in response, a uk sport spokesperson told the bbc "athlete welfare is of the utmost importance to all of us". british parasnowsport confirmed that "an athlete" — known to be cava — made the complaint to uk sport regarding a "staff member and a range of other issues". and added "as is absolutely necessary in these circumstances, the complaint will be fully investigated by an independent organisation who will report back to us and uk sport when it's completed," . they added "we would caution against any conclusions being drawn by others not in possession of all the facts." team gb are aiming to make the winter olympics in pyongchang. their most succesful to date. the all—scottish men's and women's curling teams believe a medal is a realistic prospect. eve muirhead won bronze in sochi four years ago. and she hopes she won't be the only muirhead among the medals, with the team very much afamily affair. alasdair lamment explains. these colours are among britain's best hopes for a medal. this time, there are even closer ties. their by there are even closer ties. their rugby brothers kyle an

uk sport have launched an independent investigation following allegations made by pa ra—snowboa rderoice hasn't been heard. i've not been listened to or taken seriously, by anyone involved, really. i think, seriously, by anyone involved, really. ithink, how seriously, by anyone involved, really. i think, how i have been treated is incredibly unfair, and overly don't think anyone should be put in this position. i have really suffered in the system, and i want things to change. it was always difficult being the only girl, it was quite a lonely place. it was heart of the word go, and i hope that the safeguarding and athlete welfare side of it will be taken more seriously, and that is why people need to speak up, because it has been neglected, and it is dangerous. in response, a uk sport spokesperson told the bbc "athlete welfare is of the utmost importance to all of us". british parasnowsport confirmed that "an athlete" — known to be cava — made the complaint to uk sport regarding a "staff member and a range of other issues". and added "as is absolutely necessary in these circumstances,

that it is high class sport but with a hiring purpose, it tells you something about your self and what is possible. i hope will challenge perceptions of disability in society. the uk's pays off. joe wilson, bbc news, central london. the nominations for this year's british academy film awards have been announced. the fantasy romance "the shape of water" leads the field, with 12 nominations. it's also been announced that joanna lumley will host the awards ceremony, replacing stephen fry, who's stepping down from the role. here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. the shape of water, a tender science fiction fantasy with britain's sally hawkins playing a mute cleaner who falls in love with a water creature. a best actress nomination for hawkin, one of 12 for the movie, including best film. you have wanted this your entire aduu you have wanted this your entire adult life. no. just behind two films have nine nomination, wartime drama darkest hour where gary oldman and kristin scott thomas are recognised for best actor and best supporting actress. why did you put up supporting actress. why did you put up the billboards. and dark drama three billboards outside e

sport with a higher purpose. it tells you something about yourself and what is possible andl about yourself and what is possible and i hope will challenge perceptions of disability in society. the uk'sy. that‘s only fun if it pays off. following the series defeat to australia, trevor bayliss says he will step down when his contract expires at the end of next year ‘s ashes series on home soil. in an exclusive interview with our reporter in sydney, he says that he told the ecb of his plans to step down in 2019 a year ago. to be honest i‘ve already told andrew strauss probably 12 months ago that september 2019 i‘m contracted to and that would see me out. i‘ve never been anywhere more than four or five yea rs. been anywhere more than four or five years. i‘ve always felt that a about the four—year mark its time to change, a new voice and a different approach, slightly different approach, slightly different approachjust approach, slightly different approach just reinvigorates things. as i‘ve said, i pass that on to him 12 months ago. there's been some pretty brutal days on this tour and irritating things off the field. had there been times when you've started doubting yourself? i've never

that it is high class sport, but with a higher purpose, it tells you something about your self and what is possible. i hope will challenge perceptions of disability in society. the uk'ser sport is 32 million of lottery money. as ever, that is only fun if it pays off. you might remember that if yorkshire was a country, it would have finished 12th in the medal table at the 2012 olympics. now the region is looking for sporting independence by setting up its own international football team! confused? dave edwards went along to find out just what is going on. yorkshire. god's county. it has got its own identity, dialect, way of life. why not its own football team? they have already been chosen, some with experience at the likes of regenerated and hull are hoping to be picked. it is amazing. what a privilege. great community project. i have been on trial at some clubs. it was a great opportunity. i have enjoyed it. i hope i get to represent yorkshire. when you are a little kid... when you are getting released from an academy you think the dream has died. this comes along. yes. international football. proud moment. you have got to have been born here. this is the stadium. t

