england are going to finish in style. england have played three and they have won three. what around it was. this round, round four, possibly the most pivotal weekend of the tournament so far. before we get into the nitty—gritty, let's look ahead and have a look at the table as it stands. england, the only team left unbeaten in the tournament. ireland, who play tonight against wales in second on ten points. scotland, who go to twickenham for the calcutta cup tomorrow, in third on nine points. england know if results and bonus points go their way, they could wrap up the six nations title in twickenham at twickenham surrey, again scotland tomorrow. the scots haven't won there in sa years. it could be a title deciding weekend. we will see how this result goes between wales and ireland at the principality stadium. standing patiently on the sidelines is the former ireland captain, keith wood. let's look back at some of the highlights from week three. what did you make of the controversy about italian tactics, refusing to form the offside line up the breakdown, causing the co

taking england's tally to seven. equalling 18 victory in the row, calcutta had cut and the six nations trophy will be listed also. it was what we built up in the week, we did that and we saw that albert today. i'll set these was unbelievable and what we saw off the back about was good too. we are proud and happy and look forward to next week. today, fantastic, good style. ruthless performance. we asked the team to make a decision and other team asked the team to make a decision and otherteaml asked the team to make a decision and other team i think we took a step forward today. all eyes on next week now, i suppose. we are trying to move away from being plucky losers. that was useless, that is not us, that is not what we have tried to build two. we have got one week left, one game, if we play like that, we have got no chance. let's go tojoe who is at twickenham for us. go tojoe who is at twickenham for us. england not celebrating too much of the moment but an incredible day for them. absolutely. eddie jones for them.

local health commissioners in england have drawn upa health commissioners in england have drawn up a list of items that they say are unnecessary and inappropriate for prescription on the nhs. the medicines and treatments included omega three and fish oils, some muscle rubs and ointments, gluten—free food, and travel vaccines, still allowed on the nhs. there could be savings of £128 million a year. nhs england has agreed to carry out a review and introduced new guidelines. longer term, the future of cold and cough treatments, indigestion and heartburn medication, and paracetamol on discretion will be considered. health officials say that hundreds of millions of pounds more could be said. nhs england says that they are widely available over the. a spokesman said there was a need to ensure that the best value from resources. the move will form pa rt from resources. the move will form part of a major strategy announcement by the head of nhs england's simon stephens, later this week. —— nhs england, simon stephens. the scottish parliament is expected to back nicola sturgeon‘s cal

england leading 2—0. we have reached the halfway point in world cup qualifying, scotland are up to fourth in theirgroup ahead of their next match which is against leaders england in june. that should be a sell—out in glasgow. it wasn't last night though as scotland beat slovenia i—o at a half—empty hampden park. and gordon strachan is hoping that the fans will continue to show their support. everybody who is involved with us will go away and anybody will go away thinking good about it. and so i hope you enjoyed it. we are available for people to come along and support us next time. and i know and support us next time. you will give us that support. the republic of ireland play iceland, with manager martin o'neill expected to make several changes to his side, some enforced after that double leg break. he has been back to make a return to full fitness by his manager, robbie brady will captain the side in his absence. players have broken their legs and comeback. obviously it is very early for him to be

he's forced to flee england. you have the house of orange operating in cooperation and closely tied through marriage to the stewart's. this is important. in england, even as the dutch are helping charles and harboring the future charles the second, england undergoes a major transformation. the king being executed, the country is transformed into a commonwealth. the last parliament called by charles the first, stripped of anybody who was resistant in terms of bringing charges executing the king. it transforms into a commonwealth by abolishing the house of lords. the leaders at that juncture, on the left, you see john pam, the leader of a certain faction. oliver st. john, another leader, one of these guys, both of them hold that vision. if you think back to that article that we read on the origins of the english empire, that sense of apocalyptic thinking that informed elizabethans had been so important in 1607. it spilled over into the founding of massachusetts. this is part of the same group. we could write the hi

rain not far away from the east coast of england. on sunday, there will —— the wind picks up and the south could have the wettest of the weather and a bit drier in ireland and scotland. this is bbc news. i‘m jane hill. the headlines at 2pm. warnings of a national crisis in policing and the public being put at risk in england and wales. pressure on the new us attorney general, jeff sessions, to resign over his undeclared meetings with russian officials. france‘s marine le pen loses immunity from prosecution for tweeting so—called islamic state images as her rival sets out his stall in the election. british cycling bosses promise to make changes after accusations of bullying and sexism at the top level of the sport. i‘m simon mccoy, and in the next hour, how gordon and sarah brown‘s daughter‘s death helped save the grandchild of another labour leader.

