novak djokovic says he has a different opinion. i'm interested what you thought of the statement he put out? when he first tried to explain this on that instagram posting, it gave us more questions than answers. now this statement seemed to have a different tone. it did seem to be more conciliatory and take the temperature down a bit. >> i want to again explain the context. melbourne victoria, the victorians, i stant to be corrected, i'm not sure there's been a more locked down state, city in the world than melbourne. they went hard. they went early and they were locked down for months and months. so the image of a sports person who everybody thought couldn't come because he was vaxxed suddenly putting out an instagram saying, i'm coming. that did not sit well with the victorians and it didn't sit well with most australians. we can't compare ourselves to america in terms of the tough time, but unlike a lot of america, we've had long months of lockdowns and there are people who haven't been out of the cross borders to visit dieing p

djokovic won't _ will be here but novak djokovic won't be — will be here but novak djokovic won't be. in will be here but novak d'okovic won't be. , ., ., won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his — won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, _ won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what _ won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what is - won't be. in terms of the impact on him and his career, what is the - him and his career, what is the feeling? it him and his career, what is the feelin: ? , , . . him and his career, what is the feelina? ,,., ., , feeling? it is standard procedure when someone _ feeling? it is standard procedure when someone is _ feeling? it is standard procedure when someone is deported - feeling? it is standard procedure when someone is deported from | when someone is deported from australia — when someone is deported from australia that they are barred from returning _ australia that they are barred from returning for a period of three years — returning for a period of three years we _ returning for a peri

and in one novak djokovic's as well. and in one sense _ novak djokovic's as well. and in one sense it _ novak djokovic's as well. and in one sense it is _ novak djokovic's as well. and in one sense it is working? yes, and they are saying to us, you know, we don't want anyone detained. we know what it's like to be here for nine years in these inhumane conditions and wejoin with in these inhumane conditions and we join with others in saying no—one should be detained for these kinds of situations.— situations. under any circumstances, - situations. under any circumstances, the l situations. under any i circumstances, the idea situations. under any - circumstances, the idea it is nine years is pretty shocking. you see how this can work as leverage for these people to either speed up their process or indeed to bring it to a close, one way or another? like novak djokovic, _ close, one way or another? like novak djokovic, these _ close, one way or another? i age: novak djokovic, these refugees are really at the hands of the minister, is up to minister to release them

so what is the view from novak djokovic's home country? our correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade and spoke to serbia's president aleksandar vucic. as you can imagine, nobody is saying that this is a moment of infamy and embarrassment for novak djokovic, rather they're saying it's a moment of shame for australia. that's certainly been the view widespread among very closely indeed. we've also seen throughout this affair that the very top levels of the government here in serbia have been putting their support right behind novak djokovic and they are continuing to do so even after this judgment, which means he won't be able to take part in the australian open this year and he will be deported from the country. i met the serbian president and asked him for his initial reaction to the judgment. i was three times vaccinated, so it is not about that, if you wanted to put principles in front of everything, you should have said ok, unvaccinated people cannot enter the territory of australia, but you didn't say so, you said there could be medic

we've already heard from novak djokovic. we've heard from the politicians, the prime minister scott morrison clearly very relieved that the decision has gone this way his time as it did not a week ago. he has said, quote, i welcome the decision to keep our country strong and australians safe. they have made many sacrifices and they rightly respect the right to be protected. this is the message we've heard from politicians all the way through, that rules are rules. we have heard the prime minister say that repeatedly and there shouldn't be any special treatment so the crux of the argument from the government was that joeks's presence here could embolden the antivax nation sentiment at a time they are trying to convince people to have the booster shot. this was rebuffed very strongly by djokovic's lawyers but not strongly enough or not convincingly enough to convince the judges. they did side with the government. novak djokovic will leave australia. >> he will. that tournament will go on. monday mourning melbourne time. scott,

there are a handful of novak djokovic's - a handful of novak djokovic's supporters. many serbian australians have rallied to the cause, some of them are here today following proceedings online on their phones and having spoken to a couple of them a few minutes ago, they say they are confident that their hero will be exonerated, that his visa will be exonerated, that his visa will be exonerated, that his visa will be reinstated and that he will be allowed to play. as for the broader australian population, a country of 25 million people, various online polls have shown that the majority of people want to see novak djokovic expelled from this country, australia has high rates of vaccination, but also very high rates of covid—i9 infection, we are seeing tens of thousands of new infections being reported every day infections being reported every day in this country. this is unchartered territory throughout the pandemic for australia. this is a nervous and certain time and many australians believe that here we have an unvaccinated tennis player who has come into the coun

