our correspondent andy swiss was watching. e from england. where do you start with that match? it was a pretty extraordinary game. it was a pretty extraordinary game. it seems strange to think theyjust a few hours ago when the england fans were arriving here, they were arriving with quite a lot of optimism because they had a new captain, a new fly—half, marcus smith, who was going to play a more adventurous and expansive style of rugby. there was a lot of optimism but it lasted barely two minutes. from the moment france went over for their opening score, which was a thrilling move, the length of the pitch. ultimately scored by thomas ramos. from the member that try was scored, you sense it was going to be a long afternoon for england. it was a long afternoon for england. it was a devastating performance from france. they were 27—3 up by the break. england were being outmuscled in the pack, there was a little glimmer of hope for england just after the break when freddie steward went over. that gave the twickenham fans something

andy swiss reports. and they're off!s and, of course, horses descended on cheltenham. this quiet corner of the cotswolds one again the centre of the racing world. the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. for the jockeys riding here it is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on the number of times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it is not a welfare issue, it is about engagement in the sport, and it's about fairness. come the big race, though, the focus was on the sport's new wonder horse, constitution hill, the hot favourite for the champion hurdle and he lived up to his billing with the most emphatic of victories. but the days most special win was this. rachel blackmore on honeysuckle, the horse's last race before retiring and what a way to go out. for trainer henry du bromhead, whose sonjack died in

our sports correspondent andy swiss has been watching.r nearly a0 years. they couldn't, could they? well, how's this for a start? scott mctominay cranking up the decibel level and giving scotland a precious early lead. spain aren't one of the world's top teams for nothing, though, joselu hitting the bar. but scotland also had their chances, especially lyndon dykes. so close, but scotland still led at the break. and after it, their night got even better, a clinical counterattack and guess what? mctominay again and it was 2—0. the tartan army were bouncing. a famous win was within their sights. and come the final whistle, cue euphoria. it's the night of scotland's dreams! a special night for scotland, top of their group after one of their greatest victories in recent years. in cardiff, meanwhile, wales faced latvia with their now retired talisman watching on. but the post—gareth bale era was soon heading in the right direction, the hosts taking the lead through kieffer moore. they might have extended that lead after the break, neco williams

andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. france is literally counting down to the 2024 olympics.s. and before we go, an early spring treat for visitors at tokyo's ueno park, who have been enjoying cherry flowers blooming early in the season. japan announced the official start of tokyo's cherry blossom season on tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual. in past years the country's meteorologists have linked the increasingly early blooms to climate change, and temperatures in tokyo have been unseasonably mild in recent days. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. this week, we've got some very big swings in temperatures from one day to the next. yesterday, widely, we had temperatures double figures, whereas today, it's been about 9 celsius colder than that. for example, boulmer, 14 yesterday, just five this afternoon — now, that's a drop. temperatures has brought with it much colder air, and in turn, we've seen some snowfall over the staffordshire moors again here and here at low levels in the carlisle area. so, across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, norther

our sport correspondent andy swiss reports from dublin.he celebrations here have onlyjust begun because tomorrow, rugby could mean more revelry and victory over england and a grand slam will be ireland's to toast. cheers! how confident are you about the grand slam tomorrow? very confident. extremely. england are rubbish, man! very confident. ireland will play impeccably. how big is the buzz in dublin for tomorrow? oh, my god, it's going to be a weekend to remember, a weekend to remember. i'll have the best weekend of my life, please god. and who can blame their belief? ireland have been untouchable so far this six nations. four wins out of four, and in thrilling style. some 50,000 fans will be inside the stadium to see whether ireland can make history. they've never clinched a grand slam here in dublin, but glory is now within their grasp. there's also family pride at stake. ireland's head coach andy farrell is the father of the england captain owen, once a youngster celebrating with his dad, now international rivals. we don't ask question

andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham.2024 olympic games. anticipation is building and so is demand for tickets. organisers say they sold 3.2 5 million ticket in phase one. they had set a goal of 3 million. —— 3.2 5 million. relatives of a world war i soldier have been re—united with his medal, after it was found in a farmer's field in northallerton. the medal belonged to fred brown of the 4th battalion yorkshire regiment. within 48 hours, the metal detectorist who found the lost piece of history, had traced the descendants. phil connell reports. it isa it is a military honour that was issued during the first world war. aim silver medallion found in this north yorkshire field last week by dave bircher, detector is from durham. i bircher, detector is from durham-— bircher, detector is from durham. ., ., durham. i got a really good sianal durham. i got a really good signal and _ durham. i got a really good signal and pinpointed, - durham. i got a really good signal and pinpointed, dug| durham. i got a really good - signal an

