ben stokes is back, jofra close theory. ben stokes is back, jofra archer _ close theory. _ close theory. ben stokes is back, jofra archer 's back, some - close theory. ben stokes is back, jofra archer 's back, some of- close theory. ben stokes is back, jofra archer 's back, some of the| jofra archer �*s back, some of the big names coming back as we build up. how important is this test series going to be looking ahead to that later on? it’s series going to be looking ahead to that later on?— that later on? it's the start of a bi 12 that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months for _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months forjoe _ that later on? it's the start of a big 12 months forjoe route. --| that later on? it's the start of a . big 12 months forjoe route. -- joe big 12 months forjoe route. ——joe root. it's going to be a huge part of this 12 months for england. great to have some of the guys in back. archer and stokes are going to make any site a better side, so is going to be interesting to see how they sh

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if that was the foundation, ben stokes brought the strokes.make an inviting target. still, how big a score were england actually aiming for? india running out of ideas. well, almost. tempt stokes into another mighty heave, india clinging onjust about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200. in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218 before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they had seen something special. for a moment it looked like india's bowlers had finally hit their stride. jos buttler. .. ..and thenjofra archer misjudging successive deliveries. but having found their fortune, they then lost their luck. dom bess here surviving an unforgivable dropped catch. england batted out the day, now firmly in command. joe root even tidying up after. their inspirational captain setting the standard till the very end. adam wild, bbc news. so another memorable day for captain joe root and afterwards ben stokes paid tribute. he

ben stokes said the conditions weren't as easy for england as they looked.ich is great for the bowlers. we have seen a period today when sharma bowled with the reverse swing the ball. that can happen out here. yeah, ithink swing the ball. that can happen out here. yeah, i think you guys should give us a bit of credit. if we had been skittled, he would have said it is doing all sorts out here. we really played well as a batting unit. women in switzerland are remembering a key moment in history this weekend — the fiftieth anniversary of finally being granted the right to vote. swiss women began to defend the right to vote a century ago. the neighbours in france and germany succeeded. in switzerland, they had to wait until 1971, just 50 years ago. we're happy, but it's still like... to think that it was just 50 years ago is also, like, kind of shocking. why did it take so long? in switzerland, all big decisions are decided by nationwide vote. in 1959, the men went to the polls to decide if women could join them. the no campaign warned of catastrophic consequenc

. . was breached by ben stokes and others. , , ., , others. promoting - for apparently promoting alcohol sales, while this picture from france was rejected for promoting ticket sales. at one point, mike even had his facebook account suspended, but after intervention from the bbc, he finally got a response from facebook and was back up and running. facebook and was back up and runnint. .. ,., ., ~' facebook and was back up and runnint. .. , , ., facebook and was back up and runnint. ,., ., running. facebook is a way of reachin: running. facebook is a way of reaching millions _ running. facebook is a way of reaching millions of - running. facebook is a way of reaching millions of people i running. facebook is a way of. reaching millions of people who look at images every day and so, you do not want to be in a position where you cannot use something which is so important and so widely read. you something which is so important and so widely read.— and so widely read. you do understand _ and so widely read. you do understand that _ and so widely re

if that was the foundation, ben stokes brought the foundation, ben stokes brought the strokes. ig a score where england actually aiming for? india running out of ideas. well, almost. tempt stokes into another mighty heave, india clinging onjust about. with his partner falling short, india clinging onjust about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200. in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218 before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they had seen something special. fora moment knew they had seen something special. for a moment it looked like india's bowlers had finally hit their stride. jos buttler... but then jofra archer their stride. jos buttler... but thenjofra archer misjudging successive deliveries. but having found their fortune, they then lost their luck. dom bess here surviving and unforgivable dropped catch. england batted out the day, now firmly in command. joe root even tidying up after. their inspirational captain setting the standard till

