andy swiss with those details. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.ought some very strong and gusty winds to the northern half of the uk. a gust of 83 miles power on the coast of aberdeenshire. but further south, it was all about mild weather. temperatures at pershore in worcestershire got above 17 celsius, unusually mild for this point in february. that curl of cloud there on the satellite picture, that was storm otto, now quickly moving away eastwards. this is our next weather system that's been bringing some rain and indeed some snow in places through the night. ice likely to affect some parts of scotland as we start saturday morning. but much of the rain pulling away eastwards. a lot of dry weather through the day on saturday. this band of cloud and some patchy rain for a time in the south of england, that will tend to clear. we will also keep this band of cloud and some patchy rain in central and southern parts of scotland and into northeast england. but elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, just the odd rogue shower. 6 or 7 degrees in northern sco

our correspondent andy swiss there.e arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale at the north london derby last month has been banned from football for four years. joseph watts pleaded guilty to assaulting ramsdale and also admitted throwing coins onto the pitch during the game at the tottenham hotspur stadium on 15th january. ramsdale was kicked in the back after arsenal beat spurs 2—0 in the premier league match. one of the referees involved in last week's multitude of var errors will no longer officiate in the premier league. lee mason has left the referees' body pgmol by mutual consent. it comes days after his mistake during arsenal's 1—1 draw with brentford. mason, seen here in the centre, was the video assistant referee, but failed to draw the required guidelines to check for offside on ivan toney�*s equalising goal. pgmol chief refereeing officer howard webb contacted arsenal to acknowledge and explain the significant error that occurred. meanwhile, the football association have announced they'll trial the use of referee b

andy swiss, bbc news.ly begun. carnival 2023 started with drumbeats and block parties across the city. one of the first street parties was the annual "carmelitas" in the bohemian neighbourhood of santa teresa. every year, hundreds of street bands and thousands of tourists, as well as locals seeking a good time descend on rio during the world—famous party. it will peak on sunday and monday night with the annual samba school parade competition. we�*ve seen a lot of cloud streaming our way today on a westerly breeze. the best of the sunshine has been across the far north of scotland, 0vernight and many parts of the country will become dry as well. a few breaks in the cloud, the best of those probably in northeast scotland tomorrow will be a windier day in scotland will see the clouds thickening very different day. rain will be heavy at times. we have got a cloudier picture across northern island, it may well stay dry. more in the way of sunshine we had today across southern parts of england and south wales. d

andy swiss, bbc news.started broadcasting here in wales. in a country with very few national institutions until fairly recently, bbc wales has been a major presence, promoting a sense of welsh identity, putting welsh culture and sport on the map, with programmes in the two official languages of wales — welsh and english. it started with a few radio programmes in 1923, but the big change came with television. in february, the bbc starts a new television service — bbc wales. the bbc has been a giant presence in wales for decades, described as a "cultural conveyor belt" by one of its leaders. singing. and by the 1960s, its gleaming new headquarters on the outskirts of cardiff produced many hours of news, drama, education, music and sports programmes every week in two languages, with some notable achievements. if the bbc hadn't commissioned under milk wood in 1954, dylan thomas would never have written it, and we wouldn't have it. bbc cymru wales, as it's now known, with a new home for the 21st century, has be

andy swiss, bbc news.oring in the british countryside, but should their discoveries be finders keepers? the government wants to change the legal definition of what's classed as "treasure", so that when important historical artefacts are found, museums get to keep them for the public to see, instead of them being sold to private collectors. if successful, it will be one of the biggest changes to the "treasure act" since it came into effect 26 years ago. tim muffett reports. eyes down, fingers crossed. detectorists live in hope. brian and julian have been metal detecting for decades. are you feeling excited? 0h, very much so. let's hope it's that gold coin. yeah, ora ring pull — you never know. and still find it exciting. why do you love this hobby so much? why this hobby? that's a question i've been asked by several ex—wives as well. it's one of those things that you just don't know what you're going to come across. these machines are like having access to a time machine. what is that you've found here? tar