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. uk/sport.ext hour. prospects following brexit. is struck with brussels. and its preferred bespoke trade deal option was not analysed. seen the report was in fact, this morning. it is an attempt to undermine our exit from the european union. exit from the european union. range of analysis for access from the eu. the eu. been a cross effort to support our negotiating priorities. negotiating priorities. it has not been led by my department. been led by my department. nowhere near being approved by ministers. ministers. that it requires significant further work. work. infact, mr speaker, i only saw this report myself this morning. saw this report myself this morning. fraud analysis around the referendum. referendum. framework for the analysis of our exit for the use. exit for the use. shelf trade arrangements that currently exist. currently exist. clear that those are not what we are seeking in our negotiations. seeking in our negotiations. asset out by the prime minister in her florence speech. he

that's bbc. co. uk/sport and that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. to theresa may saying winter planning has not been adequate and patient safety is at risk. all the doctors stress they are talking not as representatives of their trusts, but as doctors. one of them is dr miriam harris — who works at the london north west hospitals nhs trust. she told me what made her and her colleagues write to the prime minister. —— annita mcveigh asked her and she told her about her colleagues writing to the feminist. —— to the prime minister. this is stuff that has not happened over the last few weeks. this has been progressive change and deterioration certainly over the last year in particular, with increased numbers of very sick patients coming through the department with lack of capacity and flow, through lots of different emergency departments across the country. when the department is full, the flow is decreased, we cannot get to our patients so quickly, and the longer and the longer the patients stay within the department the sicker they may become and we kn

sports extra. for centuries they've been the stuff of myth and legend, but now mermaids and mermen are bringing their tailfins to the uko else? — has been to claysmore school in dorset to find out why this new sport is making such waves. in the glow of the winter sun, something associated with warmer climes is making a splash of top from fairy tales and fantasy, and disney movies to reality. mermaids and mermen getting fit and even competing in one of the uk's new sports, gangsta cheaper and more accessible design of tales. till now, we have been taught to swim using ourfeet, kicking, but they are replaced with these mono fins, or tails. there is no more walking around the side of the pool. 0nce you put on your tail, it feels like you put on your tail, it feels like you have any part of your body. can make you go 33% faster if you get it right, through the water. it is definitely a different feeling. i'm not sure about the flipper, the sensation. it smashes through all stereotypes as you learn the faster and more powerful way of swimming through the water. basically, where your hands on your head go, your body will fol

great britain are aiming for their most successful winter olympics in history after uk sport set a target from next month's games in pyeongchang. they've set the target range for the olympic team at four to ten medals. the current record is a four—medal haul set in 192a and 2014. the gb paralympic team has been set a target of seven medals, one more than they won in sochi. and crucially for all sports, their funding in the next cycle is linked to their performance. the last games, we want four olympic medals and six paralympic medals. i have been investing in more sport since that point, more athletes with medal potential and it's looking really good forjung chang. we are a lwa ys really good forjung chang. we are always looking to do better —— pyeongchang. england cricket coach, trevor bayliss, is going to step down — but not until the end of next year's ashes — when his contract expires. the australian says he made the decision over a year ago to call it a day and that it would be time, by the end of 2019, for a fresh approach. england's next assignment in test cricket is two matches in

that it is high class sport, but with a higher purpose, it tells you something about your self and what is possible. i hope will challenge perceptions of disability in society. the uk'sery money. as ever, that is only fun if it pays off. joe wilson, bbc news, central london. that's all the sport for now. it's still goalless at the ethiad stadium. march city there beginning to knock at the door —— manchester city. thank you for that, olly. the number of people waiting more than four hours in accident and emergency departments in scotland reached a record high in the last week of 2017. new figures show only 78% of patients were seen within the government's four—hour target, the lowest proportion since weekly data started being published three years ago. here's our scotland editor sarah smith. busy accident & emergency departments in scotland mean patients are facing their longest recorded waiting times. last week, over 100,000 patients waited more than four hours to be seen. nearly 300 waited longer than 12 hours, figures described today as a disgrace. the figures out today are for the week ending in hogmanay, a very, very challenging week for our health service, flu r

