this was a professional job by england-— watching. this was a professional job by england. it was always good to be an easier _ job by england. it was always good to be an easier game, _ job by england. it was always good to be an easier game, but - job by england. it was always good to be an easier game, but you - job by england. it was always good | to be an easier game, but you can't underestimate anyone in this tournament. they didn't do that. it wasn't an easy win. bangladesh made up wasn't an easy win. bangladesh made up for the majority and put them under a little pressure at times. sophia dunkley is a fine player and she's had moments in this tournament. today was herfinest performance. tournament. today was her finest performance-— performance. player of the match toda . performance. player of the match today- she _ performance. player of the match today. she really— performance. player of the match today. she really showed - performance. player of the match | today. she really showed maturity and she deserves player of the match. she was able to accelerate lat

england began the final day batting, trying _ england began the final day batting, trying to— england began the final day batting, trying to score quickly like that from _ trying to score quickly like that from dan — trying to score quickly like that from dan lawrence. joe trying to score quickly like that from dan lawrence.— trying to score quickly like that from dan lawrence. joe got his hundred then _ from dan lawrence. joe got his hundred then displayed - from dan lawrence. joe got his hundred then displayed a - from dan lawrence. joe got his i hundred then displayed a necklace made for him by his children. but all the time he was calculating. england declared a second innings leading to 86 to wind the match, they had to take ten wickets but their fastest... they had to take ten wickets but theirfastest... like no part. interesting. if england were going taken, even the hard ones. how much would waste india's —— how much with the west indies risk. with the score 59, ben stokes struck. braithwaite lbw and england forging forward, what this? england looking for the boundary,

i'll do anything i can to help england win games and that'll never change. help england win games and that'll never change-— help england win games and that'll never change. much better news for en . land's never change. much better news for england's women. _ they've made it into the world cup semi—finals in new zealand. after a shaky start to the tournament, losing their first three matches, they rounded off the group stage with a ioo—run victory over bangladesh. that sets up a last four clash against south africa on thursday in christchurch. jo currie reports. with a world cup semifinal spot in their sites, england were in full voice and full of optimism. having won the toss, they started to wobble. danny wyatt gone. she was followed shortly afterwards by heather might. —— heather night. england 26 for two, this wasn't in the game plan. it was left to study the ship. that brought up some much needed calm to the delight of the england fans. amyjones also found her range while sophia dunkley added a half—century to a respectable total of 234. now it was up to the bowlers.

england were devastating _ day tomorrow. england were devastating and _ day tomorrow. england were devastating and dominating l day tomorrow. england were i devastating and dominating and day tomorrow. england were - devastating and dominating and they will look to continue when they travel to italy next weekend. for scotland they will know that there is plenty to build on when they face wales next. meanwhile in dublin ireland are up against wales in their women's six nations match. ireland held the lead for the majority of the match, but wales came back with six minutes left to take the lead with donna rose crashing over. ireland held the lead for the majority of the match but wales came back with six minutes left to take the lead through a converted try by donna rose. so the match is reaching it's conclusion — these are live pictures from dublin. the closing stages of the match, 19-27 to the closing stages of the match, 19—27 to wales. on to premiership rugby and saracens have closed the gap on premiership leaders leicester to 8 points, after narrowly beating bri

pakistan is never beaten england. you expect to have a victory of this win suggests that they're starting to find form? i think they went about it. the whole bowling innings, clinical, very restricted pakistan only scored two runs and over was it was while checking test cricket. pretty boring from england but they did the simple things well, they took wickets throughout. best bullet in the world got three for doing what she does best. but the bat they went out, play themselves and die in a wyatt place yourself in it was able to capitalise on the boulders. abs, capitalise on the boulders. reasonable chance england also will have the bowlers of avoiding australia in the semifinals that's a huge relief because this is an australian side, england will be nervous of playing avenue and only beaten up once in last five years. there is that you can't be world champions without beating the best but england mayjust avoid that depending on what happens with the qualifications going into the semifinals. it does look like england

some new faces for england? new bring us up to speed? some new faces for england?— for england? new faces, it was a friendly and _ for england? new faces, it was a friendly and did _ for england? new faces, it was a friendly and did feel _ for england? new faces, it was a friendly and did feel like - for england? new faces, it was a friendly and did feel like that, i for england? new faces, it was a friendly and did feel like that, al friendly and did feel like that, a bit of a flat match in switzerland took the lead with a headerjust after 20 minutes to put them in front. luke shaw equalised from a conor gallagher pass just before half—time and then harry kane scored from the penalty spot. that took him to his 49th goal for england so moving further up that chart. and then in the second half the england players came out without their names on the back of the shirt to raise awareness for those living with dementia. 900,000 people living with the condition in the country so you could feel, you can fill wembley ten times over. it was revealed last year that manager gareth southg