ben stokes said the conditions weren't as easy for england as they looked.t of balls spat out of the rough today and we seen a period today where sharma bowled with the reverse swing ball. that can happen out here. but, yeah, you should give us a bit of credit. if we had been skittled, he would have said it was doing all sorts out here. i think we played very, very well as a batting unit.— indian bowler shahbaz nadeem' admitted his team were up against one of the world's best batsmen. translation: joe root is a really good _ translation: joe root is a really good batsmen. - translation: joe root is a really good batsmen. he - translation: joe root is a | really good batsmen. he was tweeting really well. to bowl to him you need a good plan. you have to bowl within the stumps. you cannot go out of that line. it becomes a problem when the batsmen starts to sweep. you have to stick to your line and length, wait for the batsman to make a mistake. that is what we try to do. thousands of farmers across india have blocked roads to pressure the government to roll bac

next, ben stokes. ball edges bat, hits leg, caught.shake, there. ben foakes saw all that. his dismissal was almost a repeat. yeah. seven down. now, batting was extremely challenging. even joe root succumbed for 33. when the ball spins and spits off the bare earth, what can you do? well, when moeen ali started walloping sixes — five of them — it was a surprise for everyone. another six! moeen's had covid this winter, endured extensive isolation, and england say he's now chosen to take the option to fly home. on 43, his innings stopped. so did the match. india won by 317 runs. we've been, let's be honest, outplayed in all three departments this week. so it's important we learn. we've taken it as a bit of an education. we look at how they've gone about things. two teams, two matches to come. and the series — level. joe wilson, bbc news. former hull city youth player thomas beattie, who announced he was gay on his retirement last year, says he would not come out if he was still playing. he was only the second british professional footballe

ben stokes, bowled. ravichandran ashwin, masterful in india. the fans — listen! cheering real noise. while rishabh pant flew to get ollie pope. ben foakes steered and survived — an honourable 42 not out. but ashwin�*s fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, rohit sharma—style. the lead, to 249, and for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. manchester united have dropped two precious points in the premier league today after being held to a 1—1 draw at second from bottom west brom. sam allardyce's side took the lead with just 80 seconds on the clock, diagne heading past david de gea. united drew level at the end of the first half, a great volley from bruno fernandes but they couldn't a find a winner. harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off the post. united are seven points behind the leaders manchester city who also have a game in hand. let's just feel the momentum, let'sjust feel the momentum, win games and put city under pressure. they are in great form but we won

ben stokes bold. masterful bowler in india. captain kohli conducted the fans, listen!d an honourable 42 not out, but a schwinn's fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, sharma style. the lead 249. for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. the six nations match between ireland and france is underway in dublin. ireland are looking for their first win of the tournament after defeat to wales in cardiff last week. just to wales in cardiff last week. over a quarter of an i played just over a quarter of an hour played at the aviva stadium. france missed the chance to get the first points on the board with this penalty miss. it is still scoreless. in the premier league, wolves came from behind to beat southampton at st mary's. danny ings had given the home side the lead in the first half, but a ruben neves penalty and then this brilliant individual effort from pedro neto turned the game around. the win moves wolves up to 12th in the table, one place above southampton. manchester united can move back to second and narrow the gap to city to five points if

ben stokes, normally asked resolute player. look how high it hit. how on earth do you play that?d was not too far away. england bowled out for 164. england having to lick their wounds one all the series. i think they found out just how difficult it is to play on spending wickets in the subcontinent and a reality check for them. find wickets in the subcontinent and a reality check for them.— reality check for them. and billy those conditions _ reality check for them. and billy those conditions better- reality check for them. and billy those conditions better than - reality check for them. and billy - those conditions better than england —— india handling those conditions. big news especially concerning allie. he was one of the better performers for england, despite defeat. but news today that he won't be playing in the two tests. he re - laced be playing in the two tests. he: replaced dawn best, but moeen ali... but moeen ali only playing his first test match since august. the former england captain had his say. just to give you a sense, really, of why moeen ali is going home, this

