andy swiss, bbc news.he opening match of their tournament. england are largely fully professional now and the class showed throughout the 51—7 win in dublin. zoe harrison and emily scott amongst the scorers in the visitors' eight—try victory. and italy ran in four tries. this the pick of them, to earn a bonus point as they beat scotland by 28 points to seven in glasgow. in the men's tournament, scotland and italy, live on the bbc this afternoon. so to another difficult day for england's cricketers in the caribbean as west indies built a lead of 85 runs heading into the third day of the second test in antigua. remember, england had been skittled for 187 and, for a time, it looked like their bowlers would have some revenge, in the afternoon. but the windies' patient approach, mixed with the occasional flamboyant shot, paid off and three batsmen scored more than a0. stuart broad was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets, but the west indies will resume in control on 27! for six. kilmarnock missed the cha

andy swiss, bbc news.c one and then from dublin its ireland against england. in the women's competition, england ran in eight tries to thrash ireland last night, most of the players are professional underclass showed the road, zoe harrison and emily scott amongst the scorers. italy ran in four tries, the bonus point as they beat scotland 28—7 in glasgow. away from the rugby to another difficult day for cricketers in the caribbean as england head into the third day in antigua. england had been skittled out for 187 and it looked like england bowlers would have some revenge in the afternoon, and occasional flamboyant piece of stroke play paid off, stuart broad the pick of the england bowlers, west indies will resume today. in football, tell marnoch missed a chance to narrow the gap on premiership leaders celtic as they lost 2—1 to hearts, goals by stuart naismith did the damage and kill marnoch could not avoid their first home defeat in three months. hull kingston rovers claimed the glory in rugby league and

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich.xt few days, temperatures well above where they should be for this time of year, for some of us some sunshine, beautiful end to the day in cambridgeshire. mild is the main theme, it will be mostly dry but not completely, this area of cloud which has been working its way in from the is producing the odd spot of rain in places. the cloud moving back north again across parts of wales initial weight then into northern england, northern and scotla nd into northern england, northern and scotland we will see splashes of light, patchy rain through the night. fog patches and temperatures not dropping it too far for the vast majority staying frost free. tomorrow relatively mild start to the day, a bit soggy at times across the day, a bit soggy at times across the far north, particularly scotland but much of the rain will move to the north, then it's looking dry and towards the south of england and wales it should be brightening skies with some sunshine. breezy across the far north—west but mild,

andy swiss, bbc news, doncaster.have arrested a 24—year—old man on suspicion of abduction. libby squire, who's 21, has been missing since last friday. our correspondent danny savage is in hull this evening. what more can you tell us? sophie, libby squire was last seen a week ago tonight, sitting on a bench by the roadsidejust ago tonight, sitting on a bench by the roadside just the other side of that traffic light junction behind me. a motorist stopped to check on her because they were concerned about her welfare at the time. she was last seen about 11:40pm thursday night last, and then vanished at about ten past midnight. so a week on, this electronic billboard behind me will be driven around the area in a bid tojog people's memories. leaflets will be handed out as well. one other development, that 24—year—old man who was arrested at a house about half a mile from here from where libby was last seen, is still being questioned by detectives. she has been arrested on —— he has been arrested on suspicion of abduction i

andy swiss, bbc news, doncaster.sity student libby squire have arrested a 2a—year—old man on suspicion of abduction. libby, who's 21, was reported missing in the early hours of last friday after a night out. officers have been examining the banks of the river hull and specialist teams have been trawling a nearby pond. millions of households will see a 10% rise in energy bills from april, after the energy regulator 0fgem raised the cap on what suppliers are allowed to charge customers on their standard variable tariffs. the increase comes only a month after the cap on their most expensive rates was brought in. the typical customer will pay an extra £117 a year, with the blame being put on rising wholesale prices. a body seen in the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer emiliano sala and the pilot david ibbotson has been recovered. it hasn't yet been formally identified. the boat carrying the body arrived at portland in dorset this morning. the light aircraft was found on the sea bed in the english channel on s

andy swiss there.oducing a tourist tax which would be the first of its kind in the uk. the plan is to charge an extra £2 per room per night in hotels, b and bs and hostels. james shaw has more. arriving in edinburgh, the scottish capital, and one of the hottest tourist destinations in the uk. it seems to get more popular every year. but what difference would a tourist tax make to the city's appeal. i don't see how it's going to encourage more tourists coming into the country because obviously scotland, or the uk, is a beautiful country. but if there is more tax and if the accommodation is going to be more expensive, then i think it will definitely discourage more people from visiting the country, which is a shame there are strong arguments for and against. visitors and residents acknowledge that something needs to be done. but is this the right way to do it? well, iwould hope that the council would think about spending it on keeping the streets clean. that's terrible! a tourist tax? there is a lot of c

