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let's take you through the headlines. scotland made a strong start to their campaign, picking up a bonus point against italy... blair kinghorn scored scotland's first six nations hat—trick for 30 years during that match — but he's been left on the bench for saturday's test against defending champions ireland. gregor townsend insists he's done nothing wrong. but he wants sean maitland and his experience in the side to take on ireland. maitland has been given the recall after recovering from an injury. townsend admitted kinghorn was disappointed, but says maitland is better equipped for the ireland test. ireland themselves need to bounce back from that defeat to england on saturday... joe schmidt has made five changes to that side — most of them due to injuries picked up in that match. the biggest news is that rob kearney comes in at full—back in place of robbie henshaw who has picked up a knock in training. wales have made a whopping 10 changes to the side that won that
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epic battle in paris last friday. centre jonathan davis will captain his country for the first time when they travel to rome to face italy, while regular skipper alun wynjones is on the bench. a number of their big names are being rested — george north among them and wing jonah holmes, flankers thomas young and aaron wainwright and scrum—half aled davies will all make their first six nations starts. now, the bbc has been given exclusive access to wetherby young offenders institute where they're using football to help improve behaviour. with more than 230 boys — it's the biggest young offenders facility in the country. violence has been a problem but staff say sport is making a big difference. emma glasbey reports. boysis boys is young as 15 are locked up here. wetherby young offenders institute is where the most vulnerable and challenging young
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people are held. there is still a problem with violence but they are finding new ways to try and make it safer. this is the biggest young offenders institute in the country, more than 230 boys here. the last inspection fan behaviour is improving and it seems sport is playing a big part in that. a cold early morning training session. just metres away from the prison wings. for the past year coaches from guiseley football club have been working with the teenage inmates. that football is getting better and so that football is getting better and so is their attitude and behaviour. you have to keep good behaviour, negative behaviour you get taken off. it is good because it is something different, something i did not think town here. it is positive, not think town here. it is positive, not like the negative stuff. you put everything behind you and play football when you come here. how did
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you feel better before coming here, it isa you feel better before coming here, it is a challenge. a bit unsure to be honest working on a present. as a coach, it can be challenge sometimes andi coach, it can be challenge sometimes and i thought i would give a go. ever since the first time i walked in here, i wanted to come back. if you can get someone in here, i wanted to come back. if you can get someone elbow of guidance and help, they can take that away with them. it is magic what the poke and do four people. the last time inspectors came to wetherby defined improvement and education and training and by spending more time out of their sails but the violence has been increasing. the government —— the governor admits it is a work in process. we have training in resolution, working with boys who do not get on with whether —— with one another. the sports helps, any exercise helps with health and well— being and improves exercise helps with health and well—being and improves mental health which is a great benefit to reducing violence. some of the boys
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will only leave here to move to aduu will only leave here to move to adult prison but some will be released to hopefully start again. this is just released to hopefully start again. this isjust one released to hopefully start again. this is just one step to help them find a new path. positive story about the power of sport and here is another one. now, if running one marathon is hard, try running seven, in seven days, across seven continents. fewer than 200 people have completed the world marathon challenge. and the women's record for the event has just been smashed by britain's susannah gill. after the most gruelling week possible she finished in florida early this morning. just to warn you there's some flash photography towards the end of nick parrott‘s report. it was an adventure which started at the bottom of the world and ended with susannah gill finishing at the top of it. it requires great physical strength to finish at
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miami. these were tears of relief after days of paint. what a week. not only have i ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents, i have won it with a new world record in the process so has been the most incredible experience. in the process so has been the most incredible experiencelj in the process so has been the most incredible experience. i never knew i could do this. the race is one of extremes. 32 competitors got under way for the most inhospitable conditions. —35 centigrade in antarctica when the —— where keeping warm alone running with the struggle. she won injust warm alone running with the struggle. she won in just under four hours. two days later on the third marathon in australia, the runners we re marathon in australia, the runners were having to cope with 35 degrees heat. the travel was just as demanding, in the airfor 63 hours, the equivalent distance of twice around the world and they burned 5000 calories a day. i find the last
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—— the first few days were fine but the last few races i have struggled to find enough hours in the data get enough energy to keep going. those demands would tackle any elite athlete but susannah has a dayjob and only started running ten years ago. ijust wanted and only started running ten years ago. i just wanted to and only started running ten years ago. ijust wanted to run their london marathon which is something a lot of people aspire to because it isa lot of people aspire to because it is a fantastic event. i wanted to do again. i have been around the world but i never envisaged doing this, it was such a dream. it is such a wonderful challenge. i am just thinking about what to do next. i am just thinking about what to do next. she has done more than i ever will. fa ncy she has done more than i ever will. fancy that? me neither. me neither. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye.
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hello there. our areas of low pressure coming in thick and fast. wednesday night and into thursday, strong winds across england and wales, courtesy of this low—pressure, the centre of which is now knocking on the door of denmark. in the west we had the next area of low pressure, this is storm erik, named by the irish forecasters. it isa named by the irish forecasters. it is a big system which means strong winds will be affecting a larger area of the united kingdom. 0utbreaks area of the united kingdom. outbreaks of rain as well. that dream will arrive this evening, initially across northern ireland, western scotland and western wales. the winds will pick up overnight, coming from the south—west which means it will be a mild night. temperatures around nine or 10 degrees in south—west england, warmer than it should be for the time of year. with the strong winds,
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across northern ireland and west scotland, that is where the strongest ones will be with gusts of 30 miles an hour and we could see branches being brought down from trees. that is the risk of transport disruption and speed restriction on scottish bridges. blustery as the rain sweeps eastwards across england and wales, followed by sunshine and blustery showers in the west. temperature wise, it will be another mild day. feeling cold are given the strength of the when. the ones continued to be strong on friday night. across northern england and northern wales. we could get gusts of 30 mercenary. very blustery conditions continue into saturday. 0ther outbreaks of rain mounting up across northern scotland where 20 to 30 millimetres from the system and 60 over the mountains brings concern
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for localised flooding. we can see rain returning to the south—west as well. there will be sunshine and between the range. strong went through friday and into saturday. there is the risk of local disruption and flood risk for the far north of scotland. surely for the next few days. turning colder, low pressure in the far side but thatis low pressure in the far side but that is uncertain and next week will be dry. you're watching beyond 100 days. democrats in the house launch a massive investigation into president trump's campaign, business, foreign relations — into pretty much everything. he hits back with a string of angry tweets — accusing the opposition of presidential harassment. adam schiff, the democrat in charge, has raised the prospect of russian money laundering through the trump organisation. mr trump calls him a political hack. virginia markets itself as the state for lovers. but with its politics
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in a real mess, the new york post has another idea. also on the programme. a un special rapporteur investigating the killing of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi says it was a premeditated murder by saudi officials, which demands the world's urgent attention.

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