injured in the attack. i began to sob and i began to cry, about notjust what had happened but i guess, the state of our country. the show won't go on, music's biggest night, the us grammy awards, is postponed indefinitely, over covid fears. and we meet the winner of the bbc sound of 22, 22—year—old pinkpantheress, who only pinkpa ntheress, who only started pinkpantheress, who only started making music in her bedroom last year. hello and welcome to the programme. the world's top—ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, is facing deportation from australia after having his visa revoked on arrival in melbourne. there was a public outcry after he was given a medical exemption from strict vaccine rules to defend his australian open title. we've just heard the australian court is saying an injunction request against the visa cancellation on the part of novak djokovic has been listed for a hearing and that hearing is expected to happen now so when we get any news of that latest development we will update you. but for the background on all of this, here is mark lobel. shepherded to a government detention hotel. the tennis world number one hours after arriving in melbourne, expecting to defend his australian open title after stating he was exempted from vaccination rules. but at the airport, federal authorities noticed a mistake with his application and he was quizzed there for over seven hours. the result for the tennis star, this time, was not what he wanted. rules are rules and there are no special cases. entry with a visa requires double vaccination or a medical exemption. i'm advised that such an exemption was not in place and, as a result, he is subject to the same rule as anyone else. this unexpected turn of events left many wondering what was going on. there's still mystery about what had originally had been agreed after the tennis star said he'd been granted exemption permission despite not being fully vaccinated. australia is seeing tens of thousands of covid—i9 cases for the first time after injuring some summer well�*s strictest restrictions. is of the original decision to allow novak djokovic and did court controversy. but his treatment has struck the wrong note amongst fellow serbians. djokovic's father and the country's president framing this row as an international incident. the reigning australian open champion is attempting to get an injunction served to allow him to seek a record—breaking 21st grand slam when with less than two weeks to go until the tournament gets under way. i'm joined now by australian tennis journalist courtney walsh. welcome to the programme. we are hearing that the injunction has been served, a court is deliberating. what do you think might happen? it’s deliberating. what do you think might happen?— might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings — might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings began _ might happen? it's fascinating, proceedings began two - might happen? it's fascinating, | proceedings began two minutes ago so i will be tuning in very shortly. it's critical because it's possible that novak may be on a flight out later tonight depending on what the ruling is and whether or not he is successful in obtaining an injunction which would be temporary, if that's the case, with a further hearing to proceed following that to decide the merit, but in the short term, the federal court judge in charge of this matter has suggested that she is willing to sit for several hours so it could be some time before we find out.— hours so it could be some time before we find out. what about the political — before we find out. what about the political backlash _ before we find out. what about the political backlash of- before we find out. what about the political backlash of all- the political backlash of all of this? hearing from the leadership in serbia saying that novak djokovic is being so poorly treated, spending hours and hours of gruelling overnight in the airport? it is certainly. — overnight in the airport? it is certainly. i — overnight in the airport? it is certainly, i suppose - overnight in the airport? it 3 certainly, i suppose there has been ambassadors holding two embassies, the australian prime minister has spoken today. there is also a political divide between gnederal and state government in this matter. the victorian government and the federal government have been at odds for a long time over the covid-i9 for a long time over the covid—i9 handling of the pandemic. this is no different and there is some posturing at all levels but the fraught international matter of it as well, quite extraordinary word from novak�*s father overnight from nova k�*s father overnight and from novak�*s father overnight and also certainly the serbian president. and also certainly the serbian president-— and also certainly the serbian president. and what has been the reaction — president. and what has been the reaction in _ president. and what has been the reaction in melbourne, . the reaction in melbourne, australia to all of this. in terms of _ australia to all of this. in terms of the initial exemption there was widespread, i suppose, angst and despair. it has been a fraught time in victoria in particular, almost impossible to get rapid antigen tests anywhere long, long queues for pcr tests, so novak was playing and under a spotlight or a situation where families can't travel to western australia for example to see their loved ones, so the granting of an exemption to someone who is a world number one, through means that i suppose we didn't know exactly what it was for, has raised passions. since novak has been taken to the medevac hotel about a ten minute walk to the central business district, he has had some serbian fans who have arrived outside that hotel a little earlier today, hopeful that they will be able to see the man considered the king of melbourne park and action and about ten days time. it’s melbourne park and action and about ten days time.