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.or this week. we have had an improvement in the temperatures today and on the whole this week will be milder. but the winds coming in from the west or south west, but it will be changeable. but we are talking about rain instead of snow. this area of cloud will bring some rain from the atlantic on tuesday into wednesday. that cloud has pushed the rain away from the south east. we have seen sunny skies following across

our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back on his life. a footballing miracle. 1970, england versus brazil, and that save. the greatest ever from one of the greatest ever. four years earlier, gordon banks had been a cornerstone of england's world cup triumph and those who played alongside him were today united in tribute. sir bobby charlton said : he was my hero, obviously, growing up he was my hero, obviously, growing up and being able to train with him, i think the big thing i would say about him is, in an era which is totally different today, you have this great positional sense and that was his dedication, really. he first made his name with leicester city. but it wasn't long before he attracted england's attention. his reliability was pivotal to the 1966 triumph. winning the world cup, he later said, changed his life. triumph. winning the world cup, he latersaid, changed his life. 0h, tremendous. when we come back, you won't believe the people. just incredible. we felt so proud. although england fell short of the next world cup in 197

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports.t was supposed to be raced a hero doncaster but not a horse, not a punter in sight. all fixtures off after it emerged three runners yesterday at care and ludlow had tested positive for highly contagious equine flu. all of them from the yard of dominic kane had been vaccinated, leaving a worried sport searching for answers. in all previous form if you like and where infectious diseases have broken out in horse racing either he or any other countries around the world we learn from it each time and the key thing to do is to inform people, stop the movement of horses because then you stop the cross contamination and you can isolate theissues contamination and you can isolate the issues much more quickly. today's cancellations are just the start. the authorities say there will be no racing until it least wednesday next week with one of britain's bigger sports forced into shutdown. and next month, remember, is its showpiece, the cheltenham festival, worth millions to the industry. so contain

our corresspondent andy swiss is in yorkshire's racing heartland of malton with the latest.elcome to highfield stables here in north yorkshire, they have about a0 horses here and like so many stables around the country, some of these horses were supposed to be racing this weekend but not any more because the entire sport is on hold as it tries to tackle this new and very difficult challenge, equine flu. no racing now until next wednesday at least, because three horses at a yard and cheshire tested positive for equine flu despite being vaccinated which is really concerning the authorities. they had runners yesterday and meetings and there are concerns that other forces might have been exposed to this contagious disease. authorities are taking no chances and no racing until at least the middle of next week. but they question everyone is asking is until the showpiece festival and will that be able to go ahead? festival and will that be able to go ahead ? everyone festival and will that be able to go ahead? everyone in racing will keep their fingers crossed that they can come to

sports correspondent andy swiss looks back on his life and career.ins a footballing miracle, england versus brazil, and that save. what to of! gordon banks! the greatest ever from one of the greatest ever. four years earlier gordon banks had been a cornerstone of england's world cup triumph and those who played alongside him were today united in tribute. sir bobby charlton said gordon was fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him the team—mate. sir geoff hurst described him as one of the very greatest, a sentiment echoed throughout the game. he was my hero obviously, growing up. training with him, i think the big thing i can say about him was he had in an era that was totally different today, he had this great positional sense. that was his dedication, really. banks first made his name with leicester city. but it wasn't long before he attracted england's attention and his reliability was pivotal to their 1966 triumph, winning the world cup he later said changed his life. tremendous! i mean, when we came back, you wouldn't believe the people in

