facing — pressures of the hospitals are facing around the country, especially workforce pressures with their mum — especially workforce pressures with their mum like other workforces, they need — their mum like other workforces, they need to suffice isolate and this is— they need to suffice isolate and this is understandable but this is all a part— this is understandable but this is all a part of trying to work together and provide the nhs every single support that it needs. know that novak djokovic _ single support that it needs. know that novak djokovic is _ single support that it needs. tiring-n" that novak djokovic is think the fans for their support as he remains in this hotel. the aftermath of days of unrest in kazakhstan, security forces will be ordered to shoot to kill those who protest. in coming up in half maritime, will be followed up with the bbc specialist with a perspective on events in the uk and dateline on pragmatism versus extremism. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the beginning with the actor sidney poitier — a groundbreaking hollywood star has died. in 1964, he won the academy award for best actor, becoming the first black man to win the award, for the film lilies in the field. in films like �*guess who's coming to dinner�* and �*in the heat of the night�* he helped explore racism in american society and became a powerful advocate for civil rights. our correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life. # in the heat of the night...# sidney poitier�*s virgil tibbs, a man of authority... i'm a police officer. ..intelligence and a steely determination never to back down. the kind of qualities that defined poitier on screen and off. he made his cinema debut playing a doctor, a man of status, something almost unheard of for black performers then. and with roles like an escaped convict in the defiant ones and a struggling husband in a raisin in the sun, he tackled prejudice head on. maybe i'll get down on my black knees. all right, mr charlie. all right, mr great white father. you just give us that money and we won't come out there and dirty up your white folks' neighbourhood. the era of course meant he had a burden his white counterparts rarely had to carry. the weight of being a symbol. but he bore it with dignity. in lilies of the field, playing a travelling handyman, helping build a group of nuns a new chapel. the winner is sidney poitier. he won the academy award, the first black performer ever to receive the oscar for a leading role. in the years that followed he became hollywood�*s biggest star, redefining how audiences saw black characters, with films like to sir, with love. you will call me sir or mr thackeray. the young ladies will be addressed as miss, the boys by their surnames. some of what i am was reflected in those movies. and on top of that i brought to it some of my values. so it was in a way, i was saying to the audience, this is who i am. look at me. more controversial was his role as a highly gifted usually more more controversial was his role as a highly gifted hugely successful doctor engaged to a white woman in guess who�*s coming to dinner. i love your daughter. there's nothing i wouldn't do to try and keep her as happy as she was the day i met her. some criticised it, saying the impression it gave was of an interracial relationship that was only acceptable because his character was so perfect and accomplished. it was still a huge box office hit. he also directed �*80s comedy stir crazy, the first movie from an african—american film—maker to pass the blockbuster $100 million mark in the united states. what are you doing? ladies and gentlemen, sidney poitier. and when he was well into his 80s, an honorary oscar. hollywood recognition for a star who blazed a trail for so many... they call me mr tibbs. ..and who entertained millions more. sidney poitier, one of the greats. sidney poitier, who�*s died, aged 94. is impact on society was enormous. the actor and activist was a true one—off. it the actor and activist was a true one-off. , , ' . ._ , one-off. it is very difficult maybe even impossible _ one-off. it is very difficult maybe even impossible to _ one-off. it is very difficult maybe even impossible to talk _ one-off. it is very difficult maybe even impossible to talk about. one-off. it is very difficult maybe | even impossible to talk about the world, to talk about sidney poitier now and the sense that we don�*t know any more the world that did not have sidney poitier. he was my generations icon. there was no one before him who had the kind of stature and i was a little kid when he started working in the movies. but what was amazing about him was that he was of a generation, he is the last of a great powerhouse generation kirk douglas died last year, but he was in that generation, charlton heston, burt lancaster in sidney poitier and tony curtis. in this kind of generation that came out of the theatre in the 1950s, 19405, out of the theatre in the 1950s, i940s, we forget that to have this incredible black man in their midst was really ground—breaking because he was able then to