— about ten days time. it's hard to imagine — about ten days time. it's hard to imagine the _ about ten days time. it's hard to imagine the australian - about ten days time. it's hard l to imagine the australian open without novak djokovic, especially given the fact that he is defending his title, his going for a 10th when. certainly, his last three years has been basically defending three titles he won the last three titles he won the last three seasons, a 10th when would indeed make in the outright leader in terms of the grand slam race for men, he currently shows that status with rafael nadal and roger federer. rafael nadal is on court at the moment in melbourne park. he himself having suffered covid just before christmas, he played at an exhibition in abu dhabi, he has recovered and is playing very well yet has great rival for the title is holed up in a medevac hotel about five kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate. irate kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate.— kilometres from where he is awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what — awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what happens - awaiting his fate. we will wait to see what happens next. . awaiting his fate. we will wait i to see what happens next. thank you so much, courtney walsh joining us on the latest. we have the court deliberating on an injunction request that a input ford on the part of novak djokovic. as soon as we get news we will bring you that. let's get some of the day's other news. lawyers for the convicted sex offender, ghislaine maxwell, have claimed public comments made by one of the 12 jury members, are grounds for a mistrial. they say some of the juror�*s comments, including his history as a victim of sexual of abuse, merited attention by the court. the italian government is bringing in new laws making it compulsory for everyone over the age of 50 to have a coronavirus vaccine. the measures come into force on the 15th of february, with fines for those that refuse to have theirjabs. england's plan b rules will be kept in place for the next three weeks. borisjohnson said the measures couldn't be scrapped yet, because hospital admissions caused by the omicron variant were rising rapidly. scotland, wales and northern ireland all brought in stricter measures after christmas. north korea says it successfully tested a hypersonic missile on wednesday. the launch was detected by several militaries in the region. it landed in waters between the korean peninsula and japan, bringing condemnation from seoul and tokyo. russian—led regional peacekeeping troops are to be deployed to kazakhstan, after an appeal from the country's president for help to quell widespread unrest over fuel prices. there have been reports of shots being fired in almaty�*s main square early this morning, as troops approached protesters gathered there. on wednesday, demonstrators seized the airport and several government buildings in the main city, almaty. good to have you to give us the latest on what is happening. what are you hearing? the main development — what are you hearing? the main development of _ what are you hearing? the main development of course - what are you hearing? the main development of course is - what are you hearing? the main development of course is the . development of course is the decision by the collective security treaty organisation, this is a moscow lead security block which comprises, apart from russia, five former soviet countries. the decision was made to send peacekeeping troops to kazakhstan. that followed an appeal by kazakhstan's president to the see sto. he said that his country needed help to fight as what he said terrorists threatened the country, that is how he described the protests that's happening in kazakhstan now. very patchy reports from the country, because the internet is still very slow and patchy and it is not working following the complete outage yesterday, but there are now reports coming from reuters that troops and armoured personnel vehicles are moving into central and marty, this is kazakhstan's former capital. —— almaty. and that is where a lot of the disorder was happening overnight, because in the absence of authorities, there was serious looting that was happening overnight, so now troops are moving in with armoured personnel vehicles and there was a report from reuters, witness reports saying that gunfire was heard in almaty. that gunfire was heard in alma . �* , ., .,~ almaty. and 'ust to make it clear almaty. and 'ust to make it demor— almaty. and 'ust to make it clear for our — almaty. and just to make it clear for our international i clear for our international audience, we say that what sparked these protest as the rising cost of fuel, but actually there are many, many other underlying issues causing people to be extremely angry at the government at the moment? that's right, the sharp rise in fuel prices is what sparked the protest but it's not the root cause for such an unprecedented, countrywide protest with thousands of people protesting and all major cities across kazakhstan and the root cause of it is the long—standing frustrations among the catholic population about —— kazakh population. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we meet pinkpa ntheress, we meet pinkpantheress, winner of the bbc sound of 2022. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief. after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of- south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence - from some black activist groups. i they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa _ until majority rule is established. . around the world, people have been paying tribute to the iconic rock star david bowie, who sold 140 million albums in a career that spanned half a century. his family announced overnight that he died of cancer at the age of 69. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the world's top—ranked tennis player, novak djokovic, faces deportation from australia, after his visa is cancelled over a covid vaccine exemption. russian—led peacekeeping troops are deployed to kazakhstan, after the country's president calls for help to stop violent protests over rising fuel prices. as congress in the united states prepares to mark the first anniversary of the deadly attack supporters of donald trump, the attorney general has promised to hold all those involved to account. among the shocking images of the insurrection with those of angry rioters beating police officers with blue lives matter flags. one of those officers, harry dunn, has emerged as one of the most outspoken law enforcement officials in the wake of the attack, and as a passionate advocate for access to mental health support. laura trevelyan spoke to him earlier this week, about what he encountered that day. what was the most frightening and shocking thing that you personally experienced on january six?— personally experienced on january six? when i first saw the size of— january six? when i first saw the size of the _ january six? when i first saw the size of the crowd, - the size of the crowd, runaround, i was on the east side of the capital and a runaround onto the west side, where you see them all, and the size of the crowd, the mob, and the intent they had, they looked like possessed zombies. so when i got my first glimpse of the crowd i had the overlook and i had my rifle pointed out at the crowd, and at that moment i said, i'm going to get shot, because you see, i'm a big guy, six foot seven, and i am there with this rifle, and i look like an easy target. you experienced _ look like an easy target. you experienced terrible - look like an easy target. you experienced terrible racism that day as well, didn't you? i don't want to make january six completely about race, however, to deny that racism wasn't present that day is a complete lie. i got called the n—word. what i learned about coming forward when i told my story about what happened to me was that several other officers were able to share their stories with me about how they were called the n—word stop so racism was definitely there that day, lots of people there were racist. that day was about people who had no respect for democracy, and just don't care about their country. irate democracy, and just don't care about their country.— about their country. we learn from the _ about their country. we learn from the january _ about their country. we learn from the january six - about their country. we learn l from the january six committee that president trump was watching the events unfold live on tv in the private dining room at the white house. do you think you should have acted sooner? �* , ., _ think you should have acted sooner? ., _ ., sooner? any action by anybody, especially _ sooner? any action by anybody, especially the — sooner? any action by anybody, especially the president, - sooner? any action by anybody, especially the president, that i especially the president, that could have brought that situation to a quicker and, anything that could have been done, to get us help sooner. what was the low point of that day as an officer?— day as an officer? that day is tou . h, day as an officer? that day is tough, because _ day as an officer? that day is tough, because i— day as an officer? that day is tough, because i didn't - day as an officer? that day isj tough, because i didn't really process a lot of what had happened while it was going on. my happened while it was going on. my day was basically filled with surviving and getting home. i did have a moment to sit down, once we got a bit of help in the building, and i was able to reflect, that is when the infamous line "is this america", i was able to sit down with some of my friends and we talked about our experiences from that day and i began to sob, to cry, about not just what had happened, but i guess the state of our country, and it was very disheartening, and it was very disheartening, and i would say that was the low point of that day. can you answer that _ low point of that day. can you answer that question, - low point of that day. can you answer that question, a - low point of that day. can you answer that question, a yearl answer that question, a year later, you ask the question, is this america?— later, you ask the question, is this america? was that america? it was. i this america? was that america? n was. ithink_ this america? was that america? it was. | think it _ this america? was that america? it was. i think it is _ this america? was that america? it was. i think it is very _ it was. i think it is very irresponsible and dangerous for us to deny that part of america, because as ugly as it is, it isn't something we are proud of, it exists, it is part of who we are. do proud of, it exists, it is part of who we are.— of who we are. do you think something _ of who we are. do you think something like _ of who we are. do you think something like this - of who we are. do you think something like this could i something like this could happen again? something like this could hauenaaain? ., ., , happen again? unfortunately, es, i happen again? unfortunately, yes. i do. _ happen again? unfortunately, yes, i do. people _ happen again? unfortunately, yes, i do. people are - happen again? unfortunately, yes, i do. people are getting l yes, i do. people are getting more and more angry about what happened and the way this country is headed. lots of people are becoming more and more vocal about values, which people are allowed to have, but onceit people are allowed to have, but once it becomes violent and destructive, that is what you have to draw the line. but there is nothing in place to stop that from happening, so i do believe it can happen again. and what to you, is the lesson of january and what to you, is the lesson ofjanuary six?