to try and release the pressure, england in the likes of ben stokes and john for archer timeout beforeor months. i think we need to get in and out because, at the end of the day, humans are social people, and if you're not having a great game or are not feeling good in your cricket, there's no escape, nowhere to go. india have no need to shake off rustles of the coming of the series having just beaten australia away. most without their captain and star. he is back from paternity leave and expects to face england and lead india into the final against new zealand which he's trying not to think about. a by—product of you doing well as a team anyway. i no point adding after pressure as a team. i | for us it remains one cricket game| at a time and one session at a time in one hour at a time and that's how the success is achieved _ and the longest format of the game. no point in thing about something that is still months away. - this series sporting theatre will be british daytime television. channel 4 will show every match in the first test free to air in 15 years. sojoe root will have plen

ben stokes, jofra archer and rory burns have already been training, having arrived in india separatelye second test. we wa nt we want to play in front of crowds, that's for sure, but, yeah, obviously commit needs to be safe, and we don't obviously add to, you know, a problem, you know, which is affecting the whole world, so if it's safe and if it's good then great, but, yeah, we would obviously love to play in front of crowds as soon as possible. and that's all the sport for now. hello there. heavy snow is on the way for tuesday. the met office have issued an amber weather warning for this one across parts of northern england, where we're looking at around 10—15 centimetres of snow over the higher ground. it's more than enough to cause transport disruption. some roads will be shut, and we could see some power cuts as well. this area of low pressure, then, these weather fronts are pushing into cold air that's with us across scotland and northern england and will be slow to budge through the course of tuesday. so it's one of these situations where the rain is starting to turn to snow, an

firstly, of this catch — a ben stokes special. and it ended india's first innings.captain, right into it. well, england's leader was soon involved. what a shot! that's big. yeah, that'sjoe root, all right. in full 2021 mode. 0thers fell. dan lawrence, lbw. and the 300th test wicket of ishant sharma's career. one of india's very best bowlers. joe root, meanwhile... that is brilliant. bowled four more to the lead. stand by for a shock. root, out for 40, almost as if he was mortal. ok, but england were still in command. there was a bit of buttler, but time was ticking. now, captain, how many do you need? how safe do you feel? how soon is now? no declarations. it only ended when england were all out. ravichandran ashwin taking his sixth wicket. satisfaction for india, and now they needed 420 to win. england's task — take ten wickets. there's one! cleans them up! jack leach struck before sunset, and the close of play left the test perfectly poised. all options are possible tomorrow. joe wilson, bbc news. should be a cracking final day. to the australian open now — and th

the spinners they may decentjob and we will get on to ben stokes later. 106—6.rst date with a fine 62 but it was all about backing that number eight and striking a magnificent 106. he was the last man out. mdma 206. a82 to wayne and then england started biting on a spinning we kept mbr. it went how you might expect. both of the openers found. jack came in at the openers found. jack came in at the nightwatchman. england recovered a little bit. 53-3 the nightwatchman. england recovered a little bit. 53—3 at the close of play. they have got a monumental task if they will end this. it will probably not happen. it's a little bit fragile confidence in their batting line—up despite the victory in the first test. it will probably not go their way.— in the first test. it will probably not go their way. lovely for him to be able to — not go their way. lovely for him to be able to do _ not go their way. lovely for him to be able to do it _ not go their way. lovely for him to be able to do it on _ not go their way. lovely for him to be able to do it on home _ not go their w

his nine—hour innings means england head into day three shortly on 555 for 8, ben stokes also makings slightly but the tourists are still in an impressive position. having the luxury to sit in an audience full of fellow enthusiasts and watch a film festival seems so far in the past. that's something that interested the organisers of sweden's gothenburg film festival, and why they sent a lone fan to watch the films in a lighthouse on an isolated rock in the sea. we chose lisa because she is a big film lover and that's very important for us, that it will be someone who can appreciate the films that we love so much, and we decided to programme at the festival, but she has also dedicated this past year in the front line against the covid—19 pandemic. it was so nice just to be able to listen— it was so nice just to be able to listen to your own mind, and not have — to listen to your own mind, and not have this phone in your hand — not have this phone in your hand constantly, making noises and commanding to be heard. it was really— and commanding to be heard. it was really nice just to put

