do you think we could get the deal? let us work, let us work. the eu s chief negotiatior michel barnier continues talks in london over a post brexit trade deal but fishing is still a sticking point. and the man behind the mask of darth vader weightlifter turned actor dave prowse has died at the age of 85. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, says the government is listening to conservative mps who re unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. the revised tier system comes into force next week, replacing the current lockdown. most of england will be in the highest two levels of restrictions. our political correspondent, ellie price, reports. tis the season to be jolly careful, said boris johnson last week. and he needs to be, with a potential rebellion of his own mps unhappy about the proper tier system about the tougher tier system in england, set to start on wednesday. yesterday michael gove warned it wasn t
these are the pictures live at nasa and in space. nasa will fully deploy it s primary mirror on the james webb telescope, marking the end to the most complex space telescope deployment yet. hello, good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. welcome to bbc news. novak djokovic has applied for leave to remain in australia on the grounds that he had covid last month. his lawyers said he was given a medical exemption from the country s vaccine rules by the organisers of the australian open. but he was refused entry by immigration officials when he landed in melbourne on wednesday. a court hearing will decide on monday whether he should be deported. but on the day that novak djokovic s legal team says he tested positive for covid, serbia s post office presented him with postage stamps in his honour the men s world no one tweeted about it the day afterwards, on the 17th. it comes as renata veracova, a czech doubles player, left australia this morning after her visa was cancelled because
cooler. it s wednesday the 14th of february. tributes are being paid to the legendary radio presenter steve wright, who died suddenly at the age of 69. millions of listeners tuned into the radio host who worked on bbc radio i and radio 2 for more than four decades. media and arts correspondent david sillito has taken a look back at his career. steve wright! # steve wright in the afternoon #. all right now, just after two o clock. now, today, have we got a lot of stuff for you! steve wright in the afternoon, a programme that spanned more than a0 years of radio history. stand by, studios, action! it was only over a year ago that it came to an end, but, this afternoon, radio 2 was the bearer of some sad news. it s really hard to know - what to say about the news of steve wright s passing, except we are all - absolutely devastated. it is a shock. it was only days ago listeners heard this sign off from his sunday love songs. and i m back for more love songs next sunday. is he real
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a day after his crash at the giro d italia, britain s mark cavendish was hoping to be back in the hunt for victory on stage three. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. the final day of the championship season did not disappoint, with comebacks, and setbacks, and spectacular second half goals that made it an afternoon to remember. not all fans will be happy at the moment, but supporters of the two sides that snatched a playoff place will be delighted, as imran sidat reports. it was crunched as the battle for the last two it was crunched as the battle for the last two championship it was crunched as the battle for the last two championship play places was to be decided. bleat blackburn robbers and they would be there. and they got off to the perfect start. duncan putting them ahead inside ten minutes. west brom needed to win and hope for favours out where they were doing their bit as they went ahead at swansea. blocked by a raucous crowd at the den, only burke put them throu