the marvel film by disney has been widely praised as game—changing — including by michelle obama — for having a largely black cast and a black director. the film stars chadwick boseman, who plays the crime—fighting ruler of a fictional african nation with the most advanced technology on earth. the film became a sensation on social media, with fans using the hashtag ‘what black panther means to me‘ to highlight its significance for black audiences. to talk about the huge impact it's had let's bring in sylvia obell, buzzfeed's entertainment reporter from new york. thank you forjoining us. just how well is this film doing compared to others at the moment? it is doing very well compared to other films. no film has ever come out in february has ever broken the billion. it is the first. it is doing summer blockbuster numbers in

february, which shows if the movie is good people will come out and see it. it is only the 16th disney film to break a billion and only the fifth for marvel. it is doing well gci’oss fifth for marvel. it is doing well across different categories. it is the highest grossing domestic league for a black director. a predominately black cast. it is breaking records across the board and it is a really great moment. hopefully it can show once and for all that black stories can do well globally if they have universal truths. how much of a game changer might this film be forgetting other films with a predominantly back cast and black crew made in future? —— black cast. it should. you always have to be cautious. it should definitely prove that these movies

deserve to be made. and that they have a place and that they can make studios money. all the actors from this film, it should bolster their careers. the director should be able to make whatever he wants to make after this. also at the same time it's sad that black films have to keep reproving that they can do well internationally. they have been doing so since coming to america in 1988. i shouldn't have to ask this question but i will. how difficult was it given the make up of the crew and the cast to get this film made in the first place? you know, only marvel and disney and the people behind it really know what it had to go to. i would say that the fact it is the year 2018 and this is the first time we have a superhero movie

with this magnitude, this budget, for a studio this big to be made. i think that kind of shows how long it has taken hollywood to make a movie like this, or to give a black director and black actors a chance to tell their story. sylvia, thank you very much forjoining us. thank you for having me. now the weather. hello. low—pressure moving into the southern half of the uk overnight and tomorrow will bring a lot of rain and strong winds in some places. for much of scotland and northern ireland should be largely dry. tonight some of that rain may move into northern ireland and scotland. much of england and wales will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain. a chilly night across much of scotla nd rain. a chilly night across much of scotland with mist and fog. less fog because of the wind and rain in

england and wales. windy in the on monday. for northern ireland the sunshine will breakthrough in the afternoon, maybe for western scotland. a cooler feel across the board. single figures for many. a fairly mild theme for much of the week. good spells of sunshine on tuesday and wednesday. cloud and rain later in the week. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: sources tell the bbc that traces of the nerve agent used to poison sergei and yulia skripal was found on and around the table where they ate in salisbury last sunday afternoon. it comes as england's chief medical officer says up to 500 diners and pub—goers have been told to wash clothes and possessions. the chancellor says there's cause for economic optimism ahead of his spring statement on tuesday. rail delays continue after pro—kurdish demonstrators force the closure of manchester piccadilly station.

more protests are being states that london's king's cross tonight. china approves the removal of term limits for its leader — it effectively allows president xi to remain in power indefinitely. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up, it is a super sunday for heung—min son as spurs move into third in the premier league. wales have moved up too. they are second in the six nations table. and britain's visually impaired skier millie knight gets her second medal in as many days at the winter paralympics. good evening. thanks forjoining us.

there were two games in the premier league today, with tottenham moving into third after a 4—1win at bournemouth. in the early kick—off arsenal and ended their run of three successive premier league defeats with a victory over watford. here patrick geary. the empty seats at the emirates told of the hollowing out of arsenal's season. in recent weeks everything about this club has been questioned. not everyone has asked so nicely. a good time to simplify things. mesut ozil to mustafi, minimalist and effective. complications at the other end. after a watford free kick,... in attack, arsenal's midweek victory over ac milan in the europa league perhaps reminded them of what they are capable of. they did not even have aubameyang available for that. his third arsenal goal.

less than two minutes after the flip, it may have been cancelled out by a trip. ainsley maitland—niles gave away the penalty. troy deeney took it. he accused arsenal of lacking fight this season. petr cech responded with his fist. the first penalty he had saved for the gunners en route to his 200th premier league clean sheet. arsenal's feelgood sunday got rosier still. henrikh mkhitaryan left free to make it three. for him and peter cech this will not feel like an empty victory. tottenham's european dreams and againstjuventus on tottenham's european dreams and against juventus on wednesday. bournemouth guessed they might be sore and tested aching limbs. junior stanislas hit the bar before he hit the net. spurs' bad we got worse when harry kane injured his ankle. 0thers when harry kane injured his ankle. others would need to replace the goals. dele alli equalised. an echo