kind of move along the same kind of trajectory that they were allowed to move upon. the generation before was not allowed that trajectory so sydney was able to be in the trajectory that they were in. that tony curtis was in. and when he did when his oscar, a kind of made sense to us and a way because he was part of that arc. , . ~ and a way because he was part of that arc. , ., ,, ., ., .., , that arc. lets talk to a columnist with the headlines. _ that arc. lets talk to a columnist with the headlines. this - that arc. lets talk to a columnist with the headlines. this news i that arc. lets talk to a columnist i with the headlines. this news must of had a huge reaction in the united states and in the film industry in particular. it is very moving i have to sa . particular. it is very moving i have to say- we — particular. it is very moving i have to say. we have _ particular. it is very moving i have to say. we have many _ particular. it is very moving i have to say. we have many deaths - particular. it is very moving i have to say. we have many deaths that particular. it is very moving i have . to say. we have many deaths that we report on and you getjaded and it happens so often but every now and then, something comes along that does hitch you in the heart you read these tweets from oprah winfrey, whoopi goldberg has made me cry, referencing to sir with love. do something deep about the loss was sidney poitier even though he has not made a movie in over 20 years he retired in 2001. he is with us and this is the immortality of film and everything he represented, but he represented so much in hollywood and he was such a legend in that word is used so much but in his case it is so true. this is really hitting hollywood hard.— so true. this is really hitting hollywood hard. so true. this is really hitting holl ood hard. , hollywood hard. those three films that we already _ hollywood hard. those three films that we already name _ hollywood hard. those three films that we already name checked - hollywood hard. those three films that we already name checked all| that we already name checked all were released in the space of about a year. and they are all impressive performances in very different characters. the school teacher, the angry, controlled anger of in the heat of the night, there was never any doubt of his range as an actor. it was incredible range and there was thought about that year 1967 where sidney poitier, two of those films in the heat of the night which one best picture and guess who�*s coming to dinner which was nominated in that category and he played opposite the winner of best actor in the best actress. yet, he himself, i think he cancelled himself out because he was so great in three distinctly different movies, all three huge box office hits. amazing at the time when you consider all of the civil rights and everything going on that he black actor was the number one box office draw that year in america. pretty remarkable. pete hammond. — in america. pretty remarkable. pete hammond. i'm _ in america. pretty remarkable. pete hammond, i'm afraid _ in america. pretty remarkable. pete hammond, i'm afraid we'll have to hammond, i�*m afraid we�*ll have to leave it there. thanks for talking to us. we will have more to discuss this actors remarkable career. now, to the uk where the health secretary sajid javid has recorded a rocky few weeks ahead and they are dealing with rising number of covid—19 cases and health workers contracting the virus. in some hospitals in the uk, the army has been called to help out. in england, the number of staff away from work is a 41% in the week after christmas compared to the previous seven days. averaging more than 35,000 workers offered sickness every day. the health editor has more. reinforcements forthe every day. the health editor has more. reinforcements for the nhs front line. military personnel arriving in the infirmary. the armed forces also supporting hospitals and other parts of the uk, including london and the northwest of england. one reason is staff sickness caused by the rapid spread of the new variant. here at kingston hospital, they�*re having tojuggle variant. here at kingston hospital, they�*re having to juggle the staff they�*re having to juggle the staff they have on each shift stability have had staff leaving places and going to help in emergency departments and luckily, this is something well rehearsed in this trust. �* ., ., , something well rehearsed in this trust. �* ., .,, , trust. and we have to support staff on the wards- _ trust. and we have to support staff on the wards. and _ trust. and we have to support staff on the wards. and all— trust. and we have to support staff on the wards. and all of— trust. and we have to support staff on the wards. and all of this - on the wards. and all of this covid-19 _ on the wards. and all of this covid-19 adds _ on the wards. and all of this covid-19 adds to _ on the wards. and all of this covid-19 adds to the - on the wards. and all of this covid-19 adds to the usual. on the wards. and all of this - covid-19 adds to the usualjanuary covid—19 adds to the usualjanuary pressures. this is the reality in many a&e units. many waiting to hand over patients and that can cause delays in getting back on the road and moving onto the next call out. pressures and social care mean patients likejean, who are fit pressures and social care mean patients like jean, who are fit to leave, have to continue occupying hospital beds. it is leave, have to continue occupying hospital beds.