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports.ter, but not a horse, not a in site. all fixtures off after it emerged that three runners yesterday had tested positive for highly contagious equine flu. all of them from the yard of grand national landing trainer don mccain have been vaccinated, leaving a worried sport searching for answers. next month, the showpiece, the festival, worth millions to the industry, say containing this disease is also a race against time. for now then, this most unpredictable sport is facing its own uncertain nature. andy swiss, bbc news, doncaster. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? british prime minister theresa may has been meeting eu leaders in brussels as she pushes for changes to the withdrawal agreement. european commission president jean—claude juncker described talks as robust but constructive. some of the other stories we are working on here in the bbc newsroom. air accident investigators say they've successfully recovered a body from the wreckage of a plane t

our correspondent andy swiss reports. but he's refusing to go. it's extraordinary.nt goalkeeper, but the one out on the pitch, kepa arrizabalaga, simply said no, he was not coming off, and eventually astonishingly, he got his way. well, the player's won. it's incredible. sarri had lost the power battle and he promptly lost his temper. storming off in fury, he eventually returned to see the man he had wanted to substitute fail to redeem himself in the shoot—out, and while manchester city celebrated, the spotlight remained on that remarkable row. sarri later claimed it was a misunderstanding because the player had been suffering from cramp. the goalkeeper wanted only to let me know that he was in condition to go to the penalties. so it was only a big misunderstanding. kepa was right, but in the wrong way. kepa arrizabalaga has also tried to play it down... but fair to say that many in football are unconvinced. i think it tells the story, the way the manager reacted, the way he went on the touchline, where he's going absolutely berserk. i don't think that's a misunders

our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching. those hopes were soon to be seen to be swatted aside. france ahead. wales‘s frustration only begun. williams effort relink that he lost control. that summed up the first half. the host extended their lead and style. lopez fight over a drop goal before the break, it was succeed neil, wales with the first half to forget. they needed something remarkable and out of nowhere, they found it. josh adams was a spike. it was followed by the ridiculous... wales took the lead, but france grabbed it back. the penalty making it 19—17. but the greatest job it penalty making it 19—17. but the greatestjob it was penalty making it 19—17. but the greatest job it was yet to penalty making it 19—17. but the greatestjob it was yet to come. george what the stunning interception at a 60 yard dash for glory. astonishingly, wells had turned it around. they‘re blaming goes on, fairto turned it around. they‘re blaming goes on, fair to say the rest of the six nations have some act to follow. and the sorts of con

our corresspondent andy swiss is in yorkshire's racing heartland of malton with the latest.a0 horses here. like so many stables around the country, some of these horses were supposed to be racing this weekend, but not any more, because the entire sport is on hold as it tries to tackle this new and very difficult challenge, equine flu. no racing now on till at least wednesday next week. that is because three horses at donald mccain's yard in cheshire tested positive for equine flu, despite being vaccinated. that is what is really concerning the authority. and also donald mccain had runners yesterday at meetings. so there is some concern that other horses might have been exposed to this very contagious disease. so the authorities are taking no chances. no racing until at least the middle of next week. the big question that everyone is asking is what about cheltenham? it is only next month until racing's showpiece festival. will that be able to go ahead? certainly everyone in racing will be keeping their fingers crossed that they can come to terms and contain this outbreak of e

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett.are seeing a big change in the weather for this week. we we are seeing a big change in the weatherfor this week. we have had an improvement in the temperatures today and on the whole this week will be milder. but the winds coming in from the west or south west, but it will be changeable. but we are talking about rain instead of snow. this area of cloud will bring some rain from the atlantic on tuesday into wednesday. that cloud has pushed the rain away from the south east. we have seen sunny skies following across many parts of the country. this is in west yorkshire for example. it has been more dull here in surrey but there has been some snow and it has been raining. pretty much all of the rain has cleared away but the cloud remains towards the south east. sunny spells elsewhere, still a few showers gci’oss elsewhere, still a few showers across scotland. a little wintry over the hills, showers and easing away from northern ireland. overnight we will find things clearing up. clearing s

sports correspondent andy swiss can tell us more they emerged to a cloud of smoke and a wave of anticipationth win in a row, fingers crossed. but those hopes, it seemed, were soon being swatted aside. louis picamoles rampaging through to put france ahead. too much power from the french number eight. and wales's frustration had onlyjust gun. liam williams‘s effort ruled out after the video referee he lost the night lost control. it summed up their first half, as careless as france we re first half, as careless as france were ruthless. some sleight of hand sending yoann huget clear as the hosts extended their lead in style. and when camille lopez fired over a drop goaljust before the break, it was 16—0, wales were the first half to forget. they needed something remarkable, and out of nowhere, they found it. josh adams was the spark, as he sent thomas williams skidding over. as he sent thomas williams skidding over. and the sublime was followed by the ridiculous. a new addition to rugby's blooper reel, huget with a spot of french farce much to george north's delight. wales grabbed the lead but

