tv BBC News at One BBC News February 9, 2021 1:00pm-1:31pm GMT
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tough new sanctions for anyone failing to observe new rules for travellers coming to england from abroad the measures include a maximum £10,000 fine for flouting hotel quarantine rules — and up to ten years in prison for anyone hiding the fact they've been to a high—risk country i make no apologies for the strength of these measures.— of these measures. because we are deafinu of these measures. because we are dealing with — of these measures. because we are dealing with one _ of these measures. because we are dealing with one of— of these measures. because we are dealing with one of the _ of these measures. because we are dealing with one of the strongest i dealing with one of the strongest threats to our public health that we face as a nation. there are also fines for any traveller failing to take two coronavirus tests during their quarantine period. also this lunchtime... donald trump on trial — again. the first ever impeachment of a former president gets underway in a few hours' time
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# you can't hurry love # no, you'lljust have to wait.# a supreme talent — mary wilson, of the 1960's motown trio, has died at the age of 76 the brexit effect — empty shelves and no custard creams for the brits in belgium doesn't matter. does not matter. you do not need the umpire when the stumps are cartwheeling out of the ground. and jimmy anderson inspires england to a famous win in india. and coming up on bbc news, johanna konta's australian 0pen hopes are over. the british number one forced to retire from her opening—round match.
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good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last few minutes, the health secretary matt hancock has announced a series of strict new border measures for england to attempt to prevent people bringing new variants of the virus into the country. including fines of up to £10,000 for those who fail to quarantine in hotels when travelling into enngland. he also said travellers will face up to ten years in prison for anyone hiding the fact they've been to any of the 33 designated high—risk countries. mr hancock also said people arriving here will be required to take two tests — failure to do so will also lead to big fines. the measures will come into force on monday though critics have said tough measures should have come in sooner. here's theo leggett. travel into the uk is about to get even tougher and the rules even more complicated. passengers already need
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to test negative for covid—i9 before they can even get on a plane, train orferry, now rivals in england will have to take further tests during their ten days in isolation. the first after two days in the second after eight days which they will have to pay for. the first test will be used to identify not only whether someone is carrying the virus but also whether they've been infected with a new variant. we also whether they've been infected with a new variant.— with a new variant. we will be -auttin with a new variant. we will be putting in _ with a new variant. we will be putting in place _ with a new variant. we will be putting in place tough - with a new variant. we will be putting in place tough fines i with a new variant. we will be | putting in place tough fines for people who do not comply, this includes a £1000 penalty for any international rival who fails to take a mandatory test, £2000 penalty to any international arrival who fails to take the second mandatory test as well as automatically extending their quarantine period to 14 extending their quarantine period to 1a days. the extending their quarantine period to 14 da s. ., ., , extending their quarantine period to 14 da s. ., ., ., , 14 days. the government has already said from next _ 14 days. the government has already said from next week _ 14 days. the government has already said from next week people - 14 days. the government has already said from next week people arriving l said from next week people arriving in england, wales and northern ireland from a so—called red list of countries seen as being high risk, will have to spend their isolation period in quarantine hotels at own expense. and scotland plans to make
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all international arrivals undergo hotel quarantine. these measures taken together are designed to prevent potentially dangerous new variants of covid—19 getting a foothold in the uk. variants of covid-19 getting a foothold in the uk.