we have seen wonderful scenes from belgrade — have seen wonderful scenes from belgrade and other places, all the way to— belgrade and other places, all the way to far—away melbourne, where hundreds _ way to far—away melbourne, where hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people _ hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people gathered. today we saw them _ of people gathered. today we saw them outside of the offices of his lawyers, — them outside of the offices of his lawyers, where they waited for the ruling _ lawyers, where they waited for the ruling the — lawyers, where they waited for the ruling. the truth and justice have come _ ruling. the truth and justice have come out — ruling. the truth and justice have come out. we want to thank the justice _ come out. we want to thank the justice system of australia. we would — justice system of australia. we would like to thank the judge, kelly. — would like to thank the judge, kelly. for— would like to thank the judge, kelly, for ruling this case. he did it very— kelly, for ruling this case. he did it very neutrally, paying

, the number one was nowhere — in belgrade, the number one was nowhere to be saying. i don't think we should — nowhere to be saying. i don't think we should take too much away from this astonishing achievement, but ultimately we would have liked to have had — ultimately we would have liked to have had novak djokovic in the tournament, contesting against rafael— tournament, contesting against rafael nadal and that really would have positioned him, had he won as the outright— have positioned him, had he won as the outright tennis champion, at least _ the outright tennis champion, at least for— the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment. at the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment.— the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment. at least for the moment. _ least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, _ least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, because - least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, because i l least for the moment. at least for. the moment, indeed, because i am sure that novak djo

fans in belgrade, you see them, welcoming home their hero. i'm brent goff to our viewers watching on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. it did not work last week, maybe it will this week. that is a positive approach that germany is taking two talks with russia aimed at preventing a russian invasion of ukraine. the german foreign minister took them message to kiev. >> fears of a russian invasion of ukraine have jangled nerves in the region. after visiting a memorial to antigovernment protesters who died in 2014, the foreign minister says any solution must come through dialogue and not arms. meeting ukraine's foreign minist, she offered an exclive gesture of support for ukraine. >> solidarity. european solidarity for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. that is not up for debate, not for us and not for me personally. any further aggression will have a high price. i emphasize that today once again. >> russia is building up its troops on the ukrainian border. but the european union and the u.s.

i also spoke to some people here in belgrade after the news broke. here's what they told me. >> it's his decision so i think he hasn't done anything wrong. it's really -- it's politicians, you know? >> well, i can say i'm really sorry he's not playing australian open and that he didn't get a chance to play but i get the situation that's happening down there in australia. i mean, lots of people in australia, 93% are vaccinated. so it's like pride impact. >> novak djokovic, number one. >> he got deported. >> australian open. >> i think you could sum up the sentiment here from many people saying this is political. this was a political calculation and i ask people whether they think he should be vaccinated. this is a personal choice. what was really interesting to me, paula, what djokovic wrote saying he was uncomfortable with the attention on him. perhaps uncomfortable being framed as a sort of anti-vaxxer. he has not been out there leading the marches. even when he confessed to breaking quarantine in serbia, the reporter said that that topic was simply

belgrade's novak tennis centre is where you will find the next generation of champions. klara vaja is targeting victory at wimbledon 2024, when she will be 18. she credits novak djokovic for supporting her development at his tennis centre, and she says she was happy to return the favour at the family rally. i think he deserves all of that, and he deserves our support. he is our man, he is playing for our country. so even if we can't help that much, we are there to support him at least. belgrade's main coronavirus vaccination centre could do with a similar level of support. serbia's overall vaccination rate is languishing below 50%, and novak djokovic's ambivalent stance towards inoculation hasn't helped, so not all serbians sympathise with his current situation. translation: i would say that there are some double standards, as on the one hand we are constantly being told that we should get vaccinated, and then when it comes to a person like novak djokovic, we see that there are exceptions. at least the church has given its blessing. patriarch porfirije said that millions

as well _ holding demonstrations in belgrade as well i_ holding demonstrations in belgrade as well. i think it will all turn, it seems, _ as well. i think it will all turn, it seems, on this court case that is being _ it seems, on this court case that is being heard — it seems, on this court case that is being heard on monday in australia, where _ being heard on monday in australia, where djokovic has appealed against not being _ where djokovic has appealed against not being allowed to play. and i think— not being allowed to play. and i think if— not being allowed to play. and i think if he — not being allowed to play. and i think if he loses that, and there have _ think if he loses that, and there have been— think if he loses that, and there have been quite a few lawyers on the television _ have been quite a few lawyers on the television today suggesting that he probably will lose that, then he will he — probably will lose that, then he will be deported. and then i don't know— will be deported. and then i don't know what— will be deported. and then i don't know what