andy swiss was watching.eal revenge. but could they get it? well, just watch this. commentator: fantastic ball... first, darwin nunez sparked anfield euphoria with a moment of fantasy football, and soon it was 2—0 thanks to a goalkeeping howler. mo salah the scorer, but one thibaut courtois would rather probably rather forget. the drama had barely begun, though, as real madrid brilliantly hit back through viniciusjunior before he then levelled things up after another goalkeeping gaffe. alisson�*s blunder making it 2—2 and it was only half—time. but after it, guess what? first, real took the lead through eder militao. before two goals from karim benzema completed a quite staggering turnaround. 5—2 to real madrid, on a night where liverpool's dream start turned into a nightmare. what an incredible game, but for liverpool fans, that won't be much consolation. they now have a mountain to climb in the second leg in madrid if they are to keep their champions league hopes alive. studio: andy swiss, thank you. and fi

andy swiss, bbc news., is projected to earn $100 million in north america over the four—day presidents' day opening weekend. the star paul rudd has been in the uk promoting the movie, and was pranked by fellow actor olivia colman, as part of a radio segment entitled agony ant—man. welsh accent: if your friend had also a brief trip, - but over to, let's say, america, and they went and saw that friend and they had a cup of tea together, would you be offended if they didn't do the same back to you? i, personally, if it is me, absolutely not. i tend to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. reveal yourself, please. hi, paul, it is olivia colman. it's olivia colman! god, you really can do every accent, can't you? i think you will find the welsh listeners are going "what the hell was that?" i've been speaking to los angeles based entertainment journalist kj matthews about the film. very, very up—to—date. this is what they are saying. for the three—day weekend, friday, saturday, and sunday, slightly over $100 mi

andy swiss, bbc news.aders he's deeply concerned about a rise of violence across the continent. speaking at the start of the annual african union gathering mr guterres also announced an increase in cash to combat famine as well as addressing and funding emergencies. around the world today 359 million people are in need of aid. in an increase of more than 25% since last year. and so today here i am announcing the largest ever relocation from our central emergency response plan to $150 million. to combat famine and to address and fund emergencies. i'm talking about 18 countries in the world, of which 12 are in the african continent. these resources will support some of the most vulnerable people in some of the most forgotten crises around the world, including those at risk of famine in africa. the bbc�*s kalkidan yibeltal is attending the summit in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa — he sent us this report. this is an annual gathering of african leaders in which generally issues of the past 12 months are di

andy swiss thank you.and are still on course for a six nations grand slam after another bonus point win. they beat italy 34—20, but not before being rattled by their opponents. jim lumsden reports. ireland were top of the tree with two bonus point win. surely more of the same would follow in rome? they hurled themselves at the italians, a try ruled out after a minute, but no debate about the next score, a minute later, from captain for a dayjames ryan. italy were antagonised and soon answered back through steven varney. italy strike back. irish tries flew in, first from hugo keenan before another one from bundee aki at the corner. again, the hosts crumbled, hanson with a bonus point winning fourth try. their cause was dealt a blow when bruno dealt with a stray pass, with ireland leading 24—17, after an six try first half. after the break, italy repelled all that the world�*s number one ranked side threw at them, were themselves a constant threat and came close. he�*s going for a cross field kick, can they

andy swiss, bbc news. bafta awards in london due to take place tomorrow, over security concerns. christo grozev features heavily in the nominated film navalny, a documentary about the poisoning of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny. we're joined by christo grozev now. now, there'll be plenty of metal detectorists out searching this weekend — it's become an increasingly popular hobby. we're joined by christo grozev now. hello to you. how are you feeling about this?— about this? well, it's an odd feelin: about this? well, it's an odd feeling of — about this? well, it's an odd feeling of being _ about this? well, it's an odd feeling of being disinvited i about this? well, it's an odd i feeling of being disinvited from about this? well, it's an odd - feeling of being disinvited from an event where i had tickets also for my son and then finding out we cannot attend. i do understand in an abstract way why this is done. it security for the rest of the guests, i understand that the bafta decision. but i

