more on i that over on the bbc sport website. nd women's rugby union head coach simon middleton will step down after this year's women's six nations. middleton has led the england women's team to five titles in the six nations including four grand slams. they've also been runners up in two world cup finals. former world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua's next fight has been confirmed. he'll face americanjermaine franklin on april the 1st at london's o2 arena. it will be his first fight since losing twice to oleksandr usyk and will not be on pay per view. and steph curry has been ruled out of the nba indefinitely with injury. he limped off at the weekend and a scan shows partial tears to ligaments in his left knee. she's a three time w series champion. jamie chadwick has been telling us about her hopes for this year. the 24—year—old has been named on the williams racing academy for a fifth year. she's been at their 2023 launch today and our reporter emily brown went to meet her. if you could please reveal the brand—new for 2023.

that's all from the bbc sport centre for now. plenty more on the bbc sport website.housands of buildings were levelled to the ground, many thousands are injured or missing, and we know now that at least 2,400 people have died, with that number likely to rise. 0ur report has been to the city and sent us this update. this our report has been to the city and sent us this update.— sent us this update. this is 'ust one of sent us this update. this is 'ust of the fi sent us this update. this is 'ust one of the site in i sent us this update. this is 'ust one of the site in the i sent us this update. this is 'ust one of the site in the city h sent us this update. this isjust| one of the site in the city where rescuers are desperately searching through rubble looking for survivors. this was a 12 story apartment block, you can see behind me. on top of this pile of rubble there are rescuers with their bare hands pulling of individual blogs, individual pieces of metal and stone and throwing them down in their search to find anybody alive. they have only found three people so far

you can follow all the football on the bbc sport website, and of course the bbc sport website, and ofearly on. we'll have more free later, but thatis on. we'll have more free later, but that is your latest. if your home's kept warm by a gas boiler and radiators, would you consider switching them for some high—tech heated wallpaper? it's something that many housing associations and councils are testing as they look for green and cost—effective alternatives. 0ur reporter dougal shaw has been finding out more. if you want to step into a 19705 time warp, come to 0ctopus energy's research centre in slough. engineers train here to retrofit the latest green tech like heat pumps into specially built, old—fashioned homes. they also test out promising new tech here, like this electric infrared wallpaper developed by british firm next gen. the electric wallpaper is a really good way of heating your home. it has a graphene layer and that actually, when it's powered, emits infrared. infrared is a bit like the heat you get from the sun. as the cloud goes over, you feel the sun height diminish and y

afternoon across the bbc, of course wales against ireland but let's head back to check on pot in the bbc sportsgender rights has become a major talking point with sport looking to balance inclusivity, whilst also trying to ensure there's no unfair advantage. today, uk athletics outlined its position relating to transgender participation in athletics. our sports correspondent alex capstick is following the story. thanks forjoining us on sportsday. outline if you can what uk athletics has said today?— has said today? youth k athletics has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing _ has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this - has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this since - has said today? youth k athletics has been reviewing this since 23| has said today? youth k athletics i has been reviewing this since 23 one -- uk has been reviewing this since 23 one —— uk athletics. it's come to the conclusion that transgender women should not be allowed to compete in the female events. they say that scientific evidence shows that suppressing natural levels of testoste

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lots more on the bbc sport website but that's all the sport for now.ch indeed. let's go back to our top story and that visit by presidentjoe biden to kyiv. he announced more military, political and financial support for ukraine, on a surprise visit to kyiv. president zelensky called the visit an extremely important sign of support for all ukrainians. in a joint news conference, president biden thanked volodymyr zelensky and renewed what he called the unwavering support for ukraine's democracy. so, president zelensky, you deeply honour me here in kyiv with you today. to meet with your military, your intelligence folks, your diplomatic teams, community leaders who have stepped up to help their country in their hour of need. it is astounding who stood up, everybody. everybody. women, young children, trying to do something, just trying to do something. pulling people out of apartments that were being shelled, and literally war crimes. it is astounding. the whole world sees it. and looks at it. this is the largest land war in europe in three quarters of a c

this is your update from the bbc sport centre. manchester united are into the league cup final, after a straightforward win over nottingham forest, which saw them win 5—0 on aggregate. they came into the game having already done most of the work from the first leg and came close to extending their three goal advantage when wout weghorst hit the post in the first half. just after the hour mark they brought on marcus rashford and he was involved in the move which led to fellow sub anthony martial scoring. and rashford would go on to set another one up when he put the ball across for fred to tap in united's second on the night and fifth in the tie. they're heading to wembley for the first time in five years where they'll take on newcastle united. celtic and ranger both match each other tonight and the partnership. they both won 3—0. so look at keeping it on top. ten game unbeaten run with two of the goals. celtic scored 3/2 goals to defeat livingston elsewhere at dean's miserable runs, b in 3—1 by saint mirren. kilmartin at the botto

