is it in mind to that dylan hartley continue? 100%. if team.. on to tennis, and the world number one andy murray is through to the second round of the qatar open in doha. murray breezed through the first set 6—love injust 20 minutes against the frenchman jeremy chardy — but he was taken all the way to a tie—break in the second. he won the tiue—break by 7 points to 2, to seal his place in the next round, where he'll face jurgen meltzer of austria. it's a good start to 2017 for rafael nadal, who kicked off the year with a straight sets win over alexandr dolgopolov at the brisbane international. the 14—time grand slam champion has slipped to ninth in the world after taking the end of 2016 off to rest. the spaniard without a major title since the french open in 2014 with no real problems against dolgopolov. nadal sinking the ukrainian 6—3, 6—3. next up for him will be germany's mischa zverev. on to another returning superstar — serena williams who has recently become engaged, missed the final two months of the 2016 season with a shoulder injury and

is it in mind to let dylan hartley continue? 100%. if named the team. bbc news is focusing on what the big global stories might be in 2017. today we ask, is this a decisive year for europe? chris morris reports. hello, these are the top european stories to look out for in 2017. elections in several countries are set to reveal whether rising populism is a passing phase or any reality. in the netherlands in march we will find out how well the dutch man will do, whose popularity has faded before previous elections. in france, good marine le pen from the national front came the presidency in may and will voters from the ce ntre—left in may and will voters from the centre—left and centre—right join forces to shut out? in germany, angela merkel remains the favourite to wina angela merkel remains the favourite to win a fourth term in september. but keep an eye on rising support for the but keep an eye on rising support forthe anti—immigrant, anti— but keep an eye on rising support for the anti—immigrant, anti— euro alternative fuer deutschland. there will almo

dylan hartley is currently serving a six—week ban for striking but will be back in time to england'sning game against france. he is doing everything right to be captain at the moment. he came to be captain at the moment. he came to the camps, he has worked hard, a prerequisite to getting into the side was to be very fit. it means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five to six weeks. he is doing that. he's putting himself in the best position to continue as captain. that is everything. coming up captain. that is everything. coming up in captain. that is everything. coming upina captain. that is everything. coming up in a moment, the papers. goodbye. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. i'm joined by charlie wells. the ft looks at the abrupt resignation of britain's ambassador to the eu, sir ivan rogers, and says tensions with number ten led to his departure. the daily telegraph also leads with that story, reporting that theresa may plans to pick a brexiteer to replace him, somebody who backs the brexit

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.r striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh and fit and focused. i think in any walk of life, but especially in sport with things like injuries or setbacks like i've just had and time out of the game, especially in a contact sport, it has given me a chance to get some good work done. it wasn't just the captaincy announcement that was of interest at today's six nations launch. england head coach eddiejones was there, of course, looking a little worse for wear. he told our correspondent, joe wilson, that he had a fall in his hotel bathroom but is expected to make a full recovery.

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.ension for striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh and fit and focused. i think in any walk of life, but especially in sport with things like injuries or setbacks like i've just had an time out of the game, especially in a contact sport, it has given me a chance to get some good work done. england's head coach was there. he said he had a fall in his hotel bathroom but is expected to make a full recovery. i will be fit for the opening game. i've had good medical treatment. it is just one of those things. did the shallow get a red card? i'm not sure yet i'll have to look at the video of. -- shower. britain's millie knight and guide brett wild, have won downhill gold on the opening day of the world p

eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations — as long as he proves hiserving a six week ban for striking but will be back in time for england's opening game against france. he is doing everything right as captain at the moment, a prerequisite is to be very fit and not playing games means that he has got to undergo a very stringent fitness programme. he is doing that and putting himself in the best position to continue as captain. gb taekondo say they ‘had reservations‘ about double 0lympic champion jade jones taking part in the channel a programme thejump. jones receives funding from uk sport and is due to take part in the taekwondo world championships later this year. gymnast louis smith and paralympic cyclist and athlete kadeena cox are also taking part in the series, which involves competitors learning to ski jump. last year several participants were badly injured. gb taekwondo says it has has held "extensive" talks with jones about the risks involved. the new pdc world darts champion michael van gerwen says there‘s been no better player than him in t

