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

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

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

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

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

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

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

most of them are blue, as you can see, so england. most of them are blue, as you can see, so looking at rain showers rather than anything wintry in the south. for northern and eastern scotland, there will be more snide particularly in the hills, lower down, rain or sleet as the weather begins to turn a little bit less cold. that trend is said to continue into next week. still quite cold across scotland in particular and it is here where there is the risk of further snow in the week ahead, particularly across the hills. elsewhere in the united kingdom, temperatures will be creeping up day by day, but we are looking at bands of rain. combined with snowmelt, that could cause problems in its own right. the weather is going to slowly improving the coming days, but particularly across eastern scotland and north east england, with a combination of freezing snow and rain bringing the risk of widespread ice over the next few days. —— next few hours. chris, we have talked a lot about the weather the last few days. the snow on those minus si

that is what happened in southern england and what is happening a cat or ask scotland and england. —— happening across. we have some showers working into the south—west of england. getting towards surrey and west sussex and arriving perhaps quite quickly as well. stein cold for most of us but temperatures gradually turning well. stein cold for most of us but tempeg south. iaéuy't'u‘rnifigi well. stein cold for most of us but tempeg south. —— lly’t'uzrningi well. stein cold for most of us but tempeg south. —— staying figi well. stein cold for most of us but tempeg south. —— staying cool. this is bbc news — our latest headlines this hour. weather warnings for snow and icy roads remain in place across much of the uk — hundreds of people remain without power in parts of wales and northern england. 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. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says the prime minister's brexit offer s

of england and to east anglia. elsewhere a clear and cool night with the chance of some mist and fog. don‘t be surprised if you wake up fog. don‘t be surprised if you wake up to things like this across the country during sunday morning. some will be quite dense and slow to clear but it will and there will be sunshine around. this feature rain will gradually push away into the north so it will turn dry here through the afternoon. for england and wales showers will develop into the afternoon and some could be heavy and perhaps thundery. the best of the dry bright weather will be scotla nd of the dry bright weather will be scotland and northern ireland. milder day for you. not so mild across england and wales on saturday. into monday, this feature will bring some wet and really whether to england and wales. an area of low pressure moving through the english channel. further north and west should be largely fine and dry. for monday, this is the picture. for much of northern ireland, parts of scotland we will see th

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.

follow on terri marchant good to have you with us police in england are retracing the steps of a former russian spy who is reported to be critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance authorities remain tight lipped about the investigation they've only confirmed two people a man and a woman were found unconscious sunday on a park bench in the southern city of seoul spring they say there's no known risk to the public. a crime scene that could be straight from a bond movie. police donned hazmat suits as they decontaminate the street where the former russian spy a great pal and a woman had collapsed the substance that has made them critically ill hasn't been identified both or to use the treating it as a major incident and have even closer nearby restaurant as a precaution a passive bind said it looked like the pan had taken drugs. on the bench there was a couple. an older guy and a younger go she was sort of let in on him it looked like she passed out maybe he was doing some strange hand movements looking up to the sky. i felt anxious and felt like i should step in but to be

some fair weather cloud in scotland and the far north of england. for the rest of the afternoon, the cloud across the southeast will thin and break—up and brighter weather will come through eventually. plenty of sunshine elsewhere. some showers perhaps in scotland, northern ireland and northern parts of england but those will be few and far between. like winds and sunshine and temperatures getting up to 13. through the evening and into tonight with clear spells it will turn cold quite quickly and as you can see by the blue colouring, a frost setting in in northern and western areas. south—eastern areas perhaps staying just above freezing and two to four degrees. into next week, some changes on the way. a battle between cold aircoming changes on the way. a battle between cold air coming from the north, scandinavia, and less cold, milder aircoming from scandinavia, and less cold, milder air coming from the south. as those two meet, there is the risk of snow. for monday, a fine start, cold and frosty, but cloud invades from the west bringing rain p

