frustrating for the women for england _ series. frustrating for the women for england but _ series. frustrating for the women for england but certainly - series. frustrating for the women | for england but certainly moments series. frustrating for the women . for england but certainly moments in the test match in the first t20 but ultimately australia far too strong and they will head to the world cup as firm favourites to lift the trophy. west ham's kurt zouma has apologised after a video emerged of him kicking and hitting his pet cat. it was filmed by his brother, yoan, who playes for non—league dagenham and redbridge. he says he "deeply regretted" his actions. west ham have condemned their player's behaviour and say they will deal with the incident internally. zouma said... the rspca said... the met police say they will not be investigating. causing any animal unnecessary suffering is a criminal offence under the animal welfare act 2006, and in the last hour, essex police say they are liaising with the rspca with a view to carrying out a joint investigation into the matter. the

are going to chuck— challenges england are going to chuck at — challenges england are going to chuck at us, we can deal with. it's 'ust chuck at us, we can deal with. it's just about — chuck at us, we can deal with. it's just about executing it as the best we can _ just about executing it as the best we can. england are an absolutely phenomenal side with quality players _ phenomenal side with quality players. yeah, we're excited for the challenge — the winter olympics opening ceremony took place earlier today inside beijing's bird's nest stadium. the team gb flag—bearers were alpine skier dave ryding and curling's eve muirhead, a bronze medallist in 2014. both are at their fourth games. team gb is 50 strong, and the aim will be to beat the record five medals won at each of the last two 0lympics. the olympic torch was then placed into the centre of a giant snowflake, bearing the names of each of the 91 nations taking part, and there it will stay for the next 16 days of competition. 16 days isn't long enough to pack in all the curling. that has been going for a few days and great

, further south in southern england it may become drier, ii southern england it may become drier, 11 degrees here. across northern parts of the uk it will be a chilly day on wednesday after the cold start with the cloudy and damp weather moving on. out of the west weather moving on. out of the west we have this weather front coming in from the west bringing rain on thursday, mainly to northern and western areas. we could get late sunshine across wales and the south—west. that band of rain clears away overnight and by the time we get a friday most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. that's it from me. back to you, clive. thank you, darren. that is all from the end of the team in kyiv, as hopes remain for at least a ceasefire from those talks taking place between ukraine and russia on the belarusian border. now on bbc one it is time for the news where you are. have a very good afternoon. he was contacted by the ukrainian side for support and he has been assisting ever since. the chelsea owner, long seen as having close ties to vladimir putin, handed control to a charita

a must win game for england to keep their ashes hopes i england to keep their ashes hopes alive. having won the toss and opted to bowl, england started fast. an early wicket. england's bowlers started to find their range. two balls later, sent packing for a duck. beth mooney rescued the innings, steering australia to a total of 205. england's innings got off to a terrible start. tammy beaumont dismissed for three and immediately afterwards the captain out for zero. england needed a steady head. 45 was added before she succumbed. after everyone claps,... succumbed. after everyone claps, . . . australia succumbed. after everyone claps,... australia got their final breakthrough. the better team on the day and in the series, the ashes retained. tom curry has been named england captain for their six nations opener against scotland this weekend. with owen farrell out of the tournament, injured, and courtney lawes suffering concussion, the wales back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfield. aged 23, he's the youngest england captain since will carling. at the winter olym

-— of england. france had been fantastic. — of england. france had been fantastic, bringing _ of england. france had been fantastic, bringing us- of england. france had been i fantastic, bringing us thermos of hot water, from hot water bottles to keep my mother warm. in kent energy companies have gone up and helicopters to search for broken powerlines. but repairs are slow. the village of wilde first in east sussex lost power on friday morning and eight—year—old carol robbins hasn't had any official help.— official help. normally, someone _ official help. normally, someone my _ official help. normally, someone my age - official help. normally, someone my age they | official help. normally, - someone my age they would ring or send a text but i've heard nothing from anyone so i have nothing from anyone so i have no means of finding out other than people. when it might come back on. , , . , ., back on. these pictures of risin: back on. these pictures of rising water _ back on. these pictures of