england versus south africa. england have a point to prove. 0bviously wanted to get through to the world cup final. we thought england were out of this tournament. they are bounced back and won every single game since then and they've now out and play their best cricket to get through. how could an opponent are they? tt is to get through. how could an opponent are they? it is going to be a tou~h opponent are they? it is going to be a tough game. _ opponent are they? it is going to be a tough game, nailbiter. _ opponent are they? it is going to be a tough game, nailbiter. we - opponent are they? it is going to be a tough game, nailbiter. we have i opponent are they? it is going to be i a tough game, nailbiter. we have had so many nail biters and we cannot expect this to be an easy game for either side. expect this to be an easy game for eitherside. england have expect this to be an easy game for either side. england have got the strongest attack. it could go either way and to hold their nerve for the longest will

she helped england get up to a massive score, ended _ england get up to a massive score, ended up— england get up to a massive score, ended up being far too much or south africa, _ ended up being far too much or south africa, and _ ended up being far too much or south africa, and england put together the perfect _ africa, and england put together the perfect performance. they were clinicai— perfect performance. they were clinical and ruthless, and finally, the england squad we all like to watch — the england squad we all like to watch. , , ., the england squad we all like to watch, , , ., the england squad we all like to watch. , , ., watch. sophie eggleston took career best figures. — watch. sophie eggleston took career best figures, danny _ watch. sophie eggleston took career best figures, danny wyatt _ watch. sophie eggleston took career best figures, danny wyatt described | best figures, danny wyatt described her as a goat, greatest of all time. she's been phenomenal. she her as a goat, greatest of all time. she's been phenomenal.— she's been phenomenal. she is uenuinel she's b

you said you think england came _ progressing. you said you think england came to _ progressing. you said you think england came to pass - progressing. you said you think england came to pass that - progressing. you said you think| england came to pass that level progressing. you said you think. england came to pass that level of french cohesion, how do you feel about taking on that challenge in the next 18 months?— about taking on that challenge in the next 18 months? 100% excited about that- — the next 18 months? 10096 excited about that. very _ the next 18 months? 10096 excited about that. very optimistic. - the next 18 months? 10096 excited about that. very optimistic. i - about that. very optimistic. i really like the way his rebuild is coming. we would like to have better results but sometimes it does not go that way. you have to be at the patient. that way. you have to be at the atient. , , , that way. you have to be at the atient. , , ., patient. they say they are encouraged _ patient. they say they are encouraged by _ patient. they say they are encouraged by solid -

andrew bailey, the governor of the bank of england saying this is going _ of the bank of england saying this is going to be bigger single year energy— is going to be bigger single year energy price shocked and we've had in the _ energy price shocked and we've had in the nech— energy price shocked and we've had in the neck and 70s. in the 1970s, there _ in the neck and 70s. in the 1970s, there is— in the neck and 70s. in the 1970s, there is a — in the neck and 70s. in the 1970s, there is a series of rolling years facing _ there is a series of rolling years facing the — there is a series of rolling years facing the threat of stagnation which — facing the threat of stagnation which is — facing the threat of stagnation which is a very difficult place to be in _ which is a very difficult place to be in on — which is a very difficult place to be in on the get inflation could see of much _ be in on the get inflation could see of much demand chasing too little output _ of much demand chasing too little output. you have a situation where demand _ output. you have a situation wher

can england can continue their formidable run against scotland? hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. lots to bring you this friday evening, and we start with that sensational win for wales. one more win for them, and they qualify for a world cup tournament for the first time since 1958. all the talk very much centring around gareth bale, the captain and talisman for wales, who today launched an attack on the spanish press over flak he'd been receiving in the run—up to the match. matt graveling reports. 36 times he has bowls to the back of the net. ,., ., , _, ., 36 times he has bowls to the back of the net. , _, ., the net. good things come to those who wait and _ the net. good things come to those who wait and wales _ the net. good things come to those who wait and wales had _ the net. good things come to those who wait and wales had been - the net. good things come to those i who wait and wales had been waiting for 64 years. it’s who wait and wales had been waiting for 64 yew-— who wait and wales had been waiting for 64 years._ but

