�* the �*the intense, extraordinarily of the intense, extraordinarily intense reaction to that tv drama. i think the big, immediate question now is, what is the government going to do? they are certainly doing nothing to dampen down expectations of a law quashing all the outstanding convictions. there's also outstanding questions for fujitsu and the post office, although those questions may have to wait until after the completion of the public inquiry which is ongoing. and then the biggest question of all, which the sub—postmasters could be forgiven for asking today, which is, what took you all so long? henri; is, what took you all so long? henry zeffman at — is, what took you all so long? henry zeffman at westminster, _ is, what took you all so long? henry zeffman at westminster, thanks. i time for a look at the weather. here's chris. we had a lovely start to the day across the north of wales. these altocumulus lenticular clouds lit up by the sun across the north wales area of anglesey. it is a brighter day to day with more sunshine to go

around, but we still have the lingering after—effects from last week? heavy rain, with over 100 flood warnings currently in force. today has been another day where we have seen some snowfall in areas like jersey and the channel islands, also seen in bodmin in south—east england and around the murray coastline. for most of us, there is a lot more sunshine to go around. gusty winds again, making of your chilly, and those winds are affecting yorkshire. the showers in the channel islands are tending more towards sleet and rain over the next few hours. a cold feeling day. in aviemore, where we got down to —11 last night, temperatures are likely to stay below freezing all day. tonight, this cloud coming in across eastern scotland and eastern england is going to tend to thicken up, and with that comes the prospect of drizzle by the end of the night, affecting these eastern coastal areas. otherwise, a widespread frost

and some icy stretches, particularly where we see some water seeping in from those feels after last week's heavy rain. tomorrow we still have the risk of drizzle affecting north—east england and eastern scotland, may be a few spots getting into north—west england and eastern counties of northern ireland. the best in sunshine, meanwhile, is likely further south across southern wales, the south midlands and the southern counties of england. still cold, but temperatures coming up by a degree. cloud coming from the north sea is likely to be thinner, so probably not as much drizzle around, but the wind is shoving the cloud sheets ever more southwards, so the sunshine is more limited. probably a few brighter spells for northern ireland, western scotland and the northwest of england. beyond that through friday and that weekend, the weather continues on that rather quiet theme. there will be widespread morning frost and temperatures will continue be below average, but then into next week, we get a blast of northerly winds moving down. there will be snow showers moving into scotland. there

could be a weather system coming in off the atlantic that may bring a speu off the atlantic that may bring a spell of more widespread snow. uncertainty about where that zone is going to be, but next week, there is plenty of potential for seeing some disruption, with some cold and snowy weather for some. disruption, with some cold and snowy weatherfor some. thank disruption, with some cold and snowy weather for some. thank you. that's it. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. tributes are continuing today for the welsh rugby legenedjpr williams, who has died at the age of 7a. we're at the semifinal stage of the league cup, with chelsea preparing to go to championship side middlesbrough. british number two dan evans makes a winning return to action with victory in adelaide.

welcome along to the programme. we start with the tributes that are continuing today for welsh rugby legend jpr williams, whose death has been announced at the age of 7a. the full—back from bridgend was at the heart of an iconic era for welsh rugby in the 1970s, winning three grand slams. he was also part of the lions' historic winning tours of new zealand and south africa. tomos dafydd looks back on his life. not many can be identified by their initials alone. commentator: jpr! jpr williams was instantly recognisable. the sideburns, flowing hair, socks around the ankles. he was capped 55 times. an icon of wales' dominance of the 1970s. john peter rhys williams

was brought up near bridgend, a talented tennis player then, but he chose rugby, starting out in bridgend and then london welsh. atjust 19, he made his wales debut. there is the new young welsh full—back. and in his first campaign, he helped wales to the five nations championship. three grand slams followed and he played all four test matches as the lions claimed what is still their only series win in new zealand. so you will have to take it easy for a few days. and all the while, he pursued a career in medicine, becoming an orthopaedic surgeon after stepping away from wales duty in 1981. on the field he was fearless. i was a different person _ on the field he was fearless. i was a different person on _ on the field he was fearless. i was a different person on the - on the field he was fearless. i was a different person on the field - on the field he was fearless. i —" a different person on the field and off the field and there is nothing

better being in the shower after the game, feeling absolutely knackered after putting in a few big tackles. remarkably, he returned after this, after having lost two pints of blood in an infinite encounter between bridgend and all blacks. whoever did this to me has _ bridgend and all blacks. whoever did this to me has their _ bridgend and all blacks. whoever did this to me has their conscience - bridgend and all blacks. whoever did this to me has their conscience and l this to me has their conscience and he will have to live with it. he this to me has their conscience and he will have to live with it.- he will have to live with it. he was so committed. — he will have to live with it. he was so committed, you _ he will have to live with it. he was so committed, you have _ he will have to live with it. he was so committed, you have no - he will have to live with it. he was so committed, you have no fear. he will have to live with it. he was| so committed, you have no fear of he will have to live with it. he was l so committed, you have no fear of a ball being _ so committed, you have no fear of a ball being kicked over your head because — ball being kicked over your head because jpr was there to take it. it was a _ because jpr was there to take it. it was a totally committed player. in recent years, he spoke out about player welfare, sharing his concerns about brain injuries. there is no doubt that the generations after us are going to be left worse off than we were. jpr williams continued to play the odd game in his 50s.

