phil mercer with the latest on the novak djokovic appeal. a uk government minister has criticised borisjohnson�*s behaviour as unacceptable and said he must run downing street in a "very different way." guy opperman broke ranks after number 10 apologised to the queen for two lockdown parties held by staff on the eve of her husband's funeral. the prime minister didn't attend either party, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls for him to resign. separately, the former head of the government unit, which drew up covid rules, has said sorry for having leaving drinks while restrictions were in force. here's our political correspondent ben wright. it was a moment of national mourning. flags flying at half—mast in honour of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. but inside number 10, on the evening of 16 april last year, two parties took place. there was drink and music at a time covid restrictions on indoor mixing in england were in place. restrictions the queen followed at the funeral of her husband the following day. when i heard abo

novak djokovic is back in detention. earlier today, he was at his lawyer's office while a procedural online hearing was taking place. we have a bit of clarity now about what to expect for sunday's hearing. we know it is going to be a full bench of threejudges and we know that his legal team is going to challenge alex hawke, the immigration minister's, decision to revoke his visa. we understand from legal documents that were released later today that the immigration minister chose to cancel novak djokovic's visa because, according to him, the presence of the unvaccinated athlete could provoke anti—vaccination sentiments. the legal team says this is invalid, it's irrational, and deporting him could actually cause the very thing that the government is trying to avoid. remember, this is a very tight timeframe. the australian open is set to start on monday, and today we've heard from tennis star rafael nadal, who says this is notjust about novak djokovic. tennis keeps going. and the australian open is much more important th

the australian government rejects claims that novak djokovic is being "held captive" after the tennis star was denied entry for failing to meet covid vaccination requirements. # sweet land of liberty... us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. #a # a kiss is still a kiss... and the award-winning _ # a kiss is still a kiss... and the award—winning american director of the last picture show and paper moon, peter bogged down burch, has died at the age of 82. —— peter bogdanovic. hello, and welcome. we begin with some breaking news from the main city in kazakhstan, al marty, there has been further violence security forces try to quell an uprising. —— almaty. local officials say troops have regained control of the municipal building but were facing fierce resistance around the main square. the president is due to address the nation later on friday. meanwhile, russia says its first military units and to support because our authorities have now arrived in the country. —— to

novak djokovic will be among those there, but the former world number one andy murray will continue his comeback with a match against france's lucas pouille. he could meet roger federer in the third round, which would be their 26th meeting, if they both progress that far. brooks koepka won the 100th us pga championship by two strokes in missouri, but was challenged by tiger woods, who finished second. the american, who is currently ranked at number four in the world, claimed his second major of the year, having won the us open injune, and a third major title in 1a months. a week after they beat london opposition with a new manager, manchester city have begun their defence of the premier league title with a 2—0 win over arsenal. raheem sterling and bernardo silva scored the goals for the visitors, while the hosts played their first match under new manager unai emery. but, for pep guardiola, it was business as usual. in general, we make an excellent performance counting in the moment of the season that we are, with a lot of players with a lack of condition in terms of physicality. but o

know what to do, so i was like, i don't know if people will like it, but i told myself, "what would novak djokovic do?" booing and it worked, i managed to raise my level during the game, especially in the tie—break. what's funny, when they closed the roof, i suddenly felt the momentum changing my game, ifelt i could go through the court more and serve better. and yeah, ijust started playing better. to football, where rangers remain four points clear at the top of the scottish premiership after a 1—0 win over livingston. scott arfield with the only goal at ibrox. celtic stay in second place. they were 2—0 up against hearts, reo hatate with a brilliant opening goal. but hearts' liam boyce missed this chance for an equaliser from the penalty spot. 2—1, it finished there. chelsea are back up to second in the women's super leagueafter a 2—0 victory over west ham. the blues opened the scoring when a shot from erin cuthbert set substitute beth england up for their first goal. cuthbert then added a late second with a fine finish from the edge of the box. it's chelsea's second victory ag

