come back quick with your bet. in the battle of who scores less, england were excelling. wicket on the very first delivery! crawley out first ball. bairstow gone. the score was still none. pitch conditions, mind conditions, were dead against the batsmen. ben stokes gone for 25. and root fell to the unnerving axar patel. watch ashwin�*s ball to ollie pope, and then read the batsman�*s mind — "how do i play that?" andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhapsjust andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhaps just these faces. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average

yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for february. since then we had a cold front working and that this area of cloud here bringing in light patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. it's bringing fresh air as well so we're not going to see those type of extreme levels of heat across the uk, but rather we've got the very high temperatures across europe. on this chart, the red of the colour is the more unusual those temperatures are and over recent days we've seen are and over recent days we've seen a number of new city records are set for february so it's been really very unusual. today, we've got some sunshine to come for most of us. 10-12 c. it sunshine to come for most of us. 10—12 c. it should be about 12 in london and cardiff this afternoon. we have she was —— showers around particularly northern ireland and north—western scotland. overnight tonight pressure is going to start building so we get clear skies for many of us overnight tonight and with like winds it's going to be a colder night than we've seen over recent nights with temperatures dipping down low enough to give some patches of frost. away from northern

scotland. when we have this where front loitering. that's going to bring some cloud by the end of the night and into the first part of friday morning. a little bit of rain on that pushing across scotland but —— shetland but clearing out of the way and skies brighton. for most of us on friday a fine day of weather with high pressure bringing sunny skies dawn till dusk really. temperature is above average for the time of year, 10—12 c widely. in london it should be about nine at this time of year so we are on the mild side of things. that mild weather continues to feed and as we head into the weekend with high pressure dominant at this weather front could bring more cloud and may be a few patches of rain across parts of scotland and may be running into areas of north england just for a time on saturday but for most of the country it's another fine day with long, sunny spells to come. those temperatures again widely about 10—12 c, perhaps getting up to 14 about 10—12 c, perhaps getting up to 1a across parts of south—east england with some sunshine around. we've got more of the same notjust

through the second half of the weekend but stretching right the way through next week. perhaps cloud more on monday and tuesday across south of the uk, could see an odd patch of rain but it's not going to amount to much. mostly it's a fine —looking weekend in fine weather hanging around into next week with the weather staying mild as well. that's how the weather looks. chris fawkes there. a reminder of our top story. teachers will decide gcse and a—level grades in england this summer, to avoid a repeat of last year's exams chaos. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon, bye—bye. good afternoon. here's your latest sports news... england are facing defeat in the third test in ahmedabad despite a fightback

from captainjoe root who pulled his side right back into contention, only to see them slump to their lowest test score against the hosts in reply. root produced the heroics with the ball this time when, with india five down, he removed rishabh pant with his first delivery. two more wickets followed and he soon had his fourth. ravi ashwin hitting out, caught by zak crawley in the deep. before producing his best figures by an english bowler taking five wickets forjust eight runs. india all out for 145. but any optimism of posting a winning score faded quickly for england. zak crawley, out first ball of their second innings and after overtunring an lbw decision on the second, jonny bairstow was cleaned bowled as well with the third ball of the innings. and then whenjoe root went, england lost their last five wickets for just 25 runs. england all out for just 81. leaving india with a

target of 49 to win. currently 11 wihtout loss at the start of 2nd innings. scotland's game with france in the six nations weekend has been postponed, after another positive case in the french squad taking the number of players with the virus to 11. training had been suspended with the entire group in isolation. only yesterday organisers said the game could go ahead as planned. they say a new date will be arranged in due course. scotland could be without a number of their first team regulars if the game is moved to a date outside of the international window. george north will win his 100th wales cap, when they play england in cardiff in the six nations on saturday. he's been recalled to the starting line—up, after missing the win over scotland with a foot injury. north will play at centre alongsidejonathan davies, also back from injury. wales have a 100% record so far. there's a blow for england — lock courtney lawes is out,

after he suffered a chest injury in training yesterday, mark wilson comes in. hookerjamie george returns to the starting line—up — he was among a long list of players dropped after the defeat to scotland in their opening match, he replaces luke cowan—dickie — one of only two changes from the side that beat italy. leicester teenager george martin is set to make his debut off the bench. ireland skipperjohnny sexton returns for their match against italy in rome, along with vice—captainjames ryan — they've both recovered from head injuries. there are seven changes in all to the ireland side, with a revamped front row — they've made their worst start to a six nations campaign, with defeats to wales and france. it's been confirmed that tiger woods won't face any charges over his car crash in los angeles on monday. the police say he wasn't drunk — there were no other vehicles involved in the incident, which left the golfer with serious leg injuries.

