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and looking to win his first grand slam title — russia's daniil medvedev beats stefanos tsitsipas toen final. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it's the anti—racism protest that's become a familiar sight across sport in the uk — players and officials taking a knee before games get under way. in football, it's been happening since the sport resumed last season, in reaction to the death of george floyd in america. but now, for the first time, a premier league player says he'll no longer be taking a knee. crystal palace�*s wilfried zaha says he believes it's time for black players to "stand tall" instead. adam wild reports... throughout football, taking the knee has become a familiar sight. whilst the message behind it may be clear, questions overjust how effective it is continue to be asked. now, crystal palace�*s wilfried zaha is the first premier league footballer to call for it to stop. he says he'll no longer do it, calling it degrading. he'll no longer do it, calling it degrading-— he'll no longer do it, calling it deuuradin. , , , degrading. growing up, my parents l

game 11 tsitsipas force a break point nadal lost his grip and his serve.itsipas. the last word was tricky. i'm speechless. i have no words to describe whatjust happened on the court. my tennis speaks for itself. it's an unbelievable feeling to be able to fight at such a level. barty will surely have missed the company more than most. the world number one at her home slam. imagine what the crowds reaction would be when she did this to break muchova. barty won the first set and broke again in the 2nd. in the melbourne heat muchova's world started to spin. she took a medical timeout, got her blood pressure checked and returned renewed. despite everything, she seized back the break in one back a set. into a third and muchova broke again. the match turned on its head. with the fans in the arena should now be up against hundreds of australians. instead she faced only once. that makes everything simpler. and perhaps for barty, even tougher. it's heartbreaking, of course. but will it deter me in the fact that we had a really successful start? absolutely not. the s

backhand, keeping on him, and just occasionally hitting with authority and it felt like tsitsipas had so much support from the crowd, a lot of leaks in the crowd who were very noisy but medvedev did a greatjob of taking the crowd right out of it until he got on top of everybody, notjust until he got on top of everybody, not just top of until he got on top of everybody, notjust top of his opponent, everybody, but the energy went out tsitsipas were he did turn things around in the first set, it got a little edgy and he got really tight closing it out. white back a second grand slam final that medvedev is 32 and we can hearfrom him now. egg is and we can hear from him now. egg is and we can hear from him now. egg is a little bit scared _ and we can hear from him now. egg is a little bit scared and _ and we can hear from him now. egg is a little bit scared and tight _ a little bit scared and tight because it was the second final of the stem — because it was the second final of the slam and it was not easy but i am happy— the slam and it was not easy but i am happy that i managed to turn m

game 11 tsitsipas force a break point nadal lost his grip and his serve. more than most. the world number one at her home slam. imagine what the crowds reaction would be when she did this to break muchova. barty won the first set and broke again in the 2nd. in the melbourne heat muchova's world started to spin. she took a medical timeout, got her blood pressure checked and returned renewed. despite everything, she seized back the break in one back a set. into a third and muchova broke again. the match turned on its head. with the fans in the arena should now be up against hundreds of australians. instead she faced only once. that makes everything simpler. and perhaps for barty, even tougher. it's heartbreaking, of course. but will it deter me in the fact that we had a really successful start? absolutely not. the sun will come up tomorrow. after knocking out the favourite in reaching herfirst grand slam semifinal little wonder karolina muchova needed a minute. enjoy the peace, it won't stay quiet for long. the england cricket coach chris silverwood has apol

tsitsipas is into a third grand slam semi—final, he reached the last four in this tournament two yearss is daniil medvedev, he beat fellow—russian andrey rublev in straight sets — world number four medvedev has matched his best performance at a grand slam. he also reached the semi—finals at the us open last year. world number one ash barty said it was "heartbreaking" to be knocked out today — she was looking to be the first home winner in 43 years. she raced through the first set of her quarterfinal against karolina muchova, taking it 6—1. her czech opponent complained of dizziness and called for a medical timeout, and that was the turning point for the 25th seed. when she returned, she dominated the rest of the match, taking the next two sets 6—3, 6—2. she'll face americanjennifer brady in the last 4, for barty defeat was hard to comprehend. i have played a lot of matches where there have been medical time—outs, i have taken them myself before. that should not be a massive turning point in the match. i was disappointed today that i let it become a turning point but i am experienced en

