in the space of five minutes, they stretched that. the pressure, the patience, and now the celebrations. l and some. james lowe with their second score. before jack conan barged his way over. and conan for the line and the score! - jonny sexton allowed himself a mini—celebration after his conversion. that equalled the six nations point—scoring record. he can break it in dublin against england next weekend, where the permutations are now simple. the irish are one win away from perfection. olly foster, bbc news, murrayfield. so a good afternoon for ireland as they close in on the grand slam and post—match, their captain said he and his team—mates had to really fight for their victory today. an incredibly tough game. i think any time we come to murrayfield, you know you're in a test match. it was no different today, it was one of the toughest first halves of rugby i've played, the pace it was played at.

if you haven't played for four weeks or a lot of guys coming back i was shocked a little bit by the pace, but we will be better for it. the amount of injuries we had and to stick at it and have kian healy come in and play hooker, he can play low said, tight head and hooker now, it is amazing feat, so fair play to him. he kept as in the game, because we would have had to go down to m men if he didn't. i would rather talk about the first—half than the second half, because the second half was disappointing. we had opportunities in the first—half and it was a real high energy performance. ireland played well, too. what you call a proper test match. and then, both teams were a little bit fatigued in the beginning of the second half, and it was there for us to lift the energy, and we didn't. we weren't accurate enough at times, and ireland grew in confidence and were obviously clearly the better team in that second half. arsenal restored their five—point advantage at the top of the premier league with a 3—0 win over fulham at craven cottage.

all of arsenal's goals came during an impressive first—half performance. gabriel scored arsenal's first, followed by gabriel martinelli and martin odegaard as arsenal continue to edge towards a first league title for 19 years. really happy. it's a tough place to come. a well—organised team and i think we dominated the game. we created so many chances. we kept a clean sheet which was important and we won the game in a convincing way. so, very happy. newcastle have got their champions leagues hopes back on track after a hard—fought win against wolves. they won 2—1 at stjames�* park — miguel almiron with the winner. it's newcastle's first league win since january — and leaves them two points off the top four. elsewhere, manchester united couldn't score at old trafford against bottom side southampton. 0—0 it finished. united midfielder casemiro was sent off in the first half. west ham are out of the relegation zone after their draw with aston villa.

holders rangers are through to the semi—finals of the scottish cup after a comfortable 3—0 win over raith rovers. scott arfield rounded off the match with rangers�* third goal. theyjoin inverness and celtic in the last four, with falkirk and ayr united playing tomorrow. chelsea have taken a bit brighter was defending their women's super league title, after a 5—0 victory over title rivals manchester united. -- 81-0 —— 81—0 victory. sam carter with a goal, the victory sees them go two points clear with the game in hand. in the the day's other matches, british number one cameron norrie is into the last 16 at indian wells — but not without a scare.

he beat taro daniel in florida, but the japanese player — ranked 103 in the world — took the first set. norrie, ranked 91 places higher, fought back to win the next two and reach round four. england one—day captainjos buttler has defended his team selection after seeing their lose against bangladesh with a much though today. —— with a match still to play. england collapsed, 117 all out after their 20 overs, and bangladesh chased down the title with four wickets in hand and seven balls remaining to take an unassailable 2—0 lead. scottie scheffler has won the golf players championship in florida. a superb final round of 69 left him 17 under par overall, giving him a five shot victory with england's tyrrell hatton his closest competitor. the win means that scottie scheffler returns to the top of the world rankings.