uk sport has set team gb a target of at least five medals at next month's winter olympics in south korea of seven. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. central london. for everything that the games means to the host nation, it means everything to british sport. yarnold got one of four golds in 2014. five at least expected this time. can we be getting more, with more investment? it has to stop somewhere. it is a good question. it a lwa ys somewhere. it is a good question. it always seems to be the be the best this time. i think the good thing with the winter olympics, it is still developing and we have had some really impressive results over the last few games but we are getting more consistency now. speed skater christie could get two. but as for the paralympics, the target is seven. always more to play for. you get connections when you see them, but we have a profound sense that people get from the paralympics, high—class sport but with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possible. with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possiblelj with the higher purpose. it tells you

it's one of the newest sports to come to the uk. awareness awards. i really felt the power! when you find your rhythm in the water and move as one, that tail... i crossed the pool in a couple of flicks! it feels like an added weight, but you get more power and you go faster. it really surprised me. compared to normal swimming it's a totally different sensation. having to keep your legs together as well. it's kind of like the feeling that shouldn't really happen, but because obviously you don't have fins as a human being, it feels amazing. i've always wanted to be a mermaid and my dream has come true! while this had been a first for me in a pool, i have to confess i did pull on a tail while on holiday a few years ago to experience merman swimming in the sea. while it does look spectacular, in britain it needs to be done in a structured and supervised class in one of the growing numbers of clubs in the uk, just to eliminate the risk posed by the tails. if done so it can be a lot of fun, or should i say ‘fin'. do not try that at home b

uk sport will reveal their medal target today — which will have a large impact on subsequent funding ics & paralympics are concerned. we have seen huge changes and improvements over the last 15 years, a massive investment from the national lottery and from the government, so it enables the team to become more professional, to have more athletes involved, to employ coaches, physiotherapists, all the experts who work in conjunction, and especially the winter games obviously travel a lot more than the summer games, because they need to find more snow and ice than we have in britain. it requires a big investment to get success on that level. brighton will play middlesbrough in the fourth round of the fa cup, after beating crystal palace 2—1 last night. glenn murray scored the winnerfor brigton, three minutes from time. some suggestions of a handball. this remember was the first time in english football that the video assistant referee system was used. 0fficials didn't feel it was needed for that goal from murray.... brighton are through. british number one johanna konta returned from a hi

bushell makes a splash and dons a tail fin to find out how ‘mermaiding' is becoming a growing sport in the ukory at the pyeongchang winter paralympic games. it's an important day for teams involved in rugby union's european champions cup. english premiership champions, exexter chiefs have kept their european champions cup hopes alive with a crushing 41—10 bonus—point win over montpellier. while ulster top pool 0ne after victory over french side la rochelle. three tries earned the home side a 20 points to 13 victory. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find a cheap, and this was certainly an occasion for the leaders. top of the english league exeter against montpelier, top of the french. a ci’oss montpelier, top of the french. a cross channel challenge with plenty at stake. tens, tight, not much space, but when you have hollywood burn on the wing, you don't always need it. that was brilliant. his second was perhaps even better. this secured the bonus point which may prove crucial for the —— secured the bonus point which may prove crucialfor the —— in the fight for second place. lara she

and what sport would you love to represent the uk at?” all through the age ranges. and a lot of hard work going on this morning. i will have a quick chat to alex, you would love to represent team gb in athletics. definitely, i thought i would give ita go, definitely, i thought i would give it a go, but there are other sports available might try out at some point. and you were a silver—medallist for team gb in rio, and you were spotted through this. let mac absolutely, it was for rowing and they wanted girls to be over five foot ten, guys to be over six foot two, and i have the time of my life. and spotting some talent? yes, hopefully. with some hard work, who knows? making my way back to the ice rink, walking as i am on my skates, i will talk to some of these short track speed skating is, because this is a real opportunity to identify future talent, and solomon and cash —— tash and jon. solomon, why are you keen to take part? just the opportunity of meeting new people and representing the sport as a whole, and we started where we started,

next this is the uk government's sports minister tracy crouch says it is right that phil neville hasor discriminatory remarks. the answer to that is no. instead they say he will be reminded about his future conduct. it's worth adding phil neville has worked for bbc sport as an analyst and pundit since these tweets were sent. well, neville's apologised. he says that following comments made several years ago, i wish to clarify that they are not a general reflection of my character and beliefs. and he's got plenty of support from journalists saying he's a good bloke. oliver holt who says "i don't know many men in the football world who show more respect towards women than him". @michaelvaughan questioning phil neville the manager i understand .. that's fair even though i think he will do a fantasticjob .. but questioning the person i!!! i find totally unfair. i haven't met a more ha rd—working humble guy across my 28 years in pro sport. but what's being questioned isn't what kind of a guy phil neville is 5 it's whether it's appropriate for a man who sent tweets of this nature to manage

