This is what they have been waiting for in melbourne, a breakfrom this is what they have been waiting for in melbourne, a break from the smoke. The scene only a few days ago when australias second biggest city, a scene that threatened the tennis grand slam season. The organisers of the australian insisted the tournament goes ahead. There is a lot of circulation around the Australian Open not happening or starting late, it is happening will happen from monday, because we have three environments in which we can compete in. So it may look differently but it will happen. Not all the players are happy about it. British player liam broady lost in qualifying but made his feelings clear afterwards. The show though, goes on, huge remote from wimbledon in the womens singles with teenage sensation coco gauff looking to cast a spell over multiple grand slam champion Venus Williams in round one. Her sister serena is looking to start the decade with a 24th grand slam title. The beaten finalists last
And at 12. 30 its click live, from the new v and a in dundee. More than a quarter of a Million People have signed a petition demanding that sydney cancels its traditional new years eve firework display and spends the money on tackling australias bush fires instead. Dozens of fires are raging across the country with the largest one on the outskirts of sydney. Will batchelor reports. Its one of the biggest and most spectacular parties on earth. Sydneys new year firework display. But now the citys authorities are facing growing calls to cancel the event and divert the money it costs, around £3 million, towards tackling both severe Drought Conditions and the dozens of bushfires which are raging across australia. Close to 300,000 people have signed an online petition, which says the fireworks may traumatise some people who are dealing with enough smoke in the air. Sydneys lord mayor has said the show, which is planned and paid for months in advance, must go on. However, there are reports t
To world news today. President trump has urged americans to come together to eradicate anti semitism, after five people were wounded in a knife attack onjews celebrating hanukkah in new york state. The suspected attacker, named as grafton thomas, has appeared in court to be charged with five counts of attempted murder. The mayor of new york, bill de blasio, is set to announce new measures to combat anti semitism following a number of incidents in recent weeks. Chris buckler reports from washington. Members of new yorks largejewish community had gathered to celebrate their religion, only to be attacked because of it. They were at the home of a rabbi here to mark hanukkah, when a man forced his way into the house and started stabbing people, in some cases multiple times. He pulled out a knife and he started running to the left side, and i have thrown tables and chairs and shouted he should get out of here. The injured are still being treated in hospital and this community has been left s
it afternoon i m gillian turner in for martha maccallum this is the story. president biden making his first public remarks a short while ago after former president trump s 34 count felony conviction. he says his top political rival should now have the opportunity to appeal the guilty verdict same his every other american. he did not answer shadow questions from reporters. donald trump puts himself as political prisoner and planes you directly. what s your response to that? do you think the convictional have an impact on the campaign? we would love to hear thought. should you be on the ballot? gillian: just prior to the remarks trump found to appeal the verdict resulting from what he insists was a scam trial. once again blaming politics for the conviction. take a listen. this should have been on case and everybody said it was noncase including brad. brad sat until i ran for office and then they saw the polls. i was leading the republicans and the democrats back leading
Iam i am live at a busy Glasgow Science Centre where we will be examining exactly how a big city like this can meet that goal. Rebecca long bailey and Emily Thornberry the European Parliaments brexit co ordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, has said hes been told that there will be no automatic deportation of eu citizens. In sport, a century from ben stokes helps england build a sizeable first innings total on day two of the third test against south africa at port elizabeth. Also coming up. Minting it a sovereign, struck when edward the eighth was king, has become the first british coin to sell for £1 million. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Social Media Companies, such as facebook, twitter and instagram, should be forced to share details about how young people use their sites and the way they tailor content. Proposals by the Royal College of psychiatrists could see Companies Face a new tax, which would Fund Research into a how a childs Online Activity affects their mental health. A