well, you've got to be in it to win it, and unlike roger federer and novak djokovic, rafael nadal is. there's much more on the bbc sport website but that's it from me. back to you clive. that's it. i'll be back with a late news at ten. now time for the news where you are. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. the conservative mp nus ghani, who was sacked as transport minister two years ago, says she was told that her muslim faith, was one of the reasons for her dismissal. she also says that when she told borisjohnson what happened, he told her he couldn't get involved. she should make a complaint to the party. the conservative chief whip, mark spencer, says ms ghani had been speaking to him when she was sacked, and he's called her allegations "completely false." downing street says the prime minister had invited her to make a complaint, but she didn't do so. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. this is a new dispute borisjohnson has been drawn into. mac one was the first muslim woman to speak in the common —— nus ghani. a moment she described as important, and

and to complete the big three, who else but defending champion novak djokovic? he wasted absolutely no time beating belgian david goffin in straight sets. the only man standing in his way for a place in the final will be roberto bautista agut, who beat an argentinian to qualify for his first ever grand slam semifinal. he didn't think you'd get this far, he was supposed to be on his stag do at the moment! but his friends are a p pa re ntly moment! but his friends are apparently making the trip from ibiza to london in what will be a study with a difference. i think study with a difference. ithinki study with a difference. i think i made a major error because it came to london for two days this week and wimbledon is on and i'm not at wimbledon! lovely to be here with you, michelle. i could have been at wimbledon. get out of here, go to wimbledon! now, if you're one of those many parents trying to work out how to juggle work and childcare, maybe you should take a leaf out of serena williams‘s book — or at least, her instagram story. this is serena fresh out of h

despite strict covid rules, novak djokovic will be allowed to defend his australian open title without being vaccinated as he's granted a medical exemption. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. it really doesn't get much tougher than this. the chinese city of yuzhou has been put into lockdown after recording just three cases of covid, all of them asymptomatic, as china shows its determination to continue with its zero—covid strategy. residents won't be allowed to leave their homes in this eastern chinese city of around 1.2 million people. the transport system has been shut down, as well as shops and entertainment venues. only food stores can stay open and only workers involved in epidemic prevention are allowed out. another city, xi'an, with a population of 13 million, has been under lockdown for two weeks. our correspondent, robin brant, sent us this report. this is extreme, even by china's standards. a city shut down because ofjust three new cases with no symptoms. "everyone is prohibited from leaving the city," the sign says. a million—plus people are n

novak djokovic heads into us open semi—final action in the men's, while serena williams is through to the women's final, as she bids for a record—equalling 24th grand slam title. this man, alastair cook, will walk out as an international cricketer for the final time later on friday. the former england captain announced his retirement earlier this week, after accomplishing all he intended to in the game. england have already won their five—match series against india, with the final match to come at the oval, and captainjoe root is hoping cook can go out on a high. it's would seem fitting, wouldn't it, for him to go out on a real high, ona it, for him to go out on a real high, on a personal note, notjust asa team. high, on a personal note, notjust as a team. and hopefully he can soak up as a team. and hopefully he can soak up everything else that comes with this week, and go out and deliver on the field. it would be nice to start and finish, wouldn't it, with a century. so you never know, it might be written in the stars for him. two i think credit to him. the way he handled his bat

medvedev was a player to beat once we knew that novak djokovic wasn't going to be allowed to play. he won the u.s. open in september, his allowed to play. he won the us open in september, his world of two, he's been phenomenally successful on hard courts. it was a truly exceptional performance by the doll. i think we have to have a lot of sympathy for medvedev to, he was treated poorly by the crowd. he was booed when he walked out, there a lot of applause between his first and second serves after he put a first serve into the night. and he said says that he thought it was disrespectful. he started his news conference with a very long monologue about his journey in the sport. and what he was saying quite clearly was that today was the day for him, that part of that dream die. ~ . . ,., for him, that part of that dream die. ~ . ., , ~ die. what about d'okovic? at the very beginning _ die. what about d'okovic? at the very beginning of — die. what about djokovic? at the very beginning of this _ die. what about djokovic? at the very beginning of this we - die. what about djokovic? at

serbia is novak. we've heard from various branches of the serbian government, including the executive branch, president aleksandar vucic personally calling novak djokovic at least twice to express his support, telling him that all of serbia was with him, telling him that he would fight for novak�*s truth and justice, and also being highly critical of what's been going on with the government in australia, talking about political bickering and prime minister scott morrison getting involved was something he shouldn't be really seeing. on the other hand, of course, president vucic himself is now involved. but you can see it's going right to the top of serbian society, and notjust president vucic but also patriarch porfirije, the head of the serbian orthodox church. it is orthodox christmas today. you can probably see from the empty streets around me. everybody is celebrating christmas, but patriarch porfirije has said millions of orthodox serbs will be praying for novak djokovic. labour has said the pri

