only ireland have beaten england in recent years. the 2015 champions are looking strong again. they start in france. i've been there with ireland many times and within 20 or 30 minutes we're 20 or 30 points down and the game's over because they've got out of the blocks with raw emotion and had a fantastic start. so for me it's a really, really tough place to go and play. back in gala, rugby has returned to amateur status. training under lights after work for the love of it. the more this sport changes the more important that spirit seems. joe wilson, bbc news. what's the weather doing this weekend and today? here's lucy martin. it's going to be cold. cold as the theme of the weather. today, there's been some brightness and blue skies. e if? 2; 311111—

é eee eeeeeeee— we are é eee eeeeeeee— is we are e:— it dry? , dry?! fizzling = than yesterday to light a winds. this evening and overnight temperatures will fall away quite quickly. a touch of frost with the clearest guys. cloud will increase, outbreaks of rain spreading from the west. it could fall as snow over the hills. there are going to be patches of ice. rulli it will be colder than this. a cold start tomorrow and in the east it will be frosty. the weather front is sitting across western parts to begin with. it will edge eastwards as we move through the day. becoming increasingly light and patchy. the far east just staying increasingly light and patchy. the far eastjust staying dry but if you are heading to the game in cardiff tomorrow, it does look like it will be cold and damp. slightly brighter

in the north and west into the afternoon. temperatures struggling. a maximum of six celsius and in the wind it will feel a touch colder still. on sunday the same weather front is with us. it will start to pull out to the west. for england and wales cricket board start to drag ina and wales cricket board start to drag in a north—easterly breeze. that's a particularly cold wind direction —— for england and why is, we start to drag in a north—easterly breeze. a few brighter intervals across england and why is. the north—easterly wind, the chance of seeing some snow showers in the south—east. again, temperatures not particularly warm. a chance of one of two snow showers in the south—east as we start monday the frosty start, but a lot of dry, bright weather waiting in the wings in the west is the next weather front that will come in from the west. a bit of a repeat of what we've seen as we go through tonight. it's going to clash into some very cold air. it does mean we could see some snow again as we move into

tuesday. some uncertainty exactly how much snow and where exactly that snow will be, how far across to the east the weather front will come, but it could cause some disruption. do stay tuned to the forecasts as we move through the next few days. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. theresa story this lunchtime. may has refused to give details theresa may has refused to give details about what she's thinking in the brexit negotiations with the eu bit insists she will deliver the deal the british people want. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. a look at the day's sport here on bbc news. great britain's men have begun their davis cup tie against spain with a defeat in their opening rubber. missing andy murray and kyle edmund through injury liam broady and cameron norrie

are flying the flag in the singles rubbers on the clay courts of marbella. it was broady who was first up but he had a tough time of it, going down in straight sets against albert ramos—vinolas — a man ranked 144 places above him. that wasn't the start that leon smith was hoping for. plenty of work for his team to do. cameron norrie is out on court against world number 23 roberto bautista agut. he's made a good start indeed. he has broken the spaniards second serve this game. he's leading 2—1 in the opening game. these are live pictures on the bbc red button. you can also follow it on the bbc website. england head coach eddiejones has named his team the first match of their six nations title defence against italy in rome on sunday. a surprise selection of worcester‘s ben te‘o at outside centre. our reporter chris jones takes

us through the team. the headline here is the selection of ben te‘o, outside centre. many thought he would be fit after an ankle injury but he went off to australia to get some rehab, funded out of his own pocket, and he is ready to play his first game since october. his selection at number 13 with jonathan joseph dropping to october. his selection at number 13 withjonathanjoseph dropping to the bench, it gives us and insight that eddiejones is bench, it gives us and insight that eddie jones is looking bench, it gives us and insight that eddiejones is looking for the powerfulfigure in his england midfield. sam simmons at number eight with courtney laws and chris robshaw in the back row. alec hepburn will make his england debut from the bench. even though there's been so much talk about the missing players through injury or suspension, ultimately most of england's big guns year. they go to rome fully loaded as they look to start their defence of the six nations title with a bank. so a big weekend ahead with wales kicking off the men's championship at home to scotland tomorrow before france host ireland at a:45pm in paris.