that's all the sport for now. this is bbcthe news, straight after this programme. we face a massive dilemma. last year was officially the uk's warmest year on record. london was burning. california's fuel—choked, highly flammable forests combined with drier conditions linked to climate change. swathes of land across - southern pakistan have been turned into islands. national records have been broken in eight countries and regional records in three others. climate change is making extreme weather more likely, so tackling it is more urgent than ever, but... prices are rising at their fastest rates for 40 years. food and fuel and energy. all of us have seen the cost of living going up. cost of living. we buy less and we buy cheaper products. if they're not going to give us the wage rises, we can't compete with inflation. the uk has been trying to lead the global effort to tackle climate change. it's time for humanity to grow up. but climate change is far from the prime minister's only concern. our country is facing a profound ec

a reminder you can keep up to date with how england's men are getting on in wellington — on the bbc sportinal test against new zealand under way. that's all for now, goodnight. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. her name was ella, and some say she was the canary in the coal mine. this is the church which held her baptism, herfirst communion and, aged nine, herfuneral. she literally drowned in her own mucus and i know that's really hard for people to hear, and i think there were a few times i wanted to die, too. i think i was in such despair. so, the decision i had to make is do you carry on and fight for others or do you just walk away? this was ella's best friend, anais. hello! mwah, mwah! you've gotten taller! no, i haven't. i'm still the same height! laughs. these have got... oh, my god, i haven't seen you for so long. i know! growing up, they had been inseparable. the very last phone call rosamond and ella had made was to anais, the night before ella died. i have very, very fond memori

a reminder you can keep up to date with how england's men are getting on in wellington — on the bbc sportagainst new zealand under way. that's all for now, goodnight. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. in a lot of the stories that we tell, they can be so bleak. you need to show some hope as well, because hope is important. and that's the thing that, and all of those rescuers, all of those search and rescue teams, they were all there because they had hope that people had survived. even now as we talk today, they're still finding people under there. and those stories are really important. they are so important. but i think what we have to do is also balance that hope with the reality of the situation, and to say that these moments are incredibly important, but they're also rare. i'm anna foster. i'm a middle east correspondent for the bbc, which means i cover the whole of the region. i'm based in beirut, but i go anywhere at any time. lebanon is a beautiful place, but right now its problems

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.ill. i amjane hill. a fourth man has been arrested after an off—duty police officer was shot in northern ireland. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell had been coaching a children's football session in omagh when he was targeted by two gunmen on wednesday night, in front of his own son. he remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital — and all four of the arrested men are in police custody. northern ireland's main political leaders are speaking have been speaking following a meeting with chief constable simon byrne. we do not underestimate, from the point of view of the police service, how important it is that we are joined today in an act of unity from all the political parties across northern ireland. clearly we know from what we have done so far and from commentary from across the community and the political spectrum the sheer sense of outrage at this pointless and senseless attack on detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell. john remains in hospital, where he is criticall

welcome here's your latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. by their standards it's been a long wait. but, manchester united's 6 year trophy drought is over. they beat newcastle 2—0 in the league cup final at wembley. stuart pollitt reports. for manchester united six years without a major trophy. for newcastle united closer to six decades. the goal keep for suspended, there was a return to the spotlight for laura's carious lasting for liverpool making a mess of the champions league final. save enough hands here. so to davitt tejeda denying. a moment later opening goal denied. casemiro�*s header. united in the lead and soon in total control. marcus rashford's finish was a deflection and fingertips not quite enough. and neither were newcastle's best efforts as united held firm. erik ten hag getting his first trophy as the boss at old trafford. and for newcastle a long wait goes on. massive performance if you cannot deliver_ massive performance if you cannot deliver this it tells you that we are fit, — deliver this it tells you that we are fit, p

just after 130, this is the latest from the bbc sports centre.astle player has been rescued from under the rubble with injuries following the earthquake kentucky. use castle see the thoughts remained with him and all those affected by the devastating earthquake. he was in one of the areas closest to the epicentre, the 30 minute order was a four—month ghana international and played for newcastle between 2016-21. he had played for newcastle between 2016—21. he had spells with chelsea and everton. leeds united have begun interviewing for a new head coach and hope to have an appointment before the weekend. this actor manager yesterday with the club without a league win and seven and only outside the relegation places only outside the relegation places on goal difference. the former coach know what west brom is said to be in the picture. leeds take on manchester united tomorrow at old trafford. chelsea have hired former new zealand manager and mental skills coach on a short—term role. it will be his first work in football and he will focus on the new