here's our sports correspondent, andy swiss.ainst new zealand with the same swagger that brought such success last year. ben duckett blasting his way to 50 in under an hour. it has been entertaining from the first ball. that said, not everything worked. joe root with a reminder that their aggressive approach is a risky business. but it's also a thrilling one. oh, what a shot that is. a blaze of boundaries led by harry brooks' 89... allowing england to declare on 325. and under the floodlights, new zealand's batsmen were soon under pressure. oh, no, he's gone. he's gone. the two ollies, pope and robinson, made the breakthrough before ao—year—old jimmy anderson showed his timeless talent. that could be close. kane williamson was initially given not out, but the replays showed otherwise and england's delight wasn't done. as anderson also removed henry nicholls before the close. there we go, anderson does it again. england's day and once again, never a dull moment. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben ric

andy swiss, bbc news.re rescued alive from the rubble of a building in antakya in southern turkey on saturday — 296 hours after the earthquake. meanwhile, search teams in southern turkey also found the body of the ghanaian international footballer, christian atsu, in the rubble of his home. the us military says it's completed its search for debris from the alleged chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of south carolina two weeks ago. a statement said the debris recovered was being sent to an fbi laboratory for analysis. meanwhile, speaking at the munich security conference —— china's top diplomat condemned america's actions as a violation of international rules. translation: this is, i would say, absurd and hysterical. _ this is 100% abuse of the use of force. it is a violation of of international customary practice, in particular, the chicago convention on international civil aviation. we do not accept this. across the globe there are many balloons in the sky from different countries. do yo

andy swiss there. earn $100 million in north america over the four—day presidents' day opening weekend. the star paul rudd has been in the uk promoting the movie and was pranked by fellow actor olivia colman, as part of a radio segment entitled "agony ant—man". in welsh accent: if your friend, right, had also - a brief trip but over to, let's say, america and they went and actually saw that friend and they had a cup of tea together, would you be offended if they didn't do the same back to you? boy! personally, if it's me, absolutely not. i tend to give everybody the benefit of the doubt. reveal yourself, please! hi, paul, it's olivia colman! it's olivia colman! that is such a good... god, you really can do every accent, can't you? i think you'll find that the welsh listeners are going, "what the hell was that?" los angeles—based entertainment journalist kj matthews joins us now. had you heard that clip already? this it surprise you to see paul ryan taking things so well? ., ., , , , so well? no, he has

here's our sports news correspondent, andy swiss. bin hamad al—thani, the boss of one qatar's biggest banks. of qatar's biggest banks. in a statement he said the consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men's world cup last year. but, as then, some fans have expressed concerns over the country's human rights record. another confirmed bidder is sirjim ratcliffe, one of britain's richest men, who owns the petrochemical company ineos, and has already invested in a number of sports. manchester united's fans have long protested against their current owners, the american glazer family, who announced last year they would consider selling the club. now the battle to buy it is firmly under way. andy swiss, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud streaming our way today on a westerly breeze. earlier on, the best of the suns

our sports correspondent andy swiss is here with me. even andy swiss is here with me. andy.wh waiting even andy. i'm not sure what we're waiting for. is it white smoke or a bugler to come up to at old trafford? any indication that any investors have come forward? it’s a investors have come forward? it's a aood investors have come forward? it's a good question- _ investors have come forward? it's a good question. there _ investors have come forward? it's a good question. there has _ investors have come forward? it�*s —. good question. there has been lots of speculation swirling around old trafford in recent weeks. as things stand, there is still only one person who has publicly said he is bidding. that is certainjim ratcliff who is the owner of the truck chemical country. he is one of britain's richest man. he is involved in other sports like formula 1 and cycling. we know about him and we are expecting a bit dramatic cuts qatar based consortium. qatar is becoming influential in world football having just hosted the world cup. qatar might have a view complications because the

andy swiss, bbc news.e test entries during this easement over pakistan and is taking it all in stride. i over pakistan and is taking it all in stride. . . over pakistan and is taking it all in stride. ., ., . ., over pakistan and is taking it all in stride. ., ., _, , ,., in stride. i am a confident person, but i am in stride. i am a confident person, but i am quite _ in stride. i am a confident person, but i am quite relaxed _ in stride. i am a confident person, but i am quite relaxed as - in stride. i am a confident person, but i am quite relaxed as well. - in stride. i am a confident person, but i am quite relaxed as well. it i but i am quite relaxed as well. it is something i have worked on a lot is something i have worked on a lot is trying _ is something i have worked on a lot is trying to— is something i have worked on a lot is trying to stay as level as possible _ is trying to stay as level as possible never get too high or low. but obviously it's nice i scored the runs but— but obviously it's nice