and a swiss in dublin for us. —— andy swiss.ird spot in the table, equalling their best tournament for five years. they're in action at murrayfield against italy. it is currently 12—6 to scotland. they fell behind to an italy conversion, but duhan van der merwe's try had them back in front. they are cruising as we approach half—time. scotland have 11 consecutive wins over their opponents, but it's a much improved italy in recent times, who are hoping to not finish bottom for the first time since 2015. lots to come in the football, too. manchester city are in fa cup quarterfinal action today in one of the standout ties of the round. they welcome former captain vincent kompany back, as the manager of their opponents burnley. the winners wil go on to the semifinals at wembley. kompany says it'll be bizarre for him to go up against city. he was an exceptional captain. a top human being. and i think... i'm really pleased. 0n the other side, i'm a little bit concerned because when you start to play a game where on the touchline for yo

andy swiss is there for us now. yes, sophie, welcome to cheltenham.chilly conditions, there's been no shortage of drama. and they are off. the first race of the day to get through the turnstile as fans and of course horses descended on cheltenham. this quiet corner of the cotswold is once again the centre of the racing world. the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics of jump often described as the olympics of jump racing and for the jockeys riding here it's always a challenge, but this year how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on the number of times jockeys could use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. breaches could mean dis ualification. ., , disqualification. ultimately, we wanted the _ disqualification. ultimately, we wanted the jockeys _ disqualification. ultimately, we wanted the jockeys to - disqualification. ultimately, we wanted the jockeys to think i disqualification. ultimately, we l wanted the jockeys to think more carefully— wanted the jockeys to think more carefully abou

andy swiss, bbc news, dublin. the trophy. they can put pressure on ireland if they earn a bonus—point win against wales. france's current points difference is 46 to ireland's 66 so if they were to win by more than 20 with a bonus point. ireland would need at least a draw or two bonus points against england. as for wales, they sit fifth in the standings with only one win and their head coach says they're a team in transition. there's a few players who are potentially playing their last six nations games. we've have to think about building for the world cup this year but also thinking about 2027. you need to bring in some players, and you need to send out younger players in the squad and give them the time to develop. so here's the table heading into the final weekend of the six nations. england have third place to play for as well as attempting to deny ireland the grand slam, but in the other match scotland will fancy their chances against italy, who are likely to finish with the wooden spoon. the match in dublin w

andy swiss, bbc news, dublin.ssell. hamilton said, "i just don't feel connected to this car." meanwhile, max verstappen admits a win will be "tricky" after his red bull broke down in qualifying, meaning he'll start from 15th this evening. his team mate, sergio perez, took the top spot and aston martin's fernando alonso will start on the front row, thanks to a penalty demoting ferrari's charles leclerc to 12th. russell was promoted to third on the grid. yes, we have formula 1 later on, fa cup today as well, it is busy. yes. cup today as well, it is busy. yes, it was always _ cup today as well, it is busy. yes, it was always dominated - cup today as well, it is busy. yes, it was always dominated so - cup today as well, it is busy. ia: it was always dominated so much by mercedes. , , , ., �* ., mercedes. yes, they 'ust haven't got it ri . ht with mercedes. yes, they 'ust haven't got it right with the — mercedes. yes, they 'ust haven't got it right with the car, — it right with the car, unfortunately, naturally capped

second year in a row, coming home on a rainy day at the course, where our sports correspondent andy swissperformance from energumene, as he won the champion chase for the second year in the running. there had been questions about energumene in the build up because he didn't look too impressive in his last race, where he finished only third. but there was certainly no doubt he would win the race. it was an extraordinary performance from him, as he charged clear to win by some ten lengths. a brilliant performance from energumene — ridden by paul townend, trained by willie mullins. owned by the owner of brighton & hove albion, tony bloom. all eyes on flooring porter, who is going for a hat—trick of wins. he won in 2021 and �*22 — can he win in �*23? he's not been in the best form over the last 12 months, and he'll face plenty of high—quality opposition, including another former champion in paisley park. so while energumene took the headlines in the big race of the day, it was also a day to remember for one teenage jockey. 18—year—old john gleeson, on his first ever ride at cheltenham festiva