tsitsipas a man loves to travel looks lost and yet he was merely choosing his path.ery shot loaded with meaningful stop game 11 tsitsipas force a break point point was that nadal lost his grip and his serve. the doll had only twice before lost a match from two sets up. he fought to the last point but the last shot would be from tsitsipas. the last word was tricky. i'm speechless. i have no words to describe what just i'm speechless. i have no words to describe whatjust happened on the court. my tennis speaks for itself. it's an unbelievable feeling to be able to fight at such a level. part?r able to fight at such a level. party will surely have _ able to fight at such a level. party will surely have missed _ able to fight at such a level. party will surely have missed the - able to fight at such a level. party will surely have missed the company more than most. the world number one at her home slam. imagine with the crowds reaction would be when she did this to break nick over. party won the first set and broke again in the 2nd. the melbourne heat my culvers world st

tsitsipas is into a third grand slam semi—final, where he'll play ruissia's daniil medvedev.ble to give it my all out in the court. today's performance was... i started very nervous, i won't lie. i don't know what happened. after the third set, i just flew like a little bird. that is one way _ just flew like a little bird. that is one way of _ just flew like a little bird. that is one way of putting - just flew like a little bird. that is one way of putting it. i big shock in the women's draw — world number one ash barty said it was "heartbreaking" to be knocked out in the quarter finals. she was looking to be the first home winner in 43 years, and raced through the first set of her quarterfinal against karolina muchova. her czech opponent complained of dizziness and called for a medical timeout and that was the turning point for the 25th seed. when she returned she dominated the rest of the match taking the next two sets. i have played a lot of matches where there have been medical time—outs, i have taken them myself before. that should not be a massive turning point in the

while in the men's final, novak djokovic will line up against either daniil medvedev or stefanos tsitsipase tournament. djokovic meanwhile will be going for a record—extending ninth title. moeen ali and dawid malan were among a group of england players who've been signed up to compete in this year's indian premier league following today's auction. if those players' teams' reach the latter stages of the tournament it means some could miss england's two test matches against new zealand in june. jonny bairstow, who's been retained for sunrisers hyderabad this season, doesn't think the ipl adversely affects the fortunes of england's test side. i don't believe that there are priorities for them. look at our away record, we have won six out of our last seven now. the test matches away from home. you looked at our performances that we've had in the performances we've had in t20 cricket over the last 12, 2a months and those results don't come by prioritising one over the other. all three, four matches of the games have been producing results. the british horse racing authority is to introduce sali

daniil medvedev has beaten stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets, to reach the final of the australianwork—out in the third but he never looked in trouble. he'll now face novak djokovic for the title on sunday. ronnie 0'sullivan is through to the semi finals of the welsh open snooker, receiving a bye after ali carter withdrew from the tournament for health reasons. 0'sullivan will play mark williams for a place in the final after the welshman came through a final frame decider against tom ford to win 5—4. jordan brown is also through to the semis. he'll face stephen maguire, who beat defending champion shaun murphy. good evening. an exceptionally mild weekend in prospect. but for this time of year with mild weather often comes wet weather. and we got plenty of that in the forecast. especially in the west of the uk where it will also be very windy. the rainjust keeps on coming through tonight across the southwest of england. into wales, parts of northwest england as well. the heaviest spots of rain will be over the high ground. a little bit drier with clear skies to the southeast. clear

daniil medvedev has beaten stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets, to reach the final of the australian didn't materialise — after sailing through the first two sets, medvedev was given more of a work—out in the third, but he never looked in trouble — and he produced what's been described as the shot of the tournament on his way to closing out the match. he'll face novak djokovic for the title on sunday. the russian is on a great run of form — this is his 20th victory in a row — but he's yet to win a grand slam — and he said this win wasn't as straight—forward as it looked. i got igota i got a little bit scared, i should say, and tired because it is a semi final, and for us it is not... not for novak, but i'm happy i managed to turn my game on, even though was an easy, some moments on my serve, and i'm happy to be in the final. and joe salisbury, won the battle of the brits in the men's doubles — he and rajeev ram, who are the defending champions, beatjamie murray and bruno soares, to reach the final. that's all the sport for now but website there's more on the bbc sport website, includ