we expected this to be a bit of a saga, frankly, with novak djokovic. his vaccination status has been in question for a long time, ever since the australian open announced that they would have a mandatory vaccination policy, there's been a bit of a circus around the world number one. but saga seems to have developed into drama and very quickly into farce, quite frankly. it's extraordinary. australia is seeing tens of thousands of covid—19 cases for the first time after enduring some of the world's strictest restrictions. there was outrage across the country at the original decision to allow novak djokovic in. it's his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine, and i think the government here has made the choice that you should be vaccinated. but his treatment has struck the wrong note in his native serbia. his father said this is notjust a fight for novak, but a fight for the whole world. the serbian president said his country was doing everything to see that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately, and that

novak djokovic has thanked fans for their support and remains in this hotel. the australian government rejects claims that the grand slam champion is being held captive after failing to meet vaccine entry requirements. and this letter had no surname or address on the envelope — just a short biography. but amazingly, it made it to the right person. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who's coming to dinner, reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice at the height of the civil rights movement. his impact ultimately, transcended the silver screen. our correspondent lizo mazimba looks back on the life of a hollywood icon. # in the heat of the night... sidney poitier�*s virgil tibbs, a man of authority... i'm a police officer.

we want novak djokovic to play! and while some of djokovic�*s supporters gathered to back him, there has been little sympathy for the tennis player. i do feel that to make a statement that we are sticking by what we have been calling for the last two years, i feel it is best for djokovic to probably sit this one out. i hope that the government and the judges hold their ground and say, you don't want to get a vaccination and you don't want to follow our rules, then you can't come in. when novak djokovic�*s visa was revoked the first time, he was held here at this immigration detention hotel. more than a week later, he's back. only two days before he is meant to compete in the australian open and defend his title, this is where he will be spending the night. and when he does get out on sunday, it won't be to go to practice — he will be in his lawyer's office while a court decides his fate. his rival rafael nadal said the grand slam is not just about djokovic. so if he is playing, the australian open will be a gr

the family of novak djokovic launch a scathing attack on australia as the tennis player is held in quarantine, fighting deportation from the country. # a kiss is still a kiss... and the award—winning american filmmaker peter bogdanovich has died at the age of 82. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a candlelit vigil on the steps of the capitol building in washington has marked the end of a day of remembering the first anniversary of the invasion of the us capitol. # god bless america, land that i love # stand beside her and guide her # through the night with a light from above... members of congress, including house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader chuck schumer, paid tribute to police officers and officials who had defended the us capitol. they held candles and observed a moment of silence as a band played patriotic music at the steps of the capitol building. # my home, sweet home... earlier, president biden said the rioters "held a dagger to the throat of american democracy" and accused them of acting after donald trump spun a web of lies. our nor

so, the novak djokovic story is one of the biggest in the world at the moment. how would you do that differently to how other, established news organisations are doing it? one of the things is, we would compete with everybody to break it, right? i'm not sure who broke it, maybe it was reuters. and another thing that i've done in my career and which you just need to do is break huge stories that i would want, you know, that story fast and delivered in a great way by somebody with whom you feel you have a relationship and you trust. but also who is not pandering to you and not giving you the anti—serb propaganda you crave and i don't think this is absolutely rocket science, and again, having been through the waves of innovation in news, i think anyone who tells you, "well, we've figured out the one thing," you know, obviously this isn't that kind of business. can i ask you a practical question? as you know very well, breaking news is an expensive business, reporters have to spend a lot of time working on stories, some of them do not come to fruition. if you want

coming up, jose mourinho walks out of his press conference as manchester united lose again, and novak djokovic eyes more grand slam success at the us open. now, they've won the european cup four times in their history, but on tuesday ajax will be one of the sides looking to secure their place in the group stages of this year's champion's league. last season's dutch runners—up take a 3—1 lead to dynamo kiev in the qualification play—off second leg. and they'll be looking to build on their big win on saturday when they thrashed newly—promoted side emmen 5—0. novak djokovic starts his us open campaign today as he looks to build on his comeback success at wimbledon back injuly. djokovic is only seeded sixth but he's the favourite with many bookmakers to go all the way. he's won the title at flushing meadows twice in the past and starts his campaign this year against hungary's marton fucsovics. it was supposed to be the night manchester united bounced back, but tottenham had other ideas as they recorded a rare victory at old trafford by 3 goals to nil in the premier league. lucas

