i'm pretty sure it was going on in the ashes series but it wasn't the reason england lost 4—0, england still would have lost that series, australia needed their trick of the trade, maybe in melbourne it didn't work but other than that i don't think they required. otherwise i'm pretty sure it has been going on for quite a while. some big claims from former england captain michael vaughan. so we've heard about the cheating and the repercussions, but just what were the australians trying to achieve by tampering with the ball. test match special‘s simon hughes can tell us. there are two types of swing, conventional swing using the polished side to make the ball curve one way but with the kookaburra ball used in south africa and australia the shine does not last very long so what bowlers do is try and get the rough side roughed up so it's scratched and abraded on fairly rough dry pitch and that creates reverse swing, turbulence on the rough side and that drags the ball forces the ball in the other direction at high speed very hard to play. you are not allowed to scratch the ball so what t

it wasn't the reason england lost 4—0. england have problems of their own. blown away by new zealand in the first test in auckland. and could jack still be the lad for england at the world cup? wilshere‘s been given some hope by the manager. good evening and welcome to the programme we begin tonight with the scandal that has rocked australian cricket and cast a shadow over the sport worldwide. captain steve smith and cameron bancroft‘s admission on saturday that the team had a premeditated plan to tamper with the ball turned the third test in south africa into a circus. smith today stood down as captain of rajastan royals in the indian premier league while investigators are now in cape town where our sports editor dan roan is for us this evening. tell us what has been happening where you are tonight and has the story moved on and progressed at all7 story moved on and progressed at all? today australia should have been down the road at the newlyn school kit ground for the fifth and final days play of the third test but they collapsed yesterday, the game w

england trail ireland by five points. scotland and wales can still win it, although we would need a pretty outrageous sequence of events for that to happen. but not a mathematic impossibility. ireland up against scotland's first tomorrow afternoon at 2:15pm, then france against england at lizlispm and wales against italy on sunday at 3pm. joining me to discuss this is: greg cork to offer up the scottish respect. use the play sevens rugby. let's talk ireland, they are in the driving seat. do you they will wrap up driving seat. do you they will wrap up the six six nations? ireland haven't met a six nations match at the aviva stadium and thatjoe schmidt. they have won 19 of the last 20 games. for scotland, they have to look at the fact they beat england in the calcutta cup. they come here with a lot of confidence but it will be a huge challenge coming to ireland's backyard and trying to turn over the irish team. we know how impressive scotland have been, but italy that win over england in the calcutta cup which has thrown th

the rest of england and for wales, with low— pressure england and for wales, with low—pressure close by, will have some showers from time to time. would be quite heavy with the freshening southeasterly wind as well. today we have had quite a big range of temperatures. tomorrow we are alla range of temperatures. tomorrow we are all a bit closer together. and now their day in scotland. the little bit cooler though, the further south you are. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: home secretary amber rudd has chaired a meeting of the government's cobra committee and says police have identified more than 200 witnesses in the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. this investigation is focused on making sure that we keep people safe asa making sure that we keep people safe as a priority. that is what the cobra meeting was about. and also making sure we collect all cobra meeting was about. and also making sure we collect all the evidence, so when it comes to attribution, we will be absolutely clear where it should lead. no more changes to exams and a r

england have the score twice. england eventually found some momentum. jonny may's score for england! by now the six nations title was lost but the match wasn't. a converted try would have won it, but france's thin blue line held firm as england failed the test. we were to happen 396 failed the test. we were to happen 3% away from where we need to be. we we re 3% away from where we need to be. we were beaten at the breakdown, gave away 16 penalties which is far too many. when we got momentum, we did not come but it points and when they did the converted to the point. it seems like a long way away but it is not. you go through these periods as a team. we are going through difficult period at the moment that we will get it. it certainly is a difficult patch for england at the moment following an impressive run for eddiejones moment following an impressive run for eddie jones and moment following an impressive run for eddiejones and his side. worth looking at how the table stands on this, the penultimate weekend heading into the final round of matches next

mark, seven changes for england. new faces in there, ten changes in all with a couple of positional switches. it's either going to be inspired to finish on a high, or... how do you read that? a couple of changes forced through injury. dylan hartley is in and fit. he is the captain. courtney lawes has been forced out through injury, unfortunately. you've had other selections. richard wigglesworth put in there, maybe. ten yea rs wigglesworth put in there, maybe. ten years after his last start in the six nations, incredible, at the age of 30. you let you know, he's a good mate of mine and i'm chuffed to bits for him. he's always worked ha rd bits for him. he's always worked hard on his game, and he's obviously very familiar with 0wen farrell at ten as well, i'm sure the experience they have got from playing club rod be together for so long is key in that selection as well —— club rod. i like the balance in the midfield bit more, with te'o at 12 and jonathanjoseph bit more, with te'o at 12 and jonathan joseph at 13.

