bbc news, derry. now on bbc news, it's sport today. caribbean holiday last year and whether it was taxpayer funded. now on bbc news, it's sport today. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: israel folau is set make his debut for catalans dragons, but is super league ready for the controversial australian? it's all square, in the coppa italia semi—final, after ronaldo rescues juventus, against milan. and a shock defeat for second seed stefanos tsitsipas in rotterdam against aljaz bedene. but defending champion gael monfils marches on. welcome along to the programme. three—time australian rugby union player of the year, israel folau, is set to return to action this weekend, for the first time in 10 months. the former wallaby was sacked last year by rugby australia and his state side, over homophobic comments he posted social media. folau's now back in the spotlight, after being the given the chance to return to rugby league, signing for the french based super league t

bbc news, dublin. that's it from me. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, sport today.ive from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: sensational scenes at the san siro as inter come from 2—0 down to win the milan derby. the youngest bowler to take a test hat—trick, 16—year—old naseem shah, makes history for pakistan. and a first european tour title for australia's min woo lee, whojoins his sister as a victorian open winner. welcome to the programme. thank you forjoining us. first to italy, where inter are the new serie a leaders after an incredible comeback in the milan derby. following juventus‘ shock defeat to verona, inter knew three points would take them top, but at half—time it was all going horribly wrong for them before a second half to remember. colm harrison reports. this pulsating milan davi was the classic game of two halves. the first dominated by the team and read and lack which were the visitors in the stadium they shared with their city rivals. milan was in front of minutes

non—violent protest but draws the line at criminal damage and asked the protesters to leave". now on bbc news, sport todayrt today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: manchester united beat chelsea to move within three points of the champions league places. after nearly eight years away, kim clijsters returns. we'll show you how she got on in herfirst match back: and england netballer, summer artman, tells us how having arthritis isn't holding back her sporting ambitions. we start in the english premier league, where chelsea had two goals disallowed and are now hanging onto fourth spot by theirfingernails, after being beaten by manchester united by 2—0, at stamford bridge. it moves united to within three points of chelsea. antony martial put them ahead just before half—time, with a glancing header. kurt zouma then had his equaliser disallowed, for a foul in the build up. harry maguire then doubled united's lead, having avoided a red card after appearing to kick out at batshuayi. 0livier giroud then thought he'd pulled a goal back only for his header to be ruled out by var as 0le g

now on bbc news: sport today.e. coming up on the programme: al—hilal begin the defence of their asian champions league crown, with a comfortable victory over iranian debutants shahr khodro. it's all too easy for pakistan, with a crushing victory over bangladesh, but they face a long wait to wrap up a series win. and dimitrov sees off shapovalov in straight sets. to reach the second round of the rotterdam 0pen. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football and monday's opening round of games in the asian champions league. there were wins for the two home sides in group b, including the holders al—hilal, but both games in group a ended in1—1 draws. colm harrison reports. semifinalists are the last world cup, al—hilal were on top early but it took longer to make that superiority count. midway through the second half, scorer turned provider setting up the goal which sealed the

now on bbc news, sport today.ort today from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: as patrick mahomes guides the kansas city chiefs to a fairytale super bowl win — we'll bring you all the reaction — including magic mahomes at the magic kingdom. it's amazing. i couldn't even think about how amazing this is to be here, to be in this place in front of all these people and all these fans, it's awesome and i'm just glad to be here stop two late goals for napoli — as they win at sampdoria in serie a. and england's world cup winning captain eoin morgan looks ahead to their first one dayer in south africa: welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. it was a quarterback performance for the ages and one that will go down in super bowl history. patrick mahomes' fourth—quarter heroics guided the kansas city chiefs to their first super bowl win in 50 years as they came from 10 points behind to beat the san francisco 49ers in miami. we'll bring you reaction from missouri shortly and from the victory parade at di

now on bbc news: sport today. hello, sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.is officially an inter milan player and he tells the bbc why he wanted out of tottenham. and talking of tottenham — they left it late — but did come from behind scoring twice in the final 15 minutes to send mourinho's men into the fifth round of the fa cup. and the kansas city chiefs are welcomed home by thousands of fans after sunday's super bowl win. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start in italy and new inter milan signing, christian eriksen, says he was the black sheep at tottenham but insists he had to be honest about wanting a new challenge. the danish midfielder admitted to the bbc that he was looking to leave the premier league side following their champions league final defeat to liverpool in june last year. if you have a short contract you will be the black sheep, you will be the guy who — and of course they did the guy who — and of course they did the interview. i was very honest. i thought i had to be honest. i didn't wa nt to thought i had to be honest.

