always remember in i will always remember in february 1990 when she walked hand in hand with nelson mandela as he talk that walk to freedom and began a process that saw a transition from the horror and evil of apartheid, the worst racist system the world has seen, then or since, to a nonracial rainbow democracy, she was his partner, the mother of his children, his steadfast ally. also in some ways his tutor in prison. she kept him up to date to the extent she could given the fact they made her visits to robben island from her home 800 miles away, made them as difficult and restrictive as possible did the authorities. she kept him up—to—date. when the student uprising happened in soweto, the black township outside south africa, where she lived and still did until she died today, she kept

him in touch with that rebellion and what it meant for the country and it was a very significant rebellion in 1976 and unleashed a wave of resista nce 1976 and unleashed a wave of resistance that had been shut down when mandela was sent to prison. you mentioned the flaws, the south african truth and reconciliation commission pulled no punches when it spoke about what she had done? no it didn'tand spoke about what she had done? no it didn't and indeed when she went on trial, for complicity in the murder ofa trial, for complicity in the murder of a young black activist in soweto, stompie seipei, she was accused by thejudge of being a liar. she received a suspended prison sentence. so it was a very sad and tragic end to a life of defines and bravery and her rowism and incredible spirit and maybe in a way

nobody could have withstood that situation. nobody could have come through that without flaws perhaps. you can't imagine how any wife in that situation or husband if it had been the reverse position, could have withstood all of that for 27 yea rs have withstood all of that for 27 years and remained defiant and withstood the apartheid police state's incredible mercilesss intimidation. they wanted to silence her. but she helped considerably to make sure that nelson mandela was never forgotten and she was in a sense his representative on visible earth throughout that time of silence and isolation in that prison cell. briefly, will history with time

judge her kindly? history should judge her kindly? history should judge her kindly but realistically, for her rick roll in the anti—apartheid struggle, and heron tower —— her incredible spirit, but also, pay attention to the fact that she developed, had she not had them before, serious personality flaws, including allowing herself to be surrounded by young men, some of whom she took as lovers, and who then were involved in incredible violence, in soweto, and also the murder of a young activist, so i think history willjudge her in the round, but i hope it will also recognise that this was a brave woman who deserves her place in the history of the emancipation of south africa from the evil of apartheid.

into a hopeful new feature of democracy, and non—racism. into a hopeful new feature of democracy, and non-racism. thank you so democracy, and non-racism. thank you so much for your time, this evening. that catch up with the weather forecast. quite a story and to easter for some forecast. quite a story and to easterfor some of us. forecast. quite a story and to easter for some of us. much of it is slushy and wet. many of us haven't had any slower at all. this is the scene as we go through this evening. you will notice most of the snow is across the north. this will be the focal point. if you are still travelling through the course of this evening, during the easter break, throughout the loan and is, expect some unpleasant conditions on the roads, and some of that snow will continue to settle, especially when it gets heavy. it will be a very mild night. temperatures 10 degrees in london. you can see the

contrast there in the north, only around a degree or so above freezing where it is snowing. tomorrow, pretty wintry across parts of scotland. showers for northern ireland and parts of northern england. the further south you are, the better it will be. 15 expected in whole. —— hull. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all of those who knew her. it isa it is a tragic loss to us all, so, i sent condolences to everyone, to all thatis sent condolences to everyone, to all that is loved and supported her, and the family. china imposes tariffs on £2.1 billion worth of us

exports with immediate effect. it's fuelling fears that tensions between the two countries could escalate into a full—blown trade war. the british medical association, is warning that the nhs could be under as much pressure this summer as it was during the winter crisis. the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, will stand down in october when her contract expires — after a series of recent controversies. now it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm james pearce. the headlines this evening: gone already. west bromich albion part company with manager alan pardew after eight successive premier league defeats. england's bowlers prepare for a victory charge against new zealand in christchurch. they will need to take all credit wickets overnight to settle the series. and st helens maintain their lead at the top of super league with a win against neighbours

