exeter, champions for the first time. with the chiefs clear at the top of the table, the fascinating could be memorable as well. the hands were making far too many errors. chances missed. it took root strength to put the league leaders in charge. don carried them. a gap emerged between the sides. exeter needed no help. jonny may is was in a giving mood. straight into the arms of henry slade. those supporters may have stayed on their feet, but there was still time for more. the last play of the game. the winning try to be the perfect end to a monumental yearfor winning try to be the perfect end to a monumental year for exeter. winning try to be the perfect end to a monumental yearfor exeter. bbc news. yes, the chiefs go marching on. scarlets won away at cardiff blues 14—11 in the pro—14. cardiff led at half time but scarlets fought back soon after the break. rhys patchell‘s try, their second of the match, sealed the win. the victory leaves them top of conference b. in the other pro—14 fixture, 0spreys beat dragons

top of the english league exeter against montpellier, top of the french. the cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their european hopes. dave ewers‘s first half try kept them alive. tense, tight, not much space but then when you have 0lly woodburn on the wing, you don't always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in their group. the chiefs are back in charge. in ulster, a battle to lead league 1, that is where la rochelle have been for most of the competition. the french side once appearing unbeatable, now seemingly breachable. tries either side of half—time enough for ulster. they now go top, and with just one game to go. this fixture was once a derby while wasps have moved, plenty of rivalry remains. that rivalry has gradually reduced, so to the numbers on the field. with the game's final breath, ha rlequins field. with the game's final breath, harlequins let out a rule ijust huge blow. an extraordinary wi

premiership leaders exeter lost 28 points to 20 away against in form newcastle. saracens though beat wasps 38 points to 15 at the ricoh arena. three tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead this try from alex goode the best of the bunch. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just a minute before the break to get back within three. sarries though pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind leaders exeter. it's been a tough day for britain's four man bobsleigh teams at the world cup in the german town of altenberg. both crews struggled in their first run as you can see — conditions not the best out there. they were able to improve second time round though. lamin deen's crew of andrew matthews, nick gleeson and greg cackett putting in the fifth fastest second run to move up six places and finish joint tenth. whilst bradley hall's team ofjoel fearon, toby olubi and ben simons finished in 15th. tennis now and some good news from down under

exeter certainly needed no help, yetjonny may was in a giving mood. straight into the arms of henry slade. the simplest of finishes. and those supporters may well have stayed on their feet, asjohnny hill went over not long after. and there was still time for more. a bonus point—winning try with the last play of the game. jack, with the perfect end to a monumental year for exeter. bbc news. scarlets won away at cardiff blues 14—11 in the pro—14. cardiff led at half time but scarlets fought back soon after the break. rhys patchell‘s try, their second of the match, sealed the win. the victory leaves them top of conference b. british number one johanna konta starts her season today with a match against the american madison keys at the brisbane international. it's her first tournament with new coach michaeljoyce and she says they are looking forward to starting the season together. england's cricketers have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which begins in three days' time. england head coach, trevor bayliss, says he still has full be

jack, with the perfect end to a monumental year for exeter. scarlets won away at cardiff blues 1a—11 in the pro—1a cardiff led at half time but scarlets fought back soon after the break. rhys patchell‘s try, their second of the match, sealed the win. the victory leaves them top of conference b. in the other pro—1a fixture, 0spreys beat dragons 22—9. british number one, yohanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keys at the brisbane international. it‘s her first tournament with new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. england‘s cricketers, have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which begins in three days‘ time. the england head coach trevor bayliss says he still has full belief in all—rounder, moeen ali, despite his recent run

premiership leaders exeter lost 28 points to 20 away against in form newcastle. saracens though beat wasps 38 points to 15 at the ricoh arena. three tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead this try from alex goode the best of the bunch. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just a minute before the break to get back within three. sarries though pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind leaders exeter. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now, it's time for click... welcome. hello, welcome. welcome, how are you? hello... 7 welcome, welcome... second script — "how are you? how are you?" hello, everybody! i am literally being built from the skin out, currently, by these two lovely ladies who are going to try to make me look different... all right, then. we are all good to go, brendan, you happy? so what we're going to do is go to silence, please, and go to black. lose the house ligh

we saw minor accidents along route 422 in exeter township. we also saw cruise out clearing the roads. snow also fell through the philadelphia area and more snow is heading our way. that's expected to impact the morning commute tomorrow. you're looking live right now at i-95 in south philly. nbc 10 first alert meteorologist glen squharts is tracking it all, and it is a clo mover. >> it's about as slow as any system that we have ever seen. this is so unusual. it's snowing in the poke knows d they're going to get a nice little accumulation, several inches of snow as we go into the rest of the day today and into tomorrow. the first alert is for the whole area, mainly overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. and that's the morning rush that's going to be the main issue. and snow overnight tonight generally between midnight and 6:00 a.m. it's already been snowing lehigh valley, berks county and the poconos. as far as the spread, it's going to take all day just to go 20 miles going into other parts of chester, bucks, and montgomery, and then it