he's recovering in hospital — with fears over whether he will ever play again, rory mcilroy says his golf career should be the last thing on people's minds. he's not superman, you know what i mean? he is a human being, at the end of the day, and he's already been through so much. at this stage, i think everyone should just be grateful that he is here, he's alive, that his kids have not lost their dad. that's the most important thing. golf is so far from the equation right now. it's not even on the map at this point. and the organisers of this year's olympics in tokyo, have asked fans to clap, but not shout or cheer, during the torch relay, as one of the safety measures they're putting in place. from 25th march, around 10,000 runners will carry the torch from fukushima, across all 47 of japan's regions, before it arrives at the main olympic stadium on 23rd july.

the relay could be stopped, if the crowds get too big. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport you are watching bbc news. i am here to take you through the next few hours of coronavirus departments and other news as well. we will start with the covid impact on exams. the education secretary, gavin williamson, has insisted the system for awarding gcse and a—level grades in england this year will be "fair to every student". giving a statement to mps, he says no algorithm will be used to determine students�* grades. gcses and a—level results will decided by teachers based

on coursework and mock examinations. the most important thing we can do is to make sure that the system is fair. that it is fair to every student. it is vital that they have confidence that they will get the grade that is a true and just reflection of their work. mr speaker, this year's students will receive grace determined by their teachers with assessments covering what they were taught and not what they have missed. teachers have a good understanding of their students�* performance, and how they compare to other students this year and those from previous years. teachers can choose a range of evidence to underpin their assessments, including coursework, in—class tests set by the school, and the use of optional questions provided by exam boards and mock exams, and we will, of course,

give guidance on how best to do this fairly, and also consistently. exam boards will be issuing great descriptions to help teachers make ——grade descriptions to help teachers make sure their assessments are fair. these will be broadly pegged to performance standards from previous years, so teachers and students are clear what is expected at each grade. by doing this, combined with a rigorous quality assurance process, are two of the ways this system will be fair and consistent. quality assurance by the example will provide a meaningful check in the system, and make sure we can root out malpractice. we will also set out a full and fair appeals system. it will provide a process to enable students to appeal their grades, should they believe their grade is wrong. mr speaker, i can confirm that

no algorithm will be used for this process, grades will be awarded on the basis of teacher'sjudgment, and will only ever be changed by human intervention. there must, of course, be as much fairness and rigour applied to vocational and technical qualifications as there is to general qualifications as well, and those most similar to gcses, as and a—levels, which allow people to progress and higher education, external exams will not go ahead, and results will be awarded as set out for gcses and a—levels. those taking assessments to go straight into a job, exams and assessments should be

in line with public health measures, so that students can demonstrate the occupational or professional standards they need to enter the workplace safely. mr speaker, all our children and young people have paid a considerable price for the disruption of the past year. it has knocked their learning off track, put their friendships to one side and put the wonder of growing up on hold. in short, it has caused enormous damage to what should have been a carefree and exciting part of growing up. i am absolutely committed that with these and catch up measures and extra points for tutoring, we can start to put this right. together with the measures we have set out, for a fair and robust allocation of grades, young people will be able to look forward to the next stage of their lives with confidence. our approach in the face of the worst disruption to education since the second world war has been

to protect the progress of pupils and students. ultimately, this summer's assessments will ensure fair routes to the next stages of education or the start of their career. that is our overall aim. the education secretary and we will be talking more about the story later. customs authorities in germany and belgium have seized a record haul of more than 23 tonnes of cocaine destined for the netherlands in two raids this month. it follows one of the largest ever heroin seizures in europe as our correspondent in the hague, anna holligan reports. stashed away in containers that were supposed to be packed with putty, one of the largest single intercepts of cocaine worldwide. more than 16 tonnes, concealed in tins for wall filler. it entered europe via the german port city of hamburg on a container vessel from paraguay that has been a key transit country for years. translation: colleagues are working |day and night and through weekends, |

often without finding anything, so it is a nice success for them. years ago, we could not imagine that we would find one tonne. this incredible amount, obviously, makes my colleagues happy and content. according to detectives, the cocaine recovered in hamburg and antwerp had a combined street value of roughly 600 million euros. so far, only one suspect has been detained. translation: a 28-year-old dutch man was arrested. - so far, there were no arrests made in germany, but the investigation is obviously ongoing because we believe that the chap could not have acted alone. despite speculation the record seizures may be linked to the covid related restrictions making it harder for drug mules to travel, a spokesperson for europol, the european police agency, told the bbc that this trend started way before the pandemic and can be

