joe lynskey reports. for more than a century at old trafford, they have looked for ways to keep up with demand. they were one of the first clubs to build a roof on a stand without pillars, so every united supporter had a clear view. now this club wants in on the latest idea. this is rail seating, a new way to watch football standing up. already it is in use across europe. dortmund are one team in germany who get extra noise by design. but in the uk, standing has a more painful history. it was one of the factors behind the hillsborough disaster, and led to football grounds in the top divisions going all—seater but, such is football culture, some fans continue to stand, and four years ago celtic were the first british team to trial rail seats. west brom tried to be the first

joe lynskey, bbc news. break but it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's results as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. liverpool have a 25 point lead at the top of the table after a 1—0 win over norwich. jurgen klopp's side need just five more wins to lift their first top flight trophy in 30 years. in the day's other game, burnley beat southampton. israel folau, the rugby union international sacked by rugby australia in may for posting homophobic comments on social media, played his first rugby league game in 10 years today. and folau scored afterjust six minutes as he made his super league debut for catalans dragons who beat castleford tigers 36 points to 18. there's more on the bbc sport website. clive. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. but from me and the team — have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. the tv presenter and former host of "love island", caroline flack, has been found dead in herflat in london. a lawyer

joe lynskey, bbc news.enal at turf moor. jay rodriguez should have won it for the home side but his close range effort hit the bar and bounced onto the goaline and out. both sides have the same points. the gunners tenth, burnley11th. novak djokovic has won an eighth australian open title. it was a gripping final in melbourne as he came back from two sets to one down against the austrian dominic thiem. the serb complained of dizziness and dehydration but he is now up to 17 grand slam titles. michael redford reports. he walked through the corridor of champions would confirm the size of the task dominic thiem faced if he was to win his first grand slam title. novak djokovic a seven time champion here, the best of the best. thiem has shown he can compete with the best recently but he did not start well in melbourne, losing the first set with a double fault, advantage djokovic, an advantage of the serbian rarely let slip. thiem needed a reaction and he got one, range of shots on show to level the match, the defe

joe lynskey, bbc news.during the victory over aston villa on sunday, a game in which he scored the winner. managerjose mourinho thinks he may miss the rest of the season. goals galore in the scottish cup fifth round replay tonight at fir park. motherwell came from 4—1 down to take it to 4—4 against st mirren. it then went to extra time, but neither side could break the deadlock so it went to penalties and st mirren won it 3—2. they'll now face either aberdeen or kilmarnock in the quarterfinals, they play their replay tomorrow. to womens football now, and the england head coach, phil neville has named everton striker chloe kelly in his squad for the shebelieves cup. kelly is everton's top scorer this season so far and has only made one senior appearance for england. grace fisk also get her first senior call—up. england face spain, japan and the hosts america in the four—team tournament, which starts on the 5th of march. wales have called up cardiff blues back hallam amos to their six nations squad for this w

here's joe lynskey.men from the same nation and with the same coach, but, in five months‘ time, laura muir and jemma reekie could face each other for olympic gold. muir is already scotland's european champion. now she is setting up for the greatest stage. she ran easily to victory in this iooom — not the world record she had hoped for, but a foundation for what is to come. that's me for indoors, that's me done. back to training tomorrow, out in the wind and rain, yeah. reekie is five years laura muir's junior but already she has broken two of her british records. the latest win in her rapid rise came here in the 1500 metres. jemma reekie gets the win! and without usain bolt, there is a space in tokyo for a new global star. it could be this 20—year—old swede in the pole vault. commentator: has he got enough today? yes, he has! unbelievable! this is armand duplantis, with a new world record. ajump nearly 2m clear of a double—decker bus. he is an athlete with an edge, and this is the year when it matters mo

joe lynskey can tell us more... josie moreno has a new look, and search familiar prize.e top four and could still be in the champions league next season. aston villa just wants to stay as a premier league side, ever ricochet matters in their bid to survive. he took the lead in this match through the own goal, but soon the belgian turned his afternoon around. a broken spin and strike brought spurs level, redemption and a week where he had a baby boy. and more fine margins turn to the game spurs way, first the challenge was ruled fair but then after another look, penalty, turning point. it even though he missed it, he was quickest to react, 2—1, but seeking control, there pecked back in simple fashion. he would see his day to find later on. 93 minutes in and he missed his clearance and let spurs star player clear, keeping his nerve to send his side fifth in the afternoon about manchester city this week, that could be a great surprise. i would say, week, that could be a great surprise. iwould say, everton national, set for should feel it, we feel that they have a chance. so