you can head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for now. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. families across the country are being pushed to breaking point. failed by a system that's meant to offer support. these are some of the families at the centre of a crisis in special educational needs and disabilities. if i'm honest, it'sjust unbearable. you're literally broken. he's starting to suffer now. his mental health�*s deteriorating. ifeel like i'm begging. he's made out to be a monster, and all these things —

and that's not the case. he's just a little boy with additional needs that needs help and support. it's that simple. you're thinking, "where's support coming from?" you know, what help will you get? it's like hitting your head against a brick wall. i feel like i'm failing my children, . because i don't even know what i'm asking for any more. ijust want somebody to help me. i don't eat, i take medication. you eat, sleep, breathe and live special needs. this is about getting the right school for children with special educational needs and disabilities, and the families that need help. top button — dress now, and hair. it's the same battle every

morning for mum charlotte. six—year—old harper is at a mainstream primary, but she's refusing to go. i don't want my boots on! she's predominantly a tiptoe walker, so she likes to walk on her toes. i've got to go and find harper again. harper is autistic. she finds school challenging — even down to wearing shoes. school is actually the only place she wears shoes, that's why shoes are such a huge battle. we don't normally wear shoes for any other event, really. we're at a point where we make ourselves of vomit, or we are intentionally urinating so we have to get redressed. her family want her to go to a specialist school in the area — and the process has been mentally exhausting. as quick as i can get her something on, she takes it back off again, as we've definitely seen this morning! can ijust have a minute? we know by sending her

to school in the state, she's going to come home in this state, and there's never any... there's no respite. the council is refusing to give harper an education health and care plan — a legal document outlining the support she needs. without one, she has little chance of getting a place at a specialist school. the council says each case is reviewed to determine whether a child's needs are currently being met. for some children, mainstream might be the best place, and for other children it's not. harper needs a play—based curriculum. she needs to be able to play and have time off, because she's not taking anything in. she's too busy trying to hide how she feels and how she normally acts, that she's actually not learning at the level that she should be able to learn at. and that's difficult to watch. this family has had to spend thousands of pounds getting harper

privately assessed by an educational psychologist to get her a diagnosis of autism. i've brought harper and casey. come through. thank you. - but they're worried — there are fewer than ten specialist places across the whole of sheffield. we're kind of in a battle. we gain nothing from this. the bbc has learned that more than half of special educational needs schools in england are full. there are 32,000 more children in the uk attending specialist schools than there were five years ago. stevie�*s daughter, emmie, hasn't attended her mainstream school for six months. she's autistic, has adhd, and is struggling to cope. go! like an increasing number of parents across the country, stevie will face the local authority in a tribunal. i think mainstream is the easy option for the local authority — it's throw them in and see how they struggle, then will tackle it. you got your stars in it now?

there's no need for them to be wasting this much money on taking parents to tribunals. if they put as much money into building new schools as they are to taking tribunals, i think there would be a lot less tribunals. you got me! stevie will represent herself. it's a daunting prospect, with emmie�*s future at stake. let's start lookingi at the stuff, then. she's got a meeting with christine meleady, who runs inequalities and human rights uk, which advocates for children who face discrimination. stevie has received paperwork from the council and must get to grips with all the information in the files — and it's off to a bad start. the first thing i've noticed is the date of birth is wrong. date of birth is wrong, 0k. the bundle isn't running| the way it's paginated... and there are more errors, adding to the anxiety of what she will face in the tribunals. the bundle from the local authority i has things in it that shouldn't be i

in it that belong to other children. so that's deeply concerning. and some of the pages don't - correlate, so they've been mixed up. so if the bundle is messed up, there's nothing worse - than walking into a tribunal. so now, a few days to go beforehand, stevie will have to go _ through and rearrange this bundle. this much, just to do that. that's taken me 14 hours. it's not been easy, with having both kids at home and my husband works — and it's just been trying to fit it around when i can. i don't own a computer, so i've been using my mum's computer. it's a lot, it's a lot. over the coming days, there will be sleepless nights for stevie as she prepares to take on sheffield city council. ijust want us to be happy and in somewhere that can support her. ijust want something for her. we have good practice across the uk, but we also have horrendous - experiences and practices that we've witnessed. - there will also be sleepless night for chrissy, too — as night falls, she's working on more cases.

