for me, all i want is the truth to be out there, because it is the truth and that is what people should know. good morning. it's saturday the 11th of march. also ahead, the united nations warns that the world faces its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945 as millions of people face starvation and famine in parts of africa. a crackdown on ticket touts — computer software which buys hundreds of tickets within seconds is to be made illegal with lawbreakers facing an unlimited fine. we'll meet the syrian refugee who escaped the war and is now bringing a taste of home to london. and in sport, wales knock down ireland's hopes of winning the six nations, as george north hands england the chance to retain their crown today — if they can beat scotland. and louise lear has the weather. good morning. it is a cloudy start

right across the country, but a mild one. we will have some sunshine today at the top and tail of the country. i'll have all the details coming up. first, our main story. the cyclistjess varnish has told the bbc she feels she was "thrown under the bus" after making allegations of sexism in the sport. a leaked report published in the daily mail claims british cycling "sanitised" its own inquiry into the claims. the olympian told the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan she believed the "truth was finally coming out." representing great britain, jess varnish! she is the medal winner who became a whistleblower. jess varnish‘s allegations of sexism last year plunged british cycling into crisis. it has been really hard. i've been really low. nothing has been in control, everything has been out of my control. i had nobody to turn to within the organisation. i was just sort of left on my own.

coach shane sutton, who dropped varnish from the squad for the rio olympics last year, was found to have used sexist language towards her, but was cleared of eight of nine allegations against her. he resigned, but denies wrongdoing. according to a draft report of an investigation leaked to the daily mail, findings of an internal review into varnish‘s allegations were reversed by british cycling's board. i am relieved that the truth is coming out. i have been pulled from pillar to post just to get this, and to see that it was a cover—up is huge. in a statement, british cycling admitted it did not pay sufficient care and attention to the well—being of staff, but it said that reforms were under way. those people who say it is sour grapes because you weren't selected for rio, you will have heard those arguments, what's your response to that? when people say it's bitterness, that's all they have to say about me. if people knew me and saw what i was doing with my life and how i have turned things around,

they would know the truth. they would know that i'm not bitter at all. should shane sutton work in cycling coaching again? from my experiences, no. varnish says she is now considering whether to sue british cycling for unfair dismissal. her fight for justice continues. in just a few minutes we'll be discussing this with commonwealth champion and team manager rochelle gilmore. the world is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945, with more than 20 million people at risk of starvation and famine. that's according to the united nation's humanitarian chief stephen o'brien, who has pleaded for help for people in yemen, somalia, south sudan and nigeria. andy moore reports. a child called fatima. she lives in yemen, where two thirds of the population need food aid, and 7 million are hungry. the united nations has been told the famine across four countries is now the biggest crisis for the organisation

since it was founded in 1945. we stand at a critical point in our history. already, at the beginning of the year, we are facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the united nations. now, more than 20 million people across four countries face starvation and famine. in south sudan, more than i million children are acutely malnourished, and there is a cholera outbreak to deal with as well. the un says billions of dollars are needed from the international community to feed the hungry, but so far only a fraction of that money has got through. the overall requirement for south sudan this year stands at $1.6 billion us. as of now, we have received 9.3% of that amount, and more funding is urgently needed. some food aid is being delivered. the united nations says

famine can be averted, but the world needs to dig deep into its pockets, right now. pope francis has said the catholic church should consider allowing married men to become priests. speaking to a german newspaper, he said lifting the ban on married men being ordained would only apply in specific circumstances, like remote areas of the world where priests are in short supply. protests in south korea have left two people dead and dozens more the blaze is understood to have caused extensive damage to the building. the inmate, who is protesting about changes to the prison regime, is said to have been drunk. protests in south korea have left two people dead and dozens more injured after thousands took to the streets following the removal of the country's president.

this is the scene live in the capital now, where protests are underway. park guen—hye was ousted from office yesterday following a corruption scandal. as you can see, those protests are ongoing in the streets of seoul this morning. a judge who last month stopped president trump from implementing a controversial travel ban has said he needs more time before ruling on a revised version. washington state had tried to get the new proposals stopped, butjudgejames robart said more papers needed to be filed before he could make his decision. online touts who bulk buy tickets and sell them for inflated prices will face unlimited fines under government plans. an amendment to the digital economy bill means it will be illegal to use bots to bypass limits on the maximum amount of tickets that can be bought, as holly hamilton reports. tickets to see some of our favourite artists can sell out in just a matter of minutes.

