joe wilson, bbc news. so close there for root — just missing out on another double century.for others to follow — according tojos buttler, who reached his half century in galle. quite amazing innings. to back up his double hundred in the first test, both physically and mentally, showing the application to go into it again, it's been a master class really in batting against spin and it's been a great education for all of us i think watching from the sidelines and we have thoroughly enjoyed watching him to get out in that fashion at the end of the day. —— and thoroughly gutted watching him get out in that fashion. quick round up of some of the day's other sports stories and... afghanistan took a 2—0 series lead over ireland with a crushing seven—wicket win in abu dhabi. rahmat shah made a 103—ball century as the afghans chased down ireland's total of 259 with nearly five overs to spare. 0spreys beat connacht by 26 points to 20 in the pro—14. they ran in four tries, with two for rhys webb. the result giving them a sixth win in seven matches — with 0spreys third in conference a.

joe wilson, bbc news.he premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the premier league, efl and women's super league put out a joint statement, reminding players to follow their covid protocols. there's been plenty of breaches in league and fa cup games recently, with players continuing to hug when celebrating a goal. the leagues say they've introduced enhanced coronavirus protocols for this week's games, adding that they need to be followed if the seasons are to be finished. football hasn't always, has and always will be a game of instinct. if you take the instinct out, it's not that simple. they've been asked to do theirjob, and i understand that, but when they're on it pitch —— th

joe wilson, bbc news.ounder sam curran still thinks his side have a big advantage a very nice position for us to be in, the boys batted nicely especiallyjoe with his 200, still uncapped played very well and had a great partnership but gaining that wicked at the end gives us that extra bit of momentum but a great position and tomorrow is going to be another day of hard work because steel anchor and fighting really hard. —— steel anchor and fighting really hard. —— steel anchor and fighting really hard. down in brisbane australia are on top in their fourth and deciding test against india india will resume on day three on 62 for 2 in theirfirst innings — still 307 runs behind. they lost opener rohit sharma for 44 just before the close. the series is level at one test all. britian�*s heather watson is among almost 50 tennis players who'll be confined to their hotel rooms for the next two weeks — ahead of the australian open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights bringing players and staf

because of delays for rain, play will start 15 minutes early tomorrow. joe wilson reports from sri lanka is. sublime, 100 number 18 forjoe root. in 2020, he never got to 100. in his first test innings of 2021, the captain made it. it's alljust numbers, but look how it changes the mood. now, watch this shot closely. crucially, root hits it into the ground, so even though it bounces up off his glove and is caught, it is not out. the sri lanka coach saw it differently. mickey arthur wears his heart on his sleeve, near that bottle. england just batted on. this is dan lawrence's international debut, a technique made in essex seemed to travel beautifully. and root at ease at his best, attack, batting past 150 and making the highest score for any englishman in sri lanka. now, young lawrence fell for 73 caught, but by then, the england score was past 300. well, looming above, those clouds turned to rain and play stopped with england 185 ahead. joe root�*s 168 not out, and as these pictures reveal, when the captain's happy, the world smiles along, at least in that dressing room. joe wilson, bbc n

joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the editor of politicshome, kate proctor and the broadcaster, john stapleton. we john stapleton. are trying to sort out the connection we are trying to sort out the connection to his line. as we do that let's start with some of the print pages that we already have. the metro has a stark warning from nhs doctors, who say that hospital beds are running out and emergency patients are being treated in ambulances, due to the coronavirus crisis. the i reports that the number of covid—19 vaccinations will be more than doubled next week to inoculate vulnerable groups by mid—february, according to a leaked government document. the mirror also leads on vaccinations, writing that high street chemists joined the drive to innoculate the population today. the telegraph reports that outbreaks of covid—19 in care homes have more than trebled in a month, with infection levels now similar to

joe wilson, bbc news. it's quantity, not quality dust quality, not quantity. of the fourth and final test against australia to draw the series. steve smith made a half—century, as australia were dismissed for 294 in their second innings. the impressive mohammed siraj taking five wickets. and india had barely got going when rain stopped play at the gabba, chasing an unlikely 328 to win. they'll resume tomorrow four without loss. kieran trippier�*s ban from playing for atletico madrid will stand. that's after fifa rejected the spanish club's appeal