— hospital beds. it is terribly frustrating. _ hospital beds. it is terribly frustrating. i— hospital beds. it is terribly frustrating. i could - hospital beds. it is terribly frustrating. i could be - hospital beds. it is terribly frustrating. i could be at i hospital beds. it is terribly - frustrating. i could be at home now and admitted, i can't seem to do what _ and admitted, i can't seem to do what i _ and admitted, i can't seem to do what i used — and admitted, i can't seem to do what i used to do but i'd be in my own environment and life would be more _ own environment and life would be more pleasant. and they are stressed here in— more pleasant. and they are stressed here in overworked. the more pleasant. and they are stressed here in overworked.— here in overworked. the nhs wants more patients _ here in overworked. the nhs wants more patients like _ here in overworked. the nhs wants more patients like derek _ here in overworked. the nhs wants more patients like derek treated i more patients like derek treated with from hospitals. he had problems after an operation but newcastle operations community team organised his care at home. i operations community team organised his care at home.— his care at home. i can't begin to sa how his care at home. i can't begin to say how grateful _ his care at home. i can't begin to say how grateful i _ his care at home. i can't begin to say how grateful i am. _ his care at home. i can't begin to say how grateful i am. and - his care at home. i can't begin to say how grateful i am. and it's i say how grateful i am. and it's transformed, _ say how grateful i am. and it's transformed, obviously. - say how grateful i am. and it's transformed, obviously. covid-19 hos - ital transformed, obviously. covid-19 hospital admissions _ transformed, obviously. covid-19 hospital admissions are - transformed, obviously. covid-19 hospital admissions are rising - transformed, obviously. covid-19 hospital admissions are rising in l hospital admissions are rising in the nations but there are variations in england, london, daily numbers are falling but in the northwest in the northeast are rising sharply. we�*re still seeing resin hospitalisations, particularly with the case rates rising in order age groups and that is constant concern and i think we have to, to be honest, but we look at the nhs, it will be a rocky few weeks ahead. 50 will be a rocky few weeks ahead. so how do the expert disease model see things now? mr; how do the expert disease model see thins now? g .,, , ., how do the expert disease model see things now?— how do the expert disease model see thinusnow? g , ., things now? my hope is that we reach a eak in things now? my hope is that we reach a peak in the — things now? my hope is that we reach a peak in the next _ things now? my hope is that we reach a peak in the next couple _ things now? my hope is that we reach a peak in the next couple weeks - things now? my hope is that we reach a peak in the next couple weeks and i a peak in the next couple weeks and we are _ a peak in the next couple weeks and we are below where we were last january— we are below where we were last january but of course there is that uncertainty — january but of course there is that uncertainty regarding children returning to school and people returning — returning to school and people returning to school and people returning to the workplace after the christmas _ returning to the workplace after the christmas and new year break them up and packed all on hospital admissions. so and packed all on hospital admissions.— and packed all on hospital admissions. , . ., , admissions. so there is uncertainty over what will _ admissions. so there is uncertainty over what will happen _ admissions. so there is uncertainty over what will happen ahead - admissions. so there is uncertainty over what will happen ahead in - admissions. so there is uncertainty over what will happen ahead in the | over what will happen ahead in the strain on the front line may not ease off anytime soon. after days of violent protests in kazakstan, the country�*s president has addressed the nation, claming order has been restored. kassym—jomart tokayev said he�*d authorised the armed forces to "fire without warning" on those he called terrorists. and he thanked president putin for sending troops. these are the latest pictures from the largest city almaty — the aftermath of riots in kazakhstan�*s largest city, almaty. businesses and government buildings gutted. security forces have permission to shoot to kill those the president of kazakhstan calls terrorists and bandits. you�*ll make continuing to use weapons against civilians. i have given the orderta weapons