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

travel to be official england support us globe or course. but england's on. russia only estimates around ten thousand we'll bring you well the high five now doubt the problem me even the sunken zone in particular we saw this week in england planning. on the european championships in two thousand and sixteen. if you are going from the politics with much knowledge still got to go souls or burning in trouble on trying to be quite and that's what a cauldron like. the stakes donald trump's appointed his third national security adviser at the washington veteran and former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john bolton he's known for his whole case stands on both north korea and iran. secretary building in new york has thirty eight stories if you log ten stories today it wouldn't make a difference. the russians have walked all over the obama administration for eight years it's really been a pathetic performance if you make them feel pain and others feel pain then the possibility of deterring future conduct like this increases that's what we need to do. the caliphate that i

match in amsterdam was marred by family violence with ninety england supporters arrested. but it was. the videos emerged showing england supporters hurling beer bottles from bridges that boats one man for a bicycle and who a canal and another was seen taking office shirt and diving in head first there has been swift condemnation of the england fans online one man wrote that he would love to take his son to watch england but that will not happen because he says quote we have zero class another accuse the supporters of embarrassing themselves as head of this summer's world cup in russia and country which often gets accused of football hooliganism england manager gareth southgate gave his views on fan violence so we keep pointing the finger at russia. where we're going to be guests in the next couple of months but we haven't resolved the issue in our own country and until we do i think we should stay far enough off those things elsewhere r.t. football host stan collymore says checks are in place to ensure the troublemakers are kept away from the world cup. her. moscato you. w

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

england with it all to do. to the day's football action, then, starting with the big game of the day in the premier league, where two goals from marcus rashford helped manchester united beat north west rivals liverpool. the result moves them 13 points behind manchester city at the top. patrick gearey was watching. from the age of industry to the age of the selfie, manchester and liverpool have quarrelled. the row started about trade. these days these teams rely on imports butjose mourinho opted for local produce. marcus rashford of northern moor, look what it meant him to score! rashford as england's great hope that not started a league game for his club this year. you can consider this a chance taken, 2—0. after the break liverpool fought back and felt they should given a hand but the penalty. they got a bit of luck though. an own goal, a mix to set up a big finish. the pressure mounted. liverpool corner, 13 minutes and 96, the top scorer, reset. united know the top scorer, reset. united know the title is he

england 911—5. a painfully familiar collapse only provided a temporary halt when jonny bairstow sprung to the wicket, offering england a way to begin repairing the damage. 0thers though, seemingly intent on simply causing more. stuart broad, the seventh to go. bairstow again, left to pick up the pieces. he passed 50 in fine fashion, supported by mark wood, who also reached his half—century. bairstow finished the day three short of three figures. a recovery of sorts, but after a difficult week, there remains a long way to go. adam wild, bbc news. tomorrow night, boxing heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua is back in action, in one of the sport's biggest fights in recent memory. he faces the current wbo champion new zealand's joseph parker, in wales. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports. cardiff, a city steeped in history, but more recently renowned for hosting major sporting events, and they don't come a lot bigger than this. anthonyjoshua versusjoseph parker, the first reigning heav

rain going across northern england may see some snow across going across northern england may see some snow across the going across northern england may see some snow across the pennines. a few degrees above freezing so there could be a bit of frost in clear spells. the rain will clear northern england, still some rain until snow to come across scotland is becoming confined to the northern part of scotland. shadows into the west of wales and south—west england later on but maybe a dry day into tuesday. grey and murky around the hills with some sunshine making it feel more pleasant. not much wind around and that continues on tuesday night into wednesday. low pressure still with us. wednesday. low pressure still with us. some shadows here and there on wednesday across england and wales. probably going to be a little better at times concerned stigma compared to tuesday. breaks in the loud with murky cloud in scotland and northern ireland but into orkney, shetland and the hebrides the rain and snow. cooler by wednesday saw more chance of frost into thursday morning with fog patches expec

and also public health england. lots more information possibly coming in terms of the detailed investigation of the attempted murder of those two, sergei skripal and his daughter. let's take a look at the scene. of course we have been short on information from police and from ambulance services since the attack nearly a week ago. this is an important moment coming up where they give us more on the investigation. we havejust heard from the chief medical officer suggesting that civilians in that area, those who are in the mill pub on that day or on the following day, last sunday or monday, and those who we re last sunday or monday, and those who were in these easy restaurant last sunday or monday, should now, as a precaution, wash their clothes or other accessories, their electronic devices, that might have been with them at the time. stressing there is no immediate danger to them. that the long—term proximity to those items could conceivably be a risk and therefore they should make sure that they wash them. let's t