england are preparing for the second day the first test match against new england hoping the new day brings a miracle, they were described by their coach as like a gearin described by their coach as like a gear in the headlights, trevor bayliss also said he was hurt and embarrassed watching england colla pse to embarrassed watching england collapse to 58 all that, their sixth lowest total in test match history. as our reporter reports, it could have been even worse. never in their darkest cricketing nightmares could they have envisaged this. england have seen a few collapses over the years. it's been taken. but once alastair cook went early their batting plunged almost uncharted depths. captainjoe root uprooted, the first of five players to go without scoring. including, on his comeback, ben stokes. it almost beggared belief, as one after another they came, they saw, and they crumbled. blink and you missed them, a conveyor belt of calamity the like of which cricket has rarely seen. by the time stuart broad was brilliantly caught, england were 27—9 and on the brink of their lowest s

it's a big move for the england camp, eddie jones's team it's a big move for the england camp, eddiejones's team since gone backwards as the tournament progressed. stunned by scotland and over par by the french, they will be hoping they can't lose three in a row, but it has been positive m essa g es row, but it has been positive messages coming out from jones in england. a relatively positive england head coach, eddiejones address the media today. he gave his knees in the regular england captain, dylan hartley, who missed the last away in paris with a calf injury. until eddie has read the medical report he can't be definitive but he would hope that he'll be taking part this weekend if you set. we've also told that the wing has a protective boot that the wing has a protective boot that he is wearing at the moment committee will be going for a scan but for the time being it is thought to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones to be proportionate. the big message from eddie jones is to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones is one of positivity. he said that any good team

he was rewarded with a return to the england fold. gareth southgate fought back into his squad the last time and now he returns again and has a genuine opportunity to be the first choice for his country in russia this summer. i asked how much it meant to him to be brought back into the england fold after four years away. i think this season after four years away. i think this season i have found as a winger i have played well and i'm getting the benefits and the rewards as well. gareth southgate is handed opportunities to four uncapped errors in the squad. the last one in fa ct before errors in the squad. the last one in fact before he has to choose his world cup squad. so some big chances for these players and one of those is the burnley inform goalkeeper nick pope who began the season as the understudy to tom heaton. he was injured and then in came nick pope, he enjoyed a series of great performances and some clean sheets as well. up against the likes ofjoe hart, jordan pickford, for the number onejersey. hart, jordan pickford, for

new zealand needed seven wickets and england needed seven wickets and england needed to bat all day to force a draw. stokes went just needed to bat all day to force a draw. stokes wentjust before dinner and when chris woakes went, the hopes faded. james anderson was the last man to go as new zealand won by an innings and 49 runs. one of crickets biggest scandals continues. a former australia fast bowlerjason gillespie told me that steve smith's position as captain has become untenable. smith has already stood down from his team rajasthan royals. smith was instrumental in australia's dominant win over england in the ashes and such is his profile in australia he was named australian of the year by the country's biggest selling newspaper. but gillespie believes smith should stand down. i think everyone is in agreement that will be difficult for him to continue as captain, sadly, he has been a fine captain for australia. but you know it's hard to imagine that he would be able to come back from this and be leader of the country. what about darren leighman, the coach, is his position tenable

, said the england tea m lost to the usa, said the england team should come into this match with more confidence. the team have had a bit of a pep talk from one of the biggest names in the game, haven't they? phil neville, the england manager, has been through his book of contacts. he's been on the phone to david beckham, his former manchester united and england team—mate. david beckham was in new york anyway, and he's been down to the stadium and given the girls a bit of a p9p stadium and given the girls a bit of a pep talk and some tips. you may see some pictures of the girls on twitter! this whole tournament is a baptism of fire for phil neville. they are playing the best team in the world in the us, and the six best tea m the world in the us, and the six best team in the world against france. he isn't showing his critics what he can do. if he can beat germany as well, that would be a huge success for him. thanks for joining us. now, if you are going to take a punt who scored barcelona's winner in their crucial match against atletico madrid, you would guess it was lionel messi. i

but england to admit their failings, this is from the official england account... graeme swann is out there and part of the bbc‘s commentary team. he has his own assessment and he has been speaking to us. well, it was sunday for england cricket and not particularly good. graeme swann, former england spinner, what you make of it, it seemed fairly unbelievable? i can say when a team is out for 50, it is better when it is out for 50, it is better when it is australia and england is on the plus side. it wasjust incredible, the sun is out, not a bad day for batting, trent boult played well but england didn't turn up, their feet didn't get out of the crease, a lot when nicked from behind the crease. trent boult bowling well, tim southee backing him up. obviously getting just over 50 is not good enough. if it was not for craig overton with 33 not out, 27—9 at one point. it was almost comic and i said, ican point. it was almost comic and i said, i can take the make out my friends in years to come! no laughing matter at the moment. saying on social media that somebodyâ€

milderfour and perhaps the far north—east of england. milder four southernmost counties, another frosty night and ice will be a big issue first thing on sunday. you see the change in our type of weather as the air comes up from the south, showers of rain across england and wales into southern scotland and northern ireland, snow confined to the highest ground but more snow showers extensively across northern and eastern scotland through sunday. temperatures to the south back up at around eight or 9 degrees. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: weather warnings for snow and icy roads remain in place across much of the uk. more than 3000 homes are without power in cornwall, devon, northern england and north and mid wales. several flood warnings have been issued for parts of england due to high tides and strong winds. motorists and rail passengers have been told to expect continued disruption on roads and railways. following theresa may's speech yesterday, the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says the prime minister's brexit offer showed th

