the headlines: 12 million people in the uk have now received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but the government says it has no plans to introduce "vaccine passports". of course, you have the evidence that you have been vaccinated held by your gp. and if other countries require you to show proof of that evidence, then that is obviously up to those countries. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine offers limited protection against mild disease caused by the south african variant of covid—19, but scientists say it will still help to beat the pandemic. we may not be reducing the total number of cases, but there's still protection, in that case, against deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease. a himalayan glacier collapses, sending a wall of water and rock down river in northern india. at least nine people have died and officials say up to 200 people are unaccounted for.

heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the south—east of england in the coming hours, with weather warnings issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. we will of course keep you up—to—date on all of the weather situation and any developments on the storms that are coming here on bbc news- — now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. ill—man ireland give everything, but wales cling on — the opening weekend of the six nations comes to a dramatic close. has their crown slipped from their grip? champions liverpool, well beaten by manchester city in the day's big premier league game. and bess is best — england have india right

where they want them after day three of the first test. good evening, hope you're all warm and out of the icy blast. a fascinating day of sporting action for those of you who have chosen to spend the day on the sofa. starting with six nations and there was drama at the principality stadium. wales managed to cling on to beat iii—man ireland who weren't going down without a fight. our sports correnpondent joe wilson was watching. in place of 7a,000 voices, just 15. well, cardiff can never be empty, not for rugby. right, then.

maintaining the limits is always this sport's challenge. things look worse slowed down but watch irish player peter o'mahony. that kind of contact just can't happen. ireland, down to 14 men in the 14th minute. leigh halfpenny nudged wales in front with the boot, for a while. tackling is safest when it is aimed at the legs. johnny williams, head injury assessed and replaced. remember, it was ireland who were permanently a man down. it was ireland who were dominating the game. just before half—time, a try. but the second half began with george north deceiving the irish defence, as wales found space. the same corner, and an even better finish from louis rees—zammit. ball, line, flag, done it. five points was the winning margin and welsh relief the final emotion. joe wilson, bbc news.

relief certainly. wales were under some pressure to perform after a disappointing campaing in the autumn — head coach wayne pivac understandably pleased with how things turned out. yes, we made it hard for ourselves. very relieved obviously, happy to get off to a winning start it is round one, wejust talked get off to a winning start it is round one, we just talked about that in the changing rooms, so will take that when the can and look forward to scotland next week. we that when the can and look forward to scotland next week.— to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud _ to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of— to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the _ to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys - to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys and - to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys and the i and i'm proud of the boys and the effort _ and i'm proud of the boys and the effort and — and i'm proud of the boys and the effort and the position we put ourselves in. unfortunately it came down _ ourselves in. unfortunately it came down to— ourselves in. unfortunately it came down to a _ ourselves in. unfortunately it came down to a few mistakes at key times, wales_ down to a few mistakes at key times, wales are _ down to a few mistakes at key times, wales are a _ down to a few mistakes at key times, wales are a very good side and we only have — wales are a very good side and we only have ourselves to blame. we spoke _ only have ourselves to blame. we spoke about discipline earlier in the week— spoke about discipline earlier in the week and i think there were some key unforced errors. 10 points behind — that's the stark reality for liverpool fans this evening. they conceded four goals at home for the first time in 12 years,

as manchester city dominated them at anfield this evening and look to be pulling away in the title race. ben croucher reports. looking on from afar, jurgen klopp's liverpool are playing catch—up, manchester city are in view, for now at least. city were a step ahead, tr goat took just two minutes to at least. city were a step ahead, tr goat tookjust two minutes to show how tricky it would be from coming from behind in the title race. —— thiago took two minutes. no replays of the ar could exonerate that one. turns out gundogan just needed to get a little closer. he was not missing from there, now the chase was on a. ruben diaz got there first, only he left the ball behind and left grasping mo salah and showed gundoganjust had and left grasping mo salah and showed gundogan just had to do it. then an education in how not to do

it from a liverpool goalkeeper, handing the goal to cut cityjust when you don't want to, gundogan closer still, 2—1. if you did not catch the first time, alice and it did not learn his lesson, stirling the beneficiary at this time. when it phil foden fired a fourth, city's advantage grew. with a game in hand, they are fast moving out of sight. they are. spurs have ended their miserable run of three straight premier league defeats. harry kane was a surprise in their starting line up as they beat struggling west brom 2—0. jim lumsden reports. a sight for sore spurs ayes. harry kane back after shrugging off ankle problems. how they have missed him — losing three league matches on the bounce. west bromwich's woes are worse, one place off the bottom of the table. they have won just one in 12. kane's influence was immediately apparent, almost putting his side ahead.

they dominated in the first 45 minutes, but forced just the one save. indeed their opponents held firm. and then a rare visit to the other half almost bore fruit. spurs looked aimless without harry kane against chelsea last week, but the difference today was clear. that energised his team—mates. a few minutes later, son heung—min made it 2—0. spurs' season is back on track. but west brom's slide into the abyss is gathering pace. leicester missed the chance to go level on points with second place manchester united after battling out a goalless draw with wolves at molineaux. leicester had a great chance to snatch victory in added time butjamie vardy headed just wide. the late game sees sheffield united host chelsea. that is later this evening. the scottish premiership's bottom club, hamilton academical, snatched a late draw at home

to title—chasing rangers. steven gerrard's side weren't at their best and needed an own goalfrom hamilton to take the lead, borna barisic�*s cross turned in by brian easton. but hamilton got their equaliser in the fourth minute of injury time. ryan callachan drew them level. they're now three points behind ross county. rangers are 21 points clear of celtic at the top. there's been a couple of big shocks in the women's super league this afternoon. brighton came from behind to end chelseas 33 match unbeaten run, stretching back two years. aileen whelan equalised before megan connolly's corner went straight in. manchester united's women weren't able to take advantage and their title hopes also suffered a big blow as they lost 2—0 at home to reading. danielle carter scored the royals' second goal. they'd wonjust one of their previous 10 league games. england have been piling the pressure on india in the first test — four wickets for dom bess meant india finished day three 321 runs behind.