wolvaardt dropped again there understand me —— and englander englander worst enemy... south africa batted out the match and the victory. africa batted out the match and the victo . ., .,, africa batted out the match and the victo . ., ., , victory. one of those ones where stuff is not _ victory. one of those ones where stuff is not clicking _ victory. one of those ones where stuff is not clicking in _ victory. one of those ones where stuff is not clicking in the fields. | stuff is not clicking in the fields. we missed a couple chances again. we are fighting hard. wejust we missed a couple chances again. we are fighting hard. we just conducted over the line. are fighting hard. we 'ust conducted overthe line.— over the line. england now face india on wednesday _ over the line. england now face india on wednesday knowing i over the line. england now face i india on wednesday knowing there world cup hopes hang by a thread. jo currie, bbc news. yes, all in the balance for england, then — and the pressure very much on if they're to stay in with a chance to defend the tro

there is work to do for england. no british medals today from the winter paralympics, in beijing, and a worry for the wheelchair curling team, as britain's david melrose had to be taken to hospital after falling during their defeat by canada. the team had to replace melrose with gary smith after he fell from his chair while reaching for a delivery stick. melrose suffered a shoulder injury, but was later able to return to the athlete accommodation. gb went on to lose that match 6—3 and were then beaten by south korea, so their medal chances are over. meanwhile, hope gordon has made history by becoming paralympics gb's first female para—nordic skier. gordon, who's also a para—canoeist and para—swimmer, only took up the event six months ago. she finished 17th in qualifying in the women's sprint event, with the top 12 going through to the semi—finals. to football — and there's a big match in the champions league later, with paris saint—germain going into their second leg against real madrid 1—0 up. in the

england relieved, but realistic. _ to win. england relieved, but realistic, knowing _ to win. england relieved, but realistic, knowing they - to win. england relieved, but realistic, knowing they are i to win. england relieved, but| realistic, knowing they are on to win. england relieved, but - realistic, knowing they are on the board, but not out of the woods. to the men next. matthew fisher will make his test match debut for england against west indies this afternoon. he replaces craig overton who felt unwell overnight. it's a double blow for england as mark wood has also been ruled out. he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood who'll be making his test debut. wood injured an elbow on day three of the drawn first test in antigua. and captainjoe root says its now an opportunity for others. it is obviously disappointing. a very disappointing for him because he has been exceptionalfor us very disappointing for him because he has been exceptional for us of late. we see him as a big part of this team. it is a bit of a blow, but it gives other guys opportunities and as i sa

england fans everywhere. they saw the score reach 100. england would like to win everywhere. first, they must compete somewhere. joe wilson, bbc news, antigua. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. the chance of a shower in antigua tomorrow. here, aftera the chance of a shower in antigua tomorrow. here, after a cold start, some sunshine at least across eastern areas, appreciated by the lambs. on the western side of the uk, the cloud has been increasing and many of us have seen a bit of rain at some stage today. low pressure is now taking over. it is bringing in outbreaks of rain, particularly across western parts of the uk over the next few days, and quite windy here as well. overall, around these areas of low pressure, that when switching to a southerly direction so it is turning milder. when you get to see some sunshine, it will feel more springlike out there. we have seen some heavy rain across parts of northern ireland today, heavy and thundery rain moving through scotland this evening but after midnight, most places are dried with variable cloud and clear s

gusty winds around southwest england and also into western areas of scotland as well. the wind will come over the cold water of the north sea and across eastern areas of england and east scotland that temperatures will be high of around 12 degrees or so. more warm as the yellow colours across western areas of the uk. and across the northwest of scotland that's where the warm weather will be on saturday. highs of around 17 or 18 degrees which is the highest temperature of the year so far. on sunday lthough there is a lot of dry weather around low pressure will bring to cloud into eastern areas of england with showers here. and they will turn to software at times and temperatures will be lower and we have seen over the last couple of days or so. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... explosion pounded for weeks, kharkiv has been decimated by russian shelling, but ukrainian fighters are resisting. we have a special report from the front line. they've tried to punch through here again and again and they've failed. ukrainia

lots of sunshine for england and wales. a bit of cloud bubbling up could give 1—2 showers over the high ground in northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england. but essentially, it's a dry and mostly sunny day, and those temperatures widely getting up to 18—19 celsius in england and wales. as we move into the start of the weekend, again, it looks sunny for the most part, there's some low cloud here of threatening some coastal areas in the northwest. temperatures aren't showing much change, but there is this cloud here that's out in the north sea. and for the second half of the weekend, that cloud looks like pushing its way inland, at least across england and wales for a while. ccould be quite misty, low cloud and, where it sticks around, it's going to peg the temperatures back to 13—14 celsius outside of the cloud, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. sunday should again see some warm spells of sunshine. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: we have a sp