there are also injury doubts over george cruise, james haskel, captain dylan hartley as well will be i am here in central london at an awards dinner. eddie jones and his coaches will be here in the next half—hour, but plenty forjones to ponder. he does have the strength and depth to cope, but he has watched a number of his first choice players succumb to injury. elsewhere, chris, incredible that we're still talking about the george north head injury controversy. world rugby have now criticised northampton for allowing him to play on after an injury in a club match — what have they had to say? world rug by world rugby felt they had to assert their authority over this issue. speaking to executives at world by speaking to executives at world rugby as i have in the last 20 minutes, they are keen to point out the severity of concussion and the importance it has in the modern game and how everyone needs to handle it as well as they can. they have reiterated that northampton were wrong to let george north back on the field. they said the process was not adhered to and they called it a faili

a huge disappointment for the whole of jamaica, with the winner now being trinidad and tobago dylan hartleyafter returning from a six week suspension for striking. hartley, who led his side to the grand slam last year, won't have played for nine weeks by the time england face france in their opening game. he appeared today at a six nations photocall, posing for pictures alongside the trophy and head coach, eddiejones, who was sporting an injury of his own. jones told our sports correspondent joe wilson that he had "slipped in the shower." no, i'll be fit for the opening game. i'll get through it. it's just one of those things that happened. it looks like the shower went a bit high. did it get a red card? i'm not sure yet. i will have to watch the video. serena williams has backed joanna konta to win the australian open one day, despite knocking her out in the quarter finals in straight sets. the british number one reached the semis last year and hadn't dropped a set throughout the entire tournament. today though, konta was simply simply outplayed by williams — a 22—time grand slam champion,

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england‘s captain for next month‘s six nations, just two days after grand slam last year, won‘t have played for nine weeks by the time england face france in their opening game. he appeared today at a six nations photocall, posing for pictures alongside the trophy and head coach, eddiejones, who was sporting an injury of his own. jones told our sports correspondent joe wilson that he had "slipped in the shower." no, i'll no, i‘ll be fit for the opening game. i‘ll get through it. it‘sjust one of those things that happened. it looks like the shower went a bit high. did it get a red card? i'm not sure yet. i will have to watch the video. jurgen klopp has described philip countinho‘s new five—year contract as a "huge statement." the liverpool playmaker signed a new deal today, worth about £150,000 a week. coutinho has been hugely influential this season — and his seven weeks on the sidelines with ankle ligament damage coincided with liverpool‘s worst run of form this season. the deal makes coutinho the best paid player at liverpool. the brazilian internat

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.ngland to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh and fit and focused. in any walk of life but especially in sport, things like injuries, setbacks like i have had, time out of the game, especially in a contact sport, it has given me a chance to get some good work done. britain'sjohanna konta has described her quarter—final defeat by serena williams at the australian open as the best experience of her life, and says she will come back stronger. konta, who was playing the 22—time grand slam champion for the first time, was beaten 6—2 6—3 in melbourne, bringing to an end her run of nine matches unbeaten. williams will now play unseeded croat mirjana lucic baroni in the semi finals. i think overall she played at a higher level t

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.spension for striking. (tx oov) he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh, i feel fit, i feel focused. i think in any walk of life but especially in sport, if you have setbacks like i havejust but especially in sport, if you have setbacks like i have just had, time—out of the game is good for you. especially in a contact sport. it has given me a chance to get some good work done. hartley's captaincy was confirmed by england head coach eddiejones at a six nations photocall. here he is posing alongside his captain with the trophy. and also answering questions, like how did he get that black eye? well, he told our sports news correspondentjoe wilson that he had "slipped in the shower". i'll be fit for the openin

dylan hartley struggling for gametime, james gaskell likewise, question marks overjoe launchbury andboth of the vunipola brothers ruled out, england's pack heavily hit by injuries. let's talk about welsh wing george north now chris — world rugby have criticised northampton for allowing him to play on after sustaining a head injury in a club match — what have they had to say? world rugby, following the big investigation carried out by the rugby football union and premiership rugby football union and premiership rugby into why he was allowed back on the field when it appeared he had been knocked out playing for northampton against leicester, the world governing body, taking extremely keen interest in head injuries and concussions in the last few years, they went to the rfu wanting more information about why this was able to happen. they said today in a statement it was failing by northampton. very disappointed by what happened. any suspicion of a concussion, of a player being knocked out, as was the case with north, he should be removed permanently from the field of play, not allowed b