— variants of covid-19 getting a foothold in the uk. testing before fliuht is foothold in the uk. testing before flight is used _ foothold in the uk. testing before flight is used to _ foothold in the uk. testing before flight is used to make _ foothold in the uk. testing before flight is used to make sure - foothold in the uk. testing before flight is used to make sure that i flight is used to make sure that people on that flight are not transmitting to one another, that's one issue related to testing. another is testing after people arrive and if they are tested faithfully after they arrive and then 58 days later, they can determine whether they were infected in the previous week or so. so it's very important that these testing strategies are used for the right purpose. but strategies are used for the right --urose. �* ., ., purpose. but for the travel industry. _ purpose. but for the travel industry, it's _ purpose. but for the travel industry, it's another- purpose. but for the travel i industry, it's another severe purpose. but for the travel - industry, it's another severe blow. what we need is some sort of consistency and measures across the globe but consistent is very important and also instead of assuming an entire country is infected, we need to figure out how we move to a risk based on individuals so we are in favour of testing, testing is good but we are
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not in favour of blanket quarantine. meanwhile, some passengers are complaining the existing rules simply aren't being enforced properly. sharon says when she arrived at heathrow from south africa last night, she passed through the airport without any checks at all. i through the airport without any checks at all.— through the airport without any checks at all. i was in the arrivals hall within _ checks at all. i was in the arrivals hall within ten _ checks at all. i was in the arrivals hall within ten minutes, - checks at all. i was in the arrivals hall within ten minutes, to - checks at all. i was in the arrivals hall within ten minutes, to spend all this money going around testing people who may have the south african strain and i could be incubating it. iwas african strain and i could be incubating it. i was very saddened because of what we are going through because of what we are going through because of what we are going through because of how desperate our situation is.— because of how desperate our situation is. ., , , , situation is. the government insists it will now enforce _ situation is. the government insists it will now enforce the _ situation is. the government insists it will now enforce the rules - situation is. the government insists it will now enforce the rules with i situation is. the government insists it will now enforce the rules with a i it will now enforce the rules with a firm hand, not only with fines but also a possible ten year prison sentence are those who lie about where they are travelling from. theo leggett, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. there's been lots of criticism of the government �*s border policy, and we heard some of it there but the government is getting tough. i think that's riuht. government is getting tough. i think that's right. for _ government is getting tough. i think that's right. for months _ government is getting tough. i think that's right. for months we've -
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government is getting tough. i think that's right. for months we've been| that's right. for months we've been asking questions about whether tougher measures should have been brought in earlier, whether the restrictions in place go far enough and as you heard at the end of that piece, whether they are being enforced strictly enough. i think we are starting to see some pretty strict rules being brought in by ministers. the possibility of a ten yearjail ministers. the possibility of a ten year jail sentence ministers. the possibility of a ten yearjail sentence for ministers. the possibility of a ten year jail sentence for not following the quarantine rules is quite significant. the view in government at the moment is the number of cases in the uk goes down as there are signs that lockdown is working stop the last thing you want to do is bring new variants into the country which complicate efforts to roll out the vaccine or potentially make it harder to get on top of the virus. that's why at this stage, we are seeing these stricter rules being brought in. i suppose the question of the moment is will they apply to many people? the answer is no because you should only be travelling for essential reasons,
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the fact that thousands of pounds potentially of extra costs for people is being brought in, is designed to put people off travelling unless they have to. there's also the question however of how long this will last. we know the scientists expect new variants to p0p up scientists expect new variants to pop up over the next few months, we know different countries are at different stages of the vaccine programme, and lockdown, so i suspect many will ask the question today. just how long are these measures going to be in place? thank ou. scientists from the world health organization have said that the theory that covid—19 leaked from a laboratory in the chinese city of wuhan is "extremely unlikely." they were presenting their findings after visiting a number of locations in wuhan to investigate the origins of the virus. the team said they believe the most likely cause of the first outbreak was the virusjumping from an "intermediary host species" to human beings.
