years following her conviction of more charges. more details expected on governoment plans to get developers to pay the costs of removing unsafe cladding in england, sparing flat—owners. reports the prime minister is working on a plan for how the uk will �*live with covid' by march. a pudding fit for a queen — a new nationwide competition to mark the platinum jubilee. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the tennis world number one, novak djokovic, has won his court battle to stay in australia and defend his grand slam title — but ministers there have threatened that they might exercise powers to cancel his visa anyway. there are reports of a police presence at the office of his lawyers in melbourne. earlier, a judge in the city ruled that he must be released immediately from immigration detention. djokovic arrived at melbourne airport last week to defend his australian open title, which begins next monday. he was initally granted an exemption from covid vaccination rules, after recovering from the virus last month. djokovic�*s lawyers argued that cancellation was unreasonable — the government conceded this, and judge anthony kelly also agreed. but as fans celebrate outside the court, counsel for the australian govenrment told the hearing that the immigration minister might exercise his legal powers to cancel the visa regardless. our correspondent in melbourne, shaimaa khalil, says everyone there wants to know where djokovic is right now. this is the million dollar question and this is the question that many of his supporters and fans who have gathered outside the court and also gathered here in federation square a bit earlier to celebrate... they're not here at the moment because they want to know where he is and they want to be there. no—one is fully sure where he is. we understand that he may be at his lawyers�* office at the moment but, again, this cannot be confirmed. what we do know is this. we know thatjudge anthony kelly has made a decision that novak djokovic should be released from detention, should be allowed entry to australia and should be allowed to compete in the australian open. he has made a decision to overturn the government's decision to revoke his visa. this has been the judgment today and this has been why there's been a jubilant atmosphere with his supporters. but then things got confusing and uncertain yet again because while this was happening, we also know that the lawyer for the government has said that the government, the federal government, specifically the immigration minister, could still exercise his executive powers and cancel the visa and attempt to deport novak djokovic. on what basis, for what reasons? we still don't know but we do know that an air of uncertainty now and confusion hangs over that decision by thejudge. so, based on what you are saying, i think your answer to my next question is that you simply don't know this at this stage, because they have been some reports, and i emphasise unconfirmed reports, that novak djokovic had already been detained again. i take it you can't confirm that? we cannot confirm that but we do know from our colleagues in belgrade that his family has been speaking, that novak djokovic's brother has been speaking. he said "we're going through some tough time. "novak showed how persistent he is, he's showed that he has "stuck by his ideals." and that they're getting consultations. we don't know exactly what that means. it's been very difficult few days for novak djokovic and his family, no doubt, but there is no certainty as to exactly what happened to the world number one. so we wait to see what these next few hours are going to bring. but definitely, how it feels right now in melbourne is that an air ofjubilation and celebration among his supporters. remember, there are many other australians who are still angry that he was given that exemption in the first place because this is a country that has endured the harshest lockdowns, the harshest covid—19 rules. but among his supporters, they were celebrating and now they simply don't know what's going to happen. briefly, among those who were angry about novak djokovic's exemption, what's the reaction been to this ruling? it's really interesting. you only need to look at social media. on twitter, for example, when we were feeding those lines, those updates about his release, about the judge's decision, you could feel the anger. people saying, well, how could this happen? a man and a world—class athlete that has been quite vocal, quite public about the fact that he opposed vaccination, allowed to take part in the australian open? many people making the point that they had been locked down, that they had been urged by the politicians to get vaccinated, that, essentially, the condition for people here in australia for freedom of movement, for freedom of travel after a couple of years of closed borders, has been full vaccination and now people are urged to get the boosters. so for them it is almost a slap in the face, those who are angry and have been separated from their families, that a top athlete who said he didn't want to get vaccinated, who opposed the vaccination, is now being allowed in the country and has now been allowed by a judge to take part in the australian open. shaimaa khalil are reporting from melbourne after that ruling from the court. as to the whereabouts of novak djokovic, we have some pictures we have received. apparently of novak djokovic, apparently of the men's world number one driving... driving a car, someone climbs on the car. there are reports people were pepper sprayed but apparently this is novak djokovic driving a car, possibly near his lawyers�* office. obviously huge crowds in attendance, his supporters and also people protesting the fact that he had been granted an exemption. and apparently someone pepper sprayed in the midst of all of that pretty chaotic scene. our correspondent, guy de launey, is in the serbian capital, belgrade, and described the reaction to this morning�*s ruling, not least from novak djokovic�*s family. novak�*s brother djordje has been on tv here in serbia, saying the family are very concerned about what is going on, that they�*re worried that novak may be rearrested and face deportation and that they�*re consulting with lawyers at the moment. djordje was saying he thinks this is all very unfair because novak djokovic went through the legal proceeding, the judge came to a reasoned decision based on the evidence presented to him. now he fears all of that might be undone due to this ministerial discretion that exists. we�*re going to hear more from novak�*s family throughout the day. as you can imagine, the media are going bananas. they were at first jubilant, saying things like, "novak beat australia!", "justice for the serb!" now they�*re saying there�*s going to be a tense few hours ahead of us and with question marks and exclamation marks, saying, "novak djokovic arrested again?!" obviously this has become very political, hasn�*t it? there�*s that old adage that sport and politics shouldn�*t mix but they clearly have in this instance. do you think that there will any conversations happening now between the serbian authorities and the australian authorities to try to sort out the remaining controversy, guy? i don�*t know who there is that thinks that sport and politics don�*t mix. sport and politics are absolutely integral to each other, as we�*ve seen so many times over the years and, of course, in this case as well. serbia�*s government has been in contact with their counterparts in australia. we�*ve heard president aleksandar vucic railing against what he�*s called "the political ranting" in australia. a rather more conciliatory approach from prime minister ana brnabic, who says that she�*s been in touch with the ministry of foreign affairs in australia and talked about a positive tone that she�*s been receiving in return. but the noises all around out of serbia is that they believe this is part of election campaigning in australia, that prime minister scott morrison saw what public opinion was, as you were alluded to in the previous interview, public opinion about novak djokovic entering the country was negative. so scott morrison saw a chance to make some political capital out of this and i don�*t think that�*s a particularly controversial point of view here in serbia. guy de launey in belgrade. let�*s talk to the immigration lawyer, daniel estrin, in perth. thank you for your time today. just take us through your analysis of the ruling from thejudge. take us through your analysis of the ruling from the judge. the take us through your analysis of the ruling from thejudge. the ruling in favour of novak djokovic, largely on a point of procedure, i understand? indeed. so it�*s important to know that the ruling was made essentially after doubling down and aggressively fighting the decision, they conceded in the end the decision was unreasonable. that mr djokovic did not get enough time to answer the case and therefore the decision should be quashed. what is remarkable and quite extraordinary in the case is the final comments by the minister�*s lawyers, no doubt instructed by the minister, saying as has been alluded to in the reports, that the overarching power, this godlike power that the minister retains to cancel the visa, even after this decision had been made, is probably going to be exercised. so the minister�*s lawyers made it clear they minister does not want mr djokovic in the country. quite an extraordinary case. we djokovic in the country. quite an extraordinary case.— djokovic in the country. quite an extraordinary case. we will come back to that _ extraordinary case. we will come back to that in _ extraordinary case. we will come back to that in a _ extraordinary case. we will come back to that in a moment - extraordinary case. we will come back to that in a moment but - extraordinary case. we will come back to that in a moment but if l extraordinary case. we will come back to that in a moment but if i | back to that in a moment but if i can focus on the time being on that decision. there is a transcript of the conversation between novak djokovic and border force officials that was released in that hearing. novak djokovic says in that, what, you�*re giving me legally 20 minutes to provide you with more information at 4am in the morning? then he goes on to say, who on earth am i able to contact at this point in the morning question i did it really hinge on all of that, that the judge felt this was the crucial point in favour of novak djokovic and it was not about whether he had had a vaccination or not?- about whether he had had a vaccination or not? yes, so quite interestingly _ vaccination or not? yes, so quite interestingly that _ vaccination or not? yes, so quite interestingly that is _ vaccination or not? yes, so quite interestingly that is the - vaccination or not? yes, so quite interestingly that is the point - vaccination or not? yes, so quitej interestingly that is the point the minister conceded. the judge simply made the ruling that that constituted a jurisdictional error. what we had as a number of grounds which were raised by mr djokovic�*s legal team which were not explored. guidelines about vaccinations, about medical contraindications is that those things didn�*t need to be ruled on because the minister said there was an unreasonable decision that was an unreasonable decision that was made and it was quashed on that basis. the input from thejudge wasn�*t actually that crucial in the end because the minister withdrew. perhaps for strategic reasons, perhaps the minister did not want some of the issues to come to light and this is an easy way out, to concede. and this is an easy way out, to concede-— and this is an easy way out, to concede. . , , concede. that is interesting, the oint ou concede. that is interesting, the point you are — concede. that is interesting, the point you are making, _ concede. that is interesting, the point you are making, what - concede. that is interesting, the| point you are making, what went concede. that is interesting, the . point you are making, what went on that allowed novak djokovic to even get to this point to get into australia to then be told he was going to be detained. so it will be very interesting to see if any of those internal discussions, in terms of the procedure is followed by the australian authorities, come to light. returning them to the powers of the immigration minister and his power to deny novak djokovic a visa anyway and despite this ruling. do you think that is the root ultimately that the minister will go down, given the... the political and diplomatic row around this as well? i do. and what is remarkable about this case is it is quite unremarkable. as immigration lawyers, we see these kinds of situations quite frequently. we see clients be cancelled with 20 minutes to give a response at the airport on an almost daily basis. it is not unusual, it�*sjust now an almost daily basis. it is not unusual, it�*s just now that this procedure has come to light because most people simply go home and are not about to play a grand slam tournament and don�*t have the resources to take these matters to court. the fact this court has scrutinised what has happened at the airport is quite as exciting in terms of immigration law. what is remarkable about the power that can be used by the minister, not remarkable that i think he�*s going to use it but what�*s remarkable is the power that can be used does not require any notice to be given. so i looked at the response that the minister gave some years ago, in relation to what this power is about. i quote from his response:" this action was introduced in 2014 because from time to time there may because from time to time there may be a situation which requires visa cancellation action to be taken quickly and decisively without notice. it is appropriate the minister can cancel the visas of high—risk individuals." that was the section alluded to by the lawyers and that is probably the one that is going to be used. do i think it will be as yes, i do. i think the government has taken a strict line and i don�*t think they will back down from it. and i don't think they will back down from it.— and i don't think they will back down from it. ok, thank you very much. the serbian tennis journalist, sasha osmo, joins us from belgrade. good to have you with us today. give us a sense first of all of the reaction in serbia to this ruling. just to follow up on what was previously being said. i am reading reports from my australian colleagues stating the government will make a decision to deport djokovic tonight and he will be a free man tonight. so that�*s probably a new development. as far as serbia, people are mostly happy that he won the case in court that is still not showing that happiness due to... it is not a sure outcome yet because they are waiting for this, to see if they are waiting for this, to see if the minister will re—cancel the visa. everyone is on their toes waiting to see how this unfolds. it waiting to see how this unfolds. if you were a pr person advising novak djokovic now would you be saying to him this is an opportunity for you to get out there, say to the public what happened, explain your point of view and try to take into account the feelings of people who were angry that somehow it seemed a separate rule had been applied to him? to separate rule had been applied to him? ., , ., , ., �* separate rule had been applied to him? ., , 4' ., separate rule had been applied to him? ., , ~ ., ., him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do. — him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do. being _ him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do, being in _ him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do, being in the _ him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do, being in the skin - him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do, being in the skin of - him? to be honest, i don't know what i would do, being in the skin of his - i would do, being in the skin of his pr team. but what i can say is legally obviously if the judge made that decision, he will comply with those rules. ifeel it that decision, he will comply with those rules. i feel it is that decision, he will comply with those rules. ifeel it is not that decision, he will comply with those rules. i feel it is not ok for australian people to direct their anger towards the tennis player, djokovic in this instance, but to those who came up with the rules. the australian government, tennis australia could have said either you are vaccinated and you are playing or you are not and you are not playing, so no exemptions. since we found out definitely from these transcripts that djokovic is not vaccinated he should not be playing in the australian open. but going through two different medical panels, the victorian government and tennis australia and having a document from the federal government as well and you have to feel sympathy for djokovic because it is absolutely not his fault. he complied with all the rules. yet he�*s been rejected. you fly across the world only to have your visa cancelled by basically the people who granted it and told you to come to australia... 50 who granted it and told you to come to australia. . ._ to australia... so you think novak d'okovic to australia... so you think novak djokovic is — to australia... so you think novak djokovic is to _ to australia... so you think novak djokovic is to mix _ to australia... so you think novak djokovic is to mix sporting - djokovic is to mix sporting metaphors, used as a political football in this instance?- metaphors, used as a political football in this instance? yes, i mean i football in this instance? yes, i mean i can _ football in this instance? yes, i mean i can only _ football in this instance? yes, i mean i can only speculate - football in this instance? yes, i mean i can only speculate but l football in this instance? yes, i i mean i can only speculate but one could imagine... what has changed? the only thing that was different was his instagram post, saying he was his instagram post, saying he was coming to melbourne. then obviously... let me say i completely sympathise with the australian people because they are going through their first massive spike in cases, something we have all been through four or five times already and the rest of the world and they have been in strict lockdown for stop so i completely understand the emotions are running high with them. i do sympathise with them but it is not djokovic you came up with these rules. as you said, ifeel not djokovic you came up with these rules. as you said, i feel that some of the politicians soren ideal opportunity to score some cheap political points. you opportunity to score some cheap political points.— opportunity to score some cheap political points. you have followed and continue _ political points. you have followed and continue to _ political points. you have followed and continue to follow— political points. you have followed and continue to follow his - political points. you have followed and continue to follow his career l and continue to follow his career very closely, what he does, the training and the routines. to be in the position that he is in, men�*s world number one, if he is allowed to stay and compete in the australian open and tries to win an historic 21st grand slam, pulling ahead of roger federer and rafael nadal, what extent do you think all of this, this experience will have an impact on him on the court? it is really difficult _ an impact on him on the court? it is really difficult to _ an impact on him on the court? it 3 really difficult to say. i would like to say that it won�*t have much impact but my gut feeling is that it will force that he has been through a lot of hardships in his life. from nato bombs, blowing up —— growing up in poverty first with his tennis career, he has had to go through a lot the other top players did not have to go through. against the crowd and lots of big matches in his career. he has shared his pressure from the media in his career as well but this is something that hasn�*t happened before because the whole country is on his shoulders. in this case, australia. also, it important to know that for five days he was not able to have his routine and it�*s not a routinejust like not able to have his routine and it�*s not a routine just like you and i have a routine. it�*s a very strict routine, a very strict diet, stretching, eating good gluten free food, meditation, yoga and a lot of other stuff which no doubt he was not able to do to a full extent whilst being in this detention centre. so physically, mentally, i would say he is far from his best right now and i don�*t think he had the ideal conditions, he was not the clear—cut favourite because especially on hard courts, others have proved they can beat him. so it remains to be seen thus that will he play a melbourne? if he does, i think his chances are diminished by what has happened. {lita think his chances are diminished by what has happened.— what has happened. 0k, thank you ve much what has happened. 0k, thank you very much for— what has happened. 0k, thank you very much for talking _ what has happened. 0k, thank you very much for talking to _ what has happened. 0k, thank you very much for talking to us - what has happened. 