top of the english league, exeter, against montpellier, top of the french. a cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their dream. dave ewer‘s first—half try, keeping it alive. tense, tight, not much space. but with 0llie woodburn on the wing, you don't always need it. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in the group. the chiefs, back in charge. with ulster, a battle to lead 4—1. that's where they have been for most of the competition. the french side seemingly unbeatable, now breachable. tries either side of half—time. they go top with just one game to go. that is against wasps, who had harboured hopes of their own charging into a 20—point lead against already eliminated harlequins. waspes have moved, but plenty of rivalry remains. that margin, gradually reduced, as well as the numbers on the field. a red card for wasps, james haskell. with the final breath of the game, harlequins let out a roar. a huge blow to their former neighbours. it was an extraordinary win leavi

exeter have their eyes on a european prize after victory against montpelier. and novak djokovic comes up with a different type of service as he prepares to make his competitive comeback at the australian open, where he's going for a record 7th title. we'll get to the european champions cup in a moment but we will start with what has been an interesting day so far in the premier league with some surprising results. john bennett is with us. we will go straight to the late game of the day, from wembley stadium, where totte n ha m day, from wembley stadium, where tottenham could move into the top four with a win over everton. let's show you what has happened so far. the visitors had the ball in the first half through wayne rooney's header. but the former england captain was correctly ruled offside. he is playing alongside everton‘s new £20 million signing. minutes later, the home side opened the scoring. sonne was the —— son was on the end of the cross. we will go through the rest of the day's scores. west brom against brighton, and the west brom, a huge wi

top of the english league exeter against montpelier, top of the french. a cross channel challenge with plenty at stake. tense, tight, not much space, but when you have hollywood burn on the wing, you don't always need it. that was brilliant. his second was perhaps even better. this secured the bonus point which may prove crucial in the fight for second place. in ulcer, a battle to lead to one. french side la rochelle once seemed unbeatable, now seeming like they could be breached. ulster go top with one game to go. wasps are facing harlequins in one of the day's other two games wasps are currently third in pool1 which is topped by ulster so need victory to keep their qualification hopes alive. wasps were leading 21—0 after half an hour, but harlequins rallied in the second and got the winning try through james chisholm in the second and got the winning try throuthames chisholm in 18th minute of the game. northampton beat clermont. ulster have gone to the top after their victory over la rochelle. saracens will effectively see their hat—trick hopes if t

that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind exeter at the top of the league. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. alongside a photo of the former editor of the paper who has passed away, the guardian says the prime minister is set to reassert control with a cabinet shuffle. the financial times claimed written will push to remain under eu regulation when it comes to pharmaceuticals and medicines. an editor —— photo of carrie gracie dominates the front page of the telegraph, over her stepping down because of unequal pgy- stepping down because of unequal pay. the prime minister is their main story and her appointing a no deal wrecks a cabinet minister. front of the times details why carrie gracie stepped down from her post at the bbc over what is an indefensible pay gap, as she says, between men and women. the metro quotes an interview with andrew maher who says an nhs delay would have killed him after he had a stroke. the daily express says that britain is in the grip of a killer flu

premiership leaders exeter lost for the first time in eight league matches as they were beaten 28—20 by newcastle. saracens taking advantage of that slip up, three tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead — including this try from alex goode. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just before half time. sarries, though, pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply — that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind exeter at the top of the league. england's cricketers are on the brink of defeat in the final ashes test in sydney. they'll resume their second innings on 93—11 still 210 runs behind the aussies, although they have captain joe root and jonny bairstow at the crease. they'll need to bat out the final day in sydney to salvage a draw. that's after australia declared their first innings on 649—7. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on bbc news throughout the evening. police in sweden have said that an explosion outside an underground station that killed a 60—year—old man wa

top of the english league, exeter, against montpellier, top of the french. a cross—channel challenge with plenty at stake. for exeter, defeat would end their dream. dave's first—half try, keeping it alive. tense, tight, not much space. but with ollie on the wing, you don't always need it. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in the group. the chiefs, back in charge. with ulster, a battle to lead a—1. that's where they have been. the french side seemingly unbeatable, now breachable. tries either side of half—time. they go top with just one game to go. that is against wasps, who had harboured hopes of their own charging into a 20—point lead against already eliminated harlequins. waspes have moved, but plenty of rivalry remains. that margin, gradually reduced, as well as the numbers on the field. a red card for wasps, james haskell. with the final breath of the game, harlequins let out a roar. a huge blow to their former neighbours. it was an extraordinary win leaving the wasps needing something extraordinary