widnes. news of golf, snooker and much more coming up in the programme. we begin the news that alan pardew has left west bromwich albion by mutual consent. it follows a run of eight successive league defeats for albion which has left them seven points adrift at the bottom of the premier league table and facing almost certain relegation. here's our sports reporter simon stone. he's only been in the job four months, he has only one one premier league. it has been an awful season for west brom, they have only one three premier league games. they sacked tony peerless in november and they hoped that alan pardew would

turn the season round, and he has pays the price today. they are ten points adrift at the bottom of the table. they have got six games left, andi table. they have got six games left, and i think theyjust can't wait for it to and, with little chance of saving their premier league skins. no premier league fixtures today, but plenty in the championship, and derby county have ended their eight match winless run with a really important 1—0 victory at preston north end. preston had a chance to overtake derby with a win, and they were awarded a penalty in the first half. but alan browne struck the post. early in the second half it was former manchester united winger tom lawrence who gave derby the lead and that was enough for the win. they're now up to fifth place. elsewhere in the championship, bristol city's play off hopes were dented by a home defeat to brentford. middlesbrough got a late equaliser at burton. it was also a draw between ipswich and millwall. there were wins for queens park rangers and sheffield wednesday. queens park rangers scored for mac

against norwich. tomorrow a mouthwatering first leg between juventus and real madrid. this is a rematch of last season's champions league final where real madrid beat juventus by former goals— to one. now, they are trailing much anyway, barcelona, and that is what makes the champions league all the more important for the zinedine zidane. real madrid remain a formidable opponent. he became the first player to ever score in each of the sexy group games of the champions league campaign. he also scored in each leg of the last 16 as well. they are up against a juventus team that have got a very good home record. they

have only lost one of their last 25 home games in european competitions, but this is a big one. they are up against real madrid. no team since buying munich in the 1970s has ever won the competition three years in a i’ow. “— won the competition three years in a row. —— since bayer munich. cricket now and england will need to take all ten new zealand second innings wickets on the final day in christchurch if they are to win the second test and level the series. new zealand are 42 without loss, needing to reach 382 for victory. england haven't won an away test match since october 2016. patrick gearey reports. watching england hasn't been a co mforta ble watching england hasn't been a comfortable experience this winter, so, here finally a chance to recline and recently seat belt. after all the captains in the cockpit, and england were cruising around 250 i’u ns england were cruising around 250 runs ahead, no turbulence. dawid malan both passed 50, and celebrated with restraint, but there were more i’u ns with restraint, but there were more runs out there. unfortunately, both

men left them out there, adam they both went. joe root and milan went. the growing lead and twinkling time meant there was freedom to take risk. ben stokes made only 12. others made better use of their license. jonny bairstow push on with the tail. the action group entertainingly frenetic. wombwell, mark wood hit, the next, new zealand did. by the time that bester was out, england were 381 runs ahead. foreign office front for the ca pta i ns to foreign office front for the captains to call them in. new zealand's tonne. it was now about time and wickets. england needed ten and had four sessions. the batsman's job to hang on. a flash, a flicker ofa job to hang on. a flash, a flicker of a chance. the umpires decided the light had gone, and new zealand is not indoors. england have a day to get them out before the sun finally set on this tour. one beautiful

place to lay cricket. over injohannesburg south africa are on the brink of winning the fourth and final test, and with it the series against australia. south africa batted on in their second innings at the start of the fourth day. captain faf du plessis made 120 before they declared. that left australia the impossible task of scoring 612 to win the match and tie the series. by the close they were 88 for 3. in super league, the busy easter period continues with a full programme of fixtures today. leaders st helens comfortably won at neighbours widnes, scoring two tries inside the opening ten minutes, the second coming from mark percival after a brilliant kick from ben barba outfoxed the vikings defence. widnes did get one back but saints pulled away in the second half scoring a further three tries with tommy makinson scoring his 100th for the club. 28—6 the final score. second placed wigan remain four points behind st helens with a 114—6

victory over hull kingston rovers. elsewhere, there were wins for warrington, hull fc and leeds. two of the bottom three sides are playing at the moment with huddersfield giants travelling to catalan dragons. the latest score there is nil nil after around 15 minutes played. over in beijing, ronnie o'sullivan is bidding for a record ranking event title in a single season at the china open. currently on five for the campaign, victory would see him surpass both stephen hendry and mark selby. he beat ross muir to reach the last 64. o'sullivan hasn't won this tournament since 2000 but there's more than the record to play for with a top prize of £225 thousand. joining ronnie o'sullivan in the last 64 will be world number one mark selby, who beat wang yuchen 6—4. defending champion selby, who hasn't lost in the tournament since 2014 came back from 2—0 down to the 20—year—old from china, who is ranked 91st in the world. selby will face scott donaldson tomorrow.