andy swiss, many thanks indeed. —— it surely will be.n track on sunday — that should be a given against italy at twickenham — but the italians are vastly improved, and pushed france close last weekend and england are a side in transition. the heard coach, steve borthwick, has made a number of changes, the headline is that fly—half marcus smith drops to the bench, with captain owen farrell moving to his more favoured number ten role. owen has a fantastic skill set. we all see this. he's superb. i think having the ability to play ten or 12, having the ability to change the way the team is set up within the game, also gives great flexibility. almost certainly, the biggest game of the weekend is in dublin tomorrow. it's going to have a big say where the title is heading this year. ireland facing the grand slam champions france. stephen watson reports. stuart mccloskey stuart mcclos key is stuart mccloskey is now ready to make the most of his impressive international comeback. it’ii make the most of his impressive international comeback.— int

over to andy swiss now, to look back at the life and work ofjohn motson.s his sheepskin coat. john motson was football's man for all seasons, capturing its excitement... here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! hejoined the bbc in 1968, but his big break came four years later — newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. and this is extraordinary. we're going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? he was an imitator�*s

on a goal packed evening, andy swiss was there to see it all unfold. can you tell us more, andy?t was an extraordinary match. liverpool 2—0 up after 15 minutes and losing 5—2. that was the headline. the match was complicated than that. liverpool got onto a brilliant start after that goalfrom darwin nunez. that was followed up by a second from mohamed salah after that horrific goalkeeping howler from the real madrid goalkeeper. at that stage, anfield was rocking with the home side 2—0 up but real madrid came back with two goals before the half. from vinicius junior. the from viniciusjunior. the second of those from a goalkeeping howler from the liverpool goalkeeper. two goalkeeping blunders tonight. after half—time, real madrid took control. three goals in the second half. two of them from karim benzema, which meant that real madrid, having been 2—0 down, won 5—2 on the night. quite extraordinary, and it means liverpool has a mountain to climb in the second leg in real madrid in three weeks�* time. napoli took charge of their tie against eintracht frankfurt , beating them 2—0 in g

on a goal packed evening, andy swiss was there to see it all unfold.re got onto the brilliant start after that go from darwin nunez. that was followed up by a second from marcella after that horrific goalkeeping howler from the real madrid goalkeeper. at that stage, and feels rocketed with the reporter 2—0 up but real madrid came back with two goals before the half. to goalkeeping blunders tonight. after half—time. real madrid took control. three goes in the second half. two of them from karen ben's semi, which meant that real madrid having been 2—0 down one of 5—2 on the night. quite extraordinary and it means liverpool as a mountain to climb in the second leg in real madrid in three weeks�* time. napoli took charge of their tie against eintracht frankfurt , beating them 2—0 in germany. the runaway italian league leaders had a penalty saved before victor osimihen scored his 20th goal of the season. frankfurt had a man sent off as napoli controlled the game and giovanni di lorenzo made it 2—0 after an hour. they'll be favourites to progress in the seco

our sports correspondent andy swiss has more details from old trafford.er prime minister of qatar, and he says he is a lifelong manchester united fan. in a statement, he says his bid will "return the club "to its former glories," both on and off the pitch. he says his bid is for 100% of the club and will be completely debt—free through his foundation. remember the current owners, the glazerfamily, angered a lot of the fans here by plunging the club into millions of pounds of debt. and he says his vision is for manchester united to be regarded as the greatest football club in the world, although he doesn't give any size or amount of his bid. now one potential stumbling block is that a qatari consortium already owns another major european club in paris saint—germain. but we understand that this court consortium regards itself as entirely separate, so they don't believe there would be any conflicts of interest. now, qatar, of course, has just hosted the world cup, although many fans here will be concerned about the country's human rights record. we are expec