against civilians. i have given the orde— given the order to shoot to kill without warning. _ given the order to shoot to kill without warning. portraying i given the order to shoot to killl without warning. portraying the rotesters without warning. portraying the protesters as — without warning. portraying the protesters as terrorists - without warning. portraying the protesters as terrorists sowing | protesters as terrorists sowing chaos, they the movement is peaceful and they are the ones provoking the violence. a sharp rise in the fuel prices and with this countries authoritarian regime is unpopular. these were the scenes on the streets yesterday, it is not clear how many people died. the authorities say dozens of protesters were killed. there have been violent classes at night time as well. here in the heart. they took place here at the former presidential residence and the mayors office. buildings are burned down a can see here all of these cars were also set on fire and you can hearagain, these cars were also set on fire and you can hear again, maybe it�*s the military and police officers firing into the air to warn people not to approach this way because they have closed the square in order to prevent people from gathering. many people fear the violence would drag on along with protests, many shops were looted. this 22—year—old man says while he supports the demands the protesters, he wants looters to be stopped. it�*s not clear yet if the violence is over or how much damage has been done to the authority of kazakhstan. novak djokovic has thanked people "around the world," for their support as he awaits a decision on his deportation from australia. the men�*s world number one tennis player, remains in immigration detention in melbourne,ahead of the australian open, after being denied entry on wednesday. government officials say he isn�*t being held captive, this is the immigration detention hotel where novak djokovic is being kept. adnan chopani has been here forfive months now, after being moved from another facility. i live in level two and djokovic lives in level one. that is the food we have been served every day by the canteen. we found a maggot and mould on the bread and we�*ve been reporting it but unfortunately, there has been no action taken. outside the hotel, there was dancing and music, but also anger and frustration among novak djokovic�*s supporters. it�*s unclear if the tennis star will remain here until monday, when his legal team will challenge the cancellation of his visa. novak djokovic is waiting for a court decision on whether he�*ll be able to stay and compete in the australian open, or be deported. whatever happens, this has gone way beyond tennis. the world number one is now at the centre of a political and diplomatic storm. djokovic arrived on wednesday with an exemption, granted by tennis australia and the state of victoria. but the border force has revoked his visa, saying he did not meet the rules of entry. his mother dijana said on thursday that he was being kept like a prisoner. australia�*s home affairs minister, karen andrews, hit back, saying there was nothing stopping him from leaving. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do 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 number of adults living with dementia could triple over the coming decades. researchers say growing and ageing populations are the main causes — but add that there are also other reasons, like obesity and smoking, which can be tackled. let�*s speak now with emma nichols who�*s the lead author of the research from the insitute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington. many of us in middle age are asking ourselves the question, will it be me and many of us feel there is nothing we can do about it. this me and many of us feel there is nothing we can do about it. as you mentioned. _ nothing we can do about it. as you mentioned. we — nothing we can do about it. as you mentioned, we expect _ nothing we can do about it. as you mentioned, we expect this - nothing we can do about it. as you mentioned, we expect this huge . mentioned, we expect this huge increase in the number of people with dementia and a lot of this is due to demographic shifts in population growth and ageing but we also found an effect of trends and modifiable risk factors and things like smoking, obesity and high blood sugaras like smoking, obesity and high blood sugar as well as education and this is the things we can intervene on and the build—up of these interventions can really make a difference in terms of future burden. i difference in terms of future burden. ., �* ., ., ,. . burden. i don't have a scientific background _ burden. i don't have a scientific background but _ burden. i don't have a scientific background but it's _ burden. i don't have a scientific background but it's the - burden. i don't have a scientific| background but it's the question burden. i don't have a scientific l background but it's the question i background but it�*s the question i often use, and is as correlation or causation? i often use, and is as correlation or causation?