earlier, alaves beat formentera 5 1 on aggregate and leganes are through to copa del rey quarter finals for the first time in their 89 year history, at villarreal‘s expense. a week after a thrilling 2 2 premier league clash, chelsea and arsenal failed to reproduce that excitement. they drew 0 0 in an english league cup semi final first leg. they ll go again at the emirates on the 24th of january. james vince and mark stoneman have retained their places in england s test squad for the tour of new zealand, despite their struggles with the bat in the 4 0 ashes defeat by australia. england have recalled fast bowler mark wood for their two test series that starts in march. there s also a first call up for lancashire county captain liam livingstone, who replaces gary ballance. livingstone has been involved in england s limited overs squad before, but not in tests. 12 time tennis major winner novak djokovic says his elbow still isn t100%, but it was good enough to beat dominic thi
in global news, business, and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you have spotted online. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. rescue workers are trying to find survivors following the devastating mudslides in southern california. 17 people are known to have died, with more than a dozen still missing. many of those now affected are the very same people who had to flee last month from some of the biggest wildfires in the state s history. the latest extreme weather hit carpinteria, santa barbara and montecito. from there, our correspondent james cook reports. in montecito, they are still combing the ruins, looking for survivors. but, with every hour that passes, hope fades. the surge of mud and debris wasjust hope fades. the surge of mud and debris was just too powerful. it consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwood. consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwoodm consumed
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