elena narozanski has represented england at boxing. today she dealt the prime minister a blow by resigning from his policy unit. she's a close ally of munira mirza, the number 10 policy chief who was one of four stuff to resign yesterday. her departure was seen as the most significant, as she had been one of boris johnson's closest aides. she said she resigned when he refused to apologise for his false claims about keir starmer when he was director of public prosecutions. and today, you couldn't mask the difference in tone between the prime minister and the health secretary. keir starmer, when he was running the dpp, did a good job and he should be respected for it. it's a tough job, and he deserves absolute respect for that. but the prime minister has also come out and clarified those remarks. although some of the downing street resignations were unforeseen, ministers were putting on a brave face. the people who are going are very distinguished public servants who've done an enormous amount to help, but the prime minister wanted chang

are benchmarked to the bankrate of england. that is something governor carney was very sensitive to. it is very different in terms of the translation of rates in the u.s. tom: is there a linkage of the bank of england to the politics we see in the house of commons like there is in the united states? jonathan: certainly the chance that it fuels the cost of living. when we talk about gdp increase coming into 2022 that we don't have the feeling that things are good, and it is because inflation is where it is, and they are forecasting at the bank of england inflation north of 7% in the spring. i think that is what spooked people on this mpc today. tom: really emphasizing years ago the gains of this pandemic stimulus, how much of it has gone to the elites, to the haves , where so many other people are struggling. that is the battle all of these bankers have. jonathan: if you have been long the market, it is all good. clearly, for some people, things don't feel good at all. lisa: this is illustrated by the real wage picture, which is

england — momentum. fascinating to see how it goes. england know _ momentum. fascinating to see how it goes, england know what _ momentum. fascinating to see how it goes, england know what they - momentum. fascinating to see how it goes, england know what they have l momentum. fascinating to see how it| goes, england know what they have to do. they need to win but australia just need one victory and the ashes will be theirs once again. england captain heather knight has been speaking at manuka oval ahead of the first odi we've taken the most momentum. you can see the relief on most of the shilling players when they look to get the draw at the end and for us it felt like a lost and we'll take a huge amount from it, the way we fought back when we were under the pump, the way we hung in there at times and are able to take it to the last eight and make a game of it was unbelievable and some real good stuff from the last innings as well, that bodes really well going into the early hours, we have not had a huge amount of cricket so for them to get that is really dif

you can lose, but you need to compete, and england didn't really compete, and england didn't really compete that strong. you can put some on the players, and some players will lose theirjobs and were deselected. but also, the book does rest with the coach and the captain as well, and in this case, joe root is almost blameless because he's such a fantastic player and he tried his absolute best. there were little strategic decisions that they got wrong, but i think the selection, the planning and the execution of a lot of the performances were really poor. it's not much better for england's women. they won't be bringing the ashes home, after australia won the opening one—dayer in canberra by 27 runs. england put in a good performance in the field — beth mooney rescuing the hosts here with 73 — but they scraped to 205 for nine from their 50 overs. england lost captain heather knight lbw for a first—ball duck which saw them ten for two. nat sciver top scored with a5, but they were ultimately all gone for 178. with two odis remaining, england can now only draw the series, which means aus

as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones�*s group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board, but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs — this appearance a men's record 114th cap, thejoint—most alongside world cup—winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic, then, but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. and after that win, england head coach eddiejones was quick to praise both the younger and more experienced members of the squad who helped them put on a real performance today. it's a good blend and we are going tojust keep it's a good blend and we are going to just keep trying to get it right. the experienced players, they are cutting back into the team and they want to be part of it, because they can feel something exciting happening here, they want to be part of it, and younger guys are pushing them hard. ithough