our sports correspondent andy swiss is outside old trafford for us now. tell us more.s the deadline — tell us more. well, 10pm tonight was the deadline for _ tell us more. well, 10pm tonight was the deadline for any _ tell us more. well, 10pm tonight was the deadline for any bids _ tell us more. well, 10pm tonight was the deadline for any bids to _ tell us more. well, 10pm tonight was the deadline for any bids to buy - the deadline for any bids to buy manchester united and as you say, we have had a bid from sheikh jassim bin hamad al thani. he is the chairman of a qatari bank. he is the son of a former president of qatar and says he is a lifelong manchester united fan. in a statement he says his bid will return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch. he says his bidders for 100% of the club and will be completely debt free through his foundation. remember, the current owners, the glazerfamily angered remember, the current owners, the glazer family angered the fans by plunging the club into millions of pounds of debt and he says his vision is for manc

earlier, our sports correspondent andy swiss spoke to our presenter olly foster.ight, but it's arrived.

earlier, our sports correspondent andy swiss spoke to our presenter olly foster.e were expecting a bid from qatar. we weren't sure about tonight, but it's arrived. he's the chairman of the qatar islamic bank, which is one of the leading banks in qatar, he's the son of a former prime minister and he says the bid plans to return the club will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united football club once more. he says the bid will be completely debt—free which will look to invest in the football teams, the trading centre, the stadium and wider infrastructure. he says the vision of the bid is for manchester united football club to be renowned for footballing excellence and regarded as the greatest football club in the world. there will be few questions about this because a qatar consortium already own the champions. could that lead to a potential conflict of interest? some fans have expressed human rights about qatar's health record. but this is clearly a fairly significant move. 18 years under the glazers, they've been criticised heavily for burdening t

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here�*s stav danaos. thank you very much.uk, bringing rain at times to scotland. this weather front has brought quite a lot of rain through the last few hours and certainly the afternoon. the yellow and orange creeping from the atlantic is where the milder air starts to work into the milder air starts to work into the night. 0utbreaks the milder air starts to work into the night. outbreaks of rain brought by that weather front to the northern half of the country, most of it across the north west of scotland, so heavy across the western highlands, quite windy, mild wherever you are, driest across the south with some clear spells. thursday, lots of dry weather for northern ireland, southern scotland and into parts of england and wales, and into parts of england and wales, a few glimmers of brightness, most rain confined to the north and west of scotland where it will be windiest but very mild, 11 degrees as north as the highlands, 13 across the south. this other weather fronts will bring some light, patchy rain to northern irel

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. good afternoon. it is pretty cloudy for most of us. it is very mild but broadly speaking it is quiet. it is not going to stay that way. there is more turbulent weather on the way for some of us over the next 2a hours and are first named storm of the season, which will bring very strong winds through tonight and tomorrow morning across the tops of scotland the pennines, north—east england and travel disruption does look quite likely. it is gathering under this area of cloud and it doesn't look like much on the satellite picture but within the shield of cloud we will start to see a deepening area of low pressure. this has been named storm otto, named by the danish weather service for likely impacts in denmark. but for likely impacts in denmark. but for others across the northern half of the uk it is going to bring some very strong and gusty winds. for the time being, relatively quiet this afternoon. a few glimmers a brightness for england and wales, splashes of rain for northern ireland and scotland an

our sports correspondent, andy swiss, looks back at his life. city, back four unchanged...s, capturing its excitement... here's gascoigne... oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! hejoined the bbc in 1968, but his big break came four years later — newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. and this is extraordinary. we're going to see the penalty spot painted, are we, during the match? he was an imitator�*s dream. cos you never agree with anything anybody says. certainly..

let's go to murrayfield now where we can join our correspondent andy swiss...d won the calcutta cup last weekend... that has a history that stretches back centuries. but dottie ware has had his hand on the trophy for the less time and the truth being won by scotland. . �* , scotland. that's right hugh. appointment _ scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory - scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory in - scotland. that's right hugh. appointment victory in that| scotland. that's right hugh. - appointment victory in that sense. a fantastic atmosphere you have to say inside the stadium. it was something special indeed. the big question going into this match was could be follow—up the victory over england last weekend. the answer was a decisive yes. it was a attritional first half and scotland led 13—7 at the break but after the interval they cut loose and their magician player who was at the centre of so much of their best play. set up the first try it with a brilliant pass and then a second try for the same person with a brilliant cake by defendant