uk sport will reveal their medal target today, which will have a large impact on subsequent funding forr the last 15 yea rs, and improvements over the last 15 years, a massive investment from the national lottery and from the government, so it enables the team to become more professional, to have more athletes involved, to employ coaches, physiotherapists, all the experts who work in conjunction, and especially the winter games travel a lot more than the summer games, because they need to find more snow and ice than we have in britain. it requires a big investment to get success on that level. that is your sport for now, more after ten, 30. morning, welcome to the programme. toby young has resigned from the new higher education watchdog, he has been widely criticised for making crude remarks on social media, prompting team—mate to say he would lose hisjob if the prompting team—mate to say he would lose his job if the statements were repeated. but he said he has decided to step down because his employment had been a distraction. some examples of the kind of thing he's said, or tweeted, i

uk. now all the sport. good afternoon. the dream run is overfor good afternoon.er the win, 6—2, 7—6, 6—2. it was kyle edmund's first grand slam semi and he showed he is ready to mix with the best players in the world. the women's trophy will have a new champion, was neither simona halep nor caroline wozniacki all talk at once a grand slam before. simona halep came through a cracking semi against 2016 champion angelique kerber, winning the decider 987. —— 9—7.|j tried to be calm but today was like a roller—coaster up and down. i didn't give up, not even a ball, and it is what matters, because if you don't give up, you can win the match in the end, so i did it well and don't give up, you can win the match in the end, so i did it welland i'm proud of myself. england's david horsey has a two shot lead after the first round of golf‘s dubai desert classic. he had a nine under par round of 63 on the first day. the field includes two—time winner rory mcilroy, only two shots back on seven under par. englishman chris paisley and tyrell hatton are on seven under as well. ah

it's interesting, considering the growing popularity of the sport in the uk.re flying this season, two incredible sides, think back to the start of the season. the philadelphia 76ers and the boston celtics would fixture in the london fixture but nobody could see how far they would come. celtic are the top seedin they would come. celtic are the top seed in the european conference. he has had an incredible series so far, but it's fair to say he was in the shadow of lebronjames. inaudible i'm sorry, we are having some technical issues with the line to holly hamilton however she has been catching up with the nba commissioner adam silver, let's hear from him now. if you said to me 15 yea rs from him now. if you said to me 15 years ago that by 2018 we could have a team in europe, i would have said that it was fairly likely but i think we've learned more about the impact of travel and changing time zones, fatigue, and our players, especially in correlation with injuries. we've gone the other way. it isn't something we are ruling out. as popularity grows outside of th

it‘s one of the newest sports to come to the uk.it feels like an added weight, but you get more power and you go faster. it really surprised me. compared to normal swimming it‘s a totally different sensation. having to keep your legs together as well. it‘s kind of like the feeling that shouldn‘t really happen, but because obviously you don‘t have fins as a human being, it feels amazing. i‘ve always wanted to be a mermaid and my dream has come true! while this had been a first for me in a pool, i have to confess i did pull on a tail while on holiday a few years ago to experience merman swimming in the sea. while it does look spectacular, in britain it needs to be done in a structured and supervised class in one of the growing numbers of clubs in the uk, just to eliminate the risk posed by the tails. if done so it can be a lot of fun, or should i say ‘fin‘. do not try that at home because the tails are heavy. up up to go toa up to go to a supervised session. do you have to be a strong swimmer? no, but you have to build up your core st

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promotional models in the grand prix is inappropriate and at odds with the modern vision for the sport. the uk suggests the british economy will be worse off after brexit, whatever type of deal it reaches with the eu. the research document was leaked earlier this week. but will it make difference to the way people feel. new polling from the think take uk in a changing europe shows a pretty even split between those who think it was right for britain to vote to leave and those who think it was wrong. britain is still just as divided as it was in 2016. but the data show that voters on both sides are becoming increasingly frustrated with the governments progress. the director of uk in a changing europe professor anand menon is with us. i know you have had a big day setting out some figures. the one that surprised me is one in eight people in the uk feel european. i would have thought it would have been more evenly split reflecting the referendum. we've always lagged behind europe and be near the bottom of that league table when it comes to feeling as if you are european. we always had a transactio

