piers edwards, bbc news, 0lembe stadium, yaounde.eople in downing street injune 2020 to mark borisjohnson�*s birthday. number 10 has admitted the event took place, but said it was brief, with the british prime minister attending for less than ten minutes. the opposition labour party said it demonstrated how the uk government was now "spending its whole time mopping up sleaze" and it underlined the need for mrjohnson to resign. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. what politicians want to talk about is not always the same as what the public and their fellow politicians want to know. how many times do you have to jab? "jabs, jabs, jabs," boris johnson's mantra. but this morning, was he sure there would be no other damaging claims about what went on in number 10 before the official report by sue gray? can you guarantee that no more embarrassing allegations about alleged breaches of lockdown within downing street will come out before that report is published? what i can guarantee is that this government is focused 100% on dealin

piers edwards, bbc news, 0lembe stadium, yaounde.wallaby who escaped from a farm in eastern england's finally captured, almost three weeks and a few failed attempts later. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word 'revolution'. the earthquake - singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. _ tonight, the search for any survivors. has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. i the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the us puts thousands of troops on standby for deployment, as russia's mili

witnesses described chaotic scenes outside the stadium in the capital, yaounde, as thousands of footballn, nick? because behind me here, this is one of only about three gates along here that actually was open yesterday evening for the match between cameroon and comoros. there were other gates around the stadium, but these were the only ones open and everybody was trying to get through. people also having to go through covid tests in front of us, creating a bottleneck, it was getting closer to the match between the host to get into that stadium, there was a lot of noise early on. it was only meant to be 80% full and 60% capacity. i was inside during the game and it was a lot fuller than 80% so a lot of people trying to get in here and, unfortunately, that led to the crash that happened here yesterday evening. and in the last few minutes, the head of the confederation of african football has been passed here looking at the scene of the accidents, he has also just made an announcement in another part of town in yaounde that there will be a minute's silence before the games and that the matc

a 14—year—old was among the eight victims who died in a crush outside yaounde's stadium ahead of cameroon clash with, a stoppered incident occurred as fans try to force their way in, roughly half an before kickoff stopping the incident took place at a perimeter gate where spectators were pushed against the fences by the sheer number of those trying to get in. shoes and clothing were amongst the debris that littered the site. some 50 wounded have been taken to a nearby hospital where there were harrowing scenes of those morning their loved ones and as they have told reporters, some of the wounded will need to be taken to more specialised hospitals. cameroon which is hosting africa's greatest sporting event for the first time in half a century has been beset by organisational problems and its staging of this finals. they should have first been played in 2019 only for late preparations to cause a delay. africa football's ruling body has sent a delegation to visit victims in hospital. games he should have a limit and a maximum capacity for 80% with matches involving the host nation cameroon b

at yaounde each of guaranteed progress with victory over the done.anne. the result very important. —— sudan. it gets quite complicated. but good news for gambia and mali. they also will be going through to the last 16 and what an achievement it is for gambia, at the very first ever african cup of nations, guaranteed to be through the knockout stages. exciting. i will be back the business stories. hello there. we've got a much colder day of weather coming up today. it was yesterday that we had a cold front bring a bit of patchy rain southwards. as that cleared, we had a fine end to the day in hampshire — a lovely sunset here. for northern scotland, though, it was quite a turbulent day. gusty winds, and those winds have been bringing in some snow showers to shetland, we've seen some in orkney and, more recently, across the north of the mainland as well. that will leave a risk of some icy patches here as we get into the first part of thursday morning with the frost otherwise pretty widespread. for many of us, though, the skies will be clear. now, any sh