it conference in belgrade. this was his brother. , , , . ., brother. it is very difficult to defend novak _ brother. it is very difficult to defend novak and _ brother. it is very difficult to defend novak and not - brother. it is very difficult to | defend novak and not offend brother. it is very difficult to - defend novak and not offend anyone at the same time. we are fighters forjustice and rule of law and we have done everything we could to follow all the procedures.- have done everything we could to follow all the procedures. whilst we had from his — follow all the procedures. whilst we had from his family, _ follow all the procedures. whilst we had from his family, novak- follow all the procedures. whilst we had from his family, novak djokovici had from his family, novak djokovic who we thought would join the news conference but didn't, has taken to twitter and announced for the first time since he announced last week it was on his way to australia, i am pleased and grateful the judge overturned my visa consolation. despite all that has happen

all right, guy. thank— localtime in belgrade. all right, guy. thank you _ localtime in belgrade. all right, guy, thank you very _ localtime in belgrade. all right, guy, thank you very much i localtime in belgrade. all right, guy, thank you very much for. localtime in belgrade. all right, i guy, thank you very much for keeping an eye on all of that in belgrade. and before we go live to australia, we are just hearing a couple of comments through from andy murray, sir andy murray. he has been saying a couple of things today about this. i believe it is the first time we've heard from andy murray on this. i know we have heard a little from jamie, but i think this is the first time we have heard from him, i hope i am correct in that. you can see his statement there. so, focusing on the pr side of all of this, and the australian open, the tournament itself, is due to begin a week tomorrow of course. that court hearing, as we say, it is monday australian time, all happening in melbourne, but that is late tonight british time is when it all starts, and let's discuss it. let's speak to dan

this is -rison, this treatment in belgrade. this is prison. this _ this treatment in belgrade. this is prison. this is _ this treatment in belgrade. this is prison, this is not _ this treatment in belgrade. this is prison, this is not like _ this treatment in belgrade. this is prison, this is not like an - prison, this is not like an immigration hotel, this is present. another player, renata voracova, from the czech republic, has now left the hotel and the country after her visa was cancelled. djokovic had been asked to move to somewhere he could train ahead of the open. it looks unlikely, but he has been given exercise equipment and gluten—free food. there's no way you could give him an exemption when exemptions have not been given to people who wanted to go to australia to see dying parents, and, you know, injured relatives. there are all sorts of heart—rending stories about people not being able to see their relatives in australia, but those people are not famous, so they don't get an exemption. but it will now be up to a judge to decide, just a week before the australia

the 18th, a french newspaper did a photo shoot with him in belgrade. then djokovic was tested in serbia, where you are required to isolate for 14 days following a positive test. that does not appear to have happened. djokovic has not addressed why. remember when his family was asked. >> so, this press conference is adjourned. ros:n the middle of all of this, we also don't know if djokovic was planning to miss the australian open unless he happened to get covid. the judge's ruling on monday left the government with a choice. let novak djokovic stay despite him not meeting rules that all australians have to follow, or to deporthe mens tennis number one, wch would bar him from the country for three years after he has done what was asked of him. the u.s. and russia have concluded tense security talks in geneva, marking the start of a crucial week of diplomacy that could shape the future of ukraine and the security of europe. the u.s. has said talks have been frank and forthright. moscow says it was open to continuing discussions. on the agenda, russian mil

he is enormously popular in serbia and in belgrade in particular. they are holding rallies every day in front of the national assembly and his family say they will keep on doing that until the sun is released from his corner teen hotel in melbourne. —— quarantine hotel and till they son is released. this isn't the kind of rally that is normally associated with the world's best male tennis player, but for supporters of novak djokovic, these are anything but normal times. this event outside serbia's national assembly reflects the widely felt outrage about their champion�*s plight. instead of setting up a warm welcome for the nine—times australian open winner, the host nation found fault with his papers. that has left novak djokovic cooling his heels in quarantine instead of warming up for the tournament. these people are showing their support for serbia's number one sporting star. they have come to express their disapproval for what is happening to him in australia and to listen to the family of novak djokovic explain how they feel about their