adam wild rounds up the action. before the play, the plotting. this was england planning an all—round team performance. first with the bat and adding as many possible to their already impressive total. this helped them towards 578 before the clatter of wickets signalled the start of phase two of the day's plan. england's bowlers taking early wickets. here wasjofra archer, right on schedule. at lunch, england on top and still revising that strategy. dom bess showing exactly how he intends to trap them. isn't it great when a plan comes together? but you cannot always bank on brilliance, except perhaps when it comes tojoe root. already inspirational with the bat, this catch was quite magnificent. if anything, that spurred india on.

this approach was less subtle but effective. but nothing can save a batsman from sheer bad luck. this shot ricocheted into the hands of an england fielder. eventually one risk too many, out for 91. india ending still more than 300 behind. another good day for england, off to plot another tomorrow. adam wild, bbc news. a good day for england, a good day therejohn bess. on the field anyway. period is in the press conference minding his own business answering the questions when he has bashed on the head by the advertising. luckily no damage.

let's round up some of today's other sports stories. british number one dan evans has won his first atp title. he beat canada's felix auger—aliassime in straight sets in the murray river open final in melbourne. evans will play fellow brit cameron norrie in the first round of the australian open on tuesday. dustinjohnson won the saudi international on the european tour. the world number one shot a final round of 68 to finish two shots ahead of the chasing pack. england'sjustin rose was joint second on 13 under. exeter have narrowed the gap on leaders bristol to just two points at the top of rugby union's premiership with a 15—9 victory at newcastle. exeter ran in two tries including this one from alex cuthbert. and debutant kyle mayers scored a stunning 210 not out as west indies achieved the fifth highest successful run chase in test history. they chased down 395 to beat bangladesh by three wickets, with 15 balls remaining in the first test in chittagong. finally, we are a matter of hours

away from the super bowl. its the kansas city chiefs taking on tampa bay buccaneers, who will be playing in their own stadium. the bucs are led by the veteran tom brady, who will be aiming to win his seventh title at the age of a3. former bucs star ryan russel says the event, even in the pandemic, will still be something special. he's been speaking to nesta mcgregor. the super bowl weekend is huge, the anticipation and just waiting to see the best of the best go at it on the biggest platform in the world is awesome. i have an allegiance to tampa bay, i play for them, awesome. i have an allegiance to tampa bay, i play forthem, i awesome. i have an allegiance to tampa bay, i play for them, i know a lot of guys on that team, but i also have good buddies on the chiefs, so it is a win win for me. either way it is a win win for me. either way it goes, we will see good football. we will not see you sit on the fence. if you have all the career earnings, tampa bay or chiefs? i

can't bear it against tom brady —— bet against tom brady, so i will give the buccaneers. i think the city of tampa has a loyal fan base, to be the first team to have a team in their and host a home at super bowl game is amazing, i note they are going crazy, whether it is at home, quarantining and socially distanced, that city really deserves it and i'm glad they got it. tom brady has _ it and i'm glad they got it. tom brady has been _ it and i'm glad they got it. tom brady has been playing - it and i'm glad they got it. tom brady has been playing for 21 seasons, and you know what it feels like, can you put that into context for anyone who doesn't knowjust how much of a toll that must�*ve taken on this man? much of a toll that must've taken on this man? ., :: , this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like — this man? there are in their mid-20s

who are like i — this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like i don't _ this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like i don't know— this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like i don't know how - this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like i don't know how i - this man? there are in their mid-20s who are like i don't know howl can i who are like i don't know how i can do this. and tom brady are saying i want to play till at least a5, it is insane. you see guys, if you are to see us after the game, they have to do the game on monday, how are these guys are going to do it? everything hurts, you feel sore, you feel it may be twice your age and then use all of week to get ready to do it again on sunday and repeat the cycle. tom brady is doing something thatis cycle. tom brady is doing something that is unheard of, you can't even start to think about chasing that legacy because he is not done. he is still playing at the highest level, doing things like going to the super bowl, so it is mind blowing, it has never been done before. flan bowl, so it is mind blowing, it has never been done before.— never been done before. can tom brad do never been done before. can tom brady do it _ never been done before. can tom brady do it again? _ never been done before. can tom brady do it again? step _ never been done before. can tom brady do it again? step for - never been done before. can tom brady do it again? step for the i brady do it again? step for the super bowl which is on bbc later tonight. that's all from sportsday. next on the news channel it's the film review.

hello and welcome to the film review with me mark kermode, reminding you that while cinemas may be closed, there is still plenty of new movies to enjoy in the comfort and safety of your own home. in grimur hakonarson�*s deadpan 2015 gem, rams, two feuding sheep—farming brothers in a secluded icelandic valley are forced into common enterprise when scrapie threatens their ancestral stock. look at you, my dearies, you are beautiful. you are beautiful.

but you're the best.