stefanos tsitsipas comes from two sets down to beat rafael nadal and move through to the australian open. good evening. the success of the vaccination programme has made it possible to consider lifting the covid restrictions at an earlier stage according to one of the government's scientific advisors. professor mark woolhouse of the university of edinburgh told a parliamentary committee at westminster there were reasons to be more optimistic because there was more confidence in the scientific data compared to last year. but other government advisers sounded a far more cautious note. and the prime minister, borisjohnson, said he was taking a "data not dates" approach which would "go in stages". he's set to announce his plans next monday for easing the lockdown in england. our health editor hugh pym has the latest. it'll be one of the most difficult decisions he has to make — at what speed to start easing the lockdown in england. the prime minister's hoping the rapid roll—out of vaccinations will help for his plan to be unveiled on monday. it'll be based firmly on a cautious and prudent ap

are under way in the men's as we speak, later on this evening, wrap in will be taking on stefanos tsitsipashere which was a real buzz of a tennis players, who have not had fans in the stands the whole lockdown —— rafa nadal. it is believed they will be able to return, in capacity to cheer on the finals at the australian open. the finals at the australian 0 en. ~ , ~ the finals at the australian oen. ~ , . ., the finals at the australian 0 en. 1 , . ., . open. will be nice to have the spectators _ open. will be nice to have the spectators back _ open. will be nice to have the spectators back because - open. will be nice to have the spectators back because i - spectators back because i remember when we were talking about whether or not the australian open would happen, it was so great to know that 20,000 spectators a day they were hoping for. does it feel like things are getting back to normal when it comes to australia and the live events? definitely in australia, the situation has been far different to the rest of the world. we have seen and been able to have events and spectators at the ev

tsitsipas is into a third grand slam semi—final, where he'll play russia's daniil medvedev.artbreaking" to be knocked out in the quarterfinals. she was looking to be the first home winner in 43 years, and raced through the first set of her quarterfinal in 2a minutes against karolina muchova. her czech opponent complained of dizziness and called for a medical timeout and that was the turning point for the 25th seed. when she returned, she dominated the rest of the match taking the next two sets. the england cricket coach chris silverwood has apologised for the way that moeen ali's departure from the test squad for the remainder of the series against india was handled. captainjoe root says he didn't express himself clearly when telling the media yesterday that moeen had "chosen" to return home. the plan had always been to stand moeen down for the last two tests as part of their rotation policy but because he had played so little cricket, missing the sri lanka series with coronavirus and also the first test against india, he was given the option to stay on. two of snooker�*s gr

and that took him through to a quarter—final against stefanos tsitsipas.r one and home favourite ash barty is through. a no—nonsense straight sets win against the american shelby rogers. karolina muchova in the quarters. there hasn't been an australian winner in melbourne since christine o'neil in 1978. two british players are on course to meet in the semi—finals of the men's doubles, afterjamie murray and bruno soares maintained their unbeaten run since they resumed their partnership. they're through to the last eight, as are the defending champions joe salisbury and rajeev ram. and alfie hewett is through to two wheelchair finals — the singles, and the doubles with gordon reid. chester racecourse has drawn up plans to allow up to 15,000 spectators to attend their three—day may festival pending the governments road map announcement and a possible easing of lockdown. they have proposed lateral—flow mass—testing for racegoers with results available within 20 minutes and with only 5,000 allowed in daily, they say social distancing could still be observed. th

daniil medvedev gets the better of stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets in melbourne to reach the finalft has begun its mission to look for life on mars, after landing on the planet last night. the perseverance rover has been sending back images of the crater where it touched down. it will spend the next two years drilling into rocks, to look for evidence of activity by micro—organisms, which would be proof of life. here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle, whose report contains flashing images. perseverance is going about one kilometre per second. a nerve—racking wait at mission control. perseverance is safely on the surface of mars. then celebrations as a signal is received from mars. it's touchdown for nasa's perseverance rover. and these are its first images, a view of its landing site. the rover has even started tweeting. iam i am safe on mars, perseverance will get you anywhere. i am safe on mars, perseverance will get you anywhere. there really is no good way to describe that moment when it's over, and you hear those words, touchdown confirmed. it's just a remarkable feel

rafa nadal�*s bid for a 21st grand slam title is over, as stefanos tsitsipas fought back from two setshe australian open semifinals. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the duke of edinburgh has been taken to hospital in london after feeling unwell at windsor castle for the past few days. prince philip, who will be 100 injune, was driven to the king edward vii hospital last night. buckingham palace says his admission is not related to coronavirus and he is in hospital on the advice of his doctors as a precautionary measure. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. awarning, a warning, his report contains flashing images. fanfare plays. he's been retired for more than three years now, and he's remained largely out of public sight during the lockdown. this was an exception. july last year, when he took his leave from the rifles, one of the regiments of which he'd been honorary colonel in chief for many years. the most recent image of him is this, at windsor castle with the queen, a photograph released by the palace last november to mark their 73rd wedding anniversa