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england have to win. i it, better this team for it. that is - the point. england have to win. look at the last 12 months, 13 test matches just one victory for england how did they win a test match? clearly it is normally on the back ofjoe root scoring loads of bronze. so you may be wondering why he's watching his position and batting orderfrom numberfour to number order from number four to number three. orderfrom numberfour to number three. he says for the first time he actually feels comfortable about betting there in the order. the idea is he comes into bad to avert a crisis rather than coming in under crisis. ., ., crisis rather than coming in under crisis. ., , , crisis. proof of the pudding will be in the rounds. _ crisis. proof of the pudding will be in the rounds. thank _ you very much. we are entering a brand new era of formula one, with new look cars hitting the track in barcelona for the first time. will it upset the pecking order or will we have more of that explosive rivalry between lewis hami

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the bank of england decision is about 19 minutes away. a minute after that is when twitter will be very active. lisa: he has a gloomy outlook which i can relate to. 9 jonathan: lisa loves it. futures down by more than 1%, from new york, this is bloomberg. ritika: we are likely to see one of the biggest one-day market cap wipeout's for any company ever. 180 billions is about to be lost in market value. the company gave the first quarter forecast that missed estimates. in the u.k., the cost of living just got worse. domestic energy in the u.k. climbed. u.k. energy regulator has put dozens of utilities out of business. all three of president bynum nominee to join the federal reserve say they want to focus on inflation. there's a senate confirmation hearing today. fourth quarter earnings and analysts expect earnings and they want to buy back shares and they promised to raise its dividend this year. how big is the new jeff bezos super yacht? it will have to be temporarily dismantled. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journ

with england and scotland stain harvest. with england and scotland staging euro _ harvest. with england and scotland staging euro games _ harvest. with england and scotland staging euro games last _ harvest. with england and scotland staging euro games last summer, i harvest. with england and scotland i staging euro games last summer, the five nations bed is set to be the favourite when you that makes its decision next year. those dreaming of a home world cup, however, the weight goes on. dan roan, bbc news. the everton manager frank lampard says he doesn't care what dele alli does or what he wears, as long as he "gives everything to produce". the former england manager glenn hoddle said alli looked like he'd been "dragged off the street" as he was unveiled as everton's new signing during saturday's fa cup tie with brentford. alli has moved to goodison park from tottenham hotspur, and lampard has defended his new recruit. i don't care what car he drives, what clothes he wears, as long as i get a lab that comes to training every day, wants to improve every day, respects the

the changes expected this week will apply to england - this week will apply to england only, other parts of the uk are moving at their own speed as the latest omicron wave of this virus passes. ethiopia has started generating the first electricity from its controversial dam on the river nile. (00v)the four—billion dollar project is africa's biggest hydroelectric scheme. it's designed to double ethiopia's electricity capacity and transform its economy. but the project's caused friction with its neighbours downstream — as water is diverted from the nile before it reaches sudan and egypt. the first body has been found on a ferry that caught fire near greece on friday. another ten people are unaccounted for. all the missing people are thought to be lorry drivers from bulgaria, greece, turkey and lithuania. 280 passengers and crew were evacuated from the euroferry olympia after a fire broke out on friday. around 83,000 homes in the uk are still without power today following storm eunice. so far, 1.3 million households have been reconnected after damage caused by the storm. there are furth

tomorrow, it is a day of sunshine and showers but further snow showers for scotland and into northern england push through quickly on those gusty winds and it will be a cold feeling day for all. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... in the last half hour, it's been confirmed that the moroccan boy trapped in a well for five days has died. his body was brought up by emergency workers earlier this evening. new appointments at number 10 as the prime minister shakes up his team after the resignations over downing street parties. ministers in the uk are strengthening legislation that will force global social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. a parent whose daughter took her own life wants the heads of these firms to be held to account. according to the press association, prince andrew will give evidence under oath next month as part of the civil sex assault case against him. the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local community ahead of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. now on bbc news, bitcoin has become big business and