0k, thank you very much for talking to us today. | very much for talking to us today. sasha osmo, serbian tennis journalist. just the afp news agency reporting rafael nadal, one of djokovic�*s big rivals on the court, says that djokovic should should now be allowed to play in the australian open. we have heard from a number of tennis players, their views on the situation better rafa nadal saying djokovic should be allowed to play in the australian open. djokovic, nadal and roger federer all on 20 grand slams. so djokovic seeking to pull ahead in this tournament on 21, if he is allowed to play and if he wins. one wonders about the impact all of this might have on his performance on the court if he is allowed to take part in the tournament, which begins next monday. let me read out a couple more of your tweets in response to this, your opinion on what has been happening in the court in melbourne. terry says how is it people with lots of money and influence just ignore the rules and morals that we all live by? stephanie says because he is famous it is ok to not meet criteria? nicola says rule should apply to all. i would not dream of travelling abroad to any country without the opprobrium requirements, in this case vaccination. —— without the appropriate requirements. the court was not ruling on his vaccination status but on the procedures, the way in which his situation was handled once he had arrived in australia. he had been granted a visa and was then told he had a short amount of time to provide more paperwork, it seems, so the court was reading on that procedural element of the case and how his case was handled once he was already in australia. keep those tweets coming into me, let me know what you think about that ruling. you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. some breaking news to bring you from the courts here in the uk. eight men who sued the football club, the premier league football club manchester city, after complaining of being abused by the paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost a high court fight. their men said he abused them when they were playing schoolboy football from 1979-1985. he said were playing schoolboy football from 1979—1985. he said he was a scout for manchester city during that time and argued the relationship between barry bennell manchester city was of employment or one akin to employment and they had claimed that manchester city was vicariously liable for the harm they suffered but a judge has ruled against those eight men today. as we get more details on that, we will of course bring those to you. at least 19 people, including nine children, have died after a fire in a new york apartment building. another 32 people were sent to hospital with life threatening injuries. the fire, which began on the 19th floor of a residential building in the bronx, is thought to have been caused by a portable electric heater. our correspondent nada tawfik has more. people just screaming. neighbours looked on with horror, as heavy clouds of smoke engulfed the entire bronx apartment building. he�*s taking his time, he�*s got the baby. firefighters were on the scene within minutes. as they battled the initial blaze from a lower level apartment, the rising smoke proved to be deadly. it was just pitch black in my house — in the daytime. the fire...they were putting out the fire and all you could see is just black smoke in front of my windows, black smoke. into all the smoke and just inhaling it. it's just so thick and it's like you cannot breathe. it's like you're being suffocated. in those chaotic moments, victims were found on every floor. some struggled to breathe and others were in cardiac arrest. later, officials said it was a portable space heater that caused one of the worst fire disasters in new york�*s history. it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater — that was the cause of the fire. the fire consumed that apartment, that is on two floors, and part of the hallway. the door to that apartment, unfortunately, when the residents left, was left open. it did not close by itself. the smoke spread throughout the building, thus the tremendous loss of life and other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the bronx. dozens with life—threatening injuries are being treated at nearby hospitals. tragically, a number of children have already died and it�*s feared the death toll could still rise. all 121 units in the building have now been cleared out and residents have been sent to a nearby shelter and then they�*ll be put in hotels for the time being. and officials say they�*ll dedicate funds to help them recover what they�*ve lost. we�*re all feeling this and we�*re going to be here for this community to help them navigate through this. crews are already on site cleaning up the debris, but much of what was lost cannot be replaced. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. there are reports that the prime minister borisjohnson is working on a plan for how the uk will �*live with covid�* by march. some senior backbenchers are warning that there�*ll be another major conservative backbench rebellion if covid measures are extended beyond the so—called sunset day of january 26th. our chief political correspondent adam fleming has more. a senior government source, to me, said this morning that they are not working on a plan for a living with covid long—term, at least they�*re not working on one yet. it doesn�*t mean there won�*t be one in the future. but there is not one in the works imminently. nevertheless, we are seeing speculation about what may change in the longer term as we get used to covid being around permanently, when it becomes endemic and it is less of a crisis. you can see some of those conversations playing out in the newspapers. what happens to free lateral flow tests, for example? because the government has committed to supplying them for free to the country for the next few months but they have accepted, and they accepted last year, that at some point people will have to start paying for them, because they will not be a crisis measure any more. although i�*m also told that the government is nowhere near even deciding at what point they would make a decision about that, so that seems to be quite a long way off as well. the other thing being speculated on is what happens to the isolation period. if you are unvaccinated, it is ten days. if you are vaccinated and you test negative on a lateral flow test on day six and seven, you can leave a isolation after seven days. some cabinet ministers are talking about could you reduce that to five? the education secretary nadhim zahawi saying he would be in favour of that if the science supported. and this morning, michael gove, the levelling up secretary, saying a pretty similar thing. my approach throughout is to be guided by advice from those with an understanding of epidemiology and how diseases spread and so on. we�*ve already reduced the isolation period from ten to seven days. if it�*s safe to reduce it further then we should. but ultimately this is an area where you have to balance a desire to make sure the people on the front line are there doing the jobs that they need to do, but also not in a situation where they are further potentially spreading infection, leading to even more people being off work. so as ever, it�*s not a matter of ideological preference, it�*s a matter of sheer practicality and arithmetic. and that reflects the latest thinking from the uk health security agency, who say their modelling suggests that between 10% and 30% of people are still infectious on day six, so if you let those people leave isolation on day five, there�*s a risk they will go back to work or whatever and pass on the virus and you actually see an increase in cases rather than a decrease, so that is the science people are working off at the moment. adam fleming. let�*s talk a bit more on that notion of reducing the isolation period from seven days to five days. joining me now is professor of epidemiology and data science thank you for your time today. what are the risks, potentially reducing the isolation period further? we know the isolation period further? - know that as you move the time period back, you reduce the isolation period, what you are doing isolation period, what you are doing is moving more to the period where people are more likely to still be infectious, more likely producing larger amounts of virus. so far while a lot of cases, getting two negative lateral flow tests will actually tell you you are safe, the chances that you had a false negative test also will have greater implications. so people going back to work, people going back to potentially high risk situations and infecting others and in fact making things worse rather than better. i5 things worse rather than better. is there any data around whether or not with omicron, that positive a —— positivity period is shorter? hat positivity period is shorter? not reall that positivity period is shorter? not really that i'm _ positivity period is shorter? iirrt really that i'm aware of in really that i�*m aware of in literature or the technical briefings that tells us how much virus you are producing over time with omicron. we do have earlier studies of course, with delta and other variants of the but of course we know with omicron that people are experiencing symptoms faster and they also appear to be clearing faster. so it may be possible five daysis faster. so it may be possible five days is ok but we just don�*t know yet. 50 days is ok but we 'ust don't know et, , ., , days is ok but we 'ust don't know et. , .,, ., days is ok but we 'ust don't know et. , ., yet. so if this 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amount of testing to basically balance out the additional risk we have. ., , ,., balance out the additional risk we have. ., ,,., ., ~ balance out the additional risk we have. ., , ., ~ i., balance out the additional risk we have. ., ., ~ . have. professor, thank you so much, epidemiologist _ have. professor, thank you so much, epidemiologist from _ have. professor, thank you so much, epidemiologist from the _ have. professor, thank you so much, epidemiologist from the university i epidemiologist from the university of edinburgh. coming to us from australia on the djokovic case, confirming what we have been hearing from our correspondence and other guests, the australian immigration ministers office is seeing it remains within the minister�*s discretion to consider cancelling djokovic�*s visa so even though a court has ruled he has won his case and he can stay it is within the gift of the australian immigration minister to nonetheless cancel his visa and the minister�*s for seeing the minister is currently considering the matter. of course the tennis authorities there have said they need to know by tuesday whether djokovic is able to play in the australian open or not in order to get the schedule is ready. the tournament starts next monday. right now the immigration minister is considering whether or not to cancel his visa to be in the country despite him winning that case. we heard the verdict from the court in melbourne just a little earlier. a court in military—ruled myanmar has sentenced detained leader aung san suu kyi to anotherfour years. nobel laureate suu kyi, who�*s 76, is on trial for nearly a dozen cases that carry a combined maximum sentence of more than 100 years in prison. ms suu kyi, ousted in a military coup almost a year ago, is accused of illegally importing and possessing walkie—talkies. she denies all charges. here�*s ko ko aing from the bbc�*s burmese service explaining more about the sentencing and charges. the first sentencing was all together four years but the military reduced that sentence on the same day, halved it, so it was two years. and now there are three charges. today�*s sentencing was to do with three charges. the first was to do with the walkie—talkies that you said she was found possessing illegally when the military raided her home on the 1st of february last year when they staged the coup. and the other two charges, one is about illegally importing, so it�*s two years for that, and the other one is breaking the communication law, which is one year, but they say it has to be served concurrently so it is two years. and then another charge is to do with breaking covid restrictions, or the natural disaster law it�*s called, and that was two years. so four years for the three charges today, sentenced today, and two years before, so all together six years, but, as you said, it can be more than 100 years because more serious charges about corruption and the state secrets act are still on trial. let�*s return to our main story and the decision by an australian court to allow the world number one novak djokovic to stay in the country and defend his australian open title. thejudge has ordered the immediate release of the serbian tennis star and told the australian government to pay his costs. the australian government said it�*s considering their next move. the telegraph�*s chief sports writer, oliver brown, says the media is now focussed on tracking down djokovic in melbourne. we understand he is at his lawyer�*s offices at the moment. i understand he is meeting with the federal police at the moment. there is a cluster of lawyers, advisers, police, thrashing out the next steps, because since the judge delivered his verdict there has been a curveball in that the immigration minister has discretionary powers to re—cancel djokovic�*s visa and still throw him out of the country as was the australian government�*s intention all along. we are still waiting to find out if the australian government will use those powers and get what they were seeking from the outset. this really becomes a very tangled web of sports and politics because the australian government has taken a really firm stance on this. they have talk tough and so have the serbian government, so will the australian government want to save face, reflect what they see as the majority of australian public opinion, or will they go with the court? my sense is that scott morrison the prime minister is not going to take this lightly. he has a lot of political capital invested in djokovic�*s case. only a matter of moments after his visa was cancelled last thursday scott morrison was issuing a statement saying rules are rules that this shows nobody, no matter how rich are privileged, is exempt from our very strict border rules, especially when it concerns vaccination. he has a federal election due in four months and so djokovic arrives in australia as pretty much a heaven sent political football for him and he wants to be seen to the australian electorate as acting tough on this kind of thing and that there should be no exceptions for anybody. djokovic wants to win this title and if he does he would edge ahead of federer and nadal with 21 titles but if he plays in this tournament how do you think all of this will affect his performance? it could be quite ugly, the atmosphere, at the tournament. assuming he does compete, which would be starting in a week, he will have a lot of support. there were a lot of serbian supporters outside the hotel where he was being detained but you would have to say in terms of his performance that it could enhance it. we are talking about quite possibly the most mentally resilient athlete who has ever been, a tennis player who with all of centre court against him fought back against federer to win wimbledon in 2019. you would not put anything past djokovic. he seems to feed off adversity and where other players would have buckled under this ordeal already and happily taken the next flight home he seems determined to stay on and fight this. the authorities in kazakhstan now say they have arrested eight—thousand people following last week�*s unrest. the country�*s president says it was caused by an attempted coup d�*etat. the protests were originally against rising fuel prices but became violent and 100 people were killed. russian troops are now being deployed there — and vladimir putin says they will stay as long as they are needed. abdujalil abdurasulov reports from almaty. this is an operation to prevent looting. soldiers chase people out of the shopping mall. occasionally, they have to fire into the air to convince people to follow their orders. this building was attacked and robbed during the unrest. translation: they erased them all completely. - many have nothing left to live on. this man came to visit his shop for the first time since the start of the unrest. it was devastating for him to discover that most goods were gone except a few pieces of clothing. some people tried to resist but the looters were too aggressive. translation: the marauders set the building on fire. _ everything was in smoke. we tried to call firefighters but the phone lines were dead. the kazakh army have set up checkpoints to restore order. why did peaceful protest get so violent? some argue that it is due to politics. if you look to any big city in kazakhstan you can find around the city is a lot of unemployed young people, and this is a potential aggressive mass. the authorities saying that they control the city and some shops like these are already opening up, there are more people on the streets because they are less afraid of going outside. but of course it will take time before things can go back to normal. what many people are now asking, is whether the president will offer political changes to prevent new protests. abdujalil abdurasulov, bbc news, almaty. as we�*ve been hearing, kazakhstan�*s president says last week�*s unrest was caused by an attempted coup. here�*s bbc russian reporter olga ivshina expaining what evidence there is to support that claim. everyone is looking forward for those facts or anything at least from the kazakhstan government which can support this information about alleged thousands of bandits or thousands of terrorists, as they say. at the moment they have only presented one thing yesterday. state kazakh tv showed some men who were clearly beaten and on camera one said that he lost hisjob in kurdistan, a neighbouring country, and that is why he agreed to come to kazakhstan to participate in the rallies for $90. but the trouble is that very quickly friends and relatives of the man recognised him as a famous musician, jazzman, who came to kazakhstan for concerts and then disappeared, so the only thing that they show doesn�*t work any more. breaking news about djokovic, we are hearing from his father he has told the bbc that his son will be talking alongside the family via video link at a news conference. we expect that to be happening in a little over two hours gmt. djokovic�*s father has told the bbc his son will be talking alongside then via video link at a news conference. this is the australian immigration minister is actively considering, we are told, according to his office, whether to go ahead and cancel djokovic�*s fees are to be in australia even though a few hours ago a court in melbourne said that he could stay. this is all to do with his exemption arrangements. this was all started by his tweet i suppose when he talked about having vaccine exemption to enter australia which provoked public fury because of all the measures people in australia have had to follow during the pandemic. we know the australian prime minister scott morrison has been talking rather robustly about this case and we are waiting to find out what the immigration minister�*s decision will be but possibly before that decision comes this news conference. just to recap, djokovic�*s father has told the bbc his son will be talking alongside him or his family via video link at a press conference which has been arranged for 1300 gmt and of course we will bring you more details about all of that as we get them. eight men who sued manchester city after complaining of being abused by paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost a high court fight. the men said bennell abused them when they were playing schoolboy football for teams he coached in north—west england between 1979 and 1985. let�*s talk to our senior sports news reporter, laura scott. this was a seven—week high court trial at the end of last year in which these eight men, never in their 40s and 50s, sued manchester city football club, claiming damages for psychiatric injuries they say they suffered as a result of the sexual abuse by barry bennell. six of the eight were cleaning the loss of the eight were cleaning the loss of football earnings as a result of this they see the convicted paedophile abuse them when they played for schoolboy teams in the north west of england between 1979 and 1985. they said the relationship barry bennell had with manchester city was one of the employment or one akin to employment and the club was therefore vicariously liable for the harm they suffered. manchester city�*s legal team denied there is seeing barry bennell was a local skate in the 1970s but not afterwards and barry bennell gave evidence during the trial for two days via video link but today the judge has said he is not a credible witness and has dismissed his evidence. in thisjudgment witness and has dismissed his evidence. in this judgment he witness and has dismissed his evidence. in thisjudgment he has said that he has dismissed each of the claims on the grounds of time but on the point of vicarious liability he has also said that the connection was insufficient to give rise to vicarious liability. we have heard that the claimants intend to appeal this. they said they are shocked and dismayed by this judgment, disappointed by it, and they are also disappointed by the behaviour of manchester city football club and having cold one as a witness in this case.