we start with rugby and the news that england head coach eddiejones has agreed a new contract which couldpse world cup winner sir clive woodward as the country's longest—serving head coach. the deal will take him through to the 2023 world cup in france. for more i'm joined live by our rugby union correspondent chris jones. chris, what can you tell us about the deal and how it came about? when eddiejonesjoined when eddie jones joined the when eddiejonesjoined the rfu in 2015 he was meant to be a four—year project but it's rapidly turning into eight years. in 2018 he signed an extension to his deal which took him through to august 2021 but recently it was clear thatjones and the rfu were open to him continuing through to france in 2023 public performances on the pitch recently have been good, england reached the final of the world cup and won three of theirfour final of the world cup and won three of their four matches in the curtailed six nations and on returning from japan at the end of last year, the rfu chief executive made it one of his main priority is to try and tie eddiejones down t

that was the message from eddiejones as he extended his contract until 2023.pire to be a team that everyone remembers. i think we've played some good rugby over the last four years and we can play even better rugby in the next three years, and that's the challenge ahead. the australian was appointed five years ago and made an instant impact, winning the six nations grand slam. another six nations title would follow as england equalled new zealand's record of 18 wins in a row. there was then a slump in form, but last year's world cup provided some redemption, a win against australia and famously beating the all blacks in the semifinal. but jones's england fell short in the final, losing to an inspired south africa. that defeat led to rumours overjones's future, but despite these and the occasional controversy, he was still the man for the rfu. i would not want him to dial down his competitive nature, that's for sure. i mean, that's the big attraction. i wouldn't want him to dial down his commitment and his passion. and he's been around long enough, and as i say

england head coach eddiejones says he has a lot of work to do with his side, which is why he's agreed world cup in 2023. jones current deal was due to end next august. but this new deal could see him eclipse world cup winner sir clive woodward as the country's longest—serving head coach. jones took over in december 2015, won the grand slam in 2016, the six nations 12 months later and led england to the world cup final last year. but he says his job isn't finished yet. having done the four years, i felt the project hasn't been finished yet, i think there's still a lot of growth in the team and the last six nations, as i discussed previously, i wanted to make sure that i could still have an effect on the team and still have an effect on the team and still improve the team, i think i can do that and therefore, it is a good fit for me to continue because we have a lot left, we are still a young side and i think i can still add to the grace of the team. and finally, with no sport on at the moment, many have been looking back on past triumphs, including england's ashes test win over austral

england rugby head coach, eddiejones, admits the current group of players don't have another world cup and that his squad for the next tournament in 2023 could be 60% different from the one that reached last year's final. jones has signed a contract extension that takes him through to the world cup in france and expects to be making major changes. well, i don't think this group can have another world cup in them. the tea m have another world cup in them. the team continually changes and so does the dynamic. core of the team will be able to continue until the next world cup, there will be an influx of new members coming in. you look at the squad year with the changes at the squad year with the changes at about 20%. there will be 20% of the second year and another 20% in the second year and another 20% in the third year. so, by the time we get to the world cup it could be 40% of the squad that is changed with 60% new members. that is how you get the growth of the team. you have to continue to look for better players that we can add to the team. and also, the great thing for us, we we re

and in sport, eddiejones agrees a new deal through to the 2023 rugby world cup, which will make him england'songest—serving head coach ever, surpassing even sir clive woodward. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. one of the country's top health officials has admitted that everyone is frustrated by the low number of tests being carried out to detect the coronavirus. professor paul cosford of public health england says measures are in place to increase testing for nhs workers, after continued criticism of the government's strategy. the prime minister, borisjohnson, used a video message to stress that that is the key to defeating the pandemic. so far, only 2,000 out of half a million front line nhs workers in england have been tested, with ministers blaming a shortage of chemicals. addenbrooke‘s hospital in cambridge has become the first in the uk to use a new machine to diagnose the virus which can give a result within 90 minutes. and in spain the number of people who've died after testing positive for coronavirus is now more than 10,000. we'll have more on all of those developme

england head coach eddiejones says he has a lot of work to do with his side, which is why he has agreedal was due to end next august, but this new deal could see him eclipse world cup winner sir clive woodward as the country's longest serving head coach. jones took over in december, 2015, won the grand slam in 2016, the six nations 12 months later and led england to the world cup final last year. but he says his job isn't finished yet. having done the four years, i felt the project hasn't been finished yet. i think there's still a lot of growth in the team, and the last six nations, as i discussed previously, i wanted to make sure that i could still have an effect on the team, still have an effect on the team, still improve the team, and i think ican do still improve the team, and i think i can do that, and therefore i think it isa i can do that, and therefore i think it is a good fit for me continue. because we have had a a lot of growth left, we are still a relatively young side, and i think i can still add to the growth of the team. and finally, with no sport on at the moment, many h

we start with rugby, and england head coach eddiejones has agreed a new contract that could see him eclipse. jones is set to stay on through to the 2023 world cup in france. his current deal was due to end next august. jones took over in december 2015, won the grand slam in 2016, the six nations 12 months later and led england to the world cup final last year. we had a chat after the world cup, and they were keen for me to continue. i had an interest, but i wa nted continue. i had an interest, but i wanted to make sure that i could still improve the team, and the six nations for me was an important tournament. so i went into that tournament. so i went into that tournament wanting to know i could still add something to the team. because like anything in life, the longer you are at a place, the more difficult it is, so i wanted to make sure i could add something, and i think i can. eddie jones speaking earlier to the bbc. one other significant story in rugby union — newcastle falcons are set to be promoted to the premiership after the championship season was concluded early because of coronav

eddiejones is set to agree a new deal to stay on as england's head coach until the 2023 rugby world cupworld cup final last year. ifjones stays on until october 2023 it would make him england's longest ever serving boss — surpassing sir clive woodward. finally, we have seen many sporting stars showing off their skills in the back garden, during isolation, but former arsenal and manchester united striker, robin van persie, has taken it to a new level, working on a whole football/dance routine, with his son. set to music, the timing is impeccable. the choreography is pretty good, as well. and it seems as if van persie junior has inherited his dad's skills. mesmerising skills. they are not even looking at each other. just concentrating on the ball but it seems, perfect timing. surely a ten insta ntly seems, perfect timing. surely a ten instantly come dancing. that is the support we are reporting on, what people are doing in their back gardens. we saw james people are doing in their back gardens. we sanames doing a marathon, which was amazing, and now we see robin van persie and his son. ev

england rugby head coach eddiejones admits the current group of players don‘t have another world cupcts to be making major changes. i don‘t think this group can have another world cup in them. i think the team continually changes and teams are continually dynamic. whilst core members of the team will be able to continue to the next world cup, there will be a new influx of members coming in. the great thing for us, we were the youngest team to ever play in a world cup final so if those players have the desire and want to keep working and keep improving then we are going to be in a good position because we will have a hell of a competition for spots. one other rugby line which you can get more details on via our website... exeter chiefs and sale sharks have been given places in the top flight of women‘s rugby for three years. that‘s from next season after richmond and firwood waterloo ladies lost their spots in the premier 15s after their re—applications were rejected. that‘s all for now — more from me in an hour. ed miliband returns to the shadow cabinet and defeated leadership conten