now it is time for some tlc. gel is being applied to keep her warm. experts are deciding her future. being applied to keep her warm. experts are deciding herfuture. bbc news. tam dalyell, the former labour mp for west lothian, has died after a short illness. he was 8a. he'll be remembered for his persistent questioning of margaret thatcher over the sinking of the general belgrano during the falklands war, and his campaigning against other conflicts. his family said he had devoted his life to public service. don't forget, you can get in touch with me on twitter. i'm @babitabbc. lots more as always on the website. time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: manchester united lose on the night, but are heading to wembley. they beat hull on aggregate to reach the english league cup final. who will face roger federer in the australian open final, rafa nadal or grigor dimitrov? we hear from the two players ahead of their semi—final. and tiger woods makes his long

the tlc, the love that they... they need that in order to be healthy psychologically but also healthy physically. and unless they receive that they can really struggle. our investigation led to the first convictions for wildlife crime in the history of ivory coast. this man and his uncle were jailed for six months but they have now served their time and they have been released. david shukman with that report. we have lots more on the website, but now all of the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: brilliant bravo! chile are through to the final of the confederations cup. melbourne cup hero, michelle payne, fails a test for a banned substance. and bolt fails to break 10 seconds but still takes another win in 0strava. chile are the first side through to the final of the confederations cup after beating portugal on penalties on wednesday. manchester city goalkeeper claudio bravo was the hero saving three spot kicks in kazan. germany and me

the tlc, the love that they... they need that in order to be healthy psychologically but also healthy physically. and unless they receive that they can really struggle. our investigation led to the first convictions for wildlife crime in the history of ivory coast. this man and his uncle were jailed for six months but they have now served their time and they have been released. the plight shows how hard can be clamped down on wildlife trade. and we'll leave you with this. this is a complete model of the famous star wars robot "r2—d2", made from pieces salvaged from the films. it's been sold in the united states for $2.3 million it was made by an anonymous british collector, and it took him seven years to make it using retired parts from at least four films. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @bbc mike embley. if the truth be known, thursday will be a hard sell for the latter part ofjune, given that low pressure is still very much the dominant feature. not a cold start to the

but six blue macaws, some spix's and some lears, have arrived in singapore for some tlc. experts hope they'll eventually be able to reintroduce them into the wild. we are waiting to the arrival of two very important passengers, two spix's macaw. they are making their way from berlin. it is an 18—hour flight and we hope they're fine upon arrival. we make sure they are exported from countries that are free from bird flew and they have also have to comply with our import conditions which make sure they are healthy, free from diseases and they also have to undergo tests to make sure they are free from bird flew. the first morning they are here in singapore. so far, frieda, our spix's macaw is already eating and happily interacting with the staff. the lears macaw is wendangered now. the spix's macaw is possibly extinct in the wild. the spix macaw is one step away from extension. extension is forever. if nothing is done to save these birds now, these birds will disappearfrom the face of the earth. absolutely beautiful. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. coming up:

the tlc, the love that they need, they need that in order to be healthy psychologically, but also healthy physically. and unless they receive that, they can really struggle. our investigation led to the first convictions for wildlife crime in the history of ivory coast. ibrahima traore and his uncle mohammed were jailed for six months, but they've now served their time and have been released. so the plight of nemleyjunior shows just how hard it can be to clamp down on wildlife trafficking, and to save the most endangered animals from extinction. david shukman, bbc news. the author michael bond, who created one of the best—loved children's characters, paddington bear, has died. he was 91. michael bond said paddington, the bear found at a railway station, reminded him of refugees during the second world war. his books sold more than 35 million copies, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports. it was just over 60 years ago on christmas eve that a young bbc cameraman, michael bond, saw a lonely toy bear sitting on a shelf in a department store. it inspired him to write a bear called