across eastern england it‘s grey. in comparison to today 11, 13 is not going to feel great, particularly if we get 16 or 17. so enjoy today if you can. across to the west, enjoy tomorrow, as well. i will be back tomorrow. back to you two. the deaf children are limited by people‘s expectations and not by their innate abilities, that‘s according to the organisers of a conference on education for deaf children. speakers are gathering this weekend to discuss how our schools can change to better benefit deaf pupils. in a moment we‘ll speak to the organisers, as well as danny lane, a pianist in the quartet of deaf musicians the forte ensemble. but first, let‘s listen to them action. music: danny boy. we‘re joined now by wendy mccracken, the uk‘s only prove of deaf education as well as danny lane, the pianist we just saw perform. danny‘s interpreter kieran seabrook is also here. morning to all of you. dan, explain what we were watching there, this was all the people in that quartet are deaf, explain how that wo

england's focus on the first half of this year leading towards that major icc event, england 3—0 victors in the west indies. manchester united boss jose mourinho was relieved with what he called a positive result in the europa league last—16 first leg tie against fc rostov in russia. it finished 1—1, with mourinho's men claiming the important away goal, as alex gulrajani reports. no red carpet for manchester united in russia. the pitch in rostov had left jose in russia. the pitch in rostov had leftjose mourinho in russia. the pitch in rostov had left jose mourinho stand. in russia. the pitch in rostov had leftjose mourinho stand. he didn't think the game should even be played. united made the best of it. even the worlds most expensive player, paul pogba, was finding the going tough. he wasn't the only one struggling. the normally clinical zlata n struggling. the normally clinical zlatan ibrahimovic was anything but tonight. eventually united found their feet and ibrahimovic was at their feet and ibrahimovic was at the heart it. henrikh mkhitaryan with the finish and united had a valu

eventually it will get into northern england. but, as you can see, some of us in northern england and into southern scotland seeing some rain and some snow as well. some of us, even modest elevations, could be waking up to a covering of snow here. further north, in scotland, it is a frosty start. still a few showers in the far north. so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales. eventually, by late afternoon, and into the evening, it should be across much of northern england. we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—west england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching furth

led i—0 before the break after a mistake by the keeper but england led 1—0 at the keeper but england led 1—0 at the break and during the second half they added to their lead. the substitute scoring the second goal uncomfortably for an unremarkable victory. it is formed by england that keeps them firmly on course for the world cup finals in russia next summer. england remain four points clear at the top of group f ahead of slovakia who won 3—1 in malta, while chris martin scored in the 87th minute to hand scotland victory over slovenia moving gordon strachan‘s side fourth and two points away from the play—off spot. while the feature game in group e saw second placed montenegro hosting top of the table poland. borussia dortmund's lukasz piszczek with the winner in the final ten minutes for the visitors who move six points clear with romania and denmark playing out a goal—less draw meaning both miss the chance to move second. netherlands coach danny blind has paid the price for his side's woeful qualifying campaign. he's been sacked after they were beaten 2—0 by bulgaria in

momentum stayed with england. a try, a hat-trick. for jonathanjoseph. england. a try, a hat-trick. for jonathan joseph. a huge jones tried to scotland would not spoil the ingres party. back among the scorers. ingres party. back among the scorers. time to put the feet up, well, almost. danny care getting in on the act two, two late tries to ta ke on the act two, two late tries to take england's tally to seven. a record equalling 18th victory in the well, the calcutta cup and next week in dublin, the sixth nations trophy will be lifted. we can go tojoe who has been at twickenham for us. there are so many things to talk about, retaining the six nations title, 18 test wins in a i’ow. six nations title, 18 test wins in a row. but the fact that it was the calcutta cup. what was impressive today? i think a lot of people were leaving twickenham in the next couple of hours wondering if we're just seen the best young rugby union tea m just seen the best young rugby union team in the wild. that was the conclusion some of the scottish team we re conclusion some of the scottish team were star

a lot of cloud across england and wales with persistent rain in the southern part of northern england and showers to the south of that. gusty winds and some of the showers contain hail and snow as well. but it is drifting ever eastwards over the next few hours. a touch of frost but typically it is around three degrees. wet across the south—east of england and some of the rain fringing into the south east of wales. most of wales, the midlands and towards the south—east, a reasonable start to the day. more cloud of the eastern counties of england but rain number less. brighter in northern ireland. more cloud for large parts of scotland. rain to be had in the north and the west and towards the northern ireland as well, where it will be breezy. things will improve in the south—west of england. the rain fragments into the latter part of the morning. still a few showers but they will be fewer and further between. the eastern side of england, it begins to ease away. we will see showers developing. sunshine and showers into the afternoon but lengthy spells of sunshine for many, especial