exeter, defeat would invade hopes. the first half try kept them alive. terence, tight, not much space but then when you have woodburn on the wing, you don‘t a lwa ys woodburn on the wing, you don‘t always need it. that was brilliant, his second perhaps was even better. this secured the bonus point that may yet prove crucial in the fight to the second in their group. the cheats are back in charge. in ulster, a battle to lead, that is where la rochelle have been for most of the condition. the french side once appearing unbeatable, now seemingly reachable. tries either side of half—time enough for ulster. they now go top with just one game to go. 0nto darts, where lisa ashton has won herfourth bdo world title after beating anastasia dob—rom—islova 3—1 at lakeside. ashton was considered the underdog before the final but the defending champion won eight straight legs in a row, finishing with a 62 checkout to seal victory. ashton is now second on the list of titles won, behind the 10—time champion trina gulliver. we will have an update on the men

whiteout conditions on the roads in exeter new hampshire. in downtown bo rescuers making a rescue. real concern of what's coming next after thisstorm. schools already closed in s places and eva pilgrim leads us off from boston tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the devastating nor'easter nicknamed the some cyclone unleashing its power. in massachusetts, hurricane force wind gusts and in scituate on the cooding in recent memory. homes andinundated. >> you can s these waves are crashing against the houses. >> reporter: in boston, fire trucks driving through ponders making water rescues. after noon here in ton harbor.e our cars twice. at oneho poi ontf , thr suv. >> rep a man heading home from delivering food.e is? >> i'm working for grubhub! >> reporter: the powerful storm mping up to the regiohunder. in mancheste, this vehicle crashing into a rsing home. no o an accident. in nt collided here. >> the situation on the roads is dangerous, it shouldn't be underestimated. >> reporter: multiple homes burning on oak island. the only access by boat, but wifighters forced to build a ramp and use

the defeat to champions exeter on new years eve meant that leicester have lost six straight games their worst run of form in 52 years. speaking to the media today, scrum half sam harrison says they refuse to change the way they play despite the poor run. we will hear from him in just a moment but first he is head coach matt o'connor. it is frustrating to not be winning. you know, you only get what you deserve in this league at the moment. the margins have never been tighter, the competition across the premiership is incredibly tough. if you don't perform at your very best, you don't perform at your very best, you don't perform at your very best, you don't win. that is the challenge this week back at home. to make sure that we perform at the level that we know we can and we do what is required to get the result. make sure that we don't have any lapse in concentration, even in training. hopefully that will echo through to out hopefully that will echo through to our games. but we're not rewriting the way we play or anything drastic like that, because we know if we get a couple of bits righ

it's a little fear inside of me that i'm very exet testify with mees and i always want to better myself. it's a sport thats gain ing more popular every year. raisers start at the bottom floor and leave everything they have on the tears all the way to the top. your lungs just freeze up with all your other muscles and you see that finish line and and you're just kicking for it and then the endorphins are amazing. these races take place in some of the world's tallest architectural landmarks, the well is tower in chicago, the comcast center in philadelphia anthem pier state building in new york with 102 stories. i find that one the most difficult of all the buildings i've done because it's very oasmed the architecture and the tears are very steep. this year sally is the only elite american invited to race up the iefl towers nearly 1700 steps. a race she was supposed to compete in last year. i noticed i was getting sick often and it took me a long time to recover ji and the same with injuries. sally was diagnosed with multi myeloma and needed a stem cell transplant. it's a type of blood canc

premiership leaders exeter lost 28 points to 20 away against in—form newcastle. saracens though beat wasps 38 points to 15 at the ricoh arena. three first half tries inside half hour gave sarries an early lead — this try from alex goode the best of the bunch. but wasps fought back, scoring one penalty try and then willie le roux crossing just a minute before the break to get back within three. but sarries pulled away in the second half, scoring 20 points with no reply — that bonus points with no reply — that bonus point win leaves them just five points behind leaders exeter. it's been a tough day for britain's four—man bobsleigh teams at the world cup in the german town of altenberg. both crews struggled in theirfirst run — as you can see conditions not the best out there. they were able to improve second time round though. lamin deen's crew of andrew matthews, nick gleeson and greg cackett putting in the fifth fastest second run to move up six places and finish joint tenth. whilst bradley hall's team ofjoel fearon, toby 0lubi and ben simons finished in