joe wilson, bbc news.test for coronavirus. the 33—year—old was set to fly out to melbourne last week, but wasn't allowed to travel after being found to have covid—19. he's since tested negative, but says finding a way to travel to australia and then going into quarantine before the tournament starts on february the 8th has proved too difficult. with six months to go to the scheduled olympic opening ceremony in tokyo, ioc president thomas bach says he's confident the games will go ahead. bach has also insisted the event has the "full support" of japanese officials after a newspaper report claimed the country's government has "privately concluded" that the olympics and paralympics may have to be called off due to rising coronavirus rates. and six nations champions england have named three uncapped players in their 28—man squad for the defence of their title next month. wasps back paolo odogwu and bristol scrum—half harry randall have been called up by eddiejones along with bath prop beno obano, who is also y

joe wilson, bbc news. , hope you enjoy the cricket earlier on. let's start with joe root. had to face the questions before this series about how to turn 50s into centuries. he's done that, as he promised. how did he manage it? he came into the test speaking quite robustly about how he wanted to lead from the front. so i guess you could say he did not have much of an option. and hejust looked composed. he has recently turned 30. father of two kids, he seems to

joe wilson, bbc news.y's football results as match of the day and sportscene in scotland follow soon on bbc one. leicester have moved up to second place in the premier league after goals from james madison and harvey barnes gave them a 2—0 win over southampton. chelsea beat fulham to move up to seventh place. brighton and west ham also had 1—0 wins today, while sam allardyce had his first win with west brom beating wolves 3—2. in the scottish premiership, second placed celtic drew 0—0 with livingstone. it was the same score for hamilton and dundee united. while there were wins for hibernian, ross county and stjohnstone. to rugby union and with all european pool matches postponed, the only game to be played in the uk today was, thankfully, a pro 1a thriller with glasgow warriors beating edinburgh 23—22, as adam wild reports. they called this the oldest intercity rugby match in the world. since 1872, glasgow have been taking on edinburgh, but whilst age and tradition still count for plenty, youth also has it

joe wilson, bbc news. have a back, with louise lear. let's get back to reality!ng up to a winter wonderland but with some heavy snow in parts of scotland as you can see here and in northumberland and parts of north yorkshire. lying snow in excess of ten centimetres in some places. i have just put this spot in lincolnshire on the chart because there is a centimetre of

joe wilson was watching. escape for a moment into a different world. called cricket.sed badly. first success for don best. the cricket ground is gloriously nestled alongside the sea, deserted for covid, almost. rob lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a bird scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. 0ne game in the premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. ar

joe wilson, bbc news. brilliant. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell.w that might fall here into tomorrow morning and has issued an amberwarning for into tomorrow morning and has issued an amber warning for scotland and northern england down to the pennines, for the highest ground up to 20 centimetres is possible but even at lower levels we could see up to four inches and i will emphasise the areas affected by snow will not just be under the amber shading. a big bank of cold air to the east extending from scandinavia, mild air trying to creep in from the west but between the two are weather front, as that meets the colder air the

joe wilson reports: watch carefully as joe root finally makes a mistake.lenty to prove. there's more to still than ducks. for notes in the first innings a strong start, angled had a problem for the first time how to dismiss those who stubbornly remain. sometimes the luck is with you. one court and one dropped and the captain, still a lovely view from up there. the sri lanka fightback continued as the skies darken. angled needed something before the close. sri lanka will resume still 138 behind, it is a contest, it is a test match. britain's heather watson is among almost 50 tennis players who will be confined to their hotel rooms for the next two weeks — ahead of the australian open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights bringing players and staff into melbourne for the tournament. the australian open is due to start on the 8th of february. as well as watson, two—time champion victoria azarenka and former us open champion sloane stephens are reportedly among those having to isolate that's all the sport for now. don't forget there's l

joe wilson reports. one camera on court in dubai captured the moment.there has been a lot of hard work and you know, sometimes i think that might show on the court, i can be really emotional. and you know, i put everything i can into the ball and that is a consequence of the decisions i have made so far and the commitments i have made so far, i guess. the tennis began in yorkshire, but the family relocated to spain by the time fran was ten. the rare syndrome she was born with means francesca has thumbs and six fingers. she was born without some toes, too. she has achieved in sport what some experts told her was impossible. you know, a lot of people have referred to the doctor who told me that i couldn't play. but this is not to prove him wrong, it is to prove to people what you can do. what is your potential, francesca? so far just seeing what working hard every day does and where that can take me. it takes her now to australia, to quarantine and then the grand slam. not to prove people wrong but to show what can be done. joe wilson, bbc news. time for

