a one—year—old boy has died and a girl of the same age is in a critical condition following an incident in north london. police have said that family members have have been informed a bbc investigation has found that skin creams containing paraffin have been linked to a number of fire deaths. creams for conditions like eczema and psoriasis could put people at risk. rape victims in england and wales 5143 e? 25523 £512; iign’éiés; in front of the accused under new plans unveiled by the justice secretary. the reforms would allow sex abuse victims to pre—record their testimony before a trial. w w edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are martin lipton, deputy head of sport at the sun and rosamund urwin from the london evening standard. from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft...

good morning, "we're not perfect" — that, the simple assessment ended their unbeaten run and stepped} slams. they did still pick up the overall title — dan roan reports from dublin... they're arrived here as champions, now england aimed to be record—brea kers. this team chasing history, rather than a trophy. ireland, however, had other ideas. the mood in dublin one of defiance. at the end of a disappointing to prove, especially here, in a city still celebrating st patrick's day. in a game of shuddering intensity, the tone was set early on. english hopes for grand slams have been dashed here before, and sustained irish pressure ended with ian henderson stretching over. england 10—3 down at half—time, and lucky not to be further behind. all of england's points came from the boot of owen farrell. the deficit was cut to just four

soon after the restart. but it was the irish who continued to pose the greater that. jarred payne broke through, and thenjohnny sexton capped an amazing performance with this crucial kick. england, as so often in this campaign, turned to their bench for inspiration. but this time, it was lacking — the visitors were never really threatening. last year, ireland and new zealand's 18—match winning streak, now they denied another bid greatness. chastened, england were, at least, champions, but they must now reflect on a first defeat in the eddiejones era. we got beaten 13—9. so you come away with the silver medal. and it doesn't taste good. it makes you want to get the gold medal. it was more about courage than class. there wasn't too much that we could put together, especially when the weather closed in a bit, but i thought in the first 20 minutes, that is where we built confidence in the game.

a night of mixed emotions, then — for england, this will hurt, but could be the making of them. dan roan, bbc news, dublin. wales head coach rob howley questioned the integrity of france's victory in an extraordinary encounter that saw an incredible 20 minutes of stoppage time. trailing by five points, france drove over from close range howley insists the french were wrongly able to bring back on a ‘specialist scrummager‘ by claiming he was earlier removed for a "head injury assessment", as wales finished fifth in the table... it's about the process and how slimani came back on. i think if you look at the footage and how that happened, i think there is good enough evidence that we have questioned that. and if he does have hia, that is fine. but intermsofthepmcessbm! he gets back onto the field, and how they make that change, i think we have to question the integrity of the sport at the moment.

scotland won a third six nations match in the same campaign, for the first time in over a decade to send departing coach vern cotter out ‘on a high‘ — they beat italy 29—0 at arsene wenger has made a decision regarding his future and says he will announce his plans "ve it points towards his 20 year tenure as arsenal manager coming to an end. a fourth loss in their last five league games. patrick gearey reports. on paper, on twitter, on the air, in the air — a debate which grows with every arsenal defeat. should arsene wenger stay or should he go? he has the answer, he just won't tell us, yet. i know what i will do in my future, so you will soon know. and we are in a unique patch that we have not had in 20 years. we lose game after game at the moment, and for me, that is more important than my future. there are those who fly'in the facej

of the wenger 0ut protesters, who still believe. their case was not helped by what happened at the hawthorn. certainly not the manner of west brom's opening goal, scored by craig dawson. as well as the manager, questions around the future of their forward, alexis sanchez. this is his 18th league goal of the season. his immediate future may be in the physio room. this tackle ended his match. arsenal weren't the same without him. west brom played on frailties bayern munich and others had found. robson—kanu got their second. dawson got the third. still, no markham. and now we wait for arsene's answer. in happier times for arsenal this season, they beat chelsea 3—0. it was a defeat which help transform the blues into a winning machine. willian squeezed them ahead at stoke. for a while, jonathan walters' penalty gave the chasing pack a faint sense to follow. it was snuffed out three minutes

from time by the man who had conceded that spot kick, gary cahill, with the goal that puts his side 13 points clear. catching chelsea looks most improbable. jamie vardy scored only his second away goal this season as he helped leicester claim their first win on the road of this campaign. they beat west ham 3—2 at the london stadium. it's now four wins out of four for craig shakespeare since he replaced claudio ranieri as manager, to ease their relegation fears. romelu lukaku ended a week in which he turned down a lucrative new contract offer with two injury time goals as everton beat io—man hull city 4—0. the win moves them level on points with. flfffizfiilécefi semi there were also wins for crystal palace and bournemouth. and finally — andy murray has pulled out of the miami 0pen with an elbow injury. the world number one has said sorry to his fans that he'll miss one of his favourite events on the american hard—court circuit.

