nothing to fear of a united ireland. and nothing about my five point plan for northern ireland. she said we have nothing to positive to offer. if you look at our five—point plan, we want to see more and better jobs our five—point plan, we want to see more and betterjobs and an infrastructure that is world class, a good education. that could be a sinn fein manifesto. i spent three... i spent. sinn fein manifesto. i spent three... ispent. i sinn fein manifesto. i spent three... i spent. i sprent 3,000 words talking about it at my manifesto launch but you want to talk about gerry adams. the words are there. i didn't talk about crocodiles. that was at my campaign. you wouldn't take questions at the manifesto launch. the gentleman at the back. i'm one of approximately 45% of people who didn't vote last time. three of our leaders here have convinced that i want to vote. simply because they're talking in terms of true partnership and leadership. and three out of five have convinced they want to work together for the sake of northern ireland and uniting it, two others are wanting to

so welcome to brand ireland. there was a time when images of ireland were lazy stereotypes consisting mainly of drinking, fighting and fiddle—de—dee. but that was then and this is now. today ireland is a far more contemporary image in the global economy. what are the elements that go to make up our brand as a country and i wonder, can i think of a snappy way of summing them up? the irish and brand ireland is a huge entity, and there's so many variables involved. 0urfocus is making sure the corporate world understands why ireland is a great place to do business. it is a competition to win investment worldwide. often times, when our executives are walking into boardrooms to pitch for certain bits of business, they are meeting their competitors from other countries that they will meet next week in paris, that they will meet next week in singapore, so ireland as a brand, is being represented through the ida in all of those boardrooms, and we are pitching hard for jobs in ireland. about 70% of the foreign investme

from the republic of ireland. during the troubles, parts of it were heavily fortified with military features, that stood as physical reminders of ireland's partition by the british. the 1998 good friday agreement transformed the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. eyesores of division like military checkpoints and concrete bollards have vanished. i'm standing on the border right now, and it's difficult to tell where one country ends and the other begins. but that seamlessness could very well change when britain leaves the european union, taking northern ireland with it. >> nobody wants to return to the borders of the past. >> reporter: british prime minister theresa may has tried to assuage concerns by stating her preference for a" frictionless border." but gerry adams, a towering figure among catholic republicans and a key player in the peace process, isn't buying it. >> the european union, quite rightly, like any other federation or any other state, will want to protect itself. and there

i mean, potentially, given the situation in northern ireland at the situation in northern ireland at the moment, very fragile, this is crucial to get this right. especially because northern ireland voted to remain in the brexit referendum back in june. voted to remain in the brexit referendum back injune. that is the difficulty of this entire decision with scotland and northern ireland voting to remain and wales and england voting to leave. and then 9098, that need to be enforced going forward no matter what happens with brexit because we need peace with ireland. —— 1998. brexit because we need peace with ireland. “1998. in a way, this is a continuation of what was agreed. moving on, because we want to get to the last story. the financial times. romanians and bob kerrey and is coming in and the police going back home. —— bulgarians. or going home to germany. is this surprising? there was a referendum which made people feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. this is one of the beauties of the eu, you can work in any of the member states. for some of them to go to a different membe

ireland by about mid—morning: notice i ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i isa ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very slow—moving weather ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very some -moving weather ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very some wind ng weather ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very some wind in weather ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very some wind in there yer ireland by about mid—morning: notiee i is a very some wind in there and it 1211, chilly. eastern = feels pretty chilly. eastern areas like london and norwich, to eastern scotla nd like london and norwich, to eastern scotland stay dry through the day and the rain will not reach you until much later in the day, probably after sunset. that means that tuesday is where the weather front is going to be, pretty wet across eastern areas and chilly as well. further west and south, the weather will be better, even some sunshine in some areas. temperatures on tuesday ranging from just about double figures in the south to a chilly 6 degrees in aberdeen and newcastle. g

the big talking point at the ireland team hotel in te nta cled point at the ireland team hotel in tentacled is whether coachjoe smith will pickjonathan or paddyjackson. schmidt has gone with the experience of the 31—year—old sexton for the visit of france on saturday evening. fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it'sjust fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it's just making fitness is never an issue forjohnny sexton. it'sjust making sure that he is fully fit and he certainly is. he trained well today as well as tuesday. as expected, he is highly motivated to get into the game on saturday. straight after the narrow win against wales, eddie jones straight after the narrow win against wales, eddiejones said that he saw the game against italy as a chance to try out some new combinations. he has been true to his word with ben te'o. elsewhere, danny care starts at nine to inject pace. jonny may is on the wing. eddiejones says that he doesn't just want to beat italy on sunday, they were to dig the cleaners. we a lwa ys they were to dig the cleaners. we always said that he would e

