ellen white is now close to a record. this was her 100th cap and 45th england goal.layer. that was england's 33rd goal in five qualifying games, but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record next to this stunning save. and england should have had more. england on top of course for the finals, where down under they will hope to even brighter days, on the pitch and with the weather. rugby union now. history was going to be made at twickenham this afternoon. for the first time the barbarians men's and women's rugby teams were playing a double bill on the same day — at the same ground. the men's side were due to take on samoa but that match was cancelled — due to six confirmed covid cases in the barbarians team. but the women's game against south africa did go ahead. sarah levy ran in one of her three tries and barbars led 38—0 at the break. 22 further points were added in the second half including this score for simi pam and it finished in a 60 points to 5 victory for the barbarians. the game was also the last for england's world cup winning cap

ellen white is now close to a record. this was her 100 england goal.n five qualifying games but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record thanks to mary earps's stunning save but that was the closest austria came. and england should have had more. this win keeps them top and on course for the finals were down on that they will hope for even brighter days on the pitch and with the weather. in tennis, great britain have beaten france 2—1 in their first tie at this year's davis cup finals. dan evans was up against adrian mannrino in the first rubber, and he enjoyed a relatively straightfoward victory. winning in straight sets 7—5, 6—4. so that left british number one cameron norrie knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managed to beat arthur rinderknech. it was another straight sets victory for great britain. they then lost the doubles rubber, but won 2—1 overall. britain will be guaranteed qualification as group winners if they beat the czech republic tomorrow. history was going to be made at twickenham this aftern

this was ellen white's 100th cap, and she'd marked it with a goal.'s on course to soon be england women's record scorer. that was england's 33rd goal in five qualifying games, but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record thanks to mary earps�* stunning save. but that was the closest austria came. and england should have had more. this win keeps them top and on course for the finals, where, down under, they'll hope for even brighter days on the pitch and with the weather. joe lynskey, bbc news. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10:10pm. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now. this is bbc news, the headlines at six... the government announces new restrictions as two cases of 0micron, a new variant of covid—19, are discovered in the uk. this is the responsible course of action to slow down the seeding and spread of this new variant and to maximise our defences. people in england will now once again have to wear facemasks on public

england beat lafayette 10—0 in the reverse fixture a few months ago and ellen white scored in that oneord and twice he brexit. the winner against austria this weekend. let's get out of the other home nations now. scotland away facing spain and the spanish actually have a similar record to england, a little bit better probably with 35 goals scored and none conceded in only four games for the spaniards. that's going to be tough for the scots. find the spaniards. that's going to be tough for the scots.— tough for the scots. and a lot of these grows. — tough for the scots. and a lot of these groups, and _ tough for the scots. and a lot of these groups, and england - tough for the scots. and a lot of these groups, and england and l tough for the scots. and a lot of i these groups, and england and the case here, there is one runaway team but worth mentioning all group winners qualify automatically for the world cup and the second place teams will go through to a playoff system so you have to be in the top two to even have any chance of getting three. spain are a team that progressed very slow

they beat austria 1—0, with ellen white scoring the only goal on her 100th international appearance.zealand. to get there, england go through sunderland in a storm. so torrential was the weather, the local trains said not to travel,

ellen white became the highest goal—scorer in the history of the national team while they were 20—0 winnerselly smith's previous mark of 46 for her country. and it got even better when, just after the half—time interval, the 32—year—old completed her hat—trick. and when lauren hemp scored her fourth of the night, which was england's 20th, it surpassed their previous best of 13—0 against hungary in 2005. conversely, in group b, scotland suffered their heaviest defeat in more than ten years. they were hammered 8—0 by spain in seville in a match that saw them with just three shots compared to the hosts' 37. while in group i, wales remain second after losing 2—0 to france, both goals coming in stoppage time at the end of each half. to the men's game, and ten—man newcastle drew 1—1 with norwich in a premier league relegation clash at stjames park. newcastle had ciaran clark sent off after nine minutes but went ahead in the second half through a callum wilson penalty. it was magpies manager eddie howe's first game in his new club's dugout and he'll have been disappointed when teemu pukki equalise

that's the message from england women's manager sarina weigmann to ellen white. win her 100th cap for her country — when england face austria in a world cup qualifier tomorrow. despite the occasion though, weigmann insists white isn't being distracted. she is only focusing on the game and it's going to be a special one and she is now focusing on the training thatis she is now focusing on the training that is coming up and for the game and hopefully she will get a great performance for herself and for us as a team and then we are all having fun and then she will have an amazing journey. she has had an amazing journey. she has had an amazing journey. she has had an amazing journey already. when you play hundreds of caps that are so impressive. the draw for the men's world cup play—offs takes place today. that means scotland and wales will find out who they'll be facing. the sides will play a semifinal, and if they win, a final. both the home nations have home advantage for their semis which will be played in late march. and head to the website to read more on matth

