scotland finding their feet under new manager alex mcleish as he begins his second speu alex mcleish as he begins his second speuin alex mcleish as he begins his second spell in charge. it was not the fresh new start many fans were hoping for, costa rica were co mforta ble hoping for, costa rica were comfortable i—o winners. the only goal of the game came on the 14th minute, and manchester united's scott mctominay one of four debutants. the heavyweight showdown between spain and germany, defending champions, ended i—i, spain taking the lead inside four minutes, and thomas muller with a tremendous equaliser, levelling the match before half—time, neither side has lost a game since euro 2016. rory mcilroy prepares to win his first masters in a fortnight, the favourite has been knocked out early in this next warm up event, blaming fatigue. rory mcilroy lost two of his three group games, beating today in austin by the us 18th seed, ryan harman. the northern ireland says he had not recovered from his busy week in which he won his first tournament for a year in which he won his first

a return too for new scotland manager alex mcleish. he holds his first training session with his players since he returned to the job. and we'll explain why daddy pig made andy murray laugh in the middle of the night. good evening. great britain's athletes have arrived home from the winter paralympics after hitting their medals target by winning seven. leading the way at heathrow were gold medallists menna fitzpatrick and her guide jennifer keyhoe. they won more than half of the team's seven medals. earlier, i spoke to penny briscoe, the team's chef de mission, when she was at heathrow and began by asking her how happy she was with the team's overall performance. we went into the game expecting a strong showing on snow and ice. fact that the wheelchair curlers didn't deliver is disappointing. but talking to the direct those of the sports, they are working time strategy. there is an awareness that we need to develop strength and depth across all of the sports that are competing on the winter para sport programme. we've hit the medals ta

first scotland match post gordon strachan, alex mcleish is back, ten yea rs strachan, alex mcleish is back, ten years after he less left for birmingham city, he ‘s brief this time is quite simple, make scotland better and qualified for euro 2020. tonight's game is the first of a friendly double—header there. —— his brief. costa rica this evening, followed by hungary in budapest. —— friendly double—header. in terms of this evening at a fast game, is all performance all about the win? performance level would be great, but i want to win? -- in terms of this evening's game. winning will breed confidence, we are looking for a consistent way to win. expecting a debut this evening for the manchester united youngster scott mcdonald a, also expecting to start up mcdonald a, also expecting to start up front, ollie mcburnie of barnsley, it is a new look manager, new look management team, looking to bring back a feel—good factor to this scottish national side. —— scott mctominay. in northern ireland, exactly the same, northern ireland were so unlucky to miss out on a place at

four days in which alex mcleish must shape this squad. mcfadden played under mcleish and outlined his managerial credentials. he was a good man, a good man manager, that is his strength and he knows the game. he has the knowledge and hunger to go and succeed. i enjoyed working under him as a player, he always got the best out of me. he will get the best out of this group of players, no doubt about that. this group of players includes some onset of talent at this level. scott bertolli perhaps the highest profile of those hoping to be part of the scottish renaissance. —— scott mctominay. -- scott mctominay. i want them to come in with the attitude of, i want to be the man, i want to achieve something for scotland. that is also top of alex mcleish‘s list of priorities. expect experimentation in the upcoming friendlies as he tries to identify the players he can count on when it really matters. now, as promised, we're going to review a memorable six nations — we'll talk to our reporter chrisjones. where did it all go right for ireland?

no dream for alex mcleish, beaten by costa rica as scotland boss. and rory mcilroy blames fatigue for his early exit from the world golf championship in texas. let's start with football. england's world cup countdown is on with less than three months to go. gareth southgate's two friendlies this week will help them decide which side to start. again the netherlands, a deserved 1—0 victory. the laid—back city of amsterdam where time can almost standstill. but for england, the clock is ticking. the world cup countdown sta rts ticking. the world cup countdown starts now. it is here at the year in croydon arena that preparations rampart. the first four friendlies before the tournament begins in russia. its political tension, england's participation has been questioned but the focus tonight was on football. an experimental squad flying full seats on the plane. jordan henderson, the captain, came closest to scoring in a first half that was encouraging. given the gloves, the question is whether he will keep them, or does the search for a first choice go