whiteout conditions on the roads in exeter, new hampshire. in downtown boston, rescuers making a rescue. real concern of what's coming next after this storm. schools already closed in some places and eva pilgrim leads us off from boston tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the devastating nor'easter nicknamed the some cyclone unleashing its power. in massachusetts, hurricane force wind gusts and in scituate on the coast some of the worst flooding in recent memory. homes and businesses inundated. >> you can see just how hard these waves are crashing against this seawall. it's crashing the water up over the roof of these houses. >> reporter: in boston, fire trucks driving through floodwaters, first responders making water rescues. >> it's just after noon here in boston and you can see this right here is floodwaters coming out of the boston harbor. it's not even high tide yet. we've already had to move our cars twice. at one point, the water was as high as the hood of our suv. >> reporter: nearby, we spotted a man heading home from delivering food. >>

using a button to press the right button and set over nuclear exchange so that is way their risk of exeter's a very great in this tense atmosphere that we have we can't trust to luck we know that you will miss a crisis was narrowly averted as a result of response in the behavior on the part of the russian federation or the soviet union at the time and the united states but we got always trust to luck and that is why we need to have better controls with regard to the possibility of nuclear more being settled so america's nuclear modernization is underway and detractors are crying foul over a potential new arms race but isn't.

and exeter chiefs score six tries against montpellier, to keep alive their hopes of reaching the quarter finals of the european champions cup. good evening. the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, has warned the government not to agree to bailout the construction company carillion with tax payers money. there are fears the firm, which has debts of £1.5 billion, could collapse after creditors rejected a possible rescue plan. carillion employs about 20,000 people in the uk and is one of the government's main contractors. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is liverpool's newest hospital under construction. it will be the biggest single bed hospital in the uk, and it's being built by carillion. now there's concern that projects like these could be affected if the company collapses. from prisons to hospitals, to schools and rail, carillion is responsible for some of the uk's largest infrastructure and maintenance projects. so, should the government bail the debt—laden company out? i think what has to happen in this case — the contracts have to be kept going

scanning the waze app and i found diesel king 618 out here talking about an accident on prospect street in exeter in berks county so a few accidents. be careful. 495 you've got that ice. 21 degrees in quakertown, below freezing in pottstown, 30. 28 in malvern, 29 in center city. feels better than it has but we're still below freezing. 32 sitting at the freezing mark in surf city. above in it brigantine. but below that in glassboro and fortescue and cinnaminson and 35 right now in dover, delaware. it will be the warmest it's been in two weeks, since christmastime. we're in the low 40's today but not just yet. we're below freezing matt. >> thanks karen. a highly classified spy satellite which was just launched into space appears to have been lost according to the "wall street journal." just yesterday, we told you how space-x launched a satellite from cape canaveral air force station in florida. the secret satellite called xuma was supposed to separate after the second stage firing of the falcon nine rocket. citing sources the "wall street journal" reports the satellite didn't separate and plunged b

worcester beat exeter whilst george north missed northampton's victory against sale. the professional darts corporation are to stop using so—called "walk on girls" after talks with broadcasters. this weekend's masters will be the first where no women will accompany players to the stage. world number one michael van gerwen says the tradition should end whilst his compatriot raymond van barneveld is supporting a petition to reinstate it. that is all the sport for now. one of the world's richest men, prince alwaleed bin talal, has become the latest high—profile figure to be released in saudi arabia — after a major anti—corru ption drive was launched in november. a saudi official has said the prince was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor. but the prince said no charges were brought against him, and no deals had been done. 0ur arab affairs editor sebastian usher reports. just hours before his release, prince alwaleed bin talal gave his first interview from the gilded cage of the ritz carlton hotel. in hard cash terms, he has been the b

whiteout conditions on the roads right there in exeter, new hampshire. and in downtown boston, firefighters making a rescue on the icy, flooding streets. real concern of what's coming next after this storm. schools already closed in some places and abc's eva pilgrim leads us off from boston tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the devastating nor'easter, a bomb cyclone unleashing its power. in massachusetts, hurricane-force wind gusts and in scituate on the coast some of the worst flooding in recent memory. homes and businesses inundated. >> you can see just how hard these waves are crashing against this seawall. it's crashing the water up over the roof of these houses. >> reporter: in boston, fire trucks driving through floodwaters, first responders making water rescues. >> it's just after noon here in boston and you can see this right here is floodwaters coming out of the boston harbor. it's not even high tide yet. we've already had to move our cars twice. at one point, the water was as high as the hood of our suv. >> reporter: nearby, we spotted a man headi

man using a button to press the right button and said oh nuclear exchange so that is way the risk of exeter's of very great in this tense atmosphere that we have we can't trust to luck we know that you will be sent graces was narrowly averted as a result of responsible behavior on the part of the russian federation or the soviet union at the time and the united states but we got always trust to luck and that is why we need to have better controls with regard to the possibility of nuclear more being settled so america's nuclear modernization is underway and detractors are crying foul over a potential new arms race but isn't orderlies saying making the weapons an arsenal safer more up to date better. everybody is modernizing their modernization he does not need that you are making it safe by modernizing you building bigger and better weapons and refining the systems that you are using. and that is where it is very dangerous to continue with this modernization as a dismantling of weapons is the way to go as you did very well by that are labs agreements between the also it union and the united st