he ease he is new gassing ti: ffiiui = of the clay court season. the first big tournament is the monte carlo masters in the middle of next month. that's all of this board for now, now maxine mawhinney has a look at the papers... —— that is all of the sport. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us. eitfi mitt a??? hakim“; lee: a. at the sun and rosamund urwin from the london evening standard. let's have a look at the sunday papers. the express features the duke and duchess of cambridge who saw their visit to paris overshadowed by the 0rly airport attack: the royals "continued defiantly with their programme," the paper says. the sunday times also pictures the duchess of cambridge,

but its main story is that alleged rape victims will be spared cross—examination in court, under new reforms announced by the justice secretary. the mail goes it alone with a controversial call from a retired doctorfor women to be able to terminate a pregnancy based on the gender of their baby. = the telegraph says new evidence has emerged over claims that a pregnancy testing drug has been linked to birth defects in thousands of children. and the sunday mirror has an exclusive interview with george michael's personal medic — who says the star knew his death was near. let's dive straight in. let's go be! the times newspaper - this the times newspaperfirst, this story about rape victims who can now give evidence on video tape, what do you think of this? this is overdue. 0bviously, you think of this? this is overdue. obviously, it can be incredibly obviously, it can be,incledibb,l= painful to relive your attack in court. liz truss has given an

exclusive interview to the sunday times and is bringing forward plans for us to have a recorded cross—examination for adult sexual offences and tried in crown court. we have taped evidence in child sex cases which is used already, it is being extended. it seems a really measure, it is incredibly sensible measure, it is incredibly difficult for some people, and i think it does stop people coming difficult for some people, and i think it c the stop people coming difficult for some people, and i think it c the idea people coming difficult for some people, and i think it c the idea that lle coming difficult for some people, and i think it c the idea that theyiming difficult for some people, and i think it c the idea that they have to forward, the idea that they have to get up in court and talk about what has happened to them. and in front andinfront of the person for whom they are alleged to be the victim? and effectively be grilled by a solicitor, a barrister. martin, what do you think? i agree, absolutely. this is overdue by a number of years. the trauma of being raped, i cannot imagine. the horror of having to relive that, in front of a room full of strangers, in front of the you believe perpetrated that with the understandably

and aggressive nature of a forensic and aggressive nature of a cross—examination. it's a horror i would not want to contemplate. anything which would alleviate this hist—gs anything which would alleviate this j?“ inany anything which would alleviate this j?“ in any way, a distress in any way, a cross—examination would still take place but a more controlled one. an antiseptic way, in a small room in front of a i think it is front of a camera. i think it is beneficial for everyone. it's interesting, the suggestion pilot schemes have been developed using the concept that there have been far more guilty pleas, early guilty pleas. yes, one of the other lines is that because of the reduced pressure, i suppose, is that because of the reduced pressure, isuppose, that is that because of the reduced pressure, i suppose, that evidence can be clearer... you are not going to stumble... if you are sat in that box with a judge and with cross—examination, with the jury and the press, you are going the press, whatever. you are going to be even more nervous than you would be in any event. someone to

weuld be in any event snmanre‘a ~ , ,. , ., weuld be in any event snmenre‘a ~ , ,. , ., after yyeyla be in any eyent snmenre‘a ~ , ,. , ., after the interests of the most look after the interests of the most important people in any crime, the victims. one thing mentioned here that liz truss found out, a case where a defendant faced his accuser wearing the same clothes in which he had allegedly committed the rape. 0n the next page, it talks about a case where somebody went on the stand and afterwards found the trauma so great, she killed herself. the cause is not clear but it is great trauma, and there are a number of cases where people suffered greatly after facing this in court. it is interesting, using the pilot from children, it's obviously been successful. in the sunday times, george osborne, 0k. .. martin, let's begin with you. scarpering second jobs for mps? this could end the second jobs for mps, fame. a a . a. eaaa a ea... ”a . a. more interested in sixjobs for i'm more interested in sixjobs for mps can he seems to be a very busy

