we've heard about arsenal and newcastle. brentford are leading against middlesbrough and plymouth are ahead against huddersfield. and still to come, manchester united taking on watford, kick off at old trafford for that one in just a few minutes‘ time. lovely a few minutes‘ time. stuff, adam, thank you very much lovely stuff, adam, thank you very much indeed for that. let's turn our attentions to scotland now — and the weather has caused havoc to games there. 12 scottish cup ties were postponed and dundee united's match against stjohnstone in the premiership was called off due to a frozen pitch. two games did go ahead today in the top flight, though — kilmarnock beat hamilton 2—0, hamilton just a point off the bottom, and st mirren drew 1—1 with motherwell. top—of—the—table rangers are away at aberdeen tomorrow, with celtic in action against hibs on monday. bristol bears have gone top of rugby union's premiership after a close—fought win over the exeter chiefs at sandy park. the two sides were level at th

arsenal will be back at st mary's on tuesday in the league. in the day's other ties, yves bissouma scored one of the goals of the fourth round as brighton saw off league one blackpool 2—1 at the amex. they'll play either leicester or bretford next. west ham had an easy 4—0 win over doncaster rovers — they were ahead by the second minute thanks to pablo fornals. andriy yarmolenko�*s calm finish after he raced on to benrahma's through ball later in the first half ended any hopes of an upset. man united or liverpool await them next. bottom of the league sheffield united beat plymouth 2—0. billy sharp made one and scored one, first setting up a chris basham header, then going around michael cooper to score. they play at home to championship side bristol city, their result coming up. swansea city made light work of nottingham forest in one of the all—championship affairs. they won 5—1 at the liberty stadium, with liam cullen and matt grimes scoring two goals apiece. barnsley are through to the fifth round after callum styles scored th

patients was the policy that enabled the north korean rogue regime to massively build up a nuclear arsenal. so kind of like leading from behind the obama administration's term strategic patients became synonymous with a passive and even weak foreign-policy approach is related to north korea. i was very surprised to hear the white house press secretary trot out this term against her teaching patients but this time when talking about the biden administrations policy with regard to china. now this is almost certainly music to china's ears, the leadership of china because it's kind of a green light that says xi jinping and the other authoritarians in china that its failure to uphold promise after promise in the united states, something are referred to as promising we have here continuing to call a developing country when it's not or continuing its attempts to dominate the south china sea with militarization of that important strategic ceiling or continuation of electoral haproperty theft. for all the children's as we have a china the idea that we are going to have strategic patients thingon se

the emirates, home to some of arsenal's finest fa cup moments in recent yea rs. arsenal's finest fa cup moments in recent years. 1a times they've lifted the trophy, code mikel arteta match last season's success? well, first he'd have to lead the defending champions past newcastle, who didn't make it comfortable from the start. pierre—emerick aubameyang got on the end of a quickly taken free kick and tested united keeper martin dubravka. he was equal to it, whilst willian wasted the rebound. into the dying moments, and newcastle could have won it, firstly through elliot anderson then andy carroll. there was still time for emile smith rowe to see red only for the card to be overturned after a nervous check of var. and that decision proved vital. in extra time, the arsenal youngster showed composure to finally break the deadlock. it is a brilliant finish by smith rowe! aubameyang made sure with a tap in. 2-0, aubameyang! alight they left it late, but last season's winners safely through to the fourth round. non—league chorley are through to the fourth round afte

arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the premier league, efl and women's super league put out a joint statement, reminding players to follow their covid protocols. there's been plenty of breaches in league and fa cup games recently, with players continuing to hug when celebrating a goal. the leagues say they've introduced enhanced coronavirus protocols for this week's games, adding that they need to be followed if the seasons are to be finished. football hasn't always, has and always will be a game of instinct. if you take the instinct out, it's not that simple. they've been asked to do theirjob, and i understand that, but when they're on it pitch —— the pitch we try to adapt as well as we can. we're football, maybe it won't quite be the case. that's certainly not an easy line to draw in game and football. andy murray's participation at the up coming australian open is in doubt. after the former world number one tested positive for coronavirus. the tournament starts in three—and—a—ha