england is football, so it's exciting-— england is football, so it's excitina. ., ., _, exciting. the women have come so close to reaching a _ exciting. the women have come so close to reaching a major final. - exciting. the women have come so close to reaching a major final. we| close to reaching a ma'or final. we “ust not close to reaching a major final. , just got beat by the germans also! i'm talking about the last three years! you said it, not me. if england can get better this year, what would that do for women's football here? it what would that do for women's football here?— what would that do for women's football here? ., , ., , , football here? it would be massive. we see in the media _ football here? it would be massive. we see in the media attention - football here? it would be massive. we see in the media attention on i we see in the media attention on the women, so we're in a great place as it is. it's about time we won we have a great group of players, a nice blend and i think it's our best chance. . get yourtickets. notjust games, but it's going to be exciting.

england have beaten south africa to reach the women's cricket world cup final. defending champions england will now face australia after a dominant 137—run win over south africa. it's a remarkable turnaround for england, who were on the brink of elimination after losing their first three games but have now won five in a row to reach a second successive final. our sports reporter henry moeran has been speaking to 2017 world cup winner alex hartley. he asked her about opener danni wyatt's magnificent century. two weeks ago england lost to south africa after losing three games at all at this that of their title defence, some players that the but out of the competition, fast forward than they have just played the most supreme game against the same opponents to book their place and they won a cup final on sunday, 137 runs was imagine of victory and alex a winner with an content 2017, heather knight has been calling for the perfect performance, but was pretty much at. it the perfect performance, but was pretty much at— the perfect performance, but was pretty much

a century from nkrumah bonner has helped put west indies on top of the first test agianst england. they ended day three on 373—9, a lead of 62. and day four starts in under half an hour's time in antigua from wherejoe wilson reports. the feminist recreation ground in antigua, it stands as memory. —— famous. so many reports were sent back of great west indies moments from this very spot. what about the heroes of today? at the current test, jason holder failed and when england took his wicket in the opening minutes it felt significant. bonner stepped up. age 33 he still trying to establish himself in test cricket. tough work for a fast bowler and mark wood was soon off the field. west indies took the lead in the match and persistently bonner got to his century as the england bowlers began to look powerless. this is a man who persisted with a cricket career when he could have given up and england's resilience is under scrutiny here. i'll have more for you in the next hour. president zelensky has accused russia of attacking the carragher set up around media poll. 16 days. i reali

"expected" following the easing of restrictions in england. sajid javid said that the uk remains in a "very good position", but he urged adults eligible for a booster vaccine to come forward and get the jab. the latest data shows an increase in cases across the uk. the dominant variant here in the uk is 99.9 infections, percentage—wise, are omicron infections. and whilst the rate has gone up modestly in the last few days, that's to be expected, as we are now open as a country and there's more social mixing. but there's nothing in the data at this point in time that gives us any cause for concern. for the first time in more than a year, people in france will be allowed to go into shops and work without wearing masks from today. the country is relaxing more of its covid rules, including having to show proof of vaccination in places such as restaurants and cafes. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted to take industrial action unless the government meets their demands to put more money into the legal aid system. almost 2,000 member

england are now 120 for 2. sublime conditions there in barbados, to a rather wet and windy cheltenham now. after the buzz of crowds being back for opening day — the weather tried to dampen things. but not so for ener—gumeen, who took the honours in the queen mother champion chase at the festival. a delight for trainer willie mullins, and jockey paul townend. 0ur correspondent andy swiss is there for us. was this a surprise in the big race earlier? that's right, yes. as you say after yesterday sunshine, the conditions have been a little bit different today. we have had heavy rain all day and it has had quite an impact, particularly as they watered the course you last night perhaps underestimating the amount of rain that we would actually have today. certainly had an impact on the big race, the queen mother championship which had been billeted as a duel between the favourite and shish can did not like the conditions at all and that paved the way for them to charge clear and claim an emphatic victory. and for