man! ididn't mps can he seems to be a very busy man! i didn't realise you could be a newspaper editor on a part—time basis, or a deputy editor on a part—time basis. it's a “11:13; part—time basis. it's a full—time job, i'm not sure i could be the mp for wandsworth wandsworth or wherever while putting a newspaper to get. i struggle enough! what would your reading be, enough! he is more of a figurehead?” that he is more of a figurehead?” suspect so, he had a job in a few yea rs suspect so, he had a job in a few years ago working for the times and the telegraph. in a minor capacity. he has no knowledge of the newspaper he doesn't know how to put industry, he doesn't know how to put a story together or develop headlines. what does he bring? that —;fim what does he bring? that he's the former chancellor of the exchequer, and i had to say, in a pro—labour but anti—brexit city, he and it's one of those boxes given his position in the referendum. i

think there will be a pact between him and the mess of the —— and the london mayor. it's a bit of revenge for him. he has the chance to slaughter theresa may and those who feel have trashed his legacy. 0n those who feel have trashed his legacy. on a platform read by millions of people. it seems wrong to me that they can do this. it is not the first and there has been a political editor of the standard all other newspapers. the editor of the telegraph was a cabinet minister but not simultaneously. he's going to be your boss, rosamund ? not simultaneously. he's going to be your boss, rosamund? yes! what is your boss, rosamund? yes! what is your —— what has the reaction be? your boss, rosamund? yes! what is your -- what has the reaction be? he came in on friday to talk to the troops. and how did that go? it went “00mm gent there were not questions, well, there were not questions, there was not time. he wants to put out a paper that is good, he would not want to take on a job with all

of the attention it has got... i'm sure he will find it easy and be an excellent work for her new boss, she will flourish as she always does! we are putting you in a difficult position but martin, you are right, but questions about whether you can edit a but questions about whether you can edita paper... but questions about whether you can edit a paper... the chairman of but questions about whether you can edit a life, r... the chairman of but questions about whether you can edit a life, has the chairman of but questions about whether you can edit a life, has shunned man of but questions about whether you can edit a life, has shunned the i of but questions about whether you can edit a life, has shunned the light public life, has shunned the light —— shone the light on whether mps should have more than onejob. does it come down to salaries? not so does it come down to salaries? not so much salaries, but the divergence of interest. i think it's no fair thing that you have members of the house of lords and the house of commons who are professionals in other walks of life, professionals, doctors... but it is difficult to have a full—timejob doctors... but it is difficult to have a full—time job and still be a full—time member of a house of parliament. this story will run... it will run and run! we will ask you it will run and run! g; gllga‘fgz: you have had a of

it will run and run! g; gllga‘fgz: you have had a - of it when you have had a flavour of it all! in the observer, nicola sturgeon's warning to theresa may, obstruct second referendum at your peril. nicola sturgeon is talking tough on this? yes but it is interesting, it looks like she has been bounced into this position by alex salmond, who is more hawkish on the call for a second referendum. we have this pretty and pleasant spat between nicola sturgeon and theresa may. —— and pleasant spat —— and pleasant. i do not think scotland can win. wherever the vote takes place, she has two resign, in the same way that salmond does. if they vote for independence, it's unlikely, but who knows... we all called brexit differently! she is suddenly in ofa of a country where the charge of a country where the economic arguments in favour of independence were based on an oil price of $130 per barrel, and there

was a mythical huge sea of oil in the north sea that everybody was keeping quiet about before the referendum because the british government did not want anyone in scotla nd government did not want anyone in scotland to know this thing that doesn't exist exists... it is bizarre. but this is about timing. and there is clearly a nasa monitor iii-l ; if animosi between the two. the —— animosity between the two. they are both important people. if i was theresa may. i would want scotland to go earlier. if there is any chance of the scottish first minister being a conservative, like ruth davidson, it would be if the snp were . split in two, with z and 7 and aggravations, a recriminations and aggravations, a referendum bid again... nobody will wa nt referendum bid again... nobody will want to be the prime minister that sees the end of the union. you don't wa nt sees the end of the union. you don't want that on your card. and you had to think about northern ireland now, that double whammy. and possibly cornwall. but i agree, nicola

sturgeon has the best of both worlds at the moment. when things go wrong, she can blame westminster and kick a pasting there. when things go right, the snp in power in scotland, —— kick upa the snp in power in scotland, —— kick up a stink. they have a monopoly on - there. they have a monopoly on seeds there. it isa they have a monopoly on seeds there. it is a difficult position for her. people think, we have had two major referendums, we do not want another. and in the last 2a hours, there was a poll, i know they change over time but they say that a majority of people are against another referendum in that time frame. you wa nt referendum in that time frame. you want to wait and see what comes from the eu. i know plenty of people in scotland who voted to stay as part of red britain. now, because of brexit —— as part of great britain but now because of our decision to leave the eu, they are rethinking it. what guarantee do we have that

