prince harry and his fiancee meghan markle were an hour late for their first official visit to wales this afternoon because their train was delayed. that didn't stop hundreds of people braving the cold to greet them with cheers outside cardiff castle. the couple — who are due to marry in may — are on a tour of uk cities to introduce meghan to her new home. the pope has performed an impromptu wedding ceremony on a flight over chile. the couple, both employees of the airline, approached the pope with their request during the flight. our religion editor martin bashir has the story. they'd walked up the aisles on many occasions, but never in church. flight attendants paula ruiz and carlos elorriga married in a civil ceremony because their church in santiago had been destroyed by an earthquake eight years ago. and so they asked the pope if he would bless their union. but pope francis, who wrote about love in the family two years ago, made them an even better offer. would they like him to marry them?

an astounded groom describes what happens next. translation: we had a short and small ceremony. he took our hands and he asked if there was love in our marriage, and if we want to keep on being together all life long. i'm getting emotional as i say it. it's not easy. we said yes. translation: it was a huge emotion. we are very, very happy. the handwritten marriage document was signed by the bride and groom, with the pope adding his own name in spanish. francisco. he concluded the ceremony in the sky by saying, "i hope this motivates couples to marry". but as far as catholic weddings go... it's pretty hard to beat being married by the pope on an aeroplane. martin bashir, bbc news. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.

mail hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjessica crickedon. mail hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jessica crickedon. coming mail hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjessica crickedon. coming up: ronnie o'sullivan blames illness on his shock exit at the snooker at the quarterfinal stage. us open jones ed quarterfinal stage. us openjones ed names eight uncapped players to play in the next six nations test games. and johanna konta insists she is not panicking just yet. good evening from the bbc sportsday. a day of sporting shocks. the master snooker, and ronnie o'sullivan is out. the rocket said he was glad of the result. he had been struggling from illness. here are the thoughts of jason mohammed and

from illness. here are the thoughts ofjason mohammed and two of the game's greats. welcome back to alexandra palace, the main headline is that ronnie o'sullivan has lost to mark allen. yes, he won frames in one visit, which is what you have to do to win against your ont. if you have your opponent under pressure, it is still down to you as the player, in the case of mark allen, to put the boot in. if he had given ronnie breathing space, he could have recovered but he kept ronnie in the chair for most of the day. athumping win day. a thumping win for allen? a huge amount of confidence? yes but he has been level headed. he has won two matches, he still has two before winning the field. are waiting for mark allen to win a major. he has the ability, the match

play, the determination. he must dominate some of the top players in the game. that will have given him a big boost. there are big names and heads left but if he can do it in the semifinal, then he will have confidence enough. the crowd a little unhappy leaving ally pally as the home favourite is gone. that is snooker. that's sport. you never know what is going to happen ona never know what is going to happen on a daily basis. soa on a daily basis. so a disappointing day for some veep, we hearfrom him in a minute but first here is the winner, mark allen. iam allen. i am very, very happy. i scored well up to 4—1. then fell over the line. from my perspective i am pretty glad. if i had won, and come back to fill the game on saturday it is not much fun when you are out there and not feeling great. when you go out there, you want to do yourself justice. allen isjoined in the justice. allen is joined in the last four by

england's caion wilson. he had a straightforward win against the two times world champion mark williams. now the start of the six nations, over two weeks away anded crowe jones has named the squad with a slightly unfamiliar feel. there are eight uncapped players named. maybe it is a sign of the times here at twickenham. england squad has included 13 players listed as officially unavailable. that is mainly through fitness concerns. there are new players, in particular, zack mercer. he has a big future. is the squad adequate, satisfactory, experimental, how goo? let's ask the squad. eddie, do you think that the squad

is good enough to win the six nations? reading the papers we may at well not turn up. i don't know why i'm having the press conference. ireland is dominating. they are going well with the system. they have a central contract system that allows them to peak. so we have 13 players out, we have no hope. so you are not the favourite? players out, we have no hope. so you are not the favourite ?|j players out, we have no hope. so you are not the favourite? i am not the bookmaker. but i know we have a squad that is good enough. to work hard, to maximise the ability that we have and put ourselves in the situation to win the six nations. james has kebble is part of the declaration but not part of the squad. banned for four weeks after a dangerous tackle. now, matteo bastio is banned for three weeks for using bad language. joe wilson reporting there. and

football and arsene wenger says that a deal to take alexi sanchez to manchester united is likely to happen with the possibility of thitaryanjoining happen with the possibility of thitaryan joining the gunners as pa rt thitaryan joining the gunners as part of the deal. sanchez is out of contract in june and part of the deal. sanchez is out of contract injune and is thought to have agreed personal terms with the old trafford club. i have worked on transfers for 30 yea rs. i have worked on transfers for 30 years. it is likely to happen. but any moment, minute, things can break down. that is how the transfer market is. so, as long as it is not over the line. you have to accept that it can also not happen. this kind of things are never guaranteed. this would be an exchange of players. i think that one would replace the other. we still are on the transfer market after that. yes. west ham's striker andy carroll is likely to be out for a month after

