eddiejones keeps owen farrell, and has also named six uncapped players for tournament.ndent, chrisjones, sat down with the england head coach, who explained how the squad has the best of experience and young talent rising through the ranks. at the moment, he's the right guy for thejob, at the moment, he's the right guy forthejob, mate. marcus is at the moment, he's the right guy for thejob, mate. marcus is going to be important. marcus could be an absolutely brilliant ad, so he needs to have a 12 next to him. the selection is always about historical form and current form, its about the potential of how you can improve. what we saw with allen in november, the short time he played, was really positive. he came back in, rejuvenated. they've had a really tough time. i certainly didn't appreciate it as much as i should've. you go from being the champion team, and everything is taken away from you. we were going through covid, they were in training. and i thought they could come back in the six nations and play at the level they could. i overestimated that, and said that prev

with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford after leavingoxing — and anthonyjoshua says he has not signed a £15 million contract to step aside from his rematch with oleksandr usyk, so the ukrainian can fight tyson fury in an undisputed heavyweight bout. tyson fury will face either oleksandr usyk in a fight for the undisputed heavyweight title next, or defend his wbc crown against mandatory challenger dillian whyte. fury�*s promoters have been pushing for whyte to agree terms, but simultaneously speaking to anthonyjoshua's team about stepping aside so fury can fight usyk next. team gb have named their 50th and final memberfor the winter olympics. ellia smeding will be the first female long track speed skater to represent britain for 42 years at beijing 2022. smeding called it a "dream come true" and will race in the 1,000m and 1500m, having recently set new national records in three distances in december. the games start on 4 february. and that's all the sport for now. from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello there. tue

there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones' 36—man england squad for next month's six nationsjury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford, but owen farrell remains as captain. jones was asked today if farrell is still the right man to lead the team on the pitch. at the moment, he's the right guy for thejob, mate. and you talk about marcus — he's going to be an important player for marcus. marcus could be an absolutely brilliant ten, so he needs to have a 12 next to him that can run the game for him, and that's where owen's so good. selection's always about historical form, its about current form and it's about the potential of how you can improve. and what we saw with owen in november, the short time he played, was really positive. he came back in rejuvenated. and you've also got to remember they've had a really tough time, and i don't think we appreciate it. i certainly did not appreciate it. i certainly did not appreciate it. i certainly did not appreciate it as much as i should have. you go from being the champion team in engl

england head coach, eddiejones, has said it's disappointing for england that captain owen farrell hasacens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and won't be available to play in the six nations. with ten days to go until the start of the tournament, jones said farrell would contribute — just not on the pitch. janik whilst it's enormously disappointing, it'sjust part janik whilst it's enormously disappointing, it's just part of the game. disappointing, it's “ust part of the name. �* .,, ., ., disappointing, it's “ust part of the name. �* ., ., ., game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, — game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and _ game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll— game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll get— game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll get back - game. he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll get back as i his rehab, and he'll get back as quick as possible. we had a couple quick as possible. we had a couple quick chats. he'll do little bits and pieces for us behind the scenes to keep him viable. but

november with a separate injury to his ankle, and it was only confirmed this week by head coach eddiejonesinst scotland on february 5. meanwhile, scotland's women have made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25 february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. if scotland win, they'll be in group a for the delayed tournament — along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand. it starts on the 8th of october. scotland's scott jamieson is still leading golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi after two rounds. it's tough going there for all the players, with high winds on the course. but jamieson coped well, only dropping two shots to finish on seven under par. he's one ahead of england's ian poulter and james morrison and viktor hovland of norway. britain's tennis number two dan evans will be aiming to reach the last 16 at the australian open for only the second time in his career tomorrow morning. evans is the last remaining briton in the singl

