doddie weir would have surely a- roved cup. doddie weir would have surely approved of — cup. days _ not too much happening over the next few days with high pressure in charge — few days with high pressure in charge for many but not everywhere. we have _ charge for many but not everywhere. we have got some wintry flurries across _ we have got some wintry flurries across the — we have got some wintry flurries across the north west of scotland where _ across the north west of scotland where it — across the north west of scotland where it is — across the north west of scotland where it is windy as well but this is the _ where it is windy as well but this is the picture in eastbourne, east sussex— is the picture in eastbourne, east sussex with the cloud rolling in after _ sussex with the cloud rolling in after a — sussex with the cloud rolling in after a cold start of the day, so we have _ after a cold start of the day, so we have a _ after a cold start of the day, so we have a band — after a cold start of the day, so we have a band of cloud across the southern — have a band of cl

doddie weir cup — named of course after the socttish rugby legend, who sadly passed away last year witht fold tonight we will have large areas of cloud floating around. if there are breaks in the clouds they are crossed wales and especially in northeast scotland. most of us will stay for a 5 degrees above freezing. into tomorrow, a lot of clout again to start off with but with more of a breeze developing around these western and northern part of the uk. there is more chance of seeing some sunshine across wales, northern island and across the north of scotland. parts of england are likely to stay gray throughout the day with lighter winds, nothing much, temperatures ten to 12 degrees. it�*s another mild day. it stays mild into the start of the new week. monday, tuesday could have some fog in the south. this is bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the headlines... more than 25,000 people are now known to have died after monday�*s earthquakes in turkey and syria. in other news, us fighterjets have shot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president b

he's an ambassador of the doddie weir foundation.need to get these girls and boys the money so they can fast track and speed up everything which they're doing. i will not stand here having promised doddie that we will bang the drum. he's no longer with us, but his voice will be heard loud and we will fight and keep making noise because we will find a cure for this dreadful disease. kevin sinfield has always said mnd isn't incurable, it's underfunded. the warning from scientists — if government money isn't allocated quickly and effectively, promising new treatments will be delayed. graham satchell, bbc news. you can watch that documentary — kevin sinfield: going the extra mile — tonight at 7pm on bbc two and on the bbc iplayer. the uk will enter recession this year but it may not be as bad as previously feared, according to the boss of the bank of england. andrew bailey says the economic slump may now only last a year, rather than two. his comments come after yesterday's interest rate rise. ben's at a bakery in greater manchester for

the winner of this fixture gets to claim the the doddie weir cup, named in honour of the former scotlandh in novemberfrom motor neurone disease. ireland also claimed a bonus point beating last year's grand slam champions france 32—19 in dublin. ireland are the the number one ranked side in the world and are favourites for the title. that ended a run of three defeats in a row to the french. premier league leaders arsenal have slipped up again. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home by brentford. the gunners took he lead through leandro trossard 20 minutes into the second half but brentford equalised through ivan toney, they are now unbeaten in 10 in the league. the aresenal amanger mikel arteta thought that toney�*s goal was offside and remonstarted with the officials at full time. arsenal are now six points clear of their nearest rivals manchester city who are at home to aston villa tomorrow. disappointed because we wanted the three points and we made the most difficult thing in the game, playing against a team with a super low block and we scored a goal and then it was about controlling t

the winner of this fixture gets to claim the doddie weir cup, named in honour of the former scotlandath in novemberfrom motor neurone disease. premier league leaders arsenal have slipped up again. they were held to a 1—1 draw at home by brentford. the gunners took he lead through leandro trossard 20 minutes into the second half. first goalfor the first goal for the club. but brentford equalised through ivan toney, they are now unbeaten in ten in the league. the aresenal amanger mikel arteta thought that toney�*s goal was offside and remonstarted with the officials at full time. arsenal are now six points clear of their nearest rivals manchester city who are at home to aston villa on sunday. elsewhere bournemouth held newcastle to a 1—1 draw. fulham beat nottingham forest, leicester thrashed spurs 4—1, while ten man wolves came from behind to win at southampton. 1-0 1—0 down, the foxes. crystal palace drew 1—1 with brighton and that was also the score in the days early kick off between west ham united and chelsea. posse are posse a re really posse are really struggling at the moment.