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

they beat england by 57 runs. in the next few minutes, great britiain‘s anthonyjoshua and joseph parker of new zealand will walk out at the principality stadium in front of around 78,000 fans, ahead of what is the first heavyweight unification fight to take place in britain. joshua, who is the 2012 olympic super heavyweight champion, is expected to earn around £15 million from tonight's fight. that's all for now. that is it. good night. bye—bye. many of you, through this weekend, have had to look at something akin to that, the favoured few have seen something a good deal cheerier. the reason for this mishmash is that some of you have been stuck close by toa some of you have been stuck close by to a weather front that has affected the south—east of scotland, the north—east of england. further west, brighter skies. he is today, much improved form any part of the british isles undulating in the day. —— easter day. for the most part, yes, a lot of cloud out towards the east, and shun sharp showers as well

england meanwhile lost to france in paris. it means the irish have clinched the six nations title with a game to spare. from dublin, joe wilson reports. this afternoon we didn't know how it would stop. 0nly where it would start. aviva stadium, dublin. scotland waiting. this way. scotland's style, fast and loose. when it fails it can hand tries to the opposition. jacob stockdale for ireland. few players have ever made a try scoring starts toa have ever made a try scoring starts to a career like stockdale. this was his sixth of the tournament this year. his sixth of the tournament this yea r. early his sixth of the tournament this year. early in the second half, a scotla nd year. early in the second half, a scotland move finally worked, completed in the corner by the youngster blair kinghorn. sean cronin got ireland's fourth try, not only ensuring victory but also a bonus point. ireland had done all they could possibly do here in dublin. now, england had to match that performance in paris to keep their title hopes alive. england

back to the action now and england captain joe root the game. back to the action now and england captainjoe root was dismissed with the last ball of the day to leave england trailing new zealand by 237 runs going into the last eight of the first test in auckland. after declaring on 427 — eight, the home side got alastair cook out early in the second innings we re cook out early in the second innings were just two runs. cook out early in the second innings werejust two runs. stoneman reached his fourth test half—century but he was out next ball, caught by trent bolt. joe root also reached 50 but shortly after took a nasty hit to the glove by trent bolt and needed lengthy treatment. he was dismissed next ball leaving england on 132 victory at the close. they must bat out the final day for draw. —— 132-3. and out the final day for draw. —— 132—3. and why it hit a brilliant century to beat india in the match in dubai. she helped england reach the target of 199 with eight deliveries to spare. india had earlier posted 198—4, the highes

there were just over 22,500 midwives in post in england in 2017. the royal college of midwives estimates there's a shortfall of around 3,500. the new plan will create an extra 650 midwifery training places next year. that will be followed by 1,000 new places in each of the three subsequent years. but like nurses in england, the students will now have to pay tuition fees. the government knows that recruitment and retention in the nhs is a problem, one reason why it recently announced a 6.5% pay deal over three years for many staff in england. there's pressure on ministers to find more money to put into front—line services. the idea of a dedicated nhs tax has been floated, and it wasn't ruled out today. if you ask the public about the nhs, they're very clear they would like to see more money going to the nhs, they would be prepared to see some of their own taxes going into the nhs. but they are very clear they want to know that money is actually going into the nhs and social care system, and they want to know that the nhs is going to reform. labour