farrell was retained as england skipper earlier this week by head coach eddiejones, despite not playingoblem. he had hoped to return against london irish in the challenge cup on sunday but has now been ruled out. england play scotland on february the 5th. arsenal's thomas partey says he will work to change his fortunes after a difficult few days for both club and country. he was sent offjust minutes after coming on as a sub in last night's league cup semifinal defeat to liverpool. the red card came just two days after he played for ghana in their shock group—stage defeat to comoros that eliminated them from the africa cup of nations. on social media, partey said: scotland's scott jamieson is still at the top of the leaderboard, on day two of golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi. he's still out on the course, players battling wins. england's ian poulter carded a round of 62, —— 72 for a share of the clubhouse lead on 6 under par. and finally over on the bbc sport website and app you can find more on the ski and snowboard athletes that have been named in the team for the winter o

with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford after leavingite his outstanding club form, ford has been overlooked since the autumn with marcus smith starring at number 10. team gb have named their 50th and final member of team gb for the games. ellia smeding will be the first female long track speed skater to represent britain for 42 years at beijing 2022. the 23—year—old called it a "dream come true" and will race in the 1000m and 1500m, having recently set new national records in three distances in december. the games start on february 4th. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there will be a cabinet office inquiry into claims by the former minister nusrat ghani that she was told she was sacked because of concerns about her muslim faith. speaking on a visit to a hospital in milton keynes, the prime minister said this morning that he took the allegations "extremely seriously". we ta ke we take these allegations extremely seriously. very glad that an investigation is taking place now.

england head coach eddiejones is expected to turn to george ford to replace his injured captain owenwas initially left out of the 36 man squad. changes to the highway code are expected to come into force on saturday. the government says they will improve safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders — they'll have more priority in certain situations, like atjunctions. but there are concerns that public awareness of the changes is low, and that this could cause problems, and even avoidable collisions. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. screaming. oh, my god! captured on camera. collisions. close shaves. and scary moments across the country. horn blasts. london cyclist mike campaigns for road safety. he says those sorts of incidents happen far too often. what are the most common problems you come across? so the most common ones boil down to impatience, which is maybe overtaking too close and then immediately stopping in a queue of traffic, or overtaking me and then turning left across my path, forcing me to brake. guidance is about to be put into the highway code sayin

november with a seperate injury to his ankle, and was it only confirmed this week by head coach eddiejones-- the 5th —— the 5th of february. meanwhile, scotland's women have made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25 february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. if scotland win, they'll be in group a for the delayed tournament — along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand. it starts on 8 october. naomi 0saka says she's proud of her performance despite being knocked out of the australian open in the third round. the defending champion was beaten by the unseeded american amanda anisimova. 0saka, who's a two time champion in melbourne, was only seeded 13th due to herjust coming back after a four—month break. she's looked good in her opening matches but after winning the first set, anisimona took the second and, after surviving two match points, battled on to win the third set and the match on a tie break. going into this match, i knew i had to

there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones' 36—man england squad for next month's six nations on the pitch. at the moment, he's the right guy for thejob, mate. and you talk about marcus — he's going to be an important player for marcus. marcus could be an absolutely brilliant ten, so he needs to have a 12 next to him that can run the game for him, and that's where owen's so good. selection's always about historical form, its about current form and it's about the potential of how you can improve. and what we saw with owen in november, the short time he played, was really positive. he came back in rejuvenated. and you've also got to remember those saracens blokes, they've had a really tough time, and i don't think we appreciate it. i certainly didn't appreciate it as much as i should've. you know, you go from being the champion team in england and in europe and everything's taken away from you. we were going through covid, they weren't training, they weren't playing at a higher level, and i thought they could come back and play in the six nations at the level they should. i over

so, eddiejones will be missing the player who's always been his on the field reneral. ., ., , , , generaleral. enormously disappointing for him and the team, _ general. enormously disappointing for him and the team, but - general. enormously disappointing for him and the team, but it - for him and the team, but it creates an opportunity for us to strengthen the depths of our leadership and for other players to compete for the 12 jersey. over the last five or six years. jersey. over the last five or six ears. , , . ., ., , years. english destruction can only add to scottish _ years. english destruction can only add to scottish confidence - years. english destruction can only add to scottish confidence ahead l years. english destruction can only| add to scottish confidence ahead of their meeting on the opening weekend in edinburgh. remember last year's scotland one at twickenham. all nations can think back to the autumn internationals and significant victories against the southern hemisphere opposition, and this is what scotland's coach had to say about the overall quality of this six natio