energumene romped home on a rainy day at the course — where we can join our correspondent andy swiss.e second yearin as he won the race for the second year in the running. there were questions about energumene and the build up because he didn't look too impressive in his last race where he finished third. but there was certainly no doubt he would win the race, it was an extra ordinary performance from him as he charged clear to win by some ten lengths. a brilliant performance from energumene — written by paul town and, trained by willie mullins. as you mentioned, owned by the owner of brighton hove albion, and brighton have a game tonight against crystal palace, so we'll be hoping for another win in palace, so we'll be hoping for anotherwin in a palace, so we'll be hoping for another win in a few hours' time. he'll have some travelling to do to get through everything he needs today. it's been a week so far in a day of favourites, the cross—country chase. day of favourites, the cross-country chase. . �* , chase. that's right, the cross-country - chase. that's right, the cross-country c

second year in a row, coming home on a rainy day at the course, where our sports correspondent andy swissn chase, for the second year running. there had been a few questions about energumene in the build up because he didn't look too impressive in his last race, where he finished only third. but there was certainly no doubt he would win the race. it was an extraordinary performance from him, as he charged clear to win by some ten lengths. a brilliant performance from energumene — ridden by paul townend, trained by willie mullins, owned by the owner of brighton & hove albion, tony bloom. the big highlight tomorrow is the stayers' hurdle, where all eyes will be on flooring porter, who is going for a hat—trick of wins in the race. he won it in 2021, won it in 2022 — can he win it in 2023? he's not been in the best of form over the last 12 months, and he'll face plenty of high—quality opposition, including another former champion in paisley park. so while energumene took the headlines in the big race of the day, it was also a day to remember for one teenage jockey. 18—year—old john gleeson, o

andy swiss, bbc news. where he so often got the goals, it was kieffer moore this time, the only goal of the game, that leaves them with four points from their opening two matches, a great start for them having opened with that impressive draw against croatia. beth mead's club side arsenal have a massive night ahead in the second leg of their champions league tie with bayern munich. a goal down from the first leg last week, trying to avoid going out of the competition at this stage in each of the last three years. beth mead is out injured at the moment and they could do with her on a night such as this. we don't have any more information to give on any return date with beth. so when we have that communicated, otherwise itjust become speculation, which i think is very unnecessary and it doesn't add anything to her rehab journey. lionel messi has now scored more than 100 international goals — he hit the target with his seventh international hat—trick in a friendly. the argentina captain scored all three of hi

fine or points deduction but everton insisted that they have done nothing wrong to stop that was andy swiss and a half at chelsea, will replacejulian nagelsmann — who was sacked earlier today. nagelsmann had been there less than two years and leaves with the side only a point behind bundesliga leaders — borussia dortmund. they're also through to the champions league quarterfinals where they'll face manchester city. in golf�*s world matchplay championship — matt kuchar thrashed south korea's si woo kim seven and six to reach the last 16 of the tournament. meanwhile on the latest event on the pga tour in the dominican republic, england's matt wallace currently leads the field. he's a shot ahead going into the third round — sitting on 11 under par. wallace has never won an event on the pga tour. men's tennis world number one carlos alcaraz is in action at miami open later — as he aims to reach the third round on another busy day of action. there's been a big shock in the women's draw — with world number 5a varvara gracheva reaching the third round. she beat the world number five ons jabeur inj

our sports correspondent andy swiss is here. ave a closer look at everton�*s accounts last year after they posted substantial losses. the prior league released a statement earlier that didn't give a lot of detail about these breaches but as you say is what we do know is that last in may two years to leaks wrote to them to question evidence finances. at the time you may remember that they were involved in a mighty regulation struggle and everton ultimately, huge celebrations that you can see. what the other clubs were questioning was that everton had posted losses of £370 million over a three—year period. under premier league rules clubs are only allowed to post losses of a over three year period. now everton insisted they had complied with the rules. they said that a large amount of their losses were caused by the pandemic and those could be written off. in the last hour or so everton have issued a statement saying that they strongly contest the allegations. they say they are entirely confident that they remain compliant with the

our sports news correspondent, andy swiss, reports. and they're off!cked in their thousands, who'll be the stars of this year's cheltenham? well once again, they may well come from ireland. whether it's trainer willie mullins, who has a host of favourites, orjockey rachael blackmore, the first female rider to win the gold cup on a plus tard, back to defend her title. pretty cool, heading there with that on your back, i suppose, but it's trying to hold onto it now is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow it, i suppose, yeah. well, the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. com

let's go live to andy swiss, who was at cheltenham for us. cheltenham today? been the reaction at cheltenham toda ? ~ .., ., been the reaction at cheltenham toda ? ~ ., ., been the reaction at cheltenham toda ?~ ., ., ,., been the reaction at cheltenham toda? ., ., , today? welcome to what is a slightly 's so . today? welcome to what is a slightly 's soggy cheltenham. _ today? welcome to what is a slightly 's soggy cheltenham. the _ today? welcome to what is a slightly 's soggy cheltenham. the heavens . �*s soggy cheltenham. the heavens have opened in the last hour of or so. whatever performance it was, and all the chatter before festival was about this new wonder horse. could anyone get anywhere near him. he set off is the hottest favour in the history of the champion hurdle, and boy did he live up to his billing. he won at a canter and won by nine lengths. superb from nikko to boyne veil. trainer nikki henderson has seen a lot of horses and even he can't remember one really as special as constitution hill. it's only the sixth race of his li