— a witness in this case. laura scott, thank you- — a new competition to design a pudding for the queen launches today. the platinum pudding contest is open to budding bakers to create a dessert to mark her majesty the queen�*s 70 years on the throne. it�*s one of numerous events to mark the historic platinum jubilee, and the entrants will be judged by baking royalty including mary berry. january can be a bit of a struggle for us all, but one woman is determined to keep a smile on herface during the next few weeks — by setting herself the unique challenge of dressing up as something in her house every day for the month of january. let�*s talk to taryn de vere, an artist and accessories designer from county donegal, who describes herself as, possibly, the most colourful woman in ireland. it is lovely to have you with us today to brighten up our day. why? it's today to brighten up our day. why? it�*s usually because obviously january is a bit of a rough time of the yearfor us on january is a bit of a rough time of the year for us on the side of the world, but more so at the moment with everything going on with omicron and coronavirus, so i thought i am probably going to have to stay home for most ofjanuary, how do i make it more fun and creative and exciting? i thought since i was going to be stuck in the house i would try to be inspired by my house. i decided to be inspired in my daily outfits by different objects in my house each day and i have been dressing up each day as some different item in my house and posting pictures online. we some different item in my house and posting pictures online.— posting pictures online. we are showin: posting pictures online. we are showing our— posting pictures online. we are showing our viewers _ posting pictures online. we are showing our viewers a - posting pictures online. we are showing our viewers a picture l posting pictures online. we are | showing our viewers a picture of posting pictures online. we are - showing our viewers a picture of you are inspired by a tin of quality street. a second ago it was a drain on blocker. have you need all of these outfits entirely yourself? actually i haven�*t made anything for any of the outfits so far. maybe i will end up doing that but i tend to put the outfits together fairly quickly, maybe 15 minutes or so it might take me to pull together all the bets ks. i am lucky i have quite an extensive wardrobe. i the bets ks. i am lucky i have quite an extensive wardrobe.— an extensive wardrobe. i was going to sa ou an extensive wardrobe. i was going to say you must — an extensive wardrobe. i was going to say you must have _ an extensive wardrobe. i was going to say you must have an _ an extensive wardrobe. i was going to say you must have an extensive| to say you must have an extensive and colourful wardrobe. what sort of reaction have you been getting from people on social media? it has reaction have you been getting from people on social media?— people on social media? it has been overwhelming- _ people on social media? it has been overwhelming. what _ people on social media? it has been overwhelming. what i _ people on social media? it has been overwhelming. what i thought - people on social media? it has been overwhelming. what i thought was i people on social media? it has been| overwhelming. what i thought was a silly project to keep me occupied in january has turned into a bit of a global thing where i have been on the news in australia and i have been all over the place in different press interviews and papers and just so many people who are telling me that my daily posts on instagram are the thing that they most look forward to and that they are checking on my page every single morning when they wake up and it has just been amazing, really lovely. brute just been amazing, really lovely. we are out of time but thank you so much for talking to us and for brightening up our day. good luck with the rest of the month. borisjohnson has been speaking in the last few minutes about the government�*s plans for covid measures. let�*s listen to what he had to say. we are going to have to make sure that we continue to go is testing as one of our most important lines of defence for as long as it is necessary. the other important line of defence in addition to testing is getting vaccinated. it is fantastic to be here at boots looking at people queuing to get vaccinated. just talking to somebody getting vaccinated for the first time, really important, still people coming forward for the first time to get vaccinated. the boosters are going well, we have done 36 million boosters, 90% of people over 50. but clearly there is an opportunity for people who have not been boosted to come and use those slots and make a huge difference. nhs still under a lot of pressure. 18,000 people in that, covid patients and the nhs. vital we look after our health and look after the nhs and get boosted. a natural flow tests do you think it will be weeks or months before they are phased out? i will be weeks or months before they are phased out?— are phased out? i think we will use them as long _ are phased out? i think we will use them as long as — are phased out? i think we will use them as long as they _ are phased out? i think we will use them as long as they are _ are phased out? i think we will use them as long as they are very - them as long as they are very important and there is a similar argument to be had about the quarantine period, whether to come down from seven days to five days, and the thing to do is to look at the science. d0 and the thing to do is to look at the science.— and the thing to do is to look at the science. , ., , , , the science. do you see the benefits of that? yes. _ the science. do you see the benefits of that? yes, of _ the science. do you see the benefits of that? yes, of course. _ the science. do you see the benefits of that? yes, of course. we - the science. do you see the benefits of that? yes, of course. we are - of that? yes, of course. we are lookin: of that? yes, of course. we are looking at _ of that? yes, of course. we are looking at that _ of that? yes, of course. we are looking at that and _ of that? yes, of course. we are looking at that and we - of that? yes, of course. we are looking at that and we will - of that? yes, of course. we are looking at that and we will act l looking at that and we will act according to the science as we always have. but what i would say to everybody is that omicron is still out there, it is incredibly contagious, everybody will know somebody who has had it. it can be pretty unpleasant. sadly, as you know, 90% of the people in icu with covid have not been vaccinated. it is absolutely crucial that everybody gets their booster. it can make a huge difference. i5 gets their booster. it can make a huge difference. is it gets their booster. it can make a huge difference.— huge difference. is it possible within weeks _ huge difference. is it possible within weeks we _ huge difference. is it possible within weeks we could - huge difference. is it possible within weeks we could see - huge difference. is it possible - within weeks we could see changes on lateral flow test and isolation? brute lateral flow test and isolation? we have to lateral flow test and isolation? - have to make sure we see of omicron. we are making great progress. a number of people who have been boosted is 36 million, 90% of over 50s have been done, but there are still millions who need to do it. loads of people have had two jabs but have not come forward for their booster and i say to everybodyjoin the movement, everybody is coming forward. i have seen the queues this morning, there is a lot of enthusiasm to get boosted and i hope everybody does it. taste enthusiasm to get boosted and i hope everybody does it.— everybody does it. we have seen anuer everybody does it. we have seen anger from _ everybody does it. we have seen anger from some _ everybody does it. we have seen anger from some in _ everybody does it. we have seen anger from some in the - everybody does it. we have seen anger from some in the nhs, - everybody does it. we have seen| anger from some in the nhs, will everybody does it. we have seen - anger from some in the nhs, will you angerfrom some in the nhs, will you be reconsidering rules? you anger from some in the nhs, will you be reconsidering rules?— be reconsidering rules? you mean anchor at the _ be reconsidering rules? you mean anchor at the fact _ be reconsidering rules? you mean anchor at the fact of _ be reconsidering rules? you mean anchor at the fact of mandatory i anchor at the fact of mandatory vaccination or anger that people are not getting vaccinated?— not getting vaccinated? anger at mandatory vaccination _ not getting vaccinated? anger at mandatory vaccination from - not getting vaccinated? anger at l mandatory vaccination from some. not getting vaccinated? anger at. mandatory vaccination from some. i have mentioned the 18,000 people with covid currently in hospital. as you know that is massively up and the numbers are increasing. what people also need to know is that a larger sizable percentage of those 18,000 have contracted covid in hospital, perhaps 30% or more, getting infected in hospital. to me thatis getting infected in hospital. to me that is just not acceptable. you should not go into hospital and then contract covid. it is very important that our nhs staff should be properly protected, properly vaccinated and i certainly encourage that. .,, vaccinated and i certainly encourage that. ., , that. cost of living, will you be talkin: that. cost of living, will you be talking to _ that. cost of living, will you be talking to the _ that. cost of living, will you be talking to the chancellor - that. cost of living, will you be talking to the chancellor they i that. cost of living, will you be - talking to the chancellor they speak about how to help people struggling with energy costs? i about how to help people struggling with energy costs?— with energy costs? i have met the chancellor constantly, _ with energy costs? i have met the chancellor constantly, i _ with energy costs? i have met the chancellor constantly, i met - with energy costs? i have met the chancellor constantly, i met the l chancellor constantly, i met the chancellor constantly, i met the chancellor last night to talk about it. i understand how difficult it is for people. i understand the pressures people are facing on household finances. this is the result of global price spikes as a result of global price spikes as a result of global price spikes as a result of the economy coming back from covid but it is coming, like making life very tough and we have got to make sure that people are aware of all the things they can do, all the money we are putting into local councils to help people in hardship, the cold weather payments, the warm homes discount, the money for pensioners. altogether the package altogether to support people and particularly to support the cost of heating is about 4.2 billion p, but i understand how difficult it is and we are certainly looking at what we can do. ~., . and we are certainly looking at what we can do. ,., and we are certainly looking at what wecando. ,., , and we are certainly looking at what wecando. i, , we can do. matters on energy bills and most hassles _ we can do. matters on energy bills and most hassles are _ we can do. matters on energy bills and most hassles are going - we can do. matters on energy bills and most hassles are going to - we can do. matters on energy bills and most hassles are going to be l and most hassles are going to be feeling the squeeze.— and most hassles are going to be feeling the squeeze. energy is 'ust one feeling the squeeze. energy is 'ust component i feeling the squeeze. energy is 'ust one component offi feeling the squeeze. energy is 'ust one component of the i feeling the squeeze. energy isjust one component of the problem. i feeling the squeeze. energy isjust - one component of the problem. there is a general inflationary pressure caused by the world economy coming back from covid and in the us i think inflation is likely to be the highest it has been since the early 80s, the greater zone is experiencing exactly the same thing, here in the uk i am afraid we are seeing the same problem. we have to help people, particularly people on low incomes. we have to help people with the cost of their feel and that is what we are going to do. he will be able to hear— is what we are going to do. he will be able to hear much _ is what we are going to do. he will be able to hear much more - is what we are going to do. he will be able to hear much more aboutl is what we are going to do. he will. be able to hear much more about that throughout the day. you are watching bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again, for many of us it�*s going to be a cloudy and a damp day today, but also a mild one for the time of year. what�*s happening is we�*ve got a couple of weather fronts. this first one bringing in a lot of cloud and murk behind it, but milder conditions as represented by the yellows. and then we�*ve got a cold front following on behind. so eventually we�*ll see a return to some colder air behind that one. and we started off on a bright but a frosty note in the east, but already the clouds marching in from the west with its hill fog, coastal fog, rain and also windy conditions in the north and west. but in the west mild, it is ten to about 12 degrees, but in the east after that frosty start we�*re looking at seven to eight. and overnight, there goes our second weather front, the cold front slipping southwards, taking all that cloud with it behind it some clear skies, but still a peppering of showers in the north and west where it will still be windy and under the clear skies in the highlands and sheltered glens temperatures could fall away to minus two or minus three. so a touch of frost for you. so through the course of tomorrow, there goes our second weather front moving down towards the south. as you can see from the isobars, it�*s still going to be windy across northern parts of scotland and also into the west, but not quite as windy as today and a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine. still the showers in the north and west. and this cloud very slow to clear with its patchy light rain and drizzle from the south of england and also south wales. here, though, temperatures up to about 11 or 12 degrees. but as we push into the clear skies, we�*re looking at between six and roughly ten degrees. as we head on in through the latter part of the week, the high pressure that settles things down starts to build. and you can see the air around it�*s coming from a long way south, still windy across the far north of scotland, but this is where we�*ll see the highest temperatures. so with the high pressure in charge, it does mean there�*ll be a lot of settled weather, bit of sunshine, a lot of dry weather as well. still a few showers across the north and the west, no more than that, but temperatures in stornoway getting up to 11 degrees. in lerwick, ten degrees, a temperature also shared by cardiff. and then the outlook beyond that high pressure still with us. we�*ll have some frost and also some fog by night. and some of the fog will be slow to clear. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11... novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia, and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. crowds of supporters surround the car believed to be carrying the tennis star. 19 people — including nine children — have died in a fire that engulfed a high—rise block of flats in new york. it�*s thought a malfunctioning electric heater caused the blaze. more details expected on government plans to get developers to pay the costs of removing unsafe cladding in england, sparing flat—owners. eight men, who sued manchester city after suffering sexual abuse by the paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago, have lost their high court case. reports the prime minister is working on a plan for how the uk will �*live with covid�* by march. a pudding fit for a queen — a new nationwide competition to mark the platinum jubilee. the tennis world number one, novak djokovic, has won his court battle to stay in australia and defend his grand slam title — but ministers have threatened to cancel his visa anyway, using an executive order. there have been scenes of chaos in melbourne as supporters celebrated alongside what was believed to be novak djokovic�*s car, with one man being pepper sprayed. earlier, judge in the city ruled that he must be released immediately from immigration detention. djokovic had arrived at the airport last week to defend his australian open title, which begins on monday. he was initally granted an exemption from covid vaccination rules, after recovering from the virus last month. in court, djokovic�*s lawyers argued that cancelling his visa was unreasonable — and the government conceded this. but as fans celebrated outside the court, counsel for the australian govenrment told the hearing that the immigration minister might exercise his legal powers to cancel the visa regardless. our correspondent in melbourne, shaimaa khalil, says everyone there wants to know where djokovic is right now. i think this is the million dollar question. this is the question many of his supporters and fans who had gathered outside the court and here in federation square a bit earlier to celebrate, they are not here at mma because they want to know where he is an a1 to be there. no one is fully sure where he is. they understand he may be at his lawyer�*s office but again this cannot be confirmed. what we do know is this. we do knowjudge anthony kelly has made a decision that novak djokovic should be released from detention, should be released from detention, should be released from detention, should be allowed entry into australia and should be allowed to compete in the australian open. he has made the decision to overturn the government decision to revoke his disciples that this has been the judgment today and why there has been a gp atmosphere with his supporters. then things got confusing and uncertain. while this was happening, we also know the lawyer for the government has said the government, the federal government, specifically the immigration minister, could still exercise his executive powers and cancel the visa and attempt to deport novak djokovic. on what basis? forwhat deport novak djokovic. on what basis? for what reasons? we do not know. we know an air of uncertainty and confusion hangs over the decision by thejudge. brute and confusion hangs over the decision by the judge. decision by the 'udge. we will be heafina decision by the 'udge. we will be hearing from _ decision by the judge. we will be hearing from novak _ decision by the judge. we will be hearing from novak djokovic - decision by the judge. we will be | hearing from novak djokovic1pm. decision by the judge. we will be - hearing from novak djokovic1pm. he will bejoining a news hearing from novak djokovic1pm. he will be joining a news conference his father will be giving via satellite link. he will be speaking at the same time. we will have coverage on bbc news. let�*s talk to the former australia foreign minister, alexander downer. the australian government weighing up the australian government weighing up whether to reject the visa or not. what do you think they should do? it not. what do you think they should do? . . not. what do you think they should do? , ., , not. what do you think they should do? , . , ., not. what do you think they should do? ,. , ., not. what do you think they should do? , ., , ., , ., do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who _ do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who he - do? it is a very hard call. festival novak djokovic is who he is, - do? it is a very hard call. festivalj novak djokovic is who he is, their world�*s best tennis player, wanting to play in the australian open, one of the four grand slam tennis tournaments. it would be nice to have him there. a lot of australians would be thinking, why is he such a special case? i mean, when we use the word exemption, it is exemption from two weeks quarantine. if you are not vaccinated. if you are vaccinated you do not have to go into quarantine. why should he be exemptjust because he is a great tennis player whereas somebody from say the uk whose father is dying in hospital and they are not vaccinated is not able to get an exemption? there will be a lot of that thinking in australia and i think australia is a very planetary and country and they will think, you know, jack is as good as his master, to use an old expression. why would you give this guy special privilege. it expression. why would you give this guy special privilege.