— causation? i think that is an important — causation? i think that is an important question - causation? i think that is an important question i - causation? i think that is an important question i think l causation? i think that is an i important question i think there's causation? i think that is an - important question i think there's a important question i think there�*s a large body of evidence and puts the factors of this being positive and controlled studies are in a lot of cases but, for things like smoking, it can be fairly confident. fine cases but, for things like smoking, it can be fairly confident.— it can be fairly confident. one area of health we _ it can be fairly confident. one area of health we are _ it can be fairly confident. one area of health we are seeing _ it can be fairly confident. one area of health we are seeing some i of health we are seeing some improvement is getting towards the 60s and 70s and in that record. obesity is not. and it�*s a big problem in europe as well. obesity is not. and it's a big problem in europe as well. yes, this is an area where _ problem in europe as well. yes, this is an area where substantial - is an area where substantial progress can be made and effective intervention, things like changing diets or increasing exercise can make a difference. however, there is always issues with fidelity in people creating lifestyle changes and it�*s difficult to achieve. imilieu and it's difficult to achieve. when last brief thought, _ and it's difficult to achieve. when last brief thought, is _ and it's difficult to achieve. when last brief thought, is there - last brief thought, is there something that even if you�*re going to develop it, to delay the onset? yes, a lot of these modifiable risk factors can help delay onset as well. in a religious cause for the fact that we need to invest resources in better understanding this disease so we can develop effective treatment in therapeutics but also, scale up supports and services that we can appropriately care for individuals with dementia as well as their caregivers in the future. . ~ as well as their caregivers in the future. ., ~' , ., as well as their caregivers in the future. ., ,, i. as well as their caregivers in the future. ., ,, . ., future. thank you so much for “oininr future. thank you so much for joining us _ future. thank you so much for joining us this _ future. thank you so much for joining us this weekend. i future. thank you so much for joining us this weekend. and | future. thank you so much for i joining us this weekend. and talking of the weekend, that means a lot of support and i�*ll be back with dateline at the half past the hour, but let�*s go to the sport centre. you�*ve got a lot to tell us about. we are going to start with cricket. johnny giving us some respectability to the batting after scoring the first and it look like england were hurtling towards to feed on day three in sydney. and then slumped to 36-4 but three in sydney. and then slumped to 36—4 but they made 66 and steadied the ship and kept them alive in this fourth test and 2058 australian still in control with 158 runs. i�*m still in control with 158 runs. i'm absolutely _ still in control with 158 runs. i“n absolutely over the moon, to be honest with you. yes, it�*s the hardest one so far and as you say, the circumstances, just to put the graph in and obviously, the roof is a big one and yes, yeah, it was tough out there and i�*m really delighted with it. i tough out there and i'm really delighted with it.— tough out there and i'm really delighted with it. i thought that first two hours _ delighted with it. i thought that first two hours similar - delighted with it. i thought that first two hours similar to - delighted with it. i thought that first two hours similar to what l delighted with it. i thought that | first two hours similar to what he was saying — first two hours similar to what he was saying brought the whole test series _ was saying brought the whole test series was— was saying brought the whole test series wasjust, it was saying brought the whole test series was just, it was relentless and as— series was just, it was relentless and as i— series was just, it was relentless and as i said in australian cricket, incredible — and as i said in australian cricket, incredible bowling and as we've been waiting _ incredible bowling and as we've been waiting for— incredible bowling and as we've been waiting for throughout the series, great _ waiting for throughout the series, great and — waiting for throughout the series, great and courageous with a side and making _ great and courageous with a side and making have a pretty tough knock on his thumb _ making have a pretty tough knock on his thumb. ,, ~ , ., ., ., his thumb. staying in australia, a second player _ his thumb. staying in australia, a second player has _ his thumb. staying in australia, a second player has had _ his thumb. staying in australia, a second player has had their- his thumb. staying in australia, a second player has had their visa | second player has had their visa cancelled. novak