of course, people _ player, novak djokovic. of course, people here are frustrated and people — people here are frustrated and people here, 90% of them at least, are on— people here, 90% of them at least, are on the _ people here, 90% of them at least, are on the side of novak, and to end this story, _ are on the side of novak, and to end this story, i — are on the side of novak, and to end this story, i believe that novak is not humiliated. humiliated are those people _ not humiliated. humiliated are those people who organised this kind of witch— people who organised this kind of witch hunt process and novak can proudly— witch hunt process and novak can proudly come back to his country. support— proudly come back to his country. support there from the very top levels of government in serbia, probably widely reflected across serbian society as a whole. president told me they would have to work on improving relations between serbia and australia and this affair was not about novak djokovic but about truth and justice

novak djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time he chooses to do so and border force will facilitate that. dementia cases are expected to almost triple across the world by 2050. experts say it's down to ageing and growing populations. what's happening in australia in the world of sport. 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 ton during the final over of the day, to give some respectability to england's first innings. but, it still might not be enough to save the lith test in sydney, with australia still 158 runs ahead at the close of play. as patrick gearey reports. at a drizzly sydney, the weather soaked up more time in the test. for england, not nearly enough. australians have spent weeks mopping up, after all. haseeb hameed, beaten by michell starc for six. sydney was in pink to support the jane mcgrath cancer foundation. late w

what we had when novak djokovic arrived at - novak djokovic arrived at melbourne international airport a week and i half ago, he was stopped by border force officials who said he had not adhered to immigration rules and his visa was cancelled. that decision was challenged by djokovic and his legal team and thejudge found the djokovic and his legal team and the judge found the border force officials had not acted properly so that decision was overturned and novak djokovic �*s veez that was reinstated however we then had the australian immigration minister, alex hawke, he has reviewed the case and he has used his ministerial powers, these discretionary broad powers, to again cancel that visa, that happened on friday. so here we are on sunday, and appeal to the full bench of the federal court and if novak djokovic loses, there is no automatic right of appeal but of course, time is of the essence, it is lunchtime here in melbourne and the australian open starts in less than 2a hours when novak djokovic would be expected to defend his australian open title. so time is very much of the ess

was novak djokovic right to be granted an exemption and who does that? who has the right to give you? with all of that happening, the tennis star waits that decision, a judge now has to decide whether or not he can defend his title. in wait to see what he has to say about it. i'll be speaking to a former deputy secretary of australia's immigration department later in this bulletin, so do stay with us for that. 19 people, including nine children, have been killed in a fire that's being called the worst for 30 years in new york. it began in an apartment on the 19th floor of a residential building in the bronx. it's thought to have been caused by a portable electric heater. our correspondent, nada tawfik, has more. it is the worst fire the city has seen in decades as this high—rise building in the bronx went up in flames, and no part was spared. firefighters arrived within three minutes after a blaze broke out in a duplex apartment. the crews found victims on each floor, some in cardiac and respiratory arrest. in those terrifying moments, residents were r

novak djokovic prepares for a court hearing — after saying he has a vaccine exemption to enter australia — because he had covid last month. the education secretary becomes the first uk cabinet minister to back reducing covid isolation down from seven days to five. the afghan baby separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal is reunited with relatives. russian troops arrive in kazakhstan as order is restored following six days of violence. the duchess of cambridge at a0 — three new portraits will go on display in english towns where kate has lived to celebrate her birthday. and england bat their way through a nervous final session in sydney to draw the fourth ashes test. lawyers for the tennis champion novak djokovic are preparing for the next round of their legal fight to overturn the cancellation of his australian visa. the tennis world number one is currently being held in a detention centre — as he waits to see whether he can play in the australian open amid a row about his covid vaccination status. his team released documents yesterday and say he do