if that was the foundation, ben stokes brought the strokes.ngland actually aiming for? india running out of ideas. well, almost. tempt stokes into another mighty heave. india clinging on, just about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200, in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218 before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they'd seen something special. he is in he has got an answerfor everything and he isjust he is in he has got an answerfor everything and he is just a he is in he has got an answerfor everything and he isjust a delight to watch at the moment. england batted out the day, now firmly in command. joe root even tidying up after. their inspirational captain setting the standard till the very end. adam wild, bbc news. match of the day and sportscene are coming—up later, so avert your attention if you don't want to know what happened yet, because some of the results are coming now. manchester united missed o

because they were huddling, again the overtly sexual content policy was breached by ben stokes and othersoting alcohol sales, while this picture from france was rejected for promoting ticket sales. at one point, mike even had his facebook account suspended, but after intervention from the bbc, he finally got a response from facebook and was back up and running. facebook is a way of reaching millions of people who look at images every day and so, you don't want to be in a position where you can't use something which is so important and so widely read. you do understand that facebook is a huge operation with billions of users and they have to police content and sometimes mistakes are made? yeah, of course. i think it's really important to make sure that the internet and what is available for people to see is safe. there has to be some kind of way of filtering that stuff out if it does not meet policies, that is absolutely understandable. so mike is back up and running for now, while facebook says it is investigating the issue. as for how the england team is deemed overtly sexual, or a bullo

ben stokes gone for 25. and root fell to the unnerving axar patel. watch ashwin�*s ball to ollie pope, and then read the batsman�*s mind — "how do i play that?" andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhapsjust andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhaps just these faces. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for february. since then we had a cold front working and that this area of cloud here bringing in light patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. it's bringing fresh air as well so we're not going to see those type of extreme levels of heat across the uk, but rather we've got the very high temperatures across europe. on this chart, the red of the colour is the more unusual those temperatures are and over recent days we've seen are and over recent days we've seen a number of new city records are set for february so it's been really ve

if that was the foundation, ben stokes brought the strokes. england actually aiming for? india running out of ideas. well, almost. tempt stokes into another mighty heave. india clinging on, just about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200, in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218 before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they'd seen something special. england batted out the day, now firmly in command. joe root even tidying up after. their captain setting the standard till the very end. adam wild, bbc news. rugby union's six nations championship is underway and england are playing scotland in the 150th calcutta cup. scotland haven't won at twickenham since 1983 but with less than 15 minutes to go, they're leading by 11—6. duhan van der merwe with the only try of the game so far. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten o'clock. now on bbc one it's time for th

ben stokes and joe root fell, like so many. ravichandran ashwin to ollie pope.l, how do i play that? england's second innings — 81 all out. it meant india needed 49 to win. it meantjoy — unless you had tickets for friday. rohit sharma hit the winning runs with maximum impact. especially on the bowler, england's captain. it's been tough, you can see it's been tough on their guys as well, who are more used to these conditions than we are. but we just had to keep trying to find a way, trying to explore, to experiment. root says the authorities should decide if this pitch was fit for purpose. well, there's a week to prepare for the final test — and to try to forget this one. 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 our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james moore, chief business commentator at the independent and sam lister, deputy political editor at the daily express. let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages, starting with... most of the

ben stokes, bowled. ravichandran ashwin, masterful in india. and survived — an honourable 42 not out. but ashwin�*s fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, rohit sharma—style. the lead, to 249, and for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. this year's rugby union six nations has provided some thoroughly entertaining encounters. and today saw another with france going top of the table after a narrow 15 points to 13 win over ireland. ben croucher reports. some fresh faces to answer ireland's increasingly anguished call. a valentine's day withoutjohnny sexton and other experienced heads. the new guard will not have loved a first half in which tournament favourites france lived up to that tag. but you can't get too far ahead of yourself in international rugby. one step ahead of the opposition is often enough, though, as ireland continued to play catch—up. from behind, spot him, that is ronan kelleher. the hooker�*s twinkle toes dancing down the touchline and over the try line. hope. ross burns' right foot, kicking ireland clos