in a moment, we'll head live to capital yaounde, but first, here's bbc africa's piers edwards.for some reason only one gate was 0 en. ., , y for some reason only one gate was 0 en. ., , , ., for some reason only one gate was oen. , ., , ., open. people trying to break down the barriers _ open. people trying to break down the barriers that _ open. people trying to break down the barriers that the _ open. people trying to break down the barriers that the security - the barriers that the security personnel had established. whenever there was a possibility people ran to where there was an opening in the gates and... we to where there was an opening in the gates and- - -— gates and... we met a survivor near the solitary — gates and... we met a survivor near the solitary and _ gates and. .. we met a survivor near the solitary and narrow— gates and... we met a survivor near the solitary and narrow entry - gates and... we met a survivor near the solitary and narrow entry point l the solitary and narrow entry point we were asked not to show her face. people started pressing, squeezing e

egypt will now face morocco in the last eight in yaounde on sunday.ier league now — and it's been decided that clubs must have at least four players who have tested positive for coronavirus in their squad before they apply to have their match postponed, and also that covid passes will no longer be a condition of entry for supporters to a premier league match. the new rules will come into effect ahead of next weekend's twice—postponed burnley watford match at turf moor. it follows a premier league meeting of clubs to discuss updating guidence. previously some clubs were criticised for citing injuries and international call—ups as reasons — along with covid — for having matches postponed. england head coach, eddiejones, has said it's disappointing for england that captain owen farrell has been ruled out of the entire six nations tournament, as his ankle injury requires surgery. the 30—year—old, who has 94 caps, was in a collision whilst training with his club saracens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and won't be available to play in the six nati

here's our reporter peter okwoche who's out in the cameroon capital yaounde. 24 2a teams at all, 52 gameswith the likes of sergio armani and edward was or may be egypt with mo salah. who knows? the right of the defending champions algeria that you've always got the door courses cameroon who are hosed and you've got ivory coast for that what about nigeria? at this be the year again after 2013? we will find out at the end of this tournament that i'm pretty sure is going to keep africa grip for next four weeks. in rugby union's premiership, just one match tonight bristol claiming a bonus point victory over sale — andy uren with the fourth try. it finished 32—15 at ashton gate with the fans off their feet at the end. a second tennis player has had their visa cancelled by australian authorities. renata voracova joins novak djokovic in being denied entry into the country, because of their vaccination status with the visas of other players being investigated too. djokovic fans have been protesting outside the hotel the players have been confined to in melbourne. they're still hoping to play at t

piers edwards, bbc news, yaounde. warship carrying humanitarian aid to assist virus—free tonga after last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami. the australian defence minister, peter dutton, said the relief effort would not be allowed to put tongans at risk of covid and the ship would remain at sea while it was decided how to deliver the supplies safely. he said 23 crew out of 600 personnel on hmas adelaide had tested positive. the outbreak on board the australian navy ship is exactly what the tongan government has been nervous about. this is why, so far, the tongan authorities have been adamant that much—needed supplies have been allowed in but that aid workers have not been allowed into the country. and this is because, as you say, covid—19 so far has been mostly outside this country, and they've only had one case. otherwise, they have been covid—free. and what they don't want to do is they don't want to be dealing with the aftermath of the destruction, after the volcanic eruption and the subsequent tsunami, and onl

piers edwards, bbc news, yaounde.ter a boat reportedly capsized off florida. the coast guard said it's thought those missing were being trafficked from the bahamas into the united states. one person has been rescued and said the boat had left bimini in the bahamas on saturday night but encountered rough weather and capsized. covid has broken out aboard an australian warship carrying humanitarian aid to assist virus—free tonga after last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami. the australian defence minister, peter dutton, said the relief effort would not be allowed to put tongans at risk of covid and the ship would remain at sea while it was decided how to deliver the supplies safely. he said 23 crew out of 600 personnel on hmas adelaide had tested positive. shaimaa khalil reports from neighbouring fiji. the outbreak on board the australian navy ship is exactly what the tongan government has been nervous about. this is why, so far, the tongan authorities have been adamant that much—needed supplies have been allowed in b