there was an incredible match between scotland and ireland but it went the way of ireland. scotland's women haven't won a match in the six nations the seven years, so in the six nations the seven years, so they weren't expected to challenge ireland. in the first match, that is exactly what they did. two first half tries put them ahead at the break. but missed penalties meant they miss the opportunity to stretch the lead. in the final minutes, island made them pgy- the final minutes, island made them pay- jenny the final minutes, island made them pay. jenny murphy crashed over to snatch victory for the irish. 22 dutch 15 the final score but a losing bonus point and will be little consolation. england missed out on becoming six nations champions last year to france. they we re champions last year to france. they were beaten by them in theirfinal match. it looked like it might be a similar result at twickenham when they trailed 13/ zero. but in an emphatic performance, they answered 16 unanswered points. we knew we we re 16 unanswered points. we knew we were ina 16 unanswered

ireland finished third. ireland have struck back, it is 7—5. wales women are in italy for their match tomorrow. highlights of all the women's six nations matches are on sunday on bbc2 at 10:45pm in the evening and an hour later for viewers in northern ireland. check your listings because they do change wherever you go. we have had both england and france training here this morning. that'sjust both england and france training here this morning. that's just about it. i will be back at the bbc sports centre tomorrow. we will be keeping you right up to date on bbc news as well. that's just about it for this inside six nations. next week we'll be in cardiff. but, as twickenham prepares for the french, we thought we'd leave you with one of the greatest tries scored here. 1991. england won the match. but phille saint andre stole the show. goodnight. on the counter attack. this is typical ad venture. notice how the backs anticipate this great play. they see the man galloping up. on the balance. acer ‘s facial try at twickenham. from behind his home l

that will be a feature for northern ireland in scotland for the morning onwards. while elsewhere, dry weatherfor a time. as well as rain, cold air. we have talked about that sleet in the hills. snow to come. brightness will fade. some more rain to come back across northern ireland in the morning. a showery afternoon. england and wales, the dry part of the day is in the morning. could be damp and grey with hill fog in central and eastern areas. temporary dryness but then the clouds will gather as the day goes on. the wind strengthens and pushes the rain into the north and east. gales in the irish sea. possibly severe for north wales, north—west england, northern ireland, and scotland is well. 70 miles per hour on the coast and 50—60 inland. a notch down on doris. the rain in the west. central and eastern areas, clouding up but largely dry. just cloudy. and mild still at 11—12, well above where it should be at this time of year. and it does look to stay set to dry for england against italy at twickenham in the six nations. some drizzle in the air at the end. y

that is mainly across southern england and northern ireland. the wet weather through central areas of peters out and we are left with a few showers across the northern half of the uk on sunday. a dry and bright day, for the most part, away from the freezing fog. they will be sunshine as well. it could start frosty early on on monday with freezing fog. then things changed and we get more mobility back in off the atlantic. these weather fronts are heading their way across the uk with behind it, somewhat milder conditions. the weather front could get stuck on the eastern part of the uk. this is a feature we need to keep an eye on. a big blocking area of scandinavian high pressure. its top things moving through and it could be that cold air could move back to the uk from the east later next week. that's it. goodbye. hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top stories: the us imposes new sanctions on iran following a recent ballistic missile test. tehran says they breached the deal to curb its nuclear programme. a man shot and injured after tryin

ireland are playing france. they are leading in the final stages of their match in dublin —— ireland are leading. and can anyone stop chelsea, as the premier league leaders go 11 points clear at the top? also coming up in the programme: what next for claudio ranieri as the leicester boss goes to the training ground to say his goodbyes. and a year away from competition, but lizzie yarnold slides to a bronze medal at the skeleton world championships. but let's start with today's six nations action, where scotland beat wales 29—13 at murrayfield — a win that's been a long time coming for the scots. you've got to go back to 2007 for the last time they got a six nations win over wales. and after an opening weekend win over ireland, scotland's good form continues despite that narrow defeat to france in round two. let's get some reaction from murrayfield — our reporter patrick gearey is there. patrick, good evening. scotland were trading at half—time and they owe that win to a great comeback in the second h