day where regular rain interruptions have held up england's progress. but is there going to be a late twist... england declared just before the afternoon session began on 185—6 in their second innings. they wasted no time then making an impact with the ball, jack leach dismissing john campbell for 10 by way of an alex lee catch after review. and it wasn't before long that saqib mahmood got involved, shamarh brooks edged to second slip and capatinjoe root swooped in to claim zak crawley�*s juggled effort for 4. it wasn't long after that mahmoos struck again with a very so west indies are 23—1 and need 260 by stumps to win the match. at the women's cricket world cup, england's fightback continues, they are still on course for a place in the semi—finals after a nerve—shredding one—wicket win over the hosts new zealand in auckland. chasing 204 to win at eden park, england were doing well but suffered a chaotic collapse of five wickets for 20 runs. ultimately the final pair — charlie dean and anya shrubsole got them over the line. 0ur cricket r

and will england be there to face them? captain heather knight says they can still improve as they prepare for their semi—final. the defending champions lost their first three games and needed four successive wins to book a meeting with south africa in the early hours of tomorrow morning. it's a completely fresh slate, it is us versus south africa and all about what happens on the day so we are really excited. we had a close game and a tough loss against south africa earlier in the condition but excited for the final. we have built momentum and we have a few players in form so hopefully we can play well. england boss gareth southgate has cold the booing of defender harry maguire in their 3—0 win over ivory coast "an absolute joke". the game was part of england's preparations for the world cup. it was a good night for ollie watkins — he scored on his first england start to help them towards the 3—0 win. but difficult for maguire. liverpool captainjordan henderson took to social media to defend him after the game, and

some showers developing across northern england through the afternoon. some cloud pushing into southern coastal counties later in the day, but up to 17 degrees again across the southeast of england. but here comes that transition into the colder air, through tuesday into wednesday, arctic air slides all the way south across the uk and the feeling will be very noticeable. through tuesday, the colder air pushing into scotland and northern england, a few showers here turning increasingly wintry across the hills. further south, we're kind of in a transition, losing that milder air through the course of the day by the afternoon. temperatures i2, 13 degrees, certainly much cooler than we would have seen through the weekend, with a chance of some showers across england and wales. wednesday, the colder air into all parts with just about scraping ten or ii for cardiff and london. and here's the area of low pressure that i alluded to at the start, running into the colder air, perhaps slightly overly dramatic on our model at the moment, but you can see the theme â€

we keep some rain, though, further south across eastern england. further west, though, we're into that brighter sky, some sunshine and maybe one or two showers for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and western england. and these areas on the whole a little bit milder, i think, on friday. still quite cold, though, for eastern scotland and the north east of england. improvements, though, this weekend. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland, and we should slowly see the weather improving across england and wales as that rain finally moves away. but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here. there's even a risk of temperatures close to freezing in the south west of england and south wales. further east, though, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south eest of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and nor

free testing is about to end in england, but daily cases have gone up england, but daily cases have gone up significantly. how will the government keep tabs on the virus question on it government keep tabs on the virus question 0— government keep tabs on the virus auestion o ., , , , ., .,, question on it does represent almost the entire dismantling _ question on it does represent almost the entire dismantling of— question on it does represent almost the entire dismantling of the - the entire dismantling of the testing infrastructure that was set “p testing infrastructure that was set up at the start of the pandemic. of the element that is being retained is this surveillance programme run by the office for national statistics. now, that random testing of people in the community will provide regular updates for how much virus is circulating. we are one of the few countries to have a system like that, so in that sense we are well placed. what is changing is that most of us will not be able to access tests unless we are willing to pay for them. what the government is asking people to

persistent showers for the south—west of england, wales and eventually western scotland, too. onto this evening and overnight, many of the showers clearing, however, but some of the wetter weather shifting off into the north sea. but the centre of our area of low pressure that brought the showers through the weekend stays to the north—west, so some more wet weather into the night across western scotland and northern ireland. we'll see some showers approaching the south—west of england too, and there is the potential for the odd rumble of thunder out of those as we go into the early hours of monday. through monday daytime, the remnants of the weekend's low pressure bringing showers to scotland and northern ireland. showers drifting across into northern england as the day pans out, then these showers in the south—west breaking up a little, but tending to drift along the south coast, pushing inland into southern england, south midlands and east anglia into the afternoon. many areas seeing some decent spells of sunshine. lighter winds than we've had through the weekend. temp

england centre emily scarratt will return for england when they begin the defence of their women's six nations title on saturday. they take on scotland in edinburgh. scarratt has been out with a broken leg — this will be her first international appearance for 11 months. england are seeking to win their fourth tournament in a row and scotland head coach bryan easson knows his team will be up against it at the weekend. we know what to expect from england, it is having the discipline around the defence and attack and our game management so we can stick to those systems, we have not really talked about outcome, be have talked about processes and hopefully the outcome takes care of itself free stick to our processes. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport website, including the news that the former england strikerjermain defoe has announced his retirement from football. i'll be back with more later. let's get more on the nato meeting in brussels — and following morning talks — the secretary general has been giving up an update on the progress of talks... after