it may make it to 16 celsius in south—east england. the clear skies on the eastern side of england on thursday night, there could be some frost around. quite a contrast as friday begins. it will be the cloud and drizzly rain that wins out on friday, pushing to the north. 0n wins out on friday, pushing to the north. on friday, things will look different, with plenty of cloud around, but it will feel similar because it will still be mild. it is more unsettled at the weekend. we will bring these weather fronts across the uk, but there are gaps in between, and if you're in one of those, it will be dry and bright for a time. the weekend starts mild, but the wind direction changes a little bit. temperatures will be down a couple of degrees by sunday. not by much, it has to be said. 0ccasional sunshine, occasional rain, this weekend, and feeling cooler by sunday. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm... the chancellor philip hammond has increased national insurance bills for the self—employed, in his first budget. the move

northern england, a few showers. northern ireland, cloud in over a touch from the south—west ahead of a weather front. some showers in scotland, mostly front. some showers in scotland, m ostly o n front. some showers in scotland, mostly on the hills, they are likely to be wintry at lower levels, in between some sunny skies. here comes the rain across northern ireland with hill snow, that will go eastwards and north through the night. have rain and hill snow in northern england and parts of scotla nd northern england and parts of scotland for a time. —— we have. banex scotland for a time. —— we have. ba nex syste m scotland for a time. —— we have. banex system comes across towards the south bringing rain that the next system. cold enough for highs on damp surfaces in parts of the north. —— the next system. —— cold enough for highs. here comes the rain tomorrow, again pushing in from the south, moving north. —— cold enough for highs. moving through the midlands, heading up through parts of eas

for a time, rain threatening eastern coastal counties of england, but the rest of england and wales, a little brighter, maybe a hint of sunshine, but few showers not far away. and not just but few showers not far away. and notjust rain, we have snow across other parts of europe. a metre of snow possible in the alps, that could bring some disruption and it may lead to avalanches as well. low pressure on our shores, two, moving further north on sunday, so some changes. not as wet for scotland or northern ireland, but maybe some stronger winds will blow in bands of rain with a hint of sunshine in between. very unsettled weather. will this continue into next week? broadly speaking yes, drier on monday, but there is a chance of rain across some parts of england and wales. another band of rain coming in again on tuesday. thank you very much. i think! a reminder of our main this lunchtime. pilot error caused the shoreham air crash which killed i! pilot error caused the shoreham air crash which killed 11 men. theresa may accuses the snp of neglecting public services in scotland because of it

a warning for patients in england about the risk of getting medication online. the health regulator says companies may not be prescribing the right drugs, carrying out thorough checks, or have clinicians with the best qualifications. good morning, it is friday 3 march. also this morning: nearly 18 months on, a final report into the shoreham airshow disaster, where 11 people died, will be published today. the number of workers with controversial zero—hours contracts has hit a record high. i will have more shortly on why it has grown so quickly.

weeks playing for england, wales and france, isuppose, and weeks playing for england, wales and france, i suppose, and shaking at how they've trained and where they are at. —— checking out. mentally it isa are at. —— checking out. mentally it is a fishing as much as physically and we will have a good chat with the lads and see how they are feeling —— mentor the —— mentally it isa feeling —— mentor the —— mentally it is a factor. franklin gardens is a sell—out for the first time this season, it has been a rough season for northampton and they need their stars to shine tomorrow. boxer anthony crolla is looking for revenge this weekend. he lost his wba lightweight world title last september to jorge linares — but gets the chance to win it back, along with the wbc title and ring magazine crown in a huge unification fight in manchester. there is some flash photography in this report from alex gulrajani. anthony crolla once his world title back and in september champions league champion, when he took on linares. ion is believed the fight was taken over, there was

for north—east england, pa rt to the day. for north—east england, part of wales, it will start today and me will be some mist and fog and the watch —— odd patch of cloud. slowly we should see improvement in most areas as the sun comes out. some stubborn areas of cloud will linger. most of us will see some sunshine. notably north—east england, it could stay a bit grey and cold, but with lighter winds in the south—east, this is where we will see the highest temperatures, i7 will see the highest temperatures, 17 or 18 across highland scotland. we‘ll see more and more clodagh riding week, bringing with it the threat of showers or longer spells of rain. we have southerly winds and the high pressure is getting squeezed away into continental europe, pressure continuing to fall on tuesday and from the south—west, we start to see some green for the first time. shelley rain coming in, wales, northern ireland and the southern scotland, it could be heavy. showers and warm sunshine at times. the south—east. this is bbc new