federer, novak djokovic and nadal. there have been impressive displays at melbourne park, and hoping to achieve an eighth australian title, that would be a record. we will see how sunday plays out. we have the women's final to come on saturday. sofia kenin against muguruza. muguruza, a former french open champion and a wimbledon title to her name as well. but sofia kenin with impressive performances from last year, carrying those into this year's tournament. and there's news of british success too — jordanne whiley has won the women's wheelchair doubles with yui kamiji and alfie hewett and gordon reid won the men's wheelchair doubles. hewitt was emotional at the end lifting that trophy — because he won't be able to defend that title next year due to a change in disabilty classifications. also jamie murray is through to the mixed doubles final, alongside his partner bethany mattek sands. jamie murray's chasing an eighth gra nslam doubles title. today we've heard from england ahead of their six nations opener against

how we got any further details about that arrival of novak djokovic �*s flight? we know the emirates flight will be landing in the next few minutes, it was originally supposed to land at 5:40am local time but now we are told that could be a little earlier than that. what happens next, we still don't know, because whether he will be flying to serbia, whether he goes to spain or the sides to stay, that looks quite unlikely but we don't have those details, but we know the fight will land in the next few minutes. find in the next few minutes. and i'm sure _ in the next few minutes. and i'm sure you _ in the next few minutes. and i'm sure you will— in the next few minutes. and i'm sure you will be - in the next few minutes. and i'm sure you will be keeping us up—to—date as to the latest developments when that happens. are we expecting him to say anything or make a statement at the airport? have fans gathered at the scene to greet him? i don't think any fans have gathered, that's what we know. is still not clear whether he be making a comment or doing an intervi

there should be no special rules for novak djokovic at all, none whatsoever. another win in melbourne would have moved djokovic clear of rafael nadal and roger federer with a record 21 grand slams, but instead of giving up for a shot at history, he is working on an injunction to prevent his at history, he's working on an injunction to prevent his deportation tonight. natalie pirks, bbc news. our correspondent phil mercer joins me now from sydney. for the latest on these developments. great to have you on the programme. at this point, what do we know about why novak djokovic was denied entry into australian what his status is stopped although he was detained by border force at the airport for several hours while they poured over details of his visa application. we're not aware of the moment of exactly what transgression are alleging around his visa applications, but anyone granted a medical exemption to enter australia must provide evidence at the border to support that waiver. so, you have to support that waiver. so, you have to presume there was something ami

we have been told is that novak| have been told is that novak djokovic will remain at his lawyers until two o'clock in the afternoon local time, it is midday here now, so the expectation is in a couple of hours, he may well be put into immigration, a judge may decide that you can stay in his other accommodation after he was detained at melbourne airport about 1.5 weeks ago he was brought here to an immigration detention hotel quite close to the centre of melbourne. he may be brought back here. we don't know. what we do know is there was a brief preliminary hearing in court today, essentially a procedural matter dealing with administrative items ahead of a full appealfor novak administrative items ahead of a full appeal for novak djokovic against the decision by australia's immigration minister alex hawke to cancel his fees are and that will take place on sunday morning —— visa. today, if you like, to use a tennis term, is a bit of a warm up for the main event tomorrow. a warm up for the main event tomorrow— tomorrow. but it is going to the wire and _ tomorrow. but it is going to t

questions raised about whether novak _ wine. questions raised about whether novak djokovic - wine. questions raised about| whether novak djokovic made wine. questions raised about i whether novak djokovic made a false declaration on his order entry form for australia. we'll have the latest from melbourne. a medicalfirst in america where doctors have transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a human patient. he was a story- — heart into a human patient. he was a story- i _ heart into a human patient. he: was a story. i came to bel—air for a better education, simple. and the prince is back and fresher than ever, the 1990s comedy has been given a gritty reboot. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it is news day. —newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the omicron variant of coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. in the us, the number of new covid infections and the number of hospital admissions have reached an all—time high. in europe, the world health organization said it expects more than half the people there will be infected in t