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.the northern ireland protocol. we can join my colleague geeta guru—murthy who's there for us. european commission president ursula von der leyen is just a european commission president ursula von der leyen isjust a ride european commission president ursula von der leyen is just a ride for those crucial talks this afternoon. exactly. thanks. wejust saw those crucial talks this afternoon. exactly. thanks. we just saw her convoy sweeping in to the hotel in windsor. she was greeted, just behind me here, by rishi sunak. they walked into this part of the hotel, the entrance where we are facing. this is the ballroom. but i do not think they are dancing, they are apparently having a working lunch, and there are some meeting rooms in there that have been cordoned off. rishi sunak arriving about 45 minutes before the eu commission president. we are expecting that meeting to go on. then the two leaders will be holding a press conference at a different location at nearby. after that, co ntroversia

much more on the bbc sport website. thank you very much. thank you.ace on a saturday for the first time since they began in 1977. harry styles and the indie band wet leg lead the way with four nominations each. fabulous jacket on the gentleman behind me. 0ur entertainment correspondent mark savage has been on the red carpet ahead of tonight's show and he spoke to cat burns — one of tonight's nominees. song of the year, you're up for go. this last year didn't even come out but it exploded. how has that experience been for you? amazing. it's ever since sort of tiktok took it and blew it up. it was it's kind of changed the speed of my career and the trajectory of it in such a short space of time, which has just been amazing. i couldn't have expected or wanted anything better. and tiktok has been such a launching pad for a lot of artists recently. what are the benefits to it for you? it's just the ability to share your music instantly, get that instant feedback. i always say it's kind of like having like a marketing group straightaway, like a research gro

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. e available on bbc one at 4:45pm. more in the next hour. we just want to bring you an update on the story we were talking about before we went over to the sport. when we were speaking a few minutes ago about it, three people had been arrested after clashes with police outside a hotel which is providing refuge for asylum seekers on merseyside. in the last couple of minutes, we have an update on that, and it is now 15 people who have been arrested after the violent disorder outside the hotel which houses asylum seekers in knowsley on friday night. the ages of those arrested are between 13 years old and 54 years old. 15 people have now been arrested after that. now an update on the russian invasion of ukraine. you will remember perhaps over the last couple of weeks that president zelensky of ukraine has been urging the west and its partners to provide a fight it up —— to provide fighter jet and we have an update on that. poland's president has cast doubt on whether his country can provide

you're watching bbc news without coming up its sports today. hello and welcome to sportsday.'m lizzie greenwood—hughes, the headlines tonight... two for rashford means there are 3 in the title race as manchester united see off leicester in the premier league. a daly double stretches england's unbeaten run to 28 matches as they beat italy in the arnold clarke cup. and england's men's cricketers storm to victory in new zealand with the captain warning — they're only just starting. so, lots to get through tonight and we're starting at old trafford where manchester united beat leicester city 3—nil in the premier league to keep alive their title hopes. united now 3 points behind manchester city in second and 5 off the leaders arsenal. ben croucher reports. marcus rashford is a man at the peak of his powers, playing with a smile on his face and magic in his feet, as leicester city were about to find out. the visitors actually made the early running at old trafford with david de gea proving goalkeeping can be a noble art form too, this one, banksy, you canjust stand and admire it, n

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s chetham.m just two points from top spot. it sees two of the best strikers go head—to—head. sees two of the best strikers go head-to-head._ sees two of the best strikers go head-to-head. . , ., ., , ., head-to-head. harry kane remains one ofthe head-to-head. harry kane remains one of the best strikers _ head-to-head. harry kane remains one of the best strikers i _ head-to-head. harry kane remains one of the best strikers i have _ head-to-head. harry kane remains one of the best strikers i have seen - head-to-head. harry kane remains one of the best strikers i have seen in - of the best strikers i have seen in my life. managers do not win titles. i think tottenham will be happy to have him, this young player that will give us many good years. tottenham head coach is set to miss the game following surgery to remove his gall bladder. they say the situation is not ideal but they will have to adapt. we situation is not ideal but they will have to adapt-— situation is not ideal but they will have to

i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre.wembley in the league cup final. brazilian midfielder casa mio scored the first, heading home a luke shaw free kickjust after the half hour mark. marcus rashford saw a close range effort deflect off the defender and looped over the goalkeeper. it was given as an own goal in the end. united have theirfirst trophy own goal in the end. united have their first trophy in six years. the newcastle, it is 67 years. the newcastle, it is 67 years since they last won a domestic trophy.— domestic trophy. massive performers _ domestic trophy. massive performers if _ domestic trophy. massive performers if we - domestic trophy. massive performers if we can - domestic trophy. massive i performers if we can deliver this, that tells you we are fit, physically fit, mentally fit. and they had energy. so i think it was a great performance from the perspective today offers. there was one game _ perspective today offers. there was one game in _ perspective today offers. there was one game in the _ perspectiv

