i think it's just great. test cricket has been a bit of a talking point recently in terms of how many days it should be played for, but today showed why it should be five days. the first two series, the a result is great for the game of cricket and great for the series. he is born for this stage and the big moments in games. he is someone that never backs down from a challenge. you put him in difficult situations and he will never shy away from it. he has been through both side

ben stokes justified his new title of icc cricketer of the year.england the advantage against south africa at the end of day one of the third test in port elizabeth. england chose to bat first and despite starting well they lost three wickets for 35 runs and at one point were 148 for four. stokes is not out on 38, with pope unbeaten on 39. england on 224 for four at the close. kagiso rabada the pick of the south african bowlers. the draw for next year's rugby league world cup in england has taken place in the royal setting of buckingham palace. prince harry, who's patron of the sport, made his first public appearance since announcing he was stepping back from senior royal duties. our reporter austin halewood was following the draw for us. well, the rugby league world cup is one of the oldest global competitions in sport and for 2021 the organisers say they want to make it bolder and braver than ever before. and they did that with the draw today. it was held at buckingham palace by prince harry thenit buckingham palace by prince harry then it was li

was impressed by the maturity of the likes of pope and dom bess combined with the experience of ben stokesoo. right from the start, the opening partnership, challenging conditions and different conditions. still challenging in many ways, it was quite hard to score. but at no point did they with them back in the game from there. at times where didn't quite happen as fluently as we want to. but that partnership between ben and ollie was something else please to see ben continue to form he's in. and for a young lad like macklin to play that way and go through different gears in different stages, to really show everyone and he has shown quinces of it already but show eve ryo ne shown quinces of it already but show everyone that he belongs in this arena and on this stage. —— a young lad like ollie. let's have quick look at some of the day's football news. west brom failed to extend their lead at the top of the championship over leeds to four points, losing 1—0 to at home to stoke. tyrese campbell scored the goal. his side are now four points clear of the relegation zone. the former england wome

ben stokes does.listering best as he bollards the bowling to all corners of cape town. catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72. by contrast, sibley was a picture of patients. an eight hour vigil and a first test hundred. his triumph of tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive 438. impossible surely, but now it was england's turn to toil, removing only dean elgar to the minister of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 126 42 at close. england are clear favourite, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. and it was, bbc news. —— andy swisse. that's all the sport for now. there's plenty more on the website including news that shooting and archery could be back on the 2022 commonwealth games programme, but staged in india several months before the main event starts in birmingham. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. that is all sport for now. we have multiple areas of low pressure to deal with across the uk this week. the rain is cleared eastwar

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stokes stunned, the batsmen survived.st before we go, time to mention the snooker. ali carter will face fellow englishman stuart —— stuart bingham in the final of the masters tomorrow. more details on that and all the other spot on the bbc sport website. more extreme weather has hit south—east australia, but this time it's heavy rain and thunderstorms which have caused flash floods. wildfires have been raging in the country since september, killing at least 28 people, destroying thousands of homes, and scorching millions of acres of land. sangita myska reports. look at what's coming in the park — a wall of water. as flood water cascades into the australian reptile park in new south wales, there are challenges for humans and animals alike. the storms, described as a one in a hundred—year event, have turned roads into rivers and lead to power cuts across the region. meanwhile, this river is typical of many, scores of fish have suffocated after ash from the bushfires that have raged across the country washed into it, contami

at the end pope and stokes dragged the issue towards england.e two teams and stokes and pope played exceptionally well in their partnership at the end of. world number one brooks koepka is tied for third heading into the second round of the abu dhabi championship. it's his first competitive round of golf for three months following injury. the american, a four—time major winner, shot a bogey—free round of 66 to finish two shots off the pace. we're just a few hours away from the final stage of the dakar rally with carlos sainz leading the way. the spaniard ended the penultimate day in saudi arabia, with a 10—minute lead over defending champion nasser al attiyah. two—time formula one world champion, fernando alonso, is 13th overall. 0n the bikes, ricky brabec is the man to catch. the honda rider is nearly 14 minutes clear of pablo quintanilla. as roma legend francesco totti showed that he is still a wizard with the ball at his feet after the 43—year—old scored a stunning free—kick in an eight—a—side league match. named after himself, the totti spor

