here's what's coming up on the programme for you. everton's hopes of staying in the premier league are boosted after having their points deduction reduced. england's cricketers put up a fight in the fourth test but lose the series in india. and we hearfrom golf�*s supermarket delivery driver who's just won a life—changing amount of money. welcome along to sportsday. we start with the big news from the premier league, where everton have had their points deduction for breaking spending rules reduced from ten points to six by an independent commission. the club were punished back in november last year for breaches over a three—year period to the 2021/22 season. it was a significant day

for the club, who started it just outside the bottom three, precariously hovering above the relegation zone. but after their appeal — which everton say they feel vindicated by — they climbed up to 15th in the table now, just five points ahead of luton and above brentford and nottingham forest. forest themselves are facing a potential punishment for a breach of a similar nature. their case will be heard next week. everton issued a statement in response to the ruling. in it, they say... well, everton fans believe the ruling could now make a big difference to their season. the team now, it might be bit of impetus for them, for saturday against west ham, because their heads have been a bit down. and if i was playing, i'd be the same. today, how do you feel? a sense of relief, vindication?

a sense of relief, in the sense we were right. the rules they've got are fit for purpose. but there are more twists and turns to come. everton still face a fresh case of alleged breaches of the premier league's financial rules for the assessment period ending with the 2022/23 season. it will only be when this next process is complete that they'll discover what damage their overspending is ultimately caused. finance lecturer christina philippou says the breaches and their knock on effects could have an impact on the club for years to come. there has been a continuation of the losses, which means that, you know, the breaches, their points deductions will probably ensue as a result of that. they'll probably be happy because the points deduction could possibly be less than they would otherwise be, because of what we've seen with this appeal, but if the points deductions are large enough to send everton into relegation, then the financial implications of that would be disastrous. well, brentford could also find themselves pulled into a relegation battle after losing 4—2 to west ham

at the london stadium. they were 2—0 down after seven minutes but pulled one back soon after and were in contention untiljust after an hour gone, whenjarrod bowen clinched his first senior hat trick. emerson added a fourth with a beauty. that win moves west ham up to eighth behind brighton on goal difference. brentford are five points clear of the relegation zone. tonight, i think i scored two after i think it was eight minutes or something, so then you're thinking like, "there's a lot of the game left to be played here. "can you get that next chance?" and then the ball comes in from mo and i managed to put it away, and i was thinking, "please don't be offside." that was my first thought. and then when the referee, you could see him that it was a clear goal... it was, of course you've got a lot of the him to be played left above the me inside, i was really happy, happy for myself to that first hat—trick that i have been waiting for for many years. wales women have appointed former canada defender rhian wilkinson as manager

on a three year deal. she won 183 caps and two olympic bronze medals as a player. she succeeds gemma grainger, who quit wales to take charge of norway. ms wilkinson called the new role an "incredible honour". englands cricketers put in a brave effort on the fourth day of the fourth test, to — almost — pull off a famous victory, only for india to seal the series, with a 5—wicket win. it means india still haven't lost a home test series since 2012. england briefly threatened — shoaib bashir took two wickets in two balls just after lunch to leave india five down and 72 runs short of their target of 192. but shubman gill and dhrquurel batted it out for the home side, gill finishing unbeaten on 52. it means it's a first series defeat for england under captain ben stokes. it's always disappointing being on the losing team. i think looking back on when we had our chance to bat yesterday, i think... cricket is always skill against skill, and i

think ashlyn and kuldeep, the challenge we found ourselves against those bowlers was challenging, and when you have conditions like that any team is going to find it hard to not only keep the scoreboard ticking but keep being able to rotate the strike, and i think we've got to give a lot of credit to the way in which they bold yesterday, obviously favourable conditions, and on this occasion, their skill is better than ours was yesterday. you can take a lot of pride from performances like this. within inexperienced players. test — within inexperienced players. test cricket throws different kind — test cricket throws different kind of— test cricket throws different kind of challenges, different kinds — kind of challenges, different kinds of— kind of challenges, different kinds of pressures, but some of these _ kinds of pressures, but some of these guys, the way they have dealt — these guys, the way they have dealt with the pressures throughout the series, has been superb — 0ur chief cricket writer, stephan shemilt, is covering

and he said england had missed big opportinities to put their stamp on the series, but they should come away with some pride, given how tough it is to win in india. ben stokes said he was proud of the way his team have taken it to india, and we all know how hard it is for a visiting team to win even one test match year, let alone a whole series of india unbeaten since 2012. it looks like england were onto something remarkable after they won the first test, but they wasted chances in the second and third, dropped a crucial catch on the third morning of the fourth, when 0llie robinson put down dhruv the fourth, when 0llie robinson put down dhrquurel, and after that they were outplayed by an incredibly skilful india team, and what we saw the back end of the fourth test was a lot of what we expected in this series with india's spinners really coming to the fore. england should reflect on some wasted opportunities here and they should also be thinking about the series that got before this, back at this time last year, they drew 1—1 in new

