sarah smith, bbc news, wishaw.e have got mike embley who will be back here at the top of the hourfor more news, but time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: lionel messi scores his first ever goal against chelsea as barcelona draw 1—1 in the first leg of their last 16 champions league tie. double delight, canadian pair tessa virtue and scott moir break the world record as they ice dance their way to gold at the games. and tiger woods has been named as a vice captain for the united states ryder cup team to play europe this year. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the footballing news from the uefa champions league that lionel messi finally broke his goalscoring duck against chelsea to help barcelona to a 1—1 draw at stamford bridge in the opening leg of their last 16 tie. it was a first half of near misses for chelsea as willian hit the post twice, but the brazilian finally found the back of the net

our correspondent sarah smith reports on that amazing moment moment -- that moment to his moment in the struggle for equality. sarah: the palace of westminster awas billan all-male club. suffragettes targeted parliament itself. four of them chained themselvese to statues in 1909. their militant behavior was then used argument for why votes for women would be exceedingly dangerous. beneath those corridors of power, there is an intriguing memorial to the suffragette movement. in 19 11,000 of women tried to -- in 1911, thousands of women tried to avoid being registered in the census. emily davison said, if women don't count, then neither shall we be counted. she spent the nighoain a broom cu underneath westminster hall. she was discovered here, so she was registered in the censre as beinstered in the house of commons. >> a woman runs out. sarah: davison did not live to see women win the vote. she died in 1913 after running into the path of the kings horse at the epsom derby.ha but she ma not intended to kill herself. this is the actual scarf emily davison had with her that fateful day, it

sarah smith, bbc news, wishaw. now on bbc news — our world.s from the start. we have a pursuit. sirens wail ..heading eastbound, about 70mph... it's a pursuit. they're on the freeway, they're coming east. the crime situation is high. it's very, very busy for law enforcement. but, again, it's a very small percentage of people that are causing the problems. all right, bad guyjust crashed. all right. i'm going to get us a little bit off because we have, like, 17 guns pointed in this direction. radio: they are starting to take the occupants into custody. a night patrol with the la sheriffs in the city of compton. two suspected members of the southside compton cripps gang are under arrest. it would be really unsafe for them to be in their rival‘s area and if they are there they are going to have to have protection, because it's almost expected for them to be armed. police estimate there are almost 4,000 gang members in compton. 0urarea, ourservice area, is ten square miles. fireworks explode fireworks. ten square miles. so for every square mile we

sarah smith, bbc news, wishaw.ctric dam on the river nile is threatening to provoke a major conflict between some of the countries affected. the dam is being built by ethiopia and sudan says it welcomes the prospect of cheaper power and the ability to reduce flooding in its vast irrigation projects. but the egyptians are deeply unhappy, fearing the flow through the aswan dam and on to cairo will be weakened, in a country already facing serious water shortages. our africa correspondent, alastair leithead, has travelled to all three countries and he sent this special report. the river nile is the world's longest river, but these are turbulent times between three countries that share its life bringing water. the source of the row is this, the grand ethiopian renaissance dam. five years in and two—thirds built, this multi—billion dollar dam can already control the flow of the nile, and that's what's upsetting downstream egypt. when it's finished, this will be the largest hydroelectric power station in africa, and one o

sarah smith, bbc news.cluding this article on the female protesters who fought against giving women the vote. you'll find the latest headlines and analysis on the website. that is it now. thank you for watching. well, it's remaining cold for much of this week. there is some snow in the forecast. that's going to be causing maybe a few problems on the roads to start tuesday. it is going to be a very cold, frosty one elsewhere. but a good deal of sunshine around too. this is the weather front bringing the sleet and snow to scotland and northern ireland over the course of the night. by tuesday morning, it will be lying across northern england and wales. maybe some rain to lower levels. sleet and snow to the high ground with plenty of showers behind it. skies will be brightening up gradually through the morning across scotland and northern ireland. these are snow showers, also some hail showers, adding to accumulations of snow across scotland and northern ireland. a very cold start. you can see the blue hue. tem