> pelley: ken ireland lost 21 years. he was misidentified by witnesses who collected a $20,000 reward. convicted in a 1986 rape and murder, d.n.a. proved his innocence. >> good morning. >> good morning, sir. >> pelley: because of the rare perspective of an innocent man who's done hard time, the governor put ireland on connecticut's parole board. >> ireland: at some point in your life, sir, you have to step up. >> pelley: so this is your new cell? >> ireland: well, yeah. ( laughs ) for eight hours a day. >> pelley: it took five years to get this job. at first, he lived with his sister, and he found work as a counselor for troubled kids. >> ireland: i got a little small apartment in town. there was the nights where i just barricaded myself in a big walk-in closet and slept in there. just thinking, you know, you know, someone's going to come kick down my door and drag me back. >> pelley: you slept in a closet? >> ireland: yeah, yeah, a few times i have. >> pelley: are you over that now, six years later? >> ireland: yeah, i

the rain will tend to ease away from scotland and northern ireland, so improving here, and the wind easing as well. through northern england and into wales and the south—west, some outbreaks of rain, patchy drizzly conditions towards the south—east. at 3pm today, rain starting to fringe into devon and cornwall. a lot of rain for the hills of wales. into east anglia and the south—east, some patchy rain and drizzle, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees. a lot of rain across north—west england. cumbria could see several centimetres and there is the risk of poor travelling conditions, and possibly some surface water and flooding. through northern ireland and scotland, brighter skies through the afternoon, with lighter winds and one or two showers. not too bad for the game at murrayfield in the six nations. in dublin however, some chance the rain will hang around. through this evening and tonight, the wet weather will continue for a time across england and wales, with the rain fizzling out. then a spell of drier weather before, here we go again, more rain into northern ireland and wes

of ireland. of course the issue of movements from ireland affects other places as well, it affects sports in wales and of course stranraer. the prime minister has very helpfully explained that it is perfectly possible for parts of these islands to be in the single market, without hard borders, with free movement of people, and at the same time protecting and trading with one another. this is very, very welcome, mr speaker. so a commitment to work with the irish government and to work with the scottish government to deliver all of these things... he really should listen to the answers that are given because he is trying to imply something that isn't there. yes. we're very clear that we want to see the frictionless border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. but i'm also clear that one of our negotiation objectives is to see as frictionless a border as possible between the united kingdom and the rest of the european union. and of course, if he is so worried about having a frictionl

we see some outbreaks of rain already in northern ireland, western scotla nd in northern ireland, western scotland and northern wales. the wins out west will be picking up through this afternoon. for coastal paths of south—west england we could see gusts of 40—15 miles an hour. eventually across southern scotland we are expecting wind gusts of maybe 60 miles an hour in exposed spots. combine that with the rain and it is not a great day for a coastal walk or heading to the hills. some snow will fall in northern scotland and the cold air digs in. milder and dry in the south—east. this band of rain will move its way across england and wales. rain and snow pushed northwards across scotland. severe gales in the northern isles. by the end of the night some showers rushing in from the west, perhaps heavy and thundery. there is the risk of icy stretches to take us into tomorrow morning. bear that in mind for the monday morning commute. some sunshine, but plenty of showers, heavy and thundery with hail, and wintry weather especially on high ground, but even low levels could get sleet and sno

we have a subsidiary bank in ireland. we have a very large operation in germany, the largest bank in germany, for instance. we are looking at what our options are to operate across europe if we lose the single market because of brexit, but i don't think any of those plans reflect a dramatic departure from london. we may add some people in dublin, may add some people across europe but our core operations and will continue to be london. i continue to believe that london will be the core for europe even without the single market and we continue to be committed to the uk. all this week, the bbc is running a series called disability works. it's a week of coverage looking at how businesses work with people with disabilities and how disabled people have made business work for them. 0ur reporter, craig anderson, who's in inverness, is at highland blindcraft, established over 140 years ago, a factory that was set up to provide employment for blind children when they were ready to leave the blind school. good to see you. i was goin

some other source sunshine today, mainly in and northern ireland. there was some trainers practically in that part of the country. you can see the satellite picture at the moment. this large band of cloud, covering much of england. if you are sovereign pushing and from their ways, these should dissipate during the course of the evening. a fair bit of cloud overnight tonight. maybe just touch of frost in the of scotland. this band of rain pushing from the west, that is going to bring showers to northern ireland and the west of scotland. by mid—morning, most of it should have pushed its way south. the eastern side of southern england doing quite well in the morning. try and plate to start the day. high temperatures of 9-10dc. to start the day. high temperatures of 9—10dc. for the rest, more cloud. but more belize. in the afternoon, we could see that when getting up to read about 60 mph. still a few showers in the north of scotland. high temperatures 12 celsius in london, which means decent weather for the rugby at twickenham between england and it