the premier league aren't so sure after teething problems in england. but fifa look set to have var at the world cup this summer. another nailbiter in new zealand. england hold on to beat the black caps by four runs in wellington and take a 2—1 lead in the odi series. and i'm in brooklyn ahead of the heavyweight title. hello, again, thanks forjoining us on sportsday. lots to come, including redemption for riyad mahrez, and swansea's surge up the premier league table. lizzie will take you through it all injust a moment. while we'll hear from deontay wilder and phil neville later in the programme. but first to anfield and the late kick off in the premier league. liverpool have a chance to go second with a win over newcastle. mo farah has put liverpool in front. the egyptian has scored in several matches. —— mo saleh. they'vejust started the second half at anfield, it is still 1—0 to liverpool. lizzie, mo saleh again, the snip of the season. 32 goals he has now scored. john, i wanted to put this to you, a few years ago, pundits we re to you, a few

we may get some snow showers for england and wales. showers for england and wales. this is where we are at the moment. is where we are at the moment. developing further south and we should get some sunshine as well. should get some sunshine as well. south—east heading towards southern scotland and northern england. scotland and northern england. perhaps a bit of wintry nurse over the mountains. the mountains. sunshine to the south and that we get sharp showers. and that we get sharp showers. possibly thundery. 12 or 13 degrees. cold day of the rain is yet to arrive. arrive. to sleet and snow over the high ground overnight in scotland. ground overnight in scotland. across england and wales towards northern ireland. northern ireland. again, no frost early on friday morning. early on friday morning. weather in scotland is increasingly wintry over the high ground. wintry over the high ground. wet weather and bringing more rain to northern ireland. to northern ireland. again developing to the south will beget sunshine. beget sunshine. temperatures again north and south

elsewhere, england captainjoe root was dismissed for the last ball of the day to leave england trailing new zealand by 237 runs going into the final day of the first test in auckland. after declaring on 427—8, the home side got alastair cook out early in england's second innings the just two runs. early in england's second innings thejust two runs. mark early in england's second innings the just two runs. mark stoneman reached his fourth test half—century with six off neil wegner, but he was out next ball, caught by trent boult. joe root also reached 50, but shortly after took a nasty hit of the glove and had to receive treatment. he was dismissed the next ball, leaving england on i32—3 at the close. they must bat out the final day for a draw. in contrast, england's women are flying. danielle wyatt hit a brilliant century as they beat india in the 3020 match of the tri— series in mumbai. what becomes only the second woman to sport 2t20 international hundreds, helping england reach their target with eight balls to spare. formula i is back, but the opening grand prix ended with a

of england, wales, southern counties of england as we go on through the rest of the afternoon as our band of rain fades away. 20 of showers around. in. rain at times through the rest of the date —— plenty of showers around for scotland. it should become dry across wales and the south—west. temperature—wise, high speed we intend and 13 degrees. a little bit cooler across the east, where the cloud will linger that bit longer. overnight tonight, the cloud brea ks longer. overnight tonight, the cloud breaks will get a touch of frost in the countryside across northern and eastern parts of scotland, maybe north—east england, thickening cloud for working across southern counties of england, maybe the south wales, an inc the rest of rain. the rain is down to an area of low pressure that is forming at the moment. it doesn't look too threatening right now on the satellite picture. at this area of low pressure will run eastwards, bringing wet weather across southern counties of england. with cold air to the north, if you were going further north than we were expecting, it could intera

the south west of england without power. a thousand people in the north—west of england also without power, but authorities have restored power in the north—west. 500 people over in yorkshire without power, they were hoping to get those back on stream with the last hour. people in wales without power as well. as far as roads go a number of minor roads com pletely roads go a number of minor roads completely blocked by snowdrifts in the north of england and in the south—west, in the midlands the a66 remains blocked by snow the m62 did reopen in the early hours of this morning after more than 2a hours shut because of hundreds of cars stranded between yorkshire and lancashire. the weather still affecting journeys, cross—country and virgin east coast have started to do and virgin east coast have started todoa and virgin east coast have started to do a limited services between scotla nd to do a limited services between scotland and england, virgin west coast, there will be no trains between scotland and england on that rou

still quite breezy across england and wales, less windy for scotla nd england and wales, less windy for scotland and northern ireland. through the afternoon it is certainly looking drive for the south—west of england, wales, through the midlands and the south—east of england as well. heading northwards, plenty of sunshine breaking through any of that cloud across northern england, scotla nd that cloud across northern england, scotland and northern ireland. a bit more cloud just pushing it around the east coast of scotland and north—east england. but for western scotland and northern ireland it should feel really quite pleasant out there today, with the sunshine and the light winds around as well. temperatures still not doing great for the time of year, so only reaching around about three to seven celsius for most of us out there this afternoon. quite a windchill still across part of england and wales, but it won't be as cold or is windy as it was through the weekend, and most places staying dry. 0n into the evening hours, a bit more cloud rolls in across parts of england and wales