joe wilson, bbc news.aire owner roman abramovich said it was a "difficult decision" to part ways. laura scott reports. frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a _ frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a legend - frank lampard, go 100. on the pitch, frank lampard became a legend at i frank lampard became a legend at stamford bridge, indeed, the former midfielder remains a record goal—scorer but in the dugout he lasted just 18 months. pressure has been building in recent weeks. with chelsea having won just one of their last five premier league games, leaving them ninth in the table. when there's other managers names successfully being bandied around, that must be difficult, how do you battle that? i don't listen to it. but it's everywhere. it's only everywhere if you want to scroll through — everywhere if you want to scroll

joe wilson, bbc news.open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights bringing players and staff into melbourne for the tournament. our reporter adam wild, has more details and, adam, this now means those players aren't even allowed out to train? no, they will be completely confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days. they would have had quarantine hotels anyway, but they would have had dispensation to train for up to five hours a day so this will be a real problem for those players involved. we understand those include victoria azarenka, the us open champion sloane stephens and british player heather watson who stalked on social media this morning saying she was on one of those flights from abu dhabi where one person tested positive. she said the same happened on a chartered flight from los angeles as well. two so far she says, perhaps rather ominously. to put it in context, even before this, there was controversy over the tournament as players begin to arrive this week. australia

joe wilson, bbc news. now a story that may surprise some. it, she got covid and had to go to hospital. recovering at home over the new year, her husband noticed something unusual about her shape. jon kay picks up the story. new year's day, and joe and samantha hicks think there are a family of four. until... my husband felt a kick on my tummy. ijust knew that it was a heel that i felt on my palm. ah, 0k. that's. .. that's a bit of a shock. ok, so here we have sam, and our new baby, julia. we were not expecting julia. just ten days later... she is absolutely stunning. at seven and a half pounds, apparently full—term, still in hospital tonight, but doing fine. i was more concerned thatjulia were healthy than anything, that they were 0k. lo and behold, here she is. so, we've got three beautiful children now. which i couldn't be more happier. sam thought she might be pregnant last summer, but all the tests came back negative. in november, she was hospitalised with covid. and even then, baby julia wasn't spotted. unreal, definitely. unreal. two w

joe wilson, bbc news.sponse to her lockdown reading lists last year. the final instalment of dame hilary mantel�*s wolf hall trilogy are among her first four picks. it's one of the oldest tricks in the book — sawing someone in half. this sunday marks 100 years since a magician called percy thomas tibbles performed the illusion. david sillito has more. michaelj fitch, who is this weekend just one of many magicians taking part in a global online celebration of a magical moment. ah! there we go. whenever anyone says, you know, "oh, you're a magician," the first line, we hear it every day is, "oh, can you saw my wife in half?" 0r, "can you saw my husband in half?" for some reason, that illusion has stuck in everybody�*s mind and captured their imagination. ladies and gentlemen, my wife! thank you very much. and this is the man who created that illusion — his real name was percy tibbles, but not everyone was impressed with his new trick. —— here is the man who created that illusion, pt selbit. it was performed

joe wilson reports: the match was not yet england's but saturday morning wasjoe root�*s. mid—wicket. well, by then, he'd made 228. a monumental innings. it felt like a match—winning performance. well, not yet. up the stairs, lunch, prepare to bowl. home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. there's more to sri lanka than ducks. four noughts on the scorecard in the first innings, a strong start this time. and england had a problem, for the first time — how to dismiss those who stubbornly remain. well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder. sometimes, the luck�*s with you. sometimes. 0ne caught, now one dropped. thirimanne to sibley... and down. and the captain, well, it's still a lovely view — from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued, as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch.

