they couldn't hack it any more. the government has given 30,000 visas this year to foreign fruit and vegetable pickers, but farmers say the scheme also needs to include flowers. ministers have promised they will make sure that all sectors have the labour they need in future. if you're wondering why the farmers don'tjust use machinery to pick the daffodils instead, well, they say it's not really practical because there are so many different varieties of flower, all growing at different heights and blooming at different times. they say without changes, their industry could also wither and die. jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello, the weather's been quite

settled for a while now. it's a little on the nippy side — for most of us, in fact, quite cloudy. a touch of frost on the way tonight and tomorrow night. next week is looking very different because this high pressure isn't going to hang around for very long. just a few days — three days or so. it is also quite cloudy, high pressure, there's very little wind across the uk right now to move the clouds around. but it's not one continuous layer of grey. in fact, farfrom it. there have been big breaks in the cloud. eastern scotland, northern ireland, broadly the south—western portion of the uk. so some of us have had some very lengthy sunny spells today. but the vast majority stuck underneath the cloud. 0nly around four, five celsius. it has felt nippy and will continue to do so. now, tonight, it's a different story in the north—west of scotland. weather fronts are sneaking in. they're just brushing the north—west of the uk so it will be mild and damp here — for example, in stornoway. but certainly from central scotland southwards, with clearing skies there will be a touch of frost. probably around —1 or two

celsius outside of town. and tomorrow, we do it all over again. hardly any wind at all across much of england and wales — northern ireland, too. so some of us will be stuck underneath the cloud, others will have some sunshine. but the weather fronts continue to sneak into scotland, so there will be some rain, particularly in the western isles. and this pattern continues into monday. see, the high pressure is eroding away to the south, and that's basically opening up the doors for weather fronts and that atlantic breeze to set in. and that's what's bringing the moisture and the clouds to the north—west of the uk. but we're still under the influence of the high pressure across england and wales, so here, if anything, temperatures are creeping up a little bit. with some sunshine, it shouldn't feel too bad at all in liverpool. big changes going on in the air for next week. this is tuesday. by wednesday, a powerfuljet stream making a beeline for us. because this jet stream is powerful, it's also going to generate a nasty area of low pressure which will swing in our direction. in fact, there could be multiple low

pressures heading our way and that spells very wet, very windy, quite stormy weatherfor some of us. that probably won't arrive until wednesday, so until then the weather is looking on the settled side. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... pressure grows on the government over its pay offer to health service staff in england — more unions have joined the backlash. pope francis has delivered an impassioned condemnation of extremism and violence during the first ever papal visit to iraq. concerns over unnecessary self—isolation for school children in england, if they receive inaccurate

coronavirus test results. in cricket, india thrash england by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth test to secure the series 3—1. somehow i have a feeling that that is going to come up on sportsday here on bbc news. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. england crushed in the series against india. they lose by an innings in the fourth test, after another batting collapse. xhaka's gift to burnley — a mistake by the arsenal midfielder costs his side points in the premier league lunchtime kick off. and rangers are now a point from a first top flight title in a decade — but fans defy government advice to turn up at ibrox.

hello, and thanks for being with us here on sportsday. england's cricketers fell apart again in india, their batsmen will be glad it's all over. they were beaten in the fourth test, by an innings and 25 runs. england were bowled out forjust 135, on another disappointing day in ahmedabad. india didn't even need to bat again to seal the 3—1 series win. joe wilson reports. 0ne consolation for england. it is finally all over. no more must they endure trying to bat in india. zak crawley began the final collapse. jonny bairstow soon followed, another nought for him. ben stokes had only just finished bowling. he was batting briefly. two runs from him, too much asked of him. and what of the burden onjoe root?

the batsmen who put win into england's winter made 30. then a familiar—looking lbw. when dom bess lunged hopefully and edged faintly, axar patel had his fifth wicket. whether the ball is red or pink, it turns to gold in his hand. england needed 190 just to make india bat again. really, they needed some pride. dan lawrence took his opportunity, made 50, at least it was something to get dressed up for. that was a surprise. this wasn't. five wickets for ravichandran ashwin. england all out to spin. this test unravelled like the previous two. i think we still did very well in that— i think we still did very well in that respect. i think we still did very well in that ream-— i think we still did very well in that rested-— i think we still did very well in that reaped-— i think we still did very well in that resect. . ., ., that respect. england had to find their own answers _ that respect. england had to find their own answers in _ that respect. england had to find their own answers in the - that respect. england had to find their own answers in the series, | that respect. england had to find . their own answers in the series, and by the end there was only one team in it.

joe wilson, bbc news. to the premier league now. arsenal got off to the perfect start, against burnley, in the early game this afternoon. but a mistake by granit xhaka, which lead to a bizarre equaliser — and some last ditch burnley defending meant it was honours even at turf moor. alex gulrajani reports. consistency is what he has been searching for with his arsenal team, and a trip to turf moor offered a chance of a third consecutive win. pierre—emerick aubameyang got him running early on. truth be told, arsenal should have scored more but wasted their chances. at the other end, burnley�*s pressing produced panic. granit xhaka with the assist. chris wood didn't know too much about it. his team—mate, erik pieters, would be key man from here on in. he almost gave the home side the lead. and he wasn't finished

there. a goal saving block was judged to be a handball. 0ff there. a goal saving block was judged to be a handball. off he went, penalty to arsenal. until the ar took a look. no handball, no penalty, no red card. but still won last arsenal chance. it was not to be. a point apiece on an entertaining afternoon. really was entertaining — but perhaps not so for mikel arteta — who felt his arsenal side were left to rue their missed chances in the match. really frustrated. it's a difficult ground at a difficult pitch, and you produce a lot of good chances. so don't score your big chances, if you don't score your big chances, if you don't give the referee's decision when you need to.— don't give the referee's decision when you need to. people know our histo . when you need to. people know our history- today. _ when you need to. people know our history. today, we _ when you need to. people know our history. today, we got _ when you need to. people know our history. today, we got a _ when you need to. people know our history. today, we got a point - when you need to. people know our history. today, we got a point from| history. today, we got a point from the right— history. today, we got a point from the right use of the ar.