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.ked like, some 10,000 years ago, and it's something of a revelation. they believe that so—called cheddar man, who lived in south—west england, had skin that was dark to black and blue eyes. researchers have used groundbreaking dna analysis to examine his skeleton, which was discovered in somerset back in 1903. our correspondent, jon kay, reports. he lay here, undisturbed for 10,000 years. in the caves beneath cheddar gorge, a replica of cheddar man. but now, 21st century science means we can put flesh on these bones. 1. 1, 2, 1,2, 3... at the natural history museum, cheddar man finally revealed. by extracting dna from his bones and scanning his skull, experts believe they've recreated his face in unprecedented detail, and he looks very different from what they expected. the hair, the eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes and dark skin, really very striking, something we wouldn't have imagined and to also get from the dna details of his biology. the fact that he couldn't digest

sarah smith, bbc news, wishaw. christie's dreams of taking home a medal are over after she was disqualified in her 1000 metres short track speed skating heat. it was the last chance for the triple world champion after she crashed out of her two other events. our sports correspondent david ornstein reports from pyeongchang. just three days after leaving the ice on a stretcher, elise christie was back, her a wing tip hopes on the line. away they go. and christie goes down before they reach the very first corner. after crashing out of the 500 and 1500 metres, christie's bid for 1000 metre gold got off to the worst possible start. but having been tripped, she earned a reprieve, the heat would be rerun. an ankle injury meant her participation was only confirmed in the hour before the race, and although slow to get going, she fought back impressively. with half a lap to go, christie's in position to qualify here. battling through a physical contest to finish second and reached the quarterfinals. or so she thought. as chr

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.eton, had skin that was dark to black, and blue eyes. researchers were able to sequence his genome for the first time to establish aspects of his appearance. he was discovered in cheddar gorge in somerset and jon kay‘s there now, this is not what scientists expected... it's it‘s not, and those scientists and people around here are very excited indeed, because for10,000 people around here are very excited indeed, because for 10,000 years, cheddar man lay undisturbed, undiscovered in this cave beneath cheddar gorge, and this replica is how we have tended to think of him, asa how we have tended to think of him, as a skeleton, a pile of bones. now we can see him almost as a real—life human being. putting flesh on his bones. the face of cheddar man finally revealed. by extracting his dna and scanning his skull, experts say they have created him in unprecedented detail, and he looks very different from what they were expecting. the hair, the eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes and

sarah smith, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear.ing in parts of sussex and into account. some blue sky and some sunshine also, as you can see inside and cold and birmingham, but were we so blue sky and sun, temperatures are likely to follow the sharply next year was. you can see this ribbon of cloud in the far north—west. that weather front arrives overnight to make bringing snow into scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, grinding to a halt in the pennines by dawn tomorrow morning. there will be a hard frost for many first thing. some sunshine across the south—east. as we go into the morning, the weather front continues to drift its way through wales and perhaps the north midlands. weakening a perhaps the north midlands. wea kening a little perhaps the north midlands. weakening a little by the end. the band of cloud follows behind. some showers in the north of scotland with hail and snow. that adds study relations you have first thing tomorrow. the weather front will be sitting down through the northwest of england and int

sarah smith, scottish correspondent at peterhead, thank you. brought back five medals from south korea — one gold and four bronze — beating their previous record, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. flags at heathrow for everyone. a calm welcome home. cheering. but olympic medallist means a new status, even amongst old friends. commentator: lizzy yarnold next. the record investment at £28 million of lottery funding from uk sport brought five medals, including lizzy yarnold's memorable gold. i wondered what her legacy could be. there are many escalators in britain, but no skeleton courses to slide down. we are not a snow nation, we're not an ice nation.

sarah smith, scottish correspondent at peterhead, thank you. britain's athletes have returned from their most successful winter olympics ever. team gb brought back five medals from south korea — one gold and four bronze — beating their previous record, as our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. flags at heathrow for everyone. a calm welcome home. cheering. but olympic medallist means a new status, even amongst old friends. commentator: lizzy yarnold next. the record investment at £28 million of lottery funding from uk sport brought five medals, including lizzy yarnold's memorable gold. i wondered what her legacy could be. there are many escalators in britain, but no skeleton courses to slide down. we are not a snow nation, we're not an ice nation. so the inspirational message i take to schools is that i grew up in kent and i loved sport and ijust wanted to be an olympian. but i ended up going, doing my best, and coming home with a gold medal. and i was a normal kid from kent. commentator: absolutely stratospheric. the fact remains, if you