whether he comes back here to belgrade. the way that this is being framed in other places is that novak djokovic is this anti-vaxxer, but that is not the way that people see it here. even from novak djokovic's statement that he just put out, he made clear that he is uncomfortable with the focus being on him. and perhaps by extension he is also uncomfortable with the fact that he's been framed in this way. i spoke to one of his friends and former teammates the other day who said, look, maybe novak will get the vaccine in the future in order to get into other tournaments, but that's not what this is about today. >> it will be interesting as it's just in the morning there, almost 9:15 in belgrade. no doubt you'll get more reaction you can bring to us, scott. >>> changing gears to our other breaking news story at cnn. a hostage standoff at a north texas synagogue is now over with all hostages rescued and the attacker dead. the crisis began when the assailant stormed the congregation beth israel in colleyville on saturday. it wa

dan roan, live in belgrade, thank you for your time. football now, everton are interested in belgium manager roberto martinez returning to the club and have made initial contact with the belgian football association. belgium are reluctant to lose the spaniard, a8, with the world cup in qatar in november and believe they will retain his services. patrick gearey have delayed us. the writing was on the balance. the defeat node norwich was ever ten�*s night loss, and at the end of a strange chapter in their history. rafa bonita has admitted he had missed duds the past, and part of that was rooted in history. this is liverpool's minister for six years, so will be uphill from the start as ever ten boss —— liverpool manager. they now sits 16th in the table. the public have just sold luca dean last month, after dismissing marcel brown. the focus moves up to the owner. it brown. the focus moves up to the owner. . . . . brown. the focus moves up to the owner. , , ., , ., owner. it seems as though the season never reallv — owner. it seems

scott mclean now to you in belgrade. this is resonating obviously, as you pointed out before, he's a national hero there. but really extraordinary now to actually have the president of the country weighing in. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. and the president made it abundantly clear if you mess with novak djokovic you are messing with all of serbia, and the serbian people. after originally telling us, his office telling us that he wasn't going to comment, the president came out with a statement, a taped statement, later in the afternoon. and that statement is not going to do much for serbian/australian relations by any stretch. he said that the pressures and the attacks on novak djokovic had reached such a fever pitch that he had to come out and say something. and he really framed it as a moral question for australia. that if they didn't want him in the country, why did they issue him a visa in the first place. now, the president says his issue is not with the australian people. it is not even with the australian court

dan roan, bbc news, belgrade. well as you heard there in dan roan�*s report, novak djokovic might also struggle to play in future tennis tournaments unless he is vaccinated. 0nly last week the french sports minister, roxana maracineanu was saying that unvaccinated athletes may be accommodated by being in bubbles. but now a new law has forced her to reverse that position. as soon as the law is enacted, the law that has just been voted on, to practise 1's profession, orto voted on, to practise 1's profession, or to come for pleasure to a sports facility one will have to present a vaccination certificate. this will apply to people who live and do this on a daily basis in front but also to foreigners who come to our territory on holiday or for who come to our territory on holiday orfor a major who come to our territory on holiday or for a major sports competition. north korea tested tactical guided missiles on monday according to the country's state media. neighbouring countries detected two short—range ballistic

does that mean novak makes belgrade his first stop? but he did not mince words in his feelings towards what australia has done here. he called this harassment of unprecedented proportions, a media lynching. it's novak who should be humi humiliated, it is the australian authorities who have humiliated themselves with what they have done. we are hearing from djokovic's father who has been quite outspoken not from something he said but something he posted which read in serbian the attempt to kill the best serbian player 50 bullets in his chest. as this news was breaking had it in their headline simply one word which was guess graced. people will tell you by and large this is political. this is all a move to try and win public support for a popular policy perhaps ahead of an election. look, novak djokovic, if he were to get vaccinated, it would do wonders. this is up to each individual person. i have to tell you, this is not how novak djokovic is seen in this country, as an antivaxxer. not by any stretch of the imagination. he said he was

dan roan, bbc news, belgrade. it's a question that has plagued historians ever since the end of the second world war. who was it who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? anne died in a concentration camp in 1945, at the age of 15, after two years in hiding in amsterdam. her diary, published after her death, is probably the most famous first—hand account ofjewish life during the war. using new investigative techniques, detectives have revealed the identity of the man thought to have betrayed the frank family, as anna holligan reports from amsterdam. the final entry in anne frank's diary. tuesday 1st august 1944. three days later, thejewish teenager was arrested. this was the frank family's hiding place during the nazi occupation of the netherlands. and this question of who betrayed the frank family, who had lived in this building undetected for more than two years, untiljust months before the end of the war, has remained one of the great mysteries of dutch history. and now this team of investigators ha