joe wilson, bbc news. tested negative, but says finding a way to travel to australia and then going into quarantine before the tournament starts on february the 8th has proved too difficult. with six months to go to the scheduled olympic opening ceremony in tokyo, ioc president thomas bach says he's confident the games will go ahead. bach has also insisted the event has the "full support" of japanese officials after a newspaper report claimed the country's government has "privately concluded" that the olympics and paralympics may have to be called off due to rising coronavirus rates. and six nations champions england have named three uncapped players in their 28—man squad for the defence of their title next month. wasps back paolo odogwu and bristol scrum—half harry randall have been called up by eddiejones along with bath prop beno obano, who is also yet to make his international debut. a further 12 players are included in a shadow squad, who will go through the same covid testing routine as the main squa

joe wilson, bbc news. —— the 229 runs sri lanka scored.ee are strongly denying a report they are considering cancelling the games which were postponed from last year. they are the last non—league team in the fa cup, and tonight chorley host premier league wolves in the fourth round. chorley are more than 100 places below wolves, and a win for them could be one of the biggest upsets in fa cup history. and as andy swiss reports, chorley�*s groundsman has battled rain, snow and ice — he even camped in a tent on the pitch to ensure it remained playable. welcome to victory park, the aptly named home of this year's fa cup giant killers. chorley are managed by a primary score head teacher, and they have been given the big boys a lesson. in the last round, they beat derby, but it wasn'tjust lesson. in the last round, they beat derby, but it wasn't just a lesson. in the last round, they beat derby, but it wasn'tjust a goals that grabbed the headlines. they celebrated by singing adele. millions watched on social media, but there were also criticised

joe wilson reports.amera on court in dubai captured the moment, but what does this mean to francesca jones? well, just look and listen. she yells. 6—0, 6—1, she's qualified for australia, for a grand slam. next match will be the big time. there has been a lot of hard work and sometimes i think that might show on the court. i can be really emotional and, you know, i put everything i can into the ball, and that's as a consequence of the decisions i've made so far and the commitments i've made so far, i guess. tennis began in yorkshire, but the family relocated to spain by the time fran was ten. the rare syndrome she was born with means that francesca has thumbs and six fingers. she was born without some toes too. she's achieved in sport what some experts told her was impossible. you know, a lot of people have referred to the doctor who told me i couldn't play, but this isn't to prove him wrong, it's to prove to people what you can do. what is your potential, francesca? so far, just seeing what working hard

joe wilson reports. another day, another year, and who's grinning?nd without anderson is still unthinkable. he wasn't sure about this wicket — nobody was. it took a review and replays before the spikes seemed to reveal the faint sound of bat on ball, the batsman trudging away. the next up was building his score for sri lanka. ——best score. england's spin bowlers failed to take a single wicket, send for you—know—who. the batsman on 92, caught by leach. five wickets for anderson and what a way to make it six. anderson once more outstanding. but sri lanka were still going. by the time they had finished their fun, the total was 381, that is solid batting. the match perspective now depended on england's response. lbw, sibley gone for none. crikey, now crawley. easy for the sri lanka spinner. batting demands concentration, improvisation — joe root showed how. choose when to attack. jonny bairstow was capable. england are starting to put pressure back on sri lanka, still 283 behind, but two yorkshiremen are showing nerve. well, anderson just continues to im

joe wilson, bbc news.e bubbles for a concert in their home city of oaklahoma and, yes, in case you're wondering, they were allowed out to go to the loo. time for a look at the weather here's tomasz schafernaker. hello, fiona. still a hello, fiona. stilla lot hello, fiona. still a lot of snow lying around on the ground from yesterday. obviously it's on the ground. the north midlands probably got most of the snow, 15—20 centimetres. a lot less further south. a lot of that snow actually melted today. it will freeze again tonight, so a very icy at night on the way with clearing skies particularly across england, wales and scotland. temperatures in rural spot is down to —6. but overnight the temperatures might rise across ireland and northern ireland because this milder air is setting in. that is a weatherfront this milder air is setting in. that is a weather front and it will bring rain to western parts of the uk during the course of the morning, and eventually that rain will sweep across the rest of the count

ubertaccio: that is congressman joe wilson yelling at president obama, you lie. not a formal state of the union address, but a presidential address before congress. the president is speaking about the health care bill that he is advancing. wilson apologizes for the outburst. it was considered a breach of decorum. there is that. the face on the vice president and nancy pelosi during this is classic. they considered this a real breach. yet, as the address has become more partisan, it is perhaps not unusual that the house would look more like the house of commons during a debate, if you have ever seen prime minister's questions. it is shown every week on c-span on sunday evening. i don't know what you are doing on sunday evenings, but i am usually watching a clip from prime minister's questions, much to the chagrin of my children. they would rather be watching sunday night football. we get in a little british civics before the big game. they shout and yell at each other and hoot and holler, and it is typically not how business in the american house is done. this res