but thousands of those tickets will not be going to fans. instead, they're being purchased by bots. used by professional touts, the software can grab hundreds of tickets in one go. within hours, they end up on secondary websites for hundreds if not thousands of pounds more than face value. this is currently legal, but now the government is taking action. now touts who use this software will face unlimited fines, while resale sites will face harsher measures if they do not prove they are taking action to deal with the touts. it is hoped these measures will curb the growing power of secondary websites and make it easier for genuine fans to get their hands on a reasonably priced ticket. archaeologists in egypt have found a huge statue in a cairo slum which is thought to be of pharaoh ramses ii

one of the country's most famous ancient rulers. the head and torso of the 26 feet high statue were found submerged in mud and groundwater in the east of the city. known as ramses the great, the pharaoh lived more than 3,000 years ago and is credited with massively expanding the egyptian empire. iam i am slightly nervous about that digger, though. yes, if it is true, it is an extraordinary discovery. a specialist nanny has been called in to help look after three malayan tiger cubs at an american zoo. blakey is a six—year—old male australian shepherd. according to keepers at cincinatti zoo he provides snuggling, warmth and a climbable body to the cubs after their mother rejected them. he also helps with their behaviour by checking them when they get too rough or aggressive. climbable body, that is a new phrase for us this morning. but now we

know. we will have all the sport coming up soon, and all the weather for the weekend. nearly a year since allegations of sexism first began to emerge — a leaked draft report has this week delivered a damning indictment of british cycling. now the original whistle—blower, jess varnish, has called for the entire board to resign — accusing the organisation of throwing her under the bus. it places the governing body back in the spotlight — amid claims of bullying, favouritism and sexism. let's discuss this now with commonwealth champion rochelle gilmore. good morning. i know that you are in the yorker at the moment, thank you for talking to us about this. —— in majorca. as more details emerge about what has been happening and whatjess, particularly, about what has been happening and what jess, particularly, has about what has been happening and whatjess, particularly, has been saying about her time in the team, does this ring any bells with you? how familiar a story is this?”

think the story is touching for so many people because so many women in the workplace and in professional cycling and national federations of any sport have either witnessed or experience themselves such behaviour from, you know, dominant males who are in positions as coaches. it has been very difficult, obviously, for me to hear. it is i have been an athlete and i have witnessed and experienced similar types of treatment. —— because i have been. it has been a very tough story to follow. what sort of thing have you seen over the years? i guess most recently, when we refer to the athletes that i have had on my team, which are british cyclists, they have been very emotional and upset after communications from people within british cycling about their form or their condition or their non— selection. the communication, i think, that they receive, is harmful. it is causing them to be

very emotional, and not enjoy their sport. from my position, iam very emotional, and not enjoy their sport. from my position, i am trying to encourage women to not let these things affect them, because it is very difficult to stop a dominant male from speaking to an athlete like that. my role has just been to comfort them. they love what they do, they love their sport, they have big roles, and tojust do, they love their sport, they have big roles, and to just focus on that. but it is a very difficult situation and women's sport. do you think that the management speak to the women on the team in a different way to the way they talk to the men on the team? 0r way to the way they talk to the men on the team? or do they talk to everybody the same way? well, i have actually been thinking about that, because i have not witnessed so much british cycling staff speaking to males. i am wondering if they do speak the same way to the males as they do to the females, but the males respond or react differently. whether you are male or female,

every person, every individual, reacts differently to different commute occasion in different ways. i think that perhaps females show that emotion more and share it amongst theirfriends that emotion more and share it amongst their friends and fellow teammates and staff members, rather than a male who may be hurt equally as much by the way they have been spoken to, they may bottle it up inside and deal with themselves rather than communicating their emotions. is it likely that a coach might say, i was just trying to get the best out of her, i was just trying to push her? that is obviously what we hear. i think there is some truth in the fact that coaches, within british cycling but also within every sport all around the world, that their main objective is to get the best out of their athletes, to get results for their nations, to get that athlete to really get the best out of themselves. that means sometimes you have to push athletes. the question is, do they need to be pushed mentally and emotionally? 0r is, do they need to be pushed mentally and emotionally? or is it enough tojust mentally and emotionally? or is it enough to just be pushing them physically, just advising them to do

a bigger workload with their physical activity. so i've think the big question that everybody is asking, we love to win medals, everybody loves to see every athlete at their absolute best when it comes to race day, but is it at the price of being unhappy in your workplace, which you take home, and then, you know, you have had this really great career of results, at how has the quality of life being? just finally, because we are running out of time, jess varnish has said she wants the whole board to go. she says that simply has to happen in orderfor things to change. is that something thatis things to change. is that something that is likely to happen? is that realistic? i think over a process of time, if you give it a time of maybe one or two years to move people out of positions and other people in, but surely there are some people within british cycling who are the good people within the organisation who can bring the best out in other

employees there and change the culture. i think it is achievable to change all of the staff at british cycling, but whether it is com pletely cycling, but whether it is completely necessary, i'm not sure. i don't know every staff member at british cycling. rachelle, you team manager. how on earth does british cycling recover from this?” manager. how on earth does british cycling recover from this? i think they need to be more transparent with everything. i think athletes coming out and speaking about how they are being treated is a step in they are being treated is a step in the right direction, because the staff need to be more cautious with the way they can indicate with their athletes. and the impact that it is having on their emotions. i think being transparent across the whole organisation, athletes feeling that they can speak out about being mistreated or how they have responded to certain kinds of treatments and communications. i think this is a step in the right direction, and jess has really got the ball rolling to clean up the culture at british cycling. thank you. must go after a draft independent