with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford after leaving wbc crown against mandatory challenger dillian whyte. fury�*s promoters have been pushing for whyte to agree terms, but simultaneously speaking to anthonyjoshua's team about stepping aside so fury can fight usyk next. team gb have named their 50th and final memberfor the winter olympics. ellia smeding will be the first female long track speed skater to represent britain for 42 years at beijing 2022. smeding called it a "dream come true" and will race in the 1,000m and 1500m, having recently set new national records in three distances in december. the games start on four february. and that's all the sport for now. from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye. hello. tuesday promises more of the weather we've been so used to lately — largely dry, but often cloudy. the satellite picture shows this pale grey colour here — that's the sheet of low cloud that's been with many of us for the last few days. this bright white cloud out towards the west is the first sign of the fronta

eddiejones has named his 36—man squad ahead of next months six nations — and there are six uncapped playersw alfie barbeary is called up — the 21—year—old has scored four tries in seven games for his club this season after returning from injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford, who misses out too. owen farrell remains as captain. fly—half dan biggar will captain wales in the six nations with regular skipper alun wynjones out injured. there are also three uncapped players — ospreys hooker dewi lake and flanker jac morgan and cardiff forward james ratti. wales are stuggling with a lengthy injury list. police were called to a hobart hotel where england and australia cricketers were drinking together following the conclusion of the ashes series. the england and wales cricket board says it is investigating. in a statement, it added... "the hotel management received a noise complaint by a hotel guest, there were due to be two games in the premier league this evening but burnley�*s match against watford was postponed because of high number of

england head coach, eddiejones, has said it's disappointing for england that captain owen farrell has just part of the game. and he'll get the operation, do his rehab, and he'll get back as quickly as possible. so we've had a couple quick chats. yeah, he'll continue to do little bits and pieces for us behind the scenes to keep involved. but he'll cope with the situation really well. and it's a big night for england's men's and women's cricket teams, with both of them in action. all the very latest over on the bbc sport webside, that's bbc.co.uk/sport. but that's all from me for now. hello there. it should be a frost—free start to thursday. we've still got some strong winds in the north, and a band of cloud, light and patchy rain is continuing southwards across england and wales. that'll eventually clear away from southern parts of england. sunshine then follows on. still a few more showers continuing, mainly in northern and western scotland, but the winds will continue to ease. even though it's a northwesterly wind, it's not going to feel particularly chilly. it will feel cooler, thou

despite ford's outstanding form for his club leicester, head coach eddiejones has overlooked him sinceed heavyweight title next or defend his wbc crown against mandatory challenger dillian whyte. fury�*s promoters have been pushing for whyte to agree terms, but simultaneously speaking to anthonyjoshua's team about stepping aside so fury can fight usyk. we often go into the winter olympics with high hopes of british success — but we're not generally looking to the alpine skiers to bring us medals. when the games begin in beijing on the 4th of february, we'll be keeping a keen eye on dave ryding, who — in kitzbuhel on saturday — became the first british skier to win gold in a world cup race. patrick gearey has more. what's red, white and blue and hurtles downhill but ends up at the top of the world? the answer is dave writing, britain's first alpine skiing world cup winner aged 35. —— dave writing. i skiing world cup winner aged 35. -- dave writing-— dave writing. i saw the green light and i think dave writing. i saw the green light and i think i _ dave writing. i saw the green light and

farrell was retained as england skipper earlier this week by head coach eddiejones, despite not playingto return against london irish in the challenge cup on sunday but he's now been ruled out. england take on scotland in two weeks' time. the other big line involves scotland's women, who've made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25th february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. and the winners willjoin the group including australia, wales and hosts new zealand for delayed tournament, which starts on the 8th of october. we could have the biggest game of the weekend in the premier league tonight, when you consider how much hinges on it for both sides. it's watford against norwich and if either are to stand any hope of escaping relegation, this is a match they need to win. the hosts just outside the bottom three, one point ahead of tonight's opponents. jonathan pierce will be commentating for bbc radio 5 live tonight. hello. and isaac in here,

