ideas, if they don t know an address. oh, that would be a nightmare! and inside the letter, just a cheery hello and a recipe for coleslaw that feargal had been asking about, but it meant much more than that. there s so much letters these days that s meaningless, it s financial, it s this demand and it s so nice to receive something so personal. friends with the fellow who runs the butchers in waterford too. btiiii, northern ireland. so, could letters make a comeback over email in future, as something a lot more enjoyable? well, we ll keep you posted! emma vardy, bbc news. let s return now to the tributes being paid to sidney poitier, whose pioneering films in the 1950s and 60s, shone a light on racism and social prejudice. he s died at the age of 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his groundbreaking work paved the way for generations of other black artists. cheryl boone isaacs
so and border force will actually facilitate that. the tennis star posted on instagram, thanking his fans around the world. another player has now had her visa cancelled. renata voracova from the czech republic is understood to be detained in the same hotel as djokovic. the australian open is one of the biggest sporting events here but it s turning into a big international embarrassment for the government. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. the time is 6:15pm. our top story this evening the actor, sir sidney poitier, whose pioneering films in the 50s and 60s, shone a light on racism and social prejudice, has died. he was 94. coming up, the letter that reached its destination against all the odds. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel we head to cameroon to look ahead to the first major football