more on that in a moment, but to murrayfield first. evening. we are trying to establish some sound. apologies... joe is at murrayfield where scotland recorded that victory over england today. in the six nations championship. as we were saying a little bit earlier in the programme. the expedition was in scotland in light of the performances against england at last year's tournament. let's hear from the man of the moment, the man who has masterminded that brilliant run from scotland of late. gregor townsend, scotland's head coach. it late. gregor townsend, scotland's head coach-— head coach. it means a lot to us, but it means _ head coach. it means a lot to us, but it means more _ head coach. it means a lot to us, but it means more for _ head coach. it means a lot to us, but it means more for our - head coach. it means a lot to us, | but it means more for our country and for the people here. we know how important this game is for scotland as a nation and we just wanted to focus on the game and deliver a winning performance but we know we

scotland are hosting england at murrayfield, and what drama in the latter stages.unt of expectation after their victory over their old rivals at twickenham last year. late on in the second half, scotland lead. it was scotland who got the first try, ben white scoring on his debut. finn russell added the extras along with a penalty. his opposite number marcus smith crossed over in the second half, that put england in the lead, a lead they extended — thanks to three english penalties. but a penalty try, luke cowan dickie yellow carded for this error, put scotland in front. and they lead 20—17. it�*s been a mixed day for gb on the opening day of competition at the winter olympics in beijing. curlers amy dodds and bruce mouatt won one match but lost another in their mixed event. while there was disappointment for katie omerod, who missed the final of the women�*s slopestyle event on her olympic debut after injury forced her out on the eve of the last games. andy swiss reports. the first day of the games and the first gold medal up for grabs in cross skiing. the norwegia

for this game at murrayfield, well, imagine it full of fans, further, passion, against an england teamrom his menu of metaphors. i think every game for england's got plenty of spice in it, mate. you know, it's like going to the indian restaurant and, you know, you look down the menu and the one that's got four chillies next to it is the spiciest one. people don't particularly like england as a rugby team, so we enjoy that challenge and we're afterthem, mate. did he mention england's new 23—year—old captain tom curry? yeah... well, wales are defending champions but missing for now the ultimate leader. alun wynjones is being repaired. and wales are without other stars in dublin for the tournament's opening game. for 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 l

scotland won a tight encounter at murrayfield by 20—17.for them — supporters are back. welcome to the tradition, scotland versus england, best of rivals. it's a close relationship. when scotland made the most of this early opportunity, the man who crossed the line to score used to play for england's under 20s, ben white. 22 years old, and the number ten shirt, and with that try england led. here comes a decision... a kick towards the scottish winger — luke cowan—dickie the only english defender. what happened ? well, scotland would have scored if cowan—dickie hadn't knocked on that ball deliberately, the referee ruled. yellow card, penalty try, the game was tied. then, with nine minutes left, finn russell had a penalty to put scotland three points ahead. it was there, and if scotland could hang on, if they could boot that ball, finally, anywhere safely, it was their game. well, beating england is always a joy of course, but it's becoming a regular occurrence for scotland. and now we see the team celebrating at the other end of the pitch. a

england take on italy in rome tomorrow — a match they've got to win, after scotland beat them at murrayfieldnd beat them eddiejones has made wholesale changes to the side, eight in total, harry randall will replace ben youngs at scrum—half and earn his third england cap. attack coach martin gleeson has promised that england will play their own game, and use the defeat against scotland in a positive way. you learn, don't you? you figure things out and think, what can we get better? and you learn more in a defeat than you do in a victory. hopefully in the long run, it could be good for us. but, yeah, there was a lot of learning from that, and a lot of things to take forward going into this week. next to football, where the european champions chelsea are now the world champions as well. they beat brazilian side palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in abu dhabi tonight to finally win the one trophy that's evaded them, and becomejust the fifth club to win every major title. jim lumsden was watching. they had lifted every other available trophy since roman abramovich took over nearly 20 years ago. fold