our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his life.balling miracle, 1970, england against brazil and that save. pele! what a save! gordon banks! the greatest ever from one of the greatest ever. four years earlier, gordon banks had been a cornerstone of the england world cup triumph and those who played alongside him to date united tribute. sir bobby charlton said gordon was a fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him a team—mate. sir geoff hurst described him as one of the very greatest, a sentiment echoed throughout the game. he was my hero obviously, growing up, and being able to train with him, the big thing i would say about him, in an era which is totally different to today, he had this great positional sense and that was his dedication. banks first made his name with leicester city. banks was safe in the leicester goal. it was not long before he attracted england attention. his reliability was pivotal to their 1956 triumph. winning the world cup he later said changed his life. tremendous. when we came back, you wouldn't be

our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching.france against a wales team going for a 10th win in a row, fingers crossed. but those hopes it seemed was soon being swatted aside. rampaging through to put france ahead. an wales's prostration had onlyjust begun. liam williams at the ruled out after the video referee decided he lost control. it summed up the first half, as careless as france we re first half, as careless as france were ruthless. some sleight of hand sending them clear as the hosts extended their lead in style. and when a dropped goal was fired over just after the break, it was 16— nil. wales, with the first type to forget. they needed something remarkable. and out of nowhere, they found it. josh adams was the spark as he sent thomas williams skidding over. and the sublime was followed by the ridiculous, a new addition to rugby's blooper wheel. much to george north's delight. france grabbed it back, the penalty making it 1917 but the greatest drama was yet to come as the hosts simply threw it away. george north with a

andy swiss, bbc news. ijust i just love that reaction ijust love that reaction now.orth is on the turf. it's all in one image, isn't it? coverage starts. england kickoff their campaign against the defending champions, ireland, in dublin. as expected, a lot of hype. rory best says his side is concentrating solely on what the site can do. what england bring at us, we can control. we aim to go out tomorrow and play the best game of rugby that this group is overplayed. they are a very methodical team, they the possession—based team, and they try to grind it out and they are good at doing that so we don't have to necessarily play the same way to beat them but what we've got to be good at is disrupting their rhythm, disrupting how they play and when we get opportunities to score points, take those points. in the women's competition, england ran in eight tries to demolish ireland in the opening match of their tournament. england are fully professional and the class showed throughout with a 51—7 win in dublin. zoe harrison and emily scott, amongst the scorers in the visitor'

andy swiss looks back on his life.s a footballing miracle... 1970, england against brazil, and that save. what a save. gordon banks. the greatest ever from one of the greatest ever. gordon banks first made his name in the 1950s with leicester city. sheffield united attack but banks was safe in the goal. soon, though, he attracted england's attention and by 1966 he was lining up for world cup glory. portugal try to hit back. only to find banks showing the form he has shown all along. banks again gets the ball away. banks did not concede a single goal before the semi—finals, his reliability pivotal to england's triumph. among the celebrations, though, his sportsmanship towards his opponents shone through. i played him in two fa cup finals at wembley and lost on both occasions, so i knew how the loser felt, and i went over and tried to lift him as best i could. although england fell short at the next world cup in 1970 banks was at his peak, famously against brazil, in what is being described as the save of the century. ho

our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his life.remains a footballing miracle, 1970, england against brazil and that save. pele! what a save! gordon banks! the greatest ever, from one of the greatest ever. four years earlier, gordon banks had been a cornerstone of the england world cup triumph, and those who played alongside him were today united tribute. sir bobby charlton said, "gordon was a fantastic goalkeeper and i was proud to call him a team—mate." sir geoff hurst described him as "one of the very greatest," a sentiment echoed throughout the game. he was my hero, obviously, growing up, and being able to train with him, the big thing i would say about him was he had, in an era which is totally different to today, he had this great positional sense, and that was his dedication. banks first made his name with leicester city. sheffield united attack. but banks was safe in the leicester goal. it was not long before he attracted england's attention. his reliability was pivotal to their 1966 triumph. and banks showing the form he ha