bbc news app. my colleaguejames reynolds will be here at the top of the hour. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @ lvaughanjones now on bbc news, sport todaye bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: coronavirus hits the football schedule as four of sunday's serie a matches are called off in italy. and mignon du preez is the star of the show for south africa as they beat england by six wickets in the women's t20 world cup in perth. the day after is just as sweet for the new wbc heavyweight champion tyson fury. what next for him, after his destruction of deontay wilder? welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we start in italy where four serie a games were postponed on sunday over fears of the spread of coronavirus. the suspension was announced by italian prime minister giuseppe conte. inter milan's home game against sampdoria was one of the games to be called off. inter are due to host bulgarian side ludogorets in the return leg of their europa league last—32 tie on thursday. in a statement, european football's governing body uefa says it's: "in touch with inter and with local authorities on the matter —

now on bbc news, sport today. hello. thanks forjoining us on sport today.re with me ben croucher. coming up: the fed express grinds to a halt — for the next four months anyway as knee surgery rules roger federer out of the french open. from denmark to catlunya via bordeaux and middlesbrough. we'll introduce barcelona's new front man. and leading from the front, the world number one is the man to beat in mexico. roger federer says he expects to make a full recovery from knee surgery after being ruled out of tennis for the next four months. he's opted to treat the longstanding problem to give him a better chance at competing in some big events later in the year. now 38, he's been managing his workload around the clay court season for the last five years or so — but this operation means he'll definitely miss the french open. commentator gigi salmon believes the timing is deliberately planned. i think

now on bbc news, sport today.e. coming up on this programme: liverpool survive a second—half scare at anfield — but recover against west ham — to equal a winning record in the premier league. will anybody be at the big game in serie a? italian football authorities are unlikely to risk fans spreading coronavirus, whenjuventus host inter on sunday. and three balls away from a shock second defeat, but hosts australia scrape their first win of the women's world t20. hello, and welcome to the programme. it was business as usual for liverpool, with yet another win in the english premier league, equalling a top flight record with their 18th in a row. but they were given a slight scare by west ham at anfield. the hammers went 2—1 up in the second half, having held their own against the runaway leaders. pablo fornals put them ahead but they couldn't hold on, and mo salah and sadio mane making it 3—2 to liverpool.

now on bbc news sport today. from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... we'll be live in miami — for the latest from super bowl 54 where the kansas city chiefs are taking on the san are taking on the san francisco 49ers. jose mourinho's tottenham beat pep guardiola's manchester city to boost their hopes of a top four finish in the english premier league. cristiano ronaldo stretches his scoring streak — equalling a club record — as juventus beat fiorenitina in serie a. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. super bowl 54 is living up to the hype — and we've just seen a half show that's done the same. the san francisco 49ers are playing the kanasas city chiefs in miami, our reporter duncan mckenzie—mcharg is outside the hardrock stadium. what is the latest? good evening. the lady says theyjust had a kick out here in the second half, a very entertaining first half us up rippling to san francisco 49ers in the kansas city chiefs. the 49ers threw on the board first with a 30 ya rd ya rd threw on

i'm @bbcnuala now on bbc news, it's sport today. hello.sport centre. coming up on the programme: the european champions liverpool are beaten on a frustrating night in madrid. al nassr come from behind to beat al ain in the asian champions league. and we speak to tyson fury ahead of this weekend's heavyweight showdown with deontay wilder in las vegas. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. liverpool's hopes of defending their european champions league title hang in the balance after they were beaten by a goal to nil at atletico madrid in the first leg of their last 16 tie. the french champions psg have also lost — beaten 2—1 by borussia dortmund, as erling haaland's incredible goal scoring run continues. earlier, i wasjoined by our football reporter john bennett who says atletico's win was another defensive masterclass from their manager diego simeone. never write off a diego simeone team or write off atletico madrid. going into this game everyone