djokovic is been denied due to the vaccination status and they�*ve been protesting and melbourne replays of been confined to hoping to play the australian open and his appeal against the decision will not be heard until monday. it decision will not be heard until monda . , ' . ., monday. it is difficult to constructively _ monday. it is difficult to constructively say i monday. it is difficult to i constructively say something objectively and, the australian government should have not decided earlier are not that on their own, on their own decision. but looking at the situation, it is definitely incredible that this happened the way you did especially to novak novak djokovic and this is still going on. this definitely feels sorry for him and this is going to be resolved very soon. the manchester _ be resolved very soon. the manchester city _ be resolved very soon. the manchester city defender has been released on bail and head of his trial for rape and sexual assault. the french international has been held in prison since august last year and he will have to live at his home address, surrender his passport and not have contact with any of the people he�*s accused of attacking. he has been charged with seven counts of rape and sexual assault to five women. philip is back in the premier league and joined from barcelona to the end of the season as an he struggled to make the same impact in spain, he his reuniting with steven gerrard was his captain and liverpool. somebody else back in the premier league is now confirmed as the first signing in their new owners took over. joining from f political madrid and in burnley, he —— after —— atletico. that is all your support from now, manchester city is the premier league leaders in the third round and kevin, amongst the stars, life commentary in the kick—off is at eight will bring you the results of that later thatis bring you the results of that later that is all for now, stay with us on bbc news. good evening. it was a pretty wintry end to the week in many parts of the uk. snow brought disruption for some, although it did bring some beautiful scenes as well. that was how it looked for a weather watcher in east dunbartonshire. through tonight, ice could be a hazard for a time, but it will turn milder and also wetter through the second half of the night. under clear skies, temperatures plummeting. ice from southern scotland into northern england and spots further south as well. but then we see cloud bringing rain in from the west, briefly a spell of snow as that bumps into the cold air, but it will tend to turn back to rain as temperatures climb. by the end of the night, belfast, cardiff, plymouth 8—10 degrees. so, a much milder start to saturday morning, but with cloud and outbreaks of rain. this frontal system bringing a pretty unsettled day of weather actually, with some heavy bursts of rain, some brisk winds. sandwiched, though, between these two weather fronts, we have this wedge of milder air. so, a different feel to things for saturday morning with cloud with outbreaks of heavy rain pushing eastwards. the rain tending to organise itself into bands, and this last band of rain here pushing eastwards is particularly likely to give some really intense downpours with some thunder and lightning and some squally, gusty winds which could easily gust up to 40—50 mph or more in the most exposed spots. the rain will then clear to leave sunshine and showers. some of the showers will turn wintry as temperatures drop away again, 5—10 degrees around 3pm in the afternoon. a fairly chilly night on saturday night with some wintry showers around, particularly out towards the west. but as we get into sunday, you do have to squint at the map to see it, but there is a little bump in the isobars here, a little ridge of high pressurejust trying to build its way in. it won�*t be able to kill off the shower activity completely, i suspect. there will still be some, but not too many. there should be a decent amount of dry weather and some spells of sunshine. temperatures between 4—10 degrees, and then behind me here comes our next weather system, bringing cloud and rain from the west. but the story really for next week is for things to settle down. high pressure building its way up from the south, establishing itself quite strongly across the southern half of the uk particularly. so, we will see a lot of dry weather, some spells of sunshine. chance for some rain at times in the north where it will be windy, but it�*s going to feel milder for all of us. hello, and welcome to a new year of the programme which brings together bbc specialists with foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline: london. this week, joining us — jef mcallister, us broadcaster this week bringing peasant versus extremism in faith, politics and health. this week, joining us — jef mcallister, us broadcaster and international lawyer. ashis ray, who�*s been explaining the british to indians for almost half a century now. and in the studio, damian grammaticus, who�*s been based in delhi, beijing and brussels for the bbc, and who�*s now at westminster.