because they were huddling, again the overtly sexual content policy was breached by ben stokes and othersket sales. at one point, mike even had his facebook account suspended, but after intervention from the bbc, he finally got a response from facebook and was back up and running. facebook is a way of reaching millions of people who look at images every day and so, you don't want to be in a position where you can't use something which is so important and so widely read. you do understand that facebook is a huge operation with billions of users and they have to police content and sometimes mistakes are made? yeah, of course. i think it's really important to make sure that the internet and what is available for people to see is safe. there has to be some kind of way of filtering that stuff out if it does not meet policies, that is absolutely understandable. so mike is back up and running for now, while facebook says it is investigating the issue. as for how the england team is deemed overtly sexual, or a bullock for that matter, i will let you or the algorithms do the maths. paul hawkins, b

ben stokes, jofra archer and rory burns have already been training, having arrived in india separatelyplaying in front of fans, with reports that a 50% capacity crowd will be allowed in for the second test. we all want to play in front of crowds, that is for sure. 0bviously, crowds, that is for sure. obviously, it needs to be safe and we don't want to obviously be adding to, you know, a problem which is affecting the whole world. so if it is safe and if it is good, then great. yes, obviously we would love to play in front of crowds as soon as possible. katie boulter began her season in impressive style, but she was the only briton to win in the various warm—up events ahead of the australian open. boulter has dropped to number 371 in the world after a long spell out with a back injury and this is only her second tour event in almost two years but she won in straight sets against anna kalinskaya, who's ranked 264 places above her. boulter next faces the american teenager coco gauff. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. an admissio

ben stokes bowled. ravichandran ashwin masterful in india. roaring. real noise. while rishabh pant flew to get ollie pope. but ben foakes steered and survived, an honourable 42 not out, but ashwin�*s fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, rohit sharma style. the lead to 249 and, for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35 this evening. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we'll start in melbourne where the quarter finals of the australian open are taking shape. serena williams and naomi osaka are the two big names through in the women's draw, but there's been a bit of a shock in the men's — asjoe lynskey reports: when there are rows of blue seats, defeat in melbourne feels empty. dominic thiem knew he had missed an opportunity. the world number three was going for grand slam title number two, was going for grand slam title numbertwo, but was going

ben stokes provided some resistance with an unbeaten 42, and he became the top scorer.34. india reached 54—1 in their second innings. a brilliant 161 on day one, unbeaten on 25. he has given his side a lead of 249. we unbeaten on 25. he has given his side a lead of 249.— side a lead of 249. we have not -la ed side a lead of 249. we have not played with _ side a lead of 249. we have not played with crowds _ side a lead of 249. we have not played with crowds in _ side a lead of 249. we have not played with crowds in india - side a lead of 249. we have not played with crowds in india for i side a lead of 249. we have not| played with crowds in india for a long time. the india cricket fans are also waiting to get back and watch sport, especially as cricket is one of the biggest sport here. people do enjoy coming here. on the other hand, playing at my home ground is always special for me and to get five wickets is something that i would always cherish. in front of the crowd it is even better. i front of the crowd it is even better. ., ., better. i think we knew we were auoin

ben stokes brought the strokes. those empty stands make an inviting target. actually aiming for? india, running out of ideas. well, almost. to tempt stokes into another almighty heave, india clinging on, just about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200, in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218, before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they'd seen something special. england, batting out the day, firmly in control. joe root even tidying up after. their captain, setting the standard till the very end. adam wild, bbc news. rugby union's six nations tournament gets under way today — as italy take on france in the opening game in about an hour's time. later england will face scotland at twickenham. joe wilson is there for us now. with something rather special? thank ou ve with something rather special? thank you very much. _ with something rather special? thank you very much. yes. _ with something rather special? thank you very much,