earlier i spoke to our balkans correspondent, guy delauney, who was in the serbian captial, belgrade. they were out on friday afternoon, christmas day here in serbia and people instead of spending christmas afternoon walking the dog hundreds of them turned up in front of the national assembly in belgrade to join the djokovic family in showing their support for novak djokovic. and they were tying neon yellow tennis balls around a sign which says, "novak, you are our heart," so in lieu of yellow ribbons he got yellow tennis balls instead. so they were doing that yesterday. and then this morning the papers of course are full of this idea that novak might be able to prove that he had covid at a particular time, which should have given him an exemption in terms of entering australia. and they have pictures of a basketball match he attended in belgrade on the 14th of december hugging a player from barcelona who later tested positive for coronavirus, saying, look, this is the moment when novak might have contracted coronavirus. so there is a lot of hope and optimistic messaging going on,ful

belgrade's main coronavirus vaccination centre could do with a similar level of support. serbia's overall vaccination rate is languishing below 50% and novak djokovic's ambivalent stance towards vaccination has not helped, so not all serbians sympathise with his current situation. translation: | would say - there are some double standards, as on the one hand, we are constantly being told that we should get vaccinated and then, when it comes to a person like novak djokovic, we see that there are exceptions. at least the church has given its blessing. here they've said millions of orthodox serbs would remember novak djokovic in their christmas prayers and they will be hoping monday's judgment in melbourne will bring deliverance for their sporting icon. a baby boy separated from his parents during the chaotic american evacuation of afghanistan in august last year, has been reunited with relatives. sohail ahmadi, only two months old at the time, was handed to a us soldier as his parents struggled to get into the airport. while most of the family managed to fly out of the coun

let's go back to belgrade where novak djokovic is home. our correspondent is also there. >> his return was quite low-key in the end. we had a few dozen supporters to greet him at the airport, but it was not the normal return in triumph. it was a return after a comprehensive defeat by the australian judicial and political systems. it was not the kind of return that novak djokovic is used to. although there were a small number of supporters here to greet him, novak didn't actually see them. he ended up going through the diplomatic channels at the airport, through an entrance that nobody was waiting at. the fans who had come to see him and show him their support didn't get the chance to do so. novak djokovic she then went off in a car with his brother. he said that he would not be commenting again until after the end of the australian open tennis championship. he doesn't want to be a disruption and want people to enjoy that. his family also says they will not be commenting either. ros: as you'll know, diary of anne frank is one of the most fa

let's take you back to belgrade, because novak. back to belgrade, because novak djokovic has landed. we were on the plane a moment ago. there he is, apparently... yes, sitting in the corner there. this is probably phone footage, but novak djokovic arriving now back at the nikola tesla airport after a pretty chaotic fortnight or so in australia. the government, or the border force of course, first of all, refusing to let a man, seeing his visa requirements were not right, held in the detention centre, and then a judge, revoking that, saying he could play, and then finally, a decision by alex hawke, the immigration minister, and another court appearance which resulted in him being deported. and he was told, actually, he might not be able to return to australia for three years, because of what he did, so, novak djokovic back. we will speak to our correspondent in belgrade in a few minutes. but before that... three people have died following a crash on the a1 near stamford in lincolnshire, cambridgeshire police said. they have just released that statement. we will try and get more on tha

the latest in live reports out of both belgrade and melbourne. >>> and the u.s. warning of a so-called false flag operation in justifying invasion of ukraine. we're live in kiev with

from belgrade, our sports editor dan roan sent this report. he had hoped to return to his hometown is the first man to win 21 grand slams. instead, another djokovic limited of belgrade airport having been thrown out of australia following a bruising legal to feed that in the 12 days of drama over his unvaccinated status. reflecting his standing here, the row number one slipped out of the diplomatic exit of avoiding of the small crowd of loyal fans furious about his deportation down under. i about his deportation down under. ~ , about his deportation down under. ~' , , ., , under. i think they should be ashamed _ under. i think they should be ashamed of _ under. i think they should be ashamed of themselves - under. i think they should be ashamed of themselves and | under. i think they should be | ashamed of themselves and i think that novak will rise like this phoenix. to think that novak will rise like this phoenix.— think that novak will rise like this phoenix. to 'ust not even know, this phoenix. to 'ust not even know. just h this phoenix.

the latest live from belgrade. i restrictions on outdoor gatherings in scotland will ease from today — and the limit of 500 spectators at large outdoor events will no longer apply, meaning football and rugby fans can go to the match again. celtic host hibs tonight. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenziejoins us now outside celtic park in glasgow. there she is. good news forfans there she is. good news for fans of outside sports like football, but some indoor restrictions still remain, don't they?- some indoor restrictions still remain, don't they? yes. that is absolutely _ remain, don't they? yes. that is absolutely right. _ remain, don't they? yes. that is absolutely right. live _ remain, don't they? yes. that is absolutely right. live outdoor. absolutely right. live outdoor events — absolutely right. live outdoor events will be back at full capacity from _ events will be back at full capacity from today, as you said. there has been _ from today, as you said. there has been a _ from today, as you said.