for the north—east of england and south—east england and then later on tonight in southern areas of england and wales, i'm afraid it's not great news, is it? 0h, afraid it's not great news, is it? oh, dear. you're just afraid it's not great news, is it? oh, dear. you'rejust the deliverer of the news. you are not making it. thank you. see you later. we'll be back with the headlines at 8. now it's for newswatch with samira amhed. hello and welcome to newswatch. was the bbc too slow to report on claims that up to 1000 children in telford may have been victims of abuse by grooming gangs of mainly pakistani heritage? and as calls are made for the kremlin—backed tv station russia today to be taken off the air in britain, should question time have chosen one of its presenters as a guest? first, the nerve agent attack on sergei skripal and his daughter yulia continued to dominate the news agenda this week, raising many questions for bbc news. one was the extent to which theresa may's unequivocal statement that russia was culpable for the attack should be taken on trust or challenged. some members

as england waned, he whacked. his partner was smaller in size but not ambition, lifting his team out of the crisis. both passed 70 before broad and bairstow combined again. england still on top for now. day three is one test match special as of 830. england were well beaten in the final of the women's tri series by australia this morning. australia won by 57 runs after recording the highest total in women's twenty20 internationals. that just 209—4. include thatjust 209—4. include only reach 152-9 in thatjust 209—4. include only reach 152—9 in their 20 overs. —— england only reached. losing always hurts and you aim. we had two aims when we came on this tour, to get close to try new things and to win. we got to the final but we were not good enough on the day. we hung in there for enough of the time to stay in the game. we were just about level. but that partnership between two of the players was outstanding and took the game from us. the australian cricketer david warner has spoken publicly for the firs

england started slow, and sluggishly so it took around 20 minutes for england to put some meaningful passes together and when they did it clicked into place. jamie vardy‘s goal was a real moment where england showed they could play well together. raheem sterling, who was excellent tonight, with one fowl and then another. jamie vardy as you can see with an excellent goal and it was that kind of quick thinking from jesse lingard is to take the free kick quickly that could turn a world cup game, var, and in that insta nce world cup game, var, and in that instance went to the referee, he heard it was fine and the free kick had been taken when the ball was stationary so that goal is stored. lewis cook came on, now his grandad had made a bet when he was 18 years old, a £500 bet that his grandson would play for the senior england side before his 26th birthday so that moment was great for lewis cook but also for his grandad who is now £17,000 richer. not a bad night for him but it was italy who eventually cashed in on the var controversy. one of their players looked to go down quite dram

england right now. -- have. a debate took place over here, a petition in westminster for england to follow the lead of scotland. this moment is already having an impact. the government says standards are improving, with more reaching the expected grade, but for many, the gap is still too big. jane mccubbin, bbc news. thank you very much. it is lovely to have you here. thank you. we will discuss that later on in the programme. if you want to make a comment on that, you can, find us on oure—mail comment on that, you can, find us on our e—mail all the usual social media sites. and now it is time to get the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are watching us. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alpa patel. thousands of londoners are still without running water this morning after the recent cold weather caused pipes to burst. thames water says its currently working on restoring the supply, but says it's taking longer than expected. homes, hospitals, and schools in north and south london have been affected.

england fans will be safe here, says moscow. but salisbury has set the scene for a political showdown — russia against europe. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. as we've heard, european union leaders in brussels today said they were preparing co—ordinated measures, against russia, following the salisbury attack. separately, they approved guidelines for the negotiation of future relations with the uk — in what's being seen as a key step in the brexit process. plans for a transition period after march next year were also formally signed off, as our political editor laura kuenssberg explains from brussels. they don't always look so pleased to see each other. the eu's chief negotiator grasping the prime minister's hand. today, the day when formally, finally, the stage right after brexit, the transition, was agreed. i welcome the fact that the eu council this morning has agreed the details of the implementation period. this gives certainty to people and businesses. it gives them the clarity to plan for the future. i believe we

round out a bit england. the group has confidence, but they also have awareness of how good ireland are. and how good we will have to be to win, and we will have to be better than we were against england. we are excited to get back out of the field and get going again. but you know there are nervous and a little bit of, you know, worried about the threat of scotland bring. dublin's match would about the rugby they bring. kids kick off fragile grants versus uncertain england? with me and all marsel, england must beat the french. they have disk or four tries for a bonus point to stay inside of ireland. england have made big changes, some enforced by injury. there is a new man taking the captains responsibility. you try to be aggressive in the right times. you are to become and clearheaded. to be able to make the decisions. and i think that is where i have thoroughly matured a bit over the yea rs. thoroughly matured a bit over the years. but at the same time, when the opportunity arises to be aggressive, yet to