england take on italy in rome tomorrow — a match they've got to win, after scotland beat them at murrayfielde wholesale changes to the side, eight in total. harry randall will replace ben youngs at scrum—half and earn his third england cap. attack coach martin gleeson has promised that england will play their own game and use the defeat against scotland in a positive way. you learn, don't you? you figure things out and think, what can we get better? and you learn more any defeat than you do any victory. hopefully in the long run, it could be good for us. but yeah, there was a lot of learning from that, and a lot of things to take forward going into this week. let's move on to football where it's now three games without a win for manchester united in all competitions after they missed the chance to move into the premier league's top four in the day's early game. ralf rangnicks side were booed off the pitch after they were held to a 1—1 draw by an impressive southampton. lydia campbell reports. it wouldn't take much for southampton to improve on their last result here. that was a 9—0 defeat. a

thrown into the mix, scottish voices and murrayfield tomorrow which side would you rather be on.le playing — weathers just with the people playing the olympic games of england, you see past all of the hype _ england, you see past all of the hype around it and you focus on training — hype around it and you focus on training to — hype around it and you focus on training to the week in training through— training to the week in training through saturday. you'll be able to put the _ through saturday. you'll be able to put the emotion into the game. it�*s put the emotion into the game. it's the best part have ever been involved _ the best part have ever been involved in _ the best part have ever been involved in. for— the best part have ever been involved in. for me, - the best part have ever been - involved in. for me, excitement, the bus, _ involved in. for me, excitement, the bus, the _ involved in. for me, excitement, the bus, the cohesion _ involved in. for me, excitement, the bus, the cohesion that _ involved in. for me, excitement, the bus, the cohesion that the _ involved in. f

kick off this afternoon, with wales facing ireland in dublin, and england taking on scotland at murrayfieldce again after last year's tournament was affected by the covid lockdown. 0ur sports correspondentjoe wilson is pitchside at murrayfield. good to be with you. what could be the decisive factor here in edinburgh? could it be something as simple as the weather? it has been raining, it is raining and it will be raining. that beautiful green pitch behind me will be muddy and the ball in the hands of the inexperienced england team bound to be slippery. remember it is a scotland with the settled team, scotland with the settled team, scotland with the confidence which comes from these recent victories, but because of that it is scotland with new expectation rather than traditional hope and that is a shift in the dynamics. by the time we kick off here we will know if wales have begun the defence of the six nations title with a win in dublin. 0n the face of it that seems unlikely, simply because they are missing so many players because of injury, but as the rehearsals get under way here the exp

look away — there's more bad news ahead of the six nations calcutta cup clash against scotland at murrayfieldll has a foot injury. the lawes absence in particular proving a headache. it adds to england's leadership problems he's been deputising for regular captain owen farrell, who is out of the tournament. utility backjoe marchant recently tested positive for covid, which has left him doubtful. but propjoe marler will be available. he's returned to training following his covid—i9 isolation. celtic would overtake scottish premiership leaders rangers if they beat them at parkhead tomorrow. there was also the edinburgh derby tonight. hibs had a goal ruled out for offside against hearts, but after the break, they can thank goalkeeper kevin dabrowski for keeping them in the game. against the run of play, hibs almost pinched the points late on through kevin nisbet, but nil—nil it finished. elsewhere, and two games in the championship — millwall are hosting preston north end and swansea hosting luton — goalless in both of those. arsenal have confirmed that their captain, pierre—emerick aubameyang,

courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfieldlly special. got to make sure we lead by example. and at the winter olympics in beijing, after two wins from two, great britain's mixed doubles team have suffered their first defeat in the curling — losing 8—7 to switzerland. with the match level, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage — and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win over jen dodds and bruce mouat. they are back in action tomorrow against australia, when they'll try to secure a semifinal spot. and in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb�*s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday, in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men's event. and that is all the sport from us for now. good evening. a change is taking pl

and we are hoping to hear from joe who was at murrayfield for that game today. we can turn our attention to the opening match of the tournament which was in dublin. ireland got off to a flying start with an emphatic 29 points to seven victory over the defending champions wales in dublin. a real marker from ireland who last won the tournment back in 2018. nick parrot reports. wales are defending champions but they are farfrom wales are defending champions but they are far from favourites to retain their title. they are missing eight experienced players, including captain alun wynjones and sim showed. 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 come