novak djokovic was expected to go head—to—head with rafael nadal. a 21st grand slam title is at stake and today, his rival didn't mince his words. he's free to take the own decisions, but then there are some consequences i'iow. and of course, i don't like the situation that is happening. for years, novak djokovic has dominated the australian open, winning nine times. but his attempt at a tenth title may be over before the tournament has started. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — we'll look at how the events of january the 6th affected the way america is viewed around the world. we'll hear from our correspondents across the globe. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief — after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of s

all except one — novak djokovic's positive test on december 16. according to the bbc�*s graph, this confirmation code would actually suggest a test some time between the 25th and 28th of december. djokovic travelled to australia on january 4. how likely is it that that is a glitch in the system? it's not likely, but we don't know all the aspects and it's possible that there is some other explanation, so i really hope the public institutions will provide transparency and clarify all this. so far, djokovic, the serbian institute of public health, and its office of information technology have not responded to bbc requests for comment. i think everyone's polarised at the moment on novak djokovic, which will be hurtful to him, but it won't do his reputation any good if it's found out that he's been telling porky pies. rafael nadal will contest the australian open final on sunday, locked on 20 grand slams with the serbian. a 21st is unprecedented in men's tennis. djokovic may only have himself to blame as his rival takes shot at the prize he so covets

novak djokovic won the first and third sets. roger federer the second and fourth. with the crowd on their feet, it was into a decider. but what followed almost defied belief. fedor had two championship points, only for djokovic to do this. and at 12-12, with only for djokovic to do this. and at 12—12, with a tie—break for the title, he seized the moment. that might be the shot of the decade. after nearly five hours of nerve shredding drama, it had been wimbledon‘s longest final, memorable for everyone, well, almost. wimbledon‘s longest final, memorable for everyone, well, almostlj wimbledon‘s longest final, memorable for everyone, well, almost. i will try to forget! laughter but, no, it was a great match. it was, if not the most exciting and thrilling finals i was ever part of, then definitely top two, three in my career, against one of the greatest players of all time, roger, who i respect a lot. cheering so many of the fans here were hoping to see roger federer make history, but instead they got one of the most dramatic finals these championships have e

they are treated anonymously, all the cases, so the panel, we're told, would not have known if novak djokovic, the world number one and nine—time australian open champion, were playing. first of all, it has to be approved by the australian technical advisory group on immunisation, and then a second panel made up of medical experts has to also give the green light to a player receiving a vaccination. so, i think that's what people need to have in the back of their minds, but at the same time, clearly, people will reach their own conclusions if djokovic doesn't shed any further light on the subject, and they may well make their frustration felt. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. in south africa, the man accused of torching the country's parliament building has appeared in court. zandeelay christmas mafay faces five charges including arson and possession of an explosive device. the man has denied all charges, and his lawyer says he's being made a scapegoat. police in india have detained an 18—year—old woman they believe to be behind an app that shared pictu

australia has told tennis champion novak djokovic that rules are rules, as the star has his visa cancelled, over a covid vaccine exemption. djokovic flew in to melbourne to defend his australian open tennis title. he's now in a government detention hotel, considering a legal challenge. a russian—led regional military alliance has agreed to send peacekeeping troops to kazakhstan after a plea from the country's president. the governments declared a state of emergency amid widespread unrest, protesters have fought running battles with police and seized the international airports. investigating the capitol riots, one year on, the us attorney—general is promising to hold to account everyone involved in the fatal attack in washington. thejustice department has faced criticism for not, so far, pursuing alleged organisers of the attempted insurrection. now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it is surely hard for the people of sudan to be optimistic about their country's prospects in 2022. the new year began with the nominal head of the transitional government q

we are getting back to tennis now- getting back to tennis now after the novak djokovic saga and news that he might not be able to go to the french open filtering through here as that news was coming all the way from europe. the saga not well and truly over but the tennis well and truly under way. australia tennis fans saw their number one seed ash barty demolish her employment so local supporters are in good advice. anotherfirm local supporters are in good advice. another firm favourite, andy murray, has been into the final five times without winning. he finalfive times without winning. he had to get wild car and he cruised through the first round opponent. —— wildcard. plenty forfans first round opponent. —— wildcard. plenty for fans to see to get there monies worth. daniil medvedev, the new favourite after djokovic, is looking good. tennis is speaking loudly after the djokovic saga.— speaking loudly after the djokovic saga. speaking loudly after the d'okovic sa . a. . ., djokovic saga. later, emma will be playing _ djokovic saga. later, emma will be playing and _ djokovic