uk to cardiff castle. they will familiarise themselves with some welsh culture and language, meet some sporting stars, andn they will go to a community centre to meet several charities which encourage young people, particularly from disadvantaged areas, to become involved with sport. so harry and meghan are on their way to cardiff. we will see how cardiff responds. time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith—lucas. some terrible weather overnight, has the worst of it past? the worst of the strong wind is certainly over. the storm we had is now moving off affecting the netherlands and germany at the moment. we are now left with more snow and ice in the forecast. this is the beautiful scene, fresh snow and blue skies in north yorkshire. we have more of those snow showers to come. the satellite image showing a real peppering of cloud moving in ona a real peppering of cloud moving in on a north—westerly wind across scotland, northern ireland, north—west england. further south, most of the showers we see across wales and south—west england are falling as rain with some sleet and snow over higher ground

the uk's digital, culture, media and sport select committee has been conducting its own investigationinformation about russian campaigns on their platform, that relate to the uk. the chair of the committee damian collins joins us now from westminster. good to see you. tell us first of all, what do you suspect russia is doing and what is the evidence you have been able to gather so far? we know from evidence linked to twitter accou nts know from evidence linked to twitter accounts and counselling to back to russia that russia was active during the brexit referendum. if you look at what happened in america we know that russian operatives used both twitter and facebook to spread m essa g es twitter and facebook to spread messages during the us presidential campaign and we want to know to what extent facebook was used here as well. what i am disappointed about, notwithstanding from what you heard the facebook general council saying in previous clips, despite facebook saying they take it seriously, they are not doing anything proactive to look for abuse of their servers chewing the referen

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a scottish wildlife park has welcomed the first polar bear born in the uk for over 25 years. now the sportleague. it is not over yet. pep guardiola claims the christmas schedule is going to "kill players" despite his manchester city team going 15 points clear at the top of the premier league. city beat watford in what was their tenth game in a month. and after their 18 match winning run in the league ended on new year's eve, it took just 39 seconds for raheem sterling to put city ahead at the etihad. an own goal and then sergio aguero's 16th of the season put them three up before a late watford consolation. so city have won 20 of their 22 league games so far, but guardiola says the premier league should be about quality not quantity. they know that here in england the show must go on and you have to play, but that's not normal guys, to play again in less than 48 hours. the big bosses should reflect. so we're going to kill the players. i don't know how many injuries there are in period for all the teams, but for the big federations it doesn't matter because the show must go on. the players

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sporting events. this comes at a time when a number of golfers has been falling around the world. the decline in asia is not as sharp as in asia or the ukt, partly apparently because they can't be on partly apparently because they can't beona partly apparently because they can't be on a smartphone on the golf course. i am be on a smartphone on the golf course. iam not be on a smartphone on the golf course. i am not sure how accurate thatis course. i am not sure how accurate that is but at least golf is now an 0lympic that is but at least golf is now an olympic sport, since 2016, so the world of golf is something that would give it a boost. thank you, mariko. mariko's husband is a golf professional but she's never picked up professional but she's never picked upa club professional but she's never picked up a club in her life! we wondered why millennial is seemed to have switched off the game. an avalanche of responses on twitter. this one from aerial rows. we are shunning it because we're not 80 years old. that's a good start! someone has just said that is factually correct and very unfair. someone else says, expensive, not fun, elitist.

uk. in sport, andy murray's had hip surgery and is targeted a return to tennis in summer. to debut for another three weeks because of injury. i'll be back with a full update in the next 15 minutes. carrie gracie has said she resigned as the bbc‘s china editor because she could not "collude" in a policy of "unlawful pay discrimination". she quit, citing pay inequality with male international editors earning more than her. in a statement, the bbc said "fairness in pay" was "vital" and the corporation would improve transparency on how pay is set. our media correspondent david sillito reports. morning, carrie. carrie gracie arrived for work at the bbc this morning, just hours after publishing a letter to the bbc‘s audience, saying... chinese once called chairman mao the great helmsman. carrie gracie was the bbc‘s china editor, but has now left that post. the reason? male international editors were, it was revealed, being paid around 50% more than the women. six months ago we discovered the pay discrepancies at the bbc. they affeceted me very directly. i've spent the intervenin