andy swiss looks back at his life. city, back four unchanged..., john motson was football's man for all seasons. for 50 years, he captured the game's raw excitement... here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! it's dramatic, it's delightful, it's denmark who are the european champions! john motson first commentated for the bbc in 1968, but his big breakthrough came four years later, an fa cup tie between newcastle and non—league hereford. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! radford, the scorer, ronnie radford! as ronnie radford's goal entered footballing folklore, so did motson�*s commentary — a moment he later said changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, please go in, don't hit the post. because if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon, motson was the bbc�*s number one commentator, describing the game's biggest moments. and still ricky villa, wha

on a goal packed evening, andy swiss was there to see it all unfold. can you tell us more, andy?ed than that. liverpool got onto a brilliant start after that goalfrom darwin nunez. that was followed up by a second from mohamed salah after that horrific goalkeeping howler from the real madrid goalkeeper. at that stage, anfield was rocking with the home side 2—0 up

andy swiss, bbc news, anfield. so, unpick all that.e we want to be and that is what we have to keep doing. so if we now allow this one came to be influential, we are really silly. england are looking to retain the arnold clark cup tonight when they face belgium at ashton gate. in a winner takes all match, the lionesses will be hoping they can maintain their unbeaten record under dutch manager sarina wiegman. despite rotating her squad throughout the tournament, wiegman is determined to add another trophy to her impressive cv as an international coach. this whole tournament is all what we do right now is be ready for the 22nd ofjuly when our world cup stars, but we also want to win the tournament, but every game we play we want to win, but we want experience and we want to see many players. but whoever is on the pitch goes on the pitch to win the game. now it�*s one of the biggest games in the british sporting calendar and brings in £10m for the welsh economy, but today we should find out if wales v england in the six nations will go ah

andy swiss, bbc news.ve from under collapsed buildings in turkey yesterday, 11 days after the earthquakes that have killed more than 16,000 people. the disaster has left millions homeless, and sparked a huge relief effort. hundreds of syrians living in turkey returned home yesterday, for the first time since the earthquake, as simon jones reports. against all odds, extraordinary stories of survival and hope. in southern turkey, a man in his 40s is rescued alive, he had spent 278 hours under the debris. and earlier in hatay another success for the search teams, but these rescues are becoming rarer by the hour. and in many areas, the main task now is to clear away the rubble. any rescue operation instead a recovery one. hundreds of syrian refugees who once fled the conflict in their home country are now queueing to get back into it. this is a rare crossing point from turkey into syria. people here saying the life they once had in turkey has now been left in ruins. translation: everything was destroyed. _ i h

with the match in cardiff where wales face england tomorrow afternoon. 0ur sports correspondent andy swisseally the least of their worries. it seems to be in turmoil at the moment. , it seems to be in turmoil at the moment-— it seems to be in turmoil at the moment. , ., ., , , moment. the six nations has been somethin: moment. the six nations has been something of— moment. the six nations has been something of a _ moment. the six nations has been something of a nightmare - moment. the six nations has been something of a nightmare for - moment. the six nations has been l something of a nightmare for whales is so far. they have been beaten on the pitch in theirfirst is so far. they have been beaten on the pitch in their first two matches firstly by ireland and then scotland two weeks ago. if they lose to england tomorrow they have lost their opening three matches of the six nations for the first time since 2003. their coach has chopped and changed his team again and made nine changes to the team beaten by scotland two weeks ago. brought in some fresh creases fresh faces, to 20 euros, and his

andy swiss, bbc news.hey take on the black caps in the first test on thursday. it was an eventful day for ronnie o�*sullivan at the welsh open snooker in llandudno. the tip of his cue came off twice in his match against scotland�*s ross muir. he was then penalised for not hitting a red at the third time of asking, being forced to concede the frame as a result. o�*sullivan came through the decider though to book his place in the third round with the a—3 win. today�*s play will begin live on the bbc iplayer from 1pm. that�*s all the sport for now. last october, the nhs�* supply of blood dropped so low that the first ever amber alert was issued, meaning hospitals in england were forced to restrict the amount of blood they used. the shortage led to a record 70,000 people registering to give blood. but only one in five of those people have actually made a donation. naga munchettyjoins us live from the oxford donation centre atjohn radcliffe hospital. good morning. good morning. i'm here and it's buzzing- _ good