there was sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. however if we look into the atlantic, this cloud is heading our way, developing all the while, which has been named by the irish met surface as storm un, which will bring stormy winds. nothing too u ntowa rd, bring stormy winds. nothing too untoward, a few showers coming into the north and west, by the end of the north and west, by the end of the night england and wales dry, with rain and still cloud, some breaks, temperatures not to farah, perhaps as far north of scotland some breaks. tomorrow morning, the wind and rain moves into scotland would snow over higher ground. we will see that rain early on over northern ireland. plenty more on the way. eastern england doing quite well through the morning, the cloud fairly well broken with sunshine coming through and relatively mild at 9am, nine or 10 degrees for many places. further west there is cloud to be had and wind picking up. when setting into the western side of wales, and the process continues throughout the morning, the wind pick

sure that he wasn't using the opportunities that were available to him to help terrorists in northern ireland. police also found lists of targets for terror attacks. questions tonight about why the army didn't realise maxwell was a threat. also on the programme: theresa may at an eu summit offers to be a bridge between europe and the us. as npower puts its gas and electricity prices up by an average of 10%, could other energy firms follow? how sheffield council failed to stop a sex offender who abused his victims in the town hall for decades. where have all the greens gone? supermarkets are forced to ration some vegetables. and the original headbanger bows out. we speak to ozzy osborne, as black sabbath bring an end to 50 years of metal. parliament will debate the way english football is governed, including a motion of no confidence in the fa, as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. guilty to hoarding explosives and making bombs. 31—year—old ciaran maxwell was arrested last year after police found two arms dumps in county antrim. un

northern ireland is much cloudy this afternoon compared with yesterday. very little change in overnight, there is a greater chance of wintry showers falling at lower levels and pushing west. with temperatures around freezing, there's an ice worry on untreated roads and pavements come the morning rush on friday. friday, spot the difference really. it's the west the best for sunshine, easter gain rather grey with some showers and it's cold enough for them to fall as sleet or snow. potentially at lower levels as the day goes on. we are importing cold air all the time, just 2—4dc. i can't offer anything higher than that, unfortunately, for the foreseeable future. we keep the easterly winds through tomorrow night and saturday. a slight difference tomorrow night. the weather system might push something more organised in the way of sleet and snow further west. don't be surprised to see a light covering of snow on saturday morning. if you are heading westwards, it should be dry for the match in cardiff and it will be cold, especially because of the strengthenin

but in northern ireland, it sometimes feels like the politics haven't changed much. throughout the years, votes have often been presented as a battle between irish nationalism and british unionism and it's clear those old divisions run deep in the bad blood of this current campaign. well, the reality is in northern ireland, we don't have enough respect for orange men to walk down a road for ten minutes. this heated election follows the collapse of stormont‘s power—sharing government and there is frustration among voters following allegations of incompetence and even corruption. it's time they all got their act together, learnt to work together and put power—sharing and all it stood for into practice. and do you know...? ian paisley‘s hardline voice softened with age and he eventually led his democratic unionist party into government with sinn fein, but ten years later, there's a new dup leader and irish republicans are once again being portrayed as the enemy. if you feed a crocodile, they're going to keep coming back and looking for more. arlene foster was fo

ireland play france tomorrow. the business of the premiership goes on of course and saracens moved to within two points of leaders wasps within two points of leaders wasps with a win against sale sharks. elsewhere, exeter beat newcastle 36-14 elsewhere, exeter beat newcastle 36—14 and second from bottom worcester were well beaten by northampton. 0n worcester were well beaten by northampton. on two premier league football, and leaders chelsea are now 11 points clear at the top of the table, beating swansea 3—1, fabregas scoring first and llorente drawing swansea level, but a late flurry of two goals from pedro and costa won it for chelsea. we showed great character to start the second half, create the chances, and then we scored a repeat. i think we did a lot to win the game, now it is important to win this way. we need over 29 points to be champions. it is important to know this for me and my players and the fans. we have to continue with great focus and concentration. there was a big win for crystal palace as

last spring, police in northern ireland uncovered two arms dumps ina northern ireland uncovered two arms dumps in a country park and remote forest. heading in plastic barrels in the woods or, claymore mines, capable of killing several people, pipe bombs, ammunition and in armour piercing mortar. it was the most significant arms cache found in northern ireland in recent years. it was the two claymore antipersonnel mines, clearly stolen from the british armed forces, that cause the greatest alarm. the claymore mines led the police back to kieron maxwell's barracks in somerset. further searches of his home and nearby woods uncovered electronic components and notes on making bombs. it was clear to detectives that they have found a serving royal marines actively helping republican dissidents. men targeting police and prison officers. let's go live to daniel. there he is. we werejust saying in report, how extraordinary a royal marine commandos should be involved in this kind of activity, helping dissident republicans. do we know anymore about his motivation? we don't at this stage. sentencing