england and 550 and ben stokes says played his first cricket of the year and captainjoe rude went onndia, removed josh butler and jeffrey archer in consecutive balls. any chance of a home when his now extremely unlikely with an very much in charge. and thatis with an very much in charge. and that is all the support for now. women in switzerland are remembering a key moment in history this weekend — the fiftieth anniversary of finally being granted the right to vote. switzerland lagged far behind its neighbours — italy, france, and germany — becoming one of the last countries in europe to offer women equal political rights. from bern — imogen folks reports. swiss women began demanding the right to vote a century ago. their neighbours in france, germany and italy succeeded. in switzerland, they had to wait until 1971. just 50 years ago. we're happy, but it's still like... to think that it was just 50 years ago is also, like, kind of shocking. why did it take so long? in switzerland, all big decisions are decided by nationwide vote. in 1959, the men went to the polls to decide if women

ben stokes and joe root fell, like so many. ravichandran ashwin to ollie pope.nning runs with maximum impact. especially on the bowler, england's captain. it's been tough, you can see it's been tough on their guys as well, who are more used to these conditions than we are. but we just had to keep trying to find a way, trying to explore, to experiment. root says the authorities should decide if this pitch was fit for purpose. well, there's a week to prepare for the final test — and to try to forget this one. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. another mild day today, but compared with the crazy temperatures yesterday, when we had highs of 18 degrees, still above average, but we have changed where the weather is coming from. yesterday it was southern europe, north africa, but today from the atlantic, leaving the extreme heat more focused across europe. it is worth mentioning there have been a number of cities that have been a number of cities that have set a new february temperature records, really pretty unusual weather. overnight tonight, high

ben stokes, bowled. ravichandran ashwin, masterful in india. ie pope. ben foakes steered and survived — an honourable 42 not out. but ashwin's fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, rohit sharma—style. the lead, to 249, and for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. next to the six nations, where ireland are taking on france in dublin, they're into the second half. france have come from behind to lead 10—3, with the home side having a try ruled out for being in touch. ireland are looking for their first win in this year's competition after losing to wales last weekend. manchester united have dropped two precious points this afternoon after being held to a 1—1 draw at second—from—bottom west brom. sam allardyce's side took the lead with just 80 seconds on the clock, mbaye diagne heading past david de gea. united drew level at the end of the first half, a great volley from bruno fernandes. but they couldn't a find a winner — harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off t

a ben stokes special. and it ended in the's first innings.right into it. well, england's leader was soon involved. what a shot! that's big. yeah, that'sjoe root, all right. in full 2021 mode. 0thers fell. dan lawrence, lbw. and the 300th test wicket of ishant sharma's career. one of india's very best bowlers. joe root, meanwhile... that is brilliant. bowled for more to the lead. stand by for a shock. root, out for 40, almost as if he was mortal. but england were still in command. there was a bit ofjos buttler, but time was ticking. now, captain, how many do you need? how safe do you feel? how soon is now? no declarations. it only ended when england were all out. ravichandran ashwin taking his sixth wicket. satisfaction for india, and now they needed 420, to win. england's task, to take ten wickets. there is one. cleans them up! jack leach struck before sunset, and the close of play left the test perfectly poised. all options are possible tomorrow. joe wilson, bbc news. 0ne consequence of lockdown has been that neighbourhoods that were once al

ben stokes seemed powerless, lbw to axar patel, a local lad. even a local crowd here is big.ut seemed dreadfully small. joe wilson, bbc news. being able to enjoy a daily walk in the countryside has provided a vital escape for many people during the pandemic. but the national trust says it's taking its toll on our beauty spots. an increase in the number of visitors and the effects of winter weather mean habitats are being destroyed. nestled on the edge of bristol, clinging to the top of the avon gorge, leigh woods is a popular place to escape the city for an hour or two. but with popularity comes problems. visitor numbers he had doubled last year due to lock downs and, after a very wet winter, pats have become mud maths. 50 very wet winter, pats have become mud maths-— mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority _ mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority habitat - mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority habitat because | mud maths. so the grass in leigh. woods is priority habitat because it is so special for the different sort of flowers and things

