not this is exacerbating the problem and expanding vaccine hesitancy. of course. of course it is. and speaking of those tennis organizers, i would like to have a word with them. why would he get a vaccine exemption but naomi osaka is fined $15,000 for not doing a press conference. i have a lot of questions. but that being said, it s a really good point. these are well-respected idols, people look up to these people on so many for them to use their platforms to spread misinformation about the vaccine is very, very dangerous. and we could use this moment to talk about where he is right now. he s being detained at an ice-like facility. we have many here in the united states and we know they re terrible. australia has them, too. he s staying in a place called the park hotel, which sound real
had his visa revoked on arrival into australia, after a huge backlash about his vaccine exemption. he s currently in a detention hotel, awaiting the verdict of his appeal. rafael nadal was among the players to criticise his great rival today. lydia campbell has been looking at the serbs controversial stance. with his 20 grand slam titles, know that novak djokovic is one of the greatest to play the sport. it is also a man never to follow from controversy. when six months into the coronavirus pandemic, the tour was shut down leading to novak organising his own exhibition event, the tour. the event was criticised due to its lack of social distancing was eventually cancelled after a number of players, including that of a positive for the virus. he recovered in time to compete in the us open but was eventually disqualified after accidentally
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test since the pandemic began. lawyers for novak djokavic claim he was given a vaccine exemption to enter australia, because he d had a recent covid infection. thousands more flat owners will be spared the expense of replacing unsafe cladding under new government plans to make developers offer £4 billion towards the costs. at least 21 people have died in north eastern pakistan after heavy snowfall trapped them in their vehicles. nasa s james webb space telescope has unfolded its final mirror panel after launching on christmas day.
our guestsjoining me tonight are aubrey allegretti from the guardian and sian griffiths education and families editor at the sunday times. do stay with us for that. now, to australia. lawyers for the tennis star novak djokovic say he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia because of a covid infection last month. djokovic was denied entry to australia after landing in melbourne this week to play in the australian open. he s currently in an immigration detention centre, ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. a second australian open hopeful, renata voracova from the czech republic, has now left the country after having her visa cancelled. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend in an immigration detention hotel. and his supporters have turned up for a third day.
lawyers for the tennis star novak djokovic say he had a vaccine exemption to enter australia because of a covid infection last month. djokovic was denied entry after landing in melbourne this week to play in the australian open. he s currently in an immigration detention centre, ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. a second player, renata voracova from the czech republic, has now left australia after having her visa cancelled. shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend in an immigration detention hotel. and his supporters have turned up for a third day. this is novak djokovic arriving in melbourne on wednesday. the documents his legal team presented to the court state he d received the exemption from tennis australia, with a follow up letter from the home affairs department, saying he was allowed into the country.