sport today team, goodbye. storm eleanor brought some damage and disruption to ireland and the uk.ng to weaken now. to the west, this next area of low pressure is showing signs of deepening. strengthening all the while as it reaches our shores, and could bring us severe gales during the course of this afternoon. initially, it is going to send a weather front out ahead of it. some of the rain will be fairly heavy, and persistent over the overnight period and to start this morning. but for the north and east, a dry and chilly start to the day with a little bit of frost and fog potentially in northern so, today, there's going to be that early—morning rain. then, the afternoon, winds pick up across the south. so we start on a wet note to start with this morning in the south—east, east anglia, pushing in to the north—east midlands and northern england. those winds behind the rain band picking up. reaching gale—force, in the south—west and particularly towards wales. the rain will be persistent and fairly heavy in northern england, pushing into northern scotland and northern ireland. wit

sport here. and nba official told as a full—time franchise based in the uk is looking increasingly unlikely.s was one of the most eagerly anticipated matches, two of the eastern conference's best teams and it was the celtics who came out on top. we are staying with american sports because tottenham's hopes of having a new stadium ready for the next season that to be busted as the nfl and owns their premier league cds starts with a match at white hart lane in october. the stadium developers say technology will allow them to put on a separate playing surface for american football games. the seattle sea hawks surface for american football games. the seattle seahawks will play oakland raiders at white hart lane on sunday, october 15. oakland raiders at white hart lane on sunday, 0ctober15. it's oakland raiders at white hart lane on sunday, october 15. it's been oakland raiders at white hart lane on sunday, 0ctober15. it's been my dream fora numberof on sunday, 0ctober15. it's been my dream for a number of years to create something special notjust for our fans but said nfl fans and the local area

it's part of a campaign to showcase cultural, sporting and business activities throughout the city. spectacular display there. the uk the new year two hours ago. 100,000 people gathered in london to watch the fireworks display and in edinburgh, too. it follows exuberant celebrations elsewhere in europe, across the middle east and asia all welcoming 2018. this report from briohny williams contains some flashing images. the iconic sound of big ben strikes midnight in london. and the party begins with 10,000 fireworks along the river thames. an hour earlier, the skies above berlin's brandenburg gate were lit up in every colour. the countdown in paris was watched by thousands at the arc de triomphe, as fireworks dazzled in the darkness. perhaps one of the most spectacular displays didn't involve fireworks at all. in dubai they lit up the world's tallest building with lasers. the burj khalifa becoming a shimmering canvas, visible almost 100 kilometres away. hong kong ushered in 2018 with style. victoria harbour was transformed into sparkling splendour. auckland was the first major city to see in the new year, with it's s

this is the uk, and that person upon sing the 40-mile-an-hour, quickly died of shame. >>> winter sports are fun but they come with inherent dangers. couple of videos to demonstrate hat, the first one comes to us from she py they're a cross-country skier got himself into a bit of a pickle quite side of the mountain. there's a line carved out into the show, backwards and forwards. something went wrong from the beginning. the skier injured their shoulder and need to be rescued and it's tricky rescue to say the least. >> do they have a way to communicate they needed help or tossing snow up in the air? >> like sos signal? >> fortunately they were able to get the call out. they lower down the cable, people down on the bottom to help secure. you see the signal given to the pilot to lift up and before you know it, they're done. slightly different situation, this one from northern ch other skiers quickly spotting the problem. >> oh yes. >> somebody didn't make it into the lift or slipped that's 7-y hanging from this gondola 65 feet or about 20 seconds. his fingers are slipping and then -- >> my

from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. and it is going to turn colder. arriving on wednesday. at the moment, there's some rain across quite a few areas of the uktarting to set in. on wednesday, particularly because of the strength of the wind. in the south—east of the country. so here, it's not too cold — around, say, 8—5 degrees. but the cold air has already set in across northern areas. and you can see the white here — that's where the wintry showers are. so let's start with scotland, this is 8am in the morning. with those wintry showers coming through, driven by the strong winds. icy patches, as well, in a few places. to the south of that, it's cloudy with some rain. across southern areas. this is a cold front. and behind it, the skies are going to brighten up. but wintry showers will be filtering in with that wind. hail, possibly thunder, as well, if you're unlucky. but it will be quite windy, and it is going to feel cold. these are the temperatures in the afternoon, 3—4 degrees. you add the wind, it feels quite a bit colder. wintry showers are on the way. when i say wintry showers, it's sort of a mix of rain and sleet. most of it will be