fascinating to see how england get on in paris today. it wouldn't surprise me to be speaking here at around 7pm this evening reflecting on ireland being six nations champions. and there would be some party there, i'm sure if that were the case. jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch, to win the series 3—2. there were three wickets apiece for chris woa kes and adil rashid as new zealand, were bowled out for 223, before england cruised to their target. and back in form marcus rashford has scored twice for manchester united in their premier league match against liverpool. it's approaching half time at old trafford — 2—0 still the score. 41 minutes played. marcus rashford with both goals. all over liverpool like a rash! you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel with me, shaun ley. president trump has posted a message on twitter saying a deal with north korea is very much in the making and, if completed, would be very

some showers down to south west england. maybe rain and hail as well. sleet and snow in parts of scotland, too. it is still feeling quite pleasant. this weather front could be developing from northern france. a wet day for the channel islands. some coastal counties could be close to the rain at times. sunny spells after a frosty start. temperatures dropping again. any snow will be limited to the hills. most places will stay dry. a frosty start to friday. friday we will see changes. snow in the form of showers. it could turn cloudy and wet across southern england and wales. yellow colours in the chart. mild air crashing again be cold a to begin the weekend. england and wales will see some rain on saturday. some snow for a time in scotland. the mild air will win out and by sunday, sunshine. more details coming up next. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown. today at 2pm. the former russian spy who's a suspected victim of poisoning in salisbury — it's emerged the woman areas around the incident. " ' " "' " what was necessary if russia i

that one in covers the areas we talked about, parts of england and a lot of eastern england and the midlands this evening and overnight. there is also another one coming into force overnight for more general southern parts of the uk. there is uncertainty in the warning for the night ahead because it is a developing situation. but there are showers through the day today. tonight, there could be a more organised big band of snow. that is giving us cause for concern at the moment. we talked about particular areas, but are their places where people should be particularly concerned and thinking about preparations? absolutely. the reason it has returned is a similar reason to two weeks ago. we have this really cold siberian air. you mentioned yourself that it is windy outside. it is almost gale force. so we are seeing temperatures 10 degrees lower than they were yesterday in some central and eastern areas. if you add on the wind, it is going to feel bitter. the area we are particularly concerned about is because the wind is coming in from the east and blowing across parts of northern england, part

nhs england is calling it a win—win. this is one of the many steps to helping improve the nhs cope with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients we hope that we need to convey to hospitaljust to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso, some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: two british men — believed to have been members of the islamic state cell known as "the beatles" — complain they can't get a fair trial after losing their citizenship. the head of the un calls for an investigation into the deaths of at least sixteen palestinians — during clashes with the israeli army on the gaza border. australian cricket's former vice captain, davi

bairstow finished on 97 not out with england 290—8. england's batsmen may be struggling at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua at the moment against new zealand, but anthony joshua can at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence tomorrow night. the british champion, who holds the wba and ibf titles, takes on the new zealander joseph clarke, who holds the wbo belt as he continues his quest to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. the fighters will weigh in later today before taking to the ring tomorrow night. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. where do you get the i%, that important i%? but in terms of the occasion, when you are matched with someone occasion, when you are matched with someone in terms of ability, those small adjustments make a big difference. it's like a race. milliseconds the difference between and silver. these things will play in my favour, for sure. it doesn't mean i'm going to win and

england suddenly need the oxygen game. england suddenly need the oxyg e n of game. england suddenly need the oxygen of victory. before the game starts, let's hear from oxygen of victory. before the game starts, let's hearfrom both sides. everyone is aware of the significance it has for irish rugby and this group of players. there is nervous energy, but it's also very exciting. you want to pitch yourself against the best teams. nothing is perfect in the world. rugby is an imperfect game, so every team has certain weaknesses, and we have to be good enough to exploit those areas. the first game of the day is already under way. how scotland getting against italy? well, knowing the way scotland have played through the six nations, which is fast and loose, we shouldn't be surprised that there have been tries galore already. it 17-12 a fixer moments ao. that was 17—12 a few moments ago. that game is stilljust nearing the end of the first half. scotland have tried to play this brave and risky kind of rugby. if they can come away from rome with a win and a bonus point vict