meanwhile alex mcleish got his first win since taking up the mantel as scotland manager for a second time as his side beat hungary 1—0 in their friendly in budapest. despite missing a golden opportunity in the first half when charlie mulgrew had his penalty kick saved by the hungarian keeper. but after the break, matt phillips arrived just in time to meet ryan fraser's deflected cross putting away the only goal of the game. manchester city women and chelsea ladies are looking to make history tomorrow night as they seek to defend their 2 0 quarterfinal, first leg leads in the women's champions league. wins for both clubs would mean two english sides in the last four at the same time, a feat never achieved before. for chelsea, who host french club montpellier, victory would make it the biggest night in the club's history as jo currie reports. chelsea ladies stand on the cusp of making club history, never before have they reached the semifinals of the champions league but they have their second leg at home to montpelier in the lead. their captain says it's the biggest night in the clu

the scotland manager alex mcleish believes that charlie mulgrew is the right man for thejob. charlie mulgrew is the right man for the job. he really looks like a class act in that particularly but we know he has played at the top level —— particular league. being a scotla nd level —— particular league. being a scotland international is routine for charlie and we want him to help the young kids, the younger guys coming into the team for the first time, we have potentially ten new caps. charlie is a good leader and he deserves the captain. satire ibrahimovic is set to join la galaxy after announcing he is leaving manchester united —— slatter ibrahimovic will stop they have agreed to an early termination of the swede's contract. which was going to end in the summer. he damaged cruciate pigments last april. rory mcilroy has kept his chances of reaching the final stages of the matchplay in texas after winning today. he now needs another victory against the group leader brian harman to go into the next stage. mark williams is into the semifinals of the players champions

scotland manager alex mcleish says the win last night is a massive psychological boost for his young team. it's the first win since he took over as manager for a second is didn't after taking over from gordon strachan. the tartan army is home with something to celebrate. commentator: the early ball in, tucked into the net by philips. fa ntastically tucked into the net by philips. fantastically worked by scotland. we had players really confident in using the ball. we had some great performances from everybody, to a man. almost enough to make one forget that costa rica beat scotland just a few days ago in glasgow. almost. commentator: oviedo crosses and in it goes. costa rica have the lead at hampden. last night, we were more like a team that you would put into a competitive game. i'm sitting on the fence at the moment but hopefully we will make chances. i would like to see an improvement. there is always optimism. when alex brooker and she was scotland manager last, his win rate over ten games was 70%. at the moment after two games, it is 50%. mcleish‘s scotland version two is a wor

elsewhere tonight, alex mcleish will be looking for a first win since taking up charge of scotland for his second time. he's said he'll field a more experienced side when they face hungary later. our reporter chris mclaughlin is there. it is part two of the friendly double—header, part one ended in defeat to costa rica in glasgow on friday night. it is the second game in charge of scotland so how is expecting the game here in budapest to different this evening? we face a different type of game and we put on a different kind of performance from the start. not waiting for half—time. we're going to go all out attacking with hungry, champions league level and international level, i have experienced both of them and you have to be tactically ready. now he makes six changes for the game this evening, and much more organised, much more experienced looking scotland side this evening. they face hungary and they themselves as struggling, recently defeated by kazakhstan and luxembourg. on paper it should be a victory for scotland here in budapest but being scotland it is never that simple. an

after his second spell as scotland manager got off to a disappointing start on friday night, alex mcleish has insisted there's no need to panic. they were beaten one nil by costa rica during theirfriendly at hampden park but he says he won't over react to the result by making wholesale changes ahead of the their next game against hungary tomorrow night. with the number of injuries in rugby union consistently on the rise, bosses have formulated an eight point plan to make the game safer. concussion remains the most reported match injury along with a recent spike in incidents involving aritifical surfaces. among the new measures, the current permissible height of tackling will come under consideration. former england and lions wing ugo monye told five live rugby union weekly podcast that the level of physicality in the modern game is unprecedented. i commentate on rugby and think, how didi i commentate on rugby and think, how did i ever played the sport, i know it is changed and it's got more physical and there was no contact in the game but the physicality, what these guys are putting them

it's alex mcleish's first squad since taking charge of scotland for a second time swansea striker 0li mcburnie, hibs midfielder dylan mcgeouch and wolves full—back barry douglas are also included, but all eyes will be on 21 year mctominay. he's a young guy, so let's not say that he is going to take us to the finals. he's got a lot of learning to do and he certainly at the age of 21 doesn't have all the answers, but the games i have seen him in, he has shown a fantastic maturity. and jose mourinho was ecstatic with his performance at the weekend. that quebec did strike's man which in the premier league. spilker 51 points behind city. a win for pep guardiola's side would put them 16 points clear with eight games to play. at the bet365 stadium to see if they can do that is slive's conor mcnamara. stoke city certainly have a lot to aspire to this evening. they could get a victory, not many people expect them to do so, it would move them out of the relegation zone, it would be quite a turnaround for their manager, who has only had one defeat in the premier league. but manchester city are