france have always been england's bogie teamed england are ranked third, france are ranked sixth. england have only beaten them once, last summer, and what will make it difficult is that centre back milli bright isn't it. she has been struggling with illness. if she isn't fit, mark sampson will have to start either a centre back who hasn't played before or move a play out of position. it will be a tough game. it could be an important evening for arsene wenger, as he deals with the criticism and fallout from arsenal's recent form, including sunday's carabao cup defeat against manchester city. his side have an immediate chance to put things right, because city are the visitors tonight in the premier league, so three points and a decent performance would be welcome for the frenchman. it goes without saying that its icy cold here in north london ahead of the second meeting of these two sides in five days. it's a snowy scene on the programme, and it certainly gives outside the emirates. the pitch looks ok, they've done a greatjob to get that in playing condition, but i think the concer

i'm from england. england! i was lucky that the bar striker was nearby waiting, so it was really easy to find the bus. i've got it... let go, let go. new 0 rlea ns was i've got it... let go, let go. new orleans was the first place i went to buy myself, a foreign city by myself. didn't know where i was going, i was blind, myself. didn't know where i was going, iwas blind, and ijust throws. and then i took a couple of deep breaths and said to myself, tony, this is what you want as passive you don't want it go home. a couple more deep breaths, turn left panel walk down the street, and the rest is history. excuse me, are you hear me...? this is your stock station. my stop? yes. 0k, thank you. you want any help? i'm good. just trying to get my bearings, trying to work out which way the traffic is going, and if i can use the sunlight, but i can't sense any sun at all. i have to be careful going down the steps, because blackballed and marble and slippery and worn so i have to go slowly and ta ke and worn so i have to

. parts of northern england. daily—macro hits part of northern england. england. and we have the feed of heavy snow showers coming from north sea. showers coming from north sea. it will be an icy start to the weekend. weekend. through the weekend but things will turn milder further south. through the weekend but things will turn milderfurther south. turn milderfurther south. the risk of a little bit more snow around. of a little bit more snow around. cloud is there which will push into north—east england. north—east england. further snow showers across eastern scotland. showers across eastern scotland. be up to about four celsius, seven celsius. celsius. scotland, northern england and perhaps turning this elite. perhaps turning this elite. there will be dry weather developing. developing. lose the bitter wind—chill that has been with us for much of this week. been with us for much of this week. gradually things are turning milder at the weekend. at the weekend. course, very cold surfaces so watch out for the ongoing risk of ice. out for the ongoing

showers coming in across parts of wales in south—west england, and there is the chanceit south—west england, and there is the chance it could be quite windy in southern counties during the course of thursday as well. for the rest of the week we continue on that u nsettled tea m. the week we continue on that unsettled team. if you are wondering why i am in stjames's park this morning, it is to talk about the couch to 5k, which is being relaunched today. i will tell you more about it as we go through the course of the morning. you can see the daffodils out their hind carol as well. —— behind carol. jeremy corbyn says he is sincerely sorry for the pain caused by what he calls pockets of anti—semitism in the labour party. but a letter released late last night from two prominentjewish groups has accused mr corbyn of ignoring the community's concerns. joining us from westminster is jonathan arkush, who is the president of the board of deputies of britishjews. it is one of the groups that signed the letter. you know thatjeremy corbyn has apologise, is that enough? he needs to ta ke apologise

the home side got alastair cook out early in england's second innings forjust early in england's second innings for just two runs. early in england's second innings forjust two runs. mark stoneman reached his fourth test half—century with a six, but out of next ball, caught by trent boultjoe root also reached 50 but then he took a nasty hit to the glove from trent boult, receiving lengthy treatment, and out off the next ball, off the bowling off the next ball, off the bowling of trent boult. england must now bat out the final day for a draw tomorrow. by contrast, england's women in great form, a brilliant 52 ball century for wyatt. england topped the table with two wins from two. in tennis, johanna konta is through to the fourth round of the miami open. she is the defending champion at the event and she made relatively light work of elise merton ‘s. the world number 14 took the first set comfortably, and it got better in the second set, 6—2, 6-1 got better in the second set, 6—2, 6—1 in the final score, and she makes her way into the last 16, with venus williams a possible opp

a number of flood warnings in place in the south west of england and the south west of england, 2000 people still without power. 22,500 people in the north west of england have had power restored. 400 customers still without electricity in cumbria and the peak district. the weather is affecting roads in the north of england, a lot of rural roads in places like cumbria are completely blocked by snow dressed. the cross—country route is closed because of the snow with bm 62, which was closed for more than 24 hours after cars were stranded, that did reopen in the early hours of this morning. the latest news from network rail is that the conditions are still very bad, snow and possible flooding mean that they are asking people to travel only if absolutely necessary. virgin east coast are now running a limited service between england and scotland. cross—country trains also restoring a limited service between england and scotland, that has all happened in the past hour, with virgin west coast train mainline, no trains between carlisle and scotland and no replacement bus service either.