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tennis star novak djokovic faces more controversy afterfootage emerged of him in public around the time his lawyers say he tested positive for covid19. they're claiming the infection exempts him from australia's vaccine rules, where he's currently detained in an immigration hotel after being barred from entering the country. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a testing positive for coronavirus. it's the first country in western europe to reach the figure. at least 21 people have died in freezing temperatures in northeastern pakistan after their cars were trapped in heavy snow. the chief minister of punjab province, has declared the mountain resort town of murree, where a thousand vehicles were stranded, as a "disaster area," warning people to stay away. now on bbc news it's time for the media show. hello. welcome to the media show. we have reached the one—year anniversary of the storming of the storming of the capital in washington, dc. it was a pivotal moment for america and for its media. we have seen some us journalists criticised for overemphasising

the headlines: lawyers for novak djokavic claim he was given a vaccine exemption to enter australia, because he'd had a recent covid infection. thousands more flat—owners will be spared the expense of replacing unsafe cladding — under new government plans to make developers offer four billion pounds towards the costs. at least 21 people have died in north—eastern pakistan after heavy snowfall trapped them in their vehicles. days after violent and deadly protests erupted in kazakhstan, the former domestic intelligence agency chief is detained on suspicion of high treason. and the james webb telescope has hit its next biggest milestone: the mirrors have completed deployment and the next—generation telescope has taken its final form. much more on all those stories to come on top of the hour. now on bbc news it's the media show. hello. welcome to the media show. we have reached the one—year anniversary of the storming of the capitol in washington, dc. it was a pivotal moment for america and for its media. we have seen some us journalists criticised for overemphasising its impor

andy murray, novak djokovic and rafa nadal are all struggling with injury ahead of the event in melbourne. also, in the last hour, the british number one johanna konta has withdrawn with a hip injury. injury plagued tennis. we were talking about moose earlier. to you know what a moose sounds like? talking of animal noises, see if you can guess what this is. close your eyes. (crowing). it is an owl. it is a baby something. it is the sound of the first polar bear cub born in the uk in 25 years. i would never have guessed that. the reason the sound is so significant, born at highland wildlife park in scotland, hasn't left its mother's side and the reason the sound is so significant is that is the only evidence they have that the cub exists because they haven't seen it. you can't go m, they haven't seen it. you can't go in, they have bad immune systems. there is a great risk of infection. you've got to wait until they come out. how do you know that? i was very interested in this story. out. how do you know that? i was very interested in this storylj listened on the radio. they may be assumpti

you could have also have pointed to the words of deputy prime minister and energy minister alexander novak, who said very recently that in his view, european certification of the nord stream stephen sakur pipeline so that it could be built, it is being built, he says certification for use were definitely call soaring european gas prices. now, too many in europe, that sound like a little bit like an implicit threat that if they don't do what you want, with regard to nord stream two... it what you want, with regard to nord stream two. . ._ nord stream two... it means that your _ nord stream two... it means that your preferred _ nord stream two... it means that your preferred option i that your preferred option would not be to certify so that prices saw further. i will say that we are talking here on a market that is kept in the hands of those who, through spelling out policies and approaches, determine what will happen in the next few weeks and months. we would prefer to have here a bear market. russia is about bears. now it is not about bullies. it is about bears. this is where we work towa

novak d'okovic in. it is his choice — allow novak d'okovic in. it is his choice not— allow novak djokovic in. it is his choice not to _ allow novak djokovic in. it is his choice not to be - allow novak djokovic in. it 3 his choice not to be vaccinated which is fine and i think the government here has made a choice that they should be vaccinated.— choice that they should be vaccinated. �* , ., vaccinated. but his treatment has struck — vaccinated. but his treatment has struck the _ vaccinated. but his treatment has struck the wrong - vaccinated. but his treatment has struck the wrong note - vaccinated. but his treatment has struck the wrong note in l has struck the wrong note in his native serbia. his father said that this is notjust a fight for novak to fight for the whole world. the serbian president said he'd country was doing everything to make sure that the harassment of the world's best tennis player is brought to an end immediately. and that the whole of serbia supported him. it is under