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.ear—old was found guilty following a trial last month. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon was at the sentencing in edinburgh and gave us more detail of what was said in court. initially sent to a woman's prison just days later, there moved to a men's jail after the case attracted political controversy. today, the high of edinboro, price and's defence lawyer and personal decisions on gender should have no bearing on court proceedings and have since been found guilty of double rape, pricing was ill—informed and ignorant comments. thejudge, orat ill—informed and ignorant comments. thejudge, or at scott's ill—informed and ignorant comments. the judge, or at scott's that he took no account of anything said outside of court. he said that bryson had prayed on to vulnerable women, ripping them in their own homes where they were entitled to feel safe. preston presented a particularly significant risk to any woman the 31—year—old might form a relationship with an pricing is at higher risk

probably through the bbc sports website. oday... ronnie o'sullivan is out of the welsh open snooker. he was beaten 5—0 by china's tian pengfei in the quarterfinals in lallndudno. o'sullivan has been struggling with his cue tip all week, and he bit it off towards the end of the match. eight—time champion jockey tom scudamore has retired from racing with immediate effect. he's made the announcement after being unseated from a mount at leicester on thursday, saying he feels he's been given "a bit of a warning." matt weston and marcus wyatt have become the first british athletes to win overall skeleton world cup medals since lizzy yarnold in 2015. weston won five races this season, including a gold in latvia — that was enough to earn him silver overall. wyatt won the overall bronze. britain's jack laugher has won the european diver of the year award for his performances in 2022. the three—time olympic medallist won two european titles, as well as two silver medals and a bronze at the world championships. leigh make their return t

with all the sport now, here's gavin ramjaun at the bbc sport centre...ch at villa park. the home side twice led in the first half, 0llie watkins giving them the lead — before this strike from phillipe coutinho cancelled out bukayo saka's equaliser. two stoppage time goals secured arsenal victory, after 0leksandr zinchenko had equalised. emi martinez diverting jorginho's long range effort in to his own goal, after the ball rebounded off the post — and villa's search for a leveller allowed gabriel martinelli to round off the scoring on the break, as the gunners put the pressure back on manchester city. and city are one of the sides into their second halves — they're at nottingham forest, who came into the game on a good run of form... 0—1 to city there. forest looking extend their unbeaten top—flight home run to eight matches . possibly a huge result at stamford bridge. chelsea 0—1 southampton. it is currently goalless at everton and leeds. axar patel and ravi ashwin gave a spectacular rearguard response . . . . to help india's men's team overcome a nathan

and of course you can get more details on all the latest from the six nations on the bbc sport websitethe lionnesses to victory at last years euros, england manager sarina veegman has been nominated for the best women's coach at the fifa best awards. manchester city boss pep guardiola has been nominated in the men's category. ravid jadeja took five wickets as australia were bowled out for 177 on day one of the first test in nagpur. in reply, india closed on 77 for 1, with rohit sharma hitting an unbeaten half century. northern ireland's tom mckibbin is the clubhouse leader on day one at the singapore classic. the 20—year—old produced a flawless round of eight birdies and no dropped shots for an opening eight under par 64 and an early one—shot lead. the international olympic committee has urged ukraine to drop threats of boycotting next year's games if russian and belarusian athletes compete. the ioc had said it will "explore a pathway" for russian and belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals in paris. ukraine's sports minister who is also president of its olympic committee, responded

more on superbowl 57 between kansas city chiefs and the philadelphia eagles in arizona head to the bbc sport now. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. coming up — what can viewers expect now thatjournalists will be able to report on what happens in family courts? and do we need to be told what the phrase "cabinet reshuffle" actually means? first, the number of people killed in monday's earthquakes in turkey and syria has been rising all week with compelling and distressing images of the destruction caused shown on television. one of the first on the scene was the bbc�*s middle east correspondent anna foster, who reported on monday's news at ten using just her mobile phone from the town of 0smaniye, 80 miles from the epicentre. wherever you look in this city, you can see where shopfronts have collapsed, there is broken glass and, of course, there is darkness, complete darkness everywhere — apart from the light of the mobile phone that you can see me by — and this is the scene that has been replicated across southern turkey. lighting there came courtesy of a taxi driver named