injuring his ankle. he has made one appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd ofjanuary. likely appearance from the subs bench since the 2nd of january. likely to end hope of moving during the current tra nsfer hope of moving during the current transfer window after being linked with a switch to chelsea. one british player left in the singles competitions at the australian open. kyle edmund takes on bashilashvilli, and in under 90 minutes, edmund will be preparing to play in temperatures under a0 celsius. that is hot. johanna konta went out in straight sets to world number 193 to bernarda pera. johanna konta's form has deserted her off late. time to put it right in melbourne, that was the plan. earlier on she stuck to it but

bernarda pera flourished in the spotlight. stealing a march in the match to win the first set. questions for konta and coach michaeljoyce, which she started to a nswer michaeljoyce, which she started to answer in the second. but the british number one did not look herself. pera took advantage, wiping out konta's early lead to take a charge of the set. no long after the match in her sights, three match points all saved. had the comeback started ? points all saved. had the comeback started? the break of serve had konta back on level terms but m ista kes konta back on level terms but mistakes were back and the match slipped away and bernarda pera stepped up to claim a mepable victory. another early exit for konta, a feeling that is starting to become all too familiar. after three months out of the sport with injury, rory mcilroy returned to golf with a 3—under par round of 69 at the abu dhabi championship. three shots of tommy fleetwood's

lead. but both were underplayed by a schoolboy. oscar meyer and he didn't look out of place alink side the pros. strolls to the tee, dustinjohnson, tommy fleetwood and completing the four—ball, 13—year—old oscar murphy. it turns out that the northern ireland schoolboy was not out of his depth. it was great. i mean, that, just standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, standing next to rory mcilroy, dustin johnson, tommy standing next to rory mcilroy, dustinjohnson, tommy fleetwood. it was unbelievable. when i was standing next to the tee box my legs we re standing next to the tee box my legs were shaky. i tried to do stretches to get it off. but i was excited. every round i play, he is like my mascot. waiting at the back of

green. and it was a surprise to be seeing him on the tee. i didn't expect to see him on the ropes but it was great. he hit a great shot. one for the future. winning the youth competition allowed him to rub shoulders with some of the game's greats. and inspired rory mcilroy, on his impressive return, opening 3—under par. sitting next to tommy fleetwood. oscar murphy. you heard it here first. definitely one to watch for the future. that is all on sportsday. thank you for watching from myself and the team, we will see you soon. coming up in a moment, it's the papers. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be

bringing us tomorrow. with me are pippa crerar, political correspondent at the london evening standard and the frenchjournalist, benedicte paviot — president of the foreign press association in london. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph says the foreign secretary, borisjohnson discussed the prospect of building a bridge across the channel between the uk and france during talks held today. the i headline as president emmanuel macron‘s visit to sandhurst, urging the president to change its mind over brexit. the president to change its mind over brexit. the guardian quotes the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, who wants to halt the ‘outsourcing racket‘ exposed by the collapse of the construction giant, carillion. the ft reports that the president of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, will allow missions into the country

to monitor election later this year in a bid to renew ties with the uk and the commonwealth. the flu outbreak could reach epidemic levels within a fortnight as 8.3 million people suffer from symptoms, that's the lead in the mirror. the sun shows a picture of prince william's new haircut. paying £180 for his very short back and sides. and the express claims that playing a person's favourite music to help ward off the effects of dementia. there is coverage of the macron and the may summit in the papers but many other stories to grab the head lines with flu and royal haircuts sharing the headlines. but let's start with the story of the day. the meeting. let's start with the front page of the i, the new entente cordiale. benedict, you hot—footed it from sandhurst. was it entente

cordiale or lukewarm? it was very good entente in the announcements. it was a delayed press conference. a long press conference, an interesting press conference. i would say that one of the two strong moments in it, that caused a little frisson, with not just moments in it, that caused a little frisson, with notjust the french and the british ministers who, were there and had come to see bosses and sign treaties themselves, as well as the uk and the british press, is when emmanuel macron referred to in french, when he said "be my guest" this was very much about the city of london having access to the single market if you are not a part of the the single market you cannot retain them in that way. that was a strong message. it is something that he has thought about a great deal. he repeated what the french president, the french government have said before, that there is great regret that the united kingdom is leaving the eu but

it's a british decision and therefore, you need to see it through if that's what you need to do. i think it is interesting. then the reception was at the v and a. having come for the first time in my life with a presidential convoy with this amazing reception, to arrive with all of the guests