report criticises the leadership of the organisation. the united nations says the world is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis since 1945, with more than 20 million people in yemen, somalia, south sudan and nigeria at risk of famine. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. if you are glass half full kind of person you might be happy with this headline, because certainly today will be the better of the two days for most of us. a lot of cloud around at the moment and some hill fog. some coastal fog around at the moment and some hill fog. some coastalfog down around at the moment and some hill fog. some coastal fog down the south coast in particular. this one

producing rain. some of it heavy. it will weaken off as it moves south. already at 9pm we have a brightening process into the far north of scotland. we will get sunshine later. the rain is light and drizzly through northern ireland. as it pushes into the scottish borders there will be a lot of cloud in northern england and why is. poor visibility and coastal and hill fog. through the morning the cloud should break up and we will have sunshine coming through to the south—east. if that happens you will get warmth. already overnight lows about 9— 11, so already overnight lows about 9— 11, soa mild already overnight lows about 9— 11, so a mild start and we could see temperatures as high as 17 degrees. sunshine into the far north of scotland. not as warm. for the six nations, perfect rugby playing. for spectating, light winds. dry and sunny weather coming through. similar for the sunny weather coming through. similarfor the fa sunny weather coming through. similar for the fa cup sunny weather coming through. similarfor the fa cup matches. you could be more cloud and some drizzle

through the second half of middlesbrough — man city. 0vernight that weather front is still there and it peps up. quite a lot of cloud and it peps up. quite a lot of cloud and showery outbreaks of rain. again, a murky night. coastal and hill fog. at the same time, another weather front waiting in the wings. this is a contrast with tomorrow. it will be a wet start for many tomorrow. some of it will be heavy. it moves eastwards. a contrast in east anglia and the south—east. cool and disappointing compared with today. behind it, sunshine in the western fringes. here, we end the day on a sunny note. it looks like conditions will quieten into tuesday. dry weather as the high pressure builds again. cloud will come and go. not much in the way of sunshine i suspect on monday, but not a bad day in prospect and it will be patchy by tuesday. all in

all, enjoy today's weather review came as it will be soggy tomorrow. thanks very much. for 50 years the laws on abortion have remained unchanged, meaning a woman must have the consent of two doctors to end her pregnancy. under those rules a woman who takes a pill at home could potentially face life imprisonment. now a labour mp is tabling a bill to update the legislation, but pro—life critics say it could pave the way for sex selective abortions and terminations on demand. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin reports. my my first reaction was i don't want to have a baby. straightaway, how am i going to care for this being when i can't even care for myself? emily tells me why she had an abortion. she was broke, she had depression, she couldn't cope. she had to wait one month for a termination. that was the worst month of my life. i was the worst month of my life. i was googling ways to induce

miscarriage and i think that in itself proves it's too long. i could have really hurt myself in that time. you could have faced a jail sentence? i don't have any words for that. to punish a woman who is already in such an unstable and vulnerable position. what do you think you are doing to that woman's life? just under 200,000 abortions we re life? just under 200,000 abortions were carried out in the uk in 2015, most in rooms like this. the nhs as women should wait about two weeks, but it can be more than twice that. figures indicate these tablets used to miscarry are increasingly being bought illegally online by women who refuse to wait. two doctors sign off every abortion. now, this is unlike any other medical procedure. but no other procedure in false ending a life and that's what's key here, isn't it? we're in the 21st century. we trust women to make decisions

about their lives, about their healthcare and about their lives, about their healthca re and abortion about their lives, about their healthcare and abortion should be no different. but others say the delay that comes with not one but two gps is essential when deciding the fate of not one but two macrolides. many women go for that initial consultation and by the time they come back they actually change their minds will stop it is an important step in the process to make sure women are making the right decision for them. do you have any statistics to back that argument up? we do know that about 30% of women who go for initial consultations never go through with the process. the difficulty with the termination is once you have done that, if it's a rushed process, you can't change your mind. the office said this latest figure had been given by a leading clinician. we could not find any evidence of it. abortion is an emotive subject. why while the royal couege emotive subject. why while the royal college of midwives has backed the petition, another petition suggests people fear it could pave the way

for selective abortions on demand. we didn't achieve what we believed women needed, which was choice. diana was a key figure calling for change in the 60s, just as she is today. i was alone public voice, but i was not the only person who had had an abortion. they were all there, the voices, but they were unhurtand there, the voices, but they were unhurt and unfortunately they stayed unhurt. iam unhurt and unfortunately they stayed unhurt. i am appalled. 50 years later on, we are still fighting for this. this is the hate mail? yes. she shows me the hate mail her campaign attracted in one file. letters for women who need for help in another. that fine line between the rights of woman and the rights ofan the rights of woman and the rights of an unborn child will be scrutinised again on monday. yes, just to remind you, we will be

speaking to diane johnson, yes, just to remind you, we will be speaking to dianejohnson, the labourmp speaking to dianejohnson, the labour mp who was talking about the possibility of changing the law in relation to abortion, a little bit later this morning. let's have a look at the papers. starting with the daily mail. they are still talking about the budget that happened on wednesday. they are talking about one particular aspect, saying some people might now have to ta ke saying some people might now have to take a loan out to sort out death duties after a loved one has died. campaigners say new charges detailed in wednesday's budget are excessive and unjustified. 0n the front page of the guardian, legal care siesta. the food rights campaigner who is celebrating her winning a libel action against katie hopkins for comments made on twitter. the main story is from bernie sanders, talking about donald trump. trump is a pathological liar, says bernie sanders.