and south—east england. up to 12 celsius, not bad for the time of year. 0vernight rain working northwards. getting into northern ireland by the end of the night. we will see a contrast in temperatures. south—westerly winds blowing in milderairand by the south—westerly winds blowing in milder air and by the end of the night, ten, 11 degrees in cardiff and london but cold in scotland and cold enough for pockets of frost. as far as the weekend goes, you will see spells of rain, turning milder as the weekend goes on. brisk winds, particularly on saturday and often a lot of cloud in the sky. saturday looks like this. rain pushing across northern england and into northern ireland and scotland. there could be snow across higher parts of scotland but as the milder air works in, snow will turn back to rain. rain across wales in south—west england, perhaps lingering into the first part of the afternoon. it will be cloudy, but on the mild side, particularly eastern england where it could reach 15 celsius. another

by wales and the south—west of england. by monday, temperatures in double figures, ten or 11 but as we go through into tuesday, that is when we start to see the low—pressure moving in, bringing outbreaks of heavy rain but this is going to be the boundary, really, the cold air to the north and the less cold air in the south. we might start to see a bit of snow falling over higher ground on the north—east of scotland. further south with sunny spells or one or two showers, temperatures still in double figures but a big difference in aberdeenshire, temperatures down by five or six celsius. 0n aberdeenshire, temperatures down by five or six celsius. on wednesday, increasing chance of snow mainly on higher ground of scotland, and even northern areas of england, the pennines will have a bit of snow. further south, showers moving in which could be quite heavy, sunny spells in between, temperatures in the south—east up to double figures but pretty chilly further north and as we go towards easter, a mixture of some colder in th

brightening up in wales in south—west england and north—west england later in the day. it will feel much more cold for most of us banned today. a ridge of high pressure. things settling down. sunshine, especially in the north of the country. do not forget the pesky area of low pressure is still with us area of low pressure is still with us and still having showers rotating around it with hill snow. hail at lower levels. good friday. in the middle of the uk. most of the hills will be wintry. like sleet or hail. many showers in england, wales, and northern ireland. back to you. it's a bit of an unusualjob, but a team of abseilers is giving cheddar gorge an "exteme spring clean." 15 specialists are clearing loose rocks and invasive plants. sarah—jane bungay‘s there for us this morning. unbelievable weather. good morning. good morning. honestly, it is so different compared to yesterday morning. beautiful and clear whether yesterday. never mind. i promise you iamon yesterday. never mind. i promise you i am on cheddar gorge, one of the most beautiful and spectacular lands

there is always pressure for england, you always wa nt to pressure for england, you always want to play as well as you can. you never know if the next game will be your last game, it could potentially be. whatever happens, you have to go out and there. the breakdown was a massive aspect at the weekend, i ta ke massive aspect at the weekend, i take that on the chin, it is me. as a team, we need to fix that up as well. england could be travelling to france at one of the most difficult times to be taking on a french side. they have finally got their first win after a run of eight matches without tasting victory. under their new coach in the six nations, that could give them a bounce in their step. but as the head coach, eddie jones, told us today, it is yet another rivalry reignited. now, if you were tuned into the bbc red button and the bbc sport streaming services yesterday, you'd have seen the leicester riders win their third straight british basketball league trophy in glasgow. they beat sheffield by 90—85 at the emirates arena in what was a thrilling match where the riders still tra

the cloud across england and wales. outbreaks of rain continuing. also outbreaks on central and southern parts through the morning. a few showers across the north—west of scotland. generally staying largely cloudy throughout the afternoon for england and wales. above average temperatures. on saturday night, we start to see the improvement. clouds clearing and elsewhere it will be a largely clear start to sunday and chilly. lots of sunshine around. one to showers for the north—west of scotland. a fine afternoon to many, better than saturday as the temperatures 10— 13 degrees celsius across the south. is the this is bbc world news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: french police shoot dead a man who killed at least three people and took others hostage in a supermarket. as the attacker claims allegiance to islamic state, a policeman emerges as a hero by offering to swap himself for one of the captives. he's now fighting for his life. to the kernel who was with those men voluntarily swap himself hostage. who the terrorists then let go. the of

up across england and wales towards northern ireland. again, no frost i think early on friday morning. that wet weather in scotland increasingly wintry over the high ground. some heavy, perhaps thundery showers in a band moving across northern england, running into the back of that wet weather and bringing more rain to northern ireland. heavy showers again developing to the south where we'll get sunshine. contrasting temperatures again north and south across the uk. over the weekend, we all get into the same boat. high pressure blocking things off across scandinavia and around it we pick up an easterly wind. there will be a significant windchill as well, especially across england and wales, where we'll have the strongest of the wind. perhaps not too many snow showers, actually, on saturday. there could be some on friday night, but most places will be dry on saturday. you will notice, however, the temperatures significantly lower. remember 12 or 13, perhaps, across the south on friday. four or five at best, and further north one or two ce