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let's speak now to our correspondent in wuhan, stephen mcdonell. the scientists were quite decisive in their findings?— the scientists were quite decisive in their findings? yes, absolutely. the have in their findings? yes, absolutely. they have looked _ in their findings? yes, absolutely. they have looked at _ in their findings? yes, absolutely. they have looked at four - in their findings? yes, absolutely. j they have looked at four theories, the first, that coronavirus came from one type of animal into human beings. second, it went animal, animal, human. three, came from frozen services, perhaps frozen seafood. four, it's as a result of a laboratory leak. 0n seafood. four, it's as a result of a laboratory leak. on that fourth one, they say don't waste any more time and money on this because it's highly unlikely, in fact, they've found no evidence that whatsoever. they like the second theory, animal, animal, human and that's where they are saying most of the effort should now go, they are recommending a much greater global integration of scientific databases and more study into the survivability of this virus on frozen services. they are saying
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it can move long distances on say frozen seafood, further than we thought but they are not sure if that could actually infect people although it can travel over a large distance. they will write up their final report and their trip here has come to an end, from tomorrow, they will start flying home.— will start flying home. stephen, many thanks- — new figures show that deaths from coronavirus in care homes are continuing to rise — but at a slower rate than in previous weeks. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt is here. alison, tell us more about what is happening. alison, tell us more about what is happening-— alison, tell us more about what is haueninu. , , ., happening. these figures from the o- osite happening. these figures from the opposite national— happening. these figures from the opposite national statistics - happening. these figures from the opposite national statistics remain j opposite national statistics remain rather bleak. they show the impact of the second wave of the virus on care homes, despite all the protective measures which have been put in place in recent months. there is a time lag so we are looking at the last full week of january. during that week, the deaths of 2505 care home residents were registered
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as involving covid—19. that's the fourth highest level since the start of the pandemic. but it's significantly below the high levels we were seeing at the end of last april. it means that nearly 36,000 care home residents have died during the pandemic either in care homes or hospitals. and this latest weekly figure, it's 6% above the figure last week. that suggests there is a slowing down of the increase because the previous two macro weeks, we were seeing figures of 38% increase, so the there is a little bit of hope. in addition, figures from the care quality commission and also a drop in numbers of outbreaks in care homes, offer hope this could be the peak. also, we got the vaccine wrung out so the hope will be that will be kicking in and making a difference. and certainly for the relatives of people living in care homes, they
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are already saying that there needs to be a plan for allowing proper visiting, they've sent a letter to the prime minister calling for a march the 1st to be the date when care homes start to open up again. alison, many thanks. the police in myanmar have tried to disperse protesters gathered for a fourth day to express their anger at last week's army coup. 0fficers fired rubber bullets in the capital, naypyidaw. there are unconfirmed reports that live ammunition was also used. water cannon was deployed and, elsewhere, tear gas. some protesters were detained. the second impeachment trial of donald trump begins today in the us senate. the former president is charged with "inciting insurrection" in a speech to supporters ahead of the deadly riot at the us capitol just over a month ago. his lawyers say the trial is unconstitutional, and insist he was not responsible. barbara plett usher looks at what we can expect from the trial.
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shouting. for the first time in modern history, america's peaceful transfer of power was shaken. the capitol stormed by armed supporters of the president to stop congress from declaring his election defeat. the ragged insurrection jolted lawmakers into action. members of the lower chamber, including some republicans, charged donald trump with inciting the riots. we fight like hell and if you don't fight like hell, you're _ not going to have i a country any more. president trump used fiery language that day, his lawyers say he was simply exercising his right to free speech. we are going to walkl down to the capitol... but democrats plan to use his own words against him. crowd: take the capitol! they say the evidence is all out there. live streamed and live tweeted. shouting. fight for trump. and they will present it in vivid
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colour for the nation to see. no one will be able to avert their gaze from what mr trump said and did, and the consequences of his actions. singing. five people died during the riot. here, a memorial service for a capitol police officer who was killed. and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle feared for their lives. and then, ijust start to hear these yells of "where is she? "where is she?" like hell i'm going to let a bunch of domestic terrorists interfere with ourjob to protect and defend the constitution. do you solemnly swear... it looks almost certain that senate republicans won't vote to convict. 0n the day they were sworn in asjurors, most of them backed mr trump, calling the trial unconstitutional. democrats are wasting the nation's time on a partisan vendetta against a man no longer in office. the man may have left the white house but he's still a power broker in the party with a tight grip on the grass roots. and he's not coming back here to testify.