scotla nd what guarantee do we have that scotland can stay in the u... and without the euro, what would their currency without the euro, what would their currency gag would the spanish currency be? would the spanish government want to encourage a breakaway government want to encourage a brea kaway after government want to encourage a breakaway after those problems in catalonia? these breakaway after those problems in catalonia ? these issues breakaway after those problems in catalonia? these issues would become greater, the more there is a possibility... any more comments on gordon that way? possibility... any more comments on gordon - that way? you season gordon brown's that way? you season self as a saviour of britain, from the last independence, —— he sees himself. it is fairto himself. it is fair to say that he sees scotla nd it is fair to say that he sees scotland as the issue that he can bring back to the forefront...” thought he spoke really well on it and it was a fair point. the thing is, the concept of a third - it is, the concept of a third way, it goes back to when we had clinton and blair trying to triangulate in the same way. i do not think people want to hear about a third way but i understand the argument. brown tries to field a middle ground. i think maybe they do, what we have seen with brexit and the

previous scottish referendum is the binary question where we know that political events are complex. and we wa nt political events are complex. and we want to compromise. as we saw with brexit, 48% of people said, hang on, we didn't vote for any of this! you area we didn't vote for any of this! you are a typical remainer! let's stick my: the are a typical remainer! let's stick mfg the i—gaagfiz—a brexit! are a typical remainer! let's stick unflathee— “brexit! it's are a typical remainer! let's stick uuflg the 7—57; 5 5; brexit! it's a with the breakfast... brexit! it's a difficult word to - a . of us difficult word to say! a lot of us have done it, i hold my hand up! hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministers? it's incredible, it hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministel to it's incredible, it hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministel to weeks redible, it hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministel to weeks ago ale, it hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministel to weeks ago he , it hammond faces a mutiny from brexit ministei to weeks ago he could do no seemed to weeks ago he could do no wrong but now it seems he can do no right. to watch the budget unravel so right. to watch the budget unravel so swiftly... we had the omnishambles before... it's an absolute disaster for him. he has been hung out to dry by theresa may, quite clearly. now you have the pro brexit lobby pushing and demanding

money. the treasury must have more money. the treasury must have tens and millions of pounds of extra it could undermined funding. it could undermined britain's trading future, forging new links across the world... clearly there will be a demand to underpin the negotiations to ensure that there are no negative repercussions. if it goes wrong, the finger of blame will once again be pointed at the chancellor of the exchequer. suddenly, he's in a more difficult position then he would have imagined. he was anti—exit, his position of foreign secretary was as a remainer. there are recriminations where you can see it coming. doc they do not think he is a true believer. philip hammond clearly remains... given the fallout from

the brexit, including the national insurance contributions, how do you think he would be personally damaged by this? i think he and is may have falle n by this? i think he and is may have fallen out substantially, he did not wa nt fallen out substantially, he did not want to back down. —— theresa may. he thought they should stick with it. clearly, whilst it was a very unpopular move, especially with newspaper columnists, they might have thought of that! if there was an opposition worth the concept of an opposition worth the concept—of; opposition, he would be in a lot of trouble but he has got away with it, because of how uselessjeremy corbyn and mcdonald... i think his defence, theresa may thinks he has an air of competence that is lacking. there is still an argument for national insurance. idid still an argument for national insurance. i did not agree but there was an argument for it being. ,, a, a, ,. ,. . a- you should look at correct, you should look at realigning. but. don't ignore realigning. but you don't ignore your own manifesto commitments. no,

i agree. do you think he feels, with what he sees... i think he will fill extremely let down. i think he feels extremely tet deem; it would be interesting sidelined. it would be interesting to see how he rebuilds his authority, it has been unquestionably damaged. and also his relationship with the prime minister. again, it has been significantly weakened. he would rightly, i § and! significantly weakened. he would rightly, i§ and his significantly weakened. he would rightly, i § and his advisor rightly, ifeel, and his advisor would feel he is not only been let down but stabbed in the back. he was §£x§§ eu? aseeeaafimeeaée 13.5 sea; out to dry. we have a couple of hung out to dry. we have a couple of people not in favour of the prime minister, we are racking them up! in the mail on sunday, they've gone for this shock headline. let mothers abort babies of "wrong a shocking call by doctors, ethics board is based board is terminations based on gender alone. ita's not the first gender alone. it is not the first time we have heard this. there is a