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — ben stokes plays his part for england once again, on day onethird test against south africa. good evening. after this week's confirmation that the last decade was the hottest on record, sir david attenborough has warned that the moment of crisis has arrived for the world over climate change. in some of his strongest comments yet, sir david said that countries have been dodging their commitments for too long and that every year that passed made it more and more difficult to achieve the necessary change. he added that it was nonsense to suggest the bushfires in australia we re suggest the bushfires in australia were nothing to do with climate change. we'll have more from australia in a moment but first, here's our science editor, david shukman. a stunning view of our fragile planet, the blaze of lights evidence of the many impacts we're having on the globe. whole forests in madagascar cut down to create farmland. in germany, huge mines gouging out coal for power stations. cities sprawling into natural habitats, and all this a scale so large that

it‘s stokes up the idea of us exactly.reed they might go out and vote and this seems to be what‘s happening in india, his striking appear in certain sections when there is no need to do that. let‘s put this back here, if this analysis from the rest of the table is correct, has he somehow overestimated to what extent he represents the us? i think the government has taken by surprise. by the extent of mass protests which have taken place and so there is certainly hesitation now as to how they will tackle this here onwards. said that, the unrest is as much about the economic slowdown is protest against what is happening. because characters like modi are essentially divisive in the politics and so that division to him has bent consolidation of the hindu majority vote and to marginalise the muscles in the questions and the rest of it. this hasn‘t worked on this occasion. i was saying there are hindus that are protesting? they are as much up in arms except for the hard—core group. as much up in arms on this issueis group. as muc

that was woakes with the catch from stokes. next, stokes did the bowling and catching.dussen, batting, dodging. if the bowling was good, he'd manage to miss the ball, and be thankful. and if the bowling was bad, well... england were getting frustrated. in various ways, it was heated. here's faf du plessis, south africa's captain. well, there's been lots of language from both sides. now, two key moments of cricket. first, du plessis, gone. van der dussen had made 98. he faced mark wood. he hit the ball to stuart broad and england's reaction screamed that was the decisive moment. as the rest fell, england could recall they'd lost the first test, they'd lost players to illness and injury, yet they won the series. mark wood, too quick, england, too good. for a young set of players to take opportunities like they have, and for the senior players to provide them an environment where they felt comfortable to do that is a sign of a growing team and a team that, for me, the sky's the limit. series wins abroad are so special as they happen so rarely. it's sri lanka next, if you f

a step forward for ben stokes. these we re step forward for ben stokes.it is a very dry january — son. watch what stokes did next, or perhaps don‘t. he saw it but still couldn‘t believe it, caught and gone for 47. england‘s intermittent innings threatens to fully stop. that was curran gone. they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, whojust turned they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, who just turned 22. they got to 262/9 thanks mainly to 0llie pope, whojust turned 22. his innings was not quite table mountain, but it was high enough to give england some hope. 56 not out. in football news, tottenham are likely to be without harry kane for several weeks after it was confirmed he had suffered a torn hamstring. he limped off during the defeat of southampton on wednesday, the club had not given a timescale for his return but such injuries, depending on the grade of them, can take anything from four weeks to three months to heal. great britain have lost their opening group much of the atp cup against bulgaria. cameron norrie put them had in sydney

now this time, ben stokes could not assist. he was dismissed forjust two.in the crowd. we've bleeped out the worst of the language. now, that footage inevitably sped through social media as at the sports personality of the year sat on the dressing room balcony. stokes knows how attention follows him. he also knows the behaviour expected of him. well, england closed the day 192—a. joe root and ollie pope survived. there is nowhere to hide in a test match and the cameras capture every emotion, as ben stokes is aware. and you can see him with the fans at the close of play here — a different interaction, all part of the same man. joe wilson, bbc news. staying with sports, japan ‘s air force are practising sky rating the 0lympic rings ahead of the tokyo games. it's six months to the day until the opening ceremony, the torch will be at the 0lympia site in greece on march the 12th. arriving injapan on the 20th. i will be back with you at eight, but now it is time for news watch, this week we ask if some stories on bbc online are ask if some stories on bbc online a

stokes notched up his ninth test hundred.day for ollie pope, who got his first century in just his sixth test match, but he looks as though he's been in england's middle orderfor years. he finished on 135 not out, as england declared on 499 for nine. it's the first time, since they've scored more than 400 runs in a test innings since the 2017 ashes series in australia. south africa 54 for1 in reply. saracens have huge problems to face, a hefty fine and points reduction, now the prospect of relegation on the horizon? saracens were given that 35 point deduction and £5 million fine for breaching premiership rugby‘s salary cap. but things could be about to get much worse. they now have to prove that they are complying with the rules in the next few days. if they can't do that, then they will be relegated at the end of the season. here's our sports news correspondent, joe wilson. the saracens players were here first thing this morning, we are talking about some of the most famous players in world rugby. i think what has happened t