once again, the government has decided they want to deport novak djokovic. once again, it's up to a judge whether or not he stays or goes. he will then be accompanied to an immigration detention hotel, possibly the one that he had stayed in before. but now this australian open, two days away, has turned from a sporting highlight to a point of contention politically and diplomatically. shaimaa khalil. and if we get more on that court case in the next half hour, we will bring it to you here on bbc news. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace, after it emerged two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh's funeral, last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson said it was "deeply regrettable that the events took place at a time of national mourning". covid rules had meant indoor mixing was banned, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing at the parties into the early hours. the prime minister didn't attend either party, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls for him to resign. with the very latest, here's o

it feels like the endgame now for novak djokovic. the australian open haven�*t done him any favours pencilling him in on monday because he is the defending champion. he has no wriggle room if he loses this case. it seems like it is black and white now. if he does lose the case, he is getting out of the country. they will have to withdraw from the main draw. you�*ll probably never play the australian open back again because he will face a three—year ban. if he wins his case, he will probably have just over 2a hours to get ready for that defence of his title at park and to a crowd that i don�*t want him there, potentially. as your packages have sort of projected. a lot of people in australia will be in happy if he is to stay unvaccinated, given all the difficulties we�*ve had over the past ten days. as i say, his biggest challenge to this australian defence might come in this court case overnight in melbourne. how might come in this court case overnight in melbourne. how much is at stake here — overnight in melbourne. how m

to end and a novak djokovicjust somehow got the job done once again. most people wanted, any crowd, roger two ends of the emotion was that way and novak djokovic to go in there and resist everybody, just say, no, no, no, i'm the top seed, defending champion and to beat roger federer head—to—head on that court, he may be the greatest of all time. that is the big question, everybody wants that. it is not always about individual tournaments, it is about grand slams and he has narrow that gap on both rafael nadal and roger federer today. it easy for us to say 16 grand slams, each of them you have to win seven matches against world —class to win seven matches against world—class athletes. we are in a remarkable era, we have enjoyed it so much, watching their expertise and the commitment, motivation just to keep on going. actually, do you know what? beyond that, it is just the beauty of the sport that they produce together because these three quys produce together because these three guys bring out the best in each other and they will be joined by an

let's start with novak djokovic. that drawer has really opened up for him. and it's fairto really opened up for him. and it's fair to say he perhaps hasn't really been challenged yet, straight sets win for been challenged yet, straight sets winfor him. been challenged yet, straight sets win for him. i think he's still playing at an exceptionally high level. he was in the right half of the draw, no doubt about it, when roger federer and rafa nadal were paved together in the other half djokovic knew he would be a strong favourite to come through the half of the draw he was in, really, very few alarms. he was in, really, very few alarms. he was in, really, very few alarms. he was in, really, very few alarms. he's dropped one set in the first week but today, after the devastating. never goffin started really well, 11—3 in the first that david goffin. his everything you'd expect of an world number one and more, novak djokovic. he will be desperately difficult beat. highlights of his straight sets win out on centre court earlier on. we know he has four wimbledon

the australian government deny claims they're holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest — saying protesters who don't give themselves up will be destroyed — and thanks the russian president for sending troops. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's austin halewood. england are trying to salvage a bit of pride in the ashes, what's going on? good morning. well, at long last, england cricket fans finally have something to cheer about in australia. for the first time on this ashes tour, an english batter has made a century. jonny bairstow reached his tonne during the final over of the day to give some respectability to england

ee’ze a i a. f read may know about novak he about novak; he has more about novak djokovic. he has had a difficult time of late and it is interesting to watch somebody so brilliant falling apart on court because that is what it looks like he is doing. he looked once is number one ranking bank but it doesn‘t look like he will get it any time soon. britain‘sjohanna konta eased through to the third round of the australian open.