bbc news. hello. this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.grand prix is postponed as the coronavirus claims another high profile sporting event. a fairytale start for vissel kobe they thrash malaysia'sjohor darul ta'zim in their asian champions league debut. will he, won't he? could woods join golf‘s new disru ptor competition with a prize fund of $2110 million? hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. the shanghai grand prix is the latest sporting event to be postponed in china due to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus. the formula 1 racejoins among others, the chinese super league, the world athletics indoor championships, and a world cup alpine skiing event to be cancelled or postponed. organisers of the race, scheduled for the 19th april in shanghai, requested the postponement as chinese officials continue their efforts bring the virus under control. adam wild has more. it isn't a decision taken lightly, but given the scale of the outbreak it won't surprise many. april's

sport today is coming up next. —— sport today is coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour.ho first reported coronavirus has died from the disease. donald trump confirms us forces have killed qassim al—rimi, the leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. young children were among 90 people rescued on thursday from near freezing conditions in the english channel. they made a journey from france to the uk on eight small boats and it is believed to be the largest number of migrants intercepted in a single day in the channel. alcoholic reports. rescued —— our correspondent reports. many migrants were returned to dover on board this borderforced cutter alongside a flimsy dinky used across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. eight small boats we re shipping lanes. eight small boats were used, launched from french beachesin were used, launched from french beaches in the dark. these boat are scattered once they set off and when you find them you need to safely tra nsfer you find them you need to safely transfer the people on board onto the rescue craft and that takes time.

bbc news, west minster. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.umping at the bridge for chelsea, as bayern run riot in their european champions league tie. it is finely poised between napoli and barcelona. barca coming from behind, but farfrom impressive in italy. and an olympic committee member refuses to rule out the 2020 tokyo games being cancelled completely, amid the spread of coronavirus. hello and welcome to the programme. chelsea have a seemingly impossible mountain to climb if they are to have any hope of making the champions league quarter—finals. the english premier league side were outclassed in london by bayern munich, the german league leaders cruising to a 3—0 win. ian dennis has more. bayern munich were outstanding and outclassed chelsea. they were the superior side, but chelsea them at bay in the first half, caballero twice denying robert lewandowski. muller's header hit the crossbar. the shot from marcos alonso were skipped away. but there was no escape in the second half of the ruthless bayern munich held off their advantage. le

bbc news. that is it from me. hello, i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.r winners al—ain are thrashed at home by iran's sepahan. jurgen klinsmann steps down as hertha berlin's interim head coach, after just ten weeks in charge. and, new zealand hand india their first 0ne—day series whitewash in more than three decades. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with football and tuesday's games in the asian champions league. it wasn't a great day for some of the former winners of the competition, with draws for both ulsan and al—sadd, and a shock home defeat for al—ain. colm harrison reports. champions of the uae a record 13 times and champions league finalists in 2016, al-ain times and champions league finalists in 2016, al—ain were expected to start this campaign with a home win. yet pedro da silva's team were a lwa ys yet pedro da silva's team were always second best. with half—time looming, mohammad mohebi headed visitors with a deserve it lead. any hopes for

bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. i'm ben croucher with an update from bbc sport. super league clubs have been meeting todayns signing of controversial austrlaian player israel folau. they've come together in salford with several clubs, backing a letter from hull krs owner to the dragons, warning them of potential legal action if they suffer financially as a result of the signing. catalans owner bernard gausch was not in attendance. folau was sacked by rugby australia for his homophobic comments. england winger anthony watson will miss saturday's six nations match with scotland. he was forced out of the opening defeat in paris with a calf problem but suffered a setback in training and missed today's session. former tottenham playmaker christian eriksen feels that he was blamed for their slump in recent months and paid the price for being honest about his desire to leave the club. he told a danish newspaper last summer that he wanted a new challenge elsewhere and after being linked with real madrid and manchester united, completed a £17 million move to inter milan at the end of the january transfer window. i

bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. back to you. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley. the uk is preparing to be hit by winds and rain from storm dennis. severe weather warnings are in place for most of the uk — and forecasters say a month's worth of rain could fall in some places. flights to and from heathrow and gatwick have been cancelled. and north wales police have told people to only venture out ‘if absolutely necessary‘. earlier, i spoke to heather shepherd, who's from the charity national flood forum and advises people on how to recover from flooding. she told me they have been handling a lot of calls from people worried about their properties. the national flood forum has been absolutely inundated with calls and particularly from people who have already suffered flooding in storm ciara and are preparing now are to be flooded again. but also the restoration for those who feel that perhaps storm dennis is going to miss them, that they are battling now with the insurance process and all that in

bbc news. one of the new competitions being introduced at the olympic games in tokyo this summer is sport climbing. and today, who has already won five british titles along with other medals in the world championships. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. starting beep. reaching for the top. it's set to be one of the most explosive sports at this summer's olympics, and right now british hopes are in the fingertips of shauna coxsey. she's the country's most successful competitive climber and today she became the first ever sport climber selected for team gb. i started climbing when i was four. i would watch the olympic games and it was so inspiring, but also, i felt quite disconnected because my sport wasn't part of that. so now to be here talking about the games and i'm going to be there too, it's just so crazy. i'm really, really excited. climbing is a sport on the rise. it will make its olympic debut in tokyo this summer along with the likes of skateboarding and surfing, all sports popular with younger people and all hoping to reach a whole new audience. olympic exposure offers a huge opportunit

bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. your watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. england's cricketers can level the one day series against south africa today been a frustarting day so far in durban, rain delayed the start and they've had to come off again injust the seventh over. england won the toss and fielding first they took a wicket, captain quinton de kock out tojoe root. south africa 38—1. the game has been reduced to 45 overs per side. england lost the first one—dayer in the three match series by seven wickets. player of the match anya shrubsole said it wasn't one of the prettiest games of cricket but they beat india by four wickets in melbourne to keep their t20 tri—series hopes alive. she took three wickets to leave england chasing 124 for victory and nat sivver helped them on their way with a half—century with lauren winfield hitting the winning runs, as they made it with seven balls to spare. if australia beat india tomorrow, we'll have an england—australia final next week. india cricket legend sachin tendulkar is in australia for sunday's bushfire relief game "the big appeal" in melbourne. he spent part of his early career in

bbc sport website. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.el. let's get more on brexit, as the uk is now out of the european union after a7 years of membership. the historic moment at 11 o'clock last night was marked by celebrations — and some commiserations — across the country. there will now be a transition period until the end of the year, during which the government will try to forge a new relationship with the eu. gavin lee is in malaga, gauging reaction. you lucky man! i take it that not a lot has changed there, because we are saying that here not a lot has changed either. i'm quite often in brussels, so just to see the sun is quite incredible. my eyes aren't used to it. what is interesting is the phrase that nothing is different but everything has changed. that is what makes has told me. a lot of the british residents and others with interests here, there are fringe and 50,000 british residents who live across the spanish coastline, many hundreds of thousands with homes here. this is malaga and look at this, you can see why people wan

bbc news website. and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you sebastian payne and grace blakeley. goodbye. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport todayentre. coming up on the programme: manchester united beat chelsea to move within three points of the champions league places both teams came together to pay tribute to harry gregg. it has been an emotional day for manchester united with the passing of harry gregg. the players bought black armour is as tribute to a true legend. european terminal at one manchester club, united will feel a champions league spot is realistic. but they can maybe count they lucky var stars they were not down to ten men here. it was not the prettiest of first halves. finally a breakthrough. anthony martial scholars. chelsea's equaliser came from the unlikely source of kurt zouma. but was that a push? var thought so. it got worse ten minutes later when harry maguire could have seen red. but it was a doubling of the united leg. 0livier giroud thought he pulled one back but var intervened again. a hat—trick of var decisions against chelsea in one match. sometimes it isjust decisions against chelsea in one match.

