call-up. he has worked england call-up. he has worked harder than anyone i know in staying fit and wanting to improve himself. i see it in the lows he has been through and others through injury, then working hard to try and get back. it is phenomenal to watch and to be involved in and to see the other side of how hard they work, to get to where they want to get to. alongside the personal training, alex has refound his love for the game, currently helping to keep worthing top of the premier division. he remains passionate about not only helping professional athletes but sharing his expertise with anyone willing to work hard. everyone are not athletes but it ta kes everyone are not athletes but it takes hard work to get there so it is always myjob to try and keep the general population motivated to get

to where they want to get. let's rattle through some of tuesday's other top sports stories: wasps director of rugby is stepping down for an undisclosed period. their form has been patchy in recent months — ninth in the premiership, out of europe. lee blackett will replace him as interim head coach. kyren wilson made his second career 1—4—7 break as he beat jackson page in the opening round of the welsh open snooker. his maximum came in the very first frame. ronnie o'sullivan took little over an hour to book his place in the second round — four 50 plus breaks in a 4—1 win over zhang jiankang. mark allen and ricky walden also won today. it's been a difficult few months for uk athletics, dealing with senior resignations and criticism over their handling of the alberto salazar scandal — the former coach of mo farah, found guilty of doping violations. well, uk sport, who oversee

governance and investment of sports in the country, have now launched its own review into athletics governing body. our sports news reporter, laura scott, told me earlier exactly why it was needed. as you might remember, uk athletics has been per set by problems in recent months, most notably with a scandal involving mo farah‘s former coach. he was banned for four years for doping violations, and that issue led to the resignation of uk athletic‘s performance director followed by safeguarding issues surrounding the incoming chief executive. so all of this has led to a perceived crisis of uk athletics and reputational damage that uk sport are keen to address. uk athletics is one of the best funded sports in the uk, receiving £27 million of public money, and what is clear from this is that uk sport wa nt to clear from this is that uk sport want to make sure the governing body

is fit for the future. so what exactly for this review look into? at the start, it will look into broader issues such as governance, culture and strategy within uk athletics, and then from then that work will be done in april time and will then lead into more focused work that could incorporate specific reviews into particular issues. this will work alongside reviews that uk athletics have already undertaken into the likely oregon project issue and safeguarding, but what is clear from today's announcement is that uk sport did not see those internal reviews are sufficient and that is why they have taken this action. as you saw from stuart's report earlier, and, well, just look outside the window in the next few days and it's not exactly playing outside weather. but even if it's warm and sunny, how safe is it to let your kids play outside? a new study of more than 90 sites across england have found more than a quarter have dangerous levels of air pollution that

could harm the next generation of professional athlete. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, reports. these children are exercising in the heart of britain's great sporting legacy, east london, little more than a mile from the olympic park. but what are they breathing? nearly every sports ground in london surveyed by breathe gb breached world health organization limits on air pollution. there are dangerous levels in other cities too. it is an awareness young people are growing up with. cars let out lots of pollution and like planes and stuff. when i was walking, like, once, i was breathing and then i felt like... because i was breathing normal and then something felt, like, different to the air i was breathing in. it goes into your lungs and it's so bad for you, because it can, like, destroy your lungs and your breathing. air pollution is impacting on our children's lungs, and it especially impacts on growing lungs. children where i work have a 10%

reduced lung capacity as a result of air pollution, so it seems sort of counterintuitive that we are asking our kids to go outside and exercise when we know that it might be affecting them in terms of asthma, in terms of respiratory illness and also, overall, in terms of reducing their lung capacity long—term. well, last year, the government announced new plans to tackle air pollution, acknowledging that it harms children and shortens lives. the government also wants to bring as many major sporting events to the uk as it can. in 2022, the commonwealth games will be staged in birmingham. well, the new report found dangerous levels of air pollution right alongside the main venue for those games. is the commitment to sport matched by a commitment to the environment? the government have been committing to meet world health organization limits on air pollution and to make those legal limits for the uk, which is great, it's what we want, but there is no target attached to that. so what we know is this is damaging

children's health now, we need urgent action. so we want the government to commit to meeting world health organization limits by 2030. nobody wants to stop young people doing sport. any exercise is good exercise. and sunny february days are there to be seized. but it is equally self—evident that, to make young people fit for life, their air must be fit to breathe. and just a reminder of our top story on sportsday. manchester united have applied to introduce a safe standing area in old trafford — a move welcomed by supporters. you're up to date from sportsday. don't forget to join katie for our late programme at 10:30pm. lots more as always on the website and app too. from us for now, enjoy the rest of your evening.