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine but really, it is a day of sunshine and showers for many of us and those showers will be of snow through scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds so it is going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk. maybe 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england, it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland so some clearer skies, a cold and frosty night for many ahead of more cloud and something milder starting to push on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, for monday, this warm front pushing across the uk. with high pressure just to the south, it looks like we won't see much if any rain across central and southern england and south wales and the rain on monday, perhaps across the north and west of scotland, into northern england, maybe across north wal

and obviously we have had the bank of england governor today talking _ the bank of england governor today talking about howl the bank of england governor today talking about how i think essentially there are some concerns about _ essentially there are some concerns about if_ essentially there are some concerns about if pain keeps pace with inflation, _ about if pain keeps pace with inflation, we willjust continue in this spirab — inflation, we willjust continue in this spiral. obviously he is in a bit of— this spiral. obviously he is in a bit of trouble because he is a man you cannot — bit of trouble because he is a man you cannot actually member his own pay and _ you cannot actually member his own pay and perks packages, and so it's always— pay and perks packages, and so it's always hard — pay and perks packages, and so it's always hard to take that advice on keeping _ always hard to take that advice on keeping your pay rise love amanda does not _ keeping your pay rise love amanda does not know how much he actually earns _ does not know how much he actually earns so. _ does no

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that is the pattern across england. if you take a line south of hull, york and blackpool, you have to assume all trains will be disrupted. all the train operators are saying, do not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. if you are travelling, there is a 50 miles an hour speed limit in much of the country. normally trains will be running at 125 miles an hour. obviously everything will take a lot longer. obviously everything will take a lot loner. . ~' ,, , obviously everything will take a lot loner. . ~ , . roy stokes from the environment agency has been telling us about what they've been able to plan for, in preparation for storm eunice. we've been preparing for this for the last few days, checking all of our sea and coastal defences and putting barriers up all along the river severn. as you've probably seen earlier this week. this morning isjust a case of sitting and watching, really. we've got high—volume pumps on standby at various locations. the fear is that with the high winds and these high spring tides now

and wales, the large area of england and wales, the 60-80 the large area of england and wales, the 60—80 mile an hour winds are going to be strong enough to blow down a number of trees so there will be widespread disruption from this. warnings have been out for four days and it's all the more remarkable given that eunice only started to form yesterday, would you believe it, but by the time we get to tomorrow morning it's going to be bringing these extreme winds across parts of south—west england and wales with gusts up to 90 miles an hour, coastalflooding a possibility under so not winds pushes eastwards across to east anglia and the sea of south—east, even in london gusts of 70 odd miles an hour, it will be dangerous and bring down trees. further north, scotland hills, northern ireland, the cumbrian felt and pennines could see snow coming down with blizzards. snow and gritters will not be able to keep up with that so they could be vehicles that will be stranded due to the heavy snow. think about changing your travel plans ahead of time. by the time we get to the weekend eunice

the plan was meant to help the nhs in england find - help the nhs in england find solutions to getting through the backlog, particularly for those who have waited the longest.— backlog, particularly for those who have waited the longest. there will be measures _ have waited the longest. there will be measures to _ have waited the longest. there will be measures to free _ have waited the longest. there will be measures to free up _ have waited the longest. there will be measures to free up clinician . be measures to free up clinician time, it will be measures to support trusts to work more effectively together. critically, it will be measures to help to keep patients well, while they wait for their procedures. £8 well, while they wait for their procedures-— well, while they wait for their rocedures. j~ ., ., , , , procedures. £8 million has been set aside to ease _ procedures. £8 million has been set aside to ease the _ procedures. £8 million has been set aside to ease the backlog. - procedures. £8 million has been set aside to ease the backlog. there - procedures. £8 million

there are trees down all over england and wales. we have got thousands of colleagues out working with chainsaws and other specialist kit, desperately trying to get the railway open as quickly as we can. it's lunchtime here at london's waterloo station. trains were running, and then suddenly every service has been suspended, and every train en route has been told to pull into the nearest stop until the worst has passed. so, we're not going home by train today, no. this group's trying to get home to portsmouth after a birthday trip. i was supposed to come to uni this morning, but they sent an e—mail 20 minutes before the lecture saying that there's no uni, so i'm here for no reason and now i can't get home! at gatwick airport, some planes aborted landings. across the uk, more than a50 flights have been cancelled today. jane anson was en route here, but didn't make it. the pilot came on again and said that there were no places to land in any of the other london airports, it wouldn't be possible to land there. they considered amsterda