— guy special privilege. it planetary and, also fair-minded. _ guy special privilege. it planetary and, also fair-minded. what - guy special privilege. it planetary and, also fair-minded. what is i guy special privilege. it planetary. and, also fair-minded. what is the and, also fair—minded. what is the most fair—minded thing to do in this situation? he said he went in good faith, having been told he was exempt. there had been two independent panels of doctors who had looked at the the case for the australian tennis authority and said he could go. now, even though other players disagree with the fact he is not vaccinated, the fact he was told he could get there and now the court has made this ruling should mean he gets to play. the has made this ruling should mean he gets to play-— gets to play. the ruling of the court, gets to play. the ruling of the court. and — gets to play. the ruling of the court. and i — gets to play. the ruling of the court, and i do _ gets to play. the ruling of the court, and i do not _ gets to play. the ruling of the court, and i do not think- gets to play. the ruling of the court, and i do not think your| court, and i do not think your correspondent is quite accurate from melbourne. the court ruling is that he should be released from detention. the court does not decide whether he plays in the australian open or not, nor the —— neither does tennis australia. the australian government decides that. the australian government wrote to tennis australia at the end of november saying there could be no exemptionjust november saying there could be no exemption just because an un—vaccinated person has had covid. there could not be an exemption and tennis australia was told that. that is the position of the australian government. we have to do two weeks quarantine if you are not vaccinated. everyone is ignoring that. that is what the australian government said all along. to be fair, we should be fair to the australian government and understand they told everyone what the rules are. ~ , . . they told everyone what the rules are. ~ , . , ., are. why was it that the prime minister said, _ are. why was it that the prime minister said, when _ are. why was it that the prime minister said, when this - are. why was it that the prime minister said, when this first l minister said, when this first became an issue, it is a matterfor the victorian government? i became an issue, it is a matter for the victorian government? i cannot answer that- _ the victorian government? i cannot answer that. he _ the victorian government? i cannot answer that. he may _ the victorian government? i cannot answer that. he may not _ the victorian government? i cannot answer that. he may not have - the victorian government? i cannot i answer that. he may not have meant coming into australia was a matter for the australian government. that is probably taking what he said out of context. coming into australia is not a matter for the victorian government but it victorian government but it victorian government got together a group of medical experts tennis australia did, that is interesting but does not decide the case. the australian government border force and the australian laws decide the case. that is how the system works and works here as well. it is a city and it should work like that. the australian government still is in a position to make a decision and they could decide to send him out of the country. fin could decide to send him out of the count . , , ., ., could decide to send him out of the count . , ., ., country. on the basis of what you are saying — country. on the basis of what you are saying about _ country. on the basis of what you are saying about it _ country. on the basis of what you are saying about it being - country. on the basis of what you are saying about it being fair- country. on the basis of what you are saying about it being fair for. are saying about it being fair for all, do you believe they will end up saying he has to go? looking at the specifics of the court ruling, it was the fact of how it was handled when he arrived and he was not given a chance to make any sort of consultation, he was detained after 20 minutes at four o�*clock in the morning. 20 minutes at four o'clock in the mornin:. .. , ., 20 minutes at four o'clock in the mornin.. , ., , 20 minutes at four o'clock in the mornin.. .,. , ., , ., morning. exactly. that is what the court and judge — morning. exactly. that is what the court and judge were _ morning. exactly. that is what the court and judge were unhappy - morning. exactly. that is what the i court and judge were unhappy about. from my reading of his decision, didn�*t think that novak djokovic was given a fair go. we willjust assume that as a fact that he was not and he was treated poorly by the border. people at the apple and not even sufficient time to deal with the issue. and he was thrust into detention. he has been released from detention. he has been released from detention. that will weigh very heavily on the minds of the government as they think about what to do. it is quite a dilemma for that. , ., that. does politics come into it in an election _ that. does politics come into it in an election year? _ that. does politics come into it in an election year? i _ that. does politics come into it in an election year? i would - that. does politics come into it in an election year? i would not - an election year? i would not overstate _ an election year? i would not overstate that. _ an election year? i would not overstate that. by _ an election year? i would not overstate that. by the - an election year? i would not overstate that. by the time l an election year? i would not l overstate that. by the time the election comes in may or so, everyone will have more or less forgotten about it. politics will come into it. the politics of this will probably favour kicking him out on the ground he was unvaccinated and wanted an exemption from two weeks quarantine. 94% of australians are double vaccinated, australians over16 are double vaccinated, australians over 16 years of age. —— they will not be too sympathetic with people who are anti—vaccines and one special privileges. who are anti-vaccines and one special privileges.— special privileges. thank you. pleasure- _ rob maul reports on tennis for the sun newspaper. we are still waiting to find out what happens in the end. what is the impact on tennis? xyour what happens in the end. what is the impact on tennis?— impact on tennis? your last correspondence _ impact on tennis? your last correspondence summed i impact on tennis? your last| correspondence summed up impact on tennis? your last - correspondence summed up the political, judicial side very well. from a sporting perspective, if djokovic is free to play the australian open he will be in the draw on monday or tuesday of next week. he has not trained or exercised, presumably, he has not played a competitive match since the start of december. mentally and emotionally he has been through the wringer. rightly or wrongly whether you feel he is getting favourable treatment and has status to command worldwide attention but he could have a tournament to prepare full. this will have been the best preparation he has had for a slam. he is trying to win slam number 21 to ever take rafael nadal and roger federer. the stakes are very high if he gets the clearance.— he gets the clearance. alexander downer, he gets the clearance. alexander downer. the _ he gets the clearance. alexander downer, the former _ he gets the clearance. alexander downer, the former australian i downer, the former australian politician, made the point the australian government said back in november two tennis australia and the authorities in victoria that in the authorities in victoria that in the end they could make whatever decisions they wanted around the tournament itself but border controls are border controls and if someone is not vaccinated they would not be allowed in. where do you see the blame lying in this situation? that is a very good question, isn�*t it? do you blame the players for not doing more research. he claims he travelled under good faith with all the right paperwork. do you blame the right paperwork. do you blame the federal government or the border force he made the decision to without his these a while he was on the flight? do you blame tennis australia? it has been a complete mess right from the start. if djokovic does not play, some will benefit from his spot in the first round draw. let�*s wait to see the conclusion of what happens overnight in melbourne, whether as your correspondent lara said, whether the next step is taken to perhaps revoke his visa, whether he will play a lot —— or not. the australian public that there is a lot of emotion because melbourne, of all the cities in this planet, had one of the hardest lockdown is in the past two years. there was a lot of emotion and people were denied the opportunity to go to funerals and travel between states. here, in their eyes, is a tennis player being allowed to play. as we discovered in the affidavits overnight, for the first time djokovic has said, he is unvaccinated. the question we as tennis media put to him several times over the past four years and it is a question he has refused to answer. finally evidence from his own mouth he is unvaccinated. had he had a vaccination shot at some time in 2021 this would never have happened. in 2021 this would never have happened-— in 2021 this would never have ha ened. . .. ., ., in 2021 this would never have ha ened. . ~' ., ., , our correspondent guy de launey is in the serb capital, belgrade. all eyes are going to be there because novak djokovic will be joining his dad via video link in just under two hours. that joining his dad via video link in just under two hours.- joining his dad via video link in just under two hours. that is right. we came along _ just under two hours. that is right. we came along to _ just under two hours. that is right. we came along to the _ just under two hours. that is right. we came along to the tennis - just under two hours. that is right. | we came along to the tennis centre here because we thought he was going to be talking at midday. now the family has received the news that novak hasn�*t been arrested and is out of detention, however long that is for, have decided to have a family get—together at the restaurant over the water. we will be there in just under two hours�* time to hear what he has to say. hagar time to hear what he has to say. how much sympathy _ time to hear what he has to say. how much sympathy is — time to hear what he has to say. how much sympathy is there for novak djokovic? fin much sympathy is there for novak d'okovic? ., ., , ., djokovic? on the one hand he is a massive national— djokovic? on the one hand he is a massive national icon, _ djokovic? on the one hand he is a massive national icon, not - djokovic? on the one hand he is a massive national icon, notjust- djokovic? on the one hand he is a massive national icon, notjust a i massive national icon, notjust a sporting icon but the symbol of serbia around the world. you can fly into serbia on an air serbia plane pulled novak djokovic. that was the first plane as serbia gave a name too. he was the first serbian person they thought of. that is what most people do around the world? —— around the world. people feel he has been led up the garden path by australian authorities and had the paperwork and was given reassurances and straying authorities have reneged on that. in belgrade attitudes differ slightly if people had been vaccinated against coronavirus. they are exasperated this great national icon has not done something so simple is to get a shotin done something so simple is to get a shot in the arm which would have avoided all this trouble and would have given a boost to the national effort to vaccinate people. we will brin: ou effort to vaccinate people. we will bring you that _ effort to vaccinate people. we will bring you that news _ effort to vaccinate people. we will bring you that news conference i effort to vaccinate people. we willl bring you that news conference live at one o�*clock. delaminate your thoughts. the headlines on bbc news... novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. nineteen people — including nine children — have died in a fire that engulfed a high—rise block of flats in new york. it�*s thought a malfunctioning electric heater caused the blaze. the housing minister gives developers until march to agree to a plan to protect leaseholders trapped in homes with unsafe cladding. at least 19 people, including nine children, have died in a fire in a new york apartment building. another 32 people are in hospital with life threatening injuries. the fire, which began on the 19th floor of a building in the bronx, is thought to have been caused by a portable electric heater. our correspondent nada tawfik has more. people just screaming. neighbours looked on with horror, as heavy clouds of smoke engulfed the entire bronx apartment building. he�*s taking his time, he�*s got the baby. firefighters were on the scene within minutes. as they battled the initial blaze from a lower level apartment, the rising smoke proved to be deadly. it was just pitch black in my house — in the daytime. the fire...they were putting out the fire and all you could see is just black smoke in front of my windows, black smoke. into all the smoke and just inhaling it. it's just so thick and it's like you cannot breathe. it's like you're being suffocated. in those chaotic moments, victims were found on every floor. some struggled to breathe and others were in cardiac arrest. later, officials said it was a portable space heater that caused one of the worst fire disasters in new york�*s history. it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater — that was the cause of the fire. the fire consumed that apartment, that is on two floors, and part of the hallway. the door to that apartment, unfortunately, when the residents left, was left open. it did not close by itself. the smoke spread throughout the building, thus the tremendous loss of life and other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the bronx. dozens with life—threatening injuries are being treated at nearby hospitals. tragically, a number of children have already died and it�*s feared the death toll could still rise. all 121 units in the building have now been cleared out and residents have been sent to a nearby shelter and then they�*ll be put in hotels for the time being. now, this high—rise is home to a large immigrant community, and officials say they�*ll dedicate funds to help them recover what they�*ve lost. we�*re all feeling this and we�*re going to be here for this community to help them navigate through this. crews are already on site cleaning up the debris, but much of what was lost cannot be replaced. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. there are reports that the prime minister borisjohnson is working on a plan for how the uk will "live with covid" by march. some senior backbenchers are warning that there�*ll be another major conservative backbench rebellion if covid measures are extended beyond the so—called sunset day of january 26th. let�*s talk to our political correspondentjonathan blake. bring us right up—to—date with all the latest thinking. bring us right up-to-date with all the latest thinking.— the latest thinking. decisions are definitely looming _ the latest thinking. decisions are definitely looming on _ the latest thinking. decisions are definitely looming on this. - definitely looming on this. questions are being asked about how the uk will move from a state of being in a pandemic to dealing with coronavirus is something which is endemic, to use the words of the education secretary, who has been talking about that over the weekend. in other words dealing with coronavirus is a constant presence. a couple of tweaks to the government approach in england are the availability of lateral flow tests. currently they are free for us all to use and are a key part of the government approach in allowing people to live without unnecessary restrictions, as they would see it, but to keep those with coronavirus isolated and away from the general population. then there is the period of isolation which people are asked to keep. does it need to be reduced further from seven days to five? the prime minister was asked on the visit to a vaccination centre about both those things. regarding tests they will be used as long as is necessary. not saying they would not be free in a matter of weeks has reported the weekend. reducing the isolation period to five days, he said, is something the government will look at. i said, is something the government will look at— will look at. i think we will use them as them _ will look at. i think we will use them as them as _ will look at. i think we will use them as them as long - will look at. i think we will use them as them as long as - will look at. i think we will use them as them as long as they| will look at. i think we will use i them as them as long as they are very important. there is a similar argument — very important. there is a similar argument to be had about the quarantine period, whether to come down _ quarantine period, whether to come down from — quarantine period, whether to come down from seven days to five days. that thing — down from seven days to five days. that thing to do is look at the science — that thing to do is look at the science. , ., ., , ., science. the question conservative mps and others — science. the question conservative mps and others are _ science. the question conservative mps and others are asking - science. the question conservative mps and others are asking is - science. the question conservative mps and others are asking is what| mps and others are asking is what happens next go beyond that date, towards the end of january when the current plan b measures will come to an end? will they be got rid of or keptin an end? will they be got rid of or kept in some form? a huge amount of pressure from the prime minister from some of his own mps, a good number of them to see the end of restrictions for good at that point. another big pressing problem the government has to deal with is the cost of living in general. particularly energy bills, which are already very high. largely down to a global increase in wholesale energy cost but with a further increase looming, when the price pap was expected to rise later this year. labour and others piling the pressure on the government saying you had to do something about this, here is a range of things you can be doing. the prime minister not coming forward with exactly what he would want the government today, only saying what he is effectively ruling out, cut on vat on energy bills. asked about that this morning, boris johnson said he met the chancellor last night and they considering options. i understand how difficult _ considering options. i understand how difficult it _ considering options. i understand how difficult it is _ considering options. i understand how difficult it is to _ considering options. i understand how difficult it is to people, - considering options. i understand how difficult it is to people, the l how difficult it is to people, the pressures— how difficult it is to people, the pressures people are facing on household finances. this is the result— household finances. this is the result of— household finances. this is the result of global price spikes as the result— result of global price spikes as the result of— result of global price spikes as the result of the economy coming back from _ result of the economy coming back from covid — result of the economy coming back from covid. it is making life very tough _ from covid. it is making life very tough we — from covid. it is making life very tough. we had to make sure people are aware _ tough. we had to make sure people are aware of all the things they can do, are aware of all the things they can do. all— are aware of all the things they can do. all the — are aware of all the things they can do, all the money we are putting into local— do, all the money we are putting into local councils to help people into local councils to help people in hardship, the cold weather payments, the warm homes discount commit _ payments, the warm homes discount commit money for pensioners. altogether, the package deal together to support people and particularly to support the energy, the cost _ particularly to support the energy, the cost of— particularly to support the energy, the cost of heating, is about {4.2 billioh _ the cost of heating, is about {4.2 billioh but— the cost of heating, is about {4.2 billion. but i understand how difficult — billion. but i understand how difficult it is and we're certainly looking — difficult it is and we're certainly looking at— what we can do. the prime minister stressin: what we can do. the prime minister stressing the _ what we can do. the prime minister stressing the help _ what we can do. the prime minister stressing the help the _ what we can do. the prime minister stressing the help the governmentl stressing the help the government has already provided to the tune of £4 billion or so. it is clear it is going to had to provide more help and go further. there is a growing impatience, certainly among some conservative mps for the government to be clear about exactly what it will do and when. not easy decisions in government at the moment. thank ou. eight men who sued manchester city after complaining of being abused by the convicted paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost a high court fight. the men said bennell abused them when they were playing schoolboy football for teams he coached in north—west england between 1979 and 1985. let�*s talk to our senior sports news reporter, laura scott. tell us more about what has happened. it was a seven—week high court trial at the end of last year in which these eight men, now in the 40s and 50s, claimed damages for psychiatric injuries and also damages regarding the loss of potential football earnings. they said barry bennell had abused them when they were playing the schoolboy teams in 1979 to 1985. they said those teams were connected to manchester city said the relationship between bennell manchester city was akin to employment and the club is vicariously liable to the harm they suffered. manchester city denied this and denied any connection with bennell in the 1980s. we heard from barry bennell himself, he gave two days of evidence in prison from cambridge where he also denied a connection with the club in the judge has dismissed him as a liar and said his evidence was not credible. today mrjusticejohnson has said he dismissed each of the claims on the grounds of time—limit that has elapsed between the abuse and now. he said it was brought to late to result in a fair trial. he did say each claimant had proved that bennell abused them. on the point of connection between bennell and the club and he said it was sufficient to give rise to vicarious liability. today we have had from the lawyer representing the man and he said they are shocked and dismayed by thejudgment he said they are shocked and dismayed by the judgment and we do not accept the decision as being correct and will be appealing the decision in the high court. he is critical of the decision about calling bennell as witness in the first place. it is callous behaviour. it is by no means either because they intend to appeal this. thank you. the government will give details in the commons this afternoon of its plan to spare more flat—owners in england from the ruinous costs of removing unsafe cladding, more than four years after the grenfell tower fire. ministers want developers to pick up a £4 billion bill for residents in low—rise blocks who�*d previously been offered loans to pay for the work themselves. but campaigners say the latest solutions are still not enough, as our business correspondent sarah corker reports. the housing secretary, michael gove, said this morning that the government would be prepared to take legal action to make builders pay. the leaseholders didn't create this problem and, in many cases, the sums concerned are sums that these poor individuals simply can't pay. but it is the case that companies which do have significant turnovers, significant profits, significant dividends going out — they can pay and we will make sure that they will. we hope that there will be a recognition, a shared responsibility. i think that most people in the sector recognise that more needs to be done. but if necessary, then we can always use legal means and the ultimate backstop of tax in order to ensure that they pay. but what i want to do is to work with developers because, as i say, the overwhelming majority of people in the sectorjust want to work with us to resolve this problem. reece lipman lives in romford, essex, in a block under 18 metres with fire safety issues. welcome. thank you forjoining us. before we get to your reaction of what michael gove has said, in terms of your situation, he moved into yourflat of your situation, he moved into your flat in 2014 i wanted to sell it last january but you were unable to because of issues around the render of the building, as far as i understand it. it is not cladding thatis understand it. it is not cladding that is classified as that. can you explain your situation? i that is classified as that. can you explain your situation?