in the south of england. we should say the end of the showers then north—west england. thickening cloud and eventually reign in northern ireland. some sunshine in scotland. wintry showers over the hills. the winds will slowly ease down. a fine mixture of rain and snow into ireland and southern scotland overnight. a spell of rain in the south coming across the channel, the strain could be quite heavy. in scotland will be a chilly night, especially in northern scotla nd chilly night, especially in northern scotland with a touch of frost. sunshine on the way for friday. sunshine on the way for friday. sunshine reluctant to appeared elsewhere in the rest of the uk, not bad in north—east england and south—east scotland. becoming a drier and brighter in the south—east but rain setting in across northern ireland which will depressed temperatures. into the weekends, very mixed weather, brighter and drier spells but rain is neverfar away. we'll see you rain in the uk and also right across the west of europe, n

in sport, england are six nations champions once again. they win the calcutta cup after a 61—21 win over scotland, a world record—equalling 18th victory in a row for england. mike takes a spin with esme hawkey — the 18—year—old racer hoping to take the world of motor sport by storm. my my stomach, my head, my senses are all over the place. that was what, five laps? you do that for 50 minutes! yes, 50 minutes. and louise lear has the weather. good morning. it is a messy sunday morning with the weather. it is a cloudy, mild start. there is some rain around but also some sun. i will give you all the details coming up. good morning. first, our main story. an influential committee of mps has today warned that the government would be guilty of "a serious dereliction of duty" if it fails to plan for brexit talks ending without a deal. and in advance of a commons debate tomorrow, brexit secretary david davis has called on mps to reject the amendments put forward by the house of lords. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. w

these will develop across parts of central and south—west england, northern ireland, and england. some of those will be heavy at times. —— heavy. but wherever you are, it will be dry and warm. temperatures in england on tuesday could get up to around 20 degrees. and we would be far off that on wednesday, with sunshine, the best of which will be across parts of east anglia and eastern england. but in the west, cloud at times, with outbreaks of rain coming and going, and a strengthening breeze. between the showers, it should feel warm. it will hopefully encourage some of the bees out. and more details on what you can do to help protect our native bees to the programme. but now, back to you guys. look at the start! how cute they landed on cue to at the start of your cross. “— landed on cue to at the start of your cross. —— look at the ducks. but that was the first sunny day we have had for a while. is this your dog? yes. she was out sniffing the flowers yesterday. we want to know how you enjoyed the weather — if you've got any pictures summing up your sunny weekend, we'

available in the next year in england. there were also measures to soften the impact of the business rates revaluation in england, with £435m for firms affected by increases in business rates, including a £300m hardship fund for the worst—hit, as well as a £1000 discount for most pubs in england. there were further measures affecting the self—employed, with a cut in the tax—free dividend allowance, for shareholders and directors of small private firms, from £5000 to £2000 from april next year, a measure which appears to undo a pledge made by george osborne in his budget last year. mr hammond also pledged £100m to place more gps in accident and emergency departments in england for next winter. there was also a change in technical education, with the introduction of a new broad—based t—level qualification. and there'll be an extra £216 million in funding for schools. the government has been coming under pressure to provide more money for social care budgets — with council leaders saying the system is on th

similar in the north of england. a lot of dry weather across both england and wales this morning, a lot of sunshine as well but still the risk of ice. then we run into the rain coming in across the isles of scilly, cornwall and pushing across devon towards somerset and the channel islands. through the course of the day that will continue going east and north and it will be breezy around it as well but move away from that and not a bad day for the first day of spring. it's also ash wednesday, the first day of lent and saint davids day so a lot going on today. a lot of dry weather, feeling cool as we go further north but temperatures back into double figures as we go to the south—east. later on in the afternoon the wind really starts to strengthen and especially so in parts of england and wales. as well as that, we see some rain and some hill snow. it is going to be windy but around 6pm the wind will strengthen from the south—west, we're looking at gales and the wind will transfer from southern parts of england and

all of england's points came from the boot of owen farrell. the deficit was cut to just four soon after the restart. but it was the irish who continued to pose the greater that. jared payne broke through, and thenjohnny sexton capped an amazing performance fifth éhis sziusiai iii-el: england, as so often in this campaign, turned to their bench for inspiration. but this time, it was lacking — the visitors were never really threatening. last year, ireland ended new zealand's 18—match winning streak, now they were denied another bid greatness. chastened, england were, at least, champions, but they must now reflect on a first defeat in the eddiejones era. this was like a world cup final. we got beaten 13—9. so you come away with the silver medal. it makes you want to get the gold medal. it was more about courage than class. there wasn't too much that we were able to put together, especially when the weather closed in a bit, but i thought in the first 20 minutes, that is where we built confidence in the game. a night of mixed emotions, then