the front page of the daily mirror. lynn says diana's form of luck says she visits him at night and talks to him in his dreams. he goes on to say, she tells me things. it isn't scary 01’ say, she tells me things. it isn't scary orflaky, say, she tells me things. it isn't scary or flaky, itjust happens. and we will have a full review of the papers later. it is something most of us would have done at some point. you get preoccupied, you are doing it and you aren't paying attention, in this case to your children coming out of school. by school. by being distracted by your phone? so you are standing there may be like this. well, apparently one head teacher thinks parents should greet their children with a smile, not with their faces buried their children with a smile, not with theirfaces buried in their children with a smile, not with their faces buried in a their children with a smile, not with theirfaces buried in a mobile at the end of the day. she has put up at the end of the day. she has put up signs around the school, the playground, asking parents to keep their smartphones away. we've been asking some parents what they think.

i think it's appropriate, yes. when they come to be their kids up from school, they should be here to do that and the talk to them about their day, not to be chatting on their day, not to be chatting on their phones. i don't know what the big fuss is about, really. it's a bit daft, really. i should imagine there are a lot of schools that do it. when you are with children i think it's better you keep your phone with you. we've got enough rules anyway, with cars. you should be able to use them at school, you know what i mean? it is your own free will to use your phone. let us know what you think. you can e—mail us and share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. of course you will have to look at your phone to do that! i think that allowed on saturday. it isa allowed on saturday. it is a point worth making. maybe if you are with your kids you shouldn't be tweeting.

you absolutely shouldn't be, but what happens in lots of playground is the parents get distracted by talking to each other! gossip. it might have happened. for refugees who have made the journey from syria, creating a new life for themselves in the uk can be very difficult. this couple first made their living repairing cars. now he has brought a taste of his own country to london. this is where this man feels most at home, making supper for a0. this is where this man feels most at home, making supper for 40. dup is have some? hummus? yes. for15 years he ran three restaurants in damascus before war broke out. our restau ra nts before war broke out. our restaurants are closed now because of the war and we have to live ——

leave injuly, 2015. of the war and we have to live —— leave in july, 2015. escaping for a safer life. you know, the most hard dot. hard part was leaving your family behind. while imad had to leave his home and his family, the cooking came with him. three months, ten countries, running, cycling, taking a train, boat, before finally arriving on the steps of the church in calais. i was on the steps of the church for 64 days. sleeping there? yes. how did you get into the uk? in the back of a lorry. yes. so it wasn't easy at all. once here, imad wasn't easy at all. once here, imad was given refugee status, which allowed him to work as a car salesman. imad invited me for supper at his house, i met him and heard his story and it became clear that

he was in london and trying to do everything he could to make ends meet and i heard he was selling cars andl meet and i heard he was selling cars and i felt really sad knowing that he had this huge passion for food but was selling cars and knew that there was more we could do as a community to help him do something with that. i didn't really know what it would look like and what it would feel like, but i knew that within my group of friends and our broader network there was something we could do to help bring him back into the food scene. for 36 hours of preparation, theory and food comes toa preparation, theory and food comes to a pop—up restaurant in east london. but how is it received? to a pop—up restaurant in east london. but how is it received7m has been absolutely wonderful. the chicken in particular was really, really good. really enjoyed it. the lamb, elan was really good and tender. the chicken is cooked to perfection. it is very moist. he is a great chef. we should be doing this, right? you have the lamb, chicken and vegetarian? yes, this enjoyed and thank you for coming for the first time. thank you. coming up later in the programme...

he's known for bringing us the wonders of the animal kingdom on tv, and now sir david attenborough can add children's storyteller to his cv! we'll hear how a whole new generation is set to be inspired by some of his most famous adventures. headlines coming up. under the bus" after making allegations of sexism in the sport. a leaked report published in the daily mail claims british cycling "sanitised" its own inquiry into the claims. the olympian told the bbc‘s sports editor dan roan she believed the "truth was finally coming out." you know, i've been pulled from pillar to post. just to get this, and to actually see it is a cover—up, is huge. why do you think they did that? to protect themselves and protect the look of british cycling. it's a lot easier for them to throw me under the bus rather than the whole of british cycling, and for the truth to come out. the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945,

according to the united nation's humanitarian chief. stephen o'brien said more than 20 million people face the threat of starvation and famine in yemen, somalia, south sudan and nigeria. unicef has already warned 1.4 million children could starve this year. pope francis said the catholic church should consider allowing married men to become priests. speaking to a german newspaper he said lifting the ban on married men being ordained would only apply in specific circumstances, will lack at areas of the world where priests are in short supply. —— circumstances, like remote areas. a prisoner who climbed onto the roof of a prison in dorset before taking off his clothes and starting a fire has been brought back down to safety. the blaze caused to the building. the prisoner, who was processing changes