we felt that asian women in england had fought for two years for the union. and we were proud of that fact. we have achieved. the treatment with the staff has already changed. it's great. the wages was increased after that. translation: i'm so proud of myself that we _ fought for our rights. laxmi patel remembering the grunwick strike which inspired widespread trade union support. our next story is about mercedes, a forensic anthropologist from argentina who found a team dedicated to searching for the remains of missing victims of war, atrocities and state violence. in their search for the truth, her teams have exhumed remains in more than 30 countries, among them el salvador, a scene of a brutal civil war in the 1980s. we end up assuming the remains of close to 140 kids that were all in this very small one—room house. we were exhuming all these little dresses and whatever they had in their pockets. those kind of details are actually the ones that kind of devastate you. they're very, very hard, yeah. i started doing this forensic work since 1984 when democr

west indies are 372 for 6, still trailing england by 135. england's women face a big game this evening as they look to keep their cricket world cup dreams alive. bowler katherine brunt says the squad is "calm" before their must—win match against new zealand in auckland. england, the defending champions, lost their first three games but were much improved in a big win over india. they should make the semi—finals if they win their final three matches, starting against the hosts tonight. every game for us has been a semifinal and we have not relaxed at the start, we are not relaxed now, we are taking every game seriously. we are fighting as hard as you possibly can. for them it will be a must win game as it is false but it is no different to how the last four games have gone. we will approach it in the same way and hopefully give our best display this time. chelsea have a limited number of fans at middlesborough tonight after roman abramovic was sanctioned but they are in control of their fa cup quarter final as i speak. they took the lead

a genial man who loves to defy england. west indies will resume 109 behind and holed up with the balance of the match in his hands. —— and jason holder with the balance of the match in his hands. no british medals today from the winter paralympics in beijing, and a worry for the wheelchair curling team as britain's david melrose had to be taken to hospital after falling during their defeat to canada. the team had to replace melrose with gary smith after he fell from his chair while reaching for a delivery stick. melrose suffered a shoulder injury, but was later able to return to the athletes accommodation. gb went on to lose that match 6—3 and were then beaten by south korea, so their medal chances are over. meanwhile, hope gordon has made history by becoming paralympics gb�*s first female para—nordic skier. gordon, who's also a para—canoeist and para—swimmer, only took up the event six months ago. she finished 17th in qualifying in the women's sprint event, with the top 12 going through to the semi—finals.

temperatures around 10 degrees at best, but only 6 or so in the northeast of england. we got higher pressure bringing the sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, and that's going to build across that weather front. it'll continue to weaken it. it'll continue to dry it out as well. and we should see some brighter skies. again, a frosty start, though, for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine here. always a bit more cloud, i think, for england and wales, but it will be lifting a bit. skies should be brighter. we should see some sunshine and it's likely to be dry across england and wales on sunday, but still not particularly warm, temperatures typically around 8 or 9 celsius. chelsea this is the latest headlines for viewers in the k and around the world. kirsten becomes the first major city to be captured by the russian invasion. the ukrainian president says his nation remains defiant. we are a nation who — nation remains defiant. we are a nation who broke _ nation remains defiant. we are a nation who broke his- nation remains defiant. we are| a nation who br

england six wickets down. the lead was just eight runs when they lost eight wickets, mayers his fifth. the match and the series nearly gone, after the ashes, england promised to reset. instead they keep hitting the off switch. patrick geary, bbc news. and redemption of some sorts forjosh warrington, who won back the ibf featherweight title last night by knockout, against kiko martinez. warrington was explosive from the outset, in front of a buzzing hometown crowd in leeds. a familiar venue for him. he put his opponent down in the first, and sensed an early finish — but it went to the 7th, when the ref stopped the fight. glory for warrington, after defeat and a draw in his last two fights. england continued their world cup preparations with a 2—1 friendly win over switzerland at wembley, although they had to come from behind to win. there was a landmark for captain harry kane to celebrate too, level with sir bobby charlton now on 49 england goals, as nesta mcgregor reports. a big upside to the international