another wicket for england, liam plunkett has struck for them. you can follow that on bbc radio five live. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. see you soon. you are watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines this evening... the chancellor defends his decision to increase national insurance contributions for the self—employed. the move's been criticised by some tory backbenchers, but philip hammond says the government is facing new challenges. theresa may is in brussels for what's expected to be her final eu summit before triggering brexit, as donald tusk is re—elected as president of the european council. a new war memorial is unveiled by the queen by the thames to honour those who have served in iraq and afghanistan. the monument is dedicated to civilians as well as servicemen and women. an update on the market numbers... here is how london and frankfurt ended the day, and how the dow and nasdaq are getting on. the ftse 100 nasdaq are getting on. the ftse100 was down, with the supermarket giant morrisons weigh

a misty, murky start across southern england and south wales, across the rest of england and wales into northern ireland, cindy said dry, sunny weather to begin the day. across scotland, some showers, but the central belt and southwards will begin to fade and we are left with a scattering of showers on the winds. it is not a noticeable feature in northern scotland on the northern isles. still a bit more cloud and two southern coastal counties of england and south wales compared with elsewhere, borrowers are swayed you get some lovely sunshine coming through, temperatures widely in double figures. feeling really pleasant, it might get to 16 celsius in south—east england. with clear skies down the eastern side of the uk through

you must provide safe and effective care for patients in england who want to access patients in england who want to a ccess your patients in england who want to access your services. and we will treat you the same as doctors who are consulting in person. the police watchdog has published a critical report into how the cumbria force handled the death of 13—month—old poppi worthington five years ago. the toddler was found seriously injured at her home. the independent police complaints commission says officers failed to adequately investigate whether she had been abused. cumbria police says it accepts the report‘s criticism unreservedly. chief constable jeremy graham of cumbria constabulary apologised for the force‘s failings. i am very clear that the initial investigation into poppi worthington‘s death fell well short of what poppi‘s family could have expected, and indeed should have expected, and i would like to give a heartfelt apology to poppi‘s family for the inadequacies in cumbria constabulary‘s initial investigation. the us attorney general is removing himself from

cloud increasing in southern england, much of eastern england should state drive. the chance of some rain in the south—east this evening but that is it. mainly westerly rain into western hills feeding rain into western hills and coasts. it may become drier in scotla nd coasts. it may become drier in scotland later tonight. the north of scotla nd scotland later tonight. the north of scotland sees the coldest weather overnight, a mild night overnight, otherwise a mild night on a this week in the overnight, otherwise a mild night on a - this week in the wind will a whole. this week in the wind will pick up, fee e5 5 sunday. ff a whole. this week in the wind will pick up, sunday. some pick up, particularly sunday. some wet weather around in the western side of the uk and drier and brighter in the east. some sunshine east of england and scotland on saturday but rain across wales, southwest for a while and turning wetter in northern ireland and then moving into northern england and east of scotland. a good chance of staying dry in eastern england. this mild air. pretty

a misty, murky start across southern england and south wales, across the rest of england and wales into northern ireland, cindy said dry, sunny weather to begin the day. across scotland, some showers, but the central belt and southwards will begin to fade and we are left with a scattering of showers on the winds. it is not a noticeable feature in northern scotland on the northern isles. still a bit more cloud and two southern coastal counties of england and south wales compared with elsewhere, borrowers are swayed you get some lovely sunshine coming through, temperatures widely in double figures. feeling really pleasant, it might get to 16 celsius in south—east england. with clear skies down the eastern side of the uk through thursday night, a touch of frost around, mild in the west, cloud and outbreaks of rain and hail fog around. quite a contrast is friday begins, the cloud and drizzly rain will win out. on friday things look very different, with plenty of cloud around, but it will feel very similar because it will still be mild. more unsettled at the weekend, we will bring these we

across england and wales. a must buy the afternoon across south—west of wales and england where it started wet and frustrate the season... tempted about whether you should be for this time of year. through this evening and to night many places will see those showers fading away. some the north—west of shower b00|ng scotland. some printing in eastern england, elsewhere whether sky is clear it will get cold enough for a touch of frost, addictively the further north you are. chilly but a bright start tomorrow morning. sunshine shine, some showers in extreme eastern areas and then a change, cloud from the west, eventually... temperature about eight 11 degrees. this band of rain associated with a set of weapons, that should be some wind, snow in north wales. generally speaking at the weapons continue in from the south—west, they will also bring us some other air. mild weather does not always mean sunny weather does not always mean sunny weather by any stretch of the imagination. but many on wednesday, it will