there are nights when i don't go to bed. - it's sad really, because once you're looking through those documents, | you see that they've been failed not just now, but from their early- childhood all the way through. one of them is 19, another one is 15. i this other one is a 13—year—old. so up to that age, they have battled and battled, and still not— have the resources they need. chrissy�*s organisation offers free support and advice. last year, she helped advocate more than 400 children. the issue for us is the families can't afford to secure legal- representation through a law firm or paid advocates, because it's. just so much for them. every letter that's written costs a fortune and we have so many| parentsjust crumbling _ across the uk at the moment as a result of the additional pressures. child screams

leanne got in touch with chrissie a few months ago — she was desperate for help. he bites himself terribly, he actually beats himself up. and to watch that, it's horrendous, you can't stop him. the more you try and stop him, the worse you make him. harry has been diagnosed with autism. he also has violent meltdowns. he was at a mainstream nursery with a place funded for 15 hours a week — but the nursery was struggling to keep harry and the other children safe. he's now at home, and leanne has had to up work. it's hard. it's just because of the lack of communication, the promises are made, but nothing ever follows through. harry is nearly four. there is a special educational needs school not far from her home, which takes children from the age of 2—19. i do look at him and think, "if he had been in a specialist "school from last year,

where would we be now "with that full on support?" maybe his communication would've come on over the year, his frustrations would be less. he's not getting an education, he's not getting any help with his communications or any of his needs. leanne is waiting for an education health and care plan for harry — a legal document outlining the support he should get. if a specialist school is named, he must be given a place. but there's a big question mark over when he'll be able to start because of waiting lists. it's a four—year waiting list — he'll be nine before he gets any kind of education. he's got to live in this world, in a society that he's not normal to, that he has to fit into, and that starts from the very bottom with his education.

this is just last year's diary and, gosh — appointments. it's just who i've got to speak to, chase up, chase up every day. it's just constant, you never get a day off. some pictures he took at nursery! i think as a parent, you give your all. anything i can give him, i do, but i can give him everything he needs. so it's down to me to fight to get him what he needs. nobody else will do it for him. what are the frustrating parts for you, as a mum? trying to be the best mum i can, and being left to the point where you get suicidal. specialist schools across the country are facing pressure on places. this is maltby hilltop school, in rotherham. ten years ago, they had 82 pupils. now they have 134 — and there is a waiting list.

so what is causing pressure on places? there is increasing diagnosis of special educational needs, and children with education health and care plans. we're going to watch that tennis game! i some mainstream schools are struggling to cope. funding is an issue — local authorities�* high—needs budgets are tight, and new specialist schools aren't being built quick enough to cope with the rising demand for places. hello, freya! doing some fantastic walking. how much of your time do you spend looking for space? it's continual! mentally and physically, i go around the school time and time again to try and find available space. and this is a case in point — this was a former resource cupboard, but now we have members of the visual impairment therapy team conducting therapy with our children in this space. in a resource cupboard? in a resource cupboard.

afternoon! i'm ashamed. you know, as the head teacher of this school, i genuinely do feel it's shameful that this is what we are providing for our children. and also, i know it could be so much betterfor them. they deserve so much better, but through lack of investment, lack of foresight from external people, this is what we have to do — and it's wrong. this is a school which prides itself on giving pupils the best chance to succeed. this isjohnno — member of staff, former pupil, and he works with us through the work initiative. and you do three hours a week, don't you? yeah. being able to break out into a space is so important for our kids. and we just don't have that capacity. we don't have the designated breakout space.

so you have a number of children up in the yard enjoying time outside, but so many people in crisis need access to a break—out space — and we don't have those spaces. having the space and a calm and quiet area for staff to connect with pupils like hendley makes all the difference. but there are few places for people to go when they need to take a moment. back inside, mckenzie�*s having a therapy session. mckenzie, can you go onto the next one, please? it helps them to relax and focus. ..and down we go again. the school wants to offer so much more, but feels limited in what it's able to achieve despite the best efforts of the staff. he loves the sensory room. it frustrates me so much in this room, because ijust know that we need to get more students in like mckenzie. he needs to be in 3—5 times a week, notjust one session every now and again.