november with a seperate injury to his ankle and was it only confirmed this week by head coach eddiejoneson february the 5th. meanwhile — scotland's women have made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25th february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid travel restrictions. if scotland win, they'll be in group a for the delayed tournament — along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand. it starts on the 8th of october. next to a shock at the australian open where the defending women's champion — naomi osaka — has been knocked—out by the unseeded american amanda ani—simova. was seeded 13th due to just coming back to the game after 4 months off. but she'd eased through the opening rounds and started well against ani—simona winning the first set, then the american fought back to level it and then after surviving two match points, she took the decider in a tie break. going into this match, and he and had to play sharp if wa nted to give myself a chance. naomi is a lwa

it was only confirmed this week that farell would keep the captaincy by head coach eddiejones, despiteviving two match points, she took the decider in a tie break. going into this match, i knew i had to be playing sharp if i wanted to give myself a chance. naomi is akways going to be playing well and she's an absolute champion. i knew that i had to step up my game and try to be aggressive. i think that is what i started doing in the second set. i am so grateful that i was able to play so well today and get this win. it means a lot. the reward for anisimova is a match against the world number one and home favourite ash barty. she's yet to drop a set at the tournament, most recently beating camila giorgi 6—2, 6—3. i would have loved - to play against naomi, test myself against the very best. but in the position that we are in, amanda has played well, - the match will be exciting, it'll be good for both of us| to get out there and test - ourselves against each other. in the men's event, rafa nadal�*s quest for an outright record of 21 grand slam titles continues. he's through to the fourt

there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones's 36—man england squad for next month's six nationsom injury. there is no space for bath back row sam underhill, centre manu tuilagi and george ford. 0wen farrell remains as captain, while fly—half dan biggar will captain wales, with alun wynjones out injured. wales are struggling with injuries, 7 other key players are unavailable. three uncapped players have been included. 0spreys hooker dewi lake, flankerjac morgan and cardiff forward james ratti. police were called to a hobart hotel where england and australia we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. see you then. thank you very much. let's return to the news that borisjohnson has rejected a claim by his former chief advisor that he was warned in advance about a drinks party in the downing street garden during lockdown in may 2020. dominic cummings says the prime minister was told the gathering would breach covid rules, but "waved aside" the concerns. let's hear more of what borisjohnson had to say. he's given quite a lengthy interview. let's discuss it with sebastian

head coach eddie jones head coach eddiejones says he is looking for positives from the situation. .,situation. enormously disappointing for him and the team but it creates| for him and the team but it creates an opportunity for us to strengthen the depth of our leadership and for other players to compete for that 12 jurors say that he has worn so well over the last five or six years. so disappointing but a great opportunity for the team. from now on premier league clubs must have a minimum of four players with positive coronavirus cases in their squad if they are to apply to have the match postponed. the new rules will come into effect ahead of this weekend's twice postponed burnley watford match at turf moor. it's after a premier league club meet today to discuss updating guidance. previously some clubs were criticised for siting injuries and international call ups to the african cup of nations as reasons along with covid for having matches postponed. more details on that and all the other stories on the bbc sports website. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on norther

england head coach eddiejones has said it's disappointing for england that captain owen farrell has been saracens. he's expected to undergo surgery today and will be unavailable to play for the six nations. with ten days to go until the start of the tournament, jones said farrell would contribute, just not on the pitch. he is disappointed but he knows his part of the game and he will get the operation and do his rehab and will get back as quickly as possible. though we have had a couple of quick chats and he will continue to do little bits and pieces for us behind the scenes and keep involved. but he will cope with situation really well. just to bring you up to date with the one game women's super league tonight, chelsea currently 1—0 up against west ham, beth england with the goal. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. a complaint against the bbc�*s coverage of an incident in which a group ofjewish men was abused in central london last month has been partially upheld by the corporation's executive complaints unit. the unit is part of the