— explain your situation? i am a shared owner _ explain your situation? i am a shared owner in _ explain your situation? i am a shared owner in our _ explain your situation? i am a shared owner in our flat. - explain your situation? i am a shared owner in our flat. 75%| explain your situation? i am a i shared owner in our flat. 7596 is shared owner in ourflat. 75% is owned by the housing association which is still the freeholder of the building. in march last year it received a bt rating, which means we have got, as you said, a supposedly combustible when the system on the outside of the building. this means we cannot remortgage, we cannot move. it means we cannot sell because people wouldn�*t be able to get a mortgage on the flat. because i am a 25% shared owner in the flat i am a 25% shared owner in the flat i am a 25% shared owner in the flat i am still liable for 100% of the cast, despite the fact the other 75% is earned by the people who own the freehold and built the building. since last march, tess had been done on the building but i have no information on that because our freeholder will not divulge the information to us because they say it is legally sensitive. we had been trapped in limbo since last march, unable to move on with our lives or even know how worried we should be in the building. all i know is when the bills come in, i will not be able to afford them.— the bills come in, i will not be able to afford them. does what michael gove _ able to afford them. does what michael gove said _ able to afford them. does what michael gove said this - able to afford them. does what michael gove said this morningj michael gove said this morning springing from that liability, effectively?— springing from that liability, effectivel ? ., ., . effectively? the announcement, as any announcement, _ effectively? the announcement, as any announcement, is _ effectively? the announcement, as any announcement, is very - effectively? the announcement, as l any announcement, is very welcome. effectively? the announcement, as . any announcement, is very welcome. i am pleased after four years, any announcement, is very welcome. i am pleased afterfour years, since any announcement, is very welcome. i am pleased after four years, since a grenfell fire, we have a housing secretary who is willing to use the correct rhetoric. it is important to note in the announcements we have heard so far he keeps talking about cladding. it has not been cladding prices for many years, it is a building safety crisis. there are other issues. other interim require safety features. compartmentalisation issues, rising premiums. all of that is what people are paying now. people cannot afford the bill and other things, the money will never come for the cladding. people are going bankrupt right now. it is like the government keeps to bail the water of the titanic with pots and pans. some people will stay dry but the ship is sinking. iltrui’heh dry but the ship is sinking. when ou talk dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about _ dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about the _ dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about the issues - dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about the issues you - dry but the ship is sinking. when you talk about the issues you raise, the insurance costs, the watch for the insurance costs, the watch for the building, have you incurred extra costs and what had they been? currently, i can count myself lucky in that we are still awaiting our bill. we are stuck in limbo, waiting for the bill to come. i am in constant contact with leaseholders who are struggling with the bills. even in our block of flats we have an nhs doctor who got a job in brighton, in a new hospital. towards the beginning of the pandemic i was looking —— she was looking to sell her flat in romford. looking —— she was looking to sell herflat in romford. she is having to commute from romford to brighton and paying to stay in brighton during the middle of the week while she is working because you cannot get out of this flat. the government needs to address all of this. going back to the _ needs to address all of this. going back to the specifics _ needs to address all of this. going back to the specifics of _ needs to address all of this. going back to the specifics of the - needs to address all of this. going back to the specifics of the use - needs to address all of this. going back to the specifics of the use of| back to the specifics of the use of the word, cladding, and whether that would then mean your building is covered or not, are you in a situation where it may be or may not be? you do not know definitively right now?— be? you do not know definitively rihtnow? , . ., , right now? absolutely. we had seen from the building _ right now? absolutely. we had seen from the building safety _ right now? absolutely. we had seen from the building safety fund - from the building safety fund release last year, there have been a number of issues with what constitutes as cladding and also the cladding money not being able to be released until the funds were in place to fit everything else. that is one of the major issues here. working out what the fund covers and how long it will take to get the money and to cover it. when the money and to cover it. when the money does come, when it fix everything around you still going to have to find thousands of pounds to fix other faults in order but the money to be released? that is something we must address. you mentioned _ something we must address. you mentioned solidarity. tell us more about the impact it has had on you. the amount of evenings we have spent doing cladding work and talking to freeholders and trying to understand building regulations. i don�*t understand them never wanted to and i have to become an expert on them because i need to know what is going on the flat. there are 164 flats on our block alone and we are in constant contact with each other trying to what these things out. the anxiety and sleepless nights and not knowing what is going on. i was as a one—bedroom flat and we were hoping to start a family and get married soon and we can�*t do any of that. we are constantly stressed and anxious and as a tell because of something i was told was the correct thing to do to get on the property ladder and the people who worked on the building did not do it correctly. thousands of us around the country are suffering constantly. hello again. for some eastern areas, it was a cold and a frosty start to the day but with some sunshine. that won�*t last, though, because we�*ve got all this cloud, rain and drizzle, some hill and coastal fog as well, moving from the west to the east. now, the heaviest rain will be western and northern scotland. here too, gusty winds, especially in the northern isles and it�*s a mild day ahead wherever you are. temperatures widely above average for the time of year but especially so in the west. through this evening and overnight, our weather front�*s bringing all this cloud, a bit of rain and drizzle, the hill and coastal fog sweeps southwards, leaving a rash of showers in the north and the west. still windy here but cold enough in some sheltered glens for a touch of frost, with temperatures slipping to about —2 or —3. tomorrow then, we�*ll have some clear skies across the north of the country, as this weather front continues to slip southwards with its cloud and also its rain. still a few showers around and temperatures a little bit lower in the north, five in aberdeen, but a little higher in the south. hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. crowds of supporters surround the car believed to be carrying the tennis star. 19 people — including nine children — have died in a fire that engulfed a high—rise block of flats in new york. it�*s thought a malfunctioning electric heater caused the blaze. the housing minister gives developers until march to agree to a plan to protect leaseholders trapped in homes with unsafe cladding. eight men who sued manchester city after suffering sexual abuse by the paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost their high court case. reports the prime minister is working on a plan for how the uk will live with covid by march. a pudding fit for a queen — a new nationwide competition to mark the platinum jubilee. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here�*s gavin. good morning. as you�*ve been hearing, novak djokovic has been released from detention in melbourne after winning an appeal against the decision to refuse him entry to australia. that may leave him free to defend his australian open title and go for a record 21st grand slam, although there could if he does compete, the former wimbledon champion marion bartoli thinks it could be a difficult challenge after recent events. i think he can work his way through that first week and build his momentum towards the second week but it is more how mentally and psychologically he could be affected by all of this and the headlines. and in the tougher circumstances but it is more about how the crowd is going to react. if he has a whole stadium against him booing or whatever how much is that going to affect him? it is hard to tell in advance. nick kyrgios has spoken out about how the djokovic situation had been handled — but he now has problems of his own. he�*s revealed that he�*s tested positive for covid—19. he said he was feeling healthy and had no symptoms but with the australian open starting a week from today, he only has a few days to recover and be cleared to return. kyrgios pulled out of last week�*s melbourne warm—up event due to an illness that sparked his asthma and although he tested negative at the time, today he confirmed he had contracted the virus. british number three harriet dart is through to the second round of qualifying for the australian open. she beat federica di sarra in straight sets and next faces alycia parks of the united states, who�*s ranked 91 places below her. samantha murray sharan is out though, and there�*ll be five more britons beginning their attempts to make it into the main draw tomorrow. the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the africa cup of nations later — they take on gabon in yaounde. the archipelago is one of football�*s youngest nations — they onlyjoined fifa in 2005 — but in qualifying for this competition they won a first competitive international away from home in togo and held egypt to a draw, to finish second in their group and make the finals. they�*re in a tough group, which also includes former winners ghana and morocco but comoros defender said bakari believes they deserve their place. i think we can shock the world. firstly that is not a shock because we know what we can do but we have respect for the other teams because we are new in the competition but we don�*t come as a new team, we come as a team like other teams, so we believe in our team, we have confidence in our football and we are going to play like every team, we are going to play to win. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. could offer some protection against coronavirus . let�*s get some more detailfrom our health correspondentjim reed. i think everyone will norse someone in a small household where everyone has caught coronavirus apart from one person who seems to be immune to it. there are a lot of reasons why that might happen, that person could potentially have been exposed in the past two covid and built up protection that way so it could just be luck but one thing said by scientists is if you have been exposed another virus in the coronavirus family, not covid, could you build up some that way? there are seven coronaviruses and four of them are connected to the common cold. this is not covid, this is a related virus. the theory is if you have been x paused to one of those —— exposed to one of those called viruses, could it give you protection against covid? they took 52, half of the people and households of those 52 managed to contract covid and half didn�*t. they looked at the half that did not and they had the much higher levels of t cells, memory immunity cells linked to previous exposures to common colds and coronaviruses. the conclusion they have come to is that it looks like if you have been exposed to this form of the common cold in the past it might be giving you more protection against covid, which is really interesting. it is something scientists have been thinking about for ages but it is one of the first studies suggesting that. the whole t cell thing has been widely discussed so i guess this is the next part of the jigsaw. in terms of what it means going forward, what can be done with this information? the authors of this report are really keen to point out you can�*t rely on us. partly because you can�*t rely on us. partly because you do not know if you have a common cold exactly which form of that you have been exposed to and you can�*t go as far as saying if you have the odd sniffle are a rough throat a couple of months before you are in any way going to be protected against covid. but it does offer a glimpse into how vaccines could change and develop in the future. at the moment they are developed around the moment they are developed around the spike protein on the outside of the spike protein on the outside of the virus. the concern is over time that protection might fade. the protection you get from the t cells, the memory cells, could be stronger and last longer. if they can develop vaccines based on those cells instead in the future you might find they can develop vaccines that last longer protect people better so they think that could be the case going forward. i sell an explanation of t cells being effectively the first line of soldiers that rebuff the virus when it comes into the system before it affects you at all. is that an adequate explanation? there are two main forms of defence when a virus goes into your body. the first is through your immune system, your antibody system. that is your first line of defence and described the castle analogy, the first soldiers to go and try and stop the virus getting into your sales at all in the first place. then if they get into your body and defeat that first line that is when the t cells come into play, longer lasting memory cells which can attack the virus actually within your sales and go in and kill it. you have not assessed already through immunity and vaccination because the vaccines we have got at the moment can provoke the t cell response to a certain extent but we don�*t know how well they can do that and it might be these previous exposure to cold virus teaches your body, if they see see something similar in future, it teaches your immune system to go after it more effective way and that is what we could be seeing here. you have had one of those cold viruses in the past and it looks similar enough to the covid virus and therefore it is more likely to attack it in a stronger way and stop you from developing symptoms. american and russian officials have begun talks in geneva to discuss the stand off over ukraine. russia has been massing its forces near the border with ukraine for several months, leading to fears it could be planning to invade. moscow says it is concerned that nato is planning to expand into more countries along its borders — and wants guarantees from the west. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this report. the stakes are high. russia has massed 100,000 troops outside ukraine. the united states has threatened severe economic retaliation if they cross the border, and, at the same time, russia is calling on nato to pull back its own forces from eastern europe. russian diplomats arrived in geneva last night for their first face—to—face talks with american counterparts about the stand—off, but both sides have different expectations. the united states, along with western allies, is focused on deterring russia from invading ukraine — something it denies planning. it�*s clear that we�*ve offered him two paths forward. one is through diplomacy and dialogue, the other is through deterrence and massive consequences for russia if it renews its aggression against ukraine. and we�*re about to test the proposition of which path president putin wants to take this week. but russia wants today�*s talks to be all about its demands for nato to withdraw troops from former soviet countries and to rule out membership for ukraine. western officials say these demands are unrealistic but president putin might use their rejection as a pretext for invasion. others say he�*s threatening war to secure concessions. us officials say they won�*t cut troop numbers in europe, but they might discuss curbs on military exercises and missile deployments. both sides played down expectations of a deal over ukraine, or european security, but these talks may show if mr putin is serious about diplomacy or war. james landale, bbc news, geneva. the fossilised remains of an enormous sea dragon found in a uk reservoir, are being hailed by scientists as an unprecedented historical find. dating back 180 million years, the creature is longer than a double decker bus, and the largest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the uk to date. it was discovered byjoe davis who works at ruland nature reserve near leicester. he told us how he found it. we were re—landscaping some islands on the rutland water, the nature reserve there, to improve it for bird habitats, and a colleague of mine, called trevor, and i were walking along with a laser level over our shoulders and i looked down and just saw this series of ridges in the mud and thought, "hang on, that looks different, there is something there that is different," and it had organic features, almost like where it connects onto the rib. we can now speak to nigel larkin who is a palaeontologist who helped organise the excavation. looking up a little riches in the mud it would have been so easy not joe did really well and he contacted the team who spent three weeks digging up the beast. the the team who spent three weeks digging up the beast. the banner is the 2d printout _ digging up the beast. the banner is the 2d printout of _ digging up the beast. the banner is the 2d printout of the _ digging up the beast. the banner is the 2d printout of the 3d _ digging up the beast. the banner is the 2d printout of the 3d digital- the 2d printout of the 3d digital scan and you can see ten metres worth. i scan and you can 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it? the excavation was phase onej which took three weeks of 12 hour days with a fantastic team. what we will do know is we are looking at funding to ticket out of the jackets and clean it up under microscopes and clean it up under microscopes and get it repaired and ready for display and research. that project will take 18 months to two years. i guess there are probably loads more of the stuff out there, it�*s not spotted. going back to what we were saying at the very beginning, to the untrained eye maybe people have been walking over that for some time and not realising what it is. what would you say to wannabe fossil hunters out there? it�*s you say to wannabe fossil hunters out there? i ., ., you say to wannabe fossil hunters out there? �*, ., ., , , out there? it's one of the best activities- _ out there? it's one of the best activities. you _ out there? it's one of the best activities. you get _ out there? it's one of the best activities. you get exercise i out there? it's one of the best| activities. you get exercise and fresh air and see the wildlife and pick—up archaeology and fossils and palaeontology is a fantastic science. you can go walking with your dog even through a field and pick up a specimen and that could be the first of its species. while we were digging this up we find ammonites and squid —like creatures with tentacles and we also