he needs to be consistent. and it's frustrating because i can't be consistent a lot of the time. we've just got so many children that need it. is there enough reocognition of what happens in schools like yours? no, because we shut up and get on with it. that's the problem. we put up with it, and we do the best we can for the good of the kids. but there comes a point, there comes a breaking point — and we are at utter capacity, so something has to be done. some pupils have had to leave the school because they can't cope with overcrowding. sarah was hoping this day wouldn't come. she's in school to collect her son cohen's belongings. he's no longer able to learn in the noisy, cramped portacabins, and he's now at home. i've seen his tray, this is his tray. i cohen's work — it's really sad to see his work, -

because this is where he should be. he should be learning, _ and he should be with his friends. he started to have panic. attacks, hyperventilating. he wants to be here, _ but the space is not allowing it. it's hard to see him and he's not engaging in anything. _ the same monotonous, daily routine, because _ the same monotonous, daily routine, because of— the same monotonous, daily routine, because of his — the same monotonous, daily routine, because of his rigid _ the same monotonous, daily routine, because of his rigid need _ the same monotonous, daily routine, because of his rigid need for- because of his rigid need for controb _ for emma, who's come to have a look around with daughter georgie, it's a different story. she's currently waiting for a place at the school after facing delays in getting her education health and care plan. it makes me well up, to be honest. by the time she'll come here in september, that'll be two years out of education because of the process being so long — that's double the proposed time of 20 weeks, at the minutes, it's taken us ten months to get georgie here. so to see her today with the other

children and being somewhere i know she really wants to be, it chokes you up. for this head and others across the country, a lack of funding, the shortage of space, and the high number of pupils is becoming increasingly urgent. the end of the academic year isjuly — that will come around incredibly quickly. if we don't have any concrete plans for housing all those children, come next academic year, we're going to be in dire straits. back in sheffield, the day of stevie's tribunal has arrived. it's a tense start. i feel sick. i'm nervous, and i just want it over. ijust want them to know what they put us through, and i want them to put my daughter in the right school for her. i don't want them to just bundle her anywhere that they feel that she fits in, because they don't even know her. they don't know my child, they don't know anything about her. they're reading off a piece of paper — and by all accounts, i don't think it's the right piece of paper. stevie has never done anything like this before. emmie's place at a special educational needs school depends

on today going well. i got it then, but it's not on that. i can't find it — that's the first one to register it. apparently i've got to download an app. eventually the tribunal�*s under way — it takes place online and behind closed doors. but there's a major setback for stevie — it appears there was a place available at a specialist school, but this comes as news to stevie, who says she was never made aware of it. the place has now gone to another child. if i'd have known about the place, she wouldn't be here today. and she wouldn't be at home with no education. i've cried again — i don't cry, but i have done. ijust feel angry. i've walked out there feeling really, really angry, just because i found out things that should not happen to anybody. sheffield city council said there was nothing they could have shared with the family prior to the tribunal. i don't know how this is going to go. i really, really don't. i can keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best, but i don't know which way

it will gu _ i don't think i've had a normal conversation with a person since this has started. it's always been about what i've got going on with this. and i don't think i know how to have a normal conversation any more. well, you do know. laughter- you need to have socialisation classes — you need to have socialisation classes to _ you need to have socialisation classes to gel _ you need to have socialisation classes to get back _ you need to have socialisation classes to get back in. - jaden, what are you putting on there now? this woman knows all too well what families can go through when they have a child with special educational needs. her sonjaden is autistic — he's now 18. when we were first diagnosed, they went through all the things that he wouldn't be able to do. they said he won't be able to say "i love you" — he says that to me every single night before we go to bed. we say our prayers, then he says, "i love you." they gave me a list of about ten things he wouldn't be able to do —