attributed to a range of other factors. these european drug cartels have more money to spend, so they can buy a bigger quantities and afford to take greater risks. their increased interconnectedness also means any losses are now shared. organised crime has a foothold in the legal economy, so things like european ports and shipping companies have been infiltrated. this level of corruption has helped to enable some of these enormous shipments. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. online influencers are one of the fastest growing areas of marketing — a business that is set to double in value to 15 billion dollars by next year — according to one estimate. among those now building a successful career blogging and endorsing products on the internet — are a growing number of disabled people. one of them is 26—year old pippa stacey from york. for me, blogging was always a personal thing. it was something i enjoyed and it was a hobby of mine. it is all about connecting

with an online audience which i've grown over the years, just creating things that resonate with me and also resonate with them. but as my audience did start to grow, i started to be approached by various brands who wanted to talk about collaborating, creating some content together. i actually started thinking about the brands that i personally really wanted to work with and what i could offer them. one of my absolute favourite projects that i've ever been a part of is tesco's campaign using influencers to spread the word about their easy bake recipes that they have on their website. i could show how following those easy recipes enabled me to pace myself, which is really important for my chronic illness, and how easy it was to swap out the allergens that i was allergic to and replace them with something else. so it was all about taking that campaign and interpreting it in a way that was going to resonate with me personally and also my audience. they found that the content i produced as a disabled influencer actually outperformed the non—disabled influencers. so that was a real personal victory for myself and hopefully it

encourages tesco to work with more diverse influencers in the future as well. i think there's been a real shift recently in mainstream brands realising the value of disabled influencers and having a more diverse range of influencers working on their campaigns. i'm very excited to see what the future holds for mainstream brands when it comes to disabled influencers. the headlines on bbc news... teachers in england will decide their students' gcse and a level grades this summer after the outcry over last yea r�*s results. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon dismisses allegations that she's breached the ministerial code in a case against her predecessor, alex salmond. european leaders are meeting to work out how to speed up the roll—out of vaccines across the continent. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has dismissed allegations that she breached ministerial code in the scottish government's investigation of sexual harrassment

claims against her predecessor, alex salmond. ms sturgeon called it a dangerous and quite deluded conspiracy. let's hear some of the exchanges between the first minister — and the leader of the conservatives at holyrood ruth davidson. this sorry affair isn'tjust tarnishing the first minister's reputation, it is damaging the institutions that it is her responsibility to uphold. majority votes by members of this chamber to produce legal advice ignored, crucial evidence freely available elsewhere censored. promises of openness and transparency broken. the chief executive of scotland's ruling party caught calling for the police to be pressured, the reputation of the scottish government tainted, the standing of this parliament diminished,

a culture of secrets and cover—up that is only growing, and it is all taking place on nicola sturgeon�*s watch. there is one further question i want to ask, first minister, is saving your own skin worth all the damage you are doing? the most important thing to me is the reputation of our country, the integrity of our institutions, and i will always act in a way that protects exactly that. you know, there is a reputation here that is perhaps disintegrating before our eyes and it is not mine, may i say, but ruth davidson has just gone through there a litany of nonsense. she accuses me of deflection, what deflection? she asked me in a previous question about meetings on the 2nd of april

and the 29th of march 2018, accumed me of a cover—up, i simply stood there and said how is it a cover—up when i have published the evidence? i have been waiting forfive months to appear before a committee, and i am simply making the point that it used to be possible and as possible in this country to have rigorous, robust debate without a scorched earth policy of conspiracy theory and damaging the integrity of the institutions in the country. it is not me doing that, it is me seeking to stand up to them. can i say this, presiding officer, finally? ruth davidson wants to lecture the rest of us about democratic integrity, but that is the same ruth davidson who is about to depart this elected institution, dodge an election, take a seat in the unelected house of lords, where she will pursue a political career at the taxpayers' expense, but never have to ask voters for their permission ever again. i don't think ruth davidson

is in the position to lecture anyone about democracy. applause some of the exchanges at hollywood just in the last couple of hours. on two other studies here this lunchtime. —— other stories. a pop star who was told she was "not british enough" to enter the brits and the mercury prize has won a reversal in the awards' eligibility rules. rina sawa—yama, whose album was named one of the best records of last year by the nme, was told she could not compete for the prizes, because she was not a british citizen. the singer, who has lived in the uk for 26 years, has now won the right to compete, after meeting award bosses. earlier she gave her reaction to my colleague annita mcveigh. i'm so floored and i'm so happy and i'm so glad that the bpi listened and i was able to have an amazing conversation. yeah, itjust means that this year i am eligible for the rising star award. i'm really over the moon, i'm just really speechless. are you surprised by the decision?