sport for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.t 20 to four, bye for now. hello, you're watching the bbc news channel — with shaun ley. the duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use the word "royal" when they begin their new life outside of the monarchy. the couple had been in discussions with aides and senior royals about using the brand "sussex royal." applications to trademark that name have been withdrawn. i've been speaking to royal commentator, victoria murphy, about the couple's announcement. when they announced they were stepping back as senior royals as a result of those negotiations with the rest of the royal family, they said they would not use the title of his or her royal highness to promote themselves. they would retain them but not use them. but when the question was asked, "what about sussex royal?", they didn't have a clear answer at that stage, so now there have been these negotiations about what happens to sussex royal. when they said they would not use the royal highness titles, it's hard to see how sussex r

bbc sport website. clive. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel.is bbc news. the tv presenter and former host of "love island", caroline flack, has been found dead in herflat in london. a lawyer for her family said she had taken her own life. caroline flack, who was 40, stood down from the dating show after she was charged with assaulting her partner in december and was due to stand trial next month. earlier i spoke to the tv critic scott bryan and to the entertainmentjournalist, caroline frost who said caroline flack was integral to successful reboot of love island. she personified the charm, on that programme's best day, it is about clamour and programme's best day, it is about clamourand fun and programme's best day, it is about clamour and fun and romance and the promise of a glittering future and she seemed to personify all of that. for the side of the contestants and effortlessly both handle the show in the format of it, but also make the co ntesta nts the format of it, but also make the contestants feel as though she was rooting for them and

sport like the rest of the world, it will continue to pay close attention. wilde, bbc news. wilde, bbc news. now let's bring you up to date with today'stball, and it's been a busy night in the championship... and fulham missed out on the chance to move into the automatic promotion places. they were held to a i—all draw away at millwall. elsewhere tonight leaders west brom won 2—1 away from home at reading. in scotland, steven gerrard's rangers side lost 2—i away at kilmarnock. celtic beat bottom side hearts 5—0, and they are now 10 points clear at the top of the premiership. and it's now six wsl wins in a row for leaders manchester city as they beat bristol city i—nil. they're a point clear at the top but second placed chelsea have a game in hand. all the night's results from the championship, scotland and the wsl are on the bbc sport webiste and app. the future of rugby union's championship has been thrown into doubt... after the rfu announced plans to cut the amount of money it gives to clubs by almost half. they say the second tier has failed to reach the targets they set, but the clubs have accused the rfu of a lack of understandi

any moment it will be time for sports day but first a look at what is coming up this evening on bbc news. they will be speaking to a top government aid he lost his job todayresult of the cabinet reshot. he with a number of deaths from coronavirus on a rise we will ta ke from coronavirus on a rise we will take a look at the impact the virus will have on the chinese economy. and at 20 to ii and half past 11 we will take a look at tomorrow's front pages. with a representative from the wall streetjournal pages. with a representative from the wall street journal and another from politico. now as promised here is sports day. hello, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday. .. israel folau will make his superleague debut this weekend, we'll get the latest from perpignan. formula one gets ready for the new season but will cornavirus hit the calendar again, other sports have been affected today. fallon sherrock is back on the oche tonight, and making more darts history. also coming up in the programme... from a manchester restaurant to the tokyo 0lympics, from a manchester restaurant to the tokyo olympics, the unlikely pathway to the podium. good even

sport for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. at 5:40pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel with geeta guru—murphy — it's 1.11. pm. let's get more now on the impact of the coronavirus on businesses and the world's markets. here, the online supermarket ocado says it's experiencing an increase in customer demand. the bbc understands that this might be because of customers stocking up in case of any fallout from the coronavirus. the company sent an email to its customers yesterday, advising them that it is experiencing higher than usual demand for its delivery slots. well, earlier, i asked our business correspondent if other retailers were experiencing similar issues. i have been speaking to the other major supermarkets this morning. none of them would be drawn on whether they are seeing changes in customer behaviour, but certainly anecdotally, as you say, there is a sense that this is happening. and no advice from government or anywhere else as to whether we should be stocking up? not at present. we have been