football, and ellen white has become england women's record goalscorer after she scored a hat—trick tonightt ever win, against latvia, 20—0, and white was one of four players to score a hat—trick at the doncaster rovers' stadium. the former arsenal and liverpool footballer, ray kennedy, has died at the age of 70. commentator: what a marvelous goal! with liverpool he won three european cups and five league titles between 1974 and 1982. kennedy also made 17 appearances for england. he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease in 1984. josephine baker, the american—born singer and activist, who settled in france in the 1920s has been honoured at the pantheon, the burial place of some of france's greatest heroes. president macron praised her commitment to civil rights and her role in the resistance during the second world war. josephine baker is the first black woman to be granted such an honour by the french authorities as our correspondent lucy williamson reports. idealist and idol, singer and spy. josephine baker, adored by paris a century ago, was the star of france again today. her symbolic c

they beat austria 1—0, with ellen white scoring the only goal on her 100th international appearance. to get there, england go through sunderland in a storm. so torrential was the weather, the local trains said not to travel, but sarina wiegman's england look on their way to something good. they dominated austria through the first half. and, on 39 minutes, found a way through the wall. this was ellen white's100th cap, and she'd marked it with a goal. she's on course to soon be england women's record scorer. that was england's 33rd goal in five qualifying games, but they knew this was their biggest test. they kept their 100% record thanks to mary earps' stunning save. but that was the closest austria came. and england should have had more. this win keeps them top and on course for the finals, where, down under, they'll hope for even brighter days on the pitch and with the weather. joe lynskey, bbc news. that's it. have a very good night. hello. storm arwen brought wind gusts close to 100mph the storm may be moving away, but travel disruption continuing and damage and destruction from w

ellen white marked her 100th appearance for england by scoring, as they beat austria 1—0 in a world cupecord crowd for a women's international. the barbarians ran in ten tries with three for sarah levy as they hammered the springboks by 60 points to 5. the game was also the last for england's world cup winning captain katy daley—mclean, who is retiring. and ronnie o'sullivan is safely through to the third round of snooker�*s uk championship. the rocket has already won this tournament more than anybody else — he's going for an eighth title in york. o'sullivan was on solid form as he beat the world number 68 robbie williams 6—2. he keeps going. he does. it is been really interesting _ he keeps going. he does. it is been really interesting with _ he keeps going. he does. it is been really interesting with the _ he keeps going. he does. it is been really interesting with the amateurs versus professionals. this is where we say goodbye to ben who's off to read the news on andrew marr. here's ben with a look at this morning's weather. i'm not going anywhere just yet and i've got a beautiful pi

ellen white marked her 100th appearance for england by scoring as they beat austria 1—0 in a world cupng the lionesses�* scoring record. england top their group with five wins out of five, and are yet to concede. in tennis, great britain have an unassailable 2—0 lead over france in their first tie at this year's davis cup finals. dan evans was up against adrian mannrino in the first rubber and he enjoyed a relatively straightfoward victory. winning in straight sets 7—5, 6—4. so that left british number one, cameron norrie, knowing that the tie would effectively be over if he managed to beat arthur rinderknech. it was another straight sets victory for great britain. they're a set down in the doubles though — which could prove important later in the round robin stages. history was going to be made at twickenham this afternoon. for the first time the barbarians men's and women's rugby teams were playing a double bill on the same day — at the same ground. the men's side were due to take on samoa but that match has been cancelled — due to six confirmed covid cases in the barbarians team. bu

ellen white marked her 100th appearance for england by scoring, as they beat austria 1—0 in a world cupone goal away from equalling the lionesses' scoring record of 46 set by kelly smith. england top their group with five wins out of five, and are yet to concede. i'm incredibly proud to have represented my country 100 times. i feel super lucky to be a part of this team and to be surrounded by such talented players and obviously for us to get the win, that was the main goal, and it was a really tough game, tough conditions, but really proud to have contributed and to help the team win. palmeiras retained their copa libertadores crown, south america's equivalent of the champions league. they beat fellow brazilian club flamengo 2—1 in extra—time in the final in montevideo, deyverson scoring the decisive winner after a defensive calamity. london irish are up to seventh place in rugby union's premiership after beating harlequins by 22 points to 19. ben white scored the third of their three tries. quins' losing bonus point was enough to move them up a place to second in the table . elsewhere