scotland's returning head coach alex mcleish has urged for patients after his new look side lost at home, 1—0, against costa rica, this was alex mcleish‘s first game in charge, second spell with scotland. almost an experiment. each, listen, iwant scotland. almost an experiment. each, listen, i want to win, the same as any other man, but what i wa nt same as any other man, but what i want to do, is to get the right result at the right time. it is not a marathon in terms of games before the win, but let's say it is a mini marathon. wales will play uruguay in the final of the china cup on monday, after a huge 6—0 win in the first match for ryan giggs as their manager but the trip has notjust been about the football, there are fa ns to been about the football, there are fans to please as well. in china, it's important to please your hosts, that's why a reluctant sam your hosts, that's why a reluctant sa m vo kes your hosts, that's why a reluctant sam vokes and harry wilson just couldn't say no to a game of sharad ‘s onstage. —— charades. in this pa rt ‘s onstage. —— charade

manchester united midfielder scott mctominay‘s place is confirmed in alex mcleish's first selection of his second spell in charge of the national team. mctominay recently favoured playing for scotland despite being availbale for england. michael o'neil has handed first senior northern ireland call ups to norwich defenderjamal lewis and falkirk goalkeeper conor hazard. they've been named in the squad for this month's friendly against south korea at windsor park. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc. co. uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. some news from the world of fashion, hubert de givenchy, the aristocratic french fashion designer, famous for the little black dress, and styling audrey hepburn and jackie kennedy, has sadly died at the age of 91. hubert de givenchy has died, we live m, hubert de givenchy has died, we live in, peacefully in his sleep, one of the great names of french fashion, perhaps best known, perhaps his best—known creation as i said, the little black dress for audrey hepburn in breakf

alex mcleish is back in the hot seat as scotland head. he has said he select a more experienced side in hungary tonight. edition number one johanna konta experienced side in hungary tonight. edition number onejohanna konta is struggling with her again. she is out of the miami open, where she was the defending champion. she won the opening set against venus williams, but only managed to win three more games after that and needed treatment for a back spasm. that was in the fourth round in miami. that is all of the sport for now. you can find more of those stories on our website. we will have more in the next hour. see you then. studio: thanks very much, will. borisjohnson has apologised after being accused of using sexist language in parliament. the foreign secretary was reprimanded by the commons speaker, john bercow, after describing his labour shadow, emily thornberry, as "lady nugee" — a reference to her husband, the high court judge sir christopher nugee. no, says the noble and learned lady the baroness, whatever it is... i can't rem

and the coach is staying put, but three australian cricketers alex mcleish goes in search of his first win since taking up the scotland job for his second time. good evening. there's been a comprehensive apology by fire chiefs for their response to the terror attack in the manchester arena last year in which 22 people were killed and hundreds were injured by a suicide bomber. the report found the fire service played "no meaningful role", for nearly two hours after the attack. there were poor communications between police and fire crews to co—ordinate their response. and a helpline service for relatives provided by vodafone failed completely. the kerslake report is also highly critical of the conduct of some of the media following the attack. let's join our correspondent judith moritz in manchester tonight. huw, this report makes for bittersweet reading. those failings held up for scrutiny, strong criticisms contained in here, but the team behind the review said today they wanted the overwhelming story to be a positive one. they say there is much to be learned from this, but also that

after the match alex mcleish praised his side for dominating the match. in the immediate aftermath of last may's terror attack in manchester, the focus was rightly on the 22 people whose lives were taken and the hundreds more who were injured. but in the months that followed, questions were asked about the response from the emergency services, local agencies and the media. yesterday, a review concluded that the fire service could have done more. mark rowe from the fire brigades union joins us from sheffield. you know people who would have been working on that night. they were told to move away from the area, not go towards it. this tells those decisions. firstly, the fb welcomed the report. will consider the implications. a lot of hard lessons. we look forward to working with the releva nt we look forward to working with the relevant parties to make sure this situation happens again. the national fire chiefs council and the home office. what happens on that evening, there were stations that actually hurt the explosions. we heard the explosion and they got