let's get some team news, beginning our round up in rome where ireland face italy in the first match of the weekend. it was a captain is run with a difference this afternoon to ireland on as no captain was in attendance here at the stadium and the go. —— stadium. he was back in his hotel room nursing a stomach bug that he picked up overnight. the irish camp are confident that the 34—year—old hooker will be fit and raring to go against italy tomorrow.” hooker will be fit and raring to go against italy tomorrow. i think there is always things that crop up in the course of a week, and i think how we react and respond to it will hopefully allow us to continue the preparation as seamlessly as possible, and unfortunately these things happen, we are confident that he will recover in time to tomorrow. it the england camp has been somewhat on edge this week. eddie jones said on monday the victory on front axle is a bit like a defeat. —— the victory against france. felt a bit likea —— the victory against france. felt a bit like a defeat. he is a p pa re ntly a bit like a defe

you really have very fresh, good quality from the west of ireland. some people like to eat them, they love to put a drop of tabasco or a squeeze of lemon or a crack of black pepper or even horseradish and tomato sauce, but because they are so good here and the flavours are so good, we just eat them naturally. squeeze the knife in here, we pop the shell and we slide it back and cut the muscle to release the top shell. there we have a beautiful native wild flat oyster from galway bay. take a nice smell and savour the flavour and the taste and a sip of thejuice. slide it in. delicious. i could stay here all day eating this. still to come here on the travel show. i head to brunei to check out the largest floating town in the world. plus, tommy tries on some of the latest travel must haves with his global gadgets. so, stick with us. tommy here with your global gadgets round—up and today we are in hertfordshire at the snow centre just outside london. people often ask me, tommy, what have you done for me recently? what have you done for me? i tell you wha

speaking to the italy coach who has a big reputation in ireland but also in england, he wa nts ireland but also in england, he wants them to take some pride from this performance will he was looking 0k this performance will he was looking ok after the first half against wales. we had the game against ireland where they got over 60 points. getting the four tries as quickly as they could, it only increase the likelihood of italy suffering some big debates. conor 0'shea is trying to save the mentality of rugby and stop them feeling sorry for themselves what appears on a long—term journey, a long—term plan. even on a long—term journey he needed to show he was heading in the right direction. scoring a try, a couple of tries, limiting england to a0 points, that will count as a victory, i guess. the issues about promotion, relegation, they will not go away. thank you. it's the first major cup final of the english domestic season this afternoon — manchester united take on southampton at wembley in the efl cup. southampton haven't won a major trophy since 1976. jose mourinho, has never

increasing clouds in northern ireland. lighter winds across the northern half, so although temperatures a degree or so down it will not feel different to today. 0utbreaks will not feel different to today. outbreaks of rain reaching west wales and the far south—west of england. brightening up, south—east england. brightening up, south—east england staying rather cloudy. a week weather front coming as we start off on saturday, when speaking up start off on saturday, when speaking up across start off on saturday, when speaking up across the northern half of the uk again. quite wet in western scotla nd uk again. quite wet in western scotland at saturday begins but it will ease as the rain edges further south. to the south of that the bulk of england and wales staying dry. 0n sunday breezy across—the—boa rd of england and wales staying dry. 0n sunday breezy across—the—board and wet again in north—west scotland. some sunny spells elsewhere. mild, potentially the start of next week very mild. and that's all from t

into tomorrow, the rain sinks into northern ireland and scotland. did the south—east of that, a fair amount of cloud. brighter at times. writing up eventually across northern ireland and northern scotland. some sunshine but also some heavy and blustery showers as things begin to cool off towards the end of the day. mild in the south—east. mild for man united versus southampton. patchy rain at times. into monday, a weather front swings southwards and eastwards. behind it, some sunshine, some blustery showers with hail and thunder. it will start to feel quite a bit cooler. hello and welcome to dateline london. the state we're in — is there a vacuum at the heart of british politics? how far does the future of the european union rest on the next president of france? and, the fight against the group calling itself islamic state. who will be doing the fighting? my guests today are agnes poirier who is uk editor of france's marianne, stryker mcguire of bloomberg markets, mina al0raibi, the arab affairs commentator, and ned temko who is an author and

cj stander‘s tribe makes ireland the first side to pick up makes ireland the first side to pick upafourtry makes ireland the first side to pick up a four try bonus point. the contribution did not end there. we skipped through in the sunshine for his third try. brian 0'driscoll was the last irishman to score a six nations hat—trick which was 15 years ago. the visitors were charging and encountered little resistance, this one of nine tries for the men in green, the second—half replacement craig gilroy also roams to a hat—trick. if you travel, do it in style. to the football. liverpool have their first premier league win of 2017... and in beating spurs 2—nil this evening they've handed the team second in the table their first defeat in two months. adam wild reports. for all liverpool managers, reminds of past glories are never far away. for now, the hopes ofjuergen klopp rest with keeping in touch with those above them. the way spurs have been playing of late, that is as much as anyone could hope for. still, the pressures of a title challenge can do funny things. here it was liverpool