england's game with italy is a 3 o'clock kick off on sunday. it promises to be an exciting weekend ahead. and we'll be previewing all the action this evening in six nations sportsday with wales legend martin williams from 6:30 on the bbc news channel. arsene wenger has admitted he did not get everything he wanted in the transfer window, but is content with what he did receive. he broke the club's transfer record for the second time in six months to bring striker pierre—emerick aubameyang from borussia dortmund and has been speaking about a player who scored 98 times in 144 games while in the bendesliga. he is great pace and a good ratio and games played and goals scored. he has the good workrate, as well. he has the good workrate, as well. he isa he has the good workrate, as well. he is a team player, so we lost sanchez, our good goal—scorers. he

will really compensate on that front. now to some extraordinary hitting from batsman david willey, who very nearly became the first england player to hit six sixes in an over as england cruised to a twenty20 win over a prime minister's 11 in canberra. fseussegf—eéazég‘ e‘esf‘e, a, —>mfl—— a t20 tri—series co—hosted by australia and new zealand begins on saturday. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. keep up to date with the action in

the davis cup. i'll be back with more in the next hour. thank you. good afternoon, you're watching bbc news. we'll hear more about one of our main stories today. darren osborne has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 43 years for attacking a crowd of muslims near finsbury park mosque in london last year. he was found guilty yesterday of murder and attempted murder, after driving a van into worshippers injune, killing one man and injuring several others. in the last few minutes, razina akhtar, the daughter of makram ali who was murdered by darren osborne, read a statement on behalf of his family. the last few months have been very ha rd the last few months have been very hard for ourfamily, the last few months have been very hard for our family, as we have tried to adjust to life without our father. it was particularly hard for

us father. it was particularly hard for us to have to sit in court and listen to darren osborne deny he had done anything wrong. we are very pleased with the guilty verdict. we would first like to thank our barristers, the detectives and the police for all the work they have done to secure the verdict. we would also like to thank our liaison officers who have been by our side throughout. before our father left the house that night, he had spent the house that night, he had spent the evening with his family. he was here. it was here that he felt most co mforta ble. here. it was here that he felt most comfortable. it was such a he was such a peaceful and simple man. he had no bad thoughts for anyone. our father, like the victims of most terrorism, was entirely innocent, which makes his death in this violent way all the more hurtful. we

cannot imagine the trauma he felt in his last few minutes. but we choose to remember ourfather his last few minutes. but we choose to remember our father with happy thoughts. he will never be forgotten. he will always stay in oui’ forgotten. he will always stay in our thoughts. his laughter will a lwa ys our thoughts. his laughter will always echo in the walls of our home. his smile will be reflected in oui’ home. his smile will be reflected in our eyes and his memory will be alive in our conversations. we would also like to thank the witnesses who have helped the case, and family and friends who attended court, and the support we received from the community. we would also like to thank the press for respecting our privacy and would ask them to continue to do so so we can try to move on with our lives as best we can. thank you. herfather

her father was herfather was murdered by darren osborne last june herfather was murdered by darren osborne lastjune in that terror attack in north london. darren osborne sentenced to life in prison with a osborne sentenced to life in prison witha minimum osborne sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 43 years. half the world's population leave primary school unable to read or write. the head of unicef says the global community is at a crucial point in the fight to ensure all children get an education. more than 260 million children and youth are not in school. the global partnership for education is hoping to change that by raising billions of dollars and improving data collection in developing countries. lyse doucet reports. this conference here in dakar, senegal, has been regarded as a crucial moment in the funding of education. look at the numbers. more than a quarter of1 billion children worldwide aren't going to school, and even more than that number i sitting in classroom and learning anything. now the link is so well established between an uneducated

child and the growing risks of radicalisation, extremism. many of the countries here in west africa have also been targeted either so—called islamic state. so who's going to fund the schools? one of its organisers are looking to the traditional big donors in education, including canada, norway and britain. but there's already disappointment being expressed by the education activists that britain's contribution is going down. we'rejoined by the britain's contribution is going down. we're joined by the secretary of state for international development. what do you say to those who are expecting disappointment in britain? our contribution is very much going up. our annual spend for the partnership is going up by a further 50% and that should be seen in context of what dfi deed does wider than the partnership. we as well as the numbers we have to focus on what we're doing with the number. as you rightly point out, a lot of people in classrooms on learning because of poor quality teaching and the