did you think they would not change the rules? there was definitely a part of me that worried, actually. i was like, "i'm going to get blacklisted from the music industry for bringing this up!" but i'm glad i did and actually they went above and beyond by including people who are born in the uk as well. i was expecting maybe ten years of residency here as a rule but five years is amazing and i'm so happy. you have lived in the uk for 26 years in fact. so how did you argue your case? i guess, you know, i was able to do an article on vice and talk about the experiences and how it makes me feel, really. you know, i have worked here, the record was produced by british producers and the record label is british as well and i am british. ijust thought, you know, i wasjust really confused and i was told by the mercurys i was not eligible before the record came out. so, i kind of did not really have

any other option and i just wanted to get my story out there. lo and behold, yeah, an amazing result. yeah, because japan does not allow dual citizenship so you can't have a british passport. contrast how you feel now with how you felt last year when you were told your debut album, which was hugely critically acclaimed, was ineligible for the mercury prize?

in the broader debate about immigration and people's place in a country, whether it is in the uk or anywhere else, as somebody who has lived in the uk for most of your life, how important is this decision? hugely important, you know, i think barriers, breaking down barriers is a really important thing, alongside representation. i really focused with my work and my music and everything to try and bring those down so that people after me, future generations can feel british, you know? i am very proud to be british. i call london my home. so, yeah, i think it is a really important discussion to keep having

into the future and i am glad the bpi were listening and were open to having that conversation with me. in what must surely be a world—first, the league two football team forest green rovers have revealed their new shirt will be partly made from coffee waste. the team will wear the shirts for the first time this saturday. paul hawkins has more. turning coffee into clothing. the shirts at forest green rovers were already made of bamboo but that was not green enough. the shirts are lighter and they breathe better so we expect a marginal performance gain from that. and it is slightly more sustainable because coffee is a waste product, you know, so the whole shirt is completely recyclable. the bamboo is renewable material, you know, you can just grow some more. both shirts have plastic in. yeah, we think the coffee might slightly have the edge. the reaction from the fans has been really good and from commentators, really, you know, just people saying what a great idea. and it kind of goes to the root of one of the big problems that we face. you know, we have to make

clothing more sustainable. fifa has already declared the carbon neutral club "the greenest in the world." it only serves vegetarian food to the fans and vegan to the players. there are solar panels on the terrace and plans for a new stadium made entirely of wood. i'm excited by the attention we have been able to bring to the issues, you know, and the attention we have gotjust for doing the things that to us seem obvious and normal. it has been a bit surprising. the coffee—based shirts will get their first run—out when the team takes on colchester united at the weekend, hoping, no doubt, to grind out a result. paul hawkins, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. yesterday, we saw the warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures just over 18 degrees in parts of eastern england. those kinds of temperatures really high for february. about 10 celsius above average.

more likely temperatures we will see in late may orjune. something of a change today, we have this area of cloud and rain. a weather front, a cold front, bringing some slightly less toasty air and across the uk. the highest temperatures will actually be pushed further eastwards, with southerly winds bringing heat�*s to parts of northern europe, and the one coming in of the atlantic, it will to be mild but not as toasty as it was yesterday. let's take a look at those all—important temperatures. this afternoon, i think most of us getting to around 10—12 c, probably some twelves in the greater london area. looking at the weather picture overnight on it, an area of high pressure is going to start to building across the uk. the winds will fall light everywhere, and for the majority of us, we will have clear skies. it will be quite a chilly night, temperatures getting low enough for some pockets of frost, particularly in the countryside. for some it will be a chilly start

to the day on friday. may to the day on friday. be a little bit of rain for thi weather may be a little bit of rain for this weather system is to start the day in shetland will stop but moving away and quite cloudy across the far north—west of scotland. some bright and sunny spells. for most of the uk, a fine day, lengthy spells of sunshine around and temperatures, still above average, 10—12. the average in london is about nine this time of year, but it is 12. both saturday and sunday continue to see the area of high pressure dominate, however we will see this weather front approach and this could thicken up enough to bring the odd patch to northern scotland. for most of us it will stay dry with further sunshine coming and going. temperatures, mild again, 10—14 c. sunday, more of the same. the crowd could thicken up for a few patches of rain across the south on

monday i bet most of next week looking fine, dry and mild as well. that is your weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines: teachers will decide gcse and a—level grades in england this summer, to avoid a repeat of last yea r�*s exams chaos. no algorithms will be used and students will be sent their results earlier than usual. exam boards will be issuing grade descriptions to help teachers to make sure their assessments are fair and consistent. i think most educational professionals would accept that this is the best way forward under very difficult circumstances. a dangerous and quite deluded conspiracy theory — nicola sturgeon dismisses allegations that she's breached the ministerial code in a case against her predecessor, alex salmond. why some european vaccination centres lay empty — as people won't take the jab on offer.