menai the turtle has been through a lot, and now it is time for some tlc. gel is being applied to stop her skin from drying, and she's being kept warm ready for herjourney back to anglesey while experts decide her future. on, but now, let's catch up on the weather forecast. you have clouds on your tie! sorry? clouds! 0h, sorry? clouds! oh, yes! they are very nice, and they? cumulus clouds, in fact. oh, yes! they are very nice, and they? cumulus clouds, infact. i will show you later. pretty chilly in some areas, but we are infora pretty chilly in some areas, but we are in for a change. blue skies we have right now i'm part of the country will be replaced by cloud, and much milder air coming country will be replaced by cloud, and much milderair coming in off the ocean. it is pretty evident from the ocean. it is pretty evident from the satellite picture. you can see that streaming in here. sort of stuck by the time they get to the uk, but eventually, all of this is going to win, so the milder air here out in the ocean will eventually move in our direction and

the us broadcaster behind channels such as eurosport and tlc had threatened to remove its channels from sky on 31 january after a dispute over fees. discovery said the new agreement would keep its programmes on sky for "years to come". no financial details of the agreement have been released by either company. many channels pay thousands of pounds to appear on sky's platform. however, sky also pays some channel providers to include their content in subscription packages. a poker—playing ai has beaten four human players in a marathon match lasting 20 days. match, lasting 20 days. libratus, an artificial intelligence programme developed at carnegie mellon university, was trained to play a variant of the game known as no—limit heads—up texas hold ‘em.the victory has been hailed as a significant milestone for al, as it learned how to bluff. before we go, let's look at the markets. the ftse100 having a good day, off the back of rising commodity prices, oil and metals. was there came up well. they warned of turbulent overhead, —— wizz air. investors liking the news they are replac

she has been through a lot, and now it is time for some tlc. gel is applied to prevent her skin from drying and she is being kept warm, ready for her journey drying and she is being kept warm, ready for herjourney back drying and she is being kept warm, ready for her journey back to anglesey, before experts decide the future. some news just anglesey, before experts decide the future. some newsjust coming through from the last few moments, from the unite union, speaking about british airways. another six days of strikes will take place in february, says unite, in part of that continuing dispute about pay. no dates given as yet but we will try to see we can find out what they might be. unite says there will be six more days of strikes in february as part of that continuing dispute. time to catch up with the weather with helen. good afternoon to you. a gradual change already. it does not feel as better in most parts of the country, but there is still some of that cold here holding on, so still a little fog around the first of four was in scotland

she's been through a lot and now it is time that tlc. jealous being a pride to prevent her skin from drying and she is being kept warm ready for herjourney back to anglesey. while adding experts decide herfuture. it is half past 11. let's take a look at the weather forecast. it is still pretty cold out there across large swathes of england, some places below freezing, and a real mishmash of whether out there. some cloud, fog, and sunshine here and there. cloud to the west and southis and there. cloud to the west and south is interesting, particularly this front towards the west, because there will eventually move eastwards and introduce something a lot milder. this afternoon, 7—9d in the west it. further north and east, a cold day, struggling to get much above freezing. rain becomes more extensive overnight. snow over the pennines, more significantly over higher ground in scotland, but foremost, rain. nowhere nearas higher ground in scotland, but foremost, rain. nowhere near as as recently, but chilly enough in northern ireland for icy

menai the total has been through a lot, and now it is time for some tlc. gel is being applied to prevent her skin from drying, and it will soon be time for her return to anglesey, where experts decide her future. i have learned a lot in that piece, not least that they serve calamari to captive totals. it has fine tastes, that turtle. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a 15—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of quamari barnes, who was stabbed outside his school in north—west london. quamari, who was also 15, was attacked outside the capital city academy in willesden on monday, and died later in hospital. the boy accused of his murder is due to appear at willesden youth court later today. a dutch psychotherapist who has been living and working in the uk for 40 years has told bbc london she feels rejected by this country following the brexit vote. emmy van deurzen is due to receive her british citizenship today, but previously had her application rejected twice. she