these are pictures the bbc sport website and read button right now.nesis invitational knowing a win will take him back to world number one. the spaniard took the lead after the third round in california. he's currently 15 under par after nearly making eagle on the the first hole and has a three shot lead. american max number one shot behind. tiger woods can't win the tournament but has played well playing in his first competitive pga tour event sincejuly. he's level par on his round — three under overall. and this season just gets better and betterfor britain's men's bobsleighers who've won the country's first overall two man world cup medal. led by driver brad hall, they clinched the bronze by finishing fourth in the final round in latvia. it's been a phenomenal season after gb won overall silver in the four—man event as well as european gold and world silver — and that was the first world championship medal for britain for 84 years. much more on a website throughout the evening. much more on a website throughout the evening. that's all from sportsda

more reaction to totten's1—0 win over manchester city on the bbc sport website. on bbc news. up next, it is the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the historic university city of cambridge in the uk. now, it's the beginning of term and students are coming back and like many generations before them, they'll be benefiting from some of the best educational resources in the world. and that includes valuable treasures looted from afar on colonial expeditions. but we're here because the university has recently announced it's actually returning some of those, specifically benin bronzes, to nigeria. and it's there in what was once known as the kingdom of benin that i want to start this story. for centuries, this street igun eronwan, has been famous for one particular craft — bronze casting. its name literally translates to "the place "where bronze works are made." just five minutes from the palace, traditionally, it was the royal family and dignitaries who'd commissioned pieces to mark historical events. this man spent 15 year

jon donnison, bbc news. sports hugh ferris. australia have won a sixth women's t20 world cup... beating hosts south africa in the final by 19 runs in cape town. it was south africa's first final of any kind in international women's cricket and they did well to keep australia to 156 for 6 off their 20 overs. their run chase began slowly, although that hasn't hindered them in their path to the final, but once laura wolvaardt went for 61 they didn't have enough firepower to reach their target. australia have now won all but two of the women's t20 world cups ever played. meanwhile the third day of the second test between new zealand and england started with a follow on and ended with a fight back. the home side finished day three just 2a runs behind after being asked to bat again beginning their second innings 226 adrift. tom latham and devon conway made 149 for the first wicket before new zealand lost three wickets to jack leach and joe root. but kane williamson and henry nicholls dug in, to finish on 202 for 3 in th

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. conference. pep guardiola has started his press conference. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. four days after two deadly earthquakes struck turkey, devastating a large swathe of the south—east of the country as well as northern syria, survivors are still being pulled out of the rubble. in turkey's hatay province a ten—year—old boy was saved along with his mother. nearby, a seven—year—old girl was rescued and taken to hospital. in these pictures, a german search and rescue team pulls a woman from rubble in kirikhan, in southern turkey. she's still alive after more than 100 hours buried under a building. the number of confirmed dead is approaching 22,000. the head of the syrian civil defence group the white helmets has criticised the united nations for its response to the disaster. its day 5. the search operation continues underground. this morning, hundreds of bodies were retrieved from under the rubble. we are no more hearing any voices from under the rubble. so we reached a critical moment. we

the bbc sport website. bbc.co.uk/sports hello and welcome to news watch with me, samira ahmed. orting from turkey and syria following last week's earthquakes been too intrusive? and how many london—based journalists were needed in edinburgh to report on nicola sturgeon�*s resignation? as the rescue operation after last week's earthquakes has continued this week, there have been many tales of destruction, loss and survival on bbc news, with a warning that we will be showing some upsetting images. here are some examples from the past ten days of the bbc�*s output, which has at times been uplifting, harrowing, distressing. translation: it was then that i saw my wife and seven—year—old daughter alive. i kept on running in the streets until i saw them. she told me my children were gone. they were gone. under a flattened building in adiyaman, a child cries. fatima! "fatima," a man shouts into a hole in the debris. we don't know what happened to her. here, there are no emergency services. nobody can help. how do you feel about what's happened to your country? armageddon. behind this bl

that's all the sport for now. this is bbcall the news, straight after this programme. across the uk, people are on strike. in england... there is a growing anger in this country. ..scotland... the workers united will never be defeated! ..northern ireland... horns sound ..and wales. how are people going to pay these bills? i workers spent more days on strike in 2022 than at any time since the 1980s. unions and bosses are further apart than ever. so why are they striking and is there an end in sight? these strikes are completely unnecessary. i'm finding it really hard, like, to heat my house, to feed my children. our members have been. getting poorer and poorer. at the end of the day, i they deserve a pay rise. there has to be a reality check amongst the trade union colleagues about where that money would have to come from. no—one's taking it lightly but it's, kind of, the only way now we feel like we're going to be heard. if the union leaders - continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action. i'm not the grinch.