the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the tournament later — they take on gabon in yaoundeball's youngest nations — they onlyjoined fifa in 2005 — but in qualifying for this competition they won a first competitive international away from home in togo and held egypt to a draw, to make the finals. they're in a tough group, which also includes former winners ghana and morocco but comoros defender said bakari believes they deserve their place. ghana and morocco but comoros defender said bakari believes they deserve their place. for us that is not a shock because we know what we can do but we have respect for the other teams because we are new in the competition but we don't come as a new team, we come as a team like other teams, so we believe in our team, we have confidence in our football and we are going to play like every team, we are going to play to win. five supporters have been arrested for incidents during crystal palace's 2—1 win at millwall in the fa cup on saturday. the fa are investigating after both sets of fans threw flares onto the pitch and a bottle struck the

unfortunately, the match itself was overshadowed by news from outside the stadium in yaounde before kick—offight people were killed in a stampede there with many more injured. the crush happened when fans tried to join those inside by rushing through the stadium gates. the confederation of african football, which organises the tournament, released this statement to say it was investigating the situation and trying to get more details about what had happened. it went on to say that caf's general secretary, veron morengo—0mba, was sent to visit injured supporters in hospital. in the game itself, which was watched by thousands of fans outside as well as inside the ground, cameroon progressed to the quarterfinals, beating comoros 2—1. 0ur sports reporter piers edwards was commentating on the game so was inside the stadium, but gave us this update. a 14—year—old was among the eight victims who died in a crush outside the stadium ahead of cameroon�*s clash with comoros. the incident occurred as fans tried to force their way in roughly half—an—hour before kickoff. the incident took place at a perim

instead it will be played at another stadium in yaounde.s going to run for re—election to congress and may still stay on as house speaker despite previously saying she would step down from leadership after 2022. the 81—year—old has served in congress since 1987 and says her decision to stand again was to defend american democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues. now to south—east africa and a region that regularly has to cope with some of the world's strongest — and most violent — tropical storms. in the latest extreme weather event to make landfall, storm ana has killed at least 46 people in madagascar and mozambique with up to 50 injured. thousands of people have been made homeless. in neighbouring malawi the country lost most of its power because of flooding. stephanie prentice has this report: this is now home for these families in the madagascan capital. the crowded emergency accommodation site with no infrastructure, no privacy, and few resources. translation: the reason we're staying here is because - part of ou

he�*s in yaounde. tells about when he began hearing coming was wrong.s commentating on the game and i coming was wrong. to be honest i was commentating on the game and so i coming was wrong. to be honest i was| commentating on the game and so had my head down there very much focusing on that and it was just after the final whistle that started to see a whole bunch of messages coming through about disturbances outside. fairly remarkable was that obviously this staff happened before the game and the tragedies happened and i was a half an hour beforehand at the game still went ahead and by the time some of my colleagues went out to check out the site towards the final whistle, most of the debris had been removed by the time i went there two hours or so later and he would not have known that anything was going on. i should just say that the stadium is the quarterfinal moved away but it is still sent to host the semi final and the final itself on the 6th of february. and the final itself on the 6th of februa . , ., february. intuitively there are questions _

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s isaac fanin who is in yaounde.alking about, nigeria bursa sedan. tell us how it went. yes, nigeria looked really, really good as they did against egypt —— nigeria versus sudan. one of the other schools you're ever likely to see scored, the player didn't look at the ball as he headed into the back of the net and then 35 seconds in, moses simon managed to slot home an excellent goal. soudani got a consolation penalty, but nigeria looked fantastic and the pressure really is on mo salah and eject —— sudan got a consolation penalty. if they lose against guinea—bissau, they lose against guinea—bissau, they will not be able to qualify in second place, which would guarantee them qualification and will have to hope other results go their way. so a big game for mo salah's egypt. figs a big game for mo salah's egypt. as this term progresses, cameron is going football crazy. it was already pretty keen on the sport, but it is already reached new heights, hasn't it? ., ., ., ., ., ., it? -- cameroon. the team have won their first