earlier i spoke with aleksandar miladinovic, from bbc serbian in belgrade. he told me about the reaction from djokovic�*s family. the family stated its disappointment with the fact that djokovic has to return from melbourne and was extradited, basically, without his visa. the family also said it is all about politics and other interests, as they said in their written statement. "it is a different approach than what we have seen the past days." when the family was out and about speaking at the press conference, in downtown belgrade today, they spoke to the public through a written statement. and we have heard a little bit of the political reaction from president aleksandar vucic in shaimaa�*s report a moment ago. what other political reaction has there been? it is pretty much unanimous here in belgrade that what happened to novak djokovic in australia is purely a political matter, not a matter of health or vaccination. what i have also heard is that serbia was unjustifiably labelled as the anti—vax country. the president said the australian lawyers used

novak djokovic returning home to belgrade, serbia this morning. this homecoming, marking the end of a tu mmultuous stay in australia, where he was expected to defend his australian open title. he was deported after failing to meet the country's can vaccine requirement. a stinging rebuke and a saga that's gripped the sports world. fuelling a conversation over the pandemic and who the rules apply to. and caught in the middle, the people of australia. the country has implemented some of the world's toughest covid-19 restrictions. >> i'm glad it's all over. i wanted to see him play. >> just glad the focus is on what we're all here for. the australian open. >> most of the players did the right thing, they knew the rules of australia. they went off and they got vaccinated. so i was surprised it got to this point, but not surprised to see novak not playing here, as he is unvaccinated. >> reporter: the djokovic family saying, we are very disappointed with the decision of the federal court and the fact that novak has to leave australia. these are difficult

, the number one was nowhere — in belgrade, the number one was nowhere to be saying. i don't think we should — nowhere to be saying. i don't think we should take too much away from this astonishing achievement, but ultimately we would have liked to have had — ultimately we would have liked to have had novak djokovic in the tournament, contesting against rafael— tournament, contesting against rafael nadal and that really would have positioned him, had he won as the outright— have positioned him, had he won as the outright tennis champion, at least _ the outright tennis champion, at least for— the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment. at the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment.— the outright tennis champion, at least for the moment. at least for the moment. _ least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, _ least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, because - least for the moment. at least for the moment, indeed, because i l least for the moment. at least for. the moment, indeed, because i am sure that novak djo

our balkans correspondent guy delauney gave us the view from the serbian captial belgrade. there is increasing optimism in serbia that novak djokovic might after all be able to play in the australian open tennis championship. the media here full of pictures showing the time they say when they think novak djokovic caught coronavirus in december, which would then prove that he was positive at that time and should have a medical exemption for entering australia. they show him at a basketball match in belgrade hugging a player from barcelona who later tested positive for coronavirus. and they say that shows he should qualify to enter australia under the rules that if you are recovered from coronavirus you should be allowed to enter and that was the condition that was promised to professional tennis players. there has also been positive noises from the government of serbia. the prime minister revealing that she has been speaking to australia's ministry of foreign affairs and that they have been able to improve conditions for novak djokovic. the delivery of all important gluten�

let's speak to guy delauney, who's in the serbian capital, belgrade. thank you so much forjoining us. first of all, love him or loathe him, there is no doubt that novak djokovic inspires strong feelings from tennis fans. what has the reaction been like in his home nation of serbia?— reaction been like in his home nation of serbia? while, they very much love him _ nation of serbia? while, they very much love him here, _ nation of serbia? while, they very much love him here, as— nation of serbia? while, they very much love him here, as you - nation of serbia? while, they very much love him here, as you can i much love him here, as you can imagine, so we were out on friday afternoon, christmas day here in serbia and people instead of spending christmas afternoon walking the dog hundreds of them turned up in front of the national assembly in belgrade tojoin the in front of the national assembly in belgrade to join the djokovic family and showing their support for novak djokovic. and they were tying neon yellow tennis balls around a sign which says, kno

aleksandar miladinovic is from bbc serbian and joins us from belgrade. what is the reaction been from novak djokovic�*s family? the what is the reaction been from novak djokovic's family?— djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment _ djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with _ djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with the - djokovic's family? the family stated its disappointment with the fact - its disappointment with the fact that djokovic has to return from melbourne and was extradited, basically, without his visa. the family also said it is all about politics and other interests, as they said in their written statement. "it is a different approach than what we have seen the past days." when the family was out and about speaking at the press conference, they spoke to the public through a written statement. find conference, they spoke to the public through a written statement. and we have heard a — through a written statement. and we have heard a little _ through a written statement. and we have

our correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade and he told us how people were reacting there. we have seen once again a rally outside the national assembly here in belgrade this afternoon, and that was people turning up in their hundreds to hear from was people turning up in their hundreds to hearfrom novak djokovic's family. his mum, dad, and brother, and they were talking about their latest contacts with the world tennis number one. his brother was saying he was grateful for all of the support serbia was sending to him and was hoping for the right verdict from an independentjudge. verdict from an independent judge. his verdict from an independentjudge. his mother said that he hasn't been getting breakfast. he said in prison he would at least be getting three meals a day. his father has taken a more paranoid point of view saying this is only happening because we are serbia, a small country, and they are trying to put us down. they've been quiet on the political front. i think everybody is now waiting for this court verdict to come out. a bbc investigation into accommodation f

. >> reporter: novak djokovic, a 34-year-old from belgrade, serbia, is an international icon and one of the most popular athletes in the world. >> novak, he's played throughout a lot of his career with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder. he's got a little me against the world mentality. he grew up in serbia. as he started out on the tour, he was behind federer. then he was behind nadal. but slowly but surely over the last decade he's caught up to those guys. >> reporter: winner of 20 grand slams including the 2021 australian open, his off-kilter persona in an otherwise serious sport earned him the nickname the joker. >> djokovic has been more the evil guy, the outsider, the rival of these two beloved, federer and nadal. it's not that he's a terrible person. but he has certainly been a much harder-edged personality. >> reporter: now as djokovic seeks to claim a men's record 21st grand slam title, he and his team are arguing that they entered australia according to protocol, that he tested positive for the virus in december and after two weeks had not had a fever or respiratory sym

guy de launey is in the serbian capital belgrade — what's been the reaction there? as you can imagine, there is a lot of support for novak djokovic here. his family have been holding support rallies outside the national assembly every day. they say they've had a lot of support from the government. they are planning to keep holding their support rallies. they will be there this afternoon and will keep on going until novak djokovic is out of that quarantine hotel in melbourne. i think there has been a lot of sympathy because it is orthodox christmas week here in serbia, so the idea of the world number one tennis star from serbia spending time away from his family has elicited a lot of sympathy. that's even come down to the head of the orthodox church here who says millions will be remembering novak djokovic in their prayers and will be hoping for a legal deliverance so their man can get back onto the kind of court where he usually does such devastating things.— devastating things. thanks very much. (pres). police in pakistan say they've taken more than 500 families

our balkans correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade for us. what reception did he get? it would have been a small reception, not a big civic do like we have often seen with novak djokovic in the past, with thousands of people turning up here to the centre of the city. instead, we had a few dozen supporters who turned up at the airport, hoping just to wave at the airport, hoping just to wave a banner of support to novak djokovic and chant in support of him to show that they still love him. but unfortunately for them, he shot through like a bondi tram, as they say in osterley. he didn't turn up in the regular arrivals section. he didn't go through the vip terminal, where the media and a lot of supporters were waiting. instead, he went out through the diplomatic channel, the diplomatic exit to belgrade nicolette has the airport, which i have never been to myself, but novak djokovic has a diplomatic passport for serbia, so he was entitled to use that way out and it does reinforce his status in serbia. this isn't someone who is any old sporting champion, this is someone who,

rally outside, assembly, once again here in belgrade. people turning up in their hundreds to hear from the djokovic family so his mum and mum and dad and his brother as well, and they were talking about their latest contact with the world tennis number one for men, his brother saying he was very gratefulfor all one for men, his brother saying he was very grateful for all the support people in serbia have sent to him and hoping for the right verdict from an independentjudge. verdict from an independent judge. but verdict from an independentjudge. but his mother saying that phrase old novak hasn't been getting breakfast in his quarantine hotel, adding that at least in prison he would be getting three meals a day. his father was taking a rather more paranoid point of view, saying this is only happening because we are serbia, a small country, and they are trying to put us down the stop they have been rather quiet on the political front. they have been rather quiet on the politicalfront. i think they have been rather quiet on the political fr