zealand, they lost a second test they should've won, we know that in the home summer, they drew the ashes series, which was 2—2 when england were 2-0 which was 2—2 when england were 2—0 down and could have 13—2 had not rained in manchester, so the question for england is, present retaining as their cricket has been and for the upturn in results, under captain ben stokes, can they improve on those crucial moments on which series hinge —— as entertaining as their cricket has been. that is what england need to improve on if they are going to become a really great side. the women's super league, women's championship and the well hq have announced three new projects to support clubs across various areas of female athlete health. the well hq aims to challenge the status quo for women in health, fitness and sport. they say it will pave the way for what best practice looks like in the future across all sports for women. here are the thoughts of england manager sarina wiegman.

it is really good. it is also very necessary. it has been set all the time — there needs more research, about women in sport, and more support too, and this is exactly another step in the right direction in that case, so i thick it's just really good and we have to keep going and keep doing research which will take time with the outcomes, of course, but keep supporting too, to make it the best for women in sport. how about this for a story? what a weekend for golfing supermarket delivery man joe dean. only a week ago, the world number 2,930 was dropping off orders for morrisons. yesterday, it was a diffferent type of driving that proved a much more lucative. he landed himself a £170,000 pay cheque, as he finished runner up at the kenya 0pen. everyone has been really supportive. can't thank everyone enough my friends and

family full of everone has been fantastic and, if anything, more happy than me —— everyone is. ijust like a another golf tournament and luckily this one had a slightly different pay cheque than the two before, but, yeah... 0ne cheque than the two before, but, yeah... one of my managers sent me a message yesterday afternoon saying, well done, and a few of my co—workers at morrisons also said well done and congratulations. that's nicely received from them. i got another two or three weeks off before my next event select pick up a few shifts. the season will get busy around april. it should pick up by april, submit by that point, i will hand my notice in, but i think, no, iam not... iam quite stuck in my own ways, but may be going back and doing the old shift here and there is not too out of the ordinary. congratulations to joe. just

enough time to recap our top story. average and other points penalty for bridging financial rules reduced from ten points to six. it means they moved up from 17th in the premier league table the 15th. they are possibly facing another points deduction as well. it will only be when the next process is complete they'd discover the damage of their overspending and what it causes, but as it stands they are five points above the relegation zone. you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.com/sport. from me and the rest of the team, it's goodbye for now. hello there. it does look like the rest of this week will remain very changeable. things are set to turn a bit more unsettled now for the next few days. we've got this first frontal system, one of many,

pushing its way southwards and eastwards during the course of tuesday. so a wet and windy start across scotland, northern ireland, some snow on the hills briefly. england and wales starts cold and frosty, some mist and fog, some early brightness, but the cloud will build as this front pushes southwards and eastwards. as it weakens, there will be barely anything on it. but brightening up for scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon with sunny spells, scattered, blustery showers, these wintry on the hills. winds will be quite a feature in the north and the west, lighter winds further south and east, so we've lost that cold, raw feel that we had on monday across southern and eastern areas. temperature—wise, i think around 6—9 celsius. now, as we head through tuesday night, that weather front clears away from southern areas. it turns drier with clearer skies, light winds, so another chilly night to come across central and eastern areas. but the next frontal system will be working to the west later on. but a chilly start to wednesday, some areas of frost and fog likely. but for the middle part of the week, things will turn a bit milder across the whole country, but wetter and windier with it. now, the milder air will be in this wedge between the warm

and the cold front, but it will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain as it pushes across the country during the course of wednesday. so this is how wednesday starts — chilly, early brightness, a bit of mist and fog. the clouds build up, the rain and the wind splash their way northwards and eastward through the course of the day, with those temperatures beginning to lift somewhat, particularly across southern and western areas. so we're looking at around 10 to maybe 13 degrees for wednesday afternoon. it doesn't last, though, because cooler air will be moving in behind this area of low pressure. thursday, the last day of february, looks unsettled, very blustery across the northern half of the country. weather fronts across england and wales will bring outbreaks of rain. scotland and northern ireland seeing the brightest of the conditions, with lots of showers here, but they will be turning increasingly wintry as things turn cooler in the north and the west, the last of the double figures across the south—east. and then as we head into the first four days of march, things remain unsettled with low pressure nearby.

we'll see showers or longer spells of rain, there will be some sunshine around, but it will be chilly both by day and by night.

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in sweden exempted from nato after hungary's parliament allowed it to join the military alliance. will he continue to recognise taiwan? and up for sale, the letters by the love triangle of patty holroyd, eric clapton. live from studios in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. let's begin with sweden that has been accepted as a member of the nato defence alliance. a move which germany's chancellor says it strengthens the security of europe and the world. the final obstacle was overcome when hungry�*s parliament finally ratified the move. the process started two years ago when russia's invasion of ukraine prompted sweden and neighbouring finland to apply tojoin.