his quarterfinal against the greek fifth seed stefanos tsitsipas goes the distance in melbourne. return to campus — after months of online learning. the time away from college has meant little or no practical experience, or face—to—face learning, and some want a refund on theirfees. but universities insist they have delivered their courses online, and can't afford to give students any money back. here's our education editor, branwenjeffreys. usually robbie would drive to uni, but he's barely been in this year. he's studying biomedical sciences, but has had just two hours in the lab, not what he needs to get a job afterwards. if i was to apply for a job and then they asked me maybe certain questions, or my understanding of certain machinery which we would use in a normal clinical environment, i probably won't be that confident on what it is that i need to do and what machinery i sort of use. he knows students aren't the only ones struggling, but says they'll be paying loans for years to come. i think universities currently have got off quite lightly. people are still paying their

on bbc news, looking to win his first grand slam title, russia�*s daniil medvedev beats stefanos tsitsipashan self—employed — a decision which means they could be entitled to a minimum wage and holiday pay. the decision marks the end of a five—year legal battle. the case could have implications for many others. with more here�*s our transport correspondent caroline davies. the supreme court unanimously dismisses uber�*s appeal. the supreme court unanimously dismisses uber's appeal.- dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years _ dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of — dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of fighting. - dismisses uber's appeal. relief after years of fighting. today i after years of fighting. today outside the supreme court, yaseen aslam and james heard the decision they were waiting for that when driving for uber they will work is not self—employed. i driving for uber they will work is not self-employed.— driving for uber they will work is not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest. _ not self-employed. i am delighted, to be honest, it— not self-employed

while in the men's final, novak djokovic will line up against either daniil medvedev or stefanos tsitsipasif those players�* teams�* reach the latter stages of the tournament it means some could miss england�*s two test matches against new zealand in june. jonny bairstow, who�*s been retained for sunrisers hyderabad this season, doesn�*t think the ipl adversely affects the fortunes of england�*s test side. i don�*t believe that there are priorities for them. look at our away record, we have won six out of our last seven now. the test matches away from home. you looked at our performances that we�*ve had in the performances we�*ve had in t20 cricket over the last 12, 2a months and those results don�*t come by prioritising one over the other. all three, four matches of the games have been producing results. the british horse racing authority is to introduce saliva testing to screen jockeys for any banned substances. the results would be immediate — meaning jockeys could be stood down from racing on the day. a pilot is due to begin this spring. no other major sport in britain uses oral swabs

onto tennis and daniil medvedev has beaten stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets, to reach the final ofets, medvedev was given more of a work—out in the third but he never looked in trouble — and he produced what's been described as the shot of the tournament on his way to closing out the match. he'll face novak djokovic for the title on sunday. and joe salisbury, won the battle of the brits in the men's doubles — he and rajeev ram, who are the defending champions, beatjamie murray and bruno soares, to reach the final. onto snooker, ronnie o'sullivan is through to the semi—finals of the welsh open snooker — his opponent today, ali carter, withdrew from the event due to health reasons... alsojoining o'sullivan is stephen maguire. he won a final frame decider against shaun murphy to come through 5—4 at celtic manor. maguire wrapped things up in style with a total clearance of 133 to reach the last four. and maguire will face northern ireland'sjordan brown next. he also won a thrilling final—frame decider on the black ball against former world champion mark selby. that is it from us. we'll

daniil medvedev has beaten stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets, to reach the final of the australianugh to the semis. he�*ll face stephen maguire, who beat defending champion shaun murphy. and that�*s all the sport for now. hello again. we�*ve got mild and windy weather as we head on into the weekend but for some of us it�*s also going to work out to be pretty wet. we got a slow—moving weather across western areas, and along the front pulses of thicker cloud. pulses of heavier rain working in. now we are going to see those rainfall totals continue to mount. the heaviest rain over the high ground across western areas. we have a number of flood warnings in force across scotland. one or two for england, and we�*ve got some in force as well into wales. and across the south of wales and met office amber warning. because through the course of saturday, over the hills, over the high ground, 100—200mm of rain is forecast. but of course all of that rain falling on the high ground will work down into those river catchments and just increase the risk of seeing some flooding issues then into wal

