15 minute period to go. but a remarkable finish from the aussies saw them turn it round and win comfortably by 58 46. these two may well next meet at the commonwealth games in birmingham in the summer. day four of the australian open gets under way shortly with plenty of british interest. andy murray and emma raducanu both in action later, but before that, we ll see british number one dan evans face arthur rinderknech of france and heather watson against seeded slovenian tamara zidansek. scotland have announced their squad for next month s six nations. gregor townsend has named five uncapped players, including saracens back rower andy christie and london irish scrum half ben white. once again, stuart hogg will captain the side as they hope to repeat last year s victories over england and france and improve on their fourth place finish. rory darge, ben vellacott and kyle rowe are also rewarded with call ups ahead of scotland s first game against england. veteran fly halfjohnny sexton wi
it s incredibly difficult. you know, who would want to be leading during this pandemic? who would want to be making the decisions that we ve had to make? in scotland, people are being urged to limit their social contacts before and after christmas. we ll have the latest on the rapid spread of the new variant of coronavirus causing deep concern in government. also tonight. followng the violent death of a 16 month old girl in bradford a woman is found guilty of murdering her partner s child. and a big test of public opinion when the voters of north shropshire go to the polls to choose a new mp on thursday. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel manchester city are back in premier league action playing leeds united as they look to move four points clear at the top.
rights rallies being held across the united states, as people protest against recent efforts by states to restrict restrict abortion access. the queen officially opens the sixth session of the scottish parliament at holyrood. two new streams of lava pose a further threat of destruction as the la palma volcano forces more to flee. and coming up in sportsday, all the latest premier league action, as everton hold manchester united to a 1 1 draw at old trafford. good evening. the situation at petrol pumps across much of britain, across much of britain seems to be getting better.