piers edwards, bbc news, olembe stadium, yaounde. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. european gas prices spike and global markets go on a roller—coaster ride as russia—ukraine tensions ratchet up. a few hours ago president biden held talks with key european allies as western leaders weigh up sanctions and energy security. one former american defense secretary gave bbc world news his thoughts on mr biden�*s approch. he has taken a number of steps to send an important signal to the russians about the price they are going to pay. on sanctions, i would give him the same opportunity to make that judgement. unilever — the maker of everything from marmite to dove soap will cut thousands ofjobs in over 100 countries this week — we look at what's behind the decision. it may seem like child's play but it's also big business — the toy fair kicks off today in london — i'll be getting the lowdown on this years must have toys. european gas prices rose by almost 17% on monday as western p

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s ian williams who is in yaounde.f this tournament, a risk that's paying off? not ideal preparation getting rid of your manager withjust not ideal preparation getting rid of your manager with just weeks before a major tournament but it seems to be working for nigeria, already 1—0 up be working for nigeria, already 1—0 up against sudan, the goaljust three minutes into the match. you can add that to their opening win against egypt. so the man who manages nigeria, he has managed them before, he is only here for this tournament before another manager takes over, but he has brought a positive approach and it went well with the fans. ex—players and pundits excited by the performance by nigeria in the opening game. you had the likes of ian actual ——... a strong british feel involved in the nigerian team. things are looking good for them. the coach, neutralised mohamed salah, another who plays in the premier league, by doing what he said, a basketball term, a double press, to keep him quiet in the game and it worked. things a

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s isaac fanin who is in yaounde.the egypt versus guinea—bissau match? it has been a good first half, the second half has just got under way. egypt had been the team who had dominated most of the game, they really need the winds, they are led by their captain mohamed salah who plays for liverpool. egypt hit the post twice. their coach, who some fans may remember was the assistant coach at manchester united, he has come under little bit of pressure after the way egypt were beaten by nigeria in the first game. so, they need to get a win in this one because if they lose this, they cannot qualify in a second spot for the next round but they still will be able to qualify with a win in theirfinal be able to qualify with a win in their final game be able to qualify with a win in theirfinal game against sudan, be able to qualify with a win in their final game against sudan, but a lot of pressure on the egyptians, micellar and bash mohamed salah and the coach. nigeria won both matches in this round, do you think they have a sh

piers edwards, bbc news, 0lembe stadium, yaounde.me into the stadium, they come to watch the football and after that, we can see people, theyjust die. it's... it's a shock. you know, they did everything, they build the big stadium ever in africa central and you see what happens in the end. some family they will cry, they will cry, there are kids. and some people, they will go to the stadium to support cameroon, to support their team play... that, for me, it is the worst thing to happen to cameroon. eric djemba—djemba. throughout this year, events are being held to mark 1,900 years since the building of hadrian's wall. the roman ruins stretch coast—to—coast along the border between england and scotland. but there are concerns that climate change could now be threatening the ancient site. 0ur climate editorjustin rowlatt is there for us. hello, it looks wonderful behind you, i have been watching your report with interest all morning, tell us more about this? tt is report with interest all morning, tell us more about this? it is great t

instead, it will be played at another stadium in yaounde.n for re—election to congress and may still stay on as house speaker, despite previously saying she would step down from leadership after 2022. the 81—year—old has served in congress since 1987 and says her decision to stand again was to defend american democracy through legislation on voting rights and other issues. the netherlands is to relax measures designed to curb the spread of covid—i9. on wednesday, cafes, bars, museums, and theatres can open, but only to those who fulfil certain conditions — this despite the country recording high rates of infections in recent weeks, as gail maclellan reports. the soundtrack to what feels like a different time. it was just over a month ago that... you are with bbc news. apologies. forsome you are with bbc news. apologies. for some reason that report on what is happening in the netherlands to do with relaxation of covid—i9 rules seems to have cut out there, but you are with bbc news. we have so much more for you still in the programme, as expla

