in the world darts championship, 2010 runner up simon whitlock is out. the australian went two sets up against 17th seed jose de sousa, but the portuguese player conjured up a remarkable comeback to snatch victory and seal his progress to the third round at alexandra palace. in tennis, venus williams has been handed a surprise wild card to compete at the australian open injanuary. the 42 year old first played the event in 1997 and has reached the singles final twice, as well as winning five doubles grand slams at the event in melbourne. and that is just about it from us. we ll see you soon. hello. the start of the new week brought a big change in the weather. compare this picture of a snowy
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in his family s flat in rochdale. and still to come, the england and wales football teams are both flying out to qatar today, ahead of the world cup. coming up on the bbc news channel: multiple reports in australia suggest novak djokovic will be able to play in the australian open injanuary, with the new government they are expected to overturn his visa ban for not having a covid vaccine. the global population has hit 8 billion people, according to the united nations. officials chose 15th november to mark the milestone though they acknowledge their assessment could be out by a year or two. the report says the growth rate may now slow, and half of the next billion is expected to come from just eight countries, five of them in africa. our population correspondent stephanie hegarty has more details. the day oishee was born was extra special.
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