england finished for the day. england finished on 132—2, trailing by 237. england's women have also been in action today, dani wyatt hitting a brilliant century as they beat india in the third t20 of the series in mumbai. danny white becomes only the second woman to score two t20 international centuries which helped england reach their target of 199 england reach their target of i99 with eight balls to spare. india had earlier posted 198—4, the highest score made against england, who now topped the table with tee wins from two after also beating australia. the formula i season has returned for 2018 in the formula 1 season has returned for 2018 in australia. it began with a bitter blow for lewis hamilton who finished in second place after a spot of bad luck allowed ferrari's sebastian vettel to overtake him and claim the chequered flag as nick pa rrott claim the chequered flag as nick parrott reports. for the fifth year ina row, parrott reports. for the fifth year in a row, lewis hamilton started from pole position in melbourne but he has only won twice th

in not just the latest england strip but the most expensive england strip ever. what you think of the new strip? think it's really nice. i think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cup. think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cupm think it will be a lot better thing than do well at the world cup. is it a strip eyes? no, i think that's a bit expensive. far too expensive. especially when they've got the club that they support, the kit for the team play for, so it all adds to £200 a year. i think it's high-tech. it was tango roo and ed tech back then. today, nike refer to drive fits and faith in its innovation. it's 100% fits and faith in its innovation. it's100% polyester. so most important question, lads. is this the toppings and win the world cup in? yeah! howe, the innocence of youth. fingers crossed! much more coming up from 2pm. let's have a look at the weather prospect before that. they come from thomas. hi there, jane. not a bad day for parts of scotland. temperatures up to 14 celsius so certainly feeling like sprin

you're more inclined in the higher ground of wales, midlands, into parts of northern england but, in heavier bursts, even to lower levels, you could see a bit of snow. maybe a few centimetres, a brief, light covering out of this. here is how things look during the first few hours of the morning. behind the area of rain, sleet and snow, further wintry showers coming into parts of wales. but in parts of northern england and the midlands, as thursday begins, we could see some snow falling to relatively low levels. it is a good idea to just check the situation before heading out, to make sure you do not going to encounter too many problems. bbc local radio station, of course, a good source of information. this latest weather system begins to pull its moisture away, eastwards, from england and wales as we go into the afternoon. for scotland and northern ireland, a mainly dry but frosty icy start to the day. some good sunny spells to come as it stays mainly dry. but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be some showers around. follow

in fact england were defending desperately. i tackle from anthony watson, senden for him and france awarded eight penalty to leave. things weren't going to plan. understatement. h i can, but what england produced in the 74th minute is what they needed in the first. not enough. france w011. in the first. not enough. france won. so did ireland. so just to confirm, and sojust to confirm, and quinton cat island, nobody can get ireland. so as the aviva gleams behind me, there is intense satisfaction in dublin this evening. but also anticipation because next weekend they could win the grand slam by beating england at twickenham. so i think some hasty travel lens are being made all around me right now. i imagine there will be. joe wilson, our sports correspondent in dublin. many thanks indeed. in today's football with them are investigating the pitch invasions and ground disturbance is that marred their defeat to kurtley, elsewhere in the prayer really marcus rashford or both manchester united goals as they beat liverpool 2-1 at unite

for the weekend, northern england keeping those snow showers. forthe weekend, called northern england keeping those snow showers. for the weekend, called for many but less cold and the south. still the risk of some snow. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: snow and freezing temperatures have been sweeping across the uk and more is expected tomorrow. a red weather warning is in place for south—west england and south wales. our correspondent, ben brown, has spent the day in the north east of england. we are here at the angel of the north outside gateshead in the north—east of england, and it's been a day of blizzards, really brutal winds of up to 40 mph and subzero temperatures. let's just take a look at one of the roads around here. this is the a167. it is moving now, the traffic moving pretty freely along this road. it's just off the a1 and there have been quite a lot of vehicles earlier on that were stranded on the a1, but the traffic is moving here ok. around the united kingdom, this freeze has brought massive travel disruption, not on

dry and bright in england and wales. temperatures up to 10 degrees in northern ireland and scotland. more active weather fronts later in the week. the first on wednesday not amounting to much. high pressure gets squeezed to the south, allowing us to get into this atla ntic south, allowing us to get into this atlantic air later in the week. if the band of cloud and outbreaks of rain coming into northern ireland and western scotland. a large part of the uk, thursday will be a dry day. sunshine at times. those temperatures up to 1112 celsius. normalfor the of normal for the of the year. positively balmy. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime... a decisive step forwards says britain and brussels as they agree much of the draft treaty which will seal the uk's departure from the eu. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. welcome to the sports centre. win since 2016, he sevens in the world after winning in florida

until last year, training midwives and nurses in england got a bursary. that was scrapped last summer, so they now have to pay tuition fees like other students. if you try to deliver continuity of carer without sufficient midwives, all you get is burnt out midwives, so we do need these numbers, and that is why we welcome these extra 3,000. it will take a while for those numbers to come through. there already aren't enough nhs midwives in england. estimates put the shortfall ataround 3,500. over the last five years, the number of midwives leaving or retiring has outstripped the numbers of newly qualified joiners. the government has announced a new pay deal for nhs staff in england, with an increase of at least 6.5% over three years. that may go some way towards dealing with staffing issues but unless the nhs gets better at keeping staff, the extra training places may only have a limited impact. catherine burns, bbc news. a 14—year—old girl is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital after a group of youths were run down by a car on a pavement in