it's currently worcester x exeter x team gb will be sending their largest—ever team to a winter olympics next week and among them will be the snowboard cross athlete zoe gillings—brier. it'll be her fourth games, but first as a mother. nick hope has been to meet her and daughter lea at their base in austria... boardercross is amongst the most dramatic and unpredictable winter olympic events. and zoe gillings—brier has had herfair share of ups and downs. but life away from the slopes now has its own little challenge as well. lea arrived in 2016. and it's clearly a case of like mother, like daughter! lea's awesome. i love her, of course. i'm her mum, so i would think she was the best kid in entire world. she had herfirst go when she was one year and three days old, i think it was. had a little go on the snow in argentina. she's 15 months old now. she can't turn, obviously but... give her time! yeah, give her time. who does the early mornings and late nights? an athlete needs her sleep! funnily enough, i've heard that a few times! i would be lying if i said i got up with her early the m

coastal flooding along the shore, damaging waves in scituate, massachusetts, in exeter, new hampshire. in downtown boston, rescuers making a rescue. real concern of what's coming next after this storm. schools already closed in some places and eva pilgrim leads us off from boston tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the devastating nor'easter nicknamed the some cyclone unleashing its power. in massachusetts, hurricane force wind gusts and in scituate on the coast some of the worst flooding in recent memory. homes and businesses inundated. >> you can see just how hard these waves are crashing against this seawall. it's crashing the water up over the roof of these houses. >> reporter: in boston, fire trucks driving through floodwaters, first responders making water rescues. >> it's just after noon here in boston and you can see this right here is floodwaters coming out of the boston harbor. we've already had to move our cars twice. at one point, the water was as high as the hood of our suv. >> reporter: nearby, we spotted a man heading home from delivering food. >> what are you doing driving

glasgow beat exeter to end their hopes, while clermont beat ospreys as they also drop out. england's ross fisher has a share of the lead heading into the final day of the abu dhabi international, with rory mcilroy also in contention on his return from injury. mcilroy, though, could be the one to watch heading into tomorrow's final round — he's third, one shot off the pace, after hitting eight birdies in his third round. fisher produced a 7—under par round of 65 to catch the overnight leader thomas pieters, finishing his round with this birdie putt to move 17 under overall. england have won their opening match of the netball quad series against new zealand 64 points to 57 at the copper box arena in london. the match had to go to extra time after the score was level at full time. it's the fourth edition of the round robin format series between england, south africa, new zealand and australia, with all the teams preparing for april's commonwealth games on the gold coast. mark allen will play kyren wilson in the final of the masters snooker tomorrow. allen prevailed 6—3 a

exeter chiefs start the new year ten points clear at the top of the rugby union premiership. scarlets won away at cardiff blues 1a—11 in the pro—1a cardiff led at half time but scarlets fought back soon after the break. rhys patchell‘s try, their second of the match, sealed the win. the victory leaves them top of conference b. in the other pro—1a fixture, 0spreys beat dragons 22—9. british number one, yohanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keys at the brisbane international. it's her first tournament with new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a, but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys then lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomljanovic next. england's cricketers have arrived in sydney ahead of the final ashes test which starts in three days' time. the england head coach trevor bayliss says he still has full belief in all—rounder,

the fixtures in the champions cup: exeter need two bonus points wins against montpellier. there are a lot of things that are adding up against us. of things that are adding up against us. they are against us because we failed to get the results in the last two rounds, particularly the home game here. not getting anything out ever that game has hurt our positioning. at the same time, there's still opportunities there for us, we have got through the pool before in different circumstances and if you work very hard to qualify to get in the top six in the premiership then you're going to be ina premiership then you're going to be in a frontline competition. that's what we've ended up in. we've got a lot to fight for. that's what we're going to do. we're going to fight until everything is gone. leinster have qualified. they entertain bottom of the table glasgow who can't now progress from pool 3. pool 4 can't now progress from pool 3. pool [iis can't now progress from pool 3. pool 4 is tightest. munster are top ahead of their trip to racing. leinster face castres on sunday eveni