andy swiss reports.by could sooner mean more revelry — victory over england this afternoon and a grand slam will be ireland's to coast. cheers! how confident are you? very confident, cheers! how confident are you? - confident, extremely. england are rubbish, man. laughs. very confident, absolutely, ireland went up buying it is going to be a weekend to remember, we can to remember! i've had the best weekend of my life, i've had the best weekend of my life. please. _ i've had the best weekend of my life, please, god. _ life, please, god. and _ life, please, god. and who - life, please, god. and who can i life, please, god. i and who can blame life, please, god. - and who can blame their life, please, god. _ and who can blame their belief? island happen untouchable so far this six nations, four wins out of four and install. some £50,000 will be in the stadium to see whether ireland can make history. they have never clinched grandson here in dublin but gloria is now within their grasp. there is also family p

andy swiss reports.viest home defeat in history and humiliation. brute heaviest home defeat in history and humiliation. i :, heaviest home defeat in history and humiliation-— humiliation. we are all hurting with his performance. _ humiliation. we are all hurting with his performance. that _ humiliation. we are all hurting with his performance. that wasn't - his performance. that wasn't standard performance that we want to give and it is one we want to work to improve. give and it is one we want to work to improve-— give and it is one we want to work to imrove. i :, :, :, :,, :, to improve. what a win that was for france, to improve. what a win that was for france. but — to improve. what a win that was for france, but for _ to improve. what a win that was for france, but for thousands _ to improve. what a win that was for france, but for thousands of - to improve. what a win that was for. france, but for thousands of england fans here, they can barely believe that they have seen. 0ne fans here, they can b

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. and they're off!ider to win the gold cup on a plus tard, back to defend her title. pretty cool, heading there with that on your back, i suppose, but it's trying to hold onto it now is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow it, i suppose, yeah. well, the cheltenham festival is often described as the olympics ofjump racing. forthejockeys, riding here is always a challenge, but this year, how they ride is under the spotlight. rules on how many times jockeys can use the whip have been tightened, and serious breaches could mean disqualification. ultimately we wanted the jockeys to think more carefully about how they use the whip. it's not a welfare issue, it's about engagement in the sport, it's about fairness. commentator: gyenyame, for. brendan powell and joe tizzard. .. but having had just weeks to adapt, some riders feel the timing is wrong. i thought it was a bit ridiculous, to be honest. in football, in golf, they wouldn't change... they w

has them in pole position to qualify, and points to a very exciting time for the supporters, as andy swiss they've not beaten spain for nearly 40 years. they couldn't, couldn't they? well, how is this for a start? scott mctominay cranking up the decibel level and giving scotland a precious early lead. spain aren't one of the world's top teams for nothing though. joselu hitting the bar. but scotland also had their chances, especially lyndon dykes. so close, but scotland 5till lead at the break. and after it, their night got even better. a clinical counter—attack, and guess what? mctominay again, and it was 2—0. the tartan army were bouncing. a famous win was within their sights. come the final whistle, queue euphoria. it's the night of scotland's dreams! for scotland players and fans, a special victory on a special night. andy swi55, bbc news. iam sure i am sure those fan5 i am sure those fans will still be revelling in aid a5 i am sure those fans will still be revelling in aid as they wake up this morning. —— revelling in it. no gareth bale for wales these days. not that they needed him —

andy: it has been disgust by the analysts, ubs was very smart, and the chairman seems to have got the issuances at that point be on the cards from the swisshorities. but it won't be on the cards for the clients. clients will be very wary about if they just add together their exposure, or reliance on credit suites and ubs. i think they are conscious of that. i'm not saying anything they don't know about. that is going to be drawn the wealth management side and the corporate side. there is lots of parts of the business where clients are going to want to diversify as well. dani: in the aftermath of all of this and the u.s. banking turmoil, american banks have seen a lot of withdrawals. barclays is warning of a second round affect just because of all the attention that higher yields can give you. in europe, the ecb has said european banks are fine, they haven't faced that start of withdrawals. what makes europe different that it wouldn't face that same deposit withdrawal pressure as the u.s.? andy: in europe, we haven't got the same ease with which to switch into money market funds, a normal product that the general population would think of