took samples and the university of birmingham are looking at the samples of the mud and tell us more about this creature and the environment in which it led. does that mean — environment in which it led. does that mean lots _ environment in which it led. does that mean lots of— environment in which it led. does that mean lots of amateur - environment in which it led. does that mean lots of amateur fossil hunters will go there and try to dig it up? hunters will go there and try to dig it u - ? ~ �* ., . ., , it up? we've got the complete specimen _ it up? we've got the complete specimen so — it up? we've got the complete specimen so they _ it up? we've got the complete specimen so they won't i it up? we've got the complete specimen so they won't find i it up? we've got the complete i specimen so they won't find any it up? we've got the complete - specimen so they won't find any more specimen so they won�*t find any more of this particular one but other remains have been fined there before. this was only fine because the water levels were lowered and jill spotted it and we were lucky he contacted us to report it but anyone could find anything along the shorelines if they keep your eyes peeled. there are plenty of places where you can find fossils these days. the new series of digging for britain is on bbc two tomorrow at 8pm. the 2022 golden globes took place last night in los angeles. it took place as a private event with few celebrities in attendance the ceremony was not televised because of a diversity scandal surrounding the organisers, the hollywood foreign press association. will smith was named best actor for his role in the film, king richard; it was his sixth nomination and his first win. joining me now is chief film critic at the metro, larushka ivan—zadeh. remind us what the controversy is. early last year it was revealed that 100 members, not one single one was black which is pretty scandalous especially in the wake of the shop where that have gone through hollywood in terms of oscars so white that trended in 2015 when the oscars was slammed for having all white nominees and they had to undergo a root and branch look at the membership and it was exposed 92% of the academy voters were white. the shock waves have been going through the industry since then so the fact it was only last year it was pointed out that they hadn�*t looked at their own membership are done anything about it was shocking as well as various corruption scandals. it is a must been a better financial in the industry that the hollywood foreign press association voters are very open to lavish press trips and jollies and that seems to have influenced the nominations every year. i might have things changed? they have done a hurried about turn and we will look at this and look at this and got in various consultants and said they would increase the membership and got on 13 new black membership and got on 13 new black members but i think within the industry there was a feeling they had done too little too late and were trying to be a bit tokenistic and not really done a systematic enough look at what they were doing and the fact that last night still parted on —— they still had a party and tweeted out the results even although no celebrities came. they try to have celebrities and a red carpet but that didn�*t work in the one tiny industry executives prepared to turn up last night. there was a feeling we should maybe have taken a step back this year and had a proper look at things instead of saying it was ok and keep going. we talk about a boycott of celebrities not showing but films were still nominated and the actors in those films and whatever else was put out. cat bag globes have been handed out. how at the scene this yearin handed out. how at the scene this year in terms of their value? thea;r year in terms of their value? they have been — year in terms of their value? they have been handed _ year in terms of their value? they have been handed out _ year in terms of their value? the: have been handed out but year in terms of their value? ti;s: have been handed out but handed year in terms of their value? ti91 have been handed out but handed out literally to nobody. none of the stars came, and most of the stars on twitter did not acknowledge they had got an award. usually the day after the golden blobs i would wake up and see my twitter feed awash with all the news of it and people commenting on it and the talent saying thank you so much. the only person i have seen who has acknowledged it is is michaela jae rodriguez who is the first ever transsexual actress to win and she acknowledged her historic win. the golden globes have given out these awards but none of the studios have officially submitted the films to be nominated. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again, for many of us it�*s going to be a cloudy and a damp day today, but also a mild one for the time of year. what�*s happening is we�*ve got a couple of weather fronts. this first one bringing in a lot of cloud and murk behind it, but milder conditions as represented by the yellows. and then we�*ve got a cold front following on behind. so eventually we�*ll see a return to some colder air behind that one. and we started off on a bright but a frosty note in the east, but already the clouds marching in from the west with its hill fog, coastal fog, rain and also windy conditions in the north and west. but in the west mild, it is ten to about 12 degrees, but in the east after that frosty start we�*re looking at seven to eight. average temperatures at this time of year, roughly five to about eight or nine north to south as we head through the evening. and overnight, there goes our second weather front, the cold front slipping southwards, taking all that cloud with it behind it some clear skies, but still a peppering of showers in the north and west where it will still be windy and under the clear skies in the highlands and sheltered glens temperatures could fall away to minus two or minus three. so a touch of frost for you. so through the course of tomorrow, there goes our second weather front moving down towards the south. as you can see from the isobars, it�*s still going to be windy across northern parts of scotland and also into the west, but not quite as windy as today and a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine. still the showers in the north and west. and this cloud very slow to clear with its patchy light rain and drizzle from the south of england and also south wales. here, though, temperatures up to about 11 or 12 degrees. but as we push into the clear skies, we�*re looking at between six and roughly ten degrees. as we head on in through the latter part of the week, the high pressure that settles things down starts to build. and you can see the air around it�*s coming from a long way south, still windy across the far north of scotland, but this is where we�*ll see the highest temperatures. so with the high pressure in charge, it does mean there�*ll be a lot of settled weather, bit of sunshine, a lot of dry weather as well. still a few showers across the north and the west, no more than that, but temperatures in stornoway getting up to 11 degrees. in lerwick, ten degrees, a temperature also shared by cardiff. and then the outlook beyond that high pressure still with us. we�*ll have some frost and also some fog by night. and some of the fog will be slow to clear. this is bbc news. the headlines. novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia, and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. there are chaotic scenes as crowds of supporters surround the car believed to be carrying the tennis star. the seven hottest years on record were the last seven, according to a new report just released. the prime minister says the government is "looking" at cutting the self—isolation time from seven to five days for people with covid. we are looking at that and we will act according to the science, as we always have. nineteen people — including nine children — have died in a fire that engulfed a high—rise block of flats in new york. it�*s thought a malfunctioning electric heater caused the blaze. eight men, who sued manchester city after suffering sexual abuse by the paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost their high court case. the housing minister gives developers until march to agree to a plan to protect leaseholders trapped in homes with unsafe cladding. a pudding fit for a queen — a new nationwide competition to mark the platinum jubilee. the tennis world number one, novak djokovic, has won his court battle to stay in australia and defend his grand slam title — but ministers have threatened to cancel his visa anyway, using an executive order. there have been scenes of chaos in melbourne as supporters mobbed what was believed to be novak djokovic�*s car, one man was pepper sprayed. earlier, a judge in the city ruled that he must be released immediately from immigration detention. djokovic had arrived at the airport last week to defend his australian open title, which begins on monday. he was initally granted an exemption from covid vaccination rules, after recovering from the virus last month. in court, djokovic�*s lawyers argued that cancelling his visa was unreasonable — and the government conceded this. but as fans celebrated outside the court, counsel for the australian government told the hearing that the immigration minister might exercise his legal powers to cancel the visa regardless. our correspondent in melbourne, shaimaa khalil, says everyone there wants to know where djokovic is. i think this is the million dollar question. this is the question many of his supporters and fans who have gathered outside the court and here in federation square a bit earlier to celebrate, they are not here at the moment because they want to know where he is and they want to be there. no—one is fully sure where he is. they understand he may be at his lawyer�*s office but again this cannot be confirmed. what we do know is this. we do knowjudge anthony kelly has made a decision that novak djokovic should be released from detention, should be allowed entry into australia and should be allowed to compete in the australian open. he has made the decision to overturn the government decision to revoke his visa. this has been the judgment today and why there has been a jubilant atmosphere with his supporters. then things got confusing and uncertain. while this was happening, we also know the lawyer for the government has said the government, the federal government, specifically the immigration minister, could still exercise his executive powers and cancel the visa and attempt to deport novak djokovic. on what basis? for what reasons? we do not know. we know an air of uncertainty and confusion hangs over the decision by the judge. we will be hearing from novak djokovic at 1pm. he will bejoining a news conference his father will be giving via satellite link. the australian former foreign minister, alexander downer, says the present government have a very tricky situation to resolve. here is the dilemma for them. novak djokovic is he hears, their world�*s best tennis player, wanting to play in the australian open. it would be nice to have him there. on the other hand, a lot of australians will think, why is he such a special case? when he used the word exemption, it is exemptions from two weeks quarantine if you are not vaccinated. if you are vaccinated you do not have to go into quarantine. why should he be exempt just because he is a great tennis player whereas somebody who comes from say the uk whose father is dying in hospital and they are not vaccinated is not able to get an exemption? there will be a lot of that thinking in australia. australia is a very egalitarian country and they will think, jack is as good as his master, to use an old expression. why should you give this guy special privilege?— guy special privilege? gallatin a an, guy special privilege? gallatin aryan. also — guy special privilege? gallatin aryan, also fair-minded. i guy special privilege? gallatin| aryan, also fair-minded. what guy special privilege? gallatin i aryan, also fair-minded. what is the aryan, also fair—minded. what is the most fair—minded thing to do in this situation? —— gallatin aryan. he went in good faith and having been told he was exempt. a panel of doctors looked at the case for australian tennis authorities and said he could go. now, even though other players disagree with the fact he is not vaccinated, they are saying the fact he was told he could get and the court has now made this ruling should mean he gets to play. the court ruling, and i do not think your correspondent was quite accurate. the court ruling was that he should be released from detention. the court doesn�*t decide whether he plays in the australian open or not, nor does the victorian government or tennis australia. the australian government decides that. the australian government wrote to tennis australia at the end of november saying there could be no exception just because none vaccinated person has had covid. tennis australia was told that at the end of november and that is the position of the australian government but you have to do two weeks quarantine if you are not vaccinated. everyone is ignoring that but that is what the australian government said all along. to be fair, we should be fair to the australian government and understand they told everybody what the rules are and they happened to apply the rules. our correspondent, guy de launey, is in the serbian capital, belgrade, and described the reaction to this morning�*s ruling. on the one hand, he is a massive national icon, notjust a sporting icon, but the symbol of serbia around the world. you can fly into serbia on an air serbia plane called novak djokovic. that was the first plane and serbia gave a name to, the first serbian person may thought of. that is what most people do around the world. people do generally think he has been led up the garden path by australian authorities. he had the paperwork and had been given assurances he could come in and the australian authorities have reneged on that. you do find as you go around and talk to people in belgrade, attitudes do differ slightly if people have been vaccinated against coronavirus. they are exasperated he has not done something as simple as getting shot in the arm which would avoid all this trouble. and 50% of people and serbia have been vaccinated so far in serbia. —— fewer than 50% of people. figures released in the past few minutes show the last seven years were the hottest on record. the european union�*s copernicus climate change service has published its annual findings, showing carbon dioxide and methan concentrations continuing to rise. europe experienced a summer of extremes with severe heatwaves in the mediterranean and floods in central europe. let�*s get more on this now from professor richard betts — head of climate impacts research at the met office and the university of exeter. welcome. thank you forjoining us. tell us more about what has been happening over the last seven years in terms of records that. yes. happening over the last seven years in terms of records that.— in terms of records that. yes. the new data confirms _ in terms of records that. yes. the new data confirms the _ in terms of records that. yes. the new data confirms the world i in terms of records that. yes. the new data confirms the world has i in terms of records that. yes. the i new data confirms the world has been warming. we do see from year—to—year, some years are warmer, some are cooler. overall they are getting warmer and the last seven years have been the warmest on record by quite a clear margin. it is very clear this has been the hottest seven year period on record. alongside that they two important greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane has continued. carbon dioxide is 50% above levels are preindustrial, before we started to burn fossil fuels. locate preindustrial, before we started to burn fossil fuels.— burn fossil fuels. we are clearly alterin: burn fossil fuels. we are clearly altering the _ burn fossil fuels. we are clearly altering the climate _ burn fossil fuels. we are clearly altering the climate system. i burn fossil fuels. we are clearly i altering the climate system. what about their targets, the efforts that had been made to try to turn the tide? :. , , that had been made to try to turn the tide? . , , ., that had been made to try to turn the tide? :. , , ., :, the tide? clearly, they are not havin: the tide? clearly, they are not having much _ the tide? clearly, they are not having much effect _ the tide? clearly, they are not having much effect yet. i the tide? clearly, they are not having much effect yet. has i the tide? clearly, they are not i having much effect yet. has been talk for decades now of about reining in emissions of greenhouse gases. some progress has started to be made but not enough if we are going to meet these ambitious targets that co2 is still building up targets that co2 is still building up in the atmosphere and methane are still building up and the world are still building up and the world are still warming. we are not on track with these targets as yet. flan still warming. we are not on track with these targets as yet.- with these targets as yet. can you rive us with these targets as yet. can you give us some _ with these targets as yet. can you give us some examples _ with these targets as yet. can you give us some examples of- with these targets as yet. can you give us some examples of key i give us some examples of key pointers that you would have been seeing at the met office and the researchers, the thing that researchers, the thing that researchers have been looking at particularly? even as recent as new year, we had an unseasonably warm new year, is that the sort of stuff? we are seeing several types of weather extremes and unusual weather becoming more frequent now. hot weather is happening more often and heatwaves are becoming even more extreme and longer as well. some types of heavy rain are becoming more intense. some droughts are becoming more severe. we are altering their world�*s weather. we have seen several records broken recently. this will continue. if we continue to put more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. one important thing is we need to be more prepared for these changes we are now seeing. more prepared for these changes we are now seeing-— more prepared for these changes we are now seeing. thank you very much for 'oinin: are now seeing. thank you very much forjoining us- — at least 19 people, including nine children, have died in a fire in a new york apartment building. another 32 people are in hospital with life threatening injuries. the fire began on the 19th floor of a building in the bronx; it�*s thought to have been caused by a portable electric heater. our correspondent nada tawfik has more. people just screaming. neighbours looked on with horror, as heavy clouds of smoke engulfed the entire bronx apartment building. he�*s taking his time, he�*s got the baby. firefighters were on the scene within minutes. as they battled the initial blaze from a lower level apartment, the rising smoke proved to be deadly. it was just pitch black in my house — in the daytime. the fire...they were putting out the fire and all you could see is just black smoke in front of my windows, black smoke. into all the smoke and just inhaling it. it's just so thick and it's like you cannot breathe. it's like you're being suffocated. in those chaotic moments, victims were found on every floor. some struggled to breathe and others were in cardiac arrest. later, officials said it was a portable space heater that caused one of the worst fire disasters in new york�*s history. it started in a malfunctioning electric space heater — that was the cause of the fire. the fire consumed that apartment, that is on two floors, and part of the hallway. the door to that apartment, unfortunately, when the residents left, was left open. it did not close by itself. the smoke spread throughout the building, thus the tremendous loss of life and other people fighting for their lives right now in hospitals all over the bronx. dozens with life—threatening injuries are being treated at nearby hospitals. tragically, a number of children have already died and it�*s feared the death toll could still rise. all 121 units in the building have now been cleared out and residents have been sent to a nearby shelter and then they�*ll be put in hotels for the time being. now, this high—rise is home to a large immigrant community, and officials say they�*ll dedicate funds to help them recover what they�*ve lost. we�*re all feeling this and we�*re going to be here for this community to help them navigate through this. crews are already on site cleaning up the debris, but much of what was lost cannot be replaced. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. we were just saying goodbye to viewers on bbc two. that is why i was staring so long. the headlines on bbc news... novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. the seven hottest years on record were the last seven, according to a new reportjust released. the prime minister says the government is "looking" at cutting the self—isolation time from seven to five days for people with covid. sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s gavin. as you�*ve been hearing, novak djokovic has been released from detention in melbourne after winning an appeal against the decision to refuse him entry to australia. that may leave him free to defend his australian open title and go for a record 21st grand slam, although there could yet be another twist. if he does compete, the former wimbledon champion marion bartoli thinks it could be a difficult challenge after recent events. i think he can sort of work his way through that first week and be on his momentum towards a second week. it is more how mentally and psychologically he will be affected by all of this and the headlines. he is at his best when he is under pressure but it is more about how the crowd will react. if he has the whole stadium against him, billing, how much will it affect him? hard to tell in advance. —— booing. nick kyrgios has spoken out about how the djokovic situation had been handled — but he now has problems of his own. he�*s revealed that he�*s tested positive for covid—19. he said he was feeling healthy and had no symptoms but with the australian open starting a week from today, he only has a few days to recover and be cleared to return. kyrgios pulled out of last week�*s melbourne warm—up event, due to an illness that sparked his asthma and although he tested negative at the time, today he confirmed he had contracted the virus. the tiny comoros islands will make their debut at the africa cup of nations later — they take on gabon in yaounde. the archipelago is one of football�*s youngest nations — they onlyjoined fifa in 2005 — but in qualifying for this competition they won a first competitive international away from home in togo and held egypt to a draw, to make the finals. they�*re in a tough group, which also includes former winners ghana and morocco but comoros defender said bakari believes they deserve their place. i think we can shock the world. firstly that is not a shock because we know what we can do but we have respect for the other teams because we are new in the competition but we don�*t come as a new team, we come as a team like other teams, so we believe in our team, we have confidence in our football and we are going to play like every team, we are going to play to win. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. borisjohnson is said to be working on plans for how the country will �*live with covid�* in the future. senior backbenchers are warning there�*ll be another major conservative backbench rebellion if covid restrictions are extended beyond the so—called sunset date of january 26th, as our political correspondent jonathan blake explained. decisions are definitely looming on this. questions are being asked about how the uk will move from a state of being in a pandemic to dealing with coronavirus as something which is endemic, to use the words of the education secretary, who has been talking about that over the weekend. in other words dealing with coronavirus is a constant presence. a couple of tweaks to the government approach in england are the availability of lateral flow tests. currently they are free for us all to use and are a key part of the government approach in allowing people to live without unnecessary restrictions, as they would see it, but to keep those with coronavirus isolated and away from the general population. then there is the period of isolation which people are asked to keep. does it need to be reduced further from seven days to five? the prime minister was asked on a visit to a vaccination centre about both those things. regarding tests they will be used as long as is necessary. not saying they would not be free in a matter of weeks has —— as reported at the weekend. reducing the isolation period to five days, he said, is something the government will look at. i think we will use them as them as long as they are very important. there is a similar argument to be had about the quarantine period, whether to come down from seven days to five days _ the thing to do is look at the science. the question conservative mps and others are asking is what happens next beyond that date, towards the end of january when the current plan b measures will come to an end? will they be got rid of or kept in some form? a huge amount of pressure on the prime minister from some of his own mps, a good number of them to see the end of restrictions for good at that point. another big pressing problem the government has to deal with is the cost of living in general. particularly energy bills, which are already very high. largely down to a global increase in wholesale energy cost but with a further increase looming, when the price cap is expected to rise later this year. labour and others piling the pressure on the government saying you have to do something about this, here is a range of things you can be doing. the prime minister not coming forward with exactly what he would want the government to do, only saying what he is effectively ruling out, a cut on vat on energy bills. asked about that this morning, borisjohnson said he met the chancellor last night and they are considering options. i understand how difficult it is for people, the pressures people are facing on household finances. this is the result of global price spikes as a result of the economy coming back from covid. it is making life very tough. we have to make sure people are aware of all the things they can do, all the money we are putting into local councils to help people in hardship, the cold weather payments, the warm homes discount, the money for pensioners. altogether, the package together to support people and particularly to support the energy, the cost of heating, is about {4.2 billion. but i understand how difficult it is and we're certainly looking at what we can do. the prime minister stressing the help the government has already provided to the tune of £4 billion or so. it is clear it is going to have to provide more help and go further. there is a growing impatience, certainly among some conservative mps for the government to be clear about exactly what it will do and when. not easy decisions in government at the moment. joining us now is dr helen wimalarathna, an expert on infectious diseases at the university of buckingham. welcome. thank you forjoining us. first of all the idea of reducing isolation from seven days to five days, what do you think about it? i think it would be really dangerous and irresponsible to start doing this without having a proper evidence base. at the moment a review of the evidence produced by the us centre for disease control couple of weeks ago shows that the infectious period ranges from about six days to ten days. following a positive test. it would be really dangerous to start saying that people should be looking to go back to work at five days unless there has been rigorous scientific studies to support that. has been rigorous scientific studies to support that-— to support that. what about if someone _ to support that. what about if someone has _ to support that. what about if someone has a _ to support that. what about if someone has a negative i to support that. what about if| someone has a negative test? basically, if you test positive without symptoms, you cannot track back to when you may have contracted it. in those circumstances, and that accounts for a lot of positive tests with people being asymptomatic, is it possible to put a definitive number on how long the isolation period should be? is it more practical to say when you get the negative test result or two in a row that will be the right answer? you are rioht. that will be the right answer? you are right- they — that will be the right answer? wi. are right. they do not always know when people become infected or remain infectious. i understand there is a difficulty with availability of lateral flow test. the more we do these things routinely, the more we can narrow down the window. i think it is best practice we say people are going to be highly likely to be an infection risk at five days and we need to go from the point where there is a positive test and move towards seven days. i positive test and move towards seven da s. . :. positive test and move towards seven da s. , ., ,:, , days. i 'ust have some news three from days. ijust have some news three from downing _ days. ijust have some news three from downing street _ days. ijust have some news three from downing street saying i days. ijust have some news three from downing street saying it i days. ijust have some news three from downing street saying it is i days. ijust have some news three i from downing street saying it is too early to say when the government will consider ending free availability of lateral flow test. the official spokesman has said, it is the expectation of the government the country will move from pandemic to endemic and while there are early signs of cases falling in england it is too early to draw conclusions. the government set out in its autumn and winter plan that free provision of lateral flow tests would end and thatis of lateral flow tests would end and that is what the public would expect. still no decision on when. when we heard this morning they had this country will be one of the first major economies to demonstrate how you transition from pandemic to endemic and the government reportedly drawing up plans for living with covid from march, where are we with that? we living with covid from march, where are we with that?— are we with that? we are definitely in a pandemic— are we with that? we are definitely in a pandemic situation, _ are we with that? we are definitely in a pandemic situation, it - are we with that? we are definitely in a pandemic situation, it is i are we with that? we are definitely in a pandemic situation, it is not i in a pandemic situation, it is not 'ust in a pandemic situation, it is not just the — in a pandemic situation, it is not just the uk— in a pandemic situation, it is not just the uk battling this on its land — just the uk battling this on its land we _ just the uk battling this on its land. we are seeing massive numbers and that— land. we are seeing massive numbers and that is— land. we are seeing massive numbers and that is not indicative of moving towards _ and that is not indicative of moving towards an— and that is not indicative of moving towards an endemic situation. i worry— towards an endemic situation. i worry the — towards an endemic situation. i worry the word endemic is being thrown _ worry the word endemic is being thrown around without proper consideration of what it means. i fear it— consideration of what it means. i fear it is— consideration of what it means. i fear it is very easy for people perhaps— fear it is very easy for people perhaps without an epidemiology background to grab onto it and think it means _ background to grab onto it and think it means the end because it is an endemic — it means the end because it is an endemic. that is not the case. i would _ endemic. that is not the case. i would hate _ endemic. that is not the case. i would hate if we were reviewing the situation. _ would hate if we were reviewing the situation. if— would hate if we were reviewing the situation, if we are chatting about this in_ situation, if we are chatting about this in ten— situation, if we are chatting about this in ten years, 20 years, we would — this in ten years, 20 years, we would be — this in ten years, 20 years, we would be talking about an endemic situation. — would be talking about an endemic situation, something similar to chickenpox. we are in a state of evolutionary flux where there is hi-h evolutionary flux where there is high transmission and there are new variants _ high transmission and there are new variants and — high transmission and there are new variants and that is what we are living _ variants and that is what we are living through at the moment. it is too early— living through at the moment. it is too early to— living through at the moment. it is too early to talk about living with this and — too early to talk about living with this and we must not disrespect those _ this and we must not disrespect those who— this and we must not disrespect those who are not living with and lose their — those who are not living with and lose their lives because of it. in terms lose their lives because of it. terms of lose their lives because of it. i�*i terms of testing, an oncologist at a london teaching hospital has said, the level of testing being done is effectively an act of national harm. so many cases are being identified that otherwise would not be known about. people are living with extremely mild symptoms and are having to shut themselves away, or no symptoms, and having to isolate. 1 million people isolating last week. what would you say to that description at the level of testing thatis description at the level of testing that is being done?— that is being done? testing is really important. _ that is being done? testing is really important. one - that is being done? testing is really important. one of i that is being done? testing is really important. one of the i that is being done? testing is - really important. one of the main reasons_ really important. one of the main reasons why we got into such a sorry state _ reasons why we got into such a sorry state in _ reasons why we got into such a sorry state in march, 2020, is because testing _ state in march, 2020, is because testing wasn't available and the virus _ testing wasn't available and the virus was — testing wasn't available and the virus was allowed to run rampant through— virus was allowed to run rampant through the population. the point is that covid _ through the population. the point is that covid is a notifiable disease. as with _ that covid is a notifiable disease. as with all— that covid is a notifiable disease. as with all the notifiable diseases and the _ as with all the notifiable diseases and the notifiable positive agents commit _ and the notifiable positive agents commit is — and the notifiable positive agents commit is not primarily about protecting the patient per se but it is about— protecting the patient per se but it is about the infection risk, the public— is about the infection risk, the public health risk to other people. we do _ public health risk to other people. we do need to keep up the testing. uri might _ we do need to keep up the testing. uri might test positive tomorrow and have mild _ uri might test positive tomorrow and have mild symptoms and be ok but we might— have mild symptoms and be ok but we might come _ have mild symptoms and be ok but we might come into contact someone on dialysis _ might come into contact someone on dialysis or— might come into contact someone on dialysis or someone who is having chemotherapy and that is how it is realty— chemotherapy and that is how it is really important. as a society we have _ really important. as a society we have to _ really important. as a society we have to protect the weaker individuals, the more vulnerable individuals. at individuals, the more vulnerable individuals-— individuals. at what point is it down to the — individuals. at what point is it down to the most _ individuals. at what point is it down to the most vulnerable l individuals. at what point is it i down to the most vulnerable to individuals. at what point is it - down to the most vulnerable to be protected and not for everybody else to stay at home? tote protected and not for everybody else to stay at home?— to stay at home? we are still seeing massive numbers _ to stay at home? we are still seeing massive numbers at _ to stay at home? we are still seeing massive numbers at the _ to stay at home? we are still seeing massive numbers at the moment. to stay at home? we are still seeing| massive numbers at the moment and to stay at home? we are still seeing i massive numbers at the moment and it is our— massive numbers at the moment and it is our duty— massive numbers at the moment and it is our duty as _ massive numbers at the moment and it is our duty as a society to protect one another. when we transition to a point _ one another. when we transition to a point where — one another. when we transition to a point where we are not seeing those hi-h point where we are not seeing those high numbers, we keep the r number around— high numbers, we keep the r number around one. _ high numbers, we keep the r number around one, we're talking about eradicating it that it is bubbling atohg _ eradicating it that it is bubbling along and we are not having massive outbreaks _ along and we are not having massive outbreaks. rant about that point but we will _ outbreaks. rant about that point but we will see _ outbreaks. rant about that point but we will see that covid becomes an alternative — we will see that covid becomes an alternative cause of death, rather than an— alternative cause of death, rather than an additional cause of death in the population and that is the important thing.— the population and that is the important thing. thank you for 'oinin: important thing. thank you for joining us- _ now it's time for a look at the weather with darren betts. a lot of cloud heading across the uk. rain and drizzle as well, not amounting to much and pushing eastwards. most of the wetter weather is in the north and west of scotland. these are the temperatures this afternoon. making double figures, ten to 12 degrees. chile are in the east. some rain to end the day in scotland and northern ireland. the rhema push into england and wales overnight. a lot milder than last night. where we have the clearer skies in scotland it will be colder, particularly in the east of scotland. tomorrow we have cloudy, damp weather moving down across england and wales. some late improvements across south wales. elsewhere we could see some sunshine. not as mild as today in glasgow and belfast. the highest temperatures in the cloud with damp weather in the south of england. hello this is bbc news with, joanna gosling. annita mcveigh. the headlines. novak djokovic wins his appeal against a decision to refuse him a visa to enter australia and is ordered to be released from immigration detention. there are chaotic scenes as crowds of supporters surround the car believed to be carrying the tennis star. the seven hottest years on record were the last seven, according to a new reportjust released. the prime minister says the government is looking at cutting the self—isolation time from seven to five days for people with covid. 19 people — including nine children — have died in a fire that engulfed a high—rise block of flats in new york. it's thought a malfunctioning electric heater caused the blaze. eight men who sued manchester city after suffering sexual abuse by the paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost their high court case. the housing minister gives developers until march to agree to a plan to protect leaseholders trapped in homes with unsafe cladding. a pudding fit for a queen — a new nationwide competition to mark the platinum jubilee. the government will set out in the commons this afternoon its plan to spare more flat owners in england from the ruinous costs of removing unsafe cladding, more than four years after the grenfell tower fire. ministers want developers to pick up a £4 billion bill for residents in low—rise blocks who'd previously been offered loans to pay for the work themselves. but campaigners say the latest solutions are still not enough. removing dangerous cladding on buildings across britain. since the grenfell tragedy nearly five years ago, the row over who should pay to make other tower blocks safe has only intensified. the government will confirm later today that people living in smaller blocks will not have to foot the bill for cladding costs. but non—cladding faults won't be covered. campaigners, like sophie from stevenage, want ministers to go further. it is a positive step that the government have finally agreed that leaseholders shouldn't be part of the solution to the building safety crisis. but it really doesn't go far enough, in terms of the interim costs and all of the other fire safety defects that these buildings have. you can't make the building safe in terms of cladding and not fire barriers, smoke seals, insulation, because the buildings will still be classed as unsafe. the housing secretary, michael gove, will tell parliament that innocent leaseholders should not have to shoulder the burden. a £4 billion scheme will help people living in buildings between 11—18 metres who have previously missed out on grants to remove cladding. mr gove will warn developers they'll be expected to pay for the scheme or face legal or tax changes. there will also be more money forfire alarms, a review of the scale of the work actually needed, and leaseholders will also be given more time to sue builders over defective flats up to 30 years after construction — at the moment, it's six years. developers often argue they met building regulations at the time and so shouldn't be liable for these costs. but all of this has already dragged on for years. none of these solutions will be quick or easy. and the financial situation for many is already critical. sarah corker, bbc news. new research suggests natural defences against a common cold could offer some protection against coronavirus. the small—scale study, published in nature communications, involved 52 individuals who lived with someone who had just caught covid—i9. our health correspondent jim reed has been giving me more details. one thing said by scientists is if you have been exposed another virus in the coronavirus family, not covid, could you build up some that way? there are seven coronaviruses and four of them are connected to the common cold. this is not covid, this is a related virus. the theory is if you have been exposed to one of those cold viruses, could it give you protection against covid? they took 52 people, half of the people in households of those 52 managed to contract covid and half didn't. they looked at the half that did not and they had the much higher levels of t cells, memory immunity cells linked to previous exposures to common colds and coronaviruses. the conclusion they have come to is that it looks like if you have been exposed to this form of the common cold in the past it might be giving you more protection against covid, which is really