elsewhere — newcastle are beating champions exeter at kingston park — the latest score is 25—8. a tough day for britain's four—man bobsleigh team. they finished joint tenth, up six places on their first run. another team finished 15th. both teams have struggled a little with illness. that's all the sport for now. there has been a goal that wembley. spurs have scored and they are one up spurs have scored and they are one up against afc wimbledon. i think harry kane has scored. it was him. i'll have more for you in the next hour. plans to create a new ‘northern forest‘ stretching from liverpool to hull have been announced by the government. the woodland trust is running the project, which will cost 500 million pounds over 25 years. the government is providing 5.7 million pounds to increase tree cover along most of that money will need to be raised by the charity itself. 0ur correspondent roger harrabin has more. the bare hills of the north. one of the most denuded parts of a country that itself has less woodland than almost anywhere in europe. the land stripped over centurie

exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knock—outs today. it's semifinal day at the masters snooker, at london's alexandra palace. two—time championjohn higgins made the line—up with a 6—1 victory over ryan day — clearing up the final frame with a break of 80. he'll play ronnie 0'sullivan's conqueror mark allen this afternoon. that's live on bbc one. 0n bbc two later you can see judd trump against kyren wilson. that starts at seven o'clock. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. hello, once again. it's not unusual to have a real mishmash of weather across the british isles at this time of year, and we certainly have one through the rest of the day. across the northern parts, mainly scotland and the north—east of england, it's still that wintry look to proceedings. sunshine, yes, sunshine, no further south. northern ireland, a greater part of england and wales, you're stuck close to a weather front, so a real contrast in fortunes. still some winteriness about the showers across the north of scotland, elsewhere dry, fine

exeter chiefs start the new year ten points clear at the top of the rugby union premiership. they beat leicester 30—6 with four second half tries at sandy park. that's the tigers sixth league defeat in a row — their worst run in over 50 years. scarlets won away at cardiff blues 1a—11 in the pro—1a. cardiff led at half time but scarlets fought back soon after the break. rhys patchell‘s try, their second of the match, sealed the win. the victory leaves them top of conference b. while in the other pro—1a fixture, 0spreys beat dragons 22—9. british number one, johanna konta, has started her season with a two sets to one victory over madison keys at the brisbane international. it's her first tournament with new coach michaeljoyce. she lost the first set to the american 6—a, but broke early in the second to take it 6—a and level the match. keys then lost her serve at the start of the third and konta was untroubled by her opponent as she strolled through the set 6—3 to win the first round contest. she'll play ajla tomljanovic next. that's all the sport for now. y

exeter are also out of qualifying, glasgow ended their hopes. exited losing 20 and 21 at scotstoun, stuart hogg with a try scoring return from injury. tommy seymour with one of the tries of the tournament to help give the warriors their only victory of the competition. wasps play tomorrow and need a bonus point to keep their hopes alive. coming up in the programme... england's ryan wilson produced one of the greatest comebacks in masters history to beat world number three judd trump. and there's a spring of hollywood stardust in the big bash clash between melbourne and sydney. now, there promises to be a thrilling conclusion to the abu dhabi golf championship tomorrow. england's ross fisher has moved into thejoint lead while rory mcilroy‘s return from injury has been a successful one. here's the bbc‘s golf correspondent iain carter. yes, a lot of british interest on the leaderboard, especially when you consider that ross fisher coaxed in a tricky little birdie putt on the last for a round of 65, moving him to 17 under par and alongside the b

exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to find a place in the knockouts today. in the challenge cup, gloucester were already through to the last eight but they missed out on a home tie, with defeat to pau at kingsholm. it finished 34—24 to the french side. it's semifinal day at the masters snooker, at london's alexandra palace. two—time championjohn higgins made the line—up with a 6—1 victory over ryan day — clearing up the final frame with a break of 80. he'll play ronnie 0'sullivan‘s conqueror mark allen tonight — that's live on bbc one. 0n bbc two you can seejudd trump against kyren wilson — trump beat shaun murphy — but trump wasn't murphy's only foe in their quarterfinal — he was attacked by a wasp — which took him by surprise, especially surprising in january. murphy turned his cue into a light sabre and the wasp was gone. that's all the sport for now. with a sting in the tail. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sportand i'll have more for you in the next hour. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and

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in rugby union's european champions cup saracens drew with 0spreys while there were wins for exeter, ulster and northampton. and james haskell's six nations has been thrown into doubt after he was sent off in the final minutes of wasps' 33—28 defeat at harlequins. his shoulder tackle onjamie roberts means his place in the england squad is uncertain. the 32—year—old had been part of the national team's recent training camp. haskell will appear before a european rugby disciplinary panel this week, with just three weeks to go until the six nations gets underway. europe have beaten asia to retain the eurasia cup. they had been down by a point going into today's singles but won eight out of 12 matches in kuala lumpur. england's tommy fleetwood was one of the first to get on the scoreboard for the europeans. it finished 1a—10 to europe. laura muir anchored great britain to victory in the great edinburgh cross country mixed team relay yesterday. the former european cross—country champion was in fine form yesterday. she took over from adam clarke for the final lap behind europe and