uk media in terms of entertainment. his fox empire which does live news and sport and entertainment. the concerns about media plurality will in a sense fall away. the fact his family have such control won't be an issue if disney is in control. sky news is that assured if disney takes over. what commitment is there from disney they will keep it? this is where it gets interesting and complicated. the ceo of disney has said in his public pronouncements on it he's committed to sky news. sky news is a key part of the sky subscription. people who pay for sky like sky news. it's a world—class product. if you are disney and you are specialists in entertainment, sky news is a loss—making operation which is, as we have discussed, stuck in a regulatory mess. it might be a complications disney would feel they could do without. disney if they move into uk media, they don't want as their first move to sack journalists who produce world—class journalism. it's likely disney will keep control of sky news. there is this weirdness that we are in a situation where concerns over media plurality have stopp

debenhams rising 3.8% at one point looking at other retail stocks in the uk, debenhams down there at 17.8% marks & spencer down 2.4%. sports direct down more than a half percent not good news on either front. >> joining us is wil hobbs from barclays before we get into other big themes, i wanted your take on the retail numbers it appears it's a tale of two stories. you have next, strong numbers yesterday. debenhams disappointing. what do you think about some of the challenges facing the uk retail sector this year? is it a sector you want exposure to if so, what are the criteria you're looking for >> it's a great question the difficulty looking at uk retail, the problems are obvious. the consumer is suffering a wage cut that should abate over the course of this year, but the back drop is tough for consumption and you have that competitiveness of amazon and the like, making price competition extremely keen with all the uk-specific stories, i think for investors, you have to pick carefully the uk economy is entering darker territory you know, consumption will be softer because of that real wage cut. investment looks softer, to

have just been hearing, the brexit secretary sets out the uk's ambitions for a transition period, after britain leaves the european union. in sporta place after his opponentjothohn had to retire in the second set with severe blisters on his feet. —— hyeon chung. australia went on to win it three wickets in the cricket against england. and their biggest fa cup victory came in 19119 with a victory over sunderland but can yeovil town trump that this evening. they face manchester united in the fourth round and alexis sanchez is in the squad. more sport for you in around 15 minutess' time. thank you, see you in a bit, later. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters have agreed to take a pay cut, after revelations about unequal pay at the corporation. jeremy vine, nick robinson, john humphrys, huw edwards, jon sopel and nicky campbell have all agreed, either formally or in principle, to reduce their salary. it follows carrie gracie's resignation as china editor, in protest at the unequal pay between male and female international editors. here's our media correspondent david sillito. arriving at work this morning wasjeremy vine

sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, mike. the french president has suggested the ukwould not have full access to the single market unless it accepted its rules. in an interview to be broadcast in full on the andrew marr show tomorrow, emmanuel macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote, but the eu would love to welcome the uk back. ...bespoke special solution for britain? sure, but i take these two references, because this special way should be consistent with the preservation of the single market and our collective interests. you should understand that you cannot, by definition, have full access to the single market if you don't tick the box. and to get full access to the single market you need contribution to the budget and you have to accept... the freedoms. ..the freedoms and the four pillars and you have to accept the jurisdiction. as soon as you decide not to join these preconditions it's not a full access. so it's something perhaps between this full access and trade agreement. president macron talking to andrew marr, you can see the full intervie

uk to cardiff castle. they will familiarise themselves with some welsh culture and language, meet some sporting stars, andy from disadvantaged areas, to become involved with sport. so harry and meghan are on their way to cardiff. we will see how cardiff responds. time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith—lucas. some terrible weather overnight, has the worst of it past? the worst of the strong wind is certainly over. the storm we had is now moving off affecting the netherlands and germany at the moment. we are now left with more snow and ice in the forecast. this is the beautiful scene, fresh snow and blue skies in north yorkshire. we

sport. and you can be part of the conversation. a group of mps here in the uk a 25 pence charge added to every disposable coffee cup sold, with the money raised used to improve recycling facilities. billions of cups are thrown away each year, mostly ending up in landfill sites. goodidea? tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. north korea has accepted south korea's offer to hold talks next week. it will be the first time since 2015 that officials from the two sides have met. no coincidence perhaps that the news breaks just hours after south korea and the united states agreed to postpone theirjoint military exercises, which north korea sees as rehearsals for invasion. they'll be suspended for the duration of the winter olympics. sophie long reports from seoul. north korea accepted the offer of government level talks through a direct fax line between the two countries reactivated two days ago. it was addressed to south korea's reunification minister. translation: north korea accepted our offer for talks on january 9. regarding the agenda, we

