let's talk england. 0wen farrell stepping up to captain in the absence of dylan hartley.nk he will bring to the team that dylan hartley won't, in his absence question at 0wen farrell is one of the form players for england for a number of years 110w. for england for a number of years now. he touched on the fact lead by example first and foremost. he is the kind of player that does that, whether a scuffle in the tunnel before the game against scotland, quality operator, him and george ford when england play well, they controlled the game. farrell gets in the right areas, his basic skills is so the right areas, his basic skills is so good and he demands so much of the players around him that really inspired the english players. three changes for the england side. four in personnel, imposition or changes. interesting to note when tea 0live has come back into the centre because his opponent is 19 stone, a back and heavier than the english border, he will take some stopping. if anyone will stop him it is ben te'o. they might work on the fact he can't turn as quickly as the nimb

while captain dylan hartley has emerged as a doubt. he has cast type this and will be monitored daily to see whether he can take his place in the starting 15. sam underhill will not be involved as he has a toe injury. jack nowell is out for the rest of the championship with an ankle injury. so james haskell is in the back row, elliott daly coming back in on the wing. with england needing to win to resurrect their six nations hopes,

two men have been ruled out of the game this weekend while captain dylan hartley has emerged as a doubtas calf tightness, he will be monitored daily to see whether he can take his place in the starting 15. as for some underhill and jack nowell, they both definitely will not be involved. underhill with a toe injury means he misses at least the game impress and nowell is out for the rest of the championship after rolling and ankle. the likes of james haskell in the back row, elliot daly in the line will come back into the match day squad, but with england needing to win to resurrect their six nations hopes, eddiejones would have wanted a much smoother start the week. england cricketers can wrap up their series against new zealand this evening by winning the fourth 0ne—dayer in dunedin. new zealand won the toss and have put england into bat. england starting nicely, jason roy and jonny bairstow looking indecent form. roy has escaped a review. england 59 without loss, with eight overs. you can listen to that much now. that is all. coming up in a moment for you, the papers. hello, welcome to

while captain dylan hartley has emerged as a doubt.ly to see whether he can take his place in the starting 15. sam underhill will not be involved as he has a toe injury. jack nowell is out for the rest of the championship with an ankle injury. so james haskell is in the back row, elliott daly coming back in on the wing. with england needing to win to resurrect their six nations hopes, dyla n resurrect their six nations hopes, dylan jones would have wanted resurrect their six nations hopes, dylanjones would have wanted a much smoother start to the week. england play their final match of the shebelieves cup against the usa tomorrow knowing that a point will win them them the tournament. new manager phil neville says the teams performances in the competition show that the players trust him. but except that the usa could prove their toughest opponent yet. we tried to block out this came is a standout game and focus on hansen germany and leave much of the attention and build—up to the usa. i named the team this morning, and it was difficult

with captain dylan hartley missing out through injury, owen farrell skippers the side in his place.nion reporter chris jones has more. this may be the most intriguing selection yet in eddiejones‘s time in charge of england. there is a new captain — regular skipper dylan hartley has a calf injury, so owen farrell leads the side — and jamie george starts at hooker, perhaps a glimpse into the future. anotherjones stalwart, mike brown, has been dropped to the bench. anthony watson is at full—back and elliot daly comes into the back three on the wing. one more change in the backline, withjones opting for power in midfield, with ben te‘o replacing jonathanjoseph. jones has called for a response from his players after that humbling defeat at murrayfield last time. england have to win in paris to keep alive their hopes of a third straight six nations title. snowboarder owen pick has been selected as great britain's flagbearer at the winter paralympics opening ceremony in south korea tomorrow. pick is making his debut in the games — he lost a leg aged 18 while serving with the british army i