actorly action, england captainjoe root was dismissed with the last ball of the day to leave england trailing new zealand going into the last day of the first test. —— back to the action. after declaring, the home side got alastair cook out early in the second innings forjust alastair cook out early in the second innings for just two alastair cook out early in the second innings forjust two runs. matt stillman reached his fourth test half—century with a six from neil wagner, but he was out next ball, called by trent boult. joe root reached 50 but shortly after took a nasty hit to the glove and had to receive lengthy treatment. he was dismissed by bolt next, leaving england on i32—3 at the close, they must bat out the final day for a draw. england's women have also been in action, danielle wyatt hit a brilliant century as they beat india in the third t20 match of the series in mumbai, only the second woman to score 2t20 international hundreds to help england reach their target of 199 with eight deliveries to spare. india had earlier posted 198—4, highest score made against e

england had extended the pitch — perfect for this. stockdale's seventh try of the six nations, and that is a record. eddiejones could see his first defeat with england coming. england added tries in the second half but never got close to winning. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here, never better. it is a special day for everyone involved with irish rugby and to be here and celebrate that and to top it off with winning somewhere like this. this is a fortress, a really tough place to go and it is a sign of a champion team to come here and do that. irish rugby union is now the envy of europe and not just because of these scenes of celebration at twickenham. the challenge for these players is to be world champions next autumn. standing here right now, that seems very possible. wales finish the six nations in second place behind champions, ireland, afterjust beating france by one point. liam williams scored the only wales try of the game but their third home win earned wales a hard —fought 14 points to 13 victory.

england seem to have gone backwards. they could lose three matches in a row, and that has not happened for a novel long time. they would just love to scupper ireland's grand slam plans, because thatis ireland's grand slam plans, because that is what the irish did to the english in last year's championship. starting things off, it is in rome. italy against scotland. italy have already won the wooden spoon. scotla nd already won the wooden spoon. scotland could finished third. that is probably the best that they can hope for. rounding things off in cardiff, wales against france. if ireland win here, that will be a battle for second place. wendy to look forward to in this final round of the six nations championship, to see which is the best team in the northern hemisphere. —— plenty to look forward to. it is ireland. but can they also when the grand slam as well? england's women ended their six nations with victory over ireland but they finished runners up to france. england won by 33 points to 11 at the ricoh arena, da

twenty eight england football fans are arrested in amsterdam during street clashes ahead of a match against the netherlands. president picks john bolton as his new national security adviser white house veteran has previously backed military action against north korea and iran. q. a broadcasting live coverage from our studios in moscow this is our national income thomas glad to have you with us all right a gunman has killed three people in and injured sixteen in the south of france hijacked a car before taking hostages at a supermarket before being shot and killed by special forces president micron called the incident and act of terrorists. that would be our country today suffered an islam is terrorist attack in caucus on and treb terrorist has been identified he was killed during his so an investigation will have to answer some important question on this when and how was he radicalized and how and when did he procure the weapon that was claimed by the islamic state group and these claims are being assessed we have for several years paid without blood to know the terrorist menace . the terro

the videos emerged showing england supporters hurling beer bottles from bridges at the boats one man threw a bicycle into a canal and another was seen taking off his shirt and diving in head first now there has been swift condemnation of the england fans online one man wrote that he would love to take his son to watch england but that will not happen because he says quote we have zero class never accuses supporters of embarrassing themselves ahead of this summer's world cup in russia a country which often gets accused of football hooliganism england manager gareth southgate gave us his views on fan violence so we keep pointing the finger at russia. where we're going to be guests in the next couple of months but we haven't resolved the issue in our own country and until we do i think we should stay far enough far enough those things elsewhere are to football host to stan collymore says checks are in place to ensure that troublemakers are kept away from the world cup. trouble her. her moscato to get into her single have to live on i. guess what i do you have to buy a ticket to play. fo