minutes away from clinching man united's first piece of silverware since 2017. 0ur correspondent andy swisso old trafford, not too many fancy at the moment but you imagine they will be arriving in pretty bullish moves over the next hours of his as you say, united have that healthy three—goal advantage from the first leg. they are in a terrific run of form here at old trafford. in fact they have won their last 11 matches here. a run which stretches all the way back to october. and of course must recently 0ctober. and of course must recently the baby writing here in the fa cups at the weekend. as far as team news goes for man united they will be without christian eriksen who picked up an ankle injury during that fa cup victory at the weekend. that is a real blow for them, erickson could be out until may. with that in mind united yesterday signed by her munich player as cover for christian eriksen. but united will be desperate to get to wimbley because as you say, this is their longer trophy trout for some a0 years. —— drought. they have not won a victory since the europa league back in 2017 u

andy swiss is at anfield for us. to see this one removed from that context — liverpool's form has taken a timely upturn — clarity to liveprool�*s long term ownership situation. it's fair to say that these two teams got to know each other pretty well over the last few years in the last time they met was in the champions league final last season which real madrid ii—o. in the press conference, urich and cloud admitted he onlyjust conference, urich and cloud admitted he only just watch conference, urich and cloud admitted he onlyjust watch the replay of that final for the very first time and he said he was like torture, he says because liverpool at their chances but a real madrid decide that extra bit of composure and that is what real madrid, they have so much experience in the champions league, they've won the competition some 14 times and they are the most successful club in champions league history and they have become a little bit of a bogeyman for them because they lost the find the 2018 and in the quarterfinals in

andy swiss reports. biggest clubs in rural football and may soon it is one of the biggest clubs in ruralfootball and may soon have it is one of the biggest clubs in rural football and may soon have the new owner. among the bidders for manchester united, this man, the boss of one of qatar's biggest banks. in his statement he said... qatar has become increasingly influential in rural football after hosting the men's world cup last year. but some fans of expressed concern over the countries human rights record stability always worries me is your bid from qatar, it's going to be and that is a question i've been worried about. it will leave a sour in your mouth when we, sports washing enterprise in manchester city and perisic amman and newcastle. i’m manchester city and perisic amman and newcastle.— and newcastle. i'm not against him from qatar by _ and newcastle. i'm not against him from qatar by manchester- and newcastle. i'm not against him from qatar by manchester united i and newcastle. i'm not against h

andy swiss reports.o return the club to its former glory, both on and off the pitch and will seek to please the fans of the heart of manchester united. they become increasingly influential in football after hosting the men's world cup last year but as then, some fans of expressed concern over the countries human rights record. jo is expressed concern over the countries human rights record.— human rights record. jo is worried, is it auoin human rights record. jo is worried, is it going to _ human rights record. jo is worried, is it going to be — human rights record. jo is worried, is it going to be state-sponsored, | is it going to be state—sponsored, and that is a question i've been worried about and it leaves a sour taste in your mouth because i criticise clubs like manchester city and perry st. germain in newcastle. i'm not against someone from their buying this but the government chinese manchester united for sports washing. chinese manchester united for sports washina. ., �* ., �*, . , washing. one o

andy swiss reports. city back, four unchanged...ns. for 50 years, he captured the raw excitement of the game. here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! it's dramatic, it's delightful, it's denmark who are the european champions! john motson first commentated for the bbc in 1968, but his big breakthrough came four years later, an fa cup tie between newcastle and non—league hereford. radford again... oh, what a goal! radford, the scorer, ronnie radford! as ronnie radford's goal entered footballing folklore, so did motson�*s commentary, a moment he later said changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, please go in, don't hit the post. because if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon, motson was the bbc�*s number one commentator, describing the game's biggest moments. and still ricky villa, what a fantastic run! he's scored, amazing goal! he covered 29