tsitsipas is a need to reach his third grand slam semifinal.yed so little cricket, missing the sri lanaka series with coronavirus, he was given the option to stay on. he says he fully supports moeen�*s decision to spend time with his family. former south africa captain faf du plessis has retired from test cricket with immediate effect. the 36—year—old will concentrate on the twenty20 format. du plessis took over as captain in 2016 before standing down last year. only last december, he scored a test best — 199 against sri lanka. with t20 world cups in india this year and australia in 2022, du plessis says he wants to play as much of the shortest form of the game as possible. the former olympic 400—metres champion christin ohuruogu has been appointed to the board of gb boxing, as a nonexecutive director. over a four—year term, she�*ll help with future strategy, with a focus on performance sport. she said she was looking forward to bringing her years of experience as an athlete to a new sport. gb boxing says they will benefit from ohuruogu�*s know

it's daniil medvedev against stefanos tsitsipas, the fourth and fifth seeds in melbourne, so very evenly open men's doubles. he and rajeev ram are the defending champions, and they beat jamie murray and bruno soares to reach the final. that's all the sport for now. we heard earlier about how government borrowing soared in january after the country re—entered lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, but retail sales also tumbled. they fell 8.2% last month compared with december, the sharpest drop since april 2020, according to the office for national statistics. with me now is gary favell, chief executive officer of american golf, europe's largest golf retailer, with 99 stores in the uk and republic of ireland. thanks very much forjoining us, and tell us how your business has been faring. i know you have had to move, as with many retailers, online? well, we were already quite well represented online is a company. 0bviously, golf is a seasonal sport, so, this time of year, the amount of rounds played is a lot less. a bounced back from the last reopening was very strong, as obviously, golf i

and he'll play the winner of this match — stefanos tsitsipas against rafa nadal.ourne — a 50% capacity crowd will be allowed back in tomorrow, after the five—day coronavirus lockdown came to an end. lots of british interest still in the tournament, jamie murray and bruno soares are through to the mens doubles semi—finals where they'll play defending champions, britjoe salisbury and rajeev ram. and alfie hewettjust missed out on a second title in the tournament, losing the singles wheelchair final tojoachim gerard. he had already won the doubles with gordon reid. hewett said it had been a long five weeks in melbourne and he was ready to go home. former south africa captain faf du plessis has announced his retirement from test cricket with immediate effect at the age of 36. he's switching his focus to the twenty20 format. du plessis took over as captain in 2016 before standing down last year. in his career he scored 10 test centuries and his highest score — 199 — came against sri lanka in december. but du plessis said, with t20 world cups in india this year and aust

against italian to take him through to the quarter—finals where he�*ll face the fifth seed, stefanos tsitsipasrne since christine 0�*neil back in 1978. that�*s all the sport. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, and watch live coverage from day one of snooker�*s welsh 0pen. three—time world champion, mark selby is up against barry pinches. just go to bbc.co.uk/sport. bye for now. see you later, katie. anyone who�*s arrived in england today after being in a high—risk covid country now has to quarantine in a government—approved hotel. the list of 33 countries includes portugal, brazil and south africa. the aim is to stop new covid variants entering england. the government has secured just under 5,000 rooms in 16 hotels. people will have to pay 1,750 pounds to quarantine for 10 days. anyone breaking the rules could face fines of up to £10,000. in scotland, the rule applies to travellers returning from all countries. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has been talking to some of the first travellers staying in the new quarantine hotels. it�*s small, might get a

and that took him through to a quarterfinal against stefans tsitsipas.ns joe salisbury and rajeev ram. and alfie hewett and gordon reid beat gustavo fernandez and shingo kunieda in the semi finals of the men's wheelchair doubles. and i just want to show you some high—speed drama from the alpine skiing world championships in italy. frenchman max muzaton saving himself from a crash during the men's downhill, the blue ribband event. he produced remarkable skill and athleticism to stay upright. the new champion vincent creek—meyer appreciated it too. round of applause just by surviving that. round of applause just by surviving that. that's all the sport for now. a senior rabbi is warning that some parts of the uk's orthodoxjewish community are breaking lockdown rules about large gatherings, despite suffering particularly high covid rates. it follows a police raid on a wedding party with around 150 guests in london last month. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been looking into it. in london's strict orthodoxjewish community, a wedding celebratio