the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week — as part of the government's "living with covid" plan. canadian police say they've cleared the main protest site near the country's parliament — and defend their use of pepper spray and stun grenades. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british government has issued its strongest warning so far about a possible russian invasion of ukraine. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister, borisjohnson, said the operation had — "in some senses" — already begun, and he warned that evidence from russia and ukraine points to vladimir putin planning what could be the biggest conflict in europe since the second world war. the prime minister also threatened moscow with what he called "the toughest possible" economic sanctions. mrjohnson was speaking from munich, where world leaders are meeting for an annual security conference. here's our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. in eastern ukraine... explosion ..the ukrainian interior minister and journalists accompanying him fo

england bowled superbly and ut the provence? england bowled superbly and put the pressure _ provence? england bowled superbly and put the pressure on _ provence? england bowled superbly and put the pressure on australia i and put the pressure on australia who were on the back foot after the first innings. england were in the driver seat but they just lost wickets consistently throughout their innings. katherine brunt chipping in and not until the levy and cape cross chipping in and it wasjust and cape cross chipping in and it was just those wickets that they kept losing, a wicket from amyjones that was called a no ball which they have been questions asked about that which is change the dynamic of this cricket game and that is where you feel they lost the game because they just couldn't get any momentum back behind them. some selection ideas needed ahead of the world cup and also potential that could be huge instant giving them that momentum. england will want to draw this ashes series and notjust give it directly to australia. t

england can see themselves. it is out it's_ england can see themselves. it is out it's the — england can see themselves. it is out. it's the worst economic crunch for families— out. it's the worst economic crunch for families opened on the country for families opened on the country for 32 _ for families opened on the country for 32 years. certainly for a very, very— for 32 years. certainly for a very, very long — for 32 years. certainly for a very, very long time. and we have to remember, bear in mind, everyone is indicating _ remember, bear in mind, everyone is indicating that it highly likely that prices will rise again in the autumn — that prices will rise again in the autumn. how long can we go on bailout _ autumn. how long can we go on bailout -- — autumn. how long can we go on bailout —— billing people out? rernains— bailout —— billing people out? remains to be seen. many people would _ remains to be seen. many people would argue that they should have done those things and they should've done those things and they should've don

the uk, and england specifically, over the next decade.— uk, and england specifically, over the next decade. the cancer research ruess ou the next decade. the cancer research guess you returned _ the next decade. the cancer research guess you returned to _ the next decade. the cancer research guess you returned to there, - the next decade. the cancer research guess you returned to there, sean i guess you returned to there, sean walsh, was talking about the importance of backing up the ambition with money. is there any concern about there not being the money to back up the strategy? i have global concerns about money being _ have global concerns about money being available for improving local cancer— being available for improving local cancer control, notjust being available for improving local cancer control, not just a being available for improving local cancer control, notjust a uk issue. the truth _ cancer control, notjust a uk issue. the truth is — cancer control, notjust a uk issue. the truth is that we are looking at a growing — the truth is that we are looking at a growi

england play italy on the 11th of june and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's side since december 1956. and that's all for me for now, back to you. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on that red weather warning that's been issued by the met office for parts of england and wales as storm eunice approaches. our weather forecaster chris fawkes told us earlier about the severity of the expected storm. and liz bentley, meteorologist and chief executive at the royal meteorological society, warned that several factors are combining to make storm eunice particularly dangerous. the strength of winds we're likely to see across the southern half of the uk, it's very rare for us to see inland gusts, as chris said, of 70, 80 miles an hour across the southern half of the uk. it's more common to get those kind of winds and winter storms across the northern half but not across the southern half. i think the other thing to add is this storm is going to come through in day