has not played for arsenal since last march.. manchester city women have added a third world cup winner to their squad — they've signed abby dahlkemper until 2023. she joins her her usa team—mates sam mewis and rose lavelle, who both signed for the women's super league club in august last year. glasgow warriors beat edinburgh by 23 points to 22 in rugby union's pro 14. the game was also the second in the 1872 cup series between the two sides. and 20—year—old yan bingtao from china has knocked out the defending champion stuart bingham 6—5 to reach the final of snooker�*s masters. yan will face the winner of tonight's semi between john higgins and david gilbert — that's live on bbc two, it's currently one frame all. motor racing driverjamie chadwick has a busy year ahead. not only will she be defending her w series title, she's a development driver with the williams formula one team. chadwick also signed up for a brand new eco—series taking her to a rainforest and a desert amongst other places. alistair durden repor

ozil has not played for arsenal since last march. ben ainslie�*s, in—eos team uk, continue to make solid progress in their bid to qualify for the americas cup... they've now won their opening three races of the challenger series in auckland. and 20—year—old yan bingtao from china has knocked out the defending champion stuart bingham 6—5 to reach the final of snooker�*s masters. yan will face the winner of tonight's semi between john higgins and david gilbert. that's live on the bbc at seven o'clock. the leading women's basketball team in the country, the sevenoaks suns, have announced they will pull out of all their matches until the middle of next month at the earliest due to the covid pandemic. despite being allowed to continue playing during the lockdown they now feel it's not safe to do so —meaning they'll miss out on defending their title at the wbbl cup final this month. juliette parkin reports. they have won every piece of silverware in the domestic game and completed the set when they lifted the cup a year ago.

affirmation of that and it does seem to be a return to the old days of we will develop our nuclear arsenal we will become as far as north korea is concerned a nuclear armed power and the united states and its allies returning to this policy of strategic patience basically keeping up the pressure through international sanctions through isolation telling north korea to stop its nuclear development while avoiding any direct military conflict the question now for the by the ministration is that it is dealing with a different north korea even when you compare the nuclear arsenal of 4 or 5 years ago it's now a lot more sophisticated they have done a lot more work of possibly developed more sophisticated weaponry so maybe this policy of strategic patience won't work anymore but north korea is very concerned that a nuclear deterrent will guarantee its survival it's seen what has happened to libya and iraq and the basically the question for the new buy demonstrated is not so much can we go back to strategic patience north korea wants the the bike the ministration to be asking can we allow north kor

this is an arsenal team with the idea that i wa nt arsenal team with the idea that i want with the staff to transmit to the players to play, but in certain moments it was very close to that. i am very pleased because i thought in the final third it looked like there was a lot of moment, good energy, real purpose, everybody is playing forwards, it's like we are more free to play there and the understanding is beginning to be able to generate a lot of things there. there are just two games today, after fulham's match at burnley was postponed due to a fresh covid—19 outbreak at the london club. leicester will go third if they beat newcastle, and it's a big one laterfor chelsea and manchester city, who're both in a congested top 10. city will be investigating a breach of coronavirus rules by benjamin mendy, who's reported to have hosted a new year's eve gathering. bournemouth‘s chief executive, neill blake, has condemned the racial abuse suffered byjunior stanislas, after yesterday's win at stoke in the championship. stanislas scored the only goal of the game — and was later targetted

designed to best protect the lives of all the coalition forces by targeting saddam's vast military arsenal. initial reports from general schwarzkopf are that our operations are proceeding according to plan. our objectives are clear. saddam hussein's forces will leave kuwait. the legitimate government of kuwait will be restored to its rightful place. and kuwait will once again be free. iraq will eventually comply with all relevant united nations resolutions. and then, when peace is restored, it is our hope that iraq will live as a peaceful and cooperative member of the family of nations, thus enhancing the security and stability of the gulf. some may ask, why act now? why not wait? the answer is clear. the world could wait no longer. sanctions, though having some effect, showed no signs of accomplishing their objective. sanctions were tried for well over five months, and we and our allies concluded that sanctions alone would not force saddam from kuwait. while the world waited, saddam hussein systematically raped, pillaged, and plundered a tiny nation, no threat to his own. he subjected the