joe lynskey has been having a closer look at this match, and a lot of spurs fans debating howjose mourinho than thirty of this season‘s goals from their squad tonight. this is after we found out yesterday that son broke his arm during the weekend‘s win at villa. he actually scored in the last minute of that match with the fractured bone, but he could be out for the rest of the season now, and spurs have already been without harry kane since new year‘s day. that leaves them with three fit strikers for this match: steven bergwijn, the dutch striker, who has played but never scored in the champions league before; lucas moura, who scored a hat—trick for spurs in that famous semi—final of this competition last season. but if they need options from the bench in this match the only there‘s only a teenager to turn to. this is troy parrott — who already has a single cap for the republic of ireland and has shown glimpses of his potential in youth games. it is the sign of a depleted squad, but the spurs manager still thinks they can do something. iam not i am not going to give up and my opponents are

joe lynskey reports.than a century at old trafford they have looked at ways for keeping up with demand. they we re for keeping up with demand. they were one of the first clubs to build a roof on a stand without pillars. now this club wants in on the latest idea. this is rail seating, a new way to watch football standing up. already it is in use across europe. dortmund get extra noise by design. but in the uk standing has a more painful history. it was one of the factors behind the hillsborough disaster and lead to football grounds in the top division is going all—seater, but such is football culture that some fans continued to stand and four years ago celtic were the first british team to try out rail seats. west brom tried to be the first premier league safety standards, that idea was vetoed by ministers, but under tight regulation some clubs have made it work and other government has changed its approach. now they say football grounds that incorporate barriers can have a positive impact on support safet

joe lynskey, bbc news. that's it.hannel and i'll be back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one — time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news with me, rebecca jones. tensions between the united states and europe have come to the fore at the international security conference in munich. the us secretary of state mike pompeo hit back strongly at accusations that the united states no longer believes in the international community. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is in munich, and earlier sent this update. it is day two of the munich security conference, a conference whose theme this year is westlessness — a world where the west is either absent or increasingly irrelevant. day two has started off with duelling narratives and the us secretary of state says that is not true, "the west is winning and we are winning together." the french president talked about the west weakening. so, where does the truth lie? with us to discuss this is the former secretary of defence from the us

joe lynskey reports.d jay marie kate could face each other for olympic gold. muir is already scotland‘s european champion, now she setting up for the greater state. she ran easily to victory in this race, but not the world record she hoped for. the foundation for what is comp. that is me for indoors, that has me done, training tomorrow back out the wind and tomorrow. reekie is five years muir‘sjunior, tomorrow. reekie is five years muir‘s junior, but she tomorrow. reekie is five years muir‘sjunior, but she is already broken if your records. her rise came here in the 1500 metres. it is indoors in the winter the athletes set up for the summer. katarina johnson thompson used glasgow to make long jump preparations, and without you saying bold, there is a space in tokyo for a new global start. it could be this 20—year—old swede in the pole vault. unbelievable! a new world record, jumped nearly two metres clear of a double—decker bus. he is an athlete with an edge in the year when it matters most. after missing

joe lynskey was watching. leicester can see the prize ahead. of the season by chelsea‘s keeper. they too willjudge success on a place in the top four and took the lead through rudiger. it set up a second half. just the stage for harvey barnes, one of leicester‘s home—grown stars, showing why he belongs at this level. then the home side ascended further. leicester kept calm and set up chilwell. 2—1 and they hoped the finishing touch. but chelsea were poised for one more intervention. rudiger with a headerfrom distance. last season he scored once all year. now he had two in a match. leicester still have a is—point cushion on fifth place, but they will feel like this match slipped away. their boss, brendan rodgers, has still never beaten chelsea as a manager. this was the day he was denied by their unlikely hero. so, plenty of entertainment in leicester. burnley—arsenal and spurs—man city to look forward to tomorrow. i‘m only looking forward to one of those matches. it should be a cracker. spurs against manchester city, yes. west bromwich albion a

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joe lynskey reports. be in the champions league next season, the villa just wa nt to league next season, the villa just want to stay as a premier league side, every ricochet matters in their bid to survive. they took the lead in this match through their own goals. but soon the belgian turned his afternoon around. a brilliant spin and strike brought them level, redemption and a week where his wife had a baby boy. and before half—time, more fine margins turn the game their way. first the challenge was warfare but then va are had a look at, penalty turning point. and when he missed it, he was quickest to react, 2—1, but with them seeking control, they were pegged back in simple fashion. the header brought them level, but he too would see his day to find later one. 93 minutes on, he missed his clea ra nce one. 93 minutes on, he missed his clearance and let the star play clear, keeping his nerve to send aside for an afternoon news about the city this week, that could mean a greater price. in the premier league