they werejust captain alun wynjones and sim showed. they were just two minutes on the clock when scoring was opened. despite dominating, ireland were struggling to increase their lead withjohnny sexton missing two penalties before finally passing the 500 points mark in the six nations. but everything they threaten to do in the first half, they did in the second. andrew conway squeezing through by the tightest of margins got them on their way. wales�*s hopes of a comeback ended whenjosh adams was sent binned for checking out sexting and i would waste no time in making their advantage count. —— johnny sexton. even when they were back to full strength, wales can stop a bonus point. breaking through, it was of little consolation for wales. m0 through, it was of little consolation for wales. no one is ha - consolation for wales. no one is happy with _ consolation for wales. no one is happy with the _ consolation for wales. no one is happy with the defeat, - consolation for wales. no one is happy with the defeat, no - consolation for wales.

they werejust captain alun wynjones and sim showed. struggling to increase their lead withjohnny sexton missing two penalties before finally

alun wynjones is being repaired.r ireland, johnny sexton is back for another six nations at 36, inspired by the return of the fans. france, the favourites, start on sunday. all around europe, a proper six nations. you can almost hear the pulses quickening and the seats filling. joe wilson, bbc news, edinburgh. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. welcome to bbc london. iam i am hollins. the pandemic has had a significant impact on patients being able to access a dentist appointment. figures from public health england show more than a million children went at least a year without seeing a dentist. and in parts of london only one in five children has seen one in the last 12 months. it's causing what's been called a "tooth decay crisis" in the capital. tarah welsh reports. getting into good habits earlier. getting into good habits early. at this primary school in north—west london the little ones brush their teeth after lunch. the children have been brushing their teeth in

wales are defending champions, but missing for now the ultimate leader, alun wynjones is being repairedoll in just over an hour's time. it's the first full day of action at the winter olympic games in beijing, with a handful of british athletes in action — including in the curling, where great britain's mixed doubles team ofjen dodds and bruce mouat have continued their excellent start. they've made it four wins out of five after beating the czech republic 8—3. the pair face the unbeaten italians later, and a win would put them in touching distance of the semi finals. there was disappointment, though, for snowboarder katie ormerod. making her olympic debut, she failed to qualify for the women's slopestyle final on sunday. she finished 19th in qualifying — with the top 12 progressing. in football, the fa cup fourth round takes centre stage today — but there's already been a shock, with 12—time champions manchester united knocked out. they did lead i—o against middlesbrough — but the championship side drew level, albeit controversially. duncan watmore looked to have handled it — nothing g