australians not being able to leave, to attend funerals of loved ones, not being able to come into the country for two years to see loved ones, even those that are sick, and so amongst many australians, there is a sentiment that there is a celebrity who has been subjected to different rules than they were. brianna? we ll see if that stands, as you mentioned. paula hancocks, thank you so much. so our next guest says djokovic is another whiney sports superstar with screwy ideas in an exaggerated sense of entitlement. joining us now, washington post columnist max bout. max, how do you really feel? well, this is just so nauseating, this whole spectacle, john, of having novak djokovic try to flout the rules to gain the system and to have his father compare him to spartacus to represent the poor of the world, give me a break.
airlines industry-wide. eyed put out a memo yesterday from the ceo saying that 3,000 of united s workers in the u.s. have tested positive for covid, but thankfully, because of united s vaccine mandate none of hospitalized. even still, united says it is drawing down its near-term schedule because of staffing shortages. united won t say by how much it is drawing down its schedule. we know from flight aware it s canceled about 120 flights today. this issue has gone down a little bit, but airlines experts tell us this is really hard to predict. not like a weather system coming through. kv coronavirus came through so quickly, they re struggling to keep up. this is what we see given the spread of the omicron variant. thank you foech. also breaking overnight. tennis star novak djokovic opening all kinds of new
we get back to the point, that you are a sports journalist and you have explain the politics and it was brilliant, but this is massive. we were expecting novak djokovic, roger federer, fighting for a place in the record books and history, this was the build up for the australian open and with that in mind, you have this controversy around djokovic, so how is it dividing sports fans and commentators? i is it dividing sports fans and commentators? is it dividing sports fans and commentators? ~ . ., ., commentators? i think in victoria it really hasn t commentators? i think in victoria it really hasn t divided commentators? i think in victoria it really hasn t divided the commentators? i think in victoria it| really hasn t divided the community. a lot of really hasn t divided the community. a lot of people believe he should not have a lot of people believe he should not have been given any exemption to .et not have been given any exemption to get into not have been given any ex
record nhs waiting lists in england. a warning that a lack of staff could derail plans to clear the backlog. england step up the fight to stop australia running away with the fourth ashes test. stuart broad has now taken four wickets on day two most recently removing usman khawaja, after his superb century. cold and frosty start with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. for many central and eastern areas, we start with some sunshine. that will not last, rain and strong winds in the west are pushing each woods and as they bump into the cold air, some of us are seeing some snow even at sea level. all of the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 6th of january. our main story. the world s top ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, is facing deportation from australia after having his visa revoked when he arrived in melbourne. there was a public outcry
started since the prime minister resigned. and tennis star novak djokovic is heading to the australian open after being granted a medical exemption from requiring a covid vaccine. he is facing five charges. 0ne he is facing five charges. one of thoseis he is facing five charges. one of those is housebreaking. two counts of arson. possession of an explosive