there was a new captain, regular skipper dylan hartley —— dylan hartley is a calf injury, so owen farrello the future. anotherjones store what, mike brown, has been dropped to the bench. anthony watson is that full—back elliot daly comes into the back three on the wing. one more change in the backline, withjones opting for power in midfield, with ben te'o replacing jonathan joseph. jones has called for a response from his players after that humbling at murrayfield last time entrants have to win in paris to keep alive their hopes of a third straight six nations title. juventus defender giorgio chiellin told the media that he and his teammates "knew spurs were weak in defence and fragile mentally" after knocking them out of the champions league 11—3 on aggregate. things had started so well for spurs too, they were well on top in the first half and deservedly led through son heung min. but then experience told, in the view of veteran defender chiellini, withjuventus stunning spurs with 2 goals in less than 3 second—half minutes. they go through to the last eight, securing a 2—1win at wembley

at twickenham on saturday after more injury doubts emerged over the fitness of their captain, dylan hartleyurtney lawes and nathan hughes. both will be out for the rest of the season with knee ligament injuries they suffered in england's defeat in paris, and both are now doubts for england's summer tour of south africa. great britain are still waiting for theirfirst gold of the winter paralympics, but for skiiers menna fitzpatrick and guidejen kehoe, it's been a hugely successful games, with a third medal today — it came in the visually impaired giant slalom, where they won silver. it's now two silvers and a bronze for the pair. i never get used to it, it's a completely different feeling every time we walk out. we skied really well, we worked togetherjust like any other day, and the teamwork was perfect, everything was perfect. it was just a really great day. it feels like all the emotions suddenly settling it and realising what you've achieved? for me in particular, this is five years of hard work, which we missed out on so she do to injury. —— on sochi. and also having not had the best se

dylan hartley returns to captain the side.alf danny care and forwardsjoe launchbury and dan cole all drop out of the starting 15 as england look to avoid a third straight defeat. we feel we need the pace to beat ireland. they have won ten or ii games on the trot and nobody has been able to beat them. we feel we need to bring a team on the field that can play a certain way to beat them. that is what we have selected. not much change for the ireland squad, peter o'mahony, rob kearney and cian healy have all shaken off injuries to take their places in the squad. so there's just one new man in ulster‘s iain henderson comes in to replace devin toner. and warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly half for wales as they aim for a second place finish in this year's championship. he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. record super league try scorer danny maguire scored his first try for hull kr as they beat huddersfield 38—6 at kirklees stadium. ryan shaw scored two tries but it was maguire who scored the f

he gave his knees in the regular england captain, dylan hartley, who missed the last away in paris withe definitive but he would hope that he'll be taking part this weekend if you set. we've also told that the wing has a protective boot that the wing has a protective boot that he is wearing at the moment committee will be going for a scan but for the time being it is thought to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones to be proportionate. the big message from eddie jones is to be proportionate. the big message from eddiejones is one of positivity. he said that any good teams, to hard times and england will be the better for the two losses. disappointing in terms of results, there is no doubt about in of learning to over % £55.93: j’j’ : ::-:5’;*55f " iii; 'and fit: £55.93: j’j’ : ::-:5’;*55f " iii; 'and a fit: ‘on 7? 7 sledgehammer on it to get real g sledgehammer on it to get real change.and.. ll ,-.- sledgehammer on it to get real changefand.. this - 7 been sledgehammer on it to get real % ar it's m been been the results have - and exeter the results have been. and exeter pla

captain dylan hartley and elliott daly are both fit again and ready for selection after recovering fromsuffered in that defeat in paris, and both are doubts for england‘s summer tour of south africa. great britain are still waiting for theirfirst gold of the winter paralympics but for skiiers menna fitzpatrick and guidejen kehoe, it‘s been a hugely successful games with a third medal today. it came in the visually impaired giant slalom where they won silver — it‘s now two silvers and a bronze for the pair. i never get used to it, it is a com pletely i never get used to it, it is a completely different feeling every time we walk out. we skied really well, we work togetherjust like any other day, and the teamwork was perfect, everything was perfect. it was as a really great day. it feels like all the emotions suddenly settling it and you achieve. for me in particular, this is five years of ha rd in particular, this is five years of hard work, which we missed out on so she do to injury. and also having not had the best season last season when we entered ourselves. we picked ourselves up fr