dyla n dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain phillips six nations ahead of their openeron saturday. hartley, who led england to the grand slam last year, has just returned from a six—week suspension for striking. he posed for pictures alongside the trophy and his head coach eddie jones, who was sporting an injury of his own. he told us he had slept in the shower. —— slipped. no, i will be fit for the opening game, i will get through. i no, i will be fit for the opening game, iwill get through. i have no, i will be fit for the opening game, i will get through. i have had good medical treatment. it isjust one of those things. it looks like the shower went a bit higher! did it get a red card? not sure yet, we will have to have a look at the video! our sports correspondentjoe wilson speaking there with eddiejones. london welsh say they are extremely disappointed by yesterday's decision by the rfu to expel the club from the professional rugby ranks. the governing body announced that they had not met the criteria to be granted a new licence. london welsh, one of rugby union's

dylan hartley is included, he is serving a six week ban for striking in a club match and he will havee regaining the captaincy. moving in the right direction. he has progressed since autumn when we would have given him a five out of ten, and at the moment he is, in terms of ready to play, about a seven out of ten so given that he has a good couple of days training in portugal and i anticipate him being in the reckoning for the first test team. gymnast dan keatings has retired from the sport, aged 27. keatings is a two—time european champion on the pommel horse and he won gold on that apparatus for scotland at glasgow‘s 2014 commonwealth games. he also won an all around silver at the world championships in 2009. keatings wrote on social media that he needs to kick back, eat a few takeaways, drink some beers and spend some time with the wife. the last of the quarterfinals at alexandra palace is being played now in the snooker. hawkins is not happy that he has lost that black. marco fu and ronnie o‘sullivan already through to the semifinals. that is all the sport for now. i will be backi

there are three uncapped players, and dylan hartley is included — but he won‘t be guaranteed the captaincyan avalanche in central italy. they‘re the first of at least 25 missing staff and guests to have been found alive. four people are known to have died in the avalanche on wednesday. james reynolds is in penne. james, what more can you tell us? we know that these people survived underneath a collapsed ceiling at this hotel. indeed we‘vejust underneath a collapsed ceiling at this hotel. indeed we‘ve just seen pictures, they show one woman being taken out of the rubble to the delight of firefighters. she was able to walk on her own and then when she is put on the stretcher she appears to gesture to other people. we have also seen pictures of a boy being rescued as well. we know that men, women and children have all been seen sheltering under this collapsed ceiling. now that they have been taken out of this rubble, they are being sent by helicopter to a hospital on the coast where they will be examined and their relatives will be examined and their relatives will be examined and their relat

captain dylan hartley is incldued and has been decalred match fit.sh sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race. he came second in a time of 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes, about 16 hours behind the french winner armel le cleach. hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records prior to being overtaken in december after a few problesm with his boat. he matches dame ellen mcarthur‘s second—placed finish in the race back in 2001. are amazing to be finished. you never knew really know when it is going to happen, i relied a couple of hours before that i was definitely going to finish. it is a long, long way, and it isjust great to finally be here. i think 24,36 hours ago, i knew that was the end, so hours ago, i knew that was the end, so congratulations, what a great race he has done, he really deserved it, so two seconds and a first, that isa it, so two seconds and a first, that is a great record, i think! it is fantastic. that is a brutal race. olly, thank you very much. s donald trump's

13 straight wins in 2016, but he is now out for three months and when you look at the fact that dylan hartleyer players. england's forward pack have been heavily hit by injuries with the six nations just weeks away. saracens have confirmed the signing of wales back liam williams from scarlets. williams has won 38 caps since his international debut in 2012. the move could limit his appearances for his country with the selection policy allowing only three non—wales based players to be picked. saracens director of rugby mark mccall said williams was "arguably one of the most talented backs in europe". joe root should be available for the start of england's one—day series against india. root didn't travel with the rest of the squad on thursday, staying behind with his partner for the birth of their first child, who arrived on saturday. he's expected to fly out in two days' time with the first odi this coming sunday. eoin morgan returns to lead england in three one—dayers. he says his family were affected by the criticism he received for missing last october's tour of bangladesh over security fear

dylan hartley has been confirmed as england's captain for next month's six nations.ion for striking. he led england to the grand slam last year, but his career has been tarnished by a number of disciplinary issues, and he's spent over a year out of the game because of bans. hartley won't have played for nine weeks by the time england run out for their opening match against france, but he insists he is ready. i feel fresh, fit, ifeel fresh, fit, focused. i think in any walk of life, especially in sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i havejust sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i have just had, sport, if things like injuries or setbacks like i havejust had, time out of the game, are good for you, especially in a contact sport. it has given me the chance to get some good work done. the women's six nations tournament will be running concurrently alongside the men's, with ireland the most recent home nation to lift the trophy back in 2015. this year, in particular though, is a huge year for ireland's women — as well as the championship to prepare