in came ben stokes — he managed 18 before being bowled by ravi ashwin who's been brilliant.wickets to come, olly pope gone thanks to a brilliant catch by india's wicketkeeper risharbh pant. only a matter of time before england's first innings comes to an end, they're131—9, and facing up to a huge first innings deficit. serena williams is through to the quarter finals of the australian open. williams who's trying to win her 24th career grand slam title to pull level wiith margaret court's record, she needed three sets to beat aryna sabalenka in melbourne. former champion naomi osaka is also through to the last eight. she had to save two match points on the way to beating the former wimbledon champion garbine muguruza. and a shock this morning, us open champions and last year's beaten finalist last year dominic thiem is out. he was beaten by grigor dimitrov in straight sets. novak djokovic due out on court against milos raonic shortly. it is two wins from two for wales in this years six nations championship, while england got their campaign back on track with victory against i

firstly, of this catch, a ben stokes special, and it ended india's first innings.volved. ah, shot! oh, that's big! yeah, that'sjoe root, all right, in full 2021 mode. just bounced inside, but you can hear. others fell — dan lawrence, lbw. and the 300th test wicket of ishant sharma's career, one of india's very best bowlers. joe root, meanwhile. ah, it's brilliant. well, four more to the lead. he's taking the mickey now! stand by for a shock. root out for 40 — almost as if he was mortal. ok, but england were still in command. there was a bit of buttler, but time was ticking. now, captain, how many do you need? how safe do you feel? how soon is now? no declaration. it only ended when england were all out, ravichandran ashwin taking his sixth wicket. satisfaction for india, but now they needed 420 to win. england's task — take ten wickets. there's one! oh, and he saved that, cleans him up! jack leach struck before sunset, and the close of play left the test perfectly poised. all options are possible, tomorrow. joe wilson, bbc news. the veteran american football star t

ben stokes gone for 25. and root fell to the unnerving axar patel.or a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. this time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for

ben stokes, jofra archer, and rory burns have already been training, having arrived in india separatelye would obviously love to play in front of crowds as soon as possible. and that's all the sport for now, bye—bye. hello there. heavy snow is on the way for tuesday. the met office have issued an amber weather warning for this one across parts of northern england, where we're looking at around 10—15 centimetres of snow over the higher ground. it's more than enough to cause transport disruption. some roads will be shut, and we could see some power cuts as well. this area of low pressure, then, these weather fronts are pushing into cold air that's with us across scotland and northern england and will be slow to budge through the course of tuesday. so it's one of these situations where the rain is starting to turn to snow, and that will continue over the next few hours. now, the initial concerns will be across parts of northern england, where we cold be looking at around 3—8 centimetres building in. but across some of the hillier areas, you don't have to go too high up for this, we're look

to try and release the pressure, england gave the likes of ben stokes and joffra archer time out beforeia have no need to shake off rust — they come into this series having just beaten australia away, mostly without their captain and star, virat kohli. he's back from paternity leave and is expected to face england and lead india into the final of the world test championship against new zealand — which he's trying not to think about. i think it's a by—product _ of you doing well as a team, anyway. so there's no point adding extra pressure as a team. | for us, it remains a game of cricket one at a time, l one session at a time, one hour at a time. i and that's how the success is achieved in the longest i format of the game. no point thinking about something that's still months away. _ this series in sporting theatre will be british daytime television. channel 4 will show every match — the first tests on free—to—air in 15 years. sojoe root will have plenty watching him when his 100th cap, and plenty hoping his centuries don't stop there. patrick gearey, bbc news. play starts at 4am. you ca

firstly, of this catch — a ben stokes special. and it ended india's first innings.t is brilliant. ..bowled four more to the lead. stand by for a shock. root, out for 40, almost as if he was mortal. ok, but england were still in command. there was a bit of buttler, but time was ticking. now, captain, how many do you need? how safe do you feel? how soon is now? no declaration. it only ended when england were all out. ravichandran ashwin taking his sixth wicket. satisfaction for india, and now they needed 420 to win. england's task — take ten wickets. there's one! cleans them up! jack leach struck before sunset, and the close of play left the test perfectly poised. all options are possible tomorrow. joe wilson, bbc news. should be a cracking final day. to the australian open now — and there were wins on the opening day for novak djokovic and nick kyrgios. no love lost between the two players, kyrgios had some choice words after the serb criticised the quarantine conditions — and last year, waded in when djokovic hosted a not—so—socially—distanced charity tennis tour th