sportsday rounds up today's six nations action and the day's other sport in half an hour. good evening, you're watching bbc newscials are trying to trace people who had close contact with two chinese nationals, diagnosed with the corona virus. the two are being treated at a specialist unit in newcastle. one is a student at york university. elsewhere, 83 british nationals — evacuated from the chinese city of wuhan yesterday — are spending two weeks in quarantine at a hospital on the wirral. our north of england correspondent, judith moritz reports. life on campus at york university has carried on as normal. but amongst the 18,000 students here, some are worried that one of their peers has tested positive for coronavirus. can you tell me why you're wearing a mask? are you worried? a little — a little nervous because of this. when did you start wearing it here? today. i'm not bothered because i feel like, given the number of students at university, i feel like it might not spread. i don't think there's many students, compared to bigger universities. the student was taken ill along with one of their relatives while

today! plenty more about the new star of athletics on the bbc sport website — this is his first full professionalrmode. hi, mark, what do we have this week? award season is out of the way. we have sonic the hedgehog. we also have another adaptation of emma, this time with a full stop at the end. and the new film first love, a valentine's offering with a difference. are you saying sonic the hedgehog is not up for an award? not an oscar winner, not necessarily so. did you ever play the game? i'm afraid not. i'm not good at video games. that's fine because you can go in open minded. so, console game character taken out of his environment, sent to earth in order to get away from evilforces, teams up with a likeable sheriff but soon finds himself the subject of the attention of a very evil scientist played byjim carrey, never knowingly understated. here's a clip. i'm going to give you five seconds to tell me where it is! five! i don't know what you're talking about. four... hey, tough guy, i'm a cop! and you're threatning an officer. how can you threaten somebody who never existed ? three... come on,

still to come on bbc news — an extended weather forecast from matt taylor, followed by dateline london at 11.30 — before all that it's time for a full round up of today's sporth returns today — the big match in cardiff, wales hoping to end the unbeaten run of the french in what could be a defining weekend in the championship. olly foster's in cardiff. there's still a few hours to go until kick off — but the atmosphere must be building already? the sun is out, that's a in south wales for the last couple of weeks. hundreds and hundreds of french fan site seeing, really looking forward to this, you might be able to see a group of gentlemen from overseas, already or not the fizzy drinks, i'm not sure how many cents they will be speaking by the time of kick off at quarter to five on bbc one. the roof will be shut, there is a storm brewing, the weather is meant to be off all but the ref will be closed at the stadium. loads of subplots, the return of shaun edwards, all those titles, the grand slam last year. now he is doing the samejob for the french. we will be speaking toa for the french. we will be speaking to a couple of french journalists are saying that he pr

take a look at the most read and most watched on the bbc news app, selection of stories we‘ve been telling you about today and some others besides. sporteard it for a while but last night we saw the return of the champions league and the reigning champions taking a knock to the defence of their title, beaten 1—0 by atletico madrid in the first leg of the last 16 tie in spain. 0llie foster was watching. no fist pumping celebrations forjuergen klopp last night as they slipped to that rarest of results, a defeat. the liverpool return where they won the champions league eight months ago failed to inspire them. if anything atletico madrid raise their game. saul niguez could hardly miss is the only goal of the night was a gift. alvaro morata, the former chelsea striker, is the top scorer there this season and should have doubled their lead. atletico‘s keeper was largely redundant. liverpool were getting closer, with mo salah heading just right. —— just wide. jordan henderson volleyed wide of the same post. an injury to their captain late on hardly lightened the mood. of course, there is an feel to, they will back themselves there but this ti

the saudi cup — on the bbc sport website, where the favourite maximum security won the £155 million prize. back to you, ben. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc newsm has brought some exceptionally wet weather once again and we have in excess of 100 flood warnings in force at the moment but the concern over night is the strength of the winds, they are really whipping up and gusts of hello this is bbc news. let's get mark now on the news of prime minister and his partner terry simons. their engagements that person says they are very pleased to have announced that their needs. in a post on her private instagram account she wrote many of you already know, but for my friends that still downs we got engaged at the end of last year. and we had a baby hatching early summer. i feel incredibly blessed. the guardian columnist said he is concerned about the timing of the announcement. todayis the timing of the announcement. today is a big government scandal, at one of the most senior civil serva nts at one of the most senior civil servants have resigned and exiting the government. we had to setting is that mean a british iranian woman in a prison, insignific