some of those snow showers may push in to northern england. across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine, but, really, it's a day of sunshine and showers for many of us, and those showers will be of snow for scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds, so it's going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk, maybe 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england. it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. now, most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland, so some clearer skies. cold, frosty night for many, ahead of more cloud, and something milderjust starting to push in on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, on monday — this warm front pushing across the uk, with high pressure just to the south. looks like we probably won't see much if any rain across central southern england and south wales

england, replaced with less formal uuidance. , ., england, replaced with less formal uuidance. , . ., . guidance. there is that fine balance because we've _ guidance. there is that fine balance because we've obviously _ guidance. there is that fine balance because we've obviously got - guidance. there is that fine balance because we've obviously got to - guidance. there is that fine balance i because we've obviously got to look after people and make sure they are safe. we've also got to make sure we can allow our economy to recover, because that in itself has positive benefits for people's health and well—being. and, of course, the public finances. the well-being. and, of course, the public finances.— well-being. and, of course, the public finances. the relaxation of the self isolation _ public finances. the relaxation of the self isolation rule _ public finances. the relaxation of the self isolation rule in - public finances. the relaxation of the self isolation rule in england| the self isolation rule in england is all part of the government's new covid strategy, expected to be

two years of covid restrictions are set to be lifted in england. restrictions have also been lifted in parts of europe and the us. canadian police threatened to arrest lorry drivers who've shut down central ottawa as anger at mandatory covid vaccines spreads. protests spread across india and beyond its borders against a ban on the muslim headscarf in some colleges in one southern state. two, one, zero. and scientists in britain make a major new advance in the quest to generate energy from nuclearfusion. life from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore and 11 pm in england, where the remaining covid restrictions are now set to be lifted at the end of this month — four weeks earlier than previously planned. the shortened timescale was announced by borisjohnson, who said it depended on the current downward trend continuing, but he fully expected that to be the case. it would end the rule that anyone testing positive for covid or showing symptoms should self—isolate. restrictions have also

as expected, england produced a dominant first half. two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones�*s group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the board, but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs — this appearance a men's record 114th cap, the joint—most alongside world cup—winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic, then, but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. so the second weekend is complete in the six nations. here's a look at the six nations. here's a look at the table. france are the only remaining unbeaten team after their win over ireland. and england slot in behind them as the best of those with one win from their two games. the weather in rome was considerably better than it was in london, where saracens dealt with the wind and rain a little better to beat defending premiership champions harlequins. sean maitland scored one of two tries for sarries in the first h

., england. the advice is do not travel unless you — england. the advice is do not travel unless you have _ england. the advice is do not travel unless you have too _ england. the advice is do not travel unless you have too but _ england. the advice is do not travel unless you have too but by - england. the advice is do not travel unless you have too but by the - unless you have too but by the number of people here at paddington station many people are desperate to make the journey. some got stranded here in london yesterday when services were shut down and we have seen some other chaotic scenes. a short time ago they announced the first train heading down to the south—west of england. a big crowd of people rushed towards the platform, not everyone could get on board that train so then the police had to say people had to get off the concourse to wait for the next train. let me show you the picture over here with the departure board and services are starting to resume but there are still a lot of cancelled signs on that board. a sign of the dis

parking fines are to be capped at £50 in many parts of england and wales. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on the bbc news channel... the uk and republic of ireland won't now bid to stage the 2030 world cup. they've turned their attention to the euros, but will they have a better chance of hosting those in 2028? a man who was paralysed for five years has been able to walk again, thanks to an electrical implant developed by swiss scientists. the device enables him to stand and walk slowly, by sending electrical signals to his legs. it's the first time that anyone who's suffered a complete cut to their spinal cords has been able to walk again. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh reports from lausanne. michel roccati was paralysed after a motorbike accident five years ago. his spinal cord was completely severed and he has no feeling in his legs. but he can now walk using a frame because of an electrical implant that's been surgically inserted on his spine. using a remote control, he's able to send signals to his leg muscles, which enables him t