eddie jones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations as long as he proves his fitnesss opening game against france next month. he is doing everything right to be captain at the moment, he has come, knee has worked hard, the prerequisite to get into the side is to be very fit, not playing games. —— not playing games means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five or six weeks. he's doing that and so he's clearly putting himself in best position to compete for his country. gb taekwondo say they "had reservations" for his country. gb taekwondo say they " had reservations" about for his country. gb taekwondo say they "had reservations" about double olympic champion jade jones taking pa rt olympic champion jade jones taking part in the channel 4 programme the jump. jones receives funding from uk sport and is due to take part in the world championships later this year. gb taekwondo says it has has held "exte nsive" gb taekwondo says it has has held "extensive" talks with jones gb taekwondo says it has has held "extensive" talks with

england rugby union head coach eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nationsxt month. will, dylan is doing everything right to become captain at the moment. he came to the camps, he has worked hard. a pre— requisite to get to the england side is to be very fit. and not playing games, it means he has got to go and and unbelievably stringent fitness program over the next five or six weeks, and he is doing that, so he is putting himself in the best position to continue as captain. ready for a little bit of understatement? gb taekwondo say they have reservations about double 0lympic champion jade jones taking part in the channel a programme thejump. you can understand why, though, can't you ? ..following serious injuries to some competitors on last year's show. jones, who receives funding from uk sport, has been spoken to about the risks involved in the programme, which teaches people to ski jump. lots of other things, too. cyclist sir bradley wiggins and paralympian kadeena cox are among the figures from sport also taking part. it's interesting, isn't it, because

england rugby union head coach eddiejones says dylan hartley will captain england during the six nations n dylan is doing everything he can, has worked hard and to get into the england side is to be very fit. not playing games means he has got to undergo an unbelievably stringent fitness programme over the next five or six weeks. he is doing that and putting himself in the best putting it -- putting himself in the best putting it —— position to continue as captain. that is all the sport. up until yesterday the uk‘s ambassador to the eu was a man called sir ivan rogers. but then he resigned, which was a surprise, not least because the uk starts its talks for exiting the european union after article 50 is triggered, which we know will be by the end of march. and sir ivan, an experienced negotiator, was expected to play a part in that. overnight, an email he wrote to his staff explaining why he‘d stepped down, referred to "muddled thinking". it also spoke of "ill—founded arguments". and he urged his staff to "speak truth to power", which sort of implies that the advice he‘d been giving to d

captain dylan hartley is included but is not quite match fit.he has progressed since autumn when we would have given him a five out of town and at the moment he is in terms of ready to play about a seven out of ten so given that he has a good couple of days training in portugal and i anticipate him being in the reckoning for the first test team. gymnast dan keating has retired from the sport, aged 27. keating's a two—time european champion on the pommel horse and he won gold on that apparatus for scotland at glasgow's 2014 commonwealth games. he also won an all around silver at the world championships in 2009. keatings wrote on social media that he needs to kick back, eat a few takeaways, drink some beers and spend some time with the wife. not a bad plan. british sailor alex thomson has finished the vendee globe solo round the world race. he came second, in a time of 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes, about 16 hours behind the french winner armel le cleach. hampshire—based thomson had led in the early stages and broke two race records, prior to b

england rugby union head coach eddiejones has named dylan hartley as captain of his side for the forthcomingopening game against france. six of those due to a ban for striking. you will be with us in a moment to look at the papers. let's get the gossip from carol! ben blakeley must! you look orjust! —— goodness! spill the beans. you know that what goes on tour stays on tour. we have a bitter wind coming up from the near continent. temperatures are not as low as yesterday but nonetheless, temperatures below freezing. you can see what is happening today. all this blew across europe are sure it is cold. with the wind, we are dragging in this air across the shores. i would show you how it will feel against yourskin, as show you how it will feel against your skin, as well as the temperatures. a lot of cloud around and we could see snowflakes here and there. nothing too substantial and also drizzle. if you are out early, watch out for ice on untreated surfaces. you can watch out for ice on untreated surfaces. you can see watch out for ice on untreated surfaces. you can see the temperatures below f