we understand novak djokovic arrived in one of two white cars. the consensus among the photographers and camera crews is that novak djokovic was inside one of those vehicles. there were a few police officers and other security guards. windows were tinted and it was pretty chaotic but we do understand that novak djokovic is back in detention and first thing on a sunday morning, a full appeal into that cancellation of his visa will begin. so this long—running saga still has a few more chapters to run. extraordinary turn of events. _ chapters to run. extraordinary turn of events. he _ chapters to run. extraordinary turn of events. he is - chapters to run. extraordinary turn of events. he is in - chapters to run. extraordinary turn of events. he is in a - turn of events. he is in a single room, not allowed to leave the hotel. what are conditions like?— leave the hotel. what are conditions like? not great according _ conditions like? not great according to _ conditions like? not great according to other- conditions like? not great i according to o

and that is what novak djokovic had done. and so we see even though it's a win for novak djokovic at the moment, there will still be a nervous wait to see whether the immigration minister indeed decides to cancel his visa yet again. >> yeah, we'll watch to see what happens. tracy holmes, many thanks joining us from sydney, australia. appreciate it. thanks, rosemary. >> we will have much more on the novak djokovic saga just ahead. >>> also, talks between the u.s. and russia over ukraine will soon get under way in switzerland. a live report from geneva coming your way in just a moment. ♪ three times the electorlytes and half the sugar. ♪ pedialyte powder packs. feel better fast. feel stuck with credit card debt? move to sofi and feel what it's like to get your money right. ♪ move your high-interest debt to a sofi personal loan. you could save with low rates and no fees. earn $10 just for viewing your rate and get your money right. ♪ we're getting destroyed out there. we need a plan! i have a plan... right now at t-mobil

twice today, novak djokovic was on the court training. and a few hours later, the government finally announced its decision. the tennis star's visa has been cancelled again, and for the second time he faces deportation from australia. in his statement, the country's immigration minister, alex hawke, said... the prime minister, scott morrison, said the decision followed careful consideration. mr morrison's government has faced heavy criticism for allowing the unvaccinated player into australia in the first place, while the country struggled with a spike in covid—19 case numbers. i think it was a mess up that they did, but now i think they have corrected the way. it's unfortunate that novak won't be playing the tournament, it's a pretty big loss. yeah, i think if everyone else has to follow the rules, why can't he? obviously he thought he was above it all. novak djokovic has been included in the draw for the tournament as the top seed. he was due to play fellow serbian miomir kecmanovic. now his case is in court again. the australian open

novak djokovic prepares for a court hearing — after saying he has a vaccine exemption to enter australia — because he had covid last month. russian troops arrive in kazakhstan as order is restored following six days of violence. the afghan baby separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal — is reunited with relatives. the duchess of cambridge at a0 — three new portraits will go on display in english towns where kate has lived to celebrate her birthday. and it's a draw for england and australia in the fourth ashes test. england trail three—nil in the series, with one test to play. the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, has backed cutting the covid isolation period in england from seven to five days. he said if there's evidence it's safe, the change could reduce staffing pressures on schools, hospitals and other important sectors. the uk health security agency is reviewing thelength of the isolation period. mr zahawi said ministers are doing all they can to make sure the health service can operate during what he called "a rocky few weeks". our politica

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 understood that the reigning australia and open champion may appeal the decision in court. australian open begins in melbourne in under two weeks. our

novak d'okovic in. it's his choice novak djokovic in. it's his choice not _ novak djokovic in. it's his choice not to _ novak djokovic in. it's his choice not to be - novak djokovic in. it's his i choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine, and i think the government made the choice to be vaccinated. but government made the choice to be vaccinated.— be vaccinated. but his treatment _ be vaccinated. but his treatment has - be vaccinated. but his treatment has struckl be vaccinated. but his i treatment has struck the be vaccinated. but his - treatment has struck the wrong note in his native serbia. his father said this is notjust to 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 the whole of serbia supported him. it's understood he may appeal the decision in court. the australian open begins in melbourne and under two weeks. mark lobel, bbc news. our sydney correspondent, phil mercer, has been exploring the basis