scotland head coach gregor townsend has added six players to the squad to face france at murrayfielde smith and kiran mcdonald are draughted in, along with simon berghan, oli kebble, marshall sykes and james lang. and james lowe is back in the ireland squad for their upcoming match against italy on sunday. the leinster wing missed the first two matches of this year's six nations with injury. his club team—matejimmy o'brien has been given a call—up, too. next to golf, the proposed saudi—backed super league is "dead in the water" according to rory mcilroy after two more big—name golfers ruled themselves out ofjoining the breakaway league. bryson dechambeau and dustinjohnson have reaffirmed their commitment to the pga tour. let's hear from our golf correspondent ian carter on the latest developments. johnson, he actually used the pga tour's social media outlets to outline he is actually still very much behind the established american circuit. and shortly after that, bryson dechambeau took to his own social media channels to say that as long as the best players in the world were continui

partner henry slade in the midfield, after his link up with elliot daly failed to make an impact at murrayfield preferred base for the world cup in qatar. gareth southgate has selected the beach resort as it's about ten miles from doha, so out of the city centre but close to most of the tournament venues. the hotel and training ground won't be formally confirmed as england's base by fifa until after the conclusion of the play—offs, which start in march. that's all the sport for now. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. the united states has urged canada to use federal powers to ease this the disruption caused by truck drivers. the protesters who are angry at covid restrictions are blocking cross border trade at several crossing points. that's in addition to the ongoing demonstration in the capital, ottowa. the ambassador bridge between ontario and detroit is one of the busiest border crossings in north america and a supply route for carmakers. there is disuption too at coutts in the province of alberta, and emerson in manitoba. the economic cost is likely to be considerable. samira hussai

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in edinburgh we have just been worried about the weather, it has been wet and windy, and inside murrayfield six nations. bundee aki crossing the line for ireland against wales. ireland were winning 29—0 the last time i heard, so they are looking very good, but the big question is, are scotland potential champions? thanks forjoining us. scotland against england follows the news on bbc one. kidderminster harriers from the sixth tier of english football were seconds away from making fa cup history after scoring first and leading premier league side west ham until the 91st minute of theirfourth round match. but west ham equalised and went onto score in extra time to win 2—1. all of the fa cup latest scores are on the bbc sport website. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 22:10. here on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now. you“re watching bbc news with mejames reynolds. this week the government published its eagerly awaited levelling up white paper, setting out plans to reduce regional inequality. its ai

it was a dramatic night at murrayfield, as the scots beat england in a spectacular opening day of the six nations. good morning. we are looking at a wet and windy start today across england and wales. the weather will improve, with sunshine and showers following to all areas, but with show is coming down with heavy snow across the hills of scotland, they could be one two issues here. i will have more on that and more later on. it's sunday the 6th of february. our main story: the queen says she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when prince charles becomes king. she made the announcement in a message marking the 70th anniversary of her reign, a milestone no british monarch has ever reached before. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell�*s report contains some flash photography. it is 70 years to the day since she came to the throne, and there is no question of her stepping down. in the ballroom at sandringham on the eve of accession day, she was alert and fully engaged in conversations. upside down for the press. 50 and fully engaged in conversation

courtney lawes suffering concussion, the wales back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfield's the youngest england captain since will carling. at the winter olympics today, in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb�*s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run, after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men's event. the mixed double in curling. it is all square against switzerland. you can follow that alive. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let me bring you up—to—date with a new breaking story. president biden has said that american special forces have been taking part in a counterterrorism rate in north—west syria. last night, this tweet said... thanks to the bravery of our armed forces, we have removed from the battlefield the leader of isis. and he is also said that all americans have returned safely from t