and you can keep up—to—date with the england game on 5 live. scotland game available on 5 live sports extra starting at seven o'clock and 7:30pm tonight. still to come on the programme: anthonyjoshua says the smart money is on him to knock outjoseph parker in their heavyweight unification fight in cardiff this weekend. we'll hearfrom him in the next few minutes. and we're going to tell you how and why the county of yorkshire is now playing international football. we do have a grandfather clause as an option because at one point we had to check out that particular option. let's have a look at some of the other stories around today. defending champion johanna konta is out of the miami open she lost in three sets to venus williams in the fourth round. konta suffered with a muscle spasm in her back during the match and said her body didn't adapt to the conditions. england women's head coach phil neville has recalled captain steph houghton for the forthcoming world cup qualifiers against wales and bosnia herzegovina. houghton missed the shebelieves

five live, netherlands against england, team news is on the bbc website. that is all from sportsday. we will be back with more sport for you throughout the evening. hello again, good evening call the weather is on the way next week. —— colder weather. today felt warm enough when the sun was out, most had sunshine, improvement in the weather across scotland, started the day in scotland with clout and outbreaks of rain, thicker cloud moving towards the south—east, look at this curl of cloud, beautiful satellite picture, wrapped around a deep area of low pressure, fortu nately we deep area of low pressure, fortunately we are just getting a glancing blow from that, spilling cloud into england and wales, bringing pockets of rain and drizzle, especially towards the south—west of england. through the north, scotland, northern ireland, like the wind, temperatures touching frost in rural areas and one or two icy patches as well. as we head into the weekend, a fair bit of cloud, as the weekend, a fair bit of cloud, as the weekend, a fair bit of cloud, as the

new zealand beat england by five wickets to take the one day series into a decider. and taulupe faletau returns at number eight for wales, he'll captain the side as one of ten changes for this weekend's six nations clash with italy. good evening, clearly a lot of numbers to crunch this evening, and will we be left working out the away goals rule in football later with tottenham hotspur — sort of — leading the italian giants juventus going into the second leg of their last 16 tie at wembley stadium. the first leg in turin finished 2—2 and so there is all to play for tonight. our sports correspondent natalie pirks will be watching at wembley later. spurs can be confident, going into this one, can't they natalie? they are at home, they are only one of three teams unbeaten in the champions league so far this season and the stats to back them up. of all the teams to have drawn 2—2 in the way first leg of a knockout tie 82% of them have gone into the next round, that means ten in 12. it is a big one tonight. they can't afford to start the same way they did in turin

england and wales after that, a chilly start. 7—10, but it will still feel cold in northern england with cloud in place. but even here, mild air in place for thursday. you can see it pushed in off the atlantic. it cools down a touch by the end of the week, but wind off the atlantic, so not as cold as we started with. after patchy rain through the night into thursday, it brightens up in eastern areas, clouding over in the west with outbreaks of rain later in the day, strong gale force winds through the day. double figure temperatures, 12, 13, maybe 1a in parts of scotland and eastern england. rain across the country through thursday night into friday. good, long sunny spells, but showers get going in the west. in the south, heavy with hail and fund, fairly blustery day by and large, longer spells of rain pushing into western scotland and the north of northern ireland later. temperatures still, though, into double figures. this is bbc world news america... reporting from washington, i'm laura trevelyan. a fifth package explodes in texas. is it linked to the bombs in austin? the president v

night of rain across england and wales, rain will return through the day. northern flank, turning colder, sleet and snow over the higher ground. back to winter next week but british summer time starts tonight, clocks move forward in our. -- clocks move forward one hour. hundreds of thousands of people across america join student—led protests to call for tighter gun controls in a little over six minutes, 17 of our friends were taken from us, 15 were injured, and everyone, absolutely everyone, in the douglas community was forever altered. emma gonzalez stood before the crowd for six minutes the sound of silence — parkland school survivor emma gonzalez stood before the crowd for six minutes in memory of those who lost their lives. he fell as a hero — tributes to the french policeman who died after saving the lives of hostages sacked from the labour front bench for calling for a second referendum. but owen smith says he will stick by his principles. a warning over

england and scotland. man united against liverpool is the pick of the fixtures in the premier league but the first of the derbies was tonight in at numberfour hibernian beat hearts 2—0. mark allen opened scoring and then jamie hearts 2—0. mark allen opened scoring and thenjamie mclaren put the result beyond doubt. it is the fist time in a row that hibs have beaten hearts at home. it leaves them 12 clear of their edinburgh rivals. as manchester united gansler lowball, arguably the most fierce rivalry in a mesh football. only two separate them. my job is to prepare my players the best i can for every match. then, a fan is a fan, a professional is a professional and we have to face every match with the same mentality, so for me, i don't bet that not all that enemy, i don't get that match means ten points. no, that match matches three points. and liverpool is a historical rival, yes, but in a positive way. it's the biggest game i can imagine. so, first of all, really looking forward to it, but how it alway