possibility, if you have some sort of inherited genetic disease for it, of inherited genetic disease'foritd but this is more widespread? this is choice. sci but this is more widespread? this is choice. 3's is selective abortion, choice. this is selective abortion, and in of the world it and in other parts of the world it is more common, like india and china particularly, in that part . the particularly, in that part of the world. we are mostly talking about female foetuses. you do not have to be anti—choice to oppose sex selective abortion. it is much more nuanced than - personally, selective abortion. it is much more nuanced than. personally, i nuanced than that. personally, i have studied this in other countries and throughout the world. to me, this is not always a free choice. it is painted as a binary but the individual is not always - a individual is not always making a free choice because some women are conversed into making these decisions because a son is desired. and when a woman makes any choice, evenif and when a woman makes any choice, even if she thinks it's free, we do make it in a vacuum. there are not make it in a vacuum. there are societal pressures imposed on you,

and decision societal pressures imposed on you, and - decision to reflect a and those decision to reflect a society that does not value female... and the society could end up female... and the society could end up having unbalanced agendas. she is also calling for abortion at any time. —— genders. we have a limit to 24 time. —— genders. we have a limit to 21i weeks at the moment. in other countries, it is lower. she is basically calling for it at any easieatte eattina ta it: at an? e easieatte eattina taf it: at an? e in pregnancy. easieatte eattina taf it: at an? e in pregnancy. even those who stage in pregnancy. even those who believe in a right to believe in a woman's right to choose, i am strongly in that camp, would find it difficult to stomach. i think there comes a point where once the foetus is capable of life, then surely, that is beyond the stage where... unless there are medical reasons where you have to do it for the safety of the mother...” think this will run a bed. it is suchi controversial think this will run a bed. it is such i controversial and think this will run a bed. it is suchi controversial and divisive such a controversial and divisive issue. let's go back to the telegraph.

rosemary, what's happening in cornwall? it might seem unlikely that people in cornwall are victims of ethnic pressure but the council of ethnic pressure but the council of europe has condemned the government for neglecting the cornish minority. the southernmost county, obviously, has suffered erosion of its language, there are... 500 speakers of cornish, apparently. and landmarks have been disneyfied, like pentagon castle. apparently. and landmarks have been disneyfied, like pentagon castlem was blowing a gale when i went there a few months ago. it was not like a fairy tale princess, it is a rugged bit of rock on a headland. you access it through narrow bridges. it is not disneyfied! calling on the bbc to broadcast more in cornish. that is wia territory. parody in the

bbc. someone worse complaining in that about treatment of the cornish by the bbc. we will see what they come up with next! complaints from everybody now! thank you very much indeed forjoining us. those are the papers this morning. we do them every night, at 10:1i0pm he and bbc for hello there, mixed fortunes in the weather today. some of us have rain, others stay dry. some are stuck with cloud, but others see the sunshine. this is how the morning started across the scottish highlands with sunny skies, shower and cloud not far away but generally cloudy further south in - thank you further south in essex, thank you for our weather watchers for those for our weather watchers for those pictures. cloudy, windy, dry weather

in the south. sunshine and showers northwards, in this weather front which wiggles around, it sits in the which wiggles around, it sitsintbel same kind of places all day long, rather than moving neatly through. rather than moving neatly throughe! northern ireland, southern in northern ireland, southern scotla nd in northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england, the rain keeps going. it will turn increasingly light and patchy. to the north, sunshine, especially in scotland, across the central belt. northwards towards the highlands, showers, they turn heavy as we go through the afternoon. this band of rain wet through the afternoon. this band of rain - wet weather continues rain and wet weather continues across high ground in north—west england the day and in england through the day and in wales, patches of rain, drizzle on the hills and coasts of the southwest. further east. in lincolnshire, and the south—east, this club will break, some spells of sunshine which could lift temperatures around 16 degrees. this evening and night, this band of rain will move southwards for a time, getting stuck in southern parts of england, to the south of wales. turning soggy by the end of the

night. windy in the northwest. wales, and temperatures dropping away in the north of scotland. —— gales. this is the pressure pattern tomorrow. this area provides some showers. the wiggling weather front gets rain in the south of england, cechazg. into gets rain in the south of england, iii; into south wales and into fringing into south wales and into the midlands. a soggy monday to come. sunshine and showers as well. heavy and wintry, especially over higher ground where temperatures begin to drop away. single digits for belfast, glasgow and stornoway. deeper into the week, cold air move southwards across all parts of the country, with cool conditions and we see overnight - and we will see overnight frost. and we will also see some showers. it does look pretty unsettled as we head through cheese day and wednesday. most of us —— most of us are in single figures.