led by former teamates, of former scotland captain doddie weir, who passed away in november.e blockbuster is being re—released in cinemas today. james cameron has given his only uk broadcast interview to our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson. the way of water connects all things. before your birth. and after your death. james cameron, we're speaking to you in new zealand. you are there because of avatar. which film are you making at the moment and how far through it are you? we're midstream in movie three, so all of the performance capture work with the actors has been done, all the live action work with sets and actors and 3d cameras has been done, and we're in the early part of the post—production phase where i do all the virtual cameras, so that's where i am in the process right now on that. we cannot let you bring your war here. avatar the way of water is now the fourth biggest film of all time. how much of a relief was it to you, especially after the gap of 13 years? i don't think the gap was the issue. i think the amount of time and energy... so it's five year

and all the time, driving them on is the memory of scotland legend doddie weir who was diagnosed witho see them, give them some support. maybe go watch them at a pub in edinburgh, go watch them at a pub in edinburgh, go to charlotte square, see the match ball, make it is in tip conditions and give the team some support. conditions and give the team some su- tort. ., . . conditions and give the team some su . ort. ,, , , , , support. spirits will be high. they are on the home _ support. spirits will be high. they are on the home straight. - support. spirits will be high. they are on the home straight. across| support. spirits will be high. they i are on the home straight. across the border, are on the home straight. across the border. after — are on the home straight. across the border, after they _ are on the home straight. across the border, after they have _ are on the home straight. across the border, after they have chatted i are on the home straight. across the border, after they have chatted to i border, after they have chatted to us, hopefully. we will not delay them too much.—

after scotland made it two wins from two, thrashing wales to lift the doddie weir cup at murrayfield. and it was harry's house at the brits last night as he took home four awards. good morning. a quiet weekend of whether_ good morning. a quiet weekend of whether i— good morning. a quiet weekend of whether i said _ good morning. a quiet weekend of whether i said to— good morning. a quiet weekend of whether i said to continue. - good morning. a quiet weekend of whether i said to continue. more . whether i said to continue. more breeze _ whether i said to continue. more breeze around _ whether i said to continue. more breeze around today. _ whether i said to continue. more breeze around today. that - whether i said to continue. more breeze around today. that will. whether i said to continue. more - breeze around today. that will come as welcome — breeze around today. that will come as welcome news _ breeze around today. that will come as welcome news if— breeze around today. that will come as welcome news if it _ breeze around today. that will come as welcome news if it is _ breeze aroun

the late great doddie weir. e legs are fine. the nek is a bit sore, sadly. _ legs? the legs are fine. the nek is a bit sore, sadly. one _ legs? the legs are fine. the nek is a bit sore, sadly. one of— legs? the legs are fine. the nek is a bit sore, sadly. one of the - a bit sore, sadly. one of the troubles of being in a bike is looking up for too long and it is tough on an old neck. so if a cricket a few times during the interview i do apologise. prick it. obviously there are special images this year for doddie aid given that doddie passed away the back end of last year. bring us up—to—date on the fundraising. how much has it made? �* , ' . the fundraising. how much has it made? �* , , . ., made? it's quite difficult to tell exactly where _ made? it's quite difficult to tell exactly where it _ made? it's quite difficult to tell exactly where it has _ made? it's quite difficult to tell exactly where it has made, - made? it's quite difficult to tell exactly where it has made, but| made? it's quite difficult to tell

it was only a couple of days after the diagnosis that we found ourselves meeting doddie weir. every day fighting. the way doddie was attacking mnd, his positivity, his character was just so inspirational. after meeting doddie, i met stephen, another sportsman living with mnd. we all wanted to use our voices to raise awareness of the disease. hopefully, we can keep working together and keep pushing things forward so that we can eventually find that treatment or find a cure. kev aims to run seven ultramarathons, one a day for seven days. the route is going to take him from murrayfield in edinburgh to melrose, newcastle, middlesbrough, york, leeds, bradford before he enters the field at old trafford during half—time in the men's rugby league world cup final. doddie used to tease me all the time. kevin sinfield has run seven marathons in seven days, 101 miles in 24 hours. now, he is going to run seven ultramarathons in seven days and you've done the square root of heave ho. thank you for coming out. thank you. so i was pretty much guilted into cycling alongside kevin for the first

over the last couple of years, the profile of mnd has been raised massively through the likes of doddie weirearts of football fans across the west. now they have the chance to show how much. damian derrick there with that report on marcus stewart. there are a lot of big names playing in that match in may, jamie redknapp, jill scott, paul scholes, a bit like soccer aid if you like. i have been involved in a lot of matches like these and they really get a good turnout, especially if it is a course like that, so the more who support that they better. absolutely, a great cause and one we know a lot about on the programme. for generations of postmen and women, it wasn't unusual to walk 20 miles each day to deliver mail in rural communities. it's something that's mostly died out with the introduction of vans, but author alan cleaver, from cumbria, is hoping to track down some of the last workers who walked those remote, countryside routes. mark mcalindon went to meet him. itjust struck me that although they're no longer walked by postmen, they make nice walks. and the history and the postmen and p