national reforms that are needed in these nations aren't there. as well as our pledge today of money, we are also launching a new education policy from dfid. that will be focused on quality teaching, national reforms and crucially on children with disabilities. what you say to those whose eight britain should do more, even the pop star rhianna who is here today. britain is leading in this. since the partnership's inception, we've been there and we've been the leader donor. britain cannot bond this on our own and so that's why we've made our own and so that's why we've made ourfunding notjust our own and so that's why we've made our funding notjust conditional on performance to make sure the partnership is delivering, but also that were not going to fund more than 15% of the whole part. that is, i hope, will have some effect. we'd like to see other nations leaning in. we will always be committed to this agenda. look at our track record in that effect. others have tojoin us. record in that effect. others have to join us. you have other message

for african governments. they have to spend more, do more. for african governments. they have to spend more, do morelj for african governments. they have to spend more, do more. i think this is an agenda that is gaining pace. the world bank... i was visiting a school this morning. they are interested in looking at human capital and what they are investing in the wrong people. what we should be asking nations, once they are coming out of poverty, to start building the public health systems and education systems that are going to be self—sufficient. and education systems that are going to be self-sufficient. focus on education. you distracted by what's going on back in britain? the pressure on theresa may, the growing pressure on theresa may, the growing pressure pressure on the brexit discussion? what the public want to know is where we're going after brexit. we're going global. global britain. that's why i'm here. we have a direct stake in ensuring that people in africa and elsewhere around the world are well educated, that their economies are growing and they can be trading partners for the future. and the direction is towards

brexit? well, we are leaving the eu and that is going to give us some freedoms. freedom is trade as we would like and also help developing nations trade out of poverty, to. thank you very much forjoining us. a message on education and that this is all part of britain going global. that's all from us in dakar. a senior united nations official is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in northern syria, as pro—government forces step up their military offensive in the rebel—held province of idlib. panos moumtzis, who runs the un's humanitarian aid programme in the country, told the bbc at least a quarter of a million people had now been displaced in idlib province — as richard galpin reports. this is idlib province, and the aftermath of yet more air strikes by pro—government forces. for the rescue teams, known as the white helmets, these are frantic times, searching for civilians trapped under the rubble.

in the face of this intensified government offensive, thousands have been fleeing their homes. we are extremely worried about the situation on the ground. we have seen about a quarter of a million additionally knew the displaced people, who have fled their homes, additionally newly displaced people, who have fled their homes, heading towards the turkish border. this is a catastrophe for the people in idlib. and this an example of what that catastrophe looks like. the squalid, makeshift camp here just one of many to have sprung up in idlib since the offensive again. in idlib since the offensive began. the official camps already full. there are no facilities here, and it can be bitterly cold. translation: we have no house, nothing. we even struggle to get food and do not eat properly. we carefully spa re each drop of water

we have. are other countries powerless against this? don't they see all this? government troops, backed by syria, and, it is believed, russian, war planes, had been advancing into this area for several weeks now, targeting, they say, jihadists and other rebels. many who had retreated here from other areas. a decisive victory here in this last province under rebel control would mean the civil war would almost be over. but civilians are paying a heavy price. at least 11 people killed in an air strike here on this vegetable market, earlier this week. an eyewitness told us syrian or russian war planes then targeted the hospital, where the injured were being taken. translation: the bombing killed three medics and injured six others. the hospital's facilities at collapsed and the water supply is down.