of kane. the man spurs will look to most of kane is out is heung—min son. he made it 2—1. then the south korean added a third. tottenham gained energy as it sapped from bournemouth. surge aurier headed in their fourth. bournemouth. surge aurier headed in theirfourth. a bournemouth. surge aurier headed in their fourth. a day that started so unsettlingly ended in a routine of some sort. it is always tough to play here. i think after a few minutes the team managed to complete the game and in the end we deserved the victory. we are so the end we deserved the victory. we are so happy because this point puts us are so happy because this point puts us in are so happy because this point puts usina are so happy because this point puts us in a very good position in the table and involved in the fight to finish in the top four. the old firm derby certainly lived up to its billing at ibrox today. a breathless game of football saw celtic twice come from behind to beat their bitter rivals rangers 3—2, and extend their lead at the top

of the scottish premiership. celtic boss brendan rodgers praised the mentality of his players as they bolstered their title hopes by going 9 points clear of rangers. chris mclaughlin reviews the action. josh windass,1—0. cue mayhem. when the equaliser came it was special. tom rogic with a reminder of celtic‘s quality. rangers came again through daniel candeias. moussa dembele equalised before half—time. was this a red card? the officials thought so. celtic down to ten. simunovic sent off. the fighting spirit remained. 0n came the champions in what was a titanic struggle. they got their reward. a delightful

finish deserving of a double fist pump for celtic. there was more drama to come. with minutes left a great save lead to a terrible mess. —— miss. it wasn't to be for the home side. celtic move closer to seven in a row. elsewhere in football, there have been emotional scenes in florence where fiorentina played their first match since the death of their captain davide astori. he passed away after a sudden illness at the age of 31 last weekend. when vitor hugo scored the only goal of the game against benevento, he held up a t—shirt with the italian international‘s face on it, as part of several tributes. players also wore shirts bearing astori's name and number in the warm—up. after ireland confirmed their place as six nations champions yesterday, the battle is on for a second place. it is currently advantage wales after they beat italy 38—14 today. wales enjoyed their biggest

six nations win when these two sides met last year, and more of the same looked likely when hadleigh parkes and then george north crossed the line in the first six minutes. italy knew defeat would hand them yet another wooden spoon, and they struck back with a matteo minozzi score but wales added three more tries after the break to italy's one, with north's second score securing the bonus point. a good win for a much changed wales side. italy's 16 straight six italy's16 straight six nations defeat. i think it is a huge opportunity for a lot of the boys. it is about building depth. wales is going forward and it is quite exciting really. the championship is gone, but you are in second place. are you amazed how open it is to be runners—up? yes, it is very exciting. it makes next weekend very exciting. it will be another big game. warren wanted two wins and we are halfway there. hopefully we can get another win. that would be very nice.

confirmation of wales' move into second. they have won round remaining. they play france in cardiff next weekend. in the women's six nations, wales failed to get their challenge back on track after a surprise 22—15 home defeat home to bottom side italy. the welsh went in 12—8 down at the break, but managed to claw their way back to within two points of italy. but they were undone by michela sillari's late bous point wining try. it was the italians' first victory in nine six nations matches. scotland beat ireland for the first time in women's six nations history. chloe rollie ran practically the entire length of the pitch to score the second of the scots two tries, as they earned a 15—12 victory. paralympics gb have won more medals on day two at the winter paralympics

in qiang zhang. —— pyeongchang. millie knight and brett wild claimed their second silver medals of the games, in the women's super—g for visually—impaired skiers. menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe finished with the bronze medal. kate grey reports. today it was all about the super—g and the alpine skiing. great britain had two medals to add to the silver they won yesterday. first out of the gate was the owner of that silver medal. millie knight and her guide brett wild had a confident ski down the technical super—g course. they crossed the line and set a very strong time. their team—mates then followed, menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoe. they have had a tricky 2a hours after crashing out in the downhill yesterday. they had to come back focused and ready to take on this race. this is what they are world cup champions in. they admit they have had anxious moment in the lead—up to the race. the first half of the run today was

about building the confidence. by halfway down she started skiing really well. we are super pleased. we have still got three more races. it is a massive dream come true. i'm just so glad we have done it together. it was a successful day for britain yesterday on the ice, as the curling team beat world champions norway. they came into today against the swiss full of confidence, but it wasn't meant to be and they lost 7—4. they had to bounce back quickly against finland later. it was a much better performance by the brits. they won that comfortably and will hopefully be back to winning ways tomorrow. it's been a day of mixed fortunes for cycling's yates family. simon missed out on winning the prestigious paris nice race by just four seconds. marc soler claimed the title after picking up four bonus seconds for finishing third on the final stage. despite sprinting towards

the finish, yates, who'd started