in sports, ben stokes leads england toa in sports, ben stokes leads england to a memorable victory inecretary, rebecca long bailey, has become the sixth candidate in the race to become the next labour leader. she said the party needed a proud socialist to succeed jeremy corbyn and stay true to his radical vision. she joins sir keir starmer, emily thornberry, clive lewis, lisa nandy and jess phillips in the contest. registered supporters — who are not full party members — will have 48 hours from 14—16 january to secure a vote by paying £25. the ballot will be open from 21st february to the 2nd of april, with the results announced two days later on the 4th. speaking earlier today, rebecca long bailey pitched herself all. manchester united have won it, and if invisibly or audibly supporting manchester city held r threatening p.m. jeremy corbyn had to suffered —— jeremy had suffered unprecedented levels of criticism and attack against his own personal character, and he was very resilient throughout. i supported jeremy. i still supportjeremy because i felt that he was the right man with th

england start the final test well then lose four wickets against south africa — including ben stokese trouble after appearing to swear at a fan as he walked off. also coming up in the programme... more prize money and more events — the ladies european tour unveils its big plans for the year ahead. thank you forjoining us. welcome to the programme. they have talked about changing the garden tennis for sometime, today there we re tennis for sometime, today there were mixed fortunes. for one rising star and for one legend of the sport. coco gauff announced herself to the world last year, when she knocked venus williams out in the opening round of wimbledon. today, 15—year—old coco gauff has pulled off another grand slam shock, she's into the fourth round of the australian open after beating the defending champion naomi 0saka. and it wasn't the only upset. on a remarkable day in melboure, serena williams is also out. her wait for a record equalling 24th grand slam title continues. andy swiss reports: she said she should have been doing her homework, instead, she was making history. just

what more can you say about ben stokes? england's x factor once again.th africa in cape town. stefanos tsitsipas had a mid—match meltdown at the atp cup in australia. he caught his dad, who's also his coach, as he smashed his racket, and then got told off by his mum who was in the crowd. look at that, in terrible trouble! and there was a bit of history at the bdo darts last night. this is leighton bennett, he's just 14 years old, and he's the youngest player ever to play at the world championship. he lost to former champion scott mitchell. what an incredible achievement to even be there. he only turned 14 on new year's eve. that's incredible! just 14! and to be told off by your mum in front of people... embarrassing! sometimes your mum has to step in. always mums know best! you will be here in a second to do the papers. carol, you have been mentioning mild temperatures and it did feel mild this morning. yesterday we had 15 degrees, unseasonably mild. today, they are going down, for some already. not as windy as yesterday. the exception to that in the far

before stokes went.ler and dom bess made i, sam curran an entertaining 1m. england 426—8 at tea. a south african will miss the celebration... they gave him a demerit point, his fourth in eight 2a month period which has triggered a one match ban. saracens could face automatic relegation in a matter of days u nless relegation in a matter of days unless they can prove that they are now complying with salary cap rules. they've already been docked 35 points and fined £5 million for breaking the cap for the past 3 seasons. here's our sports news reporter laura scott. premiership rugby clubs all met in london on tuesday, they decided that they wanted to take some pretty tough action on the saracens to ensure that they could prove the compliance this season, it is very important to them that they have this crystal clear,they‘re not willing to take any chances at this time. this morning, saracens convened all their players and staff to update them on discussions. what seems to be the case is that they are really

stokes does.ca to frustration. stokes at his blistering best as he walloped the building to all corners of cape town, catching practice for the crowd in a spectacular 72, the bowling all corners of cape town. an eight hour vigil and a first test hundred four sibley. his triumph and tenacity putting england firmly in control. south africa's target, a massive a38 — impossible, surely? but now it was england's turn to toil. removing only dean elgar to the thinnest of edges and hamza to a rather more obvious one. the hosts 162—2 at the close. england are clear favourites, but a gripping final day is the only guarantee. after the day's play, dom sibley said he was still trying to take in his first test century. this ground is amazing and scoring a hung, and the atmosphere as well. ben stokes said to me, take it in, enjoy it. it seems a bit of a blur now. i enjoyed it at the time. it is still goalless between arsenal and leeds in the fa cup third round. we'll have more in sportsday at 10:30pm. looking f