at a family news conference in belgrade his brother said... "it was really challenging for our family because it was very emotional and we were very subjective. we have done everything in our power to respect all protocols and don't insult anyone. the whole world has risen." earlier, a judge ruled that the revoking of djokovic's visa was not valid because correct procedures were not followed. despite celebrations by fans, australia's immigration department says ministers are still considering whether to deport the world number one men's tennis player, despite him winning his legalfight to stay in the country. this report from our correspondent in melbourne, shaimaa khalil. cheering they've waited days for this decision and when the news came that novak djokovic was to be released from detention, his supporters erupted with joy. he won, djokovic won! judge anthony kelly overturned the government's decision to cancel djokovic's visa. what we saw today here in the court that the australian legal system is functioning, it is evidence—based, it i

our correspondent guy de launey is in belgrade — and i asked him whether people there were following the case closely. they are, and some of those people are right behind me and they are getting information straight from the horse's mouth. this is a support rally for the djokovic family. the family themselves have been talking, telling people here the latest that they've heard from novak djokovic. his brother george saying that he is very grateful for the support that the family have received from the people of serbia, and they're all hoping for a positive verdict from an independent court. meanwhile, novak�*s mother diana has been saying he hasn't been getting breakfast in his hotel. he'd be getting three meals a day in prison, she says, so she says it is worse than being locked up in prison. goodness. and now we are simply on a watching brief. anyone who is interested in this story is simply watching and waiting for the court to say something. this is true. you can't move this along any faster than it is going to go. but it is interesting that but debates that have been going on

thank you, guy de launey in belgrade. we will continue to get i belgrade. we will continue to get reactions in the remaining bluebells of activist. the news coming out of melbourne —— the remaining hours of breakfast. pressure is mounting on the prime minister as the row over parties held in downing street during lockdown continues this morning. former minister, tim loughton, has become the sixth conservative mp to publically call on borisjohnson to resign. our political correspondent, iain watson, has this report. borisjohnson is under�* more pressure this weekend over the reports of parties and gatherings in downing street during lockdown. mps have been hearing the views from their voters and it doesn't sound good for the prime minister. this is former government minister tim loughton. he's the sixth conservative mp to call for borisjohnson to go. he said his constituents were troubled, angered or appalled. and writing on his facebook page he says that "terminal damage has tragically been done to the reputation of the prime minister", and, "borisjoh

thanks for now, guy de launey following that for us in belgrade. i'm joined now by alexander downer, a former australian minister for foreign affairs. good to talk to you. when this was described as being a decision made on the grounds of health and good order, i am on the grounds of health and good order, iam really on the grounds of health and good order, i am really interested what you think the good order bit of that is all about. you think the good order bit of that is all about-— you think the good order bit of that is all about. . ., ., ., ., is all about. health and good order, i mean, is all about. health and good order, i mean. the — is all about. health and good order, i mean. the law— is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in _ is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in australia - is all about. health and good order, i mean, the law in australia, - i mean, the law in australia, whether people like it or not, is that you can come into australia if you are vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated, you have to

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 cle

on christmas day, he was in belgrade. this picture tweeted by a portuguese journalist shows novak djokovic posing with a serbian handball player. a few days later, he was in spain. this video shows djokovic training in marbella on the 2january. he also signed autographs there forfans. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest from melbourne. the overarching sentiments now are confusion and uncertainty. yes, we know that a judge ruled in his favour to stay. but we don't know if the government is still going to seek to deport him. we don't know if the immigration minister, alex hawke, is going to use his executive powers to cancel his visa. and today, another layer of uncertainty — teports of the border force investigating whether novak djokovic gave incorrect information in his travel declaration. remember, this is important because this is an argument that his legal team used in court, that he has given all the information in his travel declaration. well, now we know there are questions about whether or not he tra

on christmas, he was in belgrade. a few days later, he was in spain, and here he is training on the 2nd ofjanuary. he also signed autographs for some of the fans there. these questions are not going away, particularly with the focus on the last two weeks of december. indeed. i asked the prime minister about this and about novak djokovic�*s mum as well. both of them said to me they were questions that only novak himself could answer. deanna said to me he's a grown man. i don't genuinely know what he's been doing. novak will have to answer those questions for himself. this is the problem, speculating about what's going on, speculating about what's going on, speculating about what's going on, speculating about what could happen with any possible ministerial intervention in australia. it would help everyone an awful lot if novak djokovic himself came out and was 100% straight about what he'd been doing, times of tests, when he knew about results, where he'd been going. we could all have a much better picture of this, an

guy de launey, bbc news, belgrade. the headlines on bbc news — downing street apologises to buckingham palace — after revelations that two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh's funeral last year. the welsh government is to ease coronavirus restrictions over next two weeks — after a drop in 0micron cases. remembering ashling murphy — vigils are to be held across the island of ireland for the 23—year—old, murdered while outjogging. there's been a cyber attack across government websites in ukraine. the pages of the ministry of foreign affairs, the ministry of education and several others were taken down for a while. the ukranian government says most affected resources have already been restored and others will be available soon. ukraine says no personal data was leaked during cyber attack but the government has opened an investigation. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has more on this cyber attack from kyiv. it seems to have been pretty extensive, as you say, a number o