perhaps for nhs staff in england, these rises can‘t come fast enough. remember, limits on pay have been in place for years — part of the conservatives‘ efforts to balance the nation‘s books. but public money will still be tight. this is an easing of a squeeze, not the end. scotland and wales are likely to follow the westminster move. and it adds volume to calls for rises in other parts of the public sector. money round here‘s still tight, but the cap no longer fits. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster. we saw a flavour of the debate in the commons, all the comments in the commons. how does this play out politically? a blog that has generally been positive reaction to the announcement today. the government has been under pressure on public sector pay for some time and have felt the arguments over pay during the general election. i think this is what some conservative mps have been saying, a step in the right direction. this announcement today only applies to england, it is expecte

if you're a professional traitor, he says, my advice, don't move to england. something's not right there, the climate, perhaps. but too many bad things go on there, people are hanged, poisoned, helicopter crashes or they fall out of windows." undeeradimir putin, the kremlin has sent a very clear message to the russian people that their country is besieged fortress, threatened by enemies abroad and traitors at home. that's why there is little sympathy here for sergei skripal. and if moscow did target sergei skripal... most russian people, not me, of course, most russian people would take pride in it because there is a very black and white world, it's us against them. putin has brought us back in a big way. today, the president delivered a special address. no mention of spies. he congratulated russian women on international women's day. moscow knows it's under suspicion that the kremlin is acting as if its business as usual. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. joining me now from newcastle is dr chris morris from the medical toxicology centre at newcastle univers

bairstow finished on 97 not out with england 290—8. england's batsmen may be struggling at the moment against new zealand, but anthonyjoshua can redress the balance as cardiff gears up for another world heavyweight title defence tomorrow night. the british champion, who holds the wba and ibf titles, takes on the new zealanderjoseph parker, who holds the wbo belt as he continues his quest to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. the fighters will weigh in later today before taking to the ring tomorrow night. in terms of preparation, that is 99%. where do you get the 1%, that important 1%? in terms of boxing at the arena before, that is the 1%. but in terms of the occasion, when you're matched with someone in terms of ability, those small adjustments make a big difference. it's like a race. milliseconds are the difference between and silver. milliseconds are the difference between gold and silver. these little things will play in my favour, for sure. it doesn't mean i'm going to win and it will be easy, but it does pla

for parts of england and wales there was more clout around. staying dry in northampton but some spots of rain and sleet. tomorrow we switch things around, the weather coming in from the atlantic. those clear brea ks we from the atlantic. those clear breaks we had today across scotland and northern ireland moving further east. rain spreading through the hebrides and many western areas frost free into the morning. widely frosty across england and wales and some of the coldest conditions to wales and the west midlands. so quite a chilly morning commute but quite a chilly morning commute but quite crisp and bright for england and wales. further north some morning brightness cross northern england but already cloudy in western scotland and northern ireland with occasional rain. and the odd spot of rain also in the east of scotland but with cloud brea ks east of scotland but with cloud breaks into the afternoon, it could hit 12 degrees in aberdeenshire. still feeling cool in northern england with the clout in place. on thursday the milder pushes in

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 are not 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 has been seriously hurt after a group of youths were run down by a car on a pavement in glasgow. police say the s

nhs england is calling it a win—win. nhs england is calling it win—win—win. this is one of the many steps to helping improve the nhs cope with the pressures it is under. this will reduce some of the demand on general practice because paramedics being able to write prescriptions will help them. it will also reduce the number of patients we hope that we need to convey to hospitaljust to get a prescription. patients groups say this could save lives and the new law has been widely welcomed. just one proviso, some medics point out that although this will help, it will not deal with all the funding and staffing problems the nhs is dealing with. catherine burns, bbc news. teaching unions have warned that creative subjects, such as art and drama, are being axed to save money. the national education union says it's also concerned about a reduction in the number of support staff while class sizes continue to rise. the warnings come as teachers gather in brighton for the union's annual conference. marc ashdown reports. like schools across england and wales, the cupboard