piers edwards, bbc news, 0lembe stadium, yaounde.sing blackouts, traffic havoc and closures. europe's busiest airport has shut down in istanbul, after the roof of a cargo terminal collapsed under heavy snow. in athens, hundreds of drivers have been trapped in their cars, and schools and vaccine centres were forced to close. the world's most powerful telescope has reached its final destination — a million miles from earth. the james webb telescope took 30 days to get there — and will now spend five months studying universe's earliest stars. that is a long old way. 1 million miles in 30 _ that is a long old way. 1 million miles in 30 days, _ that is a long old way. 1 million miles in 30 days, not _ that is a long old way. 1 million miles in 30 days, not bad. - that is a long old way. 1 million miles in 30 days, not bad. that that is a long old way. 1 million i miles in 30 days, not bad. that is aood. miles in 30 days, not bad. that is good- well— miles in 30 days, not bad. that is good. well done. _ miles in 30 days, not bad. that is g

egypt will now face morocco in the last eight in yaounde on sunday.supporters to a premier league match. the new rules will come into effect ahead of next weekend's twice—postponed burnley—watford match at turf moor. it follows a premier league meeting of clubs to discuss updating guidence. previously, some clubs were criticised for citing injuries and international call—ups as reasons, along with covid, for having matches postponed. england head coach, eddiejones, has said it's disappointing for england that captain owen farrell has been ruled out of the entire six nations tournament, as his ankle injury requires surgery. the 30—year—old, who has 94 caps, was in a collision whilst training with his club saracens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and won't be available to play in the six nations. with ten days to go until the start of the tournament, jones said farrell would contribute — just not on the pitch. whilst it's enormously disappointing, it's just part of the game. and he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll get back as quickl

islands will make their debut at the tournament tonight — they take on gabon in the cameroon capital yaoundeheld egypt to a draw. they're in a tough group, which also includes former winners ghana and morocco, but comoros defender said bakari says they are full of belief and deserve their place in the tournament. i think we can show the world that we know what we can do. we have to respect the other teams, because we are new in the competition, but we don't come as a new team, we come as a team like other teams. we believe in our team, we have confidence in our football and we will play like every team, we will play to win. leslie king's merrill has been unveiled outside the tottenham hotspur stadium, the artwork plays tribute to the man who made more than 250 appearances and captain to tottenham to the last trophy they won in 2008. luke hanrahan has this report. it's great, i get to stay young! it'll be there keeping the young. aha, it'll be there keeping the young. a tottenham legend notjust locked tottenham legend not just locked into tottenham legend notjust locked into spurs folklore. b

witnesses described chaotic scenes outside the stadium in the capital yaounde, as thousands of footballtch between cameron and comoros. there was other gates around the stadium but these were the only ones that were open and everybody was trying to get through here. people also were having to go through covid tests just in front of us, that created a bottleneck, it was getting closer to the match. between the hosts to try to get into that stadium there was a lot of noise in their early on. it was meant to be only 80% full, of 60,000 capacity. i was inside during the game and it was a lot fuller than 80%. yes, a lot of people were trying to get in here and unfortunately that led to the crush that happened here yesterday evening and in the last few minutes the head of the confederation of african football has been passed here looking at the scene of the accident. he's also just an announcement over in another part of town, that there will be a minute's silence before the games and the match that was due to take place here on sunday has now been moved across town to yaounde, to another sta