captain dylan hartley misses out through injury. 0wen farrell skippers the side in his place.a massive honour. u nfortu nately for dyla n it is a massive honour. unfortunately for dylan that he will miss out because of a knock but eve ryo ne miss out because of a knock but everyone is excited. there you going to lead from the front?|j everyone is excited. there you going to lead from the front? i think that is what a lot of leadership is about, you can't ask people to do things you aren't willing to do yourself. you've got to get your own stuff right. hopefully people will follow you. jockey ruby walsh has had a successful return to the saddle this afternoon in his first race since breaking his leg in november. walsh was victorious on the willie mullins—trained lareena in the maiden hurdle at thurles. he's set to ride the 2015 winner faugheen in the champion hurdle on the opening day of the cheltenham festival next week. britain's chris froome and geraint thomas remain in the top ten after stage two of the tirreno adriatico race in italy. they were fortunate to avoid this cras

dylan hartley returns to captain the side.ry and dan cole all drop out of the starting 15 as england look to avoid a third straight defeat. not much change for the ireland squad — just one in fact as ulster‘s iain henderson comes in to replace devin toner. peter o'mahony, rob kearney and cian healy have all shaken off injuries to take their places in the squad. and warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly—half for wales as they aim for a second—place finish in this year's championship. he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. it was a good day for the irish trainers at cheltenham, winning six of the seven races. penhill — ridden by paul townend — won the big race of the day, the stayers hurdle. the 12—to—1 shot saw off the challenge of supasundae to become the sixth win at this year's festival for trainer willie mullins. mullins later had another success to become the leading cheltenham festival trainer overall with 61 victories. when you start training in ireland you want to get one winner in chelt

england for the first time in saturday's six nations match against france, with regular skipper dylan hartleybraries closing down, big cuts to the amount of money spent fixing our roads — those are just some of the consequences of the continuing squeeze on council funding in england. the national audit office says funding for local authorities from central government has fallen by nearly 50% since 2011. and they say the increasing demands of social care — for the elderly, children and disabled people — means that many councils face running out of cash. alison holt reports. do you want to do something different? an afternoon art class is a chance for people with learning disabilities and other conditions to develop their skills and socialise. for most here, the support is paid for by the county council. but today's report says with local authorities facing such major cuts from central government, they're struggling to cope. you like its legs? sue, who has multiple sclerosis, describes this centre as a lifeline. i come here only twice a week. i would come more if there was the funding for it. c

captain dylan hartley misses out through injury. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one.e secretary has described the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter as an outrageous crime. speaking in the house of commons, amber rudd said the use of a nerve agent on uk soil was a brazen and wreckless act. she also said it was highly likely that the police officer taken ill at the scene in salisbury was exposed to the same nerve agent as sergei and yulia skripal. counter terrorism officers are trying to identify the source of the toxin. richard galpin reports. much of the investigation now is focusing on who carried out the attempted murder here in salisbury last sunday. in which the russian double agent sergei skripal and his daughter yulia ingested deadly nerve agent. but at the local hospital, it is now clear the policeman who was also contaminated after rushing to help them when they collapsed is recovering. the police are working closely... in parliament this morning the government promised a robust response once it is clear who was behind the attack. the u

owen farrell taking over from the for in new captain, owen farrell taking overfrom the injured dylan hartleyas not followed by the tries england needed as they struggled to break through. with so much at stake for both teams, it seemed a case of victory at any cost with nothing to separate the sides at the interval. england's desperation ruined the second half, not to score a try but to stop one. anthony watson's tackle saw him sent to the sin bin and france awarded a penalty try. things got worse with the host's lead extended. england have the score twice. england eventually found some momentum. jonny may's score for england! by now the six nations title was lost but the match wasn't. a converted try would have won it, but france's thin blue line held firm as england failed the test. we were to happen 396 failed the test. we were to happen 3% away from where we need to be. we we re 3% away from where we need to be. we were beaten at the breakdown, gave away 16 penalties which is far too many. when we got momentum, we did not come but it points and when they did the converted to the point. i