while in the men's final novak djokovic will line up against either daniil medvedev or stefanos tsitsipasith our weather. we keep some clear skies across the central and eastern half of the uk and that's going to allow the temperatures to fall away by contrast cloud wind and rain gathers out to the west. yes, low single figures, a chilly start and that's where we'll see the best of the drier weather particularly across eastern england into the afternoon. the rain eventually moving into eastern scotland. it will always be heavy the further west you are, accompanied by gale force gusts of winds as well. so that is going to make it feel pretty miserable, i'm afraid. if you're sat underneath the cloud, the wind and the rain. the best of the dry weather further east and temperatures will peak through friday afternoon between eight and 11 celsius. into the weekend, we keep that west, east divide for saturday. it stays unsettled out to the west but increasingly milder with more sunshine into the east and it'll be a quieter day for all on sunday. take care. hello, welcome to the programme. i am c

on court next, it's stefanos tsitsipas against rafa nadal in the last of the quarterfinals.ols have been closed to most pupils. but esther, who is a mum to eight—year—old triplets, wants to encourage other families to "hang in there" during these difficult times, and has created a video diary to show what a normal day now looks like. let's take a look. hi, i'm yumi. hi, i'm wami. hi, i'm bemi. if you want, join in now! hi! wami, say hi. hi! hi, everyone, it's eight o'clock in the morning. i have to go and get the kids up so we can start the day. my favourite thing about home—schooling is when it's home time you can go on the trampoline. there is no trampoline in school. because they're upstairs, it enables me now to do some things. i need to do that as quick as possible before it's time for me to actually go and log in myself for work. the school has been very, very helpful. they've provided us with good software, good applications. where the kids can actually use it. ijust hope to encourage others that are out there, mostly multiple birth parents like myself. i just want to

tsitsipas did put up more of a fight in the third, but medvedev eventually won it by 7 games to 5.oring a young rider next season to help increase diversity in professional cycling. he's joined up with his former team, hagens berman axeon, to find, and then coach, the rider. he said cycling's problem with diversity and inclusivity wasn't unique within sport, but they had to face it head on. that's all the sport for now, but there's more on the bbc sport website, including reaction to last night's europa league games — good wins for tottenham, manchester united and rangers — and also the latest premier league manager news conferences. i'll be back with more later. natwest has announced a pre—tax loss of £351 million last year. the loss ends three straight years of profit for the lender after it was bailed out in 2008. the bank says it's set aside £3.2 billion to cover loans to people and businesses that might not be paid back, to a large extent because of the pandemic. let's get more on this from our presenter ben thompson. thanks very much. yes, we pay particular attention to natwe

and that took him through to a quarterfinal against stefanos tsitsipas. eight, as are the defending champions joe salisbury and rajeev ram. and alfie hewett and gordon reid are through to the final of the men's wheelchair doubles. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. england closing on 53—3. needless to say they will struggle to get the total. an influential group of mps from across party lines has called on the government to lay out clear criteria for when lockdown restrictions will be lifted. the treasury select committee report also says it must help those who've had no government help, including freelancers and limited company directors. let's talk to the chair of the treasury select committee, mel stride. thank you forjoining us. a week today when the government sets out the plan for the road map out of lockdown, you want the government to set out the economic and the epidemiological modelling to support the plan. can you just explain the gap in knowledge on that front that there is currently?

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semi—final at the australian open is about to get under way it's daniil medv—edev against stefanos, tsitsipastjust today but also tomorrow. most will be mild but just rainfall totals over the weekend. this is where the letters will be, over 100 millimetres falling in the hills in the west. that is due to the cloud pushing all the way from the mid—atlantic, bringing the mild air but plenty of rain as well. tipping it down across much of western england, wales and southern scotland. the rainy season from northern ireland, dry spells with decent bursts of rain as we go through the day. to go with the rain in the west, which could cause some flooding over the next few days, we have got some strong winds. winds gusting from anywhere between 50 and 70 miles an hour in the west. whipping up some rough seas. not all doom and gloom, the brightness developing in the west of northern ireland later an eastern part of england. hazy sunshine at times and not a huge amount of rain in the north of mainland scotland. and for all of you, rain or not, temperatures above the seven to nine average we have at this