emirates have the longest running sponsorship deal in the premier league as they have sponsored arsenal since 2006 the club's homegrown even bears the airlines name the emirates stadium and that won't change anytime soon the stadiums naming rights will last until 2028 you may imagine arsenal fans would be one of the groups of supporters who may protest against the involvement so it's not like the government of dubai all these are partly relates to the fact that the buys and term national reputation as been normalised. over many years. long before the tariff sports washing was coined when it comes to sports washing russia are leading the way and they do it through the gas company gazprom. on paper as a private company but since 2005 the russian government has own more than half of the company's shares in this league a side show. have a longstanding deal with a russian company the sponsorship was 1st established in 2007 in a deal worth 150000000 europe's. also owns rushing club senate st petersburg the old conglomerate bought the club in 2005 making the club a major force in russian footb

the united states and russia have embarked on massive programs to modernize their nuclear arsenals. undermining the existing nuclear weapons treaties. the clock ticks now at just 3 minutes to midnight because international leaders are failing to perform their most important duty ensuring and preserving the health and vitality of human civilization. oh. oh. right now there are 2 people who are overweight or obese it's profitable to self but he's right and sugary and salty and addicted it's not at the individual level it's not individual well power and if we go on believing that never change this obesity epidemic that industry has been influencing very deeply the medical and scientific establishment. so what's driving the obesity epidemic it's a court battle. join me every 1st week on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get off of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see that. if. the e.u. slaps next board controls on covert vaccines potentially limiting supplies to the u.k. amid a feud with british pharma giant asteroid zeneca. bolivia and argentina have

had here amicably and added a 2nd finish to know to arsenal. manchester united also advance the red devils down watford one nil thanks to an early goal from scott thompson a united are the f.a. cup 2nd most successful team with 12 titles to behind arsenal. now there are some strange scenes in the n.b.a. on sunday is a denver nuggets took on a cold with 19 ravaged the sixers and philadelphia 76 hours were down to their last 7 players as team deals with injuries and a corona virus outbreak denver made most of the situation. and led the nuggets 21152103 when 76 ers coach doc rivers said he thought the game should have taken place. kobe created. but the concern is not help it now the concern is injuries because guys are playing so many minutes because we don't have enough and i think if i decide in games that way i would be very careful of on the league. because you don't want that to happen either. and that is all use for now sammy thanks so much for that's it from me for this news hour but i'm back in a moment stay with us. when all that seems to

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city are up to third because arsenal's game was also called off because of the weather. livingston have secured a place in the scottish league cup final after beating st mirren one nil. scott robinson's early header ultimately made it 11 games unbeaten under boss david martindale. the club reached just their second majorfinal and will play stjohnston. away from the on—field action — arsenal midfielder mesut ozil has completed his move to turkish side fenerbahce.... the 32—year—old former germany international spent eight years at the emirates and won three fa cups but hasn't played for the first team in nearly a year. ozil has signed a three and a half year contract. another outstanding batting performance from england captain joe root kept his side in the second test with sri lanka in galle earlier. his side now on 339 for nine... just 42 behind the hosts going into day four. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. he's one face of england cricket's winter so far. here is how the captain managed to make another 100 against sri lanka. there were lots of shot

let's move on to the women's game because both manchester city and arsenal are coming under continued criticism today — after players that went abroad tested positive for coronavirus — and now their weekend matches are off? that is correct. we are today that the confirmation that arsenals game with aston villa has been postponed in manchester against west ham is also been postponed. and as you say, they have come under heavy criticism. and eitherfor holiday they have come under heavy criticism. and either for holiday or for business reasons during the christmas break and there has been quite the fallout from that, many team—mates that did not go have to isolate and aren't unhappy. what morally this was the right thing to do during the pandemic and it is something that i spoke to campbell about and the director for football and it was a matter for the clubs to deal with but she did not try to hide her displeasure at the whole situation and said that given the strength of the nhs is under and eve ryo ne strength of the nhs is under and everyone is under at the moment, that will ha

korea for the past few years there's been very little evidence of north korea's developing nuclear arsenal while we've had this period of summit diplomacy but this does seem to be north korea saying by the way we have nuclear weapons or did you forget we saw in a big parade back in october again of the display of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile according to the north koreans which he hadn't seen before and also an s.l.b.m. one of these submarine launched ballistic missiles now in this latest parade this is according to the north koreans an updated version on that new s.l.b.m. so this is of a concern to united states and its allies because it does add a completely new dimension to the nuclear threat from north korea in s.l.b.m. means that you know you have the power to have a nuclear missile on a submarine that can launch its missile a lot closer to its intended target so for example that is of concern to japan that has missiles that are intended to try to intercept missile other missiles fired from the north korean peninsula it's a different matter if it's dealing with a s