joe wilson, bbc news. yes, and, of course, still a long way to go in the match.ts of england and wales, for some of us in northern ireland as well. very cold, frosty start to the day, icy patches, a few fog patches out there too and an area of sleet and snow initially for southwest england, parts of wales, northern ireland, but will push further east across southern england towards the southeast across the midlands during the day as well before stalling and then just pulling away southwards on into sunday evening and clearing. this is 10am in the morning, though. southwest england, sun may brighten up here with a few wintry showers, but as the snow moves eastern within the zone of falling snow here, and again into parts of northern ireland, several centimeters, even to low levels, more into the hills, so certainly some difficult travel conditions. northern england and scotland seeing some sunny spells, a scattering of winter showers towards the northwest of scotland. but it is scotland, northern england, northern counties of northern ireland that see sunday's dri

joe wilson, bbc news. so a great day for england and root and here he is speaking afterwards.his game. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories plus all the latest from snooker uk masters on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport. that's it from me for now. hello. friday turned out to be quite a quiet weather day across many parts of the british isles. perhaps you had the opportunity to enjoy some of the beauty that's widely available they are across the north of england up into parts of scotland. and we're not quite done with this wintry weather scenario just yet. because as we start the weekend a new set of weather fronts will drive their way in from the atlantic. some of this atlantic moisture is going to fall into really quite cold air across the eastern side of the british isles. so we are going to see further accumulations and notjust where we already have significant amount of lying snow. as we creep away towards the higher ground of lincolnshire and down to east anglia, this is where we may see new accumulations of snow widely to ce

joe wilson, bbc news. brilliant. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. we are getting quite a few reports of snow coming in from scotland, the met office has concerns for the amount of snow that might fall here into tomorrow morning and has issued an amberwarning for into tomorrow morning and has issued an amber warning for scotland and northern england down to the pennines, for the highest ground up to 20 centimetres is possible but even at lower levels we could see up to four inches and i will emphasise the areas affected by snow will not just be under the amber shading. a big bank of cold air to the east extending from scandinavia, mild air trying to creep in from the west but between the two are weather front, as that meets the colder air the rain turning increasingly to snow, extending overnight across much of scotland, sparing the far north east, extending south into the south pennines by morning, maybe even something wintry in east anglia. icy freezing weather for scotland and northern england, 9 degrees in plymouth, the contrast either side of th

joe wilson, bbc news.age of the nfl championship games, as legendary quaterback tom brady looks set to become the oldest player to reach the super bowl. for now, that's all from me, mishal. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. you're watching bbc news. for the news where you are. president biden says he wants to restore the nuclear deal with iran — making it a top foreign policy priority. donald trump pulled out of the agreement in 2018. but distrust between washington and tehran means it's not clear whether president biden will be able to revive the deal. our middle east correspondent, martin patience, reports. donald trump wasn't popular in iran. donald trump is a liar, is an unpredictable person. he is not representative of satan — he is satan himself. he is a satan. and here's the main reason why. in a few moments, i will sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating us nuclear sanctions on the iranian regime. in 2018, president trump pulled out of the nuclear agreement. his poli

joe wilson, bbc news. ll, let's get some reaction from former middlesex captain, now cricketjournalist isabelle westbury. good to see you, hope you enjoy the cricket earlier on. let's start with joe root. had to face the questions before this series about how to turn 50s into centuries. he's done that, as he promised. how did he manage it? he came into the test speaking quite robustly about how he wanted to lead from the front. so i guess you could say he did not have much of an option. and hejust looked composed. he has recently turned 30. father of two kids, he seems to be in a place where he knows he is getting well. he had a torrid 2019 by head standards. everyone is always talking about never being able to turn the 50s to 100 spaghetti went into lunch school as a cucumber on 99 not out. sentry on the second ball afterwards. so back to normal as far as he is concerned. find ball afterwards. so back to normal as far as he is concerned. and with the rain delays _ as far as he is concerned. and with the rai

