i woke iwoke up i woke up this morning like everyone else did to the news on that is when football australia found out about this unsettling event. but, look, we are trying to get to the bottom of it at the moment. we've got our own questions you would like to know and we have to find out what actually happened but we also want to say there is a process that is under way in the united kingdom and that process needs to run its course. arsenal are two points behind leaders liverpool after their seventh premier league win in a row. they thrashed bottom side sheffield united 6—0 at bramall lane. that set a top division record, the gunners becoming the first side to win three away games in a row by five goals or more. it was also an unwanted record for the blades, they are the first top—flight side to lose three home games in a row by five goals or more. it sets up the weekend nicely for arsenal. they will move top

for the first time this year if they beat brentford on saturday, before liverpool host manchester city on sunday. it's about winning every game knowing that there is the demand those two cups of boot over the last six or seven years and that is the task now. —— make the demand those two clubs have put over us. what i see every day in training is then pushing each other and trying to make each other better and that chemistry is really important and we want to have the chance to achieve what we want. the champions league returns later, with the first quarter final spots to be claimed. paris st germain take a two goal lead to real socieded in the second leg f their last 16 tie while bayern munich have it all to do against lazio, they trail the serie a club by a goal to nil having fallen 10 points behind league leaders bayer leverkusen in the bundesliga with 10 games to go, bayern�*s season could effectively be finished if they are unable to overturn their deficit

to maurizio sarri's side in bavaria. translation: to talk about winning titles does not give you titles, you have to prove it every single day. therefore we need a good training session today in a good game tomorrow, minute by minute, nothing else is allowed. anything else would just hamper us. we have enough things that you want to improve. we have enough things we must do better to be successful tomorrow. we definitely need an emotional stadium, we have the responsibility ourselves to transfer emotion and passion to the stands. regardless of that, we need an absolutely top performance. we'll see what part kylian mbappe plays for ps6 against real sociedad. their star player has been used sparingly since announcing that he is leaving the club for real madrid in the summer. he was substituted at half—time during their 0—0 draw with monaco on friday and chose to sit in the stands with his mother rather than with his team—mates. he scored one of their goals

in the 2—0 first leg win over sociedad. jonny bairstow says he is set for an "emotional week". he'll become the 17th man to reach 100 tests for england when he faces india in the fifth and final test in dharamsala. yorkshire batter bairstow will reach the landmark, 12 years after making his debut against west indies. the 3a year old, follows ben stokes to a century of england caps, after the captain achieved the milestone in the third test. india already have an unassailable 3—1 lead in the series. asa as a young kid, i think every young kid that sets out on a journey to playfair professional kit to make cricket want to play 100 test matches. and when i look back to 2012i've matches. and when i look back to 20121've made my debut at lord's, then 12 years 2012i've made my debut at lord's, then 12 years later if you'd have said i would play 100 test matches i would have snapped your hand off for

one but also be pinching myself as well. in nba... rudy gobert�*s 43rd double—double opf the season saw the minnesota timberwolves move joint top of the western conference. the frenchman, who stands at seven foot one inch, dominated the portland trailblazers at both ends of the court finishing with 25 points, missingjust one of 17 shots. gobert also grabbed 16 rebounds — more than the other four minnesota starters combined — as he led the timberwolves to a 43rd win of the season. 119-11 119—11 for the winning margin. —— 119—114 the winning margin. the denver broncos have released quarterback russell wilson — just two years after signing him in one of the most valuable trades in nfl history. the 35—year—old had previously spent 10 seasons with the seattle seahawks, leading them to super bowl victory over the broncos in 2014. he was the nfl�*s fifth—highest paid player in terms of annual salary but won just 11 of his 30 denver games. and that's all the sport for now.

——jason —— jason kelce has announced ——jason kelce has announced his retirement having spent his full career with the philadelphia eagles, reaching the nfl showpiece super bowl last year. and more sport later but that is it from me for now. thanks. welcome back to bbc news. let's bring you some breaking news thatjust let's bring you some breaking news that just coming let's bring you some breaking news thatjust coming into us. xl bully dogs will not be banned in northern ireland under new legislation announced restrict their ownership. northern ireland is the only part of the uk where it remains legal to own one of these controversial dog breeds. instead, owners will be required to muzzle their dogs on a lead in public, along with other measures. that's news just coming that's newsjust coming in that's news just coming in from northern ireland.