john bennett is in yaounde and he can tell us more. ahead of the biggest game of their history. they made their debut at the africa cup of nations, nobody expected them to get this far, but they're coming into this match against cameroon without a single goalkeeper. one of them is injured, he is the first choice goalkeeper, he was injured in the game against ghana. the other two goalkeepers, they have tested positive for covid last week. this morning we had some good news, one of those two goalkeepers, one of the two reserves tested negative, but it is too late. you have to post a negative test 48 hours before a match to be able to play. so we are going to see an outfield player in goalfor going to see an outfield player in goal for comoros going to see an outfield player in goalfor comoros against going to see an outfield player in goal for comoros against cameroon, those with all the sport by them. they are also the tournament top scorer is, so you wonder how comoros are going to cope with this. they played really well in the group s

here�*s our reporter peter okwoche who�*s out in the cameroon capital yaounde. 2a teams in all, 52 gamespped for next four weeks. in rugby union�*s premiership, just one match tonight bristol claiming a bonus point victory over sale — andy uren with the fourth try. it finished 32—15 at ashton gate with the fans off their feet at the end. a second tennis player has had their visa cancelled by australian authorities. renata voracova joins novak djokovic in being denied entry into the country, because of their vaccination status with the visas of other players being investigated too. djokovic fans have been protesting outside the hotel the players have been confined to in melbourne. they�*re still hoping to play at the australian open this month. djokovic�*s appeal against the decision won�*t be heard until monday. former world number one marin cilic says he has sympathy for djokovic. it�*s difficult to constructively say something objectively whether the australian government should have or should have not decided this earlier or not. that�*s on their own decision. but looking at the situa

piers edwards, bbc news, olembe stadium, yaounde.k miller. hello. our weather is about to turn more unsettled, which means it's the last day of the widespread cloud and cold underneath that cloud, especially weather, low cloud and the mist is hanging on throughout the day, as it will across parts of wales and england again. there has been some sunshine so far today in northeast scotland, though, clouding over and through the afternoon this weather frontjust moving through, taking a few outbreaks of rain across northern scotland. whereas elsewhere, despite all of the cloud, with the exception of perhaps a little drizzle, it is dry. you can see the extent of the cloud, though, it's western counties of northern ireland, perhaps northeast wales, a few spots in northeast england seeing some sunny spells breaking through, though nowhere near as bright as it was yesterday in northeast england. and these temperatures, well, actually where you have the thickest low cloud and mistjust around two or three degrees celsius, that's why it's feelin

probably haven't, such as the tiny comoros islands who've made their tournament debut against gabon in yaoundeped for, as they lost 1—0. aaron boupendza with gabon's goal — and a great celebration. comoros made a game of it — moussa djoumoi nearly equalising in the second half. a big miss for liverpool will be mo salah, who's been the best player in england so far this season. his egypt side get their campaign underway this afternoon against nigeria — the egyptians are the most successful team in the history of the competition with seven wins but they haven't lifted the trophy since 2010. this is the only thing i didn't win yet but i was lucky because we could have won the cup after 28 years, maybe 30 years now. but i always say i would love to win something for my country, i came here, every time i play for the national team and i am proud to wear the shirt, i give it my best to the team. hopefully, we can do something this time. and egypt's match against nigeria is live on the red button, as well as the bbc sport website and app — kick—off at 4 o'clock. salah's liverpool teammate sadio mane

egypt will now face morocco in the last eight in yaounde on sunday.land that captain owen farrell has been ruled out of the entire six nations tournament as his ankle injury requires surgery. the 30—year—old, who has 94 caps, was in a collision whilst training with his club saracens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and will be unavailable to play for the six nations. with ten days to go until the start of the tournament, jones said farrell would contribute, just not on the pitch. he is disappointed but he knows his part of the game and he will get the operation and do his rehab and will get back as quickly as possible. though we have had a couple of quick chats and he will continue to do little bits and pieces for us behind the scenes and keep involved. but he will cope with situation really well. just to bring you up to date with the one game women's super league tonight, chelsea currently 1—0 up against west ham, beth england with the goal. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. a complaint aga