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.t's return to our top story this afternoon — the shooting of detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell in northern ireland last night. the police this morning gave a press conference with more details of what happened. here's chief constable simon byrne from the police service of northern ireland. he's had surgery overnight and he remains in a critical condition. clearly, as an organisation, we are utterly shocked and angered by last night's brazen and calculated attack. john is a father, husband and colleague and a valued and active member of his local community. deputy chief constable mark hamilton visited the family in hospital overnight to offer them our support at this most difficult time. we will continue to provide all the necessary assistance to john's family and colleagues as we navigate the difficult days ahead. john has been a valued police officerfor 26 years, committed to public service as a senior investigating officer, supporting victims and theirfamilies in bringing offend

hello and welcome along to bbc sport centre. let's start with football. it's been a long wait at manchester united six year trophy trial is over. they beat newcastle 270 at wembley. stuart reports. making a mess of the champions league final. so to david denying maximum. the opening goal arrived. free chick and that header. united in the lead and soon, in total control. and the finish was via deflection, fingertips not quite enough. and if were newcastle his best efforts as united held firm. eric gets his first trophy is the boss at old trafford. in the army with the long wait goes on. massive performance- _ with the long wait goes on. massive performance. he _ with the long wait goes on. massive performance. he can _ with the long wait goes on. massive performance. he can deliver - with the long wait goes on. massive performance. he can deliver this . with the long wait goes on. massive | performance. he can deliver this and that tells you that we are fit, physically fit, mentally fit and the energy. it was a great performance and from us. energy. it was

coming up in sport on the bbc— grammy wins of all time. .. c news _ grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sport on the bbc news - _ grammy wins of all time. .. coming up in sport on the bbc news - the - in sport on the bbc news — the premier league challenges manchester city with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules following a four year investigation. good evening. at least two and a half thousand people have been killed in two major earthquakes that struck southern turkey and northern syria within hours of each other. many more people have been injured, and it's feared thousands could be trapped beneath the rubble. the first quake, measuring 7.8, struck when people were asleep in the early hours of this morning near the turkish city of gazientep. it triggered a second quake — almost as powerful — just a few hours later. so many buildings have just collapsed, trapping anyone inside. and people have spent the day digging through the rubble with their bare hands to try and find survivors. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is

and a qatari consortium has submitted a bid to buy manchester united — bbc sport understands that a rival also tabled by ineos, owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, before friday's deadline. you're watching bbc news. now its time for serbia: the russia dilemma. there is something strange happening in serbia. a shadow hanging over the balkan nation. rumours of the wagner mercenary group recruiting. russian propaganda spreading. symbols of war being sold as souvenirs. do you get a lot of people buying these? yeah, is the most selling t—shirt. the biggest seller? we sell that t—shirt, and this z, most of them. everything we sell, these two is amazing. biggest seller. and it is everywhere. rising out of the serbian countryside, green and gold domes a physical monument to russian influence. they call this putin's church. inside, a double—headed eagle, a russian flag, and for sale, just under a pound, key rings bearing a z, the symbol of russia's invasion of ukraine. we've come to belgrade to try and unravel the mystery as to why so many people here support russia's invasion of ukrai

bbc news. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. qatar open. if he wins it will be his first atp tour win in four years. we will have more sport later on. california is a place usually associated with warm, sunny weather, but there has been snow settling on the ground in the hills overlooking los angeles. the cause, a cold weather system, the likes of which haven't been seen there for more than three decades. the snow is widespread — this was the scene in the famous berkely hills area near san francisco on friday. and worse is expected to come, with high winds leading to flood warnings in some coastal areas. some major roads have been closed and there is also weather—related disruption in other parts of the us. our north america correspondent david willis is in los angeles — he sent this report. oh, my god, look, it is beautiful. look, it is all over the roof. almost unimaginable for some, but picturesque nonetheless, this was what some on america's west coast awoke to. but the heavy snowfall was to bring with it freezing rain which

and a qatari consortium has submitted a bid to buy manchester united — bbc sport understands that a rival also tabled by ineos, owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, before friday's deadline. you're watching bbc news,now its time for a look back at some of the travel show�*s recent highlights. this week on the travel show we are to taking a look back at some of our favourite recent adventures. in mexico, we are hands—on with a salamander. oh, my god, it is so smooth, it is so lovely. face—to—face with italy's stolen art. wow, it is beautiful. and up to my neck in it in rural estonia. hello and welcome to switzerland. i'm in the town of chateau—d'oex. it is known for its gruyere cheese, which is delicious, and the international balloon festival, held in the valley behind me every winter. but let's start somewhere a little warmer. mexico city's ancient canal network was first built by the aztecs. it stretches 180 kilometres and these days the whole district of xochimilco is a unesco world heritage site but one that could do with a bit of a clean up. we sent eva zu beck there to fi