it is still 0—1 at wembley, where alex mcleish is on it —— the hunt for his first win since... they‘re currently in on hungary where it is i-o currently in on hungary where it is 1-0 to currently in on hungary where it is 1—0 to the visitors after ryan frazier‘s cross was taken by matt phillips, just after the break to make it his first international goal. and also the first of mcleish‘s second rain. we are 59 minutes into the second half, and it remains 1—0 budapest. we have had 29 internationalfamilies in remains 1—0 budapest. we have had 29 international families in total today. —— friendly‘s. russia was beaten 3—1 by france, and brazil are in berlin where they‘re currently facing germany for the first time since their 7—1 humiliation. still no score in that game, and in ten minutes‘ time, will massey will return for argentina against spain. england‘s under 20 ones have taken a massive step towards european championship qualification after beating ukraine 2—1. it was a narrow victory after dominic calvert—lewin‘s first—half goal was cancel

scotland's returning head coach alex mcleish has urged for patients after his new look side lost 1—0 at home against costa rica, scotland failed to qualify for the world cup under gordon strachan, this was his first game in charge at his second spell with scotland full of we are at an experimental stage. listen, i want to win, the same as anyone else, what i want to do is get the right results at the right time. it is not a marathon in terms of games before the win, it's a mini marathon. wales will play uruguay in the final of the china cup on monday but for the welsh team their trip is notjust been about football, there are fans to please as well. in china, it's important to please your hosts. that is why a reluctant sam vokes and harry wilson just could not say no toa game harry wilson just could not say no to a game of sharad ‘s onstage. in this part of the world, they are more popular than china's national side, its autographs and pictures nonstop. before their own training session, a chance to coach some of the city is talented youngsters, lisboa did of preston is hoping to pl

alex mcleish has helped scotland's1—0 win in hungary as a boost of confidence. this is the first win of his second spell in charge. i will be back with more london stories at around half past one. “— london stories at around half past one. —— more on those stories. let's return now to plans for an extra charge of up to 22p on bottles and cans in a new recycling deposit scheme for england. the government say they hope it will increase recycling and cut waste. the deposit will increase prices but consumers will get the money back if they return the container. alice ellison is environment policy advisor at the british retail consortium — that's the trade association for all uk retailers. thank you very much. so welcome is this move by the government? we work on the clarity, may we know they wa nt to on the clarity, may we know they want to introduce a deposit returns scheme. we have questions about how such a scheme would operate in the uk which has a different recycling structure from norway or sweden. what are the concerns are questions you want answere

it finished 1—1 on the night, at alex mcleish has held scotland's1—0 win in peru as massive for scotland's confidence. that is all your sport now, morejust after ten confidence. that is all your sport now, more just after ten o'clock. thank you very much. the ongoing controversy about anti—semitism in the labour party reached fever—pitch this week. we have been discussing it on the programme all week. but how well equipped is the party to handle complaints, and do its procedures make reporting anti—semitism difficult? john owen has this exclusive account of what followed when a jewish labour party member complained about anti—semitic social media posts. chanting: shame on you, shame on you! this week has seen convulsions inside the labour party around allegations of anti—semitism in its ranks, and now this programme has been given an exclusive account of how one complaint was handled by the party, a process which left a lifelong labour party member feeling like she had no choice but to resign. possibly the most hurtful thing was what this committee put me through. but how did we

and back in the hot seat as scotland head coach alex mcleish says he will select a more experienced side away to hungary tonight than the one that lost to costa rica on friday. and prepare for the earth to shift on its axis if the unthinkabble happens again later and brazil lose to germany in theirfriendly. it's the first time the two sides have faced each other since germany thrashed them 7—1 in the semi—finals of the world cup in rio. remember these scenes when they lost. i'm not sure they could cope if it happened again. watch out, berlin. proper heartbreak! made a massive difference to the whole national psyche, the night of the game it rained non—stop, it kept people in their homes, and the next day the whole of brazil was honestly in morning. the head coach at the moment says it is still haunting them, they still haven't recovered from it. big rebuild on the go. thanks very much! there are calls this morning for victims of sexual harassment at work to get better protection. the equality and human rights commision says says businesses should be legally obliged to prevent it fr

alex mcleish is back in the hot seat as scotland head coach. he said he will select a more experienced side against hungary. that is all the sport now. you can keep up today in the next hour. we are going to nato because the secretary—general has withdrawn accreditation of seven staff to nato. it is relating to the salisbury attack and reckless behaviour by russia. we adopted a strong statement by nato on the 1ath of march. national security at pfizer met with the north atlantic council and boris johnson met pfizer met with the north atlantic council and borisjohnson met with the headquarters and we discussed different measures, including expulsion of russian diplomats. as a result of this consultation between nato allies and many of them are also eu members, many nato allies decided to expel russian diplomats. we also have some new announcement today and we have an announcement is not only by nato allies today and yesterday, but by the nato alliance today to reduce the maximum number of diplomats accredited to nato from 30 down to 20, a redu