back row and forwards, people some wanted changing. 0wen farrell the captain with the injury to dylan hartleyhe goes about that, especially how he reacts to the referee. 0wen farrell likes to play on the edge. eddie jones has said he wants leadership in every kind of position, to change the style of play if the referees officiating in a certain way and if the game is not going to plan. fascinating to see how england get on in paris today. it wouldn't surprise me to be speaking here at around 7pm this evening reflecting on ireland being six nations champions. and there would be some party there, i'm sure if that were the case. jonny bairstow hit a century as england beat new zealand by seven wickets in christchurch, to win the series 3—2. there were three wickets apiece for chris woa kes and adil rashid as new zealand, were bowled out for 223, before england cruised to their target. and back in form marcus rashford has scored twice for manchester united in their premier league match against liverpool. it's approaching half time at old trafford — 2—0 still the score. 41 minutes played. marcus r

captain dylan hartley will miss the match with a calf injury — he's replaced at hooker by jamie georgest night. juventus defender giorgio chiellini said they were fragile mentally. mauricio pochettino responded to some criticism they have had. lack of experience, lack of concentration, with how many chances we conceded... 0n the first leg and the second leg today, i think we conceded three chances and they scored twice and we played a lot of chances and we only scored one. phil neville has urged his players to remember the pain of missing out on winning the she believes cup last night. needing at least a draw, they were beaten 1—0 by the united states in orlando. the opportunity we get to build and try to entertain as well, we have to use our strengths to the best we can andi use our strengths to the best we can and i feel like phil allows use our strengths to the best we can and ifeel like phil allows us to use our strengths to the best we can and i feel like phil allows us to do that and he instilled belief in what we are doing, really excited because we are doing, really excited bec

dylan hartley is in and fit. he is the captain.injury, unfortunately. you've had other selections. richard wigglesworth put in there, maybe. ten yea rs wigglesworth put in there, maybe. ten years after his last start in the six nations, incredible, at the age of 30. you let you know, he's a good mate of mine and i'm chuffed to bits for him. he's always worked ha rd bits for him. he's always worked hard on his game, and he's obviously very familiar with 0wen farrell at ten as well, i'm sure the experience they have got from playing club rod be together for so long is key in that selection as well —— club rod. i like the balance in the midfield bit more, with te'o at 12 and jonathanjoseph bit more, with te'o at 12 and jonathan joseph at 13. hopefully bit more, with te'o at 12 and jonathanjoseph at 13. hopefully if we can get some dos and balls with the back three that we have got, you know —— some decent balls. we talked about going over to france and moving the big forward pack around, questions over the french fitness, getting the

captain dylan hartley misses out through injury so 0wen farrell skippers the side. to text you and as i said off—camera, these weeks where you come back off a loss of the weeks you live for, it tests your metal, test the mettle of the coaches, the players, they must keep focused and generate that energy and zest and brutality that you need for the next game. it's ireland who are currently top of the six nations table, joe schmidt has named tadhg furlong and garry ringrose in the team for saturday's clash against scotland. schmidt admits that even though ringrose is short of match practice, it's a ‘needs must‘ selection. it's a needs must situation. but it's a situation where we have a lot of trust and faith in gary. we are hopeful that the wingers help him a bit because they link well with him. and bundy will work hard to make sure that happens as well. he has been the continuity for us in the midfield so far in the championship. britain's chris froome and geraint thomas remain in the top ten after stage two of the tir—eno adria—tico race in italy. they and their te