the countdown has started for the chancellor, jeremy hunt's budget which he will anounce on wednesday. a little earlier, the king held an in—person pre—budget audience with mr hunt at buckingham palace. you can see the pictures there. king charles, who is being treated for cancer, continued with his duties as head of state on tuesday morning. before a budget is presented, the chancellor of the exchequer meets with the monarch, usually the day before the government's plans for the economy are delivered in a statement to the commons. there are the pictures showing that has happened as usual. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent helen catt about chancellorjeremy hunts 2024 budget announcement on wednesday. we do not know what is in the budget until the chancellor announces it tomorrow. but there are a lot of guesses being made, if you like. and the idea that he is going to freeze fuel duty, continue to freeze fuel duty, i think is possibly one of the least surprising bits of speculation. no chancellor has raised

that levy since 2011, so i think that one possibly is a pretty firm bed of speculation. the shirt famously worn by colin firth in his portrayal of mr darcy in the bbc�*s adaptation of pride and prejudice, is expected to fetch as much as £10,000 when it goes on sale in london later today. it's part of an auction of costumes from film and tv, in support of the bright foundation, an art education charity. our culture reporter

noor nanji has the story. it was the image that set pulses racing — colin firth as mr darcy, emerging from a lake in a wet shirt... mr darcy! ..in the 1995 bbc adaptation of pride and prejudice. now that very shirt could be yours. it's one of more than 60 costumes to be auctioned in london, with all the proceeds going to charity. it's just a simple linen shirt, but it's going under the hammer with an estimate of £7000 to £10000. i think it's going to be interesting to see what their next life is, yeah. and who buys them and for what purpose. the collection here is incredible. it includes this vintage1950s gown worn by madonna in evita and this beautiful dress worn by drew barrymore in ever after. but, of course, everyone is talking about this shirt here, the one that was worn by colin firth as mr darcy in pride and prejudice. also up for sale are costumes from tv drama series including

peaky blinders and downton abbey. we're standing here against some very pretty downton abbey pieces. we have matthew and we have lady mary here, for example, but we have an entire downton abbey grouping here. when we look at something like a series, like, downton abbey, we look at where it was worn to try and capture the moment it was worn and who.... and there were three designers for downton, also give each designer a credit, which i think is quite nice to do. the entire collection spans more than 400 years of changing fashion trends. for hollywood costume collectors, as well as die hard fans, this is their chance to own a piece of screen history. noor nanji, bbc news.

we are all in agreement that may be £10,000 is on offer: four of�*s wet shirt from pride and prejudice but lets see because that auction is due to happen later to day. —— we are all in agreement that may be £10,000 is not enough for colin firth�*s wet shirt from pride and prejudice but lets see because that auction is due to happen later to day. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. at the moment we've got high pressure anchored over scandinavia, which is effectively keeping weather fronts at bay out towards the west. now, having said that, there is a weather front to the east which is producing cloudy and damp conditions. and around the high pressure we pull in the south—easterly breeze or wind, so here in the east we are going to see a lot of low

cloud and murky conditions in the next few days. but by the weekend it looks very much like a weather front is going to come into south bringing some rain with it. as we go through the course of today, here is our weather front. at times it will lap offshore but it will remain cloudy and damp across eastern parts of england with some heavy showers drifting into the south—east which could be thundery. at the same time we've got some showery rain moving out of northern ireland into western scotland accompanied by gusty winds. gusty winds across the northern isles and a lot of dry weather in between, with some sunshine. through this evening and overnight a weather front comes back into the east bringing in more cloud, murky conditions, some light rain and drizzle. under clearer skies in the west, though, we'll see mist and fog patches forming, across parts of wales, south and central southern england, once again, and it'll be frosty under clear skies in parts of wales, the southwest and potentially north—west england and western scotland. so tomorrow, we've got all this cloud in the east, still with some dampness in it. it should tend to break up in its southern end but having said that too, we are still going to see some showers. brighter skies will be out towards the west with temperatures 5—12 degrees north to south. then as we head into the latter part of the week, well, here's the high pressure drifting

a bit closer to us. again, if you remember the wind around it, comes in from the south—east, so it's going to be dragging in a lot of cloud, dank conditions across eastern areas at times. getting into some central parts. some light rain, some drizzle. but out towards the west we still are looking at something drier and brighter. these white circles represent the average wind speeds. the gusts will be a little bit more, and these are our temperatures, 7 to about 12 degrees north to south. it's after that it looks like a weather front�*s going to come in across southern areas overnight friday into saturday, bringing in some rain. it will also be quite breezy at times, and chilly by night.

live from london, this is bbc news. in the us, millions prepare for super tuesday, one of the biggest days in the race for the white house. the white house says vice president kamala harris expressed deep concern over the humanitarian situation in gaza during talks with israeli war cabinet member, benny gantz. here in the uk, medical leaders have backed an increase in the number of physician associates working for the health service — we look at what this might mean for patients. we're live in the us in virginia, in gaza and around the world. and, a new report warns of "systemic gender inequality" in women's sports and exercise research.

hello, i m lauren taylor. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start the programme in the united states where it is super tuesday — the biggest day so far in the 2024 race for the white house. the republican contest will be in all of these 15 states, while the democrats will vote in the same states except alaska. they will hold caucuses, too, in american samoa. we'll also get the results of the democratic contest in iowa, which has been ongoing by post for several weeks. presidentjoe biden faces little opposition on the democratic side and is all but guaranteed the party's nomination. while on the republican side, donald trump expects another triumph over his only remaining rival, nikki haley.

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