sarah smith, bbc news. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. have a good night.ing. i'm riz lateef. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. our headlines tonight. watford hand chelsea another defeat. with under pressure manager antonio conte taking the blame for a 4—1 drubbing at watford. england's ben youngs will miss the rest of the six nations. and maybe the rest of the season too after injuring knee ligaments against italy. as part of the bbc‘s state of sport investigation we speak to double olympic champion kelly holmes on the challenge of life after the medals. hello again. thanks forjoining us. chelsea have suffered their worst defeat of the season losing 4—1 at watford in the premier league tonight. the champions have only won two of their 10 matches so far in 2018. and the pressure is increasing on manager antonio conte. tim hague reports. at this time of year it is important to stay warm and stay classy, you can rely on antonio conte for that but with all these big elation about his future, there was little substance from his chelsea players i

sarah smith, bbc news, wishaw. areas grey squirrels have driven out the red ones. the university of exeter has tried to crack this particular mystery as our reporter has been finding out. 0ur native red squirrel is being ambushed by a beggar and no, 0ur native red squirrel is being ambushed bya beggarand no, it seems smarter, squirrel. the —— by a larger and now it seems smarter squirrel. there are red squirrels in these trees but they are hiding from us. there are lots of reasons that scientists think that grace pedals have done better than red squirrels. -- think have done better than red squirrels. —— think that grey squirrels have done better. one reason might be duly squirrels ability to solve problems better. remember this advert from the 1980s? these clever creatures can overcome an impossible mission. this is good for putting a puzzle box in. no researchers -- now, researchers. . . puzzle box in. no researchers -- now, researchers... we were perhaps saddened but not surprised to find that grey squirrels wer

sarah smith, bbc news, glasgow.0—year—old skeleton, had skin that was dark to black, and blue eyes. researchers were able to sequence his genome for the first time to establish aspects of his appearance. he was discovered in cheddar gorge in somerset. one, two, three. putting flesh on his bones. the face of cheddar man finally revealed. by extracting his dna and scanning his skull, experts say they have created him in unprecedented detail. and he looks very different from what they were expecting. the hair, the eyes, the face. that combination of blue eyes and dark skin, really very striking. something we would not have imagined. and to also get from the dna details of his biology. the fact that he couldn‘t digest milk as an adult. that is something that came really with the advent of farming. and 10,000 years ago people didn‘t have that. look how he‘s changed. this is what scientists used to think he looked like. a reconstruction from 20 years ago when dna analysis was nowhere near as developed. cheddar man and i s

sarah smith reports on the the events of 1918, a milestone in the struggle for gender equality.ament itself. four of them chained themselves to these statues in 1909. their militant behaviour was then used as an argument for why votes for women would be "exceedingly dangerous". hidden beneath those corridors of power, there is an intriguing memorial to the suffragette movement. in 1911, thousands of women tried to avoid being registered in the census. emily davidson said: "if women don't count, then neither shall we be counted." emily davidson spent the night hiding behind this door in a broom cupboard underneath westminster hall. she was discovered in here, so she was registered in the census as being resident in the house of commons. commentary: a woman runs out. there is a fall. davidson did not live long enough to see women win the vote. she died in 1913, after running into the path of the king's horse at the epsom derby. but she may not have intended to kill herself. this is the actual scarf emily davidson had with her that

let's speak to our scotland editor, sarah smith, in glasgow. why has he done now?sible for him to resume his duties in any meaningful way. phil gormley has not been at work since he was put on special leave six months ago over allegations of bullying. during that time, further complaints have been made against him, seven in all. although i understand now that he has resigned, those investigations will be closed. he was cleared to return to work in november, but then that decision was reversed when thejustice secretary got involved, because he was worried that inadequate safeguards have been put in place to protect the serving police officers who had made these complaints against the chief co nsta ble. complaints against the chief constable. in a statement today, mr gormley referred to that decision when he said "events since november have led me to the conclusion that it is impossible for me to resume my duties in any meaningful way". police scotland is the second—largest force in the uk the metropolitan police, and it has had a troubled history. the last chief co