dylan hartley returns to captain the side.ow, across the bbc, it's the day when thousands of young people get behind the microphone — or in front of the camera — for school report. the focus of this year's project is helping young people to identify real news and filter out so—called ‘fake news'. let's cross live now to noel phillips, who has been meeting some of the young people visiting us at the bbc today. busy afternoon outside new broadcasting house and you can see a workshop and awake to encourage more young people into engineering and technical roles. let me show you quickly for you guys at home, what goes into making tv. this is what we call a sat truck that transmits images and allows you guys to see us at home. it is a lot more technical than! we will speak to some very talented john people at this sat truck. these teenagers have been playing a game called i report. launched this morning, it gives young people an idea as to how journalism works. so they pretend, a sickly in the virtual world, they area bbc sickly in

the england captain dylan hartley is a doubt for the must win six mations match against france next saturdays and scotland. flanker sam underhill has a toe problem and will miss the france match. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. will perry will be here. good afternoon and evening. you deserve it. not sure about that! no, neither am i! thank you very much. the kremlin says russia has "no information" on what could have caused the incident. it has accused foreign secretary borisjohnson over wild it has accused foreign secretary boris johnson over wild speculation. richard galpin takes a look at any motives there might have been. sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, now fighting for their lives, are not the only russians in britain who may have been targeted for assassination by moscow. it was proved the former spy alexander litvinenko was poisoned by radioactive polonium in london 12 years ago. and an inquest is continuing into the mysterious death in surrey of this whistle—blower, alexander perepilichny. this is the moment in 2004 when sergei skripal w

dylan hartley returns to captain the side.a third straight defeat. we feel we have to players certain way to beat ireland was that they have had a fantastic run. we feel the need to bring a team on the field and need to play a certain way. not much change for the ireland squad. for wales as they aim for a second—placed finish in this year's championship. he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. that's all the sport for now. just time to tell you that the good form for tiger woods has continued in orlando. he is well in contention after a four under par first round 68. you can get all the latest on that on the website. we will have more for you at 6:30 p:m.. more now on the latest developments in the deepening diplomatic crisis between the uk and russia. earlier today, theresa may visited salisbury, where she was briefed by health experts and police as she toured the sites at the centre of the investigation in to the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal who remain in hospital. in his first major speech, the

the england captain dylan hartley is a doubt for the must—win six nations match against france next saturdayed daily. england wingerjack nowell is definitely out of the rest of the tournament with an ankle problem. he's been used as a replacement so far but scored against italy on the opening weekend and also featured against wales and scotland. flanker sam underhill has a toe problem and will miss the france match. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to top story and the suspected poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in wiltshire. one of the suspects in the poisoning of former kgb agent alexander litvinenko in london, has accused british media of unfairly pointing the finger at moscow. russian politician andrei lugovoi has been speaking to the bbc, and says the uk isjumping to conclusions. it is not a russian problem. it is the uk and the us. it is not about russia. britain gives shelter to people and then you get problems because russians are hiding behind this so—called reddish one of justice. they are always having problems. t

ireland at twickenham on saturday after more injury doubts emerged over the fitness of their captain dylan hartleyut for the rest of the season with kneee ligament injuries they suffered in england's defeat in paris, and both are now doubts for england's summer tour of south africa. meanwhile, england head coach eddie jones has apologised unreservedly active that it should emerge of her making offensive under rubber tree comments about wales and ireland. the comments were made at a private event last year and the rfu will apologise to the irish and welsh rugby unions. in south korea, britain's menna fitzpatrick and guidejen kehoe have won their third paralympic medal after finishing second in the women's visually impaired giant slalom. it comes after already winning a super combined silver and super—g bronze. we skied really well. we worked together just like any we skied really well. we worked togetherjust like any other day, teamwork was perfect, everything was perfect. it was just a really great day. for me in particular this is five yea rs of ha rd for me in particular this is five years of ha