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england ended their first innings on 311. joe wilson sent this report from antiguia. the cricket ground is definitely this way — the outskirts, rural antigua, and many had other commitments. so fast bowlerjayden seales took his wickets to the west indies in front of a uk crowd. it did rain intermittently. jonny bairstow had made 140 when he finally offered this chance to jason holder, 67" at full extension. there, 311 all out. so england's turn to bowl, and every woman, man, and creature on the planet knows what that means — stuart broad and james anderson. well, not now, not here. england opened the bowling with woakes and 0verton, and the batters enjoyed them. sojohn campbell could barely believe his dismissal. well, 83—1, and england and 0verton had something. wood and stokes added energy — and when the third wicket fell, england were finally warming up. but they soon met jason holder, the batter. he's a genial man who loves to defy england. west indies will resume 109 behind, and maybe holder with the balance of t

. politicians, claiming damages in england-— in england. and anatolia, i think you _ in england. and anatolia, i think you have _ in england. and anatolia, i think you have tried - in england. and anatolia, i think you have tried to - in england. and anatolia, i. think you have tried to write about the children of oligarchs, but it was not easy, is that right?— is that right? well, it is never easy _ is that right? well, it is never easy with - is that right? well, it is never easy with the - is that right? well, it is - never easy with the oligarchs. i suspect that there is a lawyer listening to this conversation as well. catherine nelson is a really great example, you know how hard it has been for her. just auoin to hard it has been for her. just going to change _ hard it has been for her. just going to change direction now. because i want to pick up on something we talked about a few weeks ago which is the crackdown on russian—backed channels in the uk and around the world. laura is tech correspondent at politico based in paris. it t

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some sleet and snow over the hills, wetter weather arriving in northern england and perhaps northern ireland. behind that we get the arctic air, ice and snow in northern scotland, frost likely here, chilly across southern parts of england and wales, the crowd breaks up and leaves us with mist and fog that is slowly clearing. the shower in the south—west, this main branch of cloud and rain here, some wet weather, to the north we had sunshine and wintry showers. only 5 degrees tomorrow afternoon in newcastle, the last of the mild air is across southern england. the rain we see will turn to sleet and snow overnight, there could be a light covering in southern england on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning, a wintry look on thursday morning with the widespread frost and icy patches. the last sleet and snow clears away from the south east corner on thursday, that we all had sunshine at wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow. a rash of showers for northern and eastern areas blown whilst on the strong and gusty winds. the winds will make it

temperatures around 10 degrees at best, but only 6 or so in the northeast of england. we got higher pressure bringing the sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, and that's going to build across that weather front. it'll continue to weaken it. it'll continue to dry it out as well. and we should see some brighter skies. again, a frosty start, though, for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine here. always a bit more cloud, i think, for england and wales, but it will be lifting a bit. skies should be brighter. we should see some sunshine and it's likely to be dry across england and wales on sunday, but still not particularly warm, temperatures typically around 8 or 9 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines — the mayor of the strategically important ukrainian port of kherson says russian forces are now in control, making it the first major city to be taken by the russians. in eastern ukraine, the city of kharkiv has been hit by sustained rocket fire and air strikes. the mayor says it's inflicting heavy casualties on the civilian population. the centre of the

england relieved by realistic _ that we know we need to win. england relieved by realistic knowing _ that we know we need to win. england relieved by realistic knowing they - relieved by realistic knowing they are on the board, not out of the woods. national hunt legend tiger roll was denied a fairytale farewell at cheltenham festival today when he was pipped to the post by stablemate delta work in an extraordinary cross country chase. the two—time grand national winner looked set for a record—equalling sixth festival triumph but went down by three quarters of a length. some spectators booed jockey jack kennedy as he returned on the winner. tiger roll almost added a fourth cross country win to victories at cheltenham in the triumph hurdle and national hunt chase. in the big race of the day energumean won a dramatic queen mother champion chase after favourite shishkin was pulled up. the 5—2 shot, ridden by paul townend for owner tony bloom — chairman of brighton and hove albion — handed trainer willie mullins a first win in the race. e

england play switzerland in a friendly at wembley tomorrow. and with their world cup qualification already sorted, questions are being asked again about the human rights record of the host nation - qatar. and while england manager gareth southgate says he doesn't see the benefit of boycotting this year's tournament, he did confirm his team are having their own conversations in the camp about what they might be able to do to bring about change. there is power with us being able to do things together or even with some of the other european nations or whatever that might look like. there are conversations going on in the background, so it would be wrong to say that we are pushing things to one side. frankly, we're talking more about it than many other things, so i agree. i think the players have got a good voice and we should allow them to come up with their ideas, and if we can support that and help shape that, then we should also do that. onto the night's rugby union action and ospreys were soundly beaten as—is by lions in their united rugby