still a few showers in the north—west of england. wet weather coming to northern ireland, rain and snow over the hills. the winds are still quite keen in the north of scotla nd still quite keen in the north of scotland but they will ease. southern scotland, we will see this rain until snow moving across from northern ireland. at the same time, we have some heavy rain moving up from the english channel. a chilly old knight in scotland. the northern half of the country in particular but there may be some sunshine on friday. you may get a fleeting glimpse of it but we have the rain in the south moving its way northwards. still a few heavy bursts of rain for a while. again, six or 7 degrees further north. not bad if you have the sunshine instant scotland but under that rain, it will be relu cta nt to under that rain, it will be reluctant to clear from northern ireland. into this weekend, some brighter spells and dry spells but rain is not far away at all. dominated by low pressure. it is not just wet here, it is wet across the whole of w

away from the coast, much of england and wales and southern scotla nd england and wales and southern scotland later on does look largely dry with milky sunshine breaking through. further heavy showers rolling in from the west later in the day with some thunderstorms likely as well. temperatures around seven 01’ likely as well. temperatures around seven or eight degrees in the north, quite chilly, but we could see ten to 12 further south. some football games happening today, should be dry in manchester and liverpool, but the chance of some showers later in the day. this area of low pressure is still worth with us through the second half of the weekend. some quieter weather but then through the day on sunday we are going to see this frontal system moving its way west to east across really the bulk of england and wales. all of us across england and wales should see across england and wales should see a spell of wet weather. scotland having a dry day tomorrow, a better day compared with today. seven or eight degrees, still pretty chilly. further heavy showers and a really u nsettled fu

i think it will probably be quite a wet start to the day across south—west england and for wales. some fairly heavy pulses of rain here. there could be a few spots getting in across the midlands and hampshire, but not amounting to too much. east of this line is probably going to be largely dry. the front will be very weak as it moves in later during the morning. now, for northern ireland, although it starts off on a cloudy and wet note, the rain moves through fairly quickly during the morning and these guys will then brighten up. but it's a different story in scotland. here the rain willjust continue to get more extensive and a bit heavier as the day goes by with some strengthening winds in the north. north—west england, some wet weather around cumbria and north lancashire but the rain rather patchy across the likes of cheshire, merseyside, greater manchester. as i say, as this weather front moves across south—east england, it's going to be so weak in the south—east it will bring little if any rain. in fact, for much of england and wales, at least the weather will brighten u

northern ireland, southern scotland and england, the rain will keep on going. it will, turn increasingly light and patching. north, some sunshine. from the scotla nd north, some sunshine. from the scotland central belt, north towards the highlands and some showers. across northern isles, that they will turn heavily through the afternoon. wet weather continuing across high ground of northwestern and through the day. wales, patchy rain and maybe some drizzle for the hills and coasts of the south—west. further east, lincolnshire, the east ooit lincolno'nir'o. choroaoofi i , i, . .i a,” and the south—east, the midlands and the south—east, the cloud should break. some spells of shot sunshine which will help temperatures. remember the band of rain, it willsink temperatures. remember the band of rain, it will sink south and then get stuck across southern parts of england, to the south of wales. turning ogggy by the end. - in turning soggy by the end. windy in the north—west, gales for western scotla nd the north—west, gales for western scotland and northe

maybe northern england and northern ireland as well. that mild air starts to spread itself into the south by the end of the night. 11 tomorrow in plymouth. tomorrow we have low pressure up to the north. this front which is hanging around fora the north. this front which is hanging around for a good part of the day in the south. what that means, really is three distinct slices of weather. southern areas, the channel islands into southern england and the south of wales starting off with a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain but here it is pretty mild. a lot of cloud into the north midlands and north wales. there is some sunshine for northern england southern scotland and northern ireland and then a third slice of weather. blustery winds and frequent showers into northern and western parts of scotland. the three slices won't move much. there is a blustery wind for showers and a cool feel in the north. sunshine through northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland and down into northern england. into the south r

frosty from north—east england and scotland. wintry showers in the north and north—west of scotla nd in the north and north—west of scotland with the risk of ice. tomorrow, quite a windy start, particularly early on across east anglia in south—east england. we will keep a few showers in western scotland. a lot of fine weather, the best of sunshine across central and eastern parts of the uk. a little less cold in the south. some rain comes back to northern ireland, pushing into northern ireland. as we go into friday, we are watching another area of low pressure coming from the south—west. what does that mean? for england and wales, rain spreading northwards. some of that could be quite heavy. to the north of that, mainly dry for northern ireland. the best sunshine on friday in western scotland. what about the weekend? it does look unsettled with wet weather at times. why do whether people insist that the seasons change on the first of the month? you might look to the equinox solstice. let's have a heated debate. we have p