there's more on the bbc sport website including racing superhorses altior and native river winning at newbury, but from me, goodnight. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc newsther prospects in the days ahead and no part of the uk is set to be spared. met office of art issued amber warnings for england and wales for severe gales but i think the possibility that that warning will be extended for covering up scotland and other are that as well. he is ciara on the pressure chart, teddy packed isobars indicating the strong winds and heavy rain to the across the uk as well. inch of the wind on sunday 60 to 80 mph across include an wales with pink costs. perhaps though 85 mph plus possible across the central belt of scotland particularly late afternoon early evening. let's start, the more proceeds to remove that of the showers pack in with hail and thunder and the isoba rs just showers pack in with hail and thunder and the isobars just squeeze through the late afternoon into the early evening. and that is what is likely to produce that peak in the winds. plenty of rain around at their could just be a few drier and brighter interludes but there will be very short—l

today. all right. thank you for now. lawrence is back later. #bbcthebriefing to tell us more about that story. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: 0ur sportsto show off its football skills when it hounded players during a league match. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: with 800,000 people displaced since december, combined with freezing conditions, the united nations says the offensive in

sports news there. you are watching bbc news, iam news there. you are watching bbc news, i amjane hill and we will talk more about the coronavirus story, which is dominating today down after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. chris betts is a tourist staying at the costa adeje palace hotel and he told us more about the quarantine. we're told we're in quarantine due to an italian doctor testing for the coronavirus. the hotel seems to be acting normally, except that we cannot go out, either front or back. there are police cars stationed at all entrances, and at the side entrance, at the side of our room, where the employees enter. something like 60 employees, all standing around out, can't get in. they have been issued with face masks, but we're told the hotel hasn't got any for guests at this time. the staff are very, very friendly, they've done all they can to help us, we've had breakfast normally. we were originally told to go back to our rooms after breakfast, but we haven't done so, and everyone else seems to be talking around reception as normal. but unfortunately, no one has any more information as yet, they're all waiting for the health authoritie

there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from today's matches in the premier league and scottish cup. but that's all from me. thanks very much. that's it from us. the next newsr now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more on our breaking news. thai media is reporting that at least 12 people have been killed and others injured in a mass shooting carried out by a lone soldier. the shootings took place in and around the city of korat, north—east of bangkok. we're about to show you some unverified footage of the attack. according to police, the soldier stole a truck from his barracks before shooting his superior officer and an elderly woman with an assault rifle, before going to a shopping mall. we will bring you more on that as $0011 we will bring you more on that as 50011 as we we will bring you more on that as soon as we can. we are trying to speak to people on the ground in thailand. let's return to our top story. five british people have tested positive for the coronavirus in france. the group, who are not in a serious condition, had been staying at a ski resort in the alps. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield

bbc sport centre. holly is with us. that is right, a huge day in rugby today and all donations are in action and against each other as well. both wales and ireland have newm is still on for both sides, but ireland know they will have to improve on their performance last weekend when theyjust got over the line with scotland. it has been a trademark of the irish team over the la st trademark of the irish team over the last few years, to be physically dominant, and our thoughts were last week we had it in part but we were not as consistent as we usually are in that aspect of the game. we know we have to step that up a little bit this week, find that consistency, so we don't let teams off the hook and we don't let teams off the hook and we just keep putting pressure on in terms of dominance. they're a very, very physical team and if you let them get on the front foot, they're very, very dangerous so we've got to be very careful about the areas we play in and make sure that we match that physicality