there were just over 22,500 midwives in post in england in 2017. the royal college of midwives estimates there's a shortfall of around 3500. the new plan will create an extra 650 midwifery training places next year. that will be followed by 1,000 new places in each of the three subsequent years. but like nurses in england, the students will now have to pay tuition fees. the government knows that recruitment and retention in the nhs is a problem, one reason why it recently announced a 6.5% pay deal over three years for many staff in england. there's pressure on ministers to find more money to put into front—line services. the idea of a dedicated nhs tax has been floated, and it wasn't ruled out today. if you ask the public about the nhs, they're very clear they would like to see more money going to the nhs, they would be prepared to see some of their own taxes going into the nhs. but they are very clear they want to know that money is actually going into the nhs and social care system, and they want to know that the nhs is going to reform. labour

we see rain coming in southern england. probably some rain getting into west sussex and surrey for a time as we go on through the afternoon. a cold day for most of us. afternoon. a cold day for most of us. overnight, the showers will push nor would bringing more snowfall across the peaks and snow —— pennines for a time. temperatures again dipping well below freezing across much of the country, looking at icy conditions to take us into sunday once again. sunday, for some of us as the pre—start of the day. we will have went to be showers pushing northwards. snow on the hills. lower levels we might see a mixture, rain and sleet with snow mixed in. in the south, rain showers moving in as those temperatures climb before setting in place with highs of around 8 degrees across the south of england and wales. that trend to slightly less cold air continues on the weekend but it will stay cold across northern parts of the uk with an ongoing threat of some snow here. that is your weather forecast. hello and a very warm welcome to

england football supporters of course chaos in amsterdam tonight had a friday night's friendly against the netherlands police arrested a total of twenty eight people for public order offenses across two days. the was it a it was i was video emerged showing in lieu of supporters chanting slogans and hurling beer bottles from bridges of boats one man threw a bicycle into the canal while another was seen taking off a shirt and diving in head first there was sort of condemnation of the england fans online one man wrote how he'd love to take his son to watch england but that won't happen because he says we have a zero class another says supporters just keep embarrassing themselves head of this summer's world cup in russia which often gets criticism of course for football hooliganism england manager gary southgate told a news conference earlier that english football has to sort out its own problem too so we keep pointing the finger at russia. where we're going to be guests in the next couple of months but we haven't resolved the issue in our own country and until we do i think we should stop

match in amsterdam was marred by fan violence with ninety england supporters arrested. rio's emerged showing england supporters hurling beer bottles from bridges at boats one man threw a bicycle into a canal and another was seen at taking off his shirt and diving in head first there hasn't been the swift condemnation of the england fans online one man who wrote that he would love to take his son to watching winter but that will not happen because he says quote we have zero class and other accuses supporters of embarrassing themselves ahead of this summer's world cup in russia a country which often gets accused of football hooliganism england manager gareth southgate gave us his. views on hand files. said we keep pointing the finger at russia. where we going to be guests in the next couple of months but we haven't resolved the issue in our own country and until we do i think we should stop far enough firing off those things elsewhere marty football host stan collymore says checks are in place to ensure that troublemakers are kept away from the world cup trouble her. her

dan johnson reports. and south west england. at least manchester and leeds were reconnected this morning when the m62 opened. were reconnected this morning lots of other roads over these hills are still blocked, though. hills are still blocked, it's been quite incredible, never seen anything like it. we've had sort of five or so foot drifts around where we live, the other side of the hill over there. cars getting stuck. of the hill over there. including police cars and so on. of the hill over there. the ice roads of the north pennines. of the hill over there. this lane leading to the tiny village of bewcastle's been blocked since wednesday. village of bewcastle's been blocked this morning, local farmers cleared the snow. you never see a gritter out here, never. people here are feeling a bit forgotten. i rang the highways department yesterday morning asking them to send out some assistance as our tractor was stuck in a neighbour's. as our tractor was stuck in a and they said there's no way anybody was going to be out our way. any

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 3000. it will take a while for those numbers to come through. there already are not enough nhs midwives in england. estimates put the shortfall at around 3500. 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. the former catalan president, carles puidgemont, has been arrested in germany. his lawyer says he was detained when he crossed the borderfrom