australia has told tennis champion novak djokovic that no—one rules are rules, as the star has his visa cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. djokovic flew in to melbourne to defend his australian open tennis title. he's now in a government detention hotel considering a legal challenge. a russian—led regional military alliance has agreed to send peacekeeping troops to kazakhstan after a plea from the country's president. the governments declared a state of emergency amid widespread unrest. protesters have fought running battles with police and seized the international airports. investigating the capitol riots, one year on, the us attorney general is promising to hold to account everyone involved in the fatal attack in washington. thejustice department has faced criticism for not, so far, pursuing alleged organisers of the attempted insurrection. now on bbc news, it's time for talking movies. hello from new york. i'm tom brook, and welcome to our talking movies review of 2021. in today's programme, we look at the highlights of the year in film. there were many special moments. a re

it's men's singles final day at wimbledon — defending wimbledon champion novak djokovic and roger federer are tied at five games each in the final set. this is live from centre court. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the mail on sunday has published more leaked diplomatic correspondence from britain's former ambassador in washington — defying warnings from scotland yard that media organisations could be prosecuted for doing so. in one of the cables, sir kim darroch suggests that president trump pulled out of the iran nuclear deal last year to spite barack obama. our political correspondent helena wilkinson reports. may last year, boris johnson as foreign secretary goes to washington and meets his us counterpart. his mission, to persuade the us president to soften his stance and stick with the iran deal. he appeared on talk shows. tougher on iran... but efforts failed — donald trump did not listen and withdrew from the deal. now new confidential e—mails printed in the mail on sunday reveal what was allegedly going on behind—the—scenes. according to the paper, sir kim darroc

in the men's final the number two seed daniil medvedev will take on either novak djokovic or olympic champion alexander zverev depending on the outcome of their semi final which is currently under way. while in the womens final it's the battle of two relatively unknown teenagers — britain's18—year—old emma raducanu and canada's 19—year—old leyla fernandez — both making theirfirst appearance in a grand slam final. for more on this, i'm joined now by christopher clarey — an author and the new york times tennis correspondent, who is currently watching that djokovich match. well, let's comment to that briefly. how is it looking? very finally plays to match, he came out strong and jack a bench reacted, he lost a lot of fresh sets in this tournament, so he has lost four now and come back each time, but he seems to be playing within himself and taking out some confidence from that 0lympic confidence from that olympic gold medal, so i think it could be a tight match. fii< gold medal, so i think it could be a tight match.— be a tight match. 0k camilla, for many _ be a tight m

four—time champion novak djokovic is knocked out of the toronto masters in the third round by greece's 19—year—old stefanos tsitsipas. and turkish delight in berlin, as 200m world champion ramil guliyev adds the european title to his collection. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start in missouri at the us pga championship, with gary woodland the one stroke leader after the opening round at bellerive. the american carded a 6—under first round of 64 in the year's final major and leads compatriot rickie fowler by a stroke,

goffin actually beat novak djokovic at the last time they played. but on grass, the defending champion ina played. but on grass, the defending champion in a very different proposition. he took the first set 6-4, the proposition. he took the first set 6—4, the second 6—0, dismantling david goffin in that second set. 1—0 ahead in the third. novak djokovic looking likely to book his place in another wimbledon semifinal. on court number one, pella is playing bautista agut. it is worth pointing out that bautista agut is the only one in the quarterfinals who hasn't yet dropped a set in these championships, and as things stand, he is on course not to do so once again. 7—5 in the first set and he has a break in the second. he will be serving when play resumes in the middle of that second set. but as things stand, bautista agut looking like he will go on to face novak djokovic in the semifinals. what is coming up later? well, the other two of those big names, roger federer will be next on centre court against nishikori, a player with brilliant shotma

novak djokovic spends the night in an immigration detention hotel in melbourne ahead of a court hearing to decide whether he'll be deported from australia. lawyers for virginia giuffre want two people in the uk to give evidence in her civil case against prince andrew. the duke's legal team argue ms giuffre "may suffer from false memories". prince andrew has repeatedly denied allegations of sexual assault. the eruption of a giant underwater volcano near the island nation of tonga has triggered tsunami waves across the southwestern pacific. now on bbc news, global questions travels to kyiv where zeinab badawi and her panel of politicians and experts take questions from a local audience to discuss the crisis in ukraine. hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the government here has been monitoring the intense talks between russia and the west very anxiously. have the negotiations this week defused the tensions on the ukraine—russia border, where moscow has been amassing troops? or is it the start of a new cold war? applause welcome t