finally, danielle waterman, one of mainland's greatest by waterman, one of mainland's greatest rugby2014 world cup final when england beat canada to lift the trophy in paris. for reaction to this, we arejoined by our rugby union reporter sara orchard. sarah, she has been such an integral part of this england team should she made her debut asjust of this england team should she made her debut as just an 18—year—old. what made her so good as a player? she really was an incredible, natural talent. this is a sad day for women's rugby. growing up, her dad wasjim for women's rugby. growing up, her dad was jim waterman. for women's rugby. growing up, her dad wasjim waterman. he played for batters and both of her players —— brothers play. she could play rugby before she could barely walk. but what made her stand out was that 18—year—old who burst onto the international scene. it was the fact that she had an incredible kicking ability but territorially and tactically. it wasn't as commonplace when she started out in early to thousands. now she has set that standard. she is -- he has almost st

retirement from the international game. 82 caps for the red roses and 47 tries — we can speak to danielle watermanwelcome. good evening. you made your debut at 18. you spent almost half your life playing for the england seniors — that's a massive decision. it was a really big decision, but one i am very proud of making my own terms. the thing most athletes are by terms. the thing most athletes are rugby players would love to do that and love to have the opportunity, so to be in that position and to be leaving the game in such a brilliant place as it is, i really pleased. these kind words from your old head coach, simon middleton. he called you the ultimate england player. incredibly skilful, incredibly athletic, but more than anything, she's probably the bravest player i've ever seen on a rugby field. he probably felt that you had a lot more to give. do you feel you could have carried on? what made you think that is it? i have overcome quite a few injuries throughout my career and it takes a lot to compete at the top level. there is a new generation of players coming through. as we saw in the six

coming up on sportsday on bbc news: all time record try scorer, danielle waterman, announces her international2 tests. from today you'll pay a lot more for many alcoholic drinks in scotland than you will in the rest of the uk. the scottish government has become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to try to stop excessive drinking. the cost of some of the cheapest drinks has now tripled. critics say the move will hit people on low incomes disproportionately. all of the evidence says, while it's not going to solve the problem on its own, without action that targets the affordability of alcohol, then we won't make the progress we need to see. it started off about four cans of beer a day and then that started to progress to crates of beer every day, then it was a bottle of wine every night and some beer and then it was like maybe... you could get three bottles for a tenner. when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall and when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall — every time. so people may think they're not influenced by price, but they definitel

one of england's greatest rugby players, danielle waterman, has announced her international retirementur years ago. waterman is the red roses' leading try—scorer, with 47 in 82 tests. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's get more now on last night's vote by peers giving parliament a say over how to proceed if there is no final brexit deal. we can cross now to westminster and speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. well, alarm bells appear to be ringing in government following last night ‘s defeat in the house of lords, which boiled down, would give mps the power if they wanted to send to raise a back to the negotiating table if they did not like the deal they secured in brussels. at the same time, some ministers have now gone on the warpath against the house of lords with the international trade secretary liam fox this morning accusing them of seeking to thwart the will of the people. is liam fox right, that is what the house of lords is trying to do, thwart the will of the people?m house of lords is trying to do, thwart the will o

danielle waterman announces her international retirement. she scored 47 tries in 82 tests.fast whose christian owners refused an order for a cake with a slogan supporting gay marriage. ashers baking company is challenging an earlierjudgment which found it had discriminated against the customer. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page reports. this is a battle over religion, freedom and rights. the focus is a cake. it started at a belfast bakery four years ago. this man, gareth lee, ordered a cake with a slogan supporting a campaign to legalise 93v supporting a campaign to legalise gay marriage in northern ireland. but the owners of ashers baking company refused his request, they said the message was at odds with their christian beliefs. the issue became a huge talking point and it ended up in court. northern watchdog took ended up in court. northern case watchdog took the e, fi the? z . lit? the now they have decided to bring the dispute to the highest court in the uk. we would rather it had not come to this, but the equality commission has pushed for an interpretation of the l

one of england's greatest rugby players, danielle waterman, has announced her international retirement at 18, she played in four world cups, helping england to take the title four years ago. waterman is the red roses' leading try—scorer, with a7 in 82 tests. we've reached the quarter final stage of the world snooker championship. with the likes of mark selby and ronnie 0'sullivan already out, ding junhui is the new favourite. he's taking on 2013 runner up barry hawkins and has some work to do as well. he trails by 5—3 after the first session. elsewhere, it's a repeat of the masters final on the other table where mark allen and kyren wilson shared the first eight frames. the first to 13 goes through. those matches resume at 7 o'clock, starting in the next half—hour are the other two quarter—finals, john higgins againstjudd trump, and mark williams versus ali carter. there's coverage from the crucible on bbc 2, and on the bbc sport website where you'll find more on all our stories. let's talk a little more about brexit right now. the prominent back—bencher and strong advocate of brexit,

danielle waterman has announced international retirement.k williams with little room for manoeuvre to pot the black, he beat robert milkins. coverage from the crucible getting under way now on bbc two and you can watch the matches on the bbc sport website. victoria is all the sport for now. if you were designing the uk's immigration policy from scratch, what would you come up with? as sajid javid takes his seat at the cabinet table for the first time today as home secretary, how will he change uk immigration policy? is it possible to get numbers down, as the conservatives promised, but also to treat people fairly? or is it inevitable with a deliberately hostile policy that the wrong people will sometimes be swept up, as those who came over from the caribbean decades ago have been? in a moment, we'll talk to people who know the home office and immigration inside out and ask them what they'd do. but first, let's have a look at current uk immigration. for those living in the 27 eu countries, there is freedom of movement. this means that you can

danielle waterman announces her retirement from rugby.ifinals of the snooker world championship. one of the most senior figures in the catholic church, cardinal george pell, is to stand trial on charges of historical sexual abuse in australia. cardinal pell, who‘s 76, is the highest ranking catholic to face such allegations. hywel griffith reports from melbourne. one of the most powerful people in the catholic world, cardinal pell‘s case has drawn global coverage at every step. crowdjeers. he had to be guided through dozens of cameras and reporters, waiting for him at the court. during his time in australia, the cardinal was considered as the voice of the church. born and bred in the state of victoria, he became the archbishop of melbourne. it‘s during his time here in the 1990s that some of the sexual abuse is alleged to have taken place. other offences are said to have happened in his home city of ballarat where, in the 1970s, he worked as a priest. for years, ribbons have been placed across the city as a show of support for those who s