beating england at murrayfield to retain the calcutta cup for the first time since 1984" it followedemphatic win for ireland too, an all important bonus point victory over reigning champions wales..and the fans were there to see it all. joe wilson reports. this tournament has been waiting for them. supporters are back. welcome to the tradition. scotland versus england, best of rivals. it's a close relationship. in scotland make the most of this early opportunity, the most of this early opportunity, the man who crossed the line to score used to play for england's under 20s. then white. youthful energy from england came from marcus smith, in the number ten shirt. with that try, england's lead. they kick towards luke karen dickie, the only english defender, what happened. the outcome would have been different if he did not knock that on. then the game is tied. finn russell has a penalty to put scotland three points ahead and it was there and if scotland could hang on, if they could book that ball finally, anywhere safely, it was that game. beating england is always a joy of course but i

it is set to be a wet one at murrayfield scotland kick off their six nations campaign against england ireland in dublin. wales will be hoping to replicate last year's was that when they beat ireland 21 points — 16 points. wales have suffered injuries but theirfly—half and captain says people are foolish to write them off. we and captain says people are foolish to write them off.— to write them off. we always start as fourth or _ to write them off. we always start as fourth or fifth _ to write them off. we always start as fourth or fifth favourites - to write them off. we always start as fourth or fifth favourites everyl as fourth or fifth favourites every yeah _ as fourth or fifth favourites every yeah we — as fourth or fifth favourites every year. we go on behind the big three and i_ year. we go on behind the big three and i think_ year. we go on behind the big three and i think scotland ahead of us and the bookies — and i think scotland ahead of us and the bookies this week so it has been the bookies this week so it has been the same _ the bookies this week so it has been the same f

game at three o'clock this afternoon...one they simply must not lose, after scotland beat them at murrayfield has made wholesale changes to the team, eight in total, harry randall will replace ben youngs at scrum—half and earn his third england cap. attack coach martin gleeson has promised that england will play their own game, and use the defeat against scotland in a positive way. you learn, don't you? you figure things out and think, what can we get better? and you learn more in a defeat than you do in a victory. hopefully in the long run, it could be good for us. but, yeah, there was a lot of learning from that, and a lot of things to take forward going into this week. now to the winter olympics where heavy snow in beijing has caused havoc to the ski schedule, with a number of events delayed or cancelled on day 9. it means team gb�*s katie summerhayes and kirsty muir will go tomorrow in the ski slopestyle qualification instead. but things haven't been affected inside the ice cube, where it's been a good day so far for britian�*s curlers. eve muirhead and her rink comfortably beat denmark 7

scotland head coach gregor townsend has added six players to the squad to face france at murrayfield lowe is back in the ireland squad for their upcoming match against italy on sunday. the leinster wing missed the first two matches of this year's six nations with injury. his club team—matejimmy o'brien has been given a call—up, too. next to golf, and the proposed saudi—backed super league is "dead in the water" according to rory mcilroy after two more big—name golfers ruled themselves out ofjoining the breakaway league. bryson dechambeau and dustinjohnson have reaffirmed their commitment to the pga tour. let's hear from our golf correspondent ian carter on the latest developments. johnson, he actually used the pga tour's social media outlets to outline he is actually still very much behind the established american circuit. and shortly after that, bryson dechambeau took to his own social media channels to say that as long as the best players in the world were continuing to play on the pga tour, that's exactly where he would continue to play his golf. there are, we think, some players

look away — there's more bad news ahead of the six nations calcutta cup clash against scotland at murrayfieldin 0wen farrell, who is out of the tournament. utility backjoe marchant recently tested positive for covid, which has left him doubtful. but propjoe marler will be available. he's returned to training following his covid—19 isolation. celtic would overtake scottish premiership leaders rangers if they beat them at parkhead tomorrow. there was also the edinburgh derby tonight. hibs had a goal ruled out for offside against hearts, but after the break, they can thank goalkeeper kevin dabrowski for keeping them in the game. against the run of play, hibs almost pinched the points late on through kevin nisbet, but it finished nil—nil. the only side to win was saint johnson. ——johnston. elsewhere, and two games in the championship — millwall are hosting preston north end and swansea hosting luton — goalless in both of those. arsenal have confirmed that their captain, pierre—emerick aubameyang, has left the club by mutual agreement. the former gunners captain has been pictured training with bar

courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfielduffered their first defeat in the curling — losing 8—7 to switzerland. with the match level, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage — and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win over jen dodds and bruce mouat. they're back in action tomorrow against australia, when they'll try to secure a semifinal spot. and in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb�*s leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday, in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men's event. and that is all the sport from us for now. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... downing street is in turmoil, afterfour senior aides to borisjohnson resign — within hours of each other. wi

after that, england will try to regain the calcutta cup from scotland at murrayfield — and avenge lasti firstjoined england rugby, someone said they were 870 million followers worldwide. 15 million in australian each of those sports. just the extent of the following, the extent of the interest in six nations and the history of the calcutta cup. it's the history of the calcutta cup. it�*s going to be a great tournament, isn�*t it? plenty more on our website this afternoon. the very latest as the winter olympic skiers up with plenty over the next 16 days. ministers have promised a new 10—year strategy to improve cancer care in england, but cancer charities have told the government it�*ll be a huge challenge. we spoke to shaun walsh earlier, he�*s head of public affairs at cancer research uk. i should say from the outset, cancer research uk absolutely welcomes the secretary of state�*s ambition on cancer. we and others have been flagging for some time the real challenges this country has faced in relation to access to diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer. that�*s only been exacerbated

begin their title defence tomorrow in dublin against ireland after that, it's the calcutta cup at murrayfieldto cheer about. confidence levels, we are confident in what we are going to do and we are confident that the challenges that england are going to check it is that we can deal with them orjust want check it is that we can deal with them or just want to check it is that we can deal with them orjust want to go out there and executed to the best we possibly can. absolutely phenomenal side with phenomenal players and yeah, we are excited for the challenge. for phenomenal players and yeah, we are excited for the challenge.— excited for the challenge. for all the build-up _ excited for the challenge. for all the build-up to _ excited for the challenge. for all the build-up to the _ excited for the challenge. for all the build-up to the six _ excited for the challenge. for all the build-up to the six nations l the build—up to the six nations matches. in the winter the build—up to the six nations matches. in the winter olympics and it's going to be one of those. that's all the sport for now. yo

england kick off their tournament at murrayfield as they aim to beat scotland and regain the calcuttao the as normal game. he is i starting is starting his career as a captain and obviously he was the next most obvious choice and unfortunately courtney is not available so tommy comes in but we have had him for a while as a potential leader in the team. the player is like playing with him, they followed him in the action and he will do a greatjob for us. elsewhere in the 15, marcus smith who had a fantastic autumn international series that the fly—half. samson is a ten to eight. he is making his first start since 2018. johnny gray has come back into the scotland side but misses autumn internationals through injury. stuart hogg captain is well front half ben white is on the bench, the only uncapped player in that match day squad. also on saturday ireland begin that tournament at home to defending champions wales. 20—year—old wingback is going to make his debut for ireland. as for wales, different role for one of their wingers. josh adams is going to start at centre. dan is going to capt

scotland pursued in vain at murrayfield as they had six tries scored against them.d every moment of this i have lived every moment of this right here on this couch. italy and ireland this afternoon and that should be a comfortable win for ireland and give us all a bit of hope. 50 ireland and give us all a bit of ho e, , ., , ireland and give us all a bit of hoe. ,., , , ., hope. so it is a few minutes before eiuht hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock _ hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock and _ hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock and of _ hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock and of course - hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock and of course we i hope. so it is a few minutes before eight o'clock and of course we will| eight o'clock and of course we will bring you the very latest headlines at eight. if you're just tuning in right now let's tell you what is happening in ukraine this morning. local officials in the second city of khaki say that a russian troops have actually entered the city. —— kharkiv.

courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row curry will lead england for the first time at murrayfields just about it. plenty more sport from the bbc sports centre throughout the day. let's return to our top story. millions of households are bracing themselves for what the bank of england is calling the biggest squeeze on living standards for more than 30 years. it's after the largest ever increase to the energy price cap was approved by the regulator 0fgem, meaning gas and electricity bills in england, scotland and wales will go up to nearly £2,000 a year. the government has announced measures to help cushion the blow but critics say they don't go far enough. theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it's gone up again, hasn't it? yeah, to 250 — that's crazy, that. hussain has a full—time job, but they are struggling to make ends meet. we have looked into the local food bank. 0n the weekends, they have it open to the public where you pay a couple of pounds and fill your bags up. so we have had a look at

weekend, but there are more injury problems for england ahead of their opener against scotland at murrayfieldle hill has a foot injury. skipper 0wen farrell is already out of the tournament. utility backjoe marchant recently tested positive for covid which has left him doubtful. golf's saudi arabian—funded asian tour will stage its first event in england this year, with a tug—of—war over the biggest names in men's golf under way. it's being seen as a threat to the us based pga tour and europe's, world tour. the centurion club in hertfordshire is set to host a £1.5 million pound tournament injune — one of 10 international events. the asian tour season starts on thursday. backing for the international series comes from saudi arabia's public investment fund. golf is one of several sports saudi arabia has been accused of trying to rebrand itself with amid concern over its record on human rights. that's all the sport for now. part of the levelling—up agenda is addressing regional inequalities across the uk. ben boulos is in wolverhampton, one of the places set to benefit from the government's prop

after that, england will try to regain the calcutta cup from scotland at murrayfield — and avenge lastjoined england rugby people told me there were 870 million followers worldwide of rugby union and if i compare that to the sports in australia where it's ten or 15 million into those sports, so just the extent of the following and the interest in the six nations and the issue of the calcutta cup, i want to get that done before christmas. aha, get that done before christmas. a huge weekend ahead. and the fa cup and plenty to look forward to. but what's it like to compete in an olympic games? especially one as controverisal as this one —— which has seen numerous diplomatic boycotts. earlier i spoke to amy williams, former team gb skeleton gold medallist at the winter olympic games. she gave me her reaction to the opening ceremony. iam i am watching the opening ceremony and i've got butterflies in my stomach, sweaty palms that the athletes are feeling and i wish i could be there competing again. team gb has about — could be there competing again. team gb has about 50 _ could be there comp

suffering concussion, curry has been given the opportunity to lead england for the first time at murrayfieldwhat gas and electricity companies can charge a typical household. yesterday it was announced that the cap will rise in april — meaning an average household on a variable tariff will see its bill rise by £693 a year — to nearly £2,000. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it's gone up again, hasn't it? yeah, to 250 — that's crazy, that. hussain has a full—time job, but they are struggling to make ends meet. we have looked into the local food bank. on the weekends, they have it open to the public where you pay a couple of pounds and fill your bags up. so we have had a look at that and we have started to kind of use that. for many families like the masters, worse is to come. energy prices for consumers are capped by the regulator ofgem. but the cap is going up to reflect a big rise in the price suppliers have to pay for the energy they sell to us. some 22 million households

scotland will want to bounce back at murrayfield that weekend — but they face leaders france, who madee drama in america overnight as the los angeles rams won the super bowl for just the second time. and their victory was secured withjust over a minute remaining — this touchdown from cooper kupp sealing a 23—20 win against the cincinnati bengals — cue the celebrations. they love a party in the states. nina you gave away a secret yesterday. you are a fan of snoop dogg. i did not see that coming. when i heard that he was there, mary j blige, dre. i need to watch it online. just the half—time show, anyway. exactly, forget the sport! millions of families in england and wales will be enjoying a well—earned half—term break at some stage this month. it usually kick starts the domestic holiday season for businesses. but after a difficult few years, and with the cost of living squeeze really starting to bite, the stakes are high. as is ben, who's up a tree somewhere in the forest of dean for us. what is going on? a good question. i am in an adventure centre in the forest of dean in gloucestersh