and throughout the lower coasts of southern england. chilly inafew coasts of southern england. chilly in a few spots and there will be some early brightness and down the eastern side of the uk but it probably will not last long. this is the more substantial area of rain pushing through northern scotland and on towards the northern isles. through the day, any worry the west could see some rain and drizzle and again plenty of cloud of with a few brea ks again plenty of cloud of with a few breaks perhaps to the north coast of northern ireland. north cornwall, devon and somerset. given any brightness, 14 degrees possible. into the night, it will be a mild evening to come. six nations action in cardiff and we are expecting it to be dry with a few breaks in the cloud. we will overnight bring an area of rainfall across northern ireland and scotland so a spell of rain to come here, maybe some drizzle in england and wales. but a lot of dry weather to be found. temperatures still quite misty and murky. 0n temperatures still quite misty and murky. on saturday, rain pulling away from scotl

the north—west of england on a bright start to the day. maybe a few patches of mist, however a little bit of misty fog in some parts of scotland. scattered showers towards the north and west, where it will be quite breezy as well. quite breezy too down towards the south—west of england but that breeze should help push that rain away. things will be improving all the while here. elsewhere it looks like it could turn into a day of sunny spells and showers, with most across central and eastern areas. sunny out the further west you are. although we will see fair bit of cloud and rain moving in here. top temperatures up to 11 degrees. as we go through monday evening, things will quiet down. pressure builds across the uk, rain comes for the far north of the uk where it will still be quite windy but we are looking west for the next spell of wind and rain to head our way. before it arrives it will be a cold start to the day, 3—5 degrees again. bright start to central and eastern areas but out west it is going downhill through the morning and i

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, showers elsewhere of england and wales and sunshine as well. showers and the odd rumble of thunder from eastern scotland in the afternoon. showers in the south—east and east anglia by them, higher temperatures, otherwise the numbers lower than today. they were dropped overnight, the showers soon fading away. high pressure building overnight keeping these weather fronts at bay on sunday. billy sunday will be chilly. these of the temperatures in towns and cities, a touch of frost possible in rubles cities, a chilly start for the boat race although warming quickly and with light winds it should be a perfect day for rowing and also for the spectators. a good day pretty much across the board on sunday, some sunshine at times, a small chance of a shower across england, essentially a dry day and with winds quite light on sunday and some sunshine it will feel warm out there. typical temperatures 13, warmer for england and wales, more sunshine around, the breeze picking up, dry for england and wales by day, scotland and northern ireland should see str

england face lithuania in a world cup qualifier on sunday. meanwhile, england's women have returned to fourth in the fifa world rankings, equalling their highest position. the side came third in the shebelieves cup earlier this month, after a 1—0 win over the usa, and have gone back above canada. scotland remain 21st, wales move up to 33rd and northern ireland are up to 55th. wales manager chris coleman insists their crucial world cup qualifier against the republic of ireland tonight is not a must—win game, but admits there's a ‘desperation‘ in the squad to reach another major tournament. ireland are top of group d, after four matches unbeaten, with wales — having only won one of their qualifiers so far — four points behind them, in third. in a campaign, you get halfway and see where you are and you fight at the wrong end or the right end. so all this pressure on us is what we've always wanted. i've wished for it, dreamt about it. being halfway in the campaign and still having a say in who finishes top, who comes second, we're rig

the south—east of england should dry up. . keeping wet in the south—west in the afternoon and further rain for northern ireland and largely dry in southern scotland by this stage. into the weekend and keep the umbrellas handy, there will be rain at times but the heaviest rain will move its way around the country. saturday, the heaviest rain looks like it'll be across scotland and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain for some parts of england and wales but also some lengthy dry spells. then we swap things around for the second part of the weekend with the wettest weather across wales and the southern half the england. further north, much drier, rain at times. top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten or so top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten orso in top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten or so in london. thank you very much. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. our top story this evening: the police watchdog warns the public is at risk f

england now have a team to match any in its history, at least statistically. a hat—trick forjonathan joseph. by the timejoseph completed his hat—trick early in the second half, the game was settled. scotland persevered, hampered by early indiscipline and injuries, but as they made clear, they were not here to be plucky losers. their recent performances have merited more than that. on this day, everything clicked for england. four tries gets you a bonus point. seven makes a serious impression. so the six nations won, and eddie jones‘ england is still unbeaten. we have got good players. they now have a mindset of wanting to be the best in the world. they want to keep improving. and if we keep with that mindset, keep working hard, we will be the best in the world. the memory of this match will linger long after the sponsors‘ logo is removed from the twickenham pitch. the calcutta cup is a legacy of history. eddie jones and england are looking to the future, and notjust to dublin next weekend. his project is building towards the next world cup. and he like