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

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three judges in australia are considering novak djokovic's appeal against the cancellation of his visa on the grounds of public health. djokovic's lawyers have been challenging the government's argument that the serbian player is an anti—vaccination figurehead. the judges say the verdict will be delivered on sunday or monday. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s phil mercer in melbourne. does this mean that all the evidence has been submitted and thejudges are now evidence has been submitted and the judges are now deliberating orders that process are still not complete?— orders that process are still not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are not complete? novak d'okovic's fs now i not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests h not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests in _ not complete? novak d'okovic's f8 are now rests in the h not complete? novak djokovic's f8 are now rests in the hands i f8 are now rests in the hands of those three judges who have, for the past four or five hours, been hearing submissions on both sides, but the heart of this argument, the government says that nov

this is novak djokovic arriving in melbourne on wednesday. the documents his legal team presented to the court state he'd received the exemption from tennis australia, with a follow—up letter from the home affairs department saying he was allowed into the country. his legal team added that onjanuary 1st djokovic received a document from home affairs telling him his responses indicated he met the requirements for a quarantine—free arrival into australia. what is becoming clear is a breakdown in communication among those making the decisions and what the judge has to look at and examine is exactly which rules apply. is it state government rules or federal government rules? and until a decision is made about whether novak djokovic can remain in australia, the world number one is still stuck in this immigration detention hotel, and in the middle of a huge controversy. this particular set of incidents, the victorian government was not briefed on the matter. in terms of how people got into the country, that's a matter for the federal government

, novak djokovic, nine times. he was the defending champion and had he been allowed to compete ear and had he won, he would have snared that record—breaking zist snared that record—breaking 21st grand slam when, the most successful man �*s player of all time, so that record will have to wait. he was expelled from australia on a flight leaving melbourne airport late on sunday night, now in dubai, and his whereabouts or his destination after that we'll have to wait. novak djokovic, not here at the australian open, but life goes on, and so does the australian open. that does the australian open. at last it starts. as you say he is gone. crossing over to you now, dubai is welcomed that has welcomed him to the airport. what are his movements there? his flight landed 30 minutes before, it landed ahead of time, it was supposed to land at 5:40am but it was about 530, the flight landing here, and we still don't know what he is going to do next. there are a few options in front of him, the first one he goes back to hi

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

now novak djokovic had a waiverfrom that exemption. now novak djokovic had a waiver from tennis australia, the governing body that organises the governing body that organises the australian open and also the victorious state government. however, when he arrived at melbourne's international airport 11 days ago, federal authorities challenged about waiver and so began this saga that included his detention two challenges inquired, and ultimately his deportation from australia, what it means for novak djokovic well, time will tell. will it be into any? embarrassment? humiliation? orwill it be into any? embarrassment? humiliation? or will be hit allowed to come back in the future and have another go? the prime minister is in drilling out novak djokovic being allowed to return next year, but one thing is for certain, has the event gets under way here at melbourne park in the next hour or so, there will be no djokovic. he has been the king of melbourne park, but this year, the crown will go to someone else. sale, keeping us up—to—date on

will he or won't he cancel novak djokovic's visa. there is a lot of speculation in the mediation australia that that decision could happen today. and so, it is all up in the air at the moment. all up in the airfor sure but if that does happen and it is a big "if" here, what options does novak djokovic have? if novak djokovic visa is cancelled once again, it would certainly go back to court. he has huge wealth behind him, his legal team, extremely experienced as we saw on the court case earlier this week. of the immigration minister decides to cancel the visa, almost certainly a court case will follow. of course, times of the essence here. it is friday morning here in melbourne and the australian open on monday. so, whichever way this long—running saga is going to turn, it will have to turn pretty quickly given as we say, the first grand slam of the year starts pretty soon here. and against that weather, i do not envy the players or the spectators. thank you for that. just to say, the final question is what's the perception of how t

briefly, among those who were angry about novak djokovic's were angry about novak djokovic�*s exemption, what has the reaction been to this ruling? it�*s exemption, what has the reaction been to this ruling?— been to this ruling? it's really interesting. _ been to this ruling? it's really interesting. you _ been to this ruling? it's really interesting. you only - been to this ruling? it's really interesting. you only need . been to this ruling? it's really interesting. you only need to| been to this ruling? it's really - interesting. you only need to look at social media. on twitter, for example, when we were feeding those lines, those updates about his release and the judge�*s decision, you could feel the anger. people saying, how could this happen? a man and a world—class athlete that has been quite vocal, quite public about the fact that he opposed vaccination, allowed to take part in the australian open? many people making the point that they had been locked down, they had been urged by the politicians to get vaccinated, that essentially the condition for people here in aust