and he's done every single one of them, and so much more. she set up sparkle sheffield — a charity which gives many children with special educational need the chance to socialise, especially if they're not at school. shall i bring it for you? yes. give me kisses, then. all right, see you later. with the help of jaden, daughter angel and volunteers, she's organised some outdoor adventure. but you'll also be thinking - about where to build your shelter, because you have to survive the night _ i love being here with the kids. this is what it's all about, to be honest. but you know what? it's watching them use their skills. there's a lot of scouts and guys groups and different things going on. but our children find it really difficult to get involved in all those groups. so we're going to have our own version of it with their own badges that they can do. the charity has grown, with more families wanting to join in with events like this. but she's worried about funding.

it's very worrying for our volunteers and for our children. this could end — and if all this ends, what happens? charlotte and harper have come along to join in on the fun, to meet parents who understand the pressures. for us, if the kids have a moment or if there's_ for us, if the kids have a moment or if there's anything going on, we are all in _ if there's anything going on, we are all in similar— if there's anything going on, we are all in similar boats. you don't get weird looks and you don't get people frowning and making judgment. and it's a community that we need. charlotte's next step is a tribunal in november, where she tries to convince the council that harper needs an educational health and care plan. and for stevie, it's a day to celebrate. after the tribunal, she's got the decision she wanted — and her daughter now has a place at a specialist school in sheffield. the council has apologised for the stress and inconvenience, and says it will focus

on making improvements. the school contacted me and said, "can we meet you?" i cried like a baby. it was just like, we've done it. it means she's actually going to get an education, and notjust palmed around. don't get me wrong, the school she's beenin don't get me wrong, the school she's been in has done all they can. i'm excited for her. she was so happy and she absolutely loved it. ina in a statement, the government says... there are calls for major change. for too many families, the fight for their child's education is long and

daunting. but this is what keeps them fighting. it's moments like this... celebrating success. congratulations, we are proud of mckenzie! come on down! the congratulations, we are proud of mckenzie! come on down! the 'oy of learnin: mckenzie! come on down! the 'oy of learning and — mckenzie! come on down! the 'oy of learning and thriving. * mckenzie! come on down! the 'oy of learning and thriving. and h mckenzie! come on down! the 'oy of learning and thriving. and the h learning and thriving. and the recognition ofjust how special their children are. we]!!! recognition ofjust how special their children are.— recognition ofjust how special their children are. well done, this is for you —

hello there. temperatures reached 15 celsius in london on sunday. the snow is melting across northern areas, but cold weather is set to return, the met office have issued snow and ice warnings through monday and into tuesday. there could be some early sunshine for eastern parts of england on monday, but there will be replaced by showers — showers and long spells of rain, and more clout elsewhere. the rain in scotland will be turning to snow as a northerly wind picks up. winds developing in northern scotland, strong winds. where it still quite mild, temperatures here in double figures but it's getting colder in northern ireland, later in the day, it's also getting much colder in scotland. and we will start to see that rain turning more to snow, maybe at lower levels but especially in the hills, and some more

significant snow in the hills by the end of the day. that mixture of rain, sleet and perhaps no mainly over the hills will push down overnight across northern england, wales and into the midlands, clearing southeastern areas by tuesday.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... it's the biggest night of the year in film and in hollywood — with the stars turning out in force for the 95th oscars. in peter in hollywood where the oscars are getting under way now. will everything everywhere all at once be the night big winner? we will know soon. we'll have all the latest — as the stars continue to arrive for the academy awards. also on this edition of newsday. the us government announces a rescue plan to ensure all depositors, in the failed silicon valley bank, can to retrieve their funds at the start of the next working day. the uk prime minister

flies to california to discuss defence — and the potential threat from china — with leaders of the us and australia.