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clear skies overnight across eastern england. saturday morning, scattered showers and early morning. one or two drifting into the midlands. eastern part still mainly dry with sunny spells though showers will break out. persistent rain in north—west england. it will take much of the morning to clear to showers. showers into western parts of scotland. they will break out elsewhere. rain in north—west england beginning to ease into the afternoon. cloud building elsewhere. a chance for hale and thunder. the winter quite light. some sunshine in between and quite pleasant. so was around for a time on saturday evening and then they will die away. a reach of high pressure on saturday morning. in scotland and northern ireland and especially a touch of frost to begin the day on sunday. some cloud around, most of us will see sunshine at some stage. the winds are again light and sunny spells will make it feel quite pleasant. some spots getting higher. it all looks fairly calm for the races on sunday. do enjoy the action. in the next week

a wet start of the day across the south—west of england. windy as well and some rain the most southern panties. some will get to the midlands and east anglia to the best pa rt midlands and east anglia to the best part of the morning. ——— most southern counties. largely dry in northern england but brain in northern ireland. still some rain in southern areas of scotland. a cold, bright skalak in northern scotland. there we will see the best of the sunshine through the day on friday. elsewhere the sunshine will be limited, lots of cloud and rain in northern ireland. the rain will be putting north across england and some parts of wales will see that as well. the south eastern corner should brighten up and dry up. that is where we will see the highest temperature in london but most places are in single figures. keep the umbrella is handy for the weekend, not a complete wash—out but the rain comes and goes. the saturday they'll be quite a bit of rain but most of the western side of europe and some snow over the alps, maybe up to a metre.

every time you play england it is special. even if scotla nd you play england it is special. even if scotland have not been playing well or england have not been playing well, a scotland and england game has that bit of excitement about it, the old rivalry. the interesting thing this week is that everything is on the game. england have the triple crown, grand slams, championships, records, they have all the pressure on them. what scotla nd all the pressure on them. what scotland have, turning up to twickenham today, they have been playing some great rugby. they are probably the team in the championship. last night, obviously, with wales winning, against ireland, this game this weekend is just, every fan... i tell you what, the english will be worried. it is all a bit exciting. yes, they are worried it is they have seemed a way that scotla nd it is they have seemed a way that scotland have been probably the most entertaining team so far, whereas england have been misfiring, but scraping through, getting out of jail. who has the greatest pressure on them today? scotland have no

so it will be a cloudy afternoon across northern england, the midlands, wales, south—west england and is the south—east and east anglia that hang the sunshine for the longest, with highs of about 16. we're looking at brightening up across northern ireland and parts of scotland, and the very far north of england as well. through the evening and overnight the weather front brings the cloud into the south—east. kind at some clearance but we have a weather front coming in at some clearance but we have a weatherfront coming in introducing rain, increasingly turning showery, and strengthening winds for scotland and strengthening winds for scotland and northern ireland. as a result of this it will not be as colder night as the one that has just gone. so we start tomorrow with the remnants of the cloud clearing away from the south—east. some brighter skies coming in behind it. very windy in the far north of men and scotland and the northern isles. here it will be whipping up some big waves and there will be some showers, some of which will be wintry. temperatures generally 12 to about 1

england ran out winner by 64—0. lincoln city's fairy—tale fa cup run has come to an end at the quarterfinal stage. they were the first non—league side to reach the last eight of the competition since 1914. but their brave efforts weren't enough against premier league arsenal at the emirates. theo walcott opened the scoring just before half—time. the gunners scored four more after the break, including this one from alexis sanchez, to secure their place in the semifinals. earlier, manchester city cruised passed middlesbrough at the riverside stadium. david silva scored after three minutes, and sergio aguero sealed the victory in the second half. hull city boosted their chances of premier league survival with a 2—1win over swansea city. substitute oumar niasse scored twice to help hull take an important three points. swansea got a goal back but remain in 16th place. everton continued their push for a top—six place with a 3—0 win over west brom. bournemouth finally have their first league win of 2017, thanks

and england have three. and england cruise to a second successive six nations title after crushing scotland at twickenham. good evening. the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1916. that's the assessment of the united nations, which says more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in four countries in africa and the middle east. £3.5 billion are said to be needed byjuly to avert disaster. this report from our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, contains images you may find distressing. for months now, it has been known that millions of people, including young babies like this one in yemen have been starving. she was just four months old when a bbc team met her in december. across yemen, hundreds of thousands more children have so little to eat they are struggling to stay alive. and the threat of mass starvation is affecting three other countries. this is a refugee camp in south sudan, which, like yemen, has been torn apart by conflict. families forced to