interesting. it is something scientists have been thinking about for ages but it is one of the first studies suggesting that. the whole t cell thing has been widely discussed so i guess this is the next part of the jigsaw. in terms of what it means going forward, what can be done with this information? the authors of this report are really keen to point out you can't rely on this. partly because you do not know if you have a common cold exactly which form of that you have been exposed to and you can't go as far as saying if you have the odd sniffle or a rough throat a couple of months before you are in any way going to be protected against covid. but it does offer a glimpse into how vaccines could change in the future. at the moment they are developed around the spike protein on the outside of the virus. the concern is over time that protection might fade. the protection you get from the t cells, the memory cells, could be stronger and last longer. if they can develop vaccines based on those cells instead in the future you might find they can develop vaccines that last longer or protect people better so they think that could be the case going forward. i saw an explanation of t cells being effectively the first line of soldiers that rebuff the virus when it comes into the system before it affects you at all. is that an adequate explanation? there are two main forms of defence when a virus goes into your body. the first is through your immune system, your antibody system. that is your first line of defence and described in the getting into your cells at all in the first place. then if they get into your body and defeat that first line that is when the t cells come into play, longer lasting memory cells which can attack the virus actually within your cells and go in and kill it. you have noticed this already through immunity and vaccination because the vaccines we have got at the moment can provoke the t cell response to a certain extent but we don't know how well they can do that and it might be these previous exposure to cold virus teaches your body, if they see see something similar infuture, it teaches your immune system to go after it in a more effective way and that is what we could be seeing here. you have had one of those cold viruses in the past and it looks similar enough to the covid virus and therefore it is more likely to attack it in a stronger way and stop you from developing symptoms. eight men who sued manchester city after complaining of being abused by the convicted paedophile barry bennell more than 30 years ago have lost a high court fight. the men said bennell abused them when they were playing schoolboy football for teams he coached in north—west england between 1979 and 1985. our senior sports reporter, laura scott, has been following the case. six of the eight said that bennell had abused them in schoolboy teams and six of those teams were connected to manchester city and it was connected to employment and therefore the club was precariously liable for the harm they had suffered. manchester city denied this and any connection bennell with in the 19805. he gave two days of evidence from cambridgeshire and today thejudge evidence from cambridgeshire and today the judge dismissed as a liar and said his evidence not credible. today mrjusticejohnson has issued thejudgment today mrjusticejohnson has issued the judgment saying he today mrjusticejohnson has issued thejudgment saying he has dismissed each of the claims on the grounds of the time limit between the abuse and now. he said it was brought to late to result in a fair trial but said each of the claimants had proved bennell had abused them. and the connection between bennell and the club he said there was insufficient to give rise to vicarious liability. representatives of the men say they are shocked and dismayed at the judgment and will appeal the decision in the higher courts. he is also very critical of the decision to have called bennell as a witness in the first place which it said was callous behaviour and they intend to appeal this. american and russian officials have begun talks in geneva to discuss the stand off over ukraine. russia has been massing its forces near the border with ukraine for several months, leading to fears it could be planning to invade. moscow says it is concerned that nato is planning to expand into more countries along its borders — and wants guarantees from the west. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this report. the stakes are high. russia has massed 100,000 troops outside ukraine. the united states has threatened severe economic retaliation if they cross the border, and, at the same time, russia is calling on nato to pull back its own forces from eastern europe. russian diplomats arrived in geneva last night for their first face—to—face talks with american counterparts about the stand—off, but both sides have different expectations. the united states, along with western allies, is focused on deterring russia from invading ukraine — something it denies planning. it's clear that we've offered him two paths forward. one is through diplomacy and dialogue, the other is through deterrence and massive consequences for russia if it renews its aggression against ukraine. and we're about to test the proposition of which path president putin wants to take this week. but russia wants today's talks to be all about its demands for nato to withdraw troops from former soviet countries and to rule out membership for ukraine. western officials say these demands are unrealistic but president putin might use their rejection as a pretext for invasion. others say he's threatening war to secure concessions. us officials say they won't cut troop numbers in europe, but they might discuss curbs on military exercises and missile deployments. both sides played down expectations of a deal over ukraine, or european security, but these talks may show if mr putin is serious about diplomacy or war. james landale, bbc news, geneva. let's go back to what michael gove has been saying about buildings with cladding on them. he said he would be absolutely prepared to help builders pay for legal planning. he said some companies had shown responsibility but others had not shouldered their responsibilities. it has led to many people living in these places being in a state of limbo because they can't mortgage or sell their properties. let's get the thoughts of one mp. let's talk to the conservative mp stephen mcpartland, who has previously criticised the government's handling of the cladding crisis. it has made a huge difference and i have been campaigning on this with a colleague and the various cladding groups for a year colleague and the various cladding groups fora yearand colleague and the various cladding groups for a year and we are now at the level of £9 billion of support for leaseholders in total so this is a big step forward today but we do need clarifications. i a big step forward today but we do need clarifications.— need clarifications. i spoke to one flat owner ella _ need clarifications. i spoke to one flat owner ella who _ need clarifications. i spoke to one flat owner ella who said _ need clarifications. i spoke to one flat owner ella who said he - need clarifications. i spoke to one flat owner ella who said he was i flat owner ella who said he was concerned because his property is blighted because that is rendering on the building which is a fire hazard and he is not sure if it is covered when the term cladding is used. . , ., , used. that is a very good example of the clarifications we _ used. that is a very good example of the clarifications we need. _ used. that is a very good example of the clarifications we need. one - the clarifications we need. one of them is what is included in the scheme in coming forward. the definition of cladding can be pretty much anything on the outside of a building so it is whether or not that rendering will be included. a more intense clarification is cladding as an external fire safety defect but there are also internal fire safety defects which are the responsibility of the developers, for example missing fire breaks. they are incredibly important because they stop the spread of fires from flat to flat inside the building so we need to ensure they will also be covered within the new deal that michael is doing. the other clarification we it is we want leaseholders are protected in law so we want to see it brought forward with government amendments to the building safety belt to make it clear leaseholders are protected. he has given a deadline of march on all of this but some builders say when we made, build these buildings we were complying with a galatians at the time and to penalise us retrospectively is not fair. do you see difficulties arising from that and potential challenges? i think that does not _ and potential challenges? i think that does not wash. _ and potential challenges? i think that does not wash. if _ and potential challenges? i think that does not wash. if the - that does not wash. if the developers will play those games let's prosecute those developers if some of those buildings are not made to regulations and let them take personal responsibility. for example missing fire breaks inside which prevents fire spreading from flat to flat would have been included within the building regulation but there will have been some people cutting corners and some of these buildings will have been built illegally at the time so they do have some excuse when it comes to some of the aspects but realistically that is not really going to work with leaseholders. leaseholders are trapped and millions of people affected by this and it is completely not acceptable for developers to try to wash their hands of it. i want to ask you about ener: hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices _ hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices which _ hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices which will— hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices which will go - hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices which will go up - hands of it. i want to ask you about energy prices which will go up in i energy prices which will go up in april and i think you have come up with a potential plan to ease the burden on bill payers.— with a potential plan to ease the burden on bill payers. basically, i think the labour _ burden on bill payers. basically, i think the labour policy _ burden on bill payers. basically, i think the labour policy is - burden on bill payers. basically, i think the labour policy is a - burden on bill payers. basically, i think the labour policy is a little l think the labour policy is a little wrong for vat to be cut and energy because it is a necessity not a luxury and £8 per week will not help many families when you have a £700 bill coming along the tracks in april because of the energy price cap rising. if you provide the energy companies with a credit facility of up to £25 billion they can borrow from and pay interest on, of course, you could smooth out the volatility inside energy prices at the moment. for example, the price cap is about 63p per unit but energy companies who do not have the financial reserves are paying £2 50 a unit at the moment and can pass them onto customers at the moment and this is what the clamour is to lift the price cap. let's knew that the volatility inside the energy market and is this a one off search are before three or four years? market and is this a one off search are before three orfour years? for the government to be more courageous and see we will keep the price cap in place pretty much at the price it is that on city families keep some money in your pocket because you are facing an increasing cost of living in council tax and national insurance and other bits and pieces so office rebuild the economic recovery. so office rebuild the economic recove . r y ., so office rebuild the economic recovery-— recovery. are you saying the government _ recovery. are you saying the government should - recovery. are you saying the government should stump i recovery. are you saying the | government should stump up recovery. are you saying the - government should stump up the 25 billion credit facility and have you had conversations to indicate what the government thinks about this? it is an idea i have certainly put forward. with cladding and everything else a lot goes on behind—the—scenes and in terms of whether it is the government or bank of england when we were providing support for businesses during the covid pandemic that was facility for some large companies to borrow down from sorta something along those lines and something the treasury has already done in some sense we could actually quite quickly worked to develop and get out there to support family finances.— develop and get out there to support family finances. thank you very much indeed forjoining _ family finances. thank you very much indeed forjoining us. _ the fossilised remains of an enormous sea dragon found in a uk reservoir, are being hailed by scientists as an unprecedented historical find. dating back180 million years, the creature is longer than a double decker bus, and the largest and most complete skeleton of its kind found in the uk to date. it was discovered byjoe davis who works at ruland nature reserve near leicester. he told us how he found it. we were re—landscaping some islands on the rutland water, the nature reserve there, to improve it for bird habitats, and a colleague of mine, called trevor, and i were walking along with a laser level over our shoulders and i looked down and just saw this series of ridges in the mud and thought, "hang on, that looks different, there is something there that is different," and it had organic features, almost like where it connects onto the rib. nigel larkin is a palaeontologist who helped organise the excavation. he told us more about the discovery. the banner behind me is the 2d printout of the 3d digital scan and you can see ten metres worth of remains. how excited were you when you realised what it was? we went out and had been sent photographs of a few vertebrae and ribs in the mud in the reservoir thatjoe had found and we thought it was worth investigating because there was a rutland dinosaurfind many years ago displayed in leicester and it is the kind of thing we like to do investigating these finds and you never know how good they will be. we thought it might be 10% or 15% complete 50% complete would be fantastic. at the end of the day after removing all the mud covering that we find ten metres length of skeleton meant it was the largest ever find in the uk and was 100% complete which was fantastic and also the only example of the species ever found in this country so that it is a first as well. how does that rank in findings of fossils in this country? it's fantastic. you hardly ever get a skeleton that is complete, certainly not one of this size and thought to be one of the best finds of the last hundred years. this is a model. it looks like a dolphin. look at that tail, it's upright. dolphins and whales all swim with tails going up and down and this is a reptile although in exactly the same niche as a dolphin, 180 million years earlier they move with their tails going side to side. how did it eat at the time? they are eating fish and squid and things like that. they would be an absolute apex predator. this would have been the biggest and it would have eaten pretty much what it would have liked to. if you look behind me at the banner that is the skull, two metres long and about one metre wide. it could have eaten anything. the skull alone i read weighed a tonne. that is because it is set in thejurassic plane in which it is preserved and about 100 million years old and a lot of clay along with the bones. when you go to excavate something like this the bones can be quite fragile. after all they are very old and quite badly cracked because that is the way things get preserved. you can'tjust pick up an individual bone because it would fall apart so we wrapped them in tissue paper and wool and a lot of plaster of paris and hessian. so the skull ended up weighing about one tonne in the abdomen block weighing about 1.5 tonnes. it was quite a challenge. what will happen with it? it is here behind me. i thought that was a model. that is the model ijust showed you. i will have to move the screen a bit but the skull is there, 2.5 metres long. if you travel down the specimen that is the abdomen block, the chest area, then we have the rearflipper and tail going all the way down there. that is actually printed out real size. it is difficult to get a sense of scale. i will pop over here so you can see. that is the size of the beast. it is huge. a proper show and tell. what will happen with it? the excavation was phase one which took three weeks of 12 hour days with a fantastic team. what we will do know is we are looking at funding to take it out of the jackets and clean it up under microscopes and get it repaired and ready for display and research. that project will take 18 months to two years. i guess there's probably loads more of the stuff out there, it's not spotted. going back to what we were saying at the very beginning, to the untrained eye maybe people have been walking over that for some time and not realising what it is. what would you say to wannabe fossil hunters it's one of the best activities. you get exercise and fresh air and see the wildlife and pick—up archaeology and fossils and palaeontology is a fantastic science. you can go walking with your dog even through a field and pick up a specimen and that could be the first of its species. while we were digging this up we found ammonites and squid—like creatures with tentacles and we also took samples and the university of birmingham are looking at the samples of the mud and tell us more about this creature and the environment in which it lived. does that mean lots of amateur fossil hunters will go there and try to dig it up? we've got the complete specimen so they won't find any more of this particular one but other remains have been found there before. this was only found because the water levels were lowered and sharp—eyed joe spotted it and we were lucky he contacted us to report it but anyone could find anything along the shorelines if they keep your eyes peeled. there are plenty of places where you can find fossils these days. the new series of "digging for britain" is on bbc two tomorrow at 8pm. now the weather with darren. hello. much more cloud across the uk today. in many parts of the country, temperatures have been higher than they were yesterday. this is the sort of air we will get into tomorrow for many of us. these weather fronts are continuing to bring a lot of cloud today. rain and drizzle around as well. mild air with temperatures late afternoon, early evening, still double figures for many western areas. chillier further east. we will see the rain and drizzle moving away from scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies arriving here overnight. the cloudy, damp weather continues to push further down into england and wales. it does mean it will be much milder than last night for eastern parts of england, no frost here. where we had the clearer skies in scotland and northern ireland it'll be quite a bit colder, mind you. moving into tomorrow, the cloudy, damp weather will continue to run down across england and wales. coming to rest across east anglia, southern england — late improvements in south wales. the rest of the uk seeing some sunshine. a few showers coming in on the blustery winds in some western areas of scotland. temperatures in glasgow and in belfast won't be as high as today. top numbers are likely to be where we have the cloudy, damp weather in southern parts of england. that is on the weak weather front which will move away overnight. high pressure will build in across the southern half of the uk. around the top of the area of high pressure we have some strong winds. that is how we set up the rest of the week. northern parts of the uk will see the highest temperatures with the atlantic winds. further south, very much lighter winds. it is going to be cold. we will find increasing amounts of fog and low cloud as well. there could be a few patches of mist and fog around in england and wales on wednesday. many parts of the uk will be dry on wednesday the some sunshine. still stronger winds in the north and north—west scotland producing a few spots of rain. otherwise it's going to be dry. double figure temperatures, in northern parts of scotland, quite a bit chillier than that through the midlands. the reason we have this topsy—turvy weather, if you like, much milder weather than normal at this time of year in northern areas is because the atlantic winds coming around the top of the area of high pressure. the air continuing to stagnate under the high pressure and light winds. more widespread mist, fog and low cloud. only very slowly lifting through the day. outside of that, some sunshine may be a bit more cloud coming into northern and western parts of scotland. highest temperatures will be in the north — much colder in the south. i'm geeta guru—murthy. novak djokovic wins his court battle after being refused entry to australia, but he could still have his visa cancelled. his supporters gather in melbourne — we'll ask how likely it is they'll get to see him defend his australian open title. his family is expected to hold a news conference in the coming minutes — we'll bring you what they have to say. also ahead: burma's ousted leader aung san suu kyi is jailed for another four years as the military tries to strengthen its grip following last year's coup. new york is in shock after 19 people — including nine children — are killed in an apartment block fire in the bronx. that's all coming up here on impact.