to the prison regime, is said to have been drunk. protests and south korea have left two people dead and dozens injured after thousands took to the streets wallowing the removal of the country's resident. this is the scene live in the capital now, where protests a re the scene live in the capital now, where protests are still under way. park geun—hye was ousted from office yesterday following a corruption scandal. thejudge who last the judge who last month stopped president trump from implement in a controversial travel ban has said he needs more time before ruling on a revised version. washington state tried to get the new proposals stopped, butjudge tried to get the new proposals stopped, but judge james robart tried to get the new proposals stopped, butjudgejames robart said more papers needed to be filed before he could make his decision. 0nline touts or bulk buy tickets and sell them for unlimited prices will face unlimited fines under government plans. an amended to the digital economy bill means it will bea digital economy bill means it will be a legal to use software to buy thousands of tickets. music stars including ed shearer and have spoken out about the issue. —— ed sheehan. have you ever tried to buy a ticket

for a concert online? really difficult, hovering there with your mouse over the bottom. they sell out almost immediately. sporting events are the same. yes, very stressful. all the time. the tension will be even more so now for all the time. the tension will be even more so now for england and scotland after wales did them both a favour. effectively in today's match with england and scotland, it is a title decider, because it scotland get their first win at twickenham since 1983, back when michael jackson was in the charts, with billie jean... i jackson was in the charts, with billie jean. .. i thought you were about to say that billie jean was playing. well, they will be top, in pole position. but of course england are chasing a record as well today. if they can beat scotland they will equal new zealand's record of 18 test wins. wales has done them both their favour, because it means the six nations title is england's taking today. —— for the taking. it was an important night for the welsh, who needed to bounce back after 2 defeats,

and george north was unstoppable, scoring 2 of 3 welsh tries, and after holding off an ireland fight back, jamie roberts rounded off the win late in the second half, making the most of some tired irish defending to make it 22—9 in the end in cardiff. we knew there was going to be a bit of action, and against one of the best sides in world rugby, you have to play like that with or without the ball. very proud of the players, they deserve that. they have taken a lot of stick, the coaches and the players alike, and we beat a very good irish side today, and i thought we beat them emphatically as well. it's an incredible frustration because it means that we can't win the championship with one game to go against england, and it's still a lot to play for. we managed to probably end the last run. if scotland do not do it tomorrow, it will still be a great chance for us next saturday. the fa cup fairytale continues today, for lincoln city. we will be speaking to kenny logan,

who got 70 cups the scotland, in a moment. —— caps for scotland. the fa cup fairytale continues today, for lincoln city. they're the first non—league side in the quarter finals since 1914, and they've already beaten teams from league one, the championship and the premier league in this year's competition. now they are hoping to do what bayern munich did, and win at top four side arsenal, whatever the odds against them, and their manager danny cowley, who a year ago was a pe teacher. it's been gradual steps for us. i think that's always important whenever you're trying to make the progression and move forward. and we are going to look forward to it. for us, we have to have belief that we can win the game. we respect the fact it might be one in a thousand, but if that is what the odds are, we go there expecting to beat that. and at 8:30am we will be hearing from the lincoln chairman. also today, it's all premier league, as middlesbrough host manchester city at lunchtime,

then tomorrow, league one millwall travel to spurs, while on monday, chelsea at home to manchester united. in the premier league, bournemouth haven't won in 8 league games — they're home to west ham. everton welcome west brom. at the bottom swansea play hull city, who are second bottom. brighton's push for the premier league is well and truly back on track, after they trounced derby 3—0 on the south coast. anthony knockaert got the brighton party going, as the seagulls moved level on points with newcastle, at the top of the championship. crucially, they're nine clear of huddersfield in third. derby have slipped to ten points off the play—offs. johanna konta has won the battle of the brits, at the indian wells tournament in america. it's the first time konta has met her fed cup team—mate, heather watson in a wta tournament — konta struggled at times in the hot california sun but took the first set 6—4. the second set was easier for konta, frustrating for watson. and there are now 97 places between them in the world rankings. so konta, the world number 11, moves into round 3. in the men's draw britain's kyle

edmund is into the second round. he beat portugal's, gastao elias 6—1, 6—3. dan evans made light work of his first—round match against dustin brown, winning6—16—1. the british number three will now face kei nishikori in round two. in last night's super league, hull fc beat st helens 24—10, to move up to third in the table. albert kelly was the star with twoof hull's three tries, while marc snayed kicked 12 points too. saints are now third from bottom, with just one win from their first four games. great britain's husband and wife pair, chris and gabby adcock, are into the semi—finals once again at the all—england badminton championships. this is like the wimbledon of badminton, and the pair beat the olympic champions from indonesia, coming from a set down. it's the second year in a row they've reached the last four,

and comes soon after gb badminton had its funding cut by uk sport. we really didn't come out too great at all today. it took us a full set, really, to get into the groove. they came out sharp and controlling. 0bviously without a good start to the second, and then they dragged us back again. slightly off plan, but a bit of a comeback from 17—19 in the second, in the third we really felt a groove and we're happy to get through to number seven. he's the only man to win a grand prix world championship on a motorbike and then in a car, and tributes have been pouring in forjohn surtees, who's died at the age of 83. he started off as a brilliant motorcyclist who dominated for much of the late 1950s. surtees then moved on to four wheels and immediately established himself as a leading figure, winning the formula one world championship for ferrari in 1964. damon hill has said what all of us feel, "such a lovely man, we have lost a true motorsport legend."