800 new cases reported on saturday — bringing the total to more than 3,000, the largest outside china. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. watford play liverpool todayal the longest winning league run, in the history of the top five european leagues. victory against watford would be their 19th in a row, set by bayern munich back in 2014. but, their boss is taking nothing for granted. this nothing for granted. game will be tough, 100%. w1 will this game will be tough, 100%. we will not win 6— nil, it will not happen. wejust will not win 6— nil, it will not happen. we just have to fight for eachinch happen. we just have to fight for each inch of ground in that game. if we do that, we are difficult to play, if we are different to play, we have a chance to win. that's it. hibernian are into the semi finals of the scottish cup after a beating inverness caledonian thistle in a seven—goal thriller last night. the visitors had pulled a goal back to make it 3—1, before stephane omeonga scored a fourth for hibs. it finished 5—2. rangers play hearts this evening and holders celtic take on stjohnstone tomorrow. britain's laura kenny says she was determined not

bbc news, westminster. just two days ago england's cricketers suffered a final ball defeat against south africa in the first twenty20 match of their winter tour. today it was another thrilling occasion, asjoe wilson reports. the best sporta bavuma here, straining everything to catch that ball. oh, it's gone. it went forfour, helping england to 204. it seemed like south africa would chase that down in ten overs, never mind 20. quinton de kock hit the ball out of the ground, literally. he could have whacked this one anywhere, too. six? no. stokes. a big swing to england. eyes locked on the changing equation. can we do it? looked doubtful. south africa needed 15 off the last five balls. hang on. with one mighty hit, perceptions were overturned again. south africans were back in this game — each and every one of them. the last ball came with south africa needing three to win. hit it somewhere. hit it anywhere. don't hit it there! the catch is taken! that catch won england this match. tension to the last second, that's what cricket lives for. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to sportsday with me ben croucher on a dramatic friday. expel

celebrity challenge for sport relief which involves a 100 mile ice triathalon, across a frozen lake in mongolia. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc newss on surgeons working in private hospitals. ian paterson exaggerated or invented cancer risks and claimed payments for more expensive procedures. he left many patients disfigured and was jailed for 20 years in 2017. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035 in an effort to help the uk reach its carbon emissions target. the aa has described the ban, which has been extended to include hybrids, as "incredibly challenging" and expressed doubts that there will be enough electric vehicles available. the prime minister is expected announce the plans today ahead of the un climate change summit in november. emergency legislation to stop prisoners being released halfway through their sentence could face a legal challenge, the government has been warned. 20—year—old sudesh amman stabbed two people in south london, before being shot dead by police at the weekend — ten days after being released from prison. thejustice secretary robert buckland says he

bbc news. what is the impact on schools in lincolnshire? four primary schools in lincolnshire are closed today to protect pupils from possibly getting the coronavirus. get in a church end and saint nicholas in sportinge not instructed these schools to close, they have taken it upon them so. it is a great schools as you have been reporting, ben, through the day that are closing across the uk, even though the government advice is to keep them open. and also just to say that tests for the coronavirus in gp surgeries and some hospitals is being increased at the moment. surgeries and some hospitals is being increased at the momentm surgeries and some hospitals is being increased at the moment. it is interesting, as you said, what the government advice is but some schools just deciding, i suppose, you know, safety first? they are doing it off their own back, safety first as you say this week was the first as you say this week was the first week back at school after many trips and holidays abroad half term, for the lucky ones anyway. the earlier today the government gave advice for those who have travelled during the half term for a list of places, including, and i willjust give you these, specific areas o

bbc news. and all four home sides play in the women's six nations today — it's scotland v england at 12:10 and ireland—wales at 1:00. you can follow the action on the bbc sportworld cup. england only have three more games before their first cup match on march the 23rd. they reached the final last time out, when they were beaten by australia. what a turnaround it's been at everton. two months ago they were in the relegation zone, and now they're just a point off fifth place in the premier league. they beat crystal palace 3—1 to extend their unbeaten run to five games. brazillian richarlison ran nearly the length of the pitch to put them 2—1. and then england hopeful dominic calvert—lewin got his 11th league goal of the season to seal victory. watford missed the chance to move out of the relegation zone — after conceding a late equaliser at brighton. watford took the lead midway through the first half, thanks to this strike from abdoulaye doucoure. but brighton made it 1—1 with 12 minutes to go — adrian mariappa with a moment to forget. watford remain in the bottom three. brighton stay in 15th. leeds are having a torrid time of it, as they try to get back into