more now and the government's green light for hs2. boris johnson more now and the government's green light for hs2. borisjohnson says there is a case for high—speed rail connecting london to birmingham and eventually leads to manchester. borisjohnson eventually leads to manchester. boris johnson today eventually leads to manchester. borisjohnson today emphasised the importance of the project. this is a fantastic project for the country. it delivers massive increased capacity for rail and allows us to go forward and develop northern powerhouse rail which is exactly what is needed, you need connectivity east—west in the north, you cannot make sense of that without hs2. this is also an opportunity for us to do the big local projects needed to be done, so

we are investing massively in buses, 4000 new buses, british made, zero carbon, beautiful british buses all over the place, and they are crucial for people's connectivity, making a huge difference to people's lives plus a huge investment in cycling and about a billion going in to cycle highways, making sure is —— making sure cycling is safe and attractive. we will also have a lot ofa attractive. we will also have a lot of a roads coming forwards, you will hear what will happen with bypasses and roundabouts. all those are designed to help the productivity the whole of of the uk. they only work if you do it together with a big improvement in working in the spine of the uk. you need to link up the north and the south better to

address capacity and enable us to do the big east west link of northern powerhouse rail. so we need to see them both together. andy berman -- burnham says he is cautious about the government's plans. burnham says he is cautious about the government's planslj burnham says he is cautious about the government's plans. i listen very closely to what the prime minister had to say, and it is clear that he is listening to what i and other leaders have been saying, the case i made at the weekend for a new integrated east—west and north—south railway for the north of england. so as far as what he said, i welcome that. we have got good headlines but not so much detail underneath them and there are a number of issues now i will press the government on if we are to get a new railway for the north of england to a reasonable timescale that is on the right route

and delivers the right solution to manchester piccadilly. are you concerned that it appears to be under review in terms of cost? yes. ijust will under review in terms of cost? yes. i just will never accept a gold—plated railway between london and birmingham and some kind of silver—plated second—class option for the north of england. so we will watch this very closely. but i see this as a positive because we have argued for a long time now that while we support hs2 in principle we have not had the right solution of manchester piccadilly because hs2 was designed in the north—south straitjacket and never allowed the right east—west solution. i prioritise east—west over north—south. that is the investment the northern public most want to see. now we have got a chance to rethink manchester piccadilly and create an east—west railway that is right for the 2ist—century, and if

that review allows that to happen, that review allows that to happen, that will be a very positive step. we will have much more on this subject including debate involving those who are less keen on hs2 just after the eight o'clock news, but now look at the weather. we have seen further snow showers affecting the uk particular northern areas. the strong winds at times have been causing drifting of the snow, ca ptu red causing drifting of the snow, captured earlier in the day around the staffordshire moors. overnight, further snow piling on across scotland, even down to low levels, but the largest accumulations will be in the hills with hazardous driving conditions here. over northern ireland and northern england, more snow, things turning icy for a time. large towns and cities stay frost free but it will feel cold. if we look at the pressure chance for wednesday, we still have those north—westerly winds bringing snow showers into the northern part of the uk but then a ridge moves in for a time across

western areas. although we start off with showers falling in scotland, the showers will tend to die away at least at a time in northern ireland and for much of england and wales, so it should be a drier day overall with more sunshine particularly in the afternoon. temperatures round about 8—9dc across southern parts of the uk, 3-4 about 8—9dc across southern parts of the uk, 3—4 in scotland, still feeling cold here particularly when you factor in the strength of the wince, then later in the day cloud thickens in the south—west, the next weather system brings a band of rain pushing north—eastwards across the country, snow for a time across the hills and may be down to lower levels for a time. that is something we are keeping an eye on. another cold day across scotland on thursday, further south temperatures rising a few degrees. for friday, it looks like we will see another band of rain coming through, the rain a lwa ys of rain coming through, the rain always at its heaviest across

scotland, localised flooding across southern scotland given that the weather has been very wet here recently, but the recent england the rain will not amounted to much. and then for the weekend, another weekend and another weekend with a name storm, this one is called storm tennis, bringing strong winds. the winds could gust up to 60 have a 70 mph, enough to cause disruption, then the heavy rain causing localised flooding building in as well. another weekend of disruption starting on saturday.

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