judd trump is the first man into the final of snooker‘s players championship in llandudno. the bristolian beat ali carter 6—4 in the first semifinal of the weekend last night. today marco fu plays ding junhui. let's go to back to our top story, england vs scotland in the six nations. one man who knows, just what it's like in the thick of this great rivalry at twickenham is former scotland wing kenny logan, whojoins us from his home. good morning, kenny. i take it you are out in the garden, throwing a ball around already? yes, practising. take us back to 1993, i think it was, your first memory of coming on as a substitute and playing england at home. it makes this fixture so special? every time you play england it is special. even if scotla nd you play england it is special. even if scotland have not been playing well or england have not been playing well, a scotland and england

game has that bit of excitement about it, the old rivalry. the interesting thing this week is that everything is on the game. england have the triple crown, grand slams, championships, records, they have all the pressure on them. what scotla nd all the pressure on them. what scotland have, turning up to twickenham today, they have been playing some great rugby. they are probably the team in the championship. last night, obviously, with wales winning, against ireland, this game this weekend is just, every fan... i tell you what, the english will be worried. it is all a bit exciting. yes, they are worried it is they have seemed a way that scotla nd it is they have seemed a way that scotland have been probably the most entertaining team so far, whereas england have been misfiring, but scraping through, getting out of jail. who has the greatest pressure on them today? scotland have not won at twickenham since 1983, when billiejean at twickenham since 1983, when billie jean by michaeljackson at twickenham since 1983, when billiejean by michaeljackson was number one. have you seen enough this season to suggest that long wait could finally be over? yes. scotla nd wait could finally be over? yes. scotland are on fire as a team. they

are playing well, they are scoring tries, they are dangerous. they lack a bit upfront in the set piece a little bit. but around the field they are in good form. england are struggling a bit. they are a bit disjointed. the back three has not been playing that well, the midfield has not been playing that well. i presumed the big story today, it was will ferrell played ? presumed the big story today, it was will ferrell played? there will be a lot more pressure. there is no pressure on scotland. nobody is expecting them to win, apart from every scotsman. kenny, notjust every scotsman. kenny, notjust every scotsman. kenny, notjust every scotsman. every irishman and every scotsman. every irishman and every welshman, currently, they are probably scotland fans. it seems like everybody is behind scotland at the moment. you just mentioned alan farrell. what will be scotland team, what will be camp the making of eddiejones‘ statements this week about whether or not 0wen farrell is going to play? you think is try to play with their minds? he may be yea rs, play with their minds? he may be years, certainly i know his dog has

been off the leash quite a lot this week. —— he maybe is. but he didn't train yesterday. at tells a bit of a story. he may be fit today, but from scotland's point of view, you just have to prepare and forget about 0wen farrell and assume he is going to play and just get on with it and not worry about the sideshow that 0wen farrell is going to play or not. kenny, it is charlie here in the studio. reminisce for us. you mentioned the special nature of the england and scotland games. when you are in the tunnel and the england team are lining up next to you, how did you play that thing? do you eyeball your opponent, your direct opposite number? how do you think scotland will play at this time around in relation to those mind games? —— plate it. around in relation to those mind games? -- plate it. ithink scotland have to do what they have been doing the last few weeks. scotland a number five in the world. you the last few weeks. scotland a numberfive in the world. you don't get to number five just by beating ireland or wales. they have been consistent since the world cup, really. they have won a lot of big

games, and they have lost some big games, and they have lost some big gamesjust by games, and they have lost some big games just by one point. scotland are an all—round team. they really have that passion, the passion is really important, but you have to have the control, and they have all the control. they have some great players, finn russell, the grey brothers, hamish watson, alex the bus, they have a lot of big performers. this is a chance for them. they want to cause an upset, they want to go out there and show people they are notjust they want to go out there and show people they are not just a they want to go out there and show people they are notjust a one trick p°ny people they are notjust a one trick pony winning home games. they want to play away games. the last time they played at twickenham they lost to australia by one point. they know that they can go there and enjoy the experience. and with the stuart hogg factor, there is this element of flairand factor, there is this element of flair and excitement which could be the crucial factor? yeah, you saw last night, just one piece of genius can change a game. that is what he has been doing. he has done it all season for his club. he has done it for the last two years. he is a more

rounded by an hour, and players are scared of him because they don't know what he is going to do. we have not had that fear factor in a player for scotland for a long time. we do have somebody who can turn the game very, very quickly. the position he plays, you know that when you kick to him he is going to come out. the fans, the stadium, they'lljust rise up fans, the stadium, they'lljust rise up when he gets the ball in his hands. i like elliot daly, he is a similar mode. he is maybe not as experienced as hogg, but i think he can do the same for england. before we go, you can be as biased as you like. then you give us your prediction? i think scotland will win by four points. four points! history being made. kenny, thank you. i want to go and play in your garden. i will keep the ball through the window. —— kick. such a big day. we have got so much rugby today. we have got more guests coming up. and we have got the fa cup as well.