not bad into northern ireland. we should see some sunnier spells across north—west england and wales, stretching down into the midlands and further south. now, i know on the face of it the temperatures will be higher — seven, eight degrees in some spots — but add on the strength of the wind, even with those double digits down in the south—west, it is still going to feel pretty disappointing out there so you will need to wrap up warm. gales, severe gales are likely for a time through the latter stages of the day and as we go through tuesday night and with the isles of scilly and maybe the far south of cornwall, we could see some rain from the weather fronts just brushing here. it stays windy. the winds will start to pivot around to a southerly and that is going to help drag in slightly milder air. on tuesday, on the face of it, predominantly dry with just some showery outbreaks of rain across the south—west and maybe into northern ireland. but the cloud starting to break up and we'll see 11 degrees likely

scotland and northern ireland will turn much drier. thoroughly wet in north—west england throughout and staying damp across southern england throughout and staying damp across southern areas. england throughout and staying damp across southern areas. we'll keep temperatures in double figures to ta ke temperatures in double figures to take us into the morning. with clearer skies further north, is a distinct chill in the air. split the country and tomorrow. lively winds over scotla nd country and tomorrow. lively winds over scotland to begin with, may reaching 80 miles an hour. across wales, the midlands and southern england, a grey day in store. particularly across the hills of central and west wales. rain and drizzle on and off. temperatures into the teens. in the sunshine northern england, scotland and northern ireland. as we head into thursday the stormy weather begins. this is storm doris. an amber warning is out. we could see some damage particularly across parts of england. 70, maybe 80 miles an hour. this could change subtly as

eastern scotland but all the west rain in northern ireland and into western scotland this afternoon. that rain will continue eastwards overnight. a period of snow over the highlands before it turns back to rain. rain will cascade its way down across many areas. reaching... very little reaching southern counties, it will be mostly further north. temperatures will be on the rise here. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night. tomorrow morning does not look that chilly. lots of rain around the more northern and western areas. it will improve across scotland and northern ireland, things will brighten up through the afternoon. showers across the far north—west, dribs and drabs further south, across england and wales at least. technically and mild today but with the wind and the rain it will not feel that pleasant, the wane —— the rain will be most obvious across parts of cumbria. some respite before it comes back on sunday. keeping our eye on rainfall through cumbria this weekend, the

the eye of the storm is over northern ireland. over the next the hours, you can see the track she is making from west to east. rain, snow, and even severe gales. look at this chart. locale squeezed the isobars are on the south—western flank. —— look how. this is where we will have the strongest winds. in the centre, the wind will be like. we start off with the first met 0ffice warning. an amber warning to look out for snow. the snow is in scotla nd look out for snow. the snow is in scotland largely, especially the central lowlands and the southern uplands. 20—30 centimetres in the uplands. 20—30 centimetres in the uplands above 100m. that is not very high. transient snow for a time today across parts of northern ireland. largely in the hills. northern england and north wales as well. the other warning is another amber warning for wind. strong and gusty winds today. gale force and even gusty winds today. gale force and eve n severe gusty winds today. gale force and even severe gale force. we are looking where we see this

ciaran maxwell, who's 31 and originally from northern ireland, was based with a0 commando in somerset. he pleaded guilty at the old bailey to preparing acts of terrorism. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story, his report contains flashing images. he was a member of the uk's elite royal marines unit a0 commando, having passed the gruelling 32—week training course. but today, ciaran maxwell admitted that during his five years in the marines he was also preparing for terrorism, building up hidden stockpiles of explosives, weapons and ammunition. he grew up in larne, some 20 miles north of belfast, a largely unionist town with some strong loyalist paramilitary links. a bmx fan who came from a catholic family, as a teenager he was on the fringe of irish republican activity in the town. it was the early 2000s. a time of widespread attacks by loyalists. ciaran maxwell himself was badly beaten up and ended up in hospital in belfast with a fractured skull. but in his mid—20s, despite his background, he joined the royal marines, posting this footage of his training on