you can, of course, find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. ddress — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back in an hour with another update. the government has announced it will hold a public inquiry into the 0magh bombing. the biggest single atrocity in the troubles which killed 29 people and injured over 200 others. the attack was carried out by dissident republicans. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris said one of the issues it would look at was whether the bombing was preventable. the 0magh bombing of the 15th of august 1988 was an horrific terrorist atrocity committed by the real ira, causing untold damage to the families of 29 people, two unborn children who were tragically murdered and the 220 people who were injured that day. to this day, it remains the largest loss of life in a single incident in northern ireland. it took days months after the signing of the belfast agreement majestic as northern ireland had overwhelmingly expressed its desire for peace and stability based on democracy and the principle of consent and a fut

ione wells, bbc news. sporte, here's hugh ferris. lots of football today. you are right. day of two league cup finals in british football. the first trophy of the scottish domestic season up for grabs today — and it's an old firm derby at hampden park as celtic face rangers. around 15 minutes played so far... it is still goalless. michael beale, the newly appointed rangers manager, looking for his first trophy. newcastle have the chance to end one of english football's most notable trophy droughts at wembley today. their last major domestic trophy was 68 years ago when they won the fa cup. there have been finals since, but never silverware, as they prepare to take on manchester united in the efl cup. their opponents have also been waiting longer than they'd have liked for a trophy. manchester united's last was in this competition six years ago and their recent form, including a win over barcelona in europe, will make them favourites later. into the final stages of the only premier league game of the day... and s

much more on the bbc sport website, but for now, that's all for me. , �* , , . ~' website, but for nowstick with some sporting news- _ let's get more now on the super bowl — we can speak to melissa jacobs. she is an nfljournalist and founder of thefootballgirl.com, a sports community for women. will this isa is a sports community for women. this fantastic to have you with us here. first off, how excited are you about this super bowl? i’m here. first off, how excited are you about this super bowl?— about this super bowl? i'm excited for every suner _ about this super bowl? i'm excited for every super bowl, _ about this super bowl? i'm excited for every super bowl, no _ about this super bowl? i'm excited for every super bowl, no matter i for every super bowl, no matter who's in it. it's the biggest sporting event in our country and it transcends the sport itself. but i'm particularly excited about the chiefs and the eagles because it's a great matchup and it's extremely hard to pick the winner. imilli great matchup and it's extremely hard to pick the winner.— hard to pick the winner. wil

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. latest health workers to vote for strike action in a dispute with the government over pay. members of the british medical association are expected to stage a 72—hour walkout, possibly as early as mid—march. our health correspondent katharine da costa has this report. this winter's seen the biggest wave of industrial action in nhs history, affecting nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists. nowjunior doctors in england willjoin other health unions on the picket line in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay. when 98% of us vote to strike, i think it says a lot. dr andrew meyerson moved from the us to london eight years ago to study medicine. now a junior doctor in a&e, he says too many of his colleagues feel burnt out, can't provide the patient care they'd like, and are looking for better—paid jobs overseas. we're not asking for a crazy amount of money here. we're really, really not. we're asking to be able to afford to live in this country, to afford to be able to pay our bills, and t

molly brewer, bbc north west tonight. sport and we have full round up, from the bbc sport centre.x nations encounter with france in dublin 32—19 in what could be the game that decides the title. it was between the top two sides in the world rankings... and ireland, the number ones, scored four tries for a bonus point win that makes it a record 13th home victory for them. france, who are the defending six nations champions, after winning the grand slam have lost for the first time in 15 games. it was heroic from our guys, you know? we certainly left a few tries out there, you know. and i'm not being greedy, you know, because we're unbelievably pleased to get the bonus point but we got down into the bonus point but we got down into the french have quite a number of times onto the french line and didn't come away with the points that we should have, so plenty to work on. but, at the same time, well, heroic performance and it has to be against big, strong, fast men who were always going to be dangerous the break. scotland are the only other side to win their first two games. they thra

that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news.headlines at all the news stories at the top of the hour straight after this program. england's world cup is over. the aftermath of england's quarterfinal defeat to france at last year's world cup in qatar. manager gareth southgate admitted afterwards he felt conflicted over his future. a week later, the fa announced he would continue. but now for the first time, he's explained his decision. meeting me at the team's training base, st george's park to reveal why he remained in charge. gareth, great to see you here today. i must ask, first of all, how close did you come to walking away from the job and how difficult a decision was it to stay? no, not difficult. 0bviously, i'm contracted to 202k. my only concern after last summer, really, was that when there feels like there might be division between what the fans want and where my position might have been, that that can affect the team. and i was conscious of that leading into the world cup, and ifelt we had great support going into the