lincoln's chairman is joining we have got the fa cup as well. lincoln's chairman isjoining us on the phone in an hour. coverage of england vs scotland will be live on bbc radio 5 live from 3:00 this afternoon. kick—off is at 4:00. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. it's a very important sporting day, but it doesn't look great in that photo! actually, today is the best of the two days. a lot of dry weather around if you are off to sporting events. but look at devon on our good. a murky start. —— an hour ago.

this is kent. i will find some northern weather watcher pictures in a bit. we are optimistic that the best sunshine will be in the south—east corner. there's a lot of cloud across the country and some rain moving across scotland as we speak. some of it is quite heavy, but it will weaken as it pushes to the borders. behind it, and improving picture. drizzly rain across northern ireland. eventually pushing the north—west wales and northern england. a fair amount of cloud. the emphasis is generally for a dry story, a mild story and sunshine breaking through across southern and south—eastern areas. that will allow for warmth to trigger off. we could see mid to high teens in a couple of spots. 17 degrees likely in the south—east. a mild feel. elsewhere, the cloud and patchy rain sitting across northern england and north wales.

temperatures foot twickenham the same as in rome, can you believe that? blue sky and sunshine. not looking bad for the fa cup sixth round. a lot of cloud and there could be drizzly rain into middlesbrough versus man city. elsewhere through the night there is more rain to come. if you thought todayis more rain to come. if you thought today is looking miserable, think again. some showery outbreaks moving in from the west and another weather front in from the west and another weather fro nt m oves in from the west and another weather front moves into it. it will be mild, with cloud and rain around, but we will be surrounded by weather fronts. 0ne clearing from the east, another on catching up and it will bring outbreaks of rain. some of its heavy for a time. there will be a gradual improvement, but for many on sunday there will be rain around first thing. it will be a soggy affair if you are watching the kids on the touchline. western scotland, south—west england and northern ireland will brighten up. sunny

spells and scattered showers, but generally a decent feel. perhaps a maximum of 13. thanks very much. we'll be back with the headlines at 8am. now on breakfast, it's time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. on this week's programme: what's the bbc‘s economics editor doing standing in the street, trying to catch numbers? and do we need to know that this distinguished human rights lawyer is married to a hollywood film star? it is an annual challenge for bbc news. how to make the complex economics of the budget accessible, without dumbing down? it was only to be expected that there we re was only to be expected that there were plenty of numbers around this week, at what surprised many viewers was that in a preview on monday some of the numbers seemed to be flying

right into the hands of the bbc‘s economics editor kamal ahmed. inflation could hit 2.8% by the end of the year and that could mean a squeeze on living standards. the price of fuel has already hit an 18 month high. it costs now £9 more to fill up the average family car than it did one year ago. and what about the all—importa nt issue it did one year ago. and what about the all—important issue of business confidence? well, the latest survey suggests that confidence is declining. graham was incredulity at what he saw and left us this telephone message. he was standing in the street, like sesame street, with figures coming down out of the sky! this lost all credibility for the news whatsoever, because it com pletely the news whatsoever, because it completely distracted by all the things going on around him. this is just another example of the new is

totally dumbing down. just give us the news so people —— from people who know what they are talking about in the studio. thank you very much. elsewhere, otherfigures in the studio. thank you very much. elsewhere, other figures and words. they popped up in a nearby countryside and there was also a strong line and funny descriptions in nature, which also applies to the economic outlook. with little discernible brexit effect, what has been behind the sun continuing to shine of the uk's finances? to the economic waters at the moment are not too treacherous for philip hammond, but this will not be a budget full of big evil ways, despite the brighter economic environment. —— big ways. despite the brighter economic environment. -- big ways. after hearing those lines and watching the graphics, another view were recorded his views on the report. it was frustrating and distracting, so much so frustrating and distracting, so much soi frustrating and distracting, so much so i can't recall what the report was about. when they first used

powerpoint they used every gimmick available that was relevant to the audience. i appreciate graphics, maybe in the studio when the presenter talks to the screen. we don't need to be entertained by the news presentation. in another report the following night, more numbers we re the following night, more numbers were dropping down from the sky, although this time not in the kemal ahmed's hands. 0thers although this time not in the kemal ahmed's hands. others were on the pavement beside him and there were visual metaphors. to bridge that... he was on a bridge over the river, which became the back drop for a rather spectacular charter. was this invention of fun way of making a complex matter more accessible, or dumbing down? richard enjoyed the tricks saying: loving the graphics tonight. andrew thought there were some:

well, let's explore those reactions with the editor of the bbc‘s news at six and ten, hillary 0'neill. viewers do understand that you are using graphics to try to make it clear and understandable. but these ones, the figures dropping out of the sky, they were just numbers. they didn't mean anything. well, they did mean something. every single number there was relevant, it was a reason, the locations had been thought through and were therefore a reason. i thought it was informative and creative and entertaining and actually i don't have a problem with it myself. i do understand if some viewers thought it was slightly distracting, but all we are trying to do,