ellen white became the highest goal—scorer in the history of the national team while they were 20—0 winnersnst hungary in 2005. conversely, in group b, scotland suffered their heaviest defeat in more than ten years. they were hammered 8—0 by spain in seville in a match that saw them with just three shots compared to the hosts' 37. while in group i, wales remain second after losing 2—0 to france, both goals coming in stoppage time at the end of each half. to the men's game, and ten—man newcastle drew h with norwich in a relegation clash at st james park. newcastle had ciaran clark sent off after nine minutes but went ahead in the second half through a callum wilson penalty. it was magpies manager eddie howe's first game in his new club's dugout and he'll have been disappointed when teemu pukki equalised with 11 minutes to go. norwich move up a place to third—from—bottom, with newcastle still propping up the table. an injury time penalty dispatched by raphinha gave leeds united a i—0 win over crystal palace at elland road. leeds move up to 15th. 0ne game in the scottish premiership. motherwel

we'll catch up with all the home nations in women's world cup qualifying action — with ellen white expectede england goal—scoring record. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has vowed to offer a coronavirus booster to everyone in england who is eligible within the next two months, as he said it was time for another great british vaccination effort. the military will be brought in to help the nhs and volunteers, with vaccination centres being set up around the country. 22 cases of the omicron variant have now been identified in england and scotland. nicola sturgeon says the nine cases in scotland are all linked to one private event ten days ago and don't appear to be related to travel in south africa. in england, boosters will be offered to the most vulnerable people first, with 14 million more eligible right now. once again, people will be invited to come forward in age bands. everyone who can have a booster should have been offered one by the end of january. should have been offered one by the end ofjanuary. 400 military personnel will support 1500 community

three of the home nations are in action this evening in women's world cup qualifiers with ellen white in the game against latvia. white has scored a hattrick to move ahead of kelly smith who had the previous record of 46 with beth mead also notching a hat—trick in the first 25 minutes. currently 12— zero after 64 minutes definitely had to six wins. in group b scotland take on first placed spain in seville ??? and likewise in group eye with wales in france knowing victory that one is goal is. that when there is goal is as well. to the men's game where it's bottom hosting second bottom in the premier league as newcastle take on norwich. that one is goalless at half—time but newcastle were reduced to ten men afterjust nine minutes when ciaran clark was sent off. just under way at elland road it's leeds united desperately looking forjust a third win of the season up against crystal palace who could move seventh with a win. while in the scottish premiership dundee united could move third with a win away to motherwell. motherwell scoring early to hold a one — zero lead. motherwell scoring e

as we mentioned, england play latvia and striker ellen white is aiming to break records in their worldplicate scoring goals like, so i'm learning a lot from her and hopefully she can help me in myjourney as well as i can help in hers. wales have a tough task as they take on top seeds france away. wales coach gemma grainger says it's an chance to test themselves against one of the world's best. our expectations are very high in terms of the performance that we want to put on. it's a real opportunity for us to see where we are as a team, and that's what we view it as, it's an opportunity for us to go out there and continue the form that we've had, and why wouldn't we do that, what would you change? why would we change that, you know, going to france? so for us it's a real positive and for me personally, you know, at the end of this game we're going to know a lot about where we are in ourjourney. the ashes are to start next week, but there are growing concerns about the fifth test, scheduled to be hosted in perth, because of the states�* strict coronavirus rules. the authorities say all p

most drivers are white males in their 50's and 60's. ellen in trucking association says the industry can't afford to lose any more drivers. >> we have to do something to keep the drivers were already here to keep them healthy and and to bring in a different more demographics like other workers across the u.s. wisconsin senator tammy baldwin says truckers shortages are related to people leaving the workforce during the pandemic. >> we do have. >> a worker shortage in part because of the lingering effects of the covid-19 pandemic. >> the bipartisan infrastructure bill president biden will sign on monday includes 2 potential solutions. the first lors the minimum age of a commercial driver to 18. the second sponsored by senator baldwin will launch efforts to recruit new women into the industry, something that would absolutely speed a delivery that will help us our mission voya says having a more diverse trucking workforce will help make the industry stronger. >> reporting in washington reshad hudson. >> now back here in the bay area. the port of

ellen called me late at night one night and said i'm going to moscow. this is ridiculous. we've got to get this done. i'm going to go stop by the whitehouse and get the blessing of that then national security advisor retired general jim jones and i'm just going to go. i said go get them and off she went. literally her ability to be both tough and charming, to be strong and determined to go toe to toe with anybody and bring them coffee if that would help soften them up so that they would be receptive was unmatched. she was one of the most effective politicians and diplomats. so i knew her very well just admired and adored her and i think about how ellen is willing to just absorb the abuse of the content, the disdain as she tries to find where is the point of the advantage and how do i maneuver through that. so i certainly understand it and i tried my own way to do it with somebody like my friend or in this case ellen adams who goes toe to toe with a tough customer and leaders of some hard countries in the book it really reminded me of how she had done it to. a. >> i would say oddly enough the same thing although i never had a chance t