southampton ended their run of nine premier league matches without a win in style, as they beat bottom of the table sheffield united 2—0. che adams haunting his former club, afterjames ward prowse had opened the scoring from the penalty spot at bramall lane. we're into the second half, of aston villa's game against wolves. 0—0 there. later on this evening — leicester could go back up to 2nd, if they can get a win at brighton. that game kicks off at 8. rangers have one hand on the scottish premiership trophy for the first time in ten years. they beat st mirren 3—0. so any slip up by celtic at dundee united tomorrow means they'll be officially crowned champions. the game was marred though by scenes outside ibrox. the scottish government say they are extremely disappointed a number of supporters gathered at the ground despite covid lockdown rules. current guidance bans public gatherings and says a maximum of two people from two households are allowed to meet outdoors. confirmation of that

rangers victory then. elsewhere, stjohnstone kept their top six hopes alive, after beating hibernian. and ross county fell behind, but came back to defeat kilmarnock 3—2. rugby union, and saracens' first game in the second tier after being relegated for salary cap breaches has seen them stunned 25—17 at cornish pirates. in the premiership, leaders bristol are currently losing to worcester warriors. earlier this afternoon, the champions exeter chiefs moved a point behind them, after coming back to beat bath. and gloucester held on by the skin of their teeth in their game as michael redford reports. in these current times, any of you will do when it comes to watching live sport, especially when the defending champions are in town. exeter are a sight coming under increasing pressure, and it showed increasing pressure, and it showed in the early stages. bath raced into a 13-0 in the early stages. bath raced into a 13—0 lead. exeter began to find the gaps. he was quickly followed by

sam simmons, and from there it was one—way traffic. sam skinner added two tries of his own. a30 8—16 win, their biggest victory. there might be a crisis brewing in coventry. wasps were looking to evolve a third successive defeat but were soon behind to gloucester. the away side had arnie thoroughly sent off. a second try before half—time saw lustre leading 17—0. whenjosh bassett went over with ten minutes remaining, the fightback was complete. not quite. this penalty three minutes from time saw gloucester win. the first time wasps have won four home matches in a row. the pressure is definitely building.

edinburgh's proili match against benetton tomorrow has been postponed. it's after a positive covid—i9 test in the benetton camp. the pro“; say "concern around close contacts" within the italian club's squad led to the postponement. the match is likely to be rescheduled from april. earlier this afternoon — glasgow warriors beat zebre, 31 points to 20. the scottish side ran in four tries in parma with nick grigg scoring the final one inside the last ten minutes to put the match beyond the italians. one other rugby line, and england's jack willis could be out for up to a year, after having surgery on a knee ligament injury. the wasps flanker was premiership player of the season last year — but he was injured during last month's six nations win over italy — that was only his third cap. he said he was "pretty gutted". the women's pole vault is under way at the european indoor athletics championships in poland. britain's holly bradshaw is the favourite to win gold. earlier, andrew pozzi sailed through to the final of the 60—metres hurdles. he's won gold in this

event twice before — and looked really impressive, winning his heats with ease. andrew robertson goes in tonight's final of the 60 metres. it's scheduled to take place shortly before 8 o'clock. robertson was a convincing winner of his semi. keeley hodgkinson is into the final of the 800 metres. she left the others trailing in her wake in this evening's semi. she'll be joined in the final by izzey boffey and ellie baker. britain's tiffany porter qualified for tomorrow's semi—finals of the 60 metres hurdles. she ran 8.04 seconds, as did luca kozak of hungary. and her sister cindy sember also qualified for the semis. semberfinished second in her heat, just behind 2019 champion nadine visser of the netherlands. the black swimming association have announced that they plan to undertake a pioneering research project, to tackle inequalities and barriers that prevent african, caribbean and asian communities from participating in aquatic sports. last year, a sport england survey revealed that over 90% of black and asian adults in the uk do not swim.

alice dearing is a co—founder of the bsa. and is aiming to become the first black female swimmer to represent great britain at an olympic games this summer. i have been given so many incredible opportunities for swimming, and i would _ opportunities for swimming, and i would hate people to... just wanting to he _ would hate people to... just wanting to he as _ would hate people to... just wanting to be as diverse and inclusive as it can he~ _ to be as diverse and inclusive as it can ha i_ to be as diverse and inclusive as it can be. i wholeheartedly believe this will— can be. i wholeheartedly believe this will never happen again. we will get — this will never happen again. we will get a — this will never happen again. we will get a number of black athletes coming _ will get a number of black athletes coming through and just being part of the _ coming through and just being part of the sport. where you want them to be. that's all from sportsday. now on bbc news, ros atkins onjoe biden�*s first foreign policy test — how to deal with saudi arabia.

this week, i want to look at a vital early test ofjoe biden�*s presidency. congratulations, mr president. cheering and applause it's been six weeks since joe biden became president. six weeks for him to begin the work of turning campaign promises into policy. promises like this on saudi arabia. president trump has not punished senior saudi leaders. would you? yes. and i would make it very clear we were not going to in fact sell more weapons to them. we were going to in fact make them pay the price and make them in fact the pariah that they are. that was on the campaign trail. this is the biden administration in power. we are very focused on future conduct. and that is part of why we have cast this, not as a rupture, but a recalibration.