joe wilson, bbc news.e given a red coat for somebody who was unresponsive and not breathing, our highest priority of cold. ~ , not breathing, our highest priority ofcold. ~ , ~ , ., . not breathing, our highest priority ofcold. ~ , ~ , ,, . of cold. the welsh ambulance service have been at — of cold. the welsh ambulance service have been at their _ of cold. the welsh ambulance service have been at their highest _ of cold. the welsh ambulance service have been at their highest and - have been at their highest and rarest alert level since early december. this has been the most challenging period of the pandemic since it began according to those on the front line in wales. staff shortages, the need to risk assess everyjob, wearing ppe to each visit and normal winter pressures have created the perfect storm. paramedics luke and steve work in cardiff and theirfirst paramedics luke and steve work in cardiff and their first call out is to help cathy an 80—year—old women, one of the most at risk from the virus, wh

joe wilson reports. joe root, england's inspiration, from sunrise to sunset — almost. be lost. 0nce without his batting, the cause would already be lost. once more, the captain displayed his mastery of the situation and the conditions. you have to adapt in sri lanka. there are things here you would never see at lord's. look, not wearing a tie. joss buttler was joe at lord's. look, not wearing a tie. joss buttler wasjoe root�*s chief supporter. he made 55 before he was out like this. the replays approved the ball went from bad to boot to field, did not hit the ground, so it was out caught. the rest basically fell like this. sam curran, one of seven wickets for sri lanka's new bowling star. but the captain knew the way. this took him to another landmark, to 150. he was still improvising, still scoring, hours of toil, england needed root because sri lanka still had embuldeniya, here dismissing dom bess. england were 42 behind. joe rootjust had to see it out. forward, scramble back — to late. replays showed he didn't make it. he had scored 186 and yet still felt despondent

joe wilson, bbc news. great stuff from angela matthews.ey thunder posted the highest big bash total in history. they beat top of the table sydney sixers by 46 runs. hales hit nine fours and eight sixes, reaching his century off only 52 deliveries as the thunder scored 232 for five. they're on course to reach the play—offs, which start next week tyrell hatton leads the way on 12 under par at the abu dhabi golf championship — he was through 13 holes on his second round, before play was stopped for bad light, rory mcilroy is five shots back on seven under. the second match of the netball legends series is under way in loughborough with england taking on a superleague all stars side. a win tonight would see england take the series with the final match on sunday. we're around an hour away from the start of the fourth round of the fa cup. and what a game to kick things off, chorley, a club that plays in the sixth tier of english footaball are taking on wolves of the premier league. the national league north side beat derby in the last round, put

joe wilson reports. watch carefully as joe root finally makes a mistake.h—winning performance. well, not yet. upstairs, lunch, prepare to bowl. home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. there is more to sri lanka than ducks. four os on the scorecard, and a strong start this time. england had a problem for the first time — how to dismiss those who stubbornly remained. he could have hit this anywhere, but found a fielder. sometimes the luck is with you. sometimes. 0ne caught, now one dropped. and the captain? well, it is still a lovely view from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued as the skies darkened. england needed something from before the close. here it comes. beauty! a faint touch. the delivery found the batsmen�*s glove. he is out and sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it is a contest. well, it is a test match. britain's heather watson is among almost 50 tennis players who will be confined to their hotel rooms for the next two weeks ahead of the australian open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights b

cheaply second time around before the batsmen chased what looked like a tricky 164 to win in galle. joe wilsonjack leach. there were some fine shots and catches. who was under that one? relax, it is james anderson. great reactions here by zak crawley, the catcher. great reactions from the bowler. but watch this, embuldeniya hit 40 precious runs to rescue his team's precious total. england would need 164 to win which demanded serious attention. embuldeniya nails the bowler, crawley out in england's second innings. jonny bairstow batting, where has that gone? think you have seen everything, plucked from a bucket of paint, the ball formally red. now the big one. bowling round his pads. joe root gone, the score 84, look how that made sri lanka feel. england's captain could now only watch. fear not, buttler batted. there was a winning combination. sri lanka dismissed four, but no more. victory was completed, made byjoe root. that smile goes a long way. forwards joe marler and joe launchbury have pulled out of england's six nations squad. launchbury�*s got a stress fracture to his leg, whilst marler