heavy showers in northern ireland. that batch feeding into north—west england and wales as the afternoon goes on. more snow, but more especially on the hills. sunny spells in—between this. it's a windy day here and this batch of showers feeding on across east anglia and the south—east after the sunshine. umbrellas at the ready. lots of showers around going into the evening. 0vernight, most of these will tend to fade away. we are left with a few in northern ireland, with one 01’ with a few in northern ireland, with one or two icy patches around and snow showers in northern scotland giving a few centimetres, even to lower levels. a frost around for many, more especially across the northern half of the uk. tomorrow the first day of meteorological spring and some sunshine around, still wintry showers in northern scotland, one or two for northern ireland and northern england. this feeds into south wales to give a dull, damp afternoon. a little less cold here. chilly with sunny spells. i want to show you this area of

as you say, scotland against ireland. ireland are widely seen, along with england, as the favourites for this year's six nations championship, but they do have some problems. they are without their fly half have some problems. they are without theirfly halfjohnny have some problems. they are without their fly halfjohnny sexton, who have some problems. they are without theirfly halfjohnny sexton, who is injured. that is a real blow for them. scotland had been making very encouraging progress in recent times, winning four out of their last five matches, so perhaps we might see an upset there, but both coaches can't wait to get things underway. it is an exciting start. ireland at home. they recently beat the all blacks. so these are notjust one—off games these guys are winning. they are consistently a very good team. we have the chance to measure ourselves against them, and then go to a different opposition the week after. but this one, ican opposition the week after. but this one, i can feel a nervousness within the group

that will be a feature for northern ireland in scotla nd feature for northern ireland in scotland for the morning onwards. elsewhere, dry weather for a time. as well as rain, cold it. we have talked about that. snow to come. brightness will fade. some more rain to come back across northern ireland. a showery afternoon. england and wales, the dry part of the day is in the morning. damp and grey with hill fog in central and eastern areas. some dryness but then the clouds will gather as the day goes on. the wind strengthens and pushes the rain into the north and east. gales in the irish sea. possibly severe fort knox wales, north—west england, northern ireland, and scotland is well. 70 must power on the coast and 50—60 inland. a notch down on doris. the rain in the west. dental and eastern areas, clouding up but largely dry. just cloudy. mild still at 11—12, well above where it should be at this time of year. staying dry for england against italy at twickenham in the six nations. some drizzle in the airat in the six nations. some drizzle in the air at the end. you can see it coming

scotland and ireland get the men‘s tournament underway tomorrow at 2115. but the women are already underway. around two minutes left on the clock. at the moment it is a draw, but if they were to do this... scotla nd but if they were to do this... scotland have never won aid six nations match in six years, so they will be doing everything they can in this opening match to try to win that match against ireland. just some cricket for you now. cricket captain alastair cook received his cbe from prince charles today for services to the sport. he received his medal at buckingham palace after a year in which he became the first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. there is some uncertainty as to whether he will continue as captain after losing the test series to india.. that is all the sport for now. back to you. thank you. theresa may has used an eu summit to tell fellow nato leaders first english batsman to score 10,000 test runs. —— theresa may has used an eu summit to tell fellow nato leaders they should spend more on defence. the prime minister sai

we have had a few in northern ireland. where we have had early showers, there is a possibility of it being icy. for many of us possibility of it being icy. for many of us across possibility of it being icy. for many of us across england and wales, it isa many of us across england and wales, it is a dry start. it is an area of cloud from the low—pressure system in france. for some of us, a little rainfora time. in france. for some of us, a little rain for a time. that will pull away to the east. we will get the sunshine back for some in the afternoon. windy weather and deals in the far north of scotland. showers heading back into south—west england. for manchester, leeds, birmingham, it will be a sunny afternoon. the risk of the odd shower in northern ireland. still in single figures. if you get the sunshine it will make a difference. it will be dry in edinburgh for the six nations match this afternoon. it will be cleared in london. it will be cold as well. we will see further showers affecting parts of scotland in the

wintry showers pushing in across northern ireland. a cold afternoon here. further south, rain around but the main story is the wind. i am putting on the gusts here, 50, 60 miles an hour and in some places, as we have seen, they can cause some problems. seems like this early on in chiswick in west london. an amber warning in force for disruptive and damaging winds this afternoon. 60, 70 miles an hour gusts will cause issues over the next beer hours. the worst of the next beer hours. the worst of the gusts will ease down. last clear away from east england. doris will be clearing and the weather will settle down. but wintry showers will be pushing in from the west with a lot of surface water. ice will be a hazard across scotland, northern ireland and north—west england as well. might be a slippery start on friday morning. a chilly one but a much more tranquil day on friday. welcome sunshine and a sparkling start. 0ne welcome sunshine and a sparkling start. one or two showers on the breeze as specially around coastal areas. more rain turns up across northern