industry, the number of streams, downloads and sales in the uk last year rose at its fastest rate for nearly 20 years. and coming up in the sportn bbc news, reports in spain suggest barcelona will bid imminently for philippe coutinho. liverpool turned down three offers for their brazilian forward in the summer, although as yet they haven't had any new bids. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the health secretaryjeremy hunt has apologised to patients affected by a decision to postpone tens of thousands of operations in england until next month. theresa may acknowledged the decision is frustrating for people, but said the nhs is better prepared this year than ever before. but senior doctors say pressure has escalated rapidly over the festive period. our health correspondent catherine burns has the details. anna is waiting for an operation thatis anna is waiting for an operation that is going to change her life. herfacial nerve was that is going to change her life. her facial nerve was removed when she had cancer seven years ago. she is due to have an appointment to plan facial reconstruction surgery next week, but

with some sports news now most bundesliga teams are in one room of climates as they prepare for the second half of the season by munich are in the uk they went to training camp in cattle for the eighth straight year and have again been criticized for not commenting on the human rights situation in the gulf state that the football the action kicks off next friday when the table top as well as with eva kusa and they're working on integrating a new high profile signing. munich or something themselves in the middle east in preparation for their post winter break much is germany. has been drafted in june in the break to provide backup for main man. wagner was let go by byron as a youngster and he's delighted to be back. and i was one hundred percent sure that i wanted to go back home to my club that was clear i'm really really happy that it worked. by owner spending just five days on the persian gulf that doesn't leave much time for fun meet and greet and marketing stunt. but they aren't losing any sleep over the human rights situation in qatar either. we're here for sports we're trying to do our job here. we want to prepare as best we

and a polar bear has given birth in the uk for the first time in 25 years. all the sport now.two days and two matches left of what has been a hectic christmas schedule. pep guardiola claims the christmas schedule is going to ‘kill players'. despite his manchester city team going 15 points clear at the top of the premier league. city beat watford in what was their 10th game in a month. and after their 18 match winning run in the league ended on new year's eve. it took just 39 seconds for raheem sterling to put city ahead at the etihad. an own goal and then sergio aguero's 16th of the season put them three up before a late watford consolation. so city have won 20 of their 22 league games so far. but guardiola sez the premier league should be about quality not quantity. i know that here in england the show must go on. and you have to play, but that is not normal, guys. to play in less than 2a hours. it is a way to kill the players. i do not know how many there are in that category for older teams. but with a big federation it doesn't matter. the show must go on. but they do not t

some of the uk's largest retailers agree to stop selling acid and corrosive substances to customers under 18. time for the sport fa cup ties today. we've had 2 results including a shock at rodney parade where league 2 newport county knocked out leeds united. the championship side took the lead early on thanks to a deflected gaetano berardi strike. that looked to have won it until a conor shaunghnessy own goal leveleed the match in the last 15 minutes. and into the final minute, shawn mccoulsky rose above everyone else from the corner to get the winner and put the welsh side in the fourth round for the first time in almost a0 years we have had a tough week — a fire at the training ground, which didn't help preparations. we have had illness throughout the week, throughout the camp. my little one was in hospital last night, so you know, we get all this thrown at us, but they are just an amazing group of players and i am so proud to be their manager. josh cullen was kicked in the face and lost a tooth. shrewsbury almost won it late on but missed their chance and will go back to the london stadium for the replay. sp

some of the uk's largest retailers agree to stop selling acids and corrosive substances to customers under 18 years old. in sportty have knocked out leads to— one. the winner came in the last minute. —— leeds united, 2—1. arsenal play nottingham forest at apm. spurs against wimbledon is also goalless at the moment. england's cricketers are heading for defeat in the final ashes test. they need to bat out the final day in sydney, so there is no chance of salvaging a draw. more on that later. more than 30 people are missing after an oil tanker caught fire after colliding with a cargo ship off the east coast of china. the tanker was sailing from iran to south korea with more than a million tons of crude oil on board. the 21 chinese crew on the cargo ship have been rescued. earlier our correspondent stephen mcdonnell, who's in beijing, described how the rescue effort is going. a pretty grim picture around 160 nautical miles off the coast of shanghai. the latest reports we're getting from the south korean coast guard and the chinese transport ministry is that this oil tanker is still on fire, that emergency teams are