festival novak djokovic _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who he - do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who he is, - do? it is a very hard call. festivalj novak djokovic is who he is, their world�*s best tennis player, wanting to play in the australian open, one of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. it would be nice to have him there. a lot of australians would be thinking, why is he such a special case? i mean, when we use the word exemption, it is exemption from two weeks quarantine. if you are not vaccinated. if you are vaccinated you do not have to go into quarantine. why should he be exemptjust because he is a great tennis player whereas somebody from say the uk whose father is dying in hospital and they are not vaccinated is not able to get an exemption? there will be a lot of that thinking in australia and i think australia is a very planetary and country and they will think, you know, jack is as goo

for novak d'okovic. -- marin has sympathy for novak djokovic. » marin cilic. it is difficult to say something constructively objectively in the australian government should or should have not decided this earlier or not, their own decisions, but looking at the situation, it is definitely incredible that this happened the way it did, especially to novak djokovic and that this is still going on. definitely feeling very sorry for him and hope that this is going to be resolved very soon. in this is going to be resolved very soon. y _, y this is going to be resolved very soon. , soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the — soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease _ soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and _ soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and the - soon. in sydney, jonny bairstow will return to the crease and the viewers time after giving some respectability to england's batting. he scored his first century of this ashes series and then go hurtling for defeat after day three when they slumped

djokovic but about truth and justice and he believed it would not have happened if novak djokovic had been from another country, not a small east european country like serbia, as he put it, if he had been from somewhere else, mr vukic thought the whole affair would not have happened at all. details are emerging of the powerful impact of the volcanic eruption that has triggered tsunami warnings across the pacific ocean. the underwater eruption caused metre—high walls of water to crash into tonga and fiji. in a moment we'll cross to fiji for the very latest, but first here's russell trott on how the volcano sent shock there's a lot that we do know but, unfortunately, there's still a lot that we don't know. international red cross has urgently been trying to re—establish communication with our red cross teams on the ground for about 24 hours now. we did have some initial contact with our team just after the major eruption and when the tsunami alert had been raised and our teams were supporting local authorities to move people to the very limited higher ground around nuku'alofa on the

after hours of being held at the city's airport, novak djokovic was taken to airport, novak djokovic was taken to a quarantine hotel. he came to australia with a vaccine exemption at the border authorities said his visa had to be revoked because of a mistake. fin visa had to be revoked because of a mistake. , , ., ~ mistake. on the issue of mr djokovic. — mistake. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules _ mistake. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are - mistake. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. i mistake. on the issue of mr i djokovic, rules are rules. and mistake. on the issue of mr - djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. rules are rules, it's what i said yesterday, thatis rules, it's what i said yesterday, that is the policy of the government and it has been our government's strong border protection policies in particular in relation to the pandemic. particular in relation to the pandemic— particular in relation to the andemic. , . ., ., pandemic. his legal team have challenged _ pandemic. his legal team have challenged the _ pandemic. his legal t

and australian open will be great with or without novak djokovic. >> okay. our paula hancocks joins us now from mel bound and scott mclean is with us from belgrade, serbia. paula, i will start with you, to use a trite term, right, so much for the happy slam. this has really unraveled in really disappointing ways. you heard rafa nadal there, he clearly has an opinion at this point. you can really measure the fatigue on his face by everything that's going on. what is going to unfold now, especially in the next 12 or 14 hours to come? >> reporter: yes, paula, i think there's a sense that many of the players are just fatigued completely with this. they just want it resolved. and many people here in melbourne as well. so, sunday is going to be a crucial day going forward. 9:30 in the morning is when the detailed arguments will start. when the federal court will start their hearing. and we will -- we know that tonight, this saturday night, novak djokovic is back in detention. he's in the park hotel, we understand, which is where he was this time last week as well.

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

novak djokovic�*s legal team once again try to stop his deportation from australia, after his visa is cancelled for a second time. one of borisjohnson�*s ministers calls his behaviour "unacceptable" after downing street apologised to the queen after number 10 staff lockdown parties on the eve of prince philip's funeral. the us accuses russia of planning to create a pretext to justify invading ukraine. how scientists looking into why space travel makes astronauts anaemic when they return to earth may help bedridden patients in intensive care. i will let you say greenlight. greenlight. and we meet mr beast — the man who made almost $54 million last year and has topped the youtube rich list. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the unvaccinated worls bumber one tennis star novak djokovic is again facing detention in australia after his visa was revoked for a second time. his lawyers are appealing to the federal court and the matter will be heard on sunday morning local time. djokovic is still scheduled to play in the australian open in melbourne on monday. o