scotland and ireland kick off the men's tournament tomorrow at 2.45. before england play france and on sunday wales take on italy. our correspondentjoe wilson looks ahead to what's being billed as one of the most hotly anticipated six nations ever. winters evening west yorkshire. on stage the man who says he started it. joe stead first sang this in his by it. joe stead first sang this in his rugby club february 1960. # swing low #. it reached twickenham. the song, whatever its original meaning, is 110w whatever its original meaning, is now englandengland celebrating. in 2016 they won every match. —— is now england celebrating. they have huge motivation. it remains to be seen. it is going to be a tight championship this year. anything that comes up against england will wa nt to that comes up against england will want to try and take them at chris gayle. scotland starts confidently but play ireland, highly motivated having beaten new zealand recently. wa nt to having beaten new zealand recently. want to try and take their —— will wa nt to want to

it stars later with scotland hosting ireland? -- it later with scotland hosting ireland? —— it starts later. yes, just three hours now until it gets underway at murrayfield. as you say, scotland against ireland. ireland, along with england, really the favourites for this year's six nations championship. they have a few problems of their own. they are without fly halfjohnny sexton, such a key player for them. without fly halfjohnny sexton, such a key playerfor them. scotland have shown some encouraging signs in recent months, winning four of their last five matches. unsurprisingly, both sides can't wait to get things underway. an exciting start, ireland at home. they have recently been in the olympics and beaten australia and south africa. so it is not one of games these guys are winning. they have very good team. we have that as to measure ourselves against them, and then go to different opposition and then go to different opposition a week after. but this one, i can clearly nervousness within the group. —— i can feela nervousness. they know it is a big game, and

we will start to see an ice risk for northern ireland and scotla nd risk for northern ireland and scotland as temperatures fall away. these are the town and city temperature is, lower than that in rural places. the pressure chart through tuesday, the weather front will be slow to clear the east, eventually grinding to a halt, working westward from wednesday onwards. the weather front across the south—west will bring a cluster of showers through tuesday afternoon. starting with an ice risk over the northern half of the uk. eastern areas holding onto cloud. whether from slow to clear with outbreaks of rain, still windy" there. some mail and thunder next in as well. —— some hail and thunder. mixed in. easterly winds beginning to dig in, starting to feel colder and the best of any brightness across the far west. for the rest of the week, it's turning much colder. turning really wintry, bitterly cold easterly winds digging in across much of the uk. we are likely to see some snow showers feeding in from the east and they may affect eastern parts of the uk. that's all from the bbc news at o

but in northern ireland, it sometimes feels like the politics haven't changed much. throughout the years, votes have often been presented as a battle between irish nationalism and british unionism and it's clear those old divisions run deep in the bad blood of this current campaign. well, the allegation is that in northern ireland we don't have enough respect for 0rangemen to walk down a road for 10 minutes. that's different! this heated election follows the collapse of stormont‘s power—sharing government and there is frustration among voters following allegations of incompetence and even corruption. it's time they all got their act together, learnt to work together and put power—sharing and all it stood for into practice. archive: and, do you know... ian paisley‘s hardlined voice softened with age and he eventually lead his democratic unionist party into government with sinn fein, but 10 years later there's a new dup leader and irish republicans are once again being portrayed as the enemy. if you feed a crocodile, they're going to keep coming back and lookin

yes, ireland and france, ireland were impressive in despatching italy. always intriguing to see howjohnny sexstone does. he could be a fly half for the lions later this summer. it'll be interesting to see how ireland deal with the explosive power of france. we expect tomorrow to be more of a formality. italy have never beaten england, and england have made several changes. italy have not done anything to suggest that they could really worry england, so we expect england to be top of the table after week three. the big western from this set of games, is he will emerge as their main challengers? indeed. thank you. can't wait for it all to start again, after a little recovery rate. lizzie yarnold lies fourth, going into today's, two heats, of the skeleton world championship, meeting in germany. olympic champion yarnold has had an indifferent season since returning after a year out. she failed to improve on fourth place in her second run yesterday before the heat was cancelled due to heavy snow. germany's jaqueline loelling leads. the third heat gets underwa

who is proud of northern ireland? interesting the split is right across the generation who never knew the conflict, yet they are not proud of their country. the reason it sucks is because there is so reason it sucks is because there is so much we could be proud of but we have an executive mark by scandal, crisis and falling apart consistently. different views will influence that election result when voters mark their preferences next week. so far this election campaign has reflected the weather, it has been pretty stormy. for the opposition parties hope to make gains could be down to the dup and sinn fein to make a deal if power—sharing is to return and that could be difficult. for more information including the candidates standing just go to our website bbc.co.uk/news. the bbc has learned that around 10,000 motorists were still driving last month, despite having too many penalty points on their licence. usually drivers are banned when they exceed 12 points. but magistrates are allowed to waive the rule in cases of