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to this fortress capitol, still under heavy guard to protect members of congress. republicans are clearly eager to turn this unhappy page and move on. but democrats are determined to hold donald trump to account, for the history books, if nothing else. barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. gary 0'donoghue is in washington. gary, is the result of this trial a foregone conclusion? i gary, is the result of this trial a foregone conclusion?— foregone conclusion? i think it - re foregone conclusion? i think it pretty much — foregone conclusion? i think it pretty much is- _ foregone conclusion? i think it pretty much is. we _ foregone conclusion? i think it pretty much is. we are - foregone conclusion? i think it pretty much is. we are not - foregone conclusion? i think it - pretty much is. we are not expecting 17 republicans to break ranks, that's what it would take to convicted donald trump. at the end of this week at the beginning of next. nevertheless, it is going to be incredibly dramatic as the senate relives the day that insurrection around the capital, the attack on the capital. the insurrection the democrats say was caused by donald trump �*s words. his lawyer will
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argue it's unconstitutional to try a former president, he is now a private citizen, he is simply not in the jurisdiction of the senate. they will also argue he was exercising his free speech and that even when he talks about fighting and fighting like hell for your country, he was just talking figuratively at that time, they say. they will also say he hasn't been given due process, bearing in mind he was impeached just a week after the riot here at the capital. but as you say, the outcome is likely to be that he will be acquitted but don't believe i think, for one minute, as is donald trump �*s swan song. i think there are clear indications he plans to have a political life long after this impeachment trial. gary, many thanks. and there is lots more on the iplayer about this story, including our correspondent aleem maqbool�*s special programme america: storming the capitol. go to bbc.co/iplayer. mary wilson, one of the original members of the supremes, has died aged 76.
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the all—female group, which included diana ross, was known for hits such as baby love and you can't hurry love, and its music became a defining sound of the 1960s. after leaving the supremes, mary wilson continued as a concert performer, and became more involved in political activism. david sillito looks back at her life. # 0oh, need to hold you...# mary wilson. the supremes. ba by love. # set me free why don't you, babe...# you keep me hangin' 0n. # i remember mama said...# you can't hurry love. they were a motown hit machine. five number—one singles in a row. #..it�*s a game of give and take...# mary wilson had formed the group with herfriend, florence ballard, when they were teenagers. then they werejoined by a neighbour, diana ross. and then, they headed to the office of motown, in detroit.
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every day, after school, we would catch the bus to motown, sit on the steps. eventually, we got into the lobby. we'd sit in the lobby. and every day, we'd do that until eventually, they signed us. we pestered them — to death! i am just so thrilled because so much has happened to me in the month of february... 60 years on, her death is a shock. she posted this only a few days ago, talking about her plans for the future. and one of her friends received a gift from her just hours before hearing the sad news. today, i actually got a late christmas gift in the mail from her. and when i went online to say thank you, you know, text her thank you, and it also popped up that she had passed, and when i tell you i'm really still in shock. i've got, like, a knot in my chest now. just very, very sad. the world's lost a great entertainer. the head of motown records,
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berry gordy, said today, "i was extremely shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of a major member of the motown family. mary wilson, of the supremes. she was a trailblazer, diva and will be deeply missed." diana ross offered her condolences and wrote of the many wonderful memories of their time together. of course, it wasn't always perfect harmony in the supremes. the decision to rename the group diana ross & the supremes was a sign of who was being groomed for stardom. mary and new member cindy birdsong didn't even get to sing on this recording. # love child, never meant to be...# but mary wilson stayed with the supremes until the group came to an end and, over the years, she continued to perform, she wrote, she campaigned for performers�* rights. and she was looking forward to celebrating the 60th anniversary of the supremes — a memory of the era of civil rights, when the charts were ruled by three successful, confident, glamorous black women. as mary wilson said, yes,
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she was the dreamgirl. mary wilson, who has died at the age of 76. the time is 13:19. our top story this lunchtime: tough new sanctions are announced for anyone failing to observe new rules for travellers coming to england from abroad. and still to come: a mixed day in the tennis for the british hopefuls. we'll get the latest on day two of the australian open. coming up on bbc news: england seal a memorable test win over india, thanks to a brilliant spell of bowling from james anderson on the final day in chennai, with three wickets helping his side to a 227—run victory. digestive biscuits, scones and clotted cream — some of the british classics which many ex—pats rely on when they're abroad. but now british supermarkets in some eu countries are running out of these essentials —
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because of post—brexit bureaucracy at the dover—calais border. the supply issue is affecting stores in gibraltar, france and in belgium. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is based in brussels, and he's popped into his local store to see what's going on. stone manor, on the outside of brussels, hasn't had a single delivery of food from the uk in five weeks. they've been overwhelmed by the amount of paperwork needed to bring the products through customs in france. resulting in this. digestive biscuits are missing. popcorn is missing. walkers shortbread is missing. 0ats are missing. there's various cheese and milk in the fridge. the fridge is empty and we're even down to the last scone.