these local chip| shops in the north of england. this potato grower is cutting back production and won't be sewing in this field. straightaway the fertiliser has tripled, electric has tripled, the haulage has not doubled but it will be there very shortly. we will definitely lose money if we plant this year, i dread to think we will be losing this and this one little field. there is sunshine on the coast but the outlook for businesses and their customers seem bleak. the war in ukraine seems a long way from the speech but the soaring price of potatoes, fish, oil, the energy to cook them part due to that conflict, it's causing a cost of living in a cost of doing business emergency, which has arrived on these shores, and that firms we work for and services we buy are now desperate for some kind of financial lifeline. but adding to the burden on companies and consumers a planned tax hike in april, the chancellor needs to change course at his spring statement next week according to business chief. . ., , next week according to business ch

we keep some rain, though, further south across eastern england. further west, though, we're into that brighter sky, some sunshine and maybe one or two showers for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and western england. and these areas on the whole a little bit milder, i think, on friday. still quite cold, though, for eastern scotland and the north—east of england. improvements, though, this weekend. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland, and we should slowly see the weather improving across england and wales as that rain finally moves away. but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here. there's even a risk of temperatures close to freezing in the south—west of england and south wales. further east, though, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south—west of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland a

temperatures around 10 degrees at best, but only 6 or so in the northeast of england. we got higher pressure bringing the sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, and that's going to build across that weather front. it'll continue to weaken it. it'll continue to dry it out as well. and we should see some brighter skies. again, a frosty start, though, for scotland and northern ireland, some sunshine here. always a bit more cloud, i think, for england and wales, but it will be lifting a bit. skies should be brighter. we should see some sunshine and it's likely to be dry across england and wales on sunday, but still not particularly warm, temperatures typically around 8 or 9 celsius. you are watching bbc news. our headlines: the mayor of the strategically important south ukrainian port of kherson says russian forces are now in control, making it the first major city to be captured in the east. the mayor of the besieged city has said russian missiles have hit residential areas. ukrainian officials say more than 2,000 civilians have died since russia's invasion began. mo

we keep some rain, though, further south across eastern england. further west, though, we're into that brighter sky, some sunshine and maybe one or two showers for northern ireland, western scotland, wales and western england. and these areas on the whole a little bit milder, i think, on friday. still quite cold, though, for eastern scotland and the north east of england. improvements, though, this weekend. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland, and we should slowly see the weather improving across england and wales as that rain finally moves away. but we start the weekend cold in scotland and northern ireland, a slight frost here. there's even a risk of temperatures close to freezing in the south west of england and south wales. further east, though, we've still got that band of cloud and rain. and that will tend to sink its way southwards and westwards, taking some of that damp weather towards the south west of england, but allowing more sunshine in wales, now, and the north of england, together with sunshine in scotland and nor

i've always loved working for england as long as i make a difference i'll be happy. england's women have been given a boost at the icc cricket world cup in new zealand. pakistan beat west indies by 8 wickets in a match shortened due to the weather in hamilton, for their first victory in a women's world cup in 13 years. spinner nida dar took a career—best [i for 10. that win means if heather knight's england side, who are the defending champions — can earn victories in their two remaining games — they're likely to finish above west indies, and qualify for the semis, because of a superior net run—rate. richard agar has left his position as head coach of leeds rhinos — the super league side have won just once, in their opening six games. the 50—year—old took over in 2019 and led the rhinos to the 2020 challenge cup, their first trophy since 2017. assistant coach jamiejones—buchanan will take interim charge for saturday's challenge cup tie against castleford. so the dust has settled after the opening race of the new formula one season. charles leclerc won

now the details for arrangements in england have been announced. we are england have been announced. - are continuously learning about this virus, and through the pandemic and through the vaccination programme, learning how to make sure that people keep safe and keep protected. as with any vaccination, your protection does wane over time, so it is very important to get online and get booked and get protected today. the online and get booked and get protected today.— protected today. the spring booster programme - protected today. the spring booster programme as - protected today. the spring booster programme as a i booster programme as a precautionary measure aimed at those who remain vulnerable to covid-i9. post -- those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. post —— first those who remain vulnerable to covid-i9. post -- first it those who remain vulnerable to covid—i9. post —— first it will be offered to people aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed. they can book a jab from seven o'clock this morning. in the coming weeks t