that longevity typical of his indomitable spirit. he was an uncompromising force on the field and a charismatic figure off it. elsewhere, the former england captain gary lineker has paid tribute today to football icon franz beckenbauer, who died yesterday. beckenbauer won the world cup as captain of west germany in 1974 and again as manager in 1990. he earned over a 100 caps with the national side and played over 500 times for bayern munich, winning five league titles and was captain for three european cup wins in the 1970s. an incredible array of silverware, along with twice winning the ballon d'or. well, he was a magnificent footballer, first and foremost. he, unlike most world superstars, he was a defender, really. albeit he broke into midfield, he kind of encapsulates the sweeper role, he was the first one to do it.

he made that role of making the defender breaking into midfield and going forward. a very gifted player with the ball and very intelligent footballer. a lovely guy, i met him many times, he had a real grace and charm about him. what was it like going up against him as a player, and seeing franz beckenbauer managing on the sidelines? that must have carried a certain amount of weight than a certain amount of weight than a certain amount of fear factor when you see a person of his stature on the other side. flat you see a person of his stature on the other side.— the other side. not necessarily fair, i the other side. not necessarily fair. i don't — the other side. not necessarily fair, i don't think. _ the other side. not necessarily fair, i don't think. more - the other side. not necessarily i fair, i don't think. more respect. he was a true gentleman. there are some lovely images at the end of the game where he is consoling one or two of our players, where he is talking with sir bobby robson. they had that real mutual respect between

them. when you are playing football and playing in world cups you get a customised to being alongside greatness, there are so many players that played in managers on the sidelines, and he was definitely one of them. definitely one of them. attention turns to the league cup later, which has reached the semifinal stage. tomorrow, liverpool take on fulham in theirfirst leg, but tonight it's the turn of chelsea who travel to middlesbrough. their boss, michael carrick, has described the tie as an "unbelievable opportunity", whilst mauricio pochettino says the most important thing this evening is to respect the championship side. it is important because this is about winning games and winning trophies. we have in front of a very good opportunity. we have to perform in a best way if we want to reach

the final. first of all, it is the second leg. it is most important with our team that we still need to improve a lot and the most important is to respect our opponent, a very good team and it will be very tough to play against them. in terms of cup competitions it is a one-off, _ in terms of cup competitions it is a one-off, it — in terms of cup competitions it is a one-off, it is— in terms of cup competitions it is a one—off, it is a relief from the week— one—off, it is a relief from the week to — one—off, it is a relief from the week to week situation of going for the league, so there is a freshness about— the league, so there is a freshness about it. _ the league, so there is a freshness about it, really. you reenergise in some _ about it, really. you reenergise in some ways, — about it, really. you reenergise in some ways, can be later on the players. — some ways, can be later on the players, run the club, round the town, _ players, run the club, round the town, so — players, run the club, round the town, so that is what cup competitions bring and that is why they can _ competitions bring and that is why they can be so unpredictable at times — times. jamie george admits speculation surrounding a potential move for his saracens and england rugby union teammate owen farrell has come as a "shock to absolutely everyone". the england captain has been linked with a move to french league leaders racing 92 at the end of this season — something the club has denied.

farrell is currently taking a break from test rugby to prioritise his mental health and so won't be representing england at the upcoming six nations. it is not overly beneficial writing negative things about people online and i really hope we can see a change at that. i think it has been incredibly courageous from oban to step away from international rugby to buddhist mental health first and hopefully that is assigned to people that we are human beings, we do have feelings, we do have families and, ultimately, it can be very, very hurtful. dan evans' preparations for next week's australian open have begun with a straight sets victory in the adelaide international this morning. the british number two, who was playing his first match since october, saw off the australian rinky hijikata 6—3, 6—4 to go through to the second round. meanwhile, the qualifying event for next week's first major of the year is well under way, with a couple of brits progressing to the next round already. billy harris came from a set down to keep alive his hopes of making it

through to his first grand slam main draw. he beat bulgarian dimitar kuzmanov to set up a meeting with david goffin. ryan peniston also progresses after beating elias ymer. but lily miyazaki is out after being beaten on the first day of action in melbourne. at alexandra palace, the day's play in the masters snooker is just under way, with the current champion, judd trump, up against kyren wilson. let's take you to live action now. wilson is one frame up on that one. trump has been in great form this season, winning three ranking events and losing in the champion of champions final. wilson's looking to improve on his runner—up spot from six years ago. coverage continues, over on bbc two and the iplayer. more from that, as well as the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye.

you're watching bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. let's get more on the breaking news in the last hour that former post office boss paula vennells has said she will hand back her cbe with immediate effect. it comes amid the fallout of the horizon it scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters. ms vennells held the top job until february 2019, when she stepped down amid anger over the horizon scandal. during her tenure, the company repeatedly denied there were problems with its it system. live now to our political correspondent, harry farley. the demands for her to be stripped of the honour intensified after last week's itv drama. now she is handing it back. what has she said?

this really drama. in the last hour paula vennells had maintained a silence as she faced growing calls to hand back her cbe. in the last hour she has said that she was truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub—postmasters and their families and she confirmed she would be handing back her cbe with immediate effect. she said she wouldn't be commenting further until the public inquiry into the whole post office scandal has concluded. so confirmation in the last hour that paula vennells has said she will hand back her cbe. that was amid growing pressure on her to do just that. rishi sunak�*s official spokesperson said that he would strongly support that honour being stripped from her. she has taken

that move proactively and decided to have that back today in the last hour or so. you also learned that paula vennells was shortlisted to be bishop of london in 2017. as well as being the head of the post office, paula vennells was an ordained priest in the church of england. in 2017 what she was still head at the post office she was shortlisted and interviewed to be the next bishop of london. this really shows what a well—respected figure she was in some circles. she didn't hold any senior position in the church which he was fast tracked through. we understand the archbishop of canterbury was keen to see her on the shortlist. she didn't ultimately get the post. it shows how well—respected she was at least in the church of england. many people in the church are outraged

that she was fast tracked so