— and what to you, is the lesson of january six? democracy can't be taken for — of january six? democracy can't be taken for granted, _ of january six? democracy can't be taken for granted, just - be taken for granted, just because it exists, you have to fight to protect it. it is as simple as that.— fight to protect it. it is as simple as that. that was laura trevelyan _ simple as that. that was laura trevelyan there. _ we will have special coverage of the first anniversary of the 6th ofjanuary riot at 9:00pm gmt, later on thursday, across bbc news. christian fraser will be speaking to some of the people who organised rallies that day, and he'll look at the the profound divisions left across the united states. the grammy awards have been postponed because of uncertainty about omicron. the event, which is regarded as music's biggest night, was due to have taken place in los angeles on the 31st of january. organisers say they hope to announce a future date soon. here's our la correspondent, peter bowes. we are going to have to wait a bit longer to see whether one of abba's new songs can be named record of the year in 2022. lots of categories hanging in the balance but a difficult decision for the organisers and the conclusion that the omicron virus isjust spreading quickly, too quickly, too dangerous, too risky, as they put it, to put on the kind of show that we are familiar with. so that has been postponed. we do not have a new date yet. it was postponed last year as well, just by a few weeks. it went ahead in march last year, a mixture of in—person performances by the bands but some remote as well. it turned out to be quite a good show. it really is at this stage unclear as to how they are going to resolve this this hello, i'm tulsen tollet, and this is your sports news, where we start with football, and chelsea have one foot in the english league cup final after a 2—0 win over tottenham in their semi—final first leg. both goals came in a first half in which thomas tuchel�*s side were in full control of scoring after just five minutes, through kai havertz, and the second was an own goal with the second leg at tottenham hotspur stadium next wednesday. a severe outbreak at liverpool has led to the first leg of their league cup semi final against arsenal being postponed. the two teams were set to meet at the emirates on thursday, but that's now been resheduled for the middle ofjanuary. the outbreak, which has seen both managerjurgen klopp and assistant manager pep ljinders forced to isolate, and has also led to liverpool closing their first—team training centre. real madrid are through to the last 16 of the copa del rey after a 3—1win away to third tier alcoyano. it comes as a slice of revenge for carlo ancelotti's side after the same side knocked them out at the same stage last season. meanwhile the holders, barcelona, had to come from behind to beat another third tier side, linares deportivo, 2—1 in andalucia. second half goals from ousmane dembele and ferranjutgla saw the catalans into the last 16. world number onejohn rahm says he's refreshed and ready to compete again, starting with this week's tournament of champions in hawaii. rahm shot to the top of the rankings after a change in clubs, then a win at the us open alongside 13 top—10 finishes last season and says he's hoping to improve on that after taking an extended break. i was iwas drained. i was drained. for the previous year and a half, not only the last four months, but the previous year and a half. and after i went to spain and finished playing, ijust... i needed a break. not only for me, but also for my family. we all endured its together. and i just wanted the time to be a dud. —— dad. south africa will resume on 188 for 2 needing a further 122 runs to win the second test against india injohannesburg. skipper dean elgar is unbeaten on 46 and will look to build a strong partnership with rassie van der duusen as the proteas attempt to level the series at one apiece ahead of the third test in cape town. the memphis grizzlies will go in search of a 7th straight win when they host the detroit pistons in the nba later on thursday. ja morant scored 26 points as he helped the grizzlies to victory over the cleveland cavaliers on tuesday, six of those 26 points in the final 30 seconds, which helped his side to 11th spot in the western conference. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. for all the latest on the drama surrounding novak djokovic and if he'll compete at the australian open, along with the news from the second day of the fourth ashes test between australia and england in sydney, head to the bbc sport website. but from me and the rest of the team, that's your sports news for now. for the last 20 years, the bbc sound of list has been predicting music's biggest new names. previous winners include adele, years—and—years, celeste and sam smith. it's pink—pantheress, a 20—year—old singer who only started making music in her university bedroom this time last year. our music correspondent, mark savage has been talking to her. afamiliarsound, a familiar sound, with a modern twist. think panthera �*s because music has been as modern nostalgia. age 20, she only started uploading songs to tiktok one year ago, initially keeping identity a secret. i personally find it easier to kind of not let every single card you have on the table, i think it is quite nice sometimes to have privacy, and i kinda felt like i had my music out as well as my face everywhere, it would be too much for people.