he is a researcher at university of exeter strategy and security institute thanks very much for coming in to speak to us and getting the piquet's allies out of a free and ending the kurdish hold on northern syria has long been a major priority for the one but is it your understanding that there is a clear plan or is there an element of improvise ation here i think has been brewing for quite some time and you know i think we need to be careful the terms that we use as well i don't think turkey has a specific problem against the kurdish people or the kurdish hold on certain areas some of their allies in the free syrian army are actually kurds themselves so their issue is obviously with the y.p. g. being as they are certainly. even a sister organization now the key thing that the turks are concerned about is obvious you've got the united states government on one side and the pentagon in specific for example general raymond thomas about a year ago was saying actually even less than one half a year ago saying that they asked v y p g to rebrand and call themselves syrian democratic forces so

english champions exeter will also be missing from the quarterfinal line—up after glasgow, who are bottom of their pool, beat them 28—21 at scotstoun. stuart hogg made a try—scoring return from injury but it was tommy seymour who scored one of the tries of the tournament to help give warriors their only victory of the competition. elsewhere in their group, table toppers leinster beat montpellier. looking at some of the other scores, treviso beat bath macro 7—0. that is a latest, rather. scarlet is also 10-5 a latest, rather. scarlet is also 10—5 up at home to toulon which is a crucial game for them. scarlets need to beat toulon to progress. it's also a busy day of football. premier league champions chelsea are back up to third after beating a beleagured brighton 4—0 at the amex. the scoreline is a little harsh on brighton but chelsea were always a threat. edin hazard scoring twice, his second a fine solo goal. it's chelsea first win of the new year but leaves brighton with only one from their last 13 league games and hovering just above the relegtion zone. i saw important things

english champions exeter chiefs, have boosted their chance of qualifying for the quarter—finals of the european champions cup with a dominant display against montpellier. there were also wins for ulster, harlequins and northampton, while european champions saracens drew 15—15 with 0spreys. adam wild reports. sandy park is where you find the chiefs. top of the league exit against montpellier. a challenge with plenty at stake. a loss would end their dream. tense, tight, not much space. but with 0llie on the wing, you don't always need it. this secured the bonus point which may yet prove crucial in the fight for second in the group. ulster, a battle to lead 4—1. that's where they have been. the french side seemingly unbeatable, not breachable. they go top with just one game to go. that is against wasps, who had hopes of their own going into a 20—point lead against harlequins. plenty of rivalry remains. the margin, gradually reduced, as well as the numbers on the field. a red card. with the final breath of the game, harlequins let out a roar. it was an extraordinary win. the wasps ne

and if you want to go back to that interview and you want to take out the exetives and see what i said about steve. so i think i have the right read on the guy. there's two things you can do with a guy like that. you can either excise him or shun him which i don't think is the best recommended strategy or tell him to knock it off and bring himself back into the fold. what i said about the guy six months ago, and what the president said yesterday, that he's focused on himself and he's focused on his own brand. that's a foolish way to be if you're trying to create functionality and you're trying to help the president pursue his own agenda. >> donald trump jr. said that yesterday and came to your defense on twitter and said take the curse words out. anthony scarmucci was right. >> let's talk about him for a second. so he is a great american, donald j. trump jr. if steve said, because there's a lot of stuff in that book that i don't believe is true. we can go over that. but if steve said that was tr s treasonious, he should issue a retraction immediately. he is an american patriot. he did

it's currently worcester 31, exeter 21. at cheltenham danny cook rode the 7 to 1 shot to victory in the race that is often seen as a strong indicator of form ahead of the gold cup in the middle of march. the horse was pulled up in the grand national last year. spurs still being held by newport county. we will be back at half past six with sports day. lots of live sports on the website, including live coverage of the british diving championships in plymouth. that gets going in the next five minutes. now it's time for all your weather. hello. the skies overhead have not been particularly inspiring in many places. a favourite you got to see some brightness this afternoon. that was how it looked in county antrim. stuck under cloud from many others, outbreaks of rain. with the cloudy weather, some milder weather. south—westerly winds really mild air across the country, continuing through the rest of the weekend. into this evening, this allows up to the north is an area of low pressure, quite deep, passengers to the north of scotland. but the north of the mainland, the west of northern isle

exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knockouts today. in the challenge cup, gloucester were already through to the last eight but they missed out on a home tie, with defeat to pau at kingsholm. it finished 34—24 to the french side. and coming up, semi finals day at the masters snooker and how to deal with a wasp. it's semi—finals day at the masters snooker — john higgins plays mark allen later — that's on bbc two — and this afternoon on bbc one you can seejudd trump against kyren wilson. trump beat shaun murphy — but trump wasn't murphy's only foe in their quarter—final — he was attacked by a wasp — rather surprising for the time of year, and the fact that snooker is an indoor sport — his cue made a handy lightsabre. that is not the way to deal with it, you are supposed to stand still.|j usually stand still. i would jump around. have you ever been stung? no, i have come close. your strategy may work. i did end up in a ditch in a car one may work. i did end up in a ditch in a carone time may work. i did end up in a di

exeter, saracens, bath and scarlets are among the sides looking to seal a place in the knockouts today. in the challenge cup, gloucester were already through to the last eight but they missed out on a home tie, with defeat to pau at kingsholm. it finished 34—24 to the french side. the lead is contantly changing hands at the abu dhabi golf championship, with near—perfect conditions on the course — thomas pieters is back in front on 15—under, butjust one shot behind, now, i5 england's matthew fitzpatrick, who's birdied eight of the first ten holes. close behind are ross fisher, andrewjohnson, tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy. it's semi—finals day at the masters snooker — john higgins plays mark allen later — that's on bbc two — and this afternoon on bbc one you can seejudd trump against kyren wilson. trump beat shaun murphy — but trump wasn't murphy's only foe in their quarter—final — he was attacked by a wasp — rather surprising for the time of year, and the fact that snooker is an indoor sport — his cue made a handy lightsabre. it must be more physical than we

there was a slip—up for league leaders exeter, though. they were beaten by newcastle. some big names making a return for saracens atwal, which looks good for england going into the six nations. we will be talking about var later? we will be talking about var later? we well, video assisted refereeing. i love it when you let her say that, dan! you know when they do that in by dan! you know when they do that in rugby and you go and look to see the replay to see what happened with decisions that have been made and whether they're wrong or not, they will do it for the first time in a football match in england tonight, palace against brighton in the fa cup. it's interesting, isn't it? people complain it might delay things. only you for certain game changing incidents, though. it can be done relatively quickly. some referees will use it a lot, some referees will use it a lot, some referees will use it a lot, some referees will use it too often, but basically 96% of decisions by the top referees are correct. they are only wrong 4% of the time. amazing, isn't only wrong 496 of

exeter, even you, in berks county, getting some steady snowfall this morning. so, as we look at the future cast, we see this snowfall continuing at the same rate along the shore points, but starting to ease up, maybe by 11:30, 12:00. and then slowly moving off shore from west to east. and we should be finished with this by about 5:30 at the very latest. but, as mike masco knows, trying to predict these coastal storms, as crazy, and sometimes they speed up, as they're exiting. we will see what happens. >> we were kind of crossing our fingers and toast that it would speed up. not really speeding up. it is actually doing everything we expect it to do. only thing that changed of course is that it came a little more west. now, it is all about just seeing how these bands develop. you know the hammer zones will be along the garden state parkway, it will be along the a.c. expressway, then you can take a line all the way down toward delaware. and that is where you could be talking double digit jackpot amounts. let's go to the board. i want to show you what the storm loo

a record high, by some measures the price-earnings ratio for all mediums on the stock exchange, an exeter record high as well for a pullback indeed and going into this new year, we've been talking about this literally every day that you have to watch bond yields. if you have an economy picking up steam moving into the new year, jpmorgan, ceo jamie dimon telling you he sees 4% easily doable here. you have to worry about what kind of headwind rising yields will be for a four-year high. yesterday it hit to .75%. not that this is bad news that the yields are going up because the economy is doing better, but nonetheless that could be a drag on stocks. maria: good point. he said he don't believe its interest rates a minute ago. you are worried about higher rates. what is the magic number that would put you to lighten up on stocks because rates are becoming more competitive. >> typically when you're coming out of a recession in the economy accelerating to a rates are rising, inflation going up, the market loves that. it is a sign of things accelerating. if you look at it, maria, from the high in

big contrast in temperature with south and north. 14 in exeter, -1 with south and north. 14 in exeter, —1 in huntly. northern ireland has a wet start. sleet and snow over the hills. word across southern scotland and were across england and wales. it is brightening up from the south—west. and the winds strengthen. we might see severe gales around the western coast late morning onwards and then developing widely inland in the afternoon. in contrast, northern scotland, the wind is light, showers around, the best of the sunny weather towards 0rkney & shetland. cloud elsewhere. central southern scotland is wet in the afternoon with sleet and snow. maybe bright in the south—west of northern ireland later. antrim on the wet side. around liverpool bay we could see wind by mid afternoon 50 or 60 mph quite easily. widespread gales across the midlands and wales and southern england. afternoon sunshine here and temperatures up into double figures. feeling reasonably mild compared to the north. in the south we will see another spell of rain and strong winds, 60— 70 mph possible. further tr