it is the only hospital in the area. many people will be affected. so what next? will the syrian military only seize control of some strategic areas here, or try to take the whole province? ina in a moment, the latest business news. a reminder of today's headlights. darren osborne is sentenced to life in prison for the terrorist attack near finsbury park mosque in london last year. theresa may has refused to give details about what she is seeking in brexit negotiations with the eu, but is insisting she will deliver the deal the british people want. and authorities in the french port of calais have called for extra security after clashes erupted

between crowds of migrants. three of the world's biggest tech companies released earnings today with some eye—watering numbers. for the last quarter of 2017, apple came out top reporting a record £14 billion in profits, driven by strong growth injapan and europe despite selling fewer iphones compared with the year before. google's parent company alphabet saw lower than expected profits after higher costs offset a big jump in advertising sales. and online retailer amazon saw sales jump by nearly a third last year, helped by growth in its prime delivery service. growth in britain's construction sector slowed last month as new orders dried up. according to a closely watched survey, activity fell to 50.2 injanuary from 52.2 in december — lower than analyst expectations. any figure above 50 indicates expansion. construction comprises around 6% of british economic output.

officialfigures published last week showed the sector contracted in the fourth quarter of 2017 when it had its worst performance in more than five years. the uk's energy regulator ofgem is to look into whether ovo energy has given inaccurate information to its customers over how much energy they used during the winter of 2016—17. incorrect consumption figures could lead to customers getting inaccurate bills. ovo energy was founded in 2009, and currently has about 800,000 customers. theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to set out where she stands on britain's future trade agreements. speaking at the end of a trade visit to china, the pm said britain would not face a choice between a free trade deal with the eu after brexit and striking deals with the rest of the world.

during the prime minister's three—day visit to china, downing street said more than £9 billion of business deals would be signed. it comes as she has faced criticism from eurosceptic tory mps that she is heading for a "brexit in name only". earlier we spoke tojinny yan, chief china economist, at icbc standard bank. in my opinion, of course the media focus has very much been on a government level. my view is that, from a business level, particularly for industries that travelled along with her, i think it has been very much a success. all of these deals that you talked about have been seen as an important step for many business leaders. both from the uk site and also the chinese side. there are many sectors whereby both the uk and china have mutual areas of interest. what do you look for when you choose

a mortgage? the lowest rate is the obvious answer. but it's not necessarily the right one if you want to save money. there's some new research from the mortgage broker trussle which says low rate deals often disguise some fairly high rate fees and incentives. and the difference can make a difference. even over just two years the extra costs could be well over £1,000. joining us now is david hollingworth, communications director at l&c mortgages. do you think this is true? have you experienced this? so, the market is almost spoiling borrows the choice at the moment. it's very competitive. interest rates are extremely low and lenders are fighting for business and pushing out more and more products. but of course cheap isn't always the best, so rather than focusing onjust course cheap isn't always the best, so rather than focusing on just what the lowest payment or interest rate is, borrowers do have to be wary that they are not getting into something which isn't giving them the best overall value. these can range massively. arrangement fees can be around 1500, even £2000,

which clearly will make a big dent in any savings that borrowers can make by switching from a higher rate from another lender. there are fees, incentive charges which were also mentioned by puzzle. where else can you find tricks? things you have to watch out for? having choice is great because you can tailor the deal more effectively to your individual circumstances. for example, a borrower with a big mortgage may find the repayment fee actually works for them because they get a lower interest rate. but for many, it's about looking at the overall package. so when you are remortgaging, many lenders are offering a range of rates. some have a highfee, offering a range of rates. some have a high fee, others may have no fee at all. they may also be offering incentives like free valuation, free legal work, and we are seeing a lot of lenders bringing cash back into the equation. you have to throw all that into the mix and try to look at the overall value, notjust gets drawn like a moth to the flame with

a headline rate. why their rules on this? or should there be more rules about the way they show their costs? —— are there rules? about the way they show their costs? -- are there rules? if you go on line, our site will show you different ways of looking at rates. you could look at the rates or by m average annual cost which will back to the fees in. these are very transparent, so that's important to recognise. with choice comes a massive range which can potentially be bamboozling for customers and they really need to focus in on their own individual circumstances, rather than just their own individual circumstances, rather thanjust going their own individual circumstances, rather than just going for a generic best buy. 0k, thank you. the european union is planning to impose sanctions to prevent britain from undercutting the bloc‘s economy after brexit — according to claims made today by the financial times. the paper says uses low tax