earlier, sarah smith spoke to us from glasgow and began by explaining why he has gone now. his duties in any meaningful way. let me explain why. he has not been at work since he was put on special leave six months ago over allegations of bullying. during that time, further complaints were made against him, a total of seven in all. i understand that he has resigned and now those investigations will be closed, they are no longer relevant. he was cleared to return to work back in november. that decision was reversed when the justice november. that decision was reversed when thejustice secretary got involved because he was worried that inadequate safeguards have been put in place to protect the serving police officers who had made these complaints against the chief co nsta ble. complaints against the chief constable. in a statement today, mr gormley referred to that decision when he said events since november have led me to the conclusion that it is impossible for me to resume my duties in any meaningful way. police scotla nd duties in any meaningful way. police scotland is act

let's get the latest from our scotland editor sarah smith. sarah, why is he stepping down now? with more complaints, meaning there are a total of seven investigations into his behaviour although i understand that now he has stood down, those investigations will be closed and not brought to a conclusion. interestingly, he was actually cleared to return to work back in november by the scottish police authority who are the body that oversees police scotland but then the justice secretary oversees police scotland but then thejustice secretary intervened and asked them to overturn that decision because he thought inadequate safeguards had been put in place to protect the serving police officers who had made complaints against the chief constable, phil gormley. that decision was overturned and he remained on leave. today, he has decided to step down and he said in a statement that events since november have led me to the conclusion that it's impossible for me to resume my duties in a meaningful way. it leaves something of a crisis of leadership at the top of a crisis of leadership at

sarah? >> i might just have to say yeah. >> jason lewis, whose character, smith jarrod, mixed business and pleasurerall on the show, now tells ktla why he's not on her side. >> sarah was always just so lovely and such a consummate professional, and i think that people should remember their graciousness and the things that have been given to them. and i'm going to stop there. >> ooh! he said a lot without saying much. >> he said a lot, but he did it wearing a man bun, which i appreciate! he's alive and kicking. >>> still ahead, man buns and all. >> what's up? welcome to "i'm chilling." >> chris rock and adam sand her reminiscing. >> those were the best times of our lives. >> speaking of "snl," what is natalie portman saying about her uncanny resemblance? >>> and the voice coaches get real about new copper kelly clarkson. >>> "e.t." isn't just on the air. we are every wrrks on every perimeter every day. >>> now that's what you call an all-star party. chris rock, eddie murphy, usher, dwyane wade, gabrielle union, kevin hart, chris tucker, and dave chappelle all together for dinner in beverly hills. du

my brookings colleague, sarah binder and steve smith made this point about the filibuster from the late '90s. they suggest once interest group allies and other external audiences began rewarding senators for using obstructive tactics in the chamber, senators responded to that incentive. here we may think about ted cruz's decision to engineer shutdown after the the affordable care act. that helped build his national reputation. when senators believe there's political value in using all their procedural tools, they're more likely to do so at the expense of bipartisan legislative work. ira in his book discusses the problem presented to senate leaders by jessie helms, that he was willing to pursue an individual agenda. that's the sort of behavior that's incentivized for lots of senators. the broader political circumstances made it more difficult for senators of both parties to unite as counter balance to executive power. in the early 1970s, we saw several high profile pieces of legislation, things like republican budget act and senate intelligence committee to oversee executive branch activ

my brookings colleague, sarah and her co-author steve smith made this argument in the book about the senate filibuster from the late '90s. it's a new argument, but once external allies and external audiences rewarded them for used this. and ted cruz's decision to engineer a government shutdown over the affordable care act, that use of procedural rights helped build his national reputation. when senators believe there's political value in using all of their procedural tools, they're less-- they're more likely to do so at the expense of bipartisan legislative work. so ira in his book discusses the problem presented to senate leaders by jesse holmes, willing to pursue an individual agenda. that sort of behavior is incentivizes lots of senators these days. these broader political circumstances have also made it more difficult for senators of both parties to unite as a counter balance to executive power. so in the early 1970's, we saw several high profile pieces of legislation, things like the congressional budget act, the measure that created the senate intelligence committee to oversee