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there are two lorryloads of goods worth tens of thousands of pounds waiting in the uk. since britain left the eu, all this produce now needs a separate customs code, so it's clear for travel, covering everything from cakes to crisps and meat to marmalade. that means hundreds of forms. the store's manager says they're struggling to account for everything. our main delivery is still unconfirmed. so if that doesn't come in, then it looks as if we may have to close for a longer period of time until we can guarantee supplies, you can't have a supermarket running with no stock on the shelves. the british government says it's long warned of the changes to come and described these issues as short—term problems, but it's more than that for this company. and we're not talking about shipping all the products in one truck, we're shipping hundreds of products on one truck and each product will need a different set of paperwork to go along with it. customers have been coming here
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for 39 years, a guaranteed way of getting british items abroad. we have always come here to essentially, i i suppose, get sort of a little bit of home—grown things! - where you have sort of the flavour of home, if you like, _ and the feel of home. it's all the stuff you miss. it's the stuff, when you go back home, that you want to bring back, it's the stuff of your childhood. it's the stuff of necessity, bleach. and normally, iwould buy a big boxful, this is all i can manage to scrape up today. the reality for stone manor means it's been forced to close at the weekend for the first time ever. the boss says it's a temporary measure, but it risks being shut for much longer if they can't bring supplies in soon. gavin lee, bbc news, belgium. the government risks "turning the clock back" on equality for women because economic support packages offered during the pandemic have been "repeatedly skewed towards men" — that's the finding of a group of cross—party mps. the committee chair, caroline nokes,
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said the government had "repeatedly failed to consider" caring inequalities faced by women. the report recommends reforms including making it easierfor staff to get flexible working. alex forsyth has more. well, i've got the brunt of everything, really — trying to earn a living and to home—school my son. i'd found a job that was perfect for me and my family, and then it was just taken away from me by this pandemic. a lot of companies are looking i for new people, but the problem is that they're not very flexible. for each of these women, the pandemic�*s come with a particular cost — jobs lost, childcare struggles, businesses paused. now a group of mps is warning many women have been hard—hit by the economic of this virus and the risk is, it makes inequality worse. take sharon. she recently set up an ethical clothing business from home and runs a charity, the luca foundation, in memory of her stillborn son. but with her husband working full—time, she's borne the brunt of home—schooling,
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with her work taking a back—seat. so, this time round, my husband is not furloughed. had barely any time to focus on my business or the charity. i know a lot of mums who work from home and have their own small businesses, like myself, and all of them are saying that they've been affected by home—schooling and they really don't have the time now to put in the energy to earn a living from their small business. many sectors have been hard—hit, but there's evidence that women are more likely to work in industries like hospitality and retail, which has seen closure after closure pile up. joanne had a job in a hotel, an idealfit around herfamily, but she was made redundant last year and hasn't been able to find work since. i was devastated because i'd not been there long, but i'd found a job that was perfect for me and my family, somewhere i fitted in. i don't want to do anything else. hospitality's all i know and what i'm good at, so...