joe wilson, bbc news. 0lympic bronze medalist nile wilson has announced his retirement from gymnasticsh gymnastics, becoming britain's first 0lympic medallist on the high bars in rio and won three golds at the commonwealth games on the gold coast in 2018. posting about his retirment he said gymnastics gave him experiences he could never have dreamed of but his body can't take anymore. and the masters snooker continues this evening, but there was a bit of a shock earlier — the world number 5 kyren wilson was knocked out of the quarter finals by david gilbert, who came back to edge a finalframe decider to make the last four. let's take you to the live action from milton keynes now. defending champion stuart bingham's in action, he playing shaun murphy for a place in the semi—finals. he's two frames to one. in the best of 11 match. it's a first meeting at the masters between the pair. you can watch it live on bbc two, or via the bbc sport website and app. that's all the sport for now. i hope your throat is better. exciting stuff there, thank you. scientists from five key agencies around t

england remain just three down, just 36 to win, the end is close, joe wilson, bbc news. 72 players willsitive coronavirus test result on a third flight bound for the tournament. those already in quarantine, including kahzak player yulia putinseva here, have been coming up with creative ways to prepare for the first grand slam of the year, which organisers say will still go ahead as planned on february 8th. that's all the sport for now. the government is planning new laws to give protection to historic statues in england. the communities secretary, robertjenrick, says monuments which have stood for generations shouldn't be — in his words — "removed on a whim or at the behest of a baying mob". the legislation would require planning permission for any changes and a government minister would be able to veto the move. from bristoljon kay reports. from bristol, jon kay reports. it was one of the key moments of 2020. in bristol, the toppling of edward colston's statue last summer. a 17th—century slave trader thrown into the city's harbour. as the figure was recovered and restored, a debate ens

joe wilson, bbc news. it's quantity, not quality dust quality, not quantity.look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines today. and india will need to bat out the final day of the fourth and final test against australia to draw the series. steve smith made a half—century, as australia were dismissed for 294 in their second innings. the impressive mohammed siraj taking five wickets. and india had barely got going when rain stopped play at the gabba, chasing an unlikely 328 to win. they'll resume tomorrow four without loss. kieran trippier�*s ban from playing for atletico madrid will stand. that's after fifa rejected the spanish club's appeal against the england defender�*s punishment for breaching betting rules. history has been made at the world indoor bowls championships open pairs final in norfolk. ellen falkner became the first woman to compete at this stage of the competition alongside greg harlow. they were taken to a tie break before losing to jamie chestney and mark dawes. the tennis world number one has prompted criticism from sev

joe wilson reports. watch carefully as joe root finally makes a mistake.akes a mistake. straight to deep mid-wicket _ makes a mistake. straight to deep mid-wicket by — makes a mistake. straight to deep mid-wicket. by then, _ makes a mistake. straight to deep mid-wicket. by then, he _ makes a mistake. straight to deep mid-wicket. by then, he had i makes a mistake. straight to deep| mid-wicket. by then, he had made 228, a monumental— mid-wicket. by then, he had made 228, a monumental innings. it- mid-wicket. by then, he had made 228, a monumental innings. it felt| 228, a monumental innings. it felt like a match—winning performance. not yet. upstairs, lunch, prepared to bowl. home side batting again, 286 behind, with plenty to prove. there is more to sri lanka than ducks. zeros on the scorecard, and a strong start this time. england had a problem for the first time. how to dismiss those who stubbornly remained. he could have hit this anywhere, but found a builder. sometimes the luggage with you. sometimes. 0ne court, one dropped. the captain, it is still a lo