player marcus rashford says he's been subjected to online racist abuse, following his club's draw at arsenal. he called it "humanity and social media at its worst". mps will debate the cladding crisis tomorrow, as campaigners say residents of flats covered in the flammable material are being financially crippled by rising insurance costs. a global paper shortage due to pandemic shopping online — industry leaders say there's a temporary lack of cardboard packaging. and coming up in half an hour, the week in parliament, which takes a look at what's been happening in politics, including an announcement from borisjohnson on when children might return to school. england's covid lockdown will need to be eased "very slowly, and very cautiously", according to one of the most senior public health officials. dr susan hopkins from public health england said the focus should be on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections rather than reopening society and that the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile the health secretary

un says the united states is this country's biggest enemy and has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal he says the u.s. must withdraw its hostile policy if it wants to establish new relations. the united states hit a new record for corona virus infections on friday but nearly 290000 new cases and stop infectious diseases expert has warning the number of deaths and new cases is likely to keep rising incoming president joe biden says he plans to speed up vaccinations of reynolds. just speed up the lagging nationwide vaccination effort president elect joe biden plans to release nearly all of dalal doses of vaccine rather than holding supplies back for 2nd doses vaccines give us hope but the rollout has been a travesty. both approved vaccines from pfizer via on tech and moderne require 2 injections weeks apart the trumpet ministration has been holding back about 50 percent of the nation's supply to provide those booster shots biden harris transition team officials say biden will use emergency wartime powers when he takes office to ramp up vaccine production and ensure that 2nd doses will b

he's not played for arsenal since march last year. and wales captain alun wynjones is "very confident" he can be involved in the six nations opener against ireland on 7 february. his coach at ospreys toby booth says jones is "making great progress and bounding around" following a knee injury. next to the united states where nba teams have been reacting to the political situation in the country and what they regard as injustice. yesterday prosecutors declined to bring charges against the police officer who shotjacob blake — his death last year led to widespread protests about racial inequality with the nba postponing games at the time. last night play went ahead but with players speaking out against the legal decision as well as drawing attention to the violence in washington where president trump's supporters had stormed the capitol building. nesta mcgregor reports: all across the nba players usually divided by competition, displaying a cts divided by competition, displaying acts of unity for a nation in chaos. responding to yesterd

in 2010 is the only thing remaining thing right now that is limiting the 2 world's largest nuclear arsenals and it's also provides for a regular launching site inspections of other side's arsenal so it is considered as an insurance policy against a full scale arms race russia was 1st to offer the extension of the treaty with preconditions in early 2020 but the trumpet ministration showed a lack of support supposedly because they were seeking a new deal instead they will cover more weapons. so the current treaty was due to expire on february 5th which is a little bit over a week from now and apparently this was a last ditch attempt to save the. well it succeeded so that's have a listen to how the kremlin welcomed the news. the president's expressed satisfaction on reaching an agreement on the extension of the strategic arms reduction treaty in the coming days all the necessary procedures will be completed to ensure the further functioning of this important international legal mechanism for the mutual limitation of nuclear missile arsenals so the world can saw a better release guess what's th

third placed arsenal came from behind to draw at reading, in their first match after a four—week long layoff due to positive coronovirus tests. vivienne miedema with the equaliser. and england midfielder izzy christiansen scored twice as everton beat bristol city 4—0, their first win in six wsl games. it's been a fascinating day's cricket between england and sri lanka on the fourth day of the first test in galle. it looked like england would coast towards a straight—forward victory, but there's been a sting in the tail, asjoe wilson reports. what stood in galle between england and directory? first, sri lanka's batting was the story of the morning. reminding made it to 100. now, it's a given moment, not as big as the ball squeeze through safely to the boundary. those four runs took sri lanka into the lead. five wickets down. there is england's bowler. there is sri lanka's dressing room. was there much turning? hang on. short catch from butler. asa as a wrangle was the eighth to fall. the match with england's grasp. not finished yet. angelo matthews experienced, defiant and scoring.

