the australian open tennis tournament is under way in melbourne, but without the men s world number one, novak djokovic. is the tournament in melbourne finally gets under way he has landed in dubai and left behind a frantic and messy legal wrangle which he ultimately lost. the federal court agreed with the view of the government thatis with the view of the government that is status as a role model coupled with his perceived opposition to being vaccinated against covid could have had a impact on public health orders in australia. our middle east correspondent is near the dubai international airport and phil mercer is in melbourne. we have seen pictures of novak djokovic arriving in dubai. what next? it is still not clear what is next. he arrived a little over one hour ago and the picture you have shows and getting off the aircraft. there are two or three options in front of him. number one, whether he heads to serbia when notjust his family but the whole country has been rally
that time. charles mcgee, one of the most decorated african americans of the second world war, has died aged 102, an original member of pioneering all black fighter squadron the tuskeegee airmen. he may be the number one men s tennis player, but novak djokovic is out of the australian open, out of the country and, it seems, out of favour. as the tournament in melbourne finally gets under way, mr djokovic has landed in dubai, leaving behind a frantic and messy legal wrangle, which, ultimately, he lost. the federal court agreed with the government s view that his status as a role model, coupled with his perceived opposition to being vaccinated against covid, could have an impact on public health orders in australia. our middle east correspondent sameer hashmi is near the airport in dubai and phil mercer is in melbourne. i asked sameer first, what djokovic s next move is likely to be. there are two or three options in front of him. number one, whether he heads to serbia where no
the wallets of hard working households. and, one of the great wartime mysteries, who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? a new investigation offers an answer. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and mid day in tonga, which remains virtually cut off from the rest of the world after an underwater volcano erupted on saturday, damaging an underwater communications cable. surveillance flights from australia and new zealand reported significant damage in the capital, nuku alofa. tonga has a population of around a hundred thousand the red cross estimates that about 80 per cent of them may have been affected. our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has the latest. these pictures of the hunga tonga hunga ha apai volcano erupting are from last friday. this is just a foretaste of what was to come a day later an eruption many, many times larger. this is the volcano poking above the ocean s surface last week. and today, it s completely gone. it has now been confirmed
but i think he s done a lot - of good things as well. also tonight. the australian open is about to begin without the defending men s champion. novak djokovic has been deported from australia after losing his bid to stop his visa being cancelled. serbia says he s the victim of a witch hunt. the culture secretary says the bbc licence fee will be abolished in five years time. how our roads are becoming more dangerous, as the number of dedicated traffic police declines. and another batting collapse as the ashes end with england losing the fifth test. good evening. the labour leader accused the prime minister today of presiding over industrial scale partying in downing street and of breaking the law. sir keir starmer said there was no need to wait for the report into a series of alleged rule breaking events. the conservative party chairman says this is not a resigning matter for borisjohnson, but that the culture in no 10 should be addressed. here s our political correspondent