and that was on the day scotland saw off england at murrayfield.france to the all blacks. wales won the championship last year. _ wales won the championship last year, wales won the grand slam two years— year, wales won the grand slam two years before that. we know the competition has gone up across the board _ competition has gone up across the board we — competition has gone up across the board. we are just delighted that we are in— board. we are just delighted that we are in that _ board. we are just delighted that we are in that mix. wales scotland is live here on bbc this afternoon at 2:15. also today later on, there's a mouthwatering clash in paris, between france and ireland. the french eased into things last week, with the expected thrashing of italy. and ireland are in great form, but will be without their injured skipper, jonny sexton today. gutted forjohnny. it means so much to him, to captain this side and to play in games like this. but at the same time he realises as well, you know, it is an opportunity for us to grow as a group, and

first up, it's scotland against leaders france at murrayfield.tive for covid last night and won't make the game. his captain, though, remains optimistic. the exciting thing for me is i know we can beat them, i truly believe we can beat them, and if we get everything right on the day, easier said than done, everything the moment is massive. every ten minutes to get through is huge. and if we can win the first ten, 15, 20 minutes, we grow in confidence as the game goes on and get a good foothold in the game, hopefully we can grow through the game and get the result we are more than capable of getting. after that, there's another huge match at twickenham, with england taking on the reigning champions wales. both sides are looking for back—to—back wins after wales saw off scotland. and england's new—look side comfortably beat italy in the last round of matches. it's the first time england's stadium will be packed with fans for a championship in two years. and head coach eddiejones is hoping for the twickenham factor. we wa nt we want to show what new

partner henry slade in the midfield, after his link—up with elliot daly failed to make an impact at murrayfieldia have since followed. it will stage the season—opening grand prix next month. just before we go, a bit more winter olympics news for you team gb�*s men�*s curlers have beaten norway 8—3, that leaves them all those stories on the bbc sport website. the united states has urged canada to use federal powers to ease the disruption caused by lorry drivers. the protesters who are angry about covid restrictions are blocking cross border trade at several crossing points. that�*s in addition to the ongoing demonstration in the capital, ottowa. the ambassador bridge between ontario and detroit is one of the busiest border crossings in north america and a supply route for car—makers. there is disuption too at coutts in the province of alberta and emerson, manitoba. the economic cost is likely to be considerable. samira hussain has the latest. horns blare. for yet another day, lorry drivers furious at vaccine mandates and covid restrictions have blocked the busiest land border crossing in north a

courtney lawes suffering concussion, the sale back row will lead england for the first time at murrayfieldat 7—all, it all came down to the final end. throwing second, the swiss had the advantage and they made it count, getting the one stone they needed to secure the win. team gb are back in action tomorrow against australia. and in the women's moguls, it was a day to forget for team gb's leonie gerken schofield. she failed to finish her first qualification run — after falling during her attempt. a better run for her sister makayla, who finished in 12th place. both will get a second chance to qualify for the final on sunday — in the second qualification run. william feneley finished 23rd in the men's event. that's all the sport for now. as well as discussing the rising cost of energy, the chancellor rishi sunak has been talking to the bbc today about the controversy surrounding borisjohnson and the police investigation into alleged downing street parties. the chancellor confirmed his support for the prime minister, but admitted that the allegations have damaged public confidence in the gov

there is more bad news for england fans ahead of the six nations calcutta cup against scotland at murrayfieldis team the new england patriots before last year. the question as to what tom brady will do next.— brady will do next. anything he wants, i imagine. _ brady will do next. anything he wants, i imagine. golf. - brady will do next. anything he wants, i imagine. golf. he i brady will do next. anything he wants, i imagine. golf. he is. wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed — wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed with _ wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed with golf _ wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed with golf so - wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed with golf so i i wants, i imagine. golf. he is obsessed with golf so i think| wants, i imagine. golf. he is- obsessed with golf so i think you will become even better. there is a brilliant _ will become even better. there is a brilliant picture of him with all seven— brilliant picture of him with all seven super bowl rings.- brilliant picture of him with all seven super bowl rings. more then he has actual fingers, _ seven super bow