there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones�* 36—man england squad for next month's six nationsell remains as captain. while fly—half dan biggar will captain wales, with alun wynjones out injured. wales are stuggling with injuries, seven other key players are unavailable. three uncapped players have been included. 0spreys hooker dewi lake, flankerjac morgan and cardiff forward james ratti. england meet australia for the first time in three years on the netball. they are playing in the quad series in london and both sides have won the opening two games against south africa and new zealand and they will meet again in tomorrow's grand final so both looking to gain an advantage ahead of that one with the score currently 23—19 to australia so a four—point lead for them in half and that match is live on bbc four, the iplayer and the bbc sports website. it seems england and australia are intrinsically linked at the moment as it is all we talk about. two nations divided by a common language or is that the us and britain. something like that and when he had me you have both passport so y

there are six uncapped players included in eddiejones“ 36 man england squad for next month's six nationsm cumbria has pleaded guilty to a modern slavery offence, after a vulnerable worker was kept in a six foot shed. it“s believed the victim was made to carry out unpaid work for more than a0 years. the gangmasters and labour abuse authority say they have never witnessed such a traumatic case. fiona trott is following the story for us. this the story for us. sounds a really terrible case. it this sounds a really terrible case. it really is. they rescued this man in 2018 from a 6—foot shed on a caravan park near carlisle. when they went there, they found that this man who was 58 then, he was sleeping on a floor and it was freezing and he had a soiled duvet and there was no heating. and they found him they described him as being a rabbit in the headlights and the first thing that he did was ask them if he could have a wash and he told them he had been living like this for a0 years or so. later in interviews, he told them he had been working on farms and painting and tyre in and said he was

with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford after leavings going on. what is going on with prices at the supermarket? we are looking at the numbers. all inflation figure. the official rate that prices are rising has hit 5.a%. that is the highest it has hit 5.a%. that is the highest it has been for 30 years. that is having an impact on our shop. why is it happening? the british retail consortium which represents supermarkets cold as that higher global food supermarkets cold as that higher globalfood prices supermarkets cold as that higher global food prices and a shortage of workers and hire shopping costs mean it is costing more to make products for shops, that is being passed on to us as consumers. we spoke to amanda from huntington. she has seen these big increases every week. i am noticing that slowly the weekly shopping bill is creeping up. yet i do not seem to have bought anything that's different to what i bought it a few weeks ago. it is the staples. pasta, bread, fruit, vegetables. some of the things you don't need as well, like trea

"the hotel management received a noise complaint by a hotel guest, eddiejones has named his 36 man squadreturned — and that meant the return of full capcity crowds too. the spl brought forward its winter break after crowds were limited to just 500 under restrictions to limit the spread of covid. celtic beating hibernian last night, they scored early on through debutant daizen maeda , they got their second from the penalty spot to win 2—0, and move within three points of leaders rangers. whilst we�*ve been on air, the wales rugby union squad has also been announced for the six nations. dan biggar captains with alun wynjones out injured. there are also three uncapped players — for the full squad go to the bbc sport website staff who work in schools and prisons in england and wales are for the first time being issued with guidance on how to help people who self—harm. with guidance on how to help self—harm is when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body to try to cope with emotional distress or to feel in control. one in five girls and one in 10 boys aged between 17 and 19 have

with farrell out of the opener against scotland, head coach eddiejones will turn to ford after leaving0leksander usyk, who beatjoshua, fight for all four of the sport's belts. if it doesn't happen, fury must fight mandatory wbc challenger dillian whyte. that is a fight i am not sure tyson fury would like to take. i think the preference would be to take on who seek and go through all of those belts. probably not as much money on offer as a big—money fight abroad. you have to own it all out. maybe joshua wood would prefer to fight the winner of that for all four belts. exciting time in the b division. belts. excitin: time in the b division. ~ exciting time in the b division. we are waiting to see what they are going to do next. we are going to be division dancing now. , ., ., ., , time now for some weather with matt, and he's in blackpool tower ballroom. you have got your dancing shoes on? i have got my dancing shoes. two left feet _ i have got my dancing shoes. two left feet firmly in place. i don't know_ left feet firmly in place. i don't know why— left feet firmly in place. i don't kn