our correspondent in belgrade, guy delauney, says djokovic is something of a national hero for millions of people. you could easily [and on a plane on air serbia which is called novak djokovic — that could happen. you could go in through the airport and find the novak djokovic shop, selling all sorts of souvenirs and branded goods, drive in through the motorway and see a huge billboard of novak djokovic with all his trophies outside the restaurant that bears his name, and then pop down to the riverside to play at the novak tennis centre. i mean, he really is a star of the greatest proportion is here, and people feel that he represents notjust the sport of tennis but he represents serbia the country as well. as his parents said yesterday during a rally outside the national assembly here, novak is serbia and serbia is novak. we've heard from various branches of the serbian government, including the executive branch, president aleksandar vucic personally calling novak djokovic at least twice to express his support, telling him that all of serbia was with him, telling him that he would fi

belgrade and 17th did an interview with a company he was receiving an award from them. he says he only received word of the test a day after done and only positive for this one interaction, interview there. a serious admission saying he was knowingly positive with covid and yet still sat down for an in-person interview and maskless photo shoot with journalists from france who had come to interview hill. you are mentioned inconsisten inconsistencies for travel, he admitted his agent checked the boxes incorrectly. it's not the case. in both serbia and spain before this 14-day arrival into serbia. >> that's quite a difference. whether or not you signed a document or have not. could impact rules on re-entry. as far as what he did or didn't do in serbia breaking protocols. i don't know how it impacts him allowed in australia. just makes him irresponsible. a different subject. reporting that australian authorities are opening a new investigation into the timeline of his testing positive. where do things stand right now? what might happen in terms of djokovic being allowed to

thursday but tonight there are also questions as to why djokovic appeared unmasked at a tennis event in belgrade on december 17th the day after his lawyers say he tested positive it is not clear if djokovic knew his diagnosis. his representatives did not respond to our request for comment. in the balance, the star's hope of a record-breaking 21st grand slam title raff sanchez, nbc news. >>> we're back in a moment with the new stress facing students who find their lives once again up ended by disrupted classes. after three years these barstools still look brand new. even with these crazy lovebirds. [ squak ] alright i'll take the barstools! you can keep the birds. okay. y'all gotta hear this next one. kevin holds all my shirts and shorts. he even stuck with me through a cross country move. yeah, i named my dresser kevin. wow! i need a kevin that holds all my clothes. alright. i am sold. plaque psoriasis, the tightness, stinging... ...the pain. emerge tremfyant®. with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer skin and improve symptoms at 16 weeks. seriou

the anger continues in his home country of serbia, with another day of protests in the capital, belgrade, and fury from his family. his mother, dijana, criticised the living conditions where he's being kept. translation: they locked him up, because it is a prison, - the place he is in right now. it's not a detention facility, it is a prison. they are not giving him breakfast. he only gets lunch and dinner. for breakfast, nothing. this was djokovic arriving on wednesday. his legal team say he was granted a vaccine exemption from tennis australia because he tested positive for covid—19 on 16 december. that was also the day when these pictures were taken showing the tennis player maskless at a ceremony in serbia where he was honoured with his own postage stamps. it's unclear at which point he took the pcr test and when he knew he had covid. djokovic�*s lawyers have said that onjanuary 01 he received a document from the government's home affairs department telling him his travel declaration responses indicated he met the requirements for a quarantine—free arrival into australia. but in

our reporter in belgrade fair. you�*re watching bbc news. it is for 16 pm. our headlines. two teenagers in the uk have been arrested in relation to the siege in texas. a woman who died in tonga as a result of a volcano, her body has been found. m15 warned of a chinese agent infiltrating parliament. there has been a speech in the house of commons. downing street says there are "encouraging signs" in the latest covid data ahead of a decision on whether england�*s plan b restrictions can be lifted a week on wednesday. that would mean dropping the requirement to wear masks and work from home. meanwhile, cabinet colleagues say borisjohnson is safe in hisjob, despite anger from the public over lockdown parties at downing street. six conservative mps have now called on the prime minister to resign over gatherings held during restrictions. on the prime minister to resign over one on the prime minister to resign over conservative i the one conservative mp has said that the odds are 60—1 against the prime minister. let�*s get more from our political correspondent, helen catt,