have arsenal turned a corner? a convincing victory at a snowy hawthorns makes it three league wins in a row for mikel arteta's side. good morning. it's a day of sunshine and showers. and although it's not going to feel it, the air‘s a tiny bit less cold today. and that means many of the showers will come through as rain. they'll be most frequent for eastern scotland and eastern areas of england. but i'll have a full forecast coming up a little bit later on. hello. it's sunday, 3january. our top story: some councils and teaching unions in england are continuing to pile pressure on the government, calling for primary schools to be kept closed to the majority of pupils after the christmas holidays. teaching unions have told primary school staff it is unsafe to return to work because of rising coronavirus cases. but writing in the sunday telegraph, the head of ofsted, amanda spielman, warns time away from the classroom should be kept to the "absolute minimum". our political correspondent chris mason has more. this i

arsenal coming into the match having won their last three games, following a slump in form which saw their worst start to a season in over a0 years. and you can catch the rest of the game live on bbc one right now, just beginning the second half at the emirates. still half at the emirates. goalless there. let's hope for a still goalless there. let's hope for a goal in the second half. let's hope for a goal in the second half. well, let's get up to speed on what's happened so far in the fa cup third round. adam wild joins me in the studio — and adam, more joy for clubs lower down the football ladder today? yeah, lots of drama this afternoon in the third round of the fa cup. no fewer than four premier league teams being taken into extra time by clubs lower down than them in the football period, and let's start with blackpool. who have a famous victory this afternoon. the league one side were up against premier league side west brom. an absolutely terrific game at bloomfield road. blackpool it was that took the lead, jerry yates with the goal before half time. west brom, though, got t

above all, we must realize that no arsenal or no weapons in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage, a free men and women, and it is a weapon our avatar or adversaries in today's world do not have. it is a weapon, that we as americans do have. let that be understood, by those who practice terrorism, and pray upon their neighbors. i'm told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day to, and for that i'm deeply grateful. we are a nation under god, and i believe god intended for us to be free. it would be fitting and good i think, if each inaugural day in future years, it should be declared, a day of prayer. this is the first time in our history, that the ceremony has been held as you've been told, on the west front of the capital. standing here, one faces eight magnificent vista. we opening up on the city's special beauty and history. and at the end of this open mall, are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand. directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man, george washington father of our country. a ma

yeah record by me and added a 2nd it finished 2 nil so arsenal. now german seem show have a secured their 1st league win in 31 games to avoid an unwanted landmark they were one match away from equalling the bundles league for a winless run in quite a fulford saying that was in the european champions league 18 months ago christian gross is their foals manager this season but a hat trick from 19 year old american matthew hoping against tottenham lifted the spirits that winning this game 4 nil and their off the bottom of that sable regardless of this result would say mr lind they injure of being relegated between speaking too but in this league world feed analyst chris williams about just what's going wrong. there's a lot of problems that the fans have got with the hierarchy of the club supervisory board there's been a few resignations over the last few months but yes shocker of the 3rd biggest club in germany in membership behind by munich and brew should dortmund and they've won european competitions in the past year wait for a cup. in this league

arsenal women have asked for saturday's super league match against aston villa to be postponed. one of their players has tested positive for covid—19, two others are having to self isolate. this comes after the trio travelled to dubai over christmas. let's speak to our sports correspondent katie gornall, katie, this trip wasn't sanctioned by the club so it seems a bit rich for them to be asking for the match to be called off. i think you're right in the sense of there's a lot of frustration or of there's a lot of frustration or of the situation and it is true that the situation and it is true that the club did not know about the trip, it was made after london went to tier 4 were in trouble overseas was permitted only for business reasons. they have since investigated this and they're satisfied that the trip was made for business reasons and they don't feel that there has been a role broken although they are reminding the players of the responsibilities and understand that the fa is not reaching any protocol sanctioned over the strip and so, there has not been any real spoken s

above all, we must realize that no arsenal or weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will or moral courage of free men and women. it is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. it is a weapon that we as americans do have. let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors. [ applause ] >> i believe god intended for us to be free. it would be fitting and good, i think, if on each inaugural day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. this is the first time in our history that this ceremony has been held, as you've been told, on this west front of the capitol. standing here, one faces a magnificent vista, opening up on this city's special beauty and history. at the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand. directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man, george washington, father of our country, a man of humility who came to greatness reluctantly. he led america out of revolutionary victory into nationhood. off to one state, the memorial to thomas jeffers