novak djokovic can take part in the tournament or not. that speak to our australia correspondent in melbourne right now keeping across all the latest on this. we are listening closely to scott morrison for any indication as to what could happen next in this saga. the draw has been delayed. talk through the latest developments. through the latest develoments. ~ ., developments. we were waiting for the draw _ developments. we were waiting for the draw today _ developments. we were waiting for the draw today and - developments. we were waiting for the draw today and this - developments. we were waiting for the draw today and this was | for the draw today and this was the set of questions among journalists and everyone, really, this morning, about how the draw would work if novak djokovic would be included in the draw, if he was going to be deported. i'mjust the draw, if he was going to be deported. i'm just looking at the latest lines as well. whether he was going to be deported. what that will mean for the draw, who will replace him and the

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

and novak— critical about novak djokovic. and novak djokovic would argue he had medical— novak djokovic would argue he had medical reasons that allow them to pass the _ medical reasons that allow them to pass the exemption test, and it was anonymous, — pass the exemption test, and it was anonymous, not because he was novak djokovic, _ anonymous, not because he was novak djokovic, an— anonymous, not because he was novak djokovic, an independent panel studying — djokovic, an independent panel studying evidence anonymously so they didn't know whose records they were studying. and they didn't know whose records they were studying-— were studying. and those medical exemptions _ were studying. and those medical exemptions are _ were studying. and those medical exemptions are not _ were studying. and those medical exemptions are notjust _ were studying. and those medical exemptions are notjust if- were studying. and those medical exemptions are not just if you'vel exemptions are notjust if you've not been vaccinated. one o

so novak d'okovic's arrival. so much novak djokovic's arrival. so much as — novak djokovic's arrival. so much as been said about alex that he could issue this denial of the visa at his own discretion. what is his own discretion. what is his own discretion. it is based on? it is written into the immigration act and it�*s to protect the health and the safety of the australian community. so, it would be on that sort of basis that everyone would be deemed to be someone in the community that makes us unsafe or impacts the health of the community in which he circulating in. so, a lot of this was written way back as 1958, when it was first put together and it has been to overtime. to the ear of terrorism to ensure that people of not good character can be expeued of not good character can be expelled at their discretion. many people questioned whether that would fit into that part but this is what the minister and his colleagues have been looking at for the past four daysin looking at for the past four days in order to determine whether or not know t

novak djokovic has been on the court training and the government has finally announced a decision. the visa has been canceled again. and for the second time, he faces deportation from australia. the immigration minister said, today, i exercise my power to cancel the visa held by mr. novak djokovic on health and good order grounds area on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so. the prime minister said the sacrifices australians made throughout the pandemic should be protected. esther morrison's government has faced heavy criticism for allowing the player in the first place. while the country struggledith a spike in covid-19 case numbers. >> i think they messed up but they corrected. it's unfortunate he won't be playing in the tournament. >> if everyone else has to follow the rules, why can't he? he thought he was above it all. >> the australian open is only a couple days away and there are huge doubts over if he will be able to compete. but even if he did secure his freedom, preparation will only get worse. andy murray says the controversy has been bad for the sport.

and part of the i question is novak novak djokovic being _ question is novak novak djokovic being made an example of by the government. we know the australian government. we know the australian government have had the most severe tockdowns _ government have had the most severe lockdowns from anywhere and difficult — lockdowns from anywhere and difficult restrictions where and it can be _ difficult restrictions where and it can be made to look like one rule for us _ can be made to look like one rule for us and — can be made to look like one rule for us and wonderful for the rich and famous, he has not been vaccinated, he can come in. this have _ vaccinated, he can come in. this have iteen— vaccinated, he can come in. this have been dealt with better by the austrian _ have been dealt with better by the austrian government, he was given these _ austrian government, he was given these medical exemptions to travel to the _ these medical exemptions to travel to the country and this visa was cancelled — to the country and this visa was cancelled and he is now facing questions and we'l