andy swiss explains. ben foakes made the unusual decision to declare after a flurry late evening.he host 87 for three at close. the anderson taking wickets the host 87 for three at close.— for three at close. the best time to bowl is under— for three at close. the best time to bowl is under these _ for three at close. the best time to bowl is under these lights - for three at close. the best time to bowl is under these lights i - for three at close. the best time to bowl is under these lights i think i bowl is under these lights i think you can extract the most amount of swinging so why not expose their top order to that, it is the hardest times about and we got to the best bowlers to ever have played the game. so thankfully we got through with it. �* game. so thankfully we got through with it. ~ ., , ., ., with it. and that is all from the world of sport _ with it. and that is all from the world of sport sports _ with it. and that is all from the world of sport sports day - with it. and that is all from the l world of sport sports day coming with it. and that is all from the - wo

andy swiss is there for us this morning.pitch? there is big issues going — affect them on the pitch? there is big issues going on _ affect them on the pitch? there is big issues going on in _ affect them on the pitch? there is big issues going on in welsh i affect them on the pitch? there is. big issues going on in welsh rugby. the biggest thing that has been resolved — the biggest thing that has been resolved is the game is on. this is what _ resolved is the game is on. this is what the _ resolved is the game is on. this is what the stadium is built for, it is right— what the stadium is built for, it is right in— what the stadium is built for, it is right in the — what the stadium is built for, it is right in the middle of town, amazing venue _ right in the middle of town, amazing venue and _ right in the middle of town, amazing venue and the bars and restaurants are right _ venue and the bars and restaurants are right outside. they have got to an agreement where the game is on, which _ an agreement where the game is on, wh

our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his life. city, back four unchanged...ater. newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. he was the voice of our sport for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he finally retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans�* affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. this is outside source live from the bbc

andy swiss, bbc news. conway made 1a9 before new zealand lost three wickets to jack leach and joe root, but kane williamson and henry nicholls dug in to finish on 3/202. keely hodgkinson says she was a "little bit gutted" to miss out on a new women's 800m world record at athletics' world indoor tour final in birmingham, despite setting a new british record. the olympic 800m silver medallist shaved 200ths of a second off her own record, and claimed her third win in three races to take the overall world tour title for the women's 800m, setting her up nicely for the european indoor championships next month. dina asher—smith, meanwhile, says she's looking for "no more major life events" after a tumultuous two years after also setting a new national record in the 60m, clocking 7.03 seconds and beating her own record of 7.0a seconds set injanuary. very quick times indeed but a quick one to finish on, i don't know if i can show this but here we go, camera six. let's do it! lepchenko, he captained arsenal yesterda

andy swiss, bbc news, anfield. so unpick all that.cult, well, klopp certainly thinks so. i think carlo thinks the tie is over. and i think it is well, in this moment. but in three weeks, that's how it is in these moments. the closer you get to the game, the bigger our chances become. and the less likely the tie is over. but tonight, with the 5—2, and you see the game and it's like, well, they are pretty good in counterattacking, we have to score there three goals. so take some risks and that could be a bit tricky. now over to you manchester city, although pep guardiola doesn't strike me as a man who believes in destiny. but he sounded as though the destination of the trophy is already decdided. whether that's city's first remains to be seen. they're in germany to play leipzig. at the end, the destiny is already written. we do our best what we have done, we have been close, sometimes not, sometimes closer. it is not an exception now. this is my feeling, i live that position. i have the feeling what we have done all of us for many years

andy swiss, bbc news.ere 3 nil. alfredo morelos scored twice as they won six games in a row for the first time in almost two years. new boss michael beale urged his side to maintain this level of performance, as they chase down runaway leaders, celtic at the summit. the trouble is the leaders are relentless and remain nine points clear after beating livingstone on a three nil. kyogo furuhashi getting his 21st goal of the season..elsewhere, aberdeen lost 3—1 against st mirren in their first game since sackingjim goodwin. a resurgentjofra archer took six wickets to inspire england to a 59—run, consolation victory against south africa, in the final match of the series. england were in early trouble, but swash buckling centuries from jos buttler, and davidd malan, led the revival, and they set a healthy target of 3a7. archer took the final wicket of the game to leave south africa way short of the target. so they may have lost the series, but the win ends england's five—match losing run in the format. the welsh