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he's hit a $150.00 or more he was eventually out for to a team having spent 9 hours at the crease ben stokes scored $82.00 and says the team are in on their skipper. course prizing run down with. the suits to bring up a double. yeah he's in phenomenal for. just making things look very very easy and the way they play spins well dominate spin. is incredible to watch not to well i don't think is happening but it's been a. place been in the way that he does need to stop he's got an answer i'm not sure and for everything us though and i've been. just a delight to watch him go. well pakistan are on top again south africa in their 2nd test and roll pindi after the 3rd day of play the tourist resumed play on 106 for 4 house and ali helped himself to 5 wickets as south africa were all out for just 201 that gave pakistan a lead of $71.00 and even though the south africans bowled quite well to try and restrict the hosts the pakistanis were 12946200 runs ahead at stumps. european champions barren munich have arrived here in qatar ahead of the club world cup on the back of yet another victory in the germ

ben stokes, bowled. ravichandran ashwin, masterful in india. on, bbc news. there have been some fascinating encounters in this year�*s rugby union six nations. and today saw another with france in full flow but onlyjust beating ireland 15 points to 13. ben croucher has the details. some fresh faces to answer island�*s increasingly anguished call. a valentine�*s day withoutjohnny sexton and other experienced heads. the new guard will not have loved a first half in which tournament favourites france lived up to that time. but you can�*t get too far ahead of yourself in international rugby. one step ahead of the opposition is often enough, though, as ireland continued to play catch—up. from behind, spot him, thatis catch—up. from behind, spot him, that is ronan kelaher. the twinkle toes dancing down the touchline and over the try line. hope. toes dancing down the touchline and overthe try line. hope. ross toes dancing down the touchline and over the try line. hope. ross burns�* right foot, kicking ireland closer still. two points in it. the romanti

ben stokes is also out, no miracles from him.and they've now lost their last three games in a row. manchester city though go from strength to strength. they've won their last 16 games, the latest came against spurs. ilkay gundogan with two goals in a 3—0 win, leaving city seven points clear at the top of the table. they are looking unstoppable, which is saying something. people were not lighting them off but they had a few wobbles, such a topsy—turvy season. but itjust wobbles, such a topsy—turvy season. but it just shows wobbles, such a topsy—turvy season. but itjust shows pep guardiola is really managing his squad and they are peaking at the right time. writing liverpool off in terms of the title at the moment. essen writing liverpool off in terms of the title at the moment. even the manauer the title at the moment. even the manager has. _ the title at the moment. even the manager has, as _ the title at the moment. even the manager has, as hard _ the title at the moment. even the manager has, as hard as - the title at the momen

ben stokes, joffra archer and rory burns were already there when the rest of the squad joined them.d be converted into an actual prison term. mr navalny was detained two weeks ago when he returned to russia from germany, where he'd spent months recovering from nerve poisoning. dozens of protesters outside the court were arrested this morning. it comes after thousands of pro—navalny activists were arrested at the weekend in the biggest protests in russia since 1991. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford is at the court in moscow. what is going on inside right now? well, yes, the court room here in moscow is really the scene of a massive police operation this morning, which is quite extraordinary. i have never seen anything like it at a court room, a courthouse in this city or country before. there are huge numbers of riot police on the scene basically and perhaps you can see a bit behind me. the whole area has been barricaded off. there are metal barriers in place, riot police in helmets and body armour checking anybody who wants to get close, if people have court business they ar

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