and not long after that, arsenal looked like their old selves again. two before half time and two more after it. in the january snow, their season back on track. 0n the south coast, brighton fans were looking for some new found—inspiration too and they got it. commentator: what a way to start 2021! captain lewis dunk rescuing a point in a 3—3 draw with wolves. but the team most craving the new year was sheffield united. with only two points so far, it is the worse start to a season in premier league history so this was the last thing they needed. palace ahead after just four minutes. and after that it only got worse. eberechi ezejinking his way through the defence and finishing one of the goals of the season. a strike that quickly finished all of sheffield united's new year cheer. austin halewood, bbc news. tottenham managerjose mourinho may have been happy with their win over leeds but he was definitely not happy with three of his players — erik lamela, sergio reguilon and giovani lo celso, who were pictured at a party, in breach of coronavirus

that's because manchester united could only share a goalless draw at arsenal. alexandre lacazette went closest for the home side, whilst edinson cavani nearly won it for united at the end. not a great few days for ole gunnar solskjaer�*s side, who lost against sheffield united in midweek too. the sheffield united result, of course, that's disappointing when you are at home. when you go away and you feel you deserve a win against arsenal, i think that's a step forward. of course only one point, but still clean sheet and a good performance. there was a dramatic ending to the copa libertadores final in rio as palmeiras beat fierce brazilian rivals santos 1—0, the goal coming in added time and the 99th minute. you'd think after that then there would be some appreciation for palmeiras head coach abel ferreira at his post—match press conference, instead though his triumphant players invaded the room and dumped a cooler of iced water on top of him. and finally, we'll take you to the swiss alps and the outskirts of st moritz, for some pretty extreme downhill skii

man city west ham and arsenal against aston villa are off after players from city and arsenal contracted the virus following a trip to dubai over the festive period. the head of women's football for the fa, dame sue campbell has expressed her dismay with the players involved — admitting it doesn't look good. it's disappointing. i haven't spoken to individual players, because, again, it's not myjob to do that. the clubs have dealt with it. but i think, you know, when you see the pressure that everybody is under here, whether the national health service orjust people really struggling with mental wellness at home because of the pandemic, i think it's important every single one of us acts as a role model. transfer news now. he's not played since march but a decision on mezut ozil's future is expected in the coming days. the german is free to speak to other clubs with his contract expiring in the summer. he was left out of arsenal's europa league and premier league squads this season with manager mikel arteta insisting any decision must be right for both player and club. i don't know what

and spend time with the 16th infantry regiment stationed in maryland which isn't far from edgewood arsenal that also happened to be the home to the chemical warfare service. before long he decided to contact an innovative new design he had come up with with spectacles that could fit inside of the gas mask. just happened he suffered from extreme myopia. he was nearsighted and flunked his first physical. when the army dr. went back he quickly memorized the first few lines on the eyechart and talked him into giving the test again and passed. but he was pretty fearful if there was an attack during the war he would have to choose between wearing his glasses and the gas mask because they were left over from the previous war so he came up with a new design and impressed them so they offered him a job, transferred to the arsenal he underwent a crash course in poison gases. he became a newly minted expert in the field and conducted all kinds of experiments on animals to evaluate and develop new forms of treatment and protective gear for soldiers. after pearl harbor he started traveling to different

half a season left on his arsenal contract, but both parties are in advanced talks to terminate it. 0zil has not played for arsenal since a 1—0 win over west ham in march, and has been frozen out by boss mikel arteta. sri lanka have staged a fightback on the third day of the first test against england. they finished the day on 156—2 in their second innings, but england still have a lead of 130, after a stunning double century from captainjoe root. joe wilson reports. watch carefully as joe root finally makes a mistake. straight to deep mid—wicket. well, by then, he had made 228 — a monumental innings. it felt like a match—winning performance. well, not yet. upstairs, lunch, prepare to bowl. home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. there is more to sri lanka than ducks. four os on the scorecard, and a strong start this time. england had a problem for the first time — how to dismiss those who stubbornly remained. he could have hit this anywhere, but found a fielder. sometimes the luck is with you. sometimes. 0ne caught, now one dropped. and the captain? w

arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the premier league, efl and women's super league put out a joint statement, reminding players to follow their covid protocols. there's been plenty of breaches in league and fa cup games recently, with players continuing to hug when celebrating a goal. the leagues say they've introduced enhanced coronavirus protocols for this week's games, adding that they need to be followed if the seasons are to be finished. football hasn't always, has and always will be a game of instinct. if you take the instinct out, it's not that simple. they've been asked to do theirjob, and i understand that, but when they're on the pitch we try to adapt as well as we can. we're football, maybe it won't quite be the case. that's certainly not an easy line to draw in game and football. andy murray's participation at the up coming australian open is in doubt. after the former world number one tested positive for coronavirus. the tournament starts in three—and—a—half weeks. murray

player marcus rashford says he was subjected to racist abuse on instagram following his clubs draw at arsenal — he called it �*humanity and social media at its worst�*. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk government has said it's too early to talk about donating some of its vaccines to other countries, amid a dispute with the eu over supplies. there have been calls for the uk to consider giving some of the jabs to a neighbouring eu country such as ireland. the total number of people who have had a first dose of the vaccine in the uk now stands at 8.3 million — the aim is to have 15 million jabs done by the 15th of february. and if the government is to reach its own targets — all care home residents should be vaccinated by the end of today. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. nearly 8.5 million people in the uk have had a coronavirus vaccine dose. ministers believe the roll—out is going well and could be a way out of the restrictions on our lives. in the eu, though, there have been delays. brussels had wanted to use emergency powers from the brexit deal to introduce

player, marcus rashford, says he's been subjected to online racist abuse, following his club's draw at arsenal. he called it "humanity and social media at its worst". mps will debate the cladding crisis tomorrow, as campaigners say residents of flats covered in the flammable material are being financially crippled by rising insurance costs. a global paper shortage due to pandemic shopping online. industry leaders say there's a temporary lack of cardboard packaging. coming up in half an hour: clive myrie follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with a second wave of coronavirus. hello, good afternoon. england's covid lockdown will need to be eased "very slowly and very cautiously", with the focus on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections. that's according to dr susan hopkins from public health england, who said the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile, "a happy and free great british summer" is being predicted by health secretary matt hancock. but he warns of "a tough few months" before th

he posted, iam after a goalless draw away to arsenal. he posted, i am a black man i'm proud that i am. no comment is going to make me feel any different. it comes in a week where several other players have also been victims of online discrimination.— of online discrimination. there is no fear at _ of online discrimination. there is no fear at the _ of online discrimination. there is no fear at the moment, - of online discrimination. there is no fear at the moment, is - of online discrimination. there is| no fear at the moment, is there? of online discrimination. there is i no fear at the moment, is there? if you look at the amount of abuse that is on our platform is at the moment, there is no fear of reprisal. people are doing it almost knowing that it's a one on how many chance of being caught? accountability is the biggest thing here, being accountable for the users on your platform. 5 accountable for the users on your latform. �* ,, accountable for the users on your alatform. �* ,, . ., , platform. 's book, which owns instagram.

we stepped up as the arsenal of health, manufacturing masks and pbe, the epicenter of help. the world watch the pfizer maxing rollout of michigan. the state partnered with health insurance providers to waive costs for testing and treatment. we have performed over 9.6 million covid tests which makes us seventh in the nation. that is thanks in large part to the brave women and men serving in the michigan national guard. they helped with covid, floods, and threats to our safety. as commander-in-chief of the michigan national guard, i want to acknowledge paul rogers for his leadership. our action saved lives. especially in our most vulnerable communities. early on, dr. j saw the impact covid was having on coat -- committees of color. by acknowledging this, she saved lives in michigan but around the country as other states learned from us. the lieutenant governor, chair of the michigan covid task force on racial disparity, testing and outreach that further saved lives. michigan leads the nation in reducing racial disparities of the pandemic and the biden harris administration est

player marcus rashford says he's been subjected to online racist abuse following his club's draw at arsenal — he called it �*humanity and social media at its worst�* now on bbc news... the travel show explores how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns and visits the italian hilltop village that's fighting for its future. coming up on this week's show: an uphill struggle for europe's ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things so people came here for cross—country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in dubai. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cannot have mistakes. hello and welcome to the show, where it's pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and from the uk has pretty much ground to a halt. laughs and if you're like me and you just can't wait for the opportunity to get back on the road again and see more of the world than your own front garden, then why not stick with us? we will be updating you with how the travel industry is t