i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc
semifinals when the youngest person 5emifinal5 when the youngest person ever to get there. is anyone going to stop him? he started off on a magnetic dartboard. there seems to be no end for this guy. i think he will go from strength to strength. no surprise if he got to the final. he s guaranteed a £100,000 pay day. but you would not rule the 16 year old out of pocketing the half a million pound jackpot by winning the whole thing, such has been his remarkable run. as matt graveling reports. mc: ladies and gentlemen, luke littler! in three weeks, luke littler turns 17, but this week he could be world champion. littler s been averaging hundreds pretty much every game. i think he s got a bit too much for dolan. he s a youngster. he s not scared of anything he s going to go there. he s going to smash it out the park. commentator: littler! still yet to be truly challenged in his debut at this tournament, would this be any different? in his way, northern ireland s brendan dolan. nickname
the times reports that one person every minute will be diagnosed with cancer in britain by 2040. the paper quotes cancer research uk, which warns that research funding is failing to keep pace with rising cases. the image is of five mermaids braving the waters of the firth of forth for a new year s day swim. ididn t i didn t know mermaids could stand up i didn t know mermaids could stand up on their tails. a really good point. well done. this image of the teen darts sensation luke littler features in many of today s papers. the 16 year old made it through to the last four at the world darts championship at alexandra palace. he plays rob cross in the semi final tonight. he is an absolute sensation. he is so calm, so confident, so together.