— everywhere, it would be too much for people. helped by that air of mystery. _ much for people. helped by that air of mystery, her— much for people. helped by that air of mystery, her music - much for people. helped by that air of mystery, her music took i air of mystery, her music took off in a big way. i last summer she had to top a0 hits, and coldplay had covered one of her songs. now she's been named the winner of the bbc sound of 2022. here is the moment she was told been used by radio one's chuck saunders. but what if i told one's chuck saunders. but what if i told you _ one's chuck saunders. but what if i told you that _ one's chuck saunders. but what if i told you that you _ one's chuck saunders. but what if i told you that you are - one's chuck saunders. but what if i told you that you are the - if i told you that you are the winner of radio one's sound of 2022? how would you feel then? i mean, iwould be very 2022? how would you feel then? i mean, i would be very happy. well, _ i mean, i would be very happy. well, you — i mean, i would be very happy. well, you are the winner of sound of 2022!— well, you are the winner of sound of 2022! what the hell! that is a shock! _ sound of 2022! what the hell! that is a shock! thank- sound of 2022! what the hell! that is a shock! thank you - sound of 2022! what the hell! | that is a shock! thank you very much — that is a shock! thank you very much baa— that is a shock! thank you very much. �* , , ., much. by the time she made her own stage _ much. by the time she made her own stage debut _ much. by the time she made her own stage debut in _ much. by the time she made her own stage debut in october, - own stage debut in october, pinkpantheress already had a passionate fan base of her own stop the reason i am smiling is because i am remembering the people who were in the front row and how funny they were, but i actually did always want to go quite deep with them from the very get go. irlat to go quite deep with them from the very get go-_ the very get go. not to sound patronising. _ the very get go. not to sound patronising, but _ the very get go. not to sound patronising, but i _ the very get go. not to sound patronising, but i have - patronising, but i have genuinely been there stop i was the biggest fan girl. # when you wipe your tears, do you want them just for me? the you want them 'ust for me? the bbc you want them 'ust for me? the sac sound — you want them just for me? the bbc sound office _ you want them just for me? the bbc sound office has previously attempted the likes of adele, stormzy and dua lipa for success. dua lipa joined the ranks now with big things predicted for 2022. a very exciting year ahead for the pinkpantheress. you can read so much more about her on our website. orbital business stories next on our website, and we are keeping a close eye on any decision regarding novak djokovic. stay with us. hello. hard to believe that only a few mornings ago, we were starting the day with temperatures in the mid—teens. out there at the moment, a widespread and quite sharp frost as we start thursday morning's commute, temperatures even in the city centres below freezing. but it's into the countryside we're seeing temperatures in minus double digits. temperatures have risen, though, to start the day across in northern ireland, and that's because we've got cloud spilling in here ahead of what will be a wet and windy day for a fairfew. the sunshine giving way to the cloud, the rain, and also some hill snow. the hill snow is happening because our weather system, these weather fronts pushing their way eastwards, will be pushing into that cold air, which is sitting in place at the moment. plenty of sunshine across central and eastern areas to start the day. but through the morning commute, outbreaks of rain, a little bit of hill sleet in northern ireland spreads its way into western parts of northern england and wales, turning readily to snow in the scottish hills, also in the lake district and the pennines, giving a covering of snow in places, and all being blown around by strong—to—gale force winds touching 60—70mph across some western areas. some parts of east anglia, the south—east will stay dry until late in the afternoon and evening, even if it does cloud over. but here across many eastern areas, it'll still be a cold day, even though there's a slice of mild air pushing in, just 3 celsius, maybe up to around 8 or 9 for a time in the west, finishing the day with sunshine and showers. then it's showers into the evening and overnight to take us through into friday, those showers turning wintry once again as temperatures drop. there could be some frost and ice around as well as we start friday morning, even though temperatures nowhere near as low as they will be to start thursday. so, another cold day on friday. we're almost between that one system clearing and another one pushing in, and we've got winds coming in from a north—north—westerly direction. that will bring frequent showers across western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england and north wales, given a covering of snow for one or two spots mainly over the hills, but even some lower—level sites. forsome, it'sjust rain, sleet and hail. we'll have to watch the system as well spreading across southern counties, which could bring a few longer spells of rain, even a bit of sleet and snow to the south. a cold day in the wind. then we flip things around to something milder as we go through into saturday. this next weather system pushes its way in. slightly wider, more extensive than the one we are seeing on thursday, so more in the way of rainfall around. gustiest winds in the south, we'll all see rain at some point, and then colder to end the day and into sunday morning with a touch of frost before more rain arrives in the west later on. take care. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a shot in the arm for the travel industry, as covid testing rules for arrivals to england are eased. tightening the purse strings, the federal reserve could start raising interest rates in the us as early as march. covid cases in france hit a new daily record for europe, as president macron piles pressure on the unvaccinated. plus: charged up! electric car sales surge in britain despite a slump in the wider auto industry.