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our plan to build, build, build... ministers have promised huge investment in rebuilding the economy, creating jobs, on top of billions spent already protecting them, but critics say there's too much focus on hard hats and high—vis — male—dominated sectors. with more people working from home, the government says it does want to harness the cultural shift covid has prompted, with parents sharing caring roles and more flexibility from employers. shall we make a flower? for single mum claire, that flexibility is key. she's struggled with childcare through the pandemic and, having recently been made redundant, she's finding it hard to get a job that fits round her daughter's needs. employers need to really think about the choices they're making and i think the government need to also proactively change that too. so, things like flexible working to be a right for everybody, and remote working should be a part of that too. so much about the way
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we work has changed, the government has had to scramble to put in place support schemes which have largely been welcomed, but mps say there must be more focus on support for women, or gender equality could go backwards. alex forsyth, bbc news. the online grocer 0cado has reported a 35% rise in sales over the past year because of the pandemic. despite the increase, the company recorded a net loss of £44 million. 0cado says it believes the shift to online shopping for food has happened more quickly than expected, and it believes many people's shopping habits will have changed for good. travel company tui says its winter bookings fell 89% compared with a year ago, as a result of the extended travel restrictions across europe. however, bosses say they're hopeful that holidaymakers will return for the peak summer season, with 2.8 million customers already booked. tui has confirmed plans
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to operate at 80% capacity. it's been a mixed day for british players at the australian open, withjust two making it through to the second round. heather watson is the only british woman left in the tournament, while the only two british men in the singles faced each other in the draw, as andy swiss reports. warming up underthe melbourne sunshine. off the court, dan evans and cameron norrie are friends, but their all—british battle proved some scrap. norrie was the underdog, but you wouldn't have guessed it, as he seized the opening set. evans, though, is now a top—30 player, after winning a tournament at the weekend, and he came roaring back. one set all, but his recent exertions then seemed to catch up with him. norrie reeling off the next two sets for a surprise, but thoroughly deserved, win. for another british hope, though, there was heartache. johanna konta soon having to leave the court for treatment
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on an abdominal injury. as the 13th seed, she had been expected to win comfortably against kaja juvan and she returned to take the first set. but something clearly wasn't right, and after two more games... unfortunately, due to injury, miss konta is forced to retire. a desperately disappointing end for konta — she later said she was in shock. it was a far better day for heather watson. after recently emerging from two weeks in quarantine, she said her win over christina pliskova was even sweeter. and there was a grand slam debut for britain's francesca jones. the 20—year—old has a rare genetic condition. she was born with three fingers and thumb on each hand. butjones showed her potential against shelby rogers. despite defeat, she said afterwards, "it was a great experience. "i've proved," she added,
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"i can compete at this level." andy swiss, bbc news. england's cricketers have won the first test against india in chennai. james anderson and jack leach bowled england to a resounding 227—run victory. england were heavy underdogs before the four—test series began. joe wilson reports. well, old friend, of all the good days, this was one of the best. first, cheteshwar pujara — a concentration master, caught. england had one big wicket, needed more. enter anderson. 0h, he's got him! shubman gill out for50. same over, same bowler, same stumps. doesn't matter... ajinkya rahane gone for none. watch the ball. dip, swing, clatter. is england's best—ever bowler getting better? well, anderson lured rishabh pant into a mis—hit to root, for more proof. already, the entire hopes of india now relied on the eyes of the captain. well, virat kohli was batting and battling, but who else? leach found the glove of ravichandran ashwin, caught and gone. and not even kohli could stop this. 0h, gone! dismissed by stokes for 72. the surface is old, the ball can die, and that was the match. jofra archer finished
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it, 192 all—out. the win whichjoe root had batted into possibility was now complete. we were in control of the game the whole way through and the guys were exceptional. today, in particular, to bowl in that manner was fabulous. a really pleasing performance and, erm, fills us with confidence going into the rest of the series. this is an outstanding indian team on home soil. england's win deserves the most serious sporting respect. joe wilson, bbc news. much of the uk has continued to face low temperatures and heavy snow, including here, in the scottish highlands — where in some places, temperatures have dropped as low as —16.7. the coldest uk temperature since 2010. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker.
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