in horse racing, there was a photo finish in the irish grand national at fairyhouse with renowned trainer gordon elliot claiming his maiden title in the race. elliot had thirteen runners, and it was general principle ridden by” slevin who claimed the tight victory ahead of willie mullins' trained isle of hope and dreams. iain poulter had been expecting to go to augusta this week as a tv commentator, but now he's heading there as a player after a remarkable victory at the houston open earned him the final place at the masters. poulter had been tied for 123rd place after his first round, but he won a dramatic playoff last night against beau hossler to earn his first strokeplay victory in the united states. the win just doesn't mean getting to augusta. there is a lot bigger

things on the horizon. it has been a long road, the last couple of years with injury, and questioning whether i've got a pga tour card or not, and then obviously having some form and not quite finishing off in the pass. so, to get my first stroke play victory, that is a big one. to get the exemption is a big one, to move up the exemption is a big one, to move up in the world ranking points, is a big one. the bbc‘s golf correspondent iain carter has just touched down in georgia ahead of the masters and these are his thoughts on ian poulter. he genuinely wanted to get your augusta because he feels that his game is in such good shape that actually if he gets there, he could really content. and, i think, actually if he gets there, he could really content. and, ithink, what we are seeing in the build—up to this masters, tiger woods returning to full fitness, phil mickelson winning, rory mcilroy of winning,

and now the chief ian poulter. the coming together of some remarkable golfing plotlines, that frankly, tr watchers be a vintage running of the masters. really can't wait for thursday. i can't wait for that. lindbergh has beaten south korea's park in california. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now, time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news.

to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very exciting week, we have ready player one, steven spielberg adventure, stop motion from wes anderson in isle of dogs, not that one! and journeyman, a paddy considine drama that really packs a punch. steven spielberg, what did you make of it. the setup is that real life in the future is squalid and people spend their time in second life as avatars in this great big computer game called the oasis where they can get possessions and accrue things. but if they get killed in the game they will lose everything. easter eggs in the game are hidden within it by its designer who is a benevolent figure who has now passed on. our hero, his avatar, in the game,

is looking for the keys that will give him the domain of the game. however ben mendelsohn's slimy businessman is also trying to get those keys so you have the interplay between the avatar world, the unreal world, and the real world. it works surprisingly well. here's a clip. wade owen watts born august 12 2027. i know where you are, you were seen entering the trailer, three days ago and you haven't left since. what are you doing? with all going on in this world do you think anyone gives a damn about some explosion in some ghetto trash warren in columbus? don't do this, i'm running in there. not for long. pick up, pick up, alice! it looks expensive, i will say that much.

it is a steven spielberg film! realworld, unrealworld, one of the things i liked about it is the interplay between the two worlds. the other thing is that the virtual world is packed with pop culture references from the 70s and 80s, early on someone produces the spaceship from silent running. i was won over, then that is the delorean from the film back to the future. you think this could become just about spotting the references but it is a real popcorn sugar rush thrill ride. you can tell spielberg loves the avatar world he has created. and you get emotionally engaged with the characters. it would be easy this to become just a technical exercise, when you spot the references and look at the visuals but you care

about the story, the story makes sense and believe me if the story is set in a computer game and makes sense to me, it will make sense to anyone! i went in, with trepidation and i watched everything with a huge smile, i laughed, i was excited, swept along by the action. i loved the constant pop culture references, some i got, some i didn't, it didn't make a difference. i thought, it is a really great popcorn candyfloss film making by a master who understands how to do this and who obviously has created many of the pop culture references to which this film refers. self—referential but in a way that didn't distance me from it, i would not have anticipated that. that is our easter viewing sorted!