just moments ago, the immigration minister has cancelled novak djokovic's visa. it's a story that made headlines here in australia and around the world. for days, novak djokovic has been on the courts training, and now the government has finally announced its decision. the tennis star's visa has been cancelled again, and for the second time, he faces deportation from australia. in his statement, the country's immigration minister alex hawke said. today i exercise my power to cancel the visa held by mr novak djokovic on health and good order grounds, on the basis that it was in the public interest to do so. the prime minister scott morrison said the sacrifices australians made throughout the pandemic should be protected. mr morrison's government has faced heavy criticism for allowing the unvaccinated player into australia in the first place while the country struggled with a spike in covid—i9 case numbers. they made a pretty mess of it, they did, but now i think they corrected it. it is unfortunate if novak won't be playing in the tournament. it's a pretty big l

novak djokovic is expected to land - of this? novak djokovic is expected to land in - of this? novak djokovic is expected to land in dubai| of this? novak djokovic is - expected to land in dubai quite shortly. he left the country, australia, late on sunday evening. many, many questions still remain, especially around the medical waiver that he thought he had when he arrived at melbourne's international airport a week and a half ago. that way very was issued by tennis australia, the governing body that organises the australian open and also the victoria state governments. melbourne is the state capital of victoria, see antennas australia and victoria state governments granting this medical exemption from covid—i9 vaccination regulations. however, when djokovic arrived at the border when he arrived at the border when he arrived at melbourne airport, that waiver was challenged by federal authorities and set in this long—running saga when novak check of edge —— djokovic's visa was cancelled twice, he was an immigration, he went to court, he's been expeued he went to court,

this was novak djokovic arriving on wednesday. his legal team said he had received a vaccine exemption to enter the country from tennis australia because he had tested positive for covid on the 16th of december. that was a day on which these pictures were taken, showing novak djokovic damascus at a ceremony in his home country of serbia in which he was honoured with his own postage stamps in recognition of his achievements. it's unclear whether he had taken a test at this stage. the following day, the serbian media said he was pictured handing out awards to young players. it's unclear whether he knew he had covid. another player, renata voracova from the czech republic, has now left the hotel and the country after her visa was cancelled. novak djokovic had asked to be moved to somewhere where he could train ahead of the open. that looks unlikely but he has been given exercise equipment and gluten—free food. one former australian foreign minister is not sympathetic. there's no way you could give him an exemption when exemptions h

is of the original decision to allow novak djokovic and did court controversy. but his treatment has struck the wrong note amongst fellow serbians. djokovic's father and the country's president framing this row as an international incident. the reigning australian open champion is attempting to get an injunction served to allow him to seek a record—breaking 21st grand slam when with less than two weeks to go until the tournament gets under way. i'm joined now by australian tennis journalist courtney walsh. welcome to the programme. we are hearing that the injunction has been served, a court is deliberating. what do you think might happen? it’s deliberating. what do you think might happen?— might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings — might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings began _ might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings began two - might happen? it's fascinating, | proceedings began two minutes ago so i will be tuning in very shortly. it's critical because it's possible that novak may be on a flight out later tonight depending on what the ruling

has he said anything - himself, novak djokovic? we heard from his father saying he's been treated unfairly. fist from his father saying he's been treated unfairly.— treated unfairly. at this point i would exoect _ treated unfairly. at this point i would expect we _ treated unfairly. at this point i would expect we may - treated unfairly. at this point i would expect we may hear - treated unfairly. at this point i l would expect we may hear from treated unfairly. at this point i - would expect we may hear from him would expect we may hearfrom him this evening via social media. i've got a hunch he's going to want to say something, although the way legal matters work perhaps he will be instructed not to. you would think that he was the one who announced to the world he had an exemption and that's what sparked the outrage in place. he probably wants to get on social media until his side of the story in the next 48 hours. it is not the only one with an exemption. what's the situation with other players? it's fascinating, at the momen

malcolm wants to talk about novak djokovic. he says djokovic must leave australia before the tournament begins. apart from all else, it would be unfair on his first round opponent and others to get knocked out only to find that he then gets deported when he shouldn�*t have been playing in the first place. we will bring you the latest news headlines in a few minutes. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt. thank you and good morning. a frosty start in england and wales, temperatures at —5 in oxford. mist and fog around. high pressure that is in charge. you can see where it is in charge. you can see where it is centred, to the south of us, pushing the rain bearing clouds to the north and to the east of us. that is why things are rather dry. lighter winds in the south, the issueis lighter winds in the south, the issue is around london and the south—east, medium to high levels of pollution today, so on top of the general traffic pollution you normally see. of course still some lingering mist and fog patches in t