we have a whole big collection of numbers and an awful lot of material to get through, is to make it as clear as we possibly can and to do that in a way that engages the viewer, and that isn'tjust numbers in a studio. we do quite a lot of that. it's nice to get out and about sometimes. it's interesting that you deliberately left the studio for that reason, because viewers say it ended up being distracting. you know, he's standing around doing this in the middle of the street and in the end it is a number that he has just said out loud. it's not that there is anything graphic on the representation of the number that helps you understand anything. i think if there was only one number, i'd accept that. i think when you have a piece with an awful lot of numbers, maybe the viewers who complained are just super numerate in a way that i'm not and experts on the economy, again, in a way that i am not. we do know that a whole range of people, which we are glad about, are watching our bulletins. and we need to try to accommodate people who don't necessarily already know the numbers.

lots of the audience research shows that, first of all, people have a vague idea, quite often, but not necessarily the details. secondly, even if they do know the detail, they don't mind being reminded of it, especially ahead of a big day like a budget. a specific complaint made by one of the viewers on webcam was that it just looks like the bbc‘s graphics team got carried away by what you can do, rather than what is useful. an interesting example is with the scene on the street, there was an inflation figure which was up, but it dropped down from the sky, which is completely illogical. well, the details of what goes up and what goes down... i'm not... but it's interesting. if a graphic is supposed to be clear, you have a figure that is going up, and it comes down! but the arrow was up. i suppose you can pick up one tiny detail and say it should have come from another direction. i think overall, you are right that these things keep changing and keep evolving. tha'ts because the technology allows us to. we don't want to get on the wrong side of that and start doing things

just for the sake of it, at that thing would have been meticulously planned and thought through, as the only motivation behind it would have been trying to make what is sometimes a very dry chunk of information interesting to people watching. you know, i'm sorry if some viewers found it a bit distracting, and we always need to take into consideration — have we gone too far, are we serving our audience or are we pleasing ourselves? and of course that's what we'll continue to do. in the two reports we were looking at, viewers say the one where kamal ahmad is out in elaborate locations, viewers thought he was pushing quite childish metaphors. "sunny days, troubled waters". really? could you have notjust done it in the studio? this is not a regular viewer. i mean, how many times do we do things about storm clouds gathering, or spring budgets... going to different locations. in fairness, he was in those locations for a reason. he was in the hampshire, specifically because consumer spending is up there and that was a reflection of the story that he was partly telling. and also unemployment is at its lowest. in the second piece he went to that

location because it is an area where although the economy is growing a little, it's below where the rest of the uk is growing. so there are reasons why he went. it is slightly unfair that we come in for a lot of criticism sometimes as an organisation, and as a news organisation, for sticking to london all the time and sort of being in a studio and doing it all from a metropolitan point of view. so we got out and about. hillary 0'neill, thank you so much. a pleasure. do let us know what you think about the visual presentation of television news, or any aspect of bbc news, stay tuned for details on how to contact us. there was another example this week of the bbc‘s graphics department being busy making numbers fly around the screen, in a report from justin rolat about possible restrictions on visas being given to indians wanting to work in the united states. but it was the way the piece started that annoyed another viewer. she graduated from a top us university.

she has worked as a software engineer for microsoft and facebook. but she isn't sure she would be welcome in america any more. i believe engineers like me are being pushed out of the us today. it's really unfortunate. well, sue robson rang us after watching that to make this point. i can't believe what i've just seen. an item about trump's restrictions on engineers from india taking jobs from the usa. you've just shown an indian engineer putting on her eye make—up and getting dressed, buttoning up her dress over her chest. and this is on international women's day. if she was a man, you would not have shown him putting back his hair, doing up his fly, would you? you'd have shown him doing hisjob. the charge of sexism was also made

on tuesday after an item on the news at six about the persecution of the yazidi people in iraq. it was introduced like this. tomorrow, the lawyer acting on behalf of the yazidis will address the un in new york. amal clooney, the husband of hollywood film star george clooney, told me why she has decided to represent the yazidis and why their cause is important to her. vivian davies was one of a number of viewers who had this sort of reaction. is it really necessary to mention the fact that amal clooney is married to george clooney every time she is featured in a news item? mrs clooney is an intelligent woman who is doing the job that she does because it's that intelligence, together with her knowledge and experience, and not because she's married to a film star. cut it out, bbc.

you can do better. finally, back to the budget, and the numbers, specifically the amount of extra funding for social care announced by the chancellor, philip hammond. he'll spend £2 billion of taxpayers' money on social care in england. £1 billion available in the next 12 months. and there is a longer term review of how to pay to look after the elderly. jonathan ruddle described himself as frustrated by the coverage, writing: with that plea, we leave you this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme:

that is all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and sally nugent. the crisis in british cycling — 0lympic cyclistjess varnish has told the bbc that the entire board must go. a draft independent report — leaked to the daily mail — criticises what it calls the dysfunctional and inept leadership of the organisation. for me all i want is the truth to be

out there, because it's the truth and that's what people should know. good morning it's saturday the 11th of march.