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's susan powell. good afternoon. it has been a wet start across the uk with many of us are seeing rain. now the concern is what happens to the rain across of the cake as it bumps into cold air. for scotland and northern ireland the met office have issued an amber warning this afternoon running until tomorrow morning. scotland and northern ireland across the highest ground could see 20 centimetres of snow across higher ground and perhaps even ten centimetres at lower levels. here is the weather front bring in the rain this morning, a big bank of cold air across scandinavia at the moment extend to the east of the uk and as that interacts with the cold air this afternoon we will notice there was blue areas turning white across central scotland. it is cold as well, to a three degrees, barely above freezing for many in contrast to milder weather further west. look how that snow develops through the evening and overnight, perhaps extending as far south into east anglia and the north midlands for a time. it is the southern

here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. here is one face of england cricket's face so far.aptain managed to make another 100 against sri lanka. there were lots of shot like that. he see his perfect timing when you slow it down. joe route takes the ball from butler. the ball was travelling, sri lanka could have used an extra field there. a decent turn of pace, not built to catch. sri lanka grab this chance to get rid of butler. replays revealed the ball bouncing from bat to boot. it did not hit the ground, so he was out for 55. england were six down. here is anotherface out for 55. england were six down. here is another face of the series. his happy. england depended on their captain, butjoe root was feeling the wear and tear after hours in the middle. who would help? england gradually neared sri lanka pass mac score. with this shot, another celebration. his score to 150. batting from sunrise to sunset. almost. joe root kept improvising and scoring. the final minutes of the day. joe root forward. scrambling back. replay showed it coming off before the bat came off the crease

joe wilson, bbc news. have a back, with louise lear. let's get back to reality! really looking like the weather is going to be keeping us on our toes over the next few days. many of us waking up to a winter wonderland but with some heavy snow in parts of scotland as you can see here and in northumberland and parts of north yorkshire. lying snow in excess of ten centimetres in some places. i have just put this spot in lincolnshire on the chart because there is a centimetre of snow and there is a centimetre of snow and there could be more this afternoon. there has also been some heavy rain today, over 50mm in greater manchester, which has brought some localised flooding. there is the rain over the last few hours, you can see clearly where the snow is. and some heavy rain at the moment as well in that south—east corner. what you've got at the moment is pretty much going to stay with you through the afternoon but it will weaken a little. and then out to the west we have cloudy skies, a murky end to the afternoon. some brightness and glimpses of sunshine in northern i

joe wilson reports. another day, another year, and who's grinning?re about this wicket, nobody was. a review and replay before the spikes seemed to reveal the faint sound of bat on ball, the batsman trudging away. the next up was building his score for sri lanka. england's spin bowlers failed to take a single wicket, send for you—know—who. the batsman on 92, caught byjames leach. five wickets for anderson and what a way to make it six. anderson once more outstanding. but sri lanka were still going. by the time they had finished their fun, the total was 381, that is solid batting. the match perspective now depended on england's response. wa, sibley gone for none. crikey, and now crawley. batting demands concentration, improvisation — joe root showed how. choose when to attack. batting demands concentration, improvisation — joe root showed how. choose when to attack. jonny bairstow was capable. england are starting to put pressure back on sri lanka, still 283 behind, but two yorkshiremen are showing nerve. well, anderson very much the man england have

joe wilson, bbc news.head of the australian open, after a positive coronavirus test result on a third flight bound for the tournament. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller is here. russell, this is fast becoming a big problem for organisers? hello, yes. 72 players have now been affected across three flights. this latest one that returned a positive test was one that arrived in melbourne from doha at 530 australian time on saturday morning. as a result, those players, like the others, cannot leave their rooms for five hours per day to practice, they must stay in their rooms for the full 14 must stay in their rooms for the full 1a days. there are 256 players in the singles draw, the same number playing doubles across the men's and women's events. still a significant percentage, albeit a minority, who are affected will stop the players are affected will stop the players are not happy, what will they do? could tennis australia perhaps create a situation like we saw at the us open where some players who have

joe wilson reports. another day, another year and who is grinning?on is still unthinkable. now he wasn't sure about this wicked, nobody was. took a review and replays but seemed to reveal the faint sound of bat on ball. angelo mathews trudged away for 110. step forward. he was building his best score for sri lanka. england's spin bowlers failed to take a single wicket. send for you know who. on 92 and caught byjack leach. another wicket forjames anderson. five in the innings, well way to second, make it six. zach crawley catching anderson once more outstanding. but sri lanka was still going. by the time parreira had finished his fun, they had taken their total to 381. that solid batting. the match perspective now depended on england's response. lbw dom sibley gone for zero. crikey, now crawley. sri lanka's spinner, well, easy. batting demands concentration, improvisation. joe root showed how. choose when to attack. ronnie bester is capable. england are starting to put pressure back on sri lanka. two yorkshireman are showing nerve in galle. you can se