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issues with fan trouble as england lost to italy. it was a dramatic weekend of fa cup action culminating in the the biggest shock of the competition so far. borehamwood beat bournemouth 1—0. the game's only goal came from their captain mark ricketts in the first half, finding the net from the edge of the box. 1,400 fans had travelled — that's 500 more than their average home attendance — and they were all squeezed into the away end. the first time they've qualified for the fifth round fo the fa cup, with a trip to everton next. i was content if we had lost four or 5-1. the i was content if we had lost four or 5—1. the scenes afterwards, the hair on the back of my neck went up. just remembering it is unlivable. huge respect for frank lampard. we have yet to concede a goal in the fa cup. if we clean a —— if we keep a clean sheet, who knows? that wasn't the only shock of the weekend — the holders were knocked out... leicester city were well beaten by nottingham forest, who are currently 8th in the championship. it finished

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tomorrow. 0n south wales and southern england tomorrow. on sunday, more widely windy, scotland, northern ireland, irish sea coast, gusts in excess of 60 mph and for spells of rain and for some the chance of snow this weekend, as well. not as bad as some of the conditions at the moment, but it remains wet and quite often windy through this weekend. qm. it remains wet and quite often windy through this weekend.— it remains wet and quite often windy through this weekend. ok, i know you will be back with _ through this weekend. ok, i know you will be back with regular _ through this weekend. ok, i know you will be back with regular updates - will be back with regular updates but for now, thank you. as we've heard, large parts of the uk have been affected by storm eunice — which has caused transport chaos for many in the south of england. passengers hoping to travel out of one of london's main stations — at paddington — have arrived to find many services cancelled. 0ur correspondent sanchia berg is on the station concourse. what is the

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and western england as well. could see some really high rainfall totals by the end of the day across south wales. wetter as well for the southeast. the rain reaches most areas, apart from the far north of scotland. it will be very windy with gales across the southwest, through the channel. and it'll be very wet and windy through sunday evening, as that low slips away into the north sea. eventually, it will clear away. bit of a hang—back of cloud and wind across northern and eastern parts of the country. skies will be brightening up across the south and the west, but here, there will be some blustery showers, these of a wintry flavour, certainly, across scotland, as the air will be a bit coolerfor all on monday — highs of 1! to 8 or 9 degrees in the south. very little change, then, as we head through the rest of the week. in fact, if anything, it turns more unsettled. a spell of gales, even severe gales at times. some spells of wet weather, too, and it will be very mild, especially across the south. this is bb

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chris silverwood left the role following england's 4—0 ashes defeat in australia. collingwood also took charge of england's t20 series defeat in the caribbean last month. the test squad will be announced later this week. just to let you know there are four stones are still to come in the semifinal of the mixed double carolling at the winter olympics in beijing. it is tied, with the stone is still to go, it will be decided who wins the gold medal match. you can keep up—to—date on the bbc sports website. it is currently on bbc television as well for you to enjoy. we will be back with the result, and more, later. thank you. let's get more now on that delay in a wide—ranging plan from nhs england to tackle the long backlog of routine surgery. an announcement had been expected today. the prime minister has been speaking about this during a visit to a hospital in kent. we have got a situation now, the uk is coming out of the covid very fast, and as a result of the booster jab programme we put in, the fastest economic growth in the g7 and so on, lots of things are g

similar to the ecb and the bank of england. that is critical. i do not know whether the bank of england really needs to start hiking rates yet. i think that is still a long way off. but again markets are in risk management mode and they are looking at the probabilities related to this year and next year. tom: risk management for this year. steven major, global head of research at hsbc stays with us. boris johnson's deepens. following the resignation of four aides, that story later in the show. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: welcome back to the open. 45 minutes into european trading day. we look at technology stocks. on's are under pressure because of what we saw from the bank of england and the ecb. yields in japan and the five-year action for the positive since 2016. they have shifted a bit and are receiving more pressure from energy and technology and pressure on the staples. tom: let us get back to you steven major from hsbc. he is still with us. maybe europe is in a sweet spot. they are going to stop pet in march and 30 basis points priced