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.visit to belfast, where rishi sunak has called for mps to back his new deal on post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. the agreement, called the �*windsor framework�*, removes most checks on goods which are sent from britain and are meant only for northern ireland. it also creates new powers for stormont to reject changes to eu regulations. speaking a little earlier whilst on a visit to a factory in county antrim, the prime minister outline why he believed changes to the northern ireland protocol were necessary. here's some of what he had to say. if we get this right, if we get this framework implemented, if we get the executive back up and running here, northern ireland is in the unbelievably special position, unique position in the entire world, european continent in having privileged access, notjust to the uk home market, which is the fifth biggest in the world, but also the european union single market. nobody else has that, no one. only you guys, only here. and that

good evening — this is your update from the bbc sport centre.ohn w henry has today given an insight into liverpool's future plans and has ruled out a full sale of the club. his fenway sports group revealed back in november they were searching for investment into liverpool, and were also reportedly open to a full sale. henry has now told reporters in boston they won't be in england forever, but aren't selling the club now. they are talking to investors and he believes something might happen in relation to that — but says it won't be a sale. the future ownership of manchester united has had a lot of attention over the last few days — with interest confirmed from qatar, as well as ineos founder sirjim ratcliffe. but the current owners, the glazers, might still have a part to play. it's thought us—based elliott investment management are offering to put together an investment package, that would allow the glazer family to retain some kind of interest in united. they've owned the club since a £790 million deal back in 2005, but are the subject protest

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.ed the white house for federal support and on—the—ground assistance after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed there earlier this month. residents in the town of east palestine have reported headaches and nausea in the wake of the derailment, which is also thought to have caused the deaths of thousands of fish. clean—up operations are continuing in the town. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the toxic smoke from the rail crash hangs over this town like a dark cloud. the train was leaving east palestine on febuary 3rd when it came off the tracks, carrying hazardous material. the smell of sulphur still lingers in the air, people say they have been suffering from headaches, they feel ill, their pets are ill, and dead fish have appeared in some of the creeks. for ben, even the sound of trains is now unnerving. he says the noise is getting louder. this morning, waking up before my alarm because there is a train going off with these umpteen horns, and ifeel they are s

bbc news. now here is all your sports news.—2 lead over liverpool, after the first leg of their champions league last sixteen tie. they were two down inside fifteen minutes but showed exactly why they are the champions. it was a repeat of last year's final. and while the spanish side got the better of their opponents again, coach carlo ancelotti says the game was very different. 0ur our strategy was different, for sure. we planned to play a different game from the final. the final was to try to use a counter attack, tonight was a little bit different.— little bit different. tonight, with the 5-2, _ little bit different. tonight, with the 5-2, you - little bit different. tonight, with the 5-2, you see - little bit different. tonight, with the 5-2, you see the l with the 5—2, you see the game and oh. — with the 5—2, you see the game and oh, they are pretty good and — and oh, they are pretty good and attacking, we have to score the three — and attacking, we have to score the three goals so take some risk, — the three goals so take

i'm paul scott with your latest sports news, live from the bbc sport centre.s leeds in the premier league. the game finished 2—2 at old trafford. second half goals from marcus rashford and jaydon sancho ensured the points were shared, after a first minute goal from wilfried gnonto and an own goal from rafael varane had put the visitors 2—0 up. the result means manchester united remain third place in the premier league table. leeds will travel to fulham in the fifth round of the fa cup after the london side beat sunderland 3—2 in their fourth round replay. this goal, eight minutes from the end, by layvin kurzawa

bbc news. time now for all the sport. hello, i'm paul scott at the bbc sport centre.itzy and glamorous night in paris, where lionel messi has been named the fifa best men's player of 2022, after helping argentina to world cup success last year. messi beat his paris saint—germain teammate, and fellow world cup finalist, kylian mbappe, to the award, with ballon d'or winner karim benzema the other contenderfor the prize. the 35—year—old scored two goals in the world cup final, which argentina won on penalties against france. meanwhile, barcelona and spain star alexia putellas was named the fifa best women's player of 2022, taking the award for the second year running. it comes despite her suffering an injury, which kept her out of the women's euros last summer. and after guiding england to the european championship on home soil, sarina wiegmann was named as fifa best women's coach. the lionesses are unbeaten in 29 matches under the dutchwoman. we have heroes now, they are all in the room. little girls have their idols, they have inspirations, and the development of the g