he s willing to discuss the issue of pay with the nurses union to settle strikes. but he didn t make a firm commitment to increase salaries. president biden is travelling to texas for his first visit since taking office to the us southern border with mexico. he ll discuss the situation on the border which has seen record numbers of migrants and asylum seekers. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines this evening. the fa cup third round wekeend was nearly done. and yet stevenage had a surprise in store. providing the biggest shock so far. the australian open will be without a two time winner as naomi osaka withdraws from the tournament a suprise on the opening day of snooker s masters, as the defending champion crashes out. also coming up in the programme. mikaela shiffrin makes history. matching the record for women s world cup wins hello and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris league two steve
for the country. hundreds of protesters have beeen gathering in central london to show their solidarity with anti government demonstrations in iran. president biden will visit the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office today. record numbers of migrants have crossed over recently. in his latest television interview, prince harry talks of the death of his mother princess diana, and the strain as a child of showing no emotion in public. china has reopened its borders to international visitors for the first time since the start of the pandemic. people entering the country will no longer need to quarantine but will need to provide proof of a negative covid test, and chinese citizens are once again allowed to go overseas. there have been emotional reunions at airports and the mainland s border with hong kong. this latest lifting of coronavirus restrictions coincides with the country s busiest travel season marking the lunar new year. our correspondent martin
a further five classified documents have been found at the home of president biden in delaware. you are watching bbc news. now it s time for sports day. hello i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. city slip up in the title race as rashford wins the manchester derby for united. more boos as everton lose again, with the board staying away from goodison park following a real and credible threat to their safety . celtic are into another league cup final, we ll have the action from hampden. also coming up in the programme. england s netballers are beaten as jamaica s sunshine girls come from behind to force a series decider. and williams whitewash sees him reach his first masters final for 20 years. hello there, good evening, we are going to start with football because what drama we have had over the last few hours. it could prove to be a pivotal weekend in the premier leauge title race, mancheser city have slipped up in their pursuit of leaders arsenal. they lo