so this is the squad — which has arsenal's leah williamson, who captained england last year. she returns after missing november's camp. the tournament begins on the 17th of february — england take on canada, at middlesbrough's riverside stadium. next to cricket — england have named their squad for next month's test series in the west indies and there are two high profile absentees. james anderson and stuart broad have been left out. anderson is england's all—time leading wicket—taker in test cricket with 640 dismissals whilst broad is second on that list with 537. what does it mean for both of them in the future? here's our sports news correspondentjoe wilson. it's not the end according to andrew strauss using interim charge of english cricket and basically made the selection. he said that he wants to look at some exciting new bowling potentials, it's not the end for broad and interesting but also the wants to give added responsibility to some of the others. an interesting statement. there's an inference there that the sheer presence of broad and anderson who'd been b

some of those snow showers may push in to northern england. across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine, but, really, it's a day of sunshine and showers for many of us, and those showers will be of snow for scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds, so it's going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk, may be 10 or ii celsius across central and southern england. it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. now, most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland, so some clearer skies. cold, frosty night for many, ahead of more cloud, and something milderjust starting to push on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, on monday — this warm front pushing across the uk, with high pressure just to the south. looks like we probably won't see much if any rain across central southern england and south wales a

their homes lost power along with 20,000 others in the west of england. friends have been fantastic and bringing us thermoses of hot water for hot water bottles to keep my mother warm. in kent, energy companies have gone up in helicopters to search for broken power lines. but repairs are slow. the village of wadhurst in east sussex lost power on friday morning and 80—year—old carol robbins hasn�*t had any official help. normally, someone my age, they told me is vulnerable so they would ring or send texts. but i�*ve heard nothing from anyone, so i have no means of finding out other than other people when it might come back on. these pictures of rising water levels were taken today in bakewell, near the river wye, in the derbyshire dales. and omagh in northern ireland has also seen its water levels go up. the wider region now braces for the strong winds of storm franklin. james reynolds, bbc news. northern ireland is already feeling the force of storm franklin — our correspondent emma vardyjoins us from newtownards. how severe is it likely to be w

the bank of england was a surprise. the fact that we got 25 basis points out of the boe today wasn't, but that four numbers voted for a 50 basis point hike was a surprise. that pales compared to the shock we got out of the christine lagarde press conference. that has moved markets massively in europe. take a look at the two-year across europe. he will see a series of bright red numbers on your bloomberg screen. the biggest one, they standup story is italy. the two-year yield is up by 18 basis points right now. christine lagarde had a very tough day at the office. kailey: she did indeed. speaking of struggling, stocks are struggling here in the u.s., most specifically tech stocks. the nasdaq 100 down more than 2.5%. that is largely thanks to one stock in particular, meta platforms. down nearly 25%, wiping more than $200 billion off of its market value. typically do not see a mega cop step -- a mega cap stock moving in this way, and yet it is. what is interesting is usually you see risk appetite and specifically appetite

for much of england and wales, though, it's going to be very mild indeed. plenty of isobars on the charts, too. it's going to be quite breezy, but windy across northern scotland with gales here. so, here, it's going to be bright, sunshine, showers, these wintry and the hills of scotland, gales in the north of scotland. this weather front bringing thicker clouds to central areas to the south of it for much of england and wales. variable cloud with some sunny spells and very mild for the time of year, 12—14 celsius, single figures in the north. that weather front through central areas starts to wriggle southwards on a wednesday, lying across southern britain, i think, through wednesday afternoon. so, here, it will be cloudy, very mild, southern areas seeing some spots of drizzle. elsewhere, more of the country will be in the colder air mass, but bright with some sunshine. further wintry showers, though across scotland. significant snow in the hills there where it will be windy. this is bbc news. the headlines... president macron and vladimir putin have been