the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the tournament later — they take on gabon in yaoundes through to the quarter finals of snooker�*s masters. the four—time world champion beat zhao xintong of china by six frames to two at alexandra palace. next up, he'll play mark williams — who knocked out the defending champion yan bingtao yesterday. that the manchester and aston villa game is tonight at 7:30pm, you can watch the build up to that on sportsday at 6:30pm. that's all the sport for now. let's return to our top story and the details unveiled in the house of commons this afternoon of plans to force builders to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding from lower—height buildings in england. the housing secretary, michael gove, told mps "innocent leaseholders" must not shoulder what he called "a desperately unfair burden" — and warned developers he could use legal means to make them pick up the bill. david o'leary is policy director at the home builders federation. or is it the house builders federation? tell us the kind of companies that you represent? fiur companies that you re

comoros islands will make their debut at the africa cup of nations later — they take on gabon in yaoundewe believe in our team, we have confidence in our football and we are going to play like every team, we are going to play to win. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. could offer some protection against coronavirus . let�*s get some more detailfrom our health correspondentjim reed. i think everyone will norse someone in a small household where everyone has caught coronavirus apart from one person who seems to be immune to it. there are a lot of reasons why that might happen, that person could potentially have been exposed in the past two covid and built up protection that way so it could just be luck but one thing said by scientists is if you have been exposed another virus in the coronavirus family, not covid, could you build up some that way? there are seven coronaviruses and four of them are connected to the common cold. this is not covid, this is a related virus. the theory is if you have been x paused to one of those —— exposed to one of those c

the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the tournament later — they take on gabon in yaoundeinternational away from home in togo and held egypt to a draw, to make the finals. they're in a tough group, which also includes former winners ghana and morocco but comoros defender said bakari believes they deserve their place. i think we can show the world that we know what we can do. we have to have respect for the other teams because we are new in the competition, but we don't come as a new team, we, like the other teams. we will play like every other team, we will play to win. five supporters have been arrested for incidents during crystal palace's 2—1win at millwall in the fa cup on saturday. the fa are investigating after both sets of fans threw flares onto the pitch and a bottle struck the palace midfielder michael olise. cctv images have been sent to the police and one palace fan has been arrested. in addition, one millwall supporter was arrested for alleged discriminatory abuse, two for assaulting stewards, and anotherfor a pitch incursion. millwall have said they will issue

after postponement and date changes the competition will kick off in cameroon's capital, yaounde.originally meant to host in 2019, but the tournament was moved to egypt because of doubts that it would be ready on time. more recently, the pandemic has caused delays. but michael who works in the country's sports ministry says they are ready. as of now, all those are bygones. we are forging ahead to give to the public the african nations and the world at large competition. but in the years since cameroon was first named as host, the security situation has deteriorated. in certain parts of the country, scenes like this where the reality of life. cameroon is a nation divided by language and geography. english speakers in the south—west and north—west feel marginalised. fabrice, an activist, is one of those that has been affected and campaigned for better rights. in the north west region, there are regular exchanges of gunshots between security forces and separatist forces. there is a separatist force base in this village, my family had to displace, there is high risk of being burned. s

probably haven't such as the tiny comoros islands who've made their tournament debut against gabon in yaoundeon boupendza with gabon's goal, and a great celebration. comoros made a game of it — moussa djoumoi nearly equalising in the second half. now we saw novak djokovic back out on tennis court yesterday for the first time after a court overturned the cancellation of his australian visa, he's been practising again. we heard the country's immigration minister could still exercise his nuclear option and deport him anyway despite his victory in court. let's cross to melbourne and speak to our tennis corresponsent russell fuller. how was novak djokovic looking? what impact will this take on him? i would love to be able to tell you but it was very much behind closed doors on the rod laver arena. we were not allowed to watch the practice session and no one confirmed it was taking place. it was down to channel nine's drone to capture overhead pictures. that was the only way we knew he was on court. strange, really, the television feed around the venue was turned off from the rod laver arena, as we