flat owners in the uk won t have to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower height buildings under new government plans, the bbc understands. three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences his family say they never lost faith in justice. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. lawyers acting for tennis star novak djokovic have released documents that say he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia due to a recent covid infection. in the early hours of thursday morning djokovic was denied entry to australia after landing in melbourne this week to play in the australian open. he is currently in an immigration detention with a court challenge due on monday. but documents released by his legal team today claim that his first positive pcr test was recorded on 16 december. djokovic, who has said he is opposed to vaccination, had been granted a medical exemption to play in the tournament in a decisio
three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery in the us state of georgia are given life sentences his family say they never lost faith in justice. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. lawyers acting for tennis star novak djokovic have released documents that say he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia, due to a recent covid infection. in the early hours of thursday morning djokovic was denied entry to australia after landing in melbourne this week to play in the australian open. he is currently in an immigration detention with a court challenge due on monday. but documents released by his legal team today claim that his first positive pcr test was recorded on 16th december. djokovic, who has said he is opposed to vaccination, had been granted a medical exemption to play in the tournament in a decision that infuriated many australians. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has the latest from melbourne, outside the hotel where djokovic is being
it may be a wet and windy start to the weekend for many, but as we go into the afternoon across many western areas we should see a bit more sunshine at times. it s saturday, the 8th of january. our top story: up to 500,000 flat owners across the uk will no longer be liable for the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties, under new government proposals. the plans, set to be announced by the housing secretary michael gove, would instead see developers forced to pay up to an additional $4 billion to help resolve the crisis, which has left many unable to sell their homes. our policy editor lewis goodall has more. it s estimated that more than half a million people are caught up in britain s fire safety crisis. and we can exclusively reveal the government s latest plans to deal with it. up up until now, the government s approach breakdown as follows. dangerous cutting removal would be paid for by the building safety front only for buildings of 18.5 metres in heigh
also ahead: an american army veteran has been arrested after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. donald trump promises to look at ways of combating future cyber attacks on us elections, after a briefing from intelligence chiefs. a bump in the road councils predict a huge rise in the repair bill for potholes in england and wales. we will meet the schoolboy putting his new running blade into action, as children in england are given sporting prosthetics for the first time on the nhs. in sport, it is a stroll for city in the fa cup, as manchester city put five past west ham united to go through to the fourth round. and helen has the weather. good morning. it is grey and murky out there, with some fog around, especially over the hills. but in contrast to yesterday, nowhere near as cold. i will have all the details for the weekend in around 15 minutes. join me if you can. good morning. first, our main story: the british red cross is warning of a huma