they have dylan hartley missing, a notable absentee, so owen farrell will deputise as captain in histravel to twickenham next weekend chasing a potential grand slam, they could win all their matches, and if they beat england on saint patrick‘s whee kim, thenit england on saint patrick‘s whee kim, then it really will be party time. so many permutations. thanksjohn. it's so many permutations. thanksjohn. it‘s all about the bonus points, england will have to go to france score four tries today, they will know what they have to after kicking off after the ireland and scotland match has finished. a bit of trivia, mathieu bastareaud, the france centre, the heaviest man on the pitch at 20 stone. in the days when the backs used to be lighter, the heaviest man on the pitch, he lives and plays in toulon. he hasn‘t got a driving licence but has a little 50 cc motorbike. he lives at the top of the hill. he can barely get up the hill, this gigantic man on his little mopeds. it's like that famous bread out adverts, running up the hill. good morning dan walker. i‘m sure this man eats very healthily

england rugby union captain dylan hartley is a doubt for saturday's a must win six nations match againstassessed daily. jack nowell is definitely out for the rest of the championship with an ankle problem. we have been used as a replacement in all three matches so far, scoring against italy in the opening weekend and featured against wales and scotland. flanker sam and the health has a toe problem and he will miss the trip to paris. —— sam underhill. still goalless in both champions league games. more at 10:30pm. a lorry driver has been found guilty of causing the deaths of eight people by dangerous driving in a crash on the m1 near milton keynes last summer. 31—year—old rysza rd masierak, who parked his lorry in lane one of the motorway for 12 minutes, was also found guilty of four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. britain needs to go on a diet — that's the stark message from leading public health officials. they say too many people eat too many calories every day and it's led to an obesity epidemic. now public health england is calling on food companies to cut port

result to keep alive their hopes of a third straight title. as captain for the first time, with dylan hartleyrned after the birth of her child. kazakhstan's zarina diyas. afterwards, williams said she was "a little rusty". but i pulled myself together, serena, you have got to do this. serena, you have got to do this. out there and just to be able to play tennis again. is out at indian wells. she just can't beat victoria azarenka. this is the sixth time they've met and the six time watson has lost. that is all the sport for now. place on earth" he would want to go. and threatened to unleash "fire and fury" on him. to an invitation to meet kim jong—un. of the biggest gambles of donald trump's presidency. the head of a south korean delegation that met both leaders. refrain from any further nuclear missile tests. missile tests. he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump as soon as possible. jong—un by may to achieve prominent denuclearisation. denuclearisation. test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. insults but can the two leaders change from e

captain dylan hartley misses out through injury with owen farrell skippering the side in his place for italy. they were fortunate to avoid this crash four and a half miles from the finish in follonica in tuscany. they and their team sky colleagues occupy 5th to 10th place in the standings, all of them just nine seconds off the top rider. germany's marcel kittel won the stage, while new zealand's patrick bevin has the overall lead. this time next week, i will be wearing tweed and smelling of horse down at cheltenham races. i'll be at cheltenham, rather than at home. there will be no sizing upjohn's chances. he is out with an injured pelvis. what is happening? am i that painful? what are you going to be doing at cheltenham? it's a moving story. i am focusing on the young jockeys who ride alongside the course but it is part of the riding for the disabled. it helps them with learning difficulties. in the power of the horse is amazing. it's really recognised as a form of therapy. but you are talking about john? sizing john. injured pelvis. it was a winning return as he prepares for his firs

and england's rugby union captain dylan hartley might not be able to play against france at the weekendcally need to win to have any chance of the title. now, any idea who this is? a famous british athlete, who has been turned into a barbie doll to mark international women's day tomorrow. nicola adams, the first uk athlete to form part of the ‘shero' range. it's all about inspiring young women, and breaking the mould of what typical barbies looked like. nicola is the first uk star to join barbie's ‘shero' range, which is designed to honour inspiring women. the manufacturers of the doll say they chose nicola because of her outstanding contributions to boxing. nicola said she's excited to become the first ever boxer barbie. it appears the investigation into what happened to a former russian spy, found collapsed in salisbury, is already putting a strain on relations between the uk and russia. the kremlin strongly denies any involvement. but the foreign secretary says the government would be forced to act "robustly" should it find any evidence of wrongdoing. but what could that mean? joinin