or subsidies to undercut eu companies it will take action as the eu considers the british economy "too big and too close to treat as a normal trading partner". kazuo hirai, the man who revitalised the legendry sony corporation, is resigning at the end of march. sony's chief financial officer will take his place. from 2012 mr hirai overhauled the group which had been crippled by huge losses especially in its consumer electronics business. by this last october, quarterly profits were steaming ahead, more than 27 times higher than a year earlier. online estate agency purplebricks says it's doing just fine, whatever its critics say. stockbrokers jeffries isn't too sure. it says purplebricks claims that it sold more than three quarters of homes listed with it is questionable. it says the figure ought to be just over 51%. which is why purplebricks shares are down 7% today. london auctioneer christie's says business is looking good. the value of its global sales are up by over a quarter. last year, out of the ten most

expensive items sold in the auction world, it sold seven of them — including a world record in new york in november — leonardo da vinci's salvator mundi, a snip at £342.2 million. right. those are the markets. ftse down again, four days in a row. if you look at all the markets around the world, you can compound them together and we are on one of the biggest losing streaks for several yea rs. biggest losing streaks for several years. then again, we come at the end of ten weeks of growth in all those markets. in all the big stock markets. dax moving down again... all taking a breather. if you've beenin all taking a breather. if you've been in the market for the last ten weeks you've done well. maybe this is just to be expected. that's the

business news. thank you. much more coming up from 2pm with ben brown, here ina coming up from 2pm with ben brown, here in a moment. let's look at the weather first. it's going to feel cold through the next few days and there is some brightness the way. some beautiful blue sky sent in early by our weather watcher in buttermere in cumbria. you can see here on the visible satellite, plenty of clear spells as we've moved through the day. a touch more cloud and were starting to see more moving into the west. that is courtesy of this weather front which will make its wa ke weather front which will make its wake eastwards as we go through this evening. outbreaks of rain and hail snow at times. this afternoon, a scattering of showers were coastal areas. they will ease as we go through the day. temperatures around eight celsius. this evening and overnight, clear skies allowing temperatures to fall away fairly quickly. then the cloud will increase without breaks of rain coming in from the west and the

potential to see some nice where we've got the rain. the rain could fall as snow over higher ground in the north. these are the temperatures in towns and cities but cooler in rural areas. a cold start to the day, particularly in the east where you can see a touch of frost to begin with. that weather front sitting across western areas to start the day will gradually edged its wake eastwards and fizzle out as its wake eastwards and fizzle out as it does so. the cloud increasing, the rain becoming increasingly patchy and light. a bit more in the way of brightness in the north and west in the afternoon and i think the south—east perhaps holding onto some drier weatherfor the south—east perhaps holding onto some drier weather for longer. temperatures at a maximum of six celsius. once you add in the wind, it will feel very cold. as we go into sunday, the weather front still with us. starting to pull its wake eastwards, the most noticeable thing across england and wales that we start to pick up a north—easterly breeze. that's a cold wind direction so it will feel cold as we move into sunday. frost to start the day across the board, particularly in the north where it will brighten with some sunny spells. mostly dry here. the strengthening north—easterly breeze across england

and wales and we will see bright intervals and the potential for a few wintry showers in the south—east. temperatures between four and seven celsius. one or two wintry showers perhaps best thing in the south—east on monday, than a lot of dry and bright weather. you can see waiting in the wings in the west a sign of things to come as we move through late monday into tuesday. that weather front is going to bring some moisture and that will collide with some really cold air. as we move through late monday into tuesday, the potential to see some snow, some uncertainty as to exactly how much and exactly how far across the weather front will come. it looks like we'll see some snow to lower levels by the time we get to choose date which could cause some disruption. some uncertainty, so stay tuned to the forecast through the next few days. a lot of cold weather to come. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown.

today at 2pm. darren osborne is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 43 years, for the van attack near finsbury park mosque in london last year.// our father, like the victims of most terrorism, was entirely innocent which makes his death all the more hurtful. theresa may has refused to give details about what she's seeking in brexit negotiations with the eu. but she's insisting she will deliver the deal that the british people want. authorities in the french port of calais call for extra security measures after clashes erupted between crowds of migrants. during which five people were shot. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — hugh.