joe wilson, bbc news.pointing campaign in the autumn — head coach wayne pivac understandably pleased with how things turned out. yes, we made it hard for ourselves, didn't we?

joe wilson, bbc news.two precious points in the premier league today after being held to a 1—1 draw at second from bottom west brom. sam allardyce's side took the lead with just 80 seconds on the clock, diagne heading past david de gea. united drew level at the end of the first half, a great volley from bruno fernandes but they couldn't a find a winner. harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off the post. united are seven points behind the leaders manchester city who also have a game in hand. let's just feel the momentum, let'sjust feel the momentum, win games and put city under pressure. they are in great form but we won't give it away, of course. it looks like we need to put up a fight. well pleased with the overall performance and tactics of the team, application _ performance and tactics of the team, application of the team, well pleased _ application of the team, well pleased the lad didn't get their heads — pleased the lad didn't get their head

joe wilson, bbc news. relief certainly. pressure to perform after a disappointing campaing in the autumn — head coach wayne pivac understandably pleased with how things turned out. yes, we made it hard for ourselves. very relieved obviously, happy to get off to a winning start it is round one, wejust talked get off to a winning start it is round one, we just talked about that in the changing rooms, so will take that when the can and look forward to scotland next week. we that when the can and look forward to scotland next week.— to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud _ to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of— to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the _ to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys - to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys and - to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys and the i and i'm proud of the boys and the effort _ and i'm proud of the boys and the effort and — and i'm proud of the boys and the effort and the po

joe wilson, bbc news.quire a miracle, to be honest. i think it's going to be difficult, and i think they'll go on tomorrow and get a nice... even 100 league, 150 league, then we've got a great chance of winning this game, so i don't think it's going to need a miracle. 0bviously, we're going to need a lot of things to go our way and we have to play extremely well, but we're capable of doing it with the side we've got. rory mcilroy says people should be glad that tiger woods is still alive following his car crash in los angeles yesterday. the world number eight is preparing for the world golf championships event which is being held in florida later this week. woods, the 15—time major champion, has undergone surgery for a number of leg injuries and is recuperating in hospital. he's not superman, you know what i mean? you know, he's a human being at the end of the day, and he's already been through so much. so, at this stage, i think everyone should just be grateful that he's here, that he's alive, that his ki

joe wilson, at— years, but in 80 minutes! joe wilson, at twickenham, thank you very much.e bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:10pm. bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. it the bbc news channel. is just after ten past one. let's get more now on news that borisjohnson is to reverse controversial reforms of the nhs in england with more centralised control. 0ur political correspondent, ben wright, has been explaining what the plans may mean for the future of the health service. whitehall sources, they are not wanting to talk about the detail of this draft white paper that is being reported today, they say wait for the real thing, but they are stressing that what we will see when it does emerge is evolution rather than revolution and they say that actually this is part of a continuity of the shape of nhs that were set out by simon stevens, the head of the nhs in england, two years ago with his long—term plan. so more locally integrated services,to move away from the gp—led commissioning, the patient—driven choice, the competition that really

joe wilson, bbc news. should be a cracking final day.etween the two players, kyrgios had some choice words after the serb criticised the quarantine conditions — and last year, waded in when djokovic hosted a not—so—socially—distanced charity tennis tour that resulted in him, his family, and other players testing positive for covid. the serb said yesterday he had no respect for kyrgios — and the australian was given his right of reply today. he's a very strange cat, novak is. a heck of a tennis player, but unfortunately, someone who is partying with his shirt off during the global pandemic, i don't know if i can take pics like for that month. that's as bad as it gets for me. doesn't mince his words, does he? well, with day two nearly upon us, let's have a look at some of the british players in action. dan evans and cameron norrie will play one another in the first round of the on tuesday. they are the only britons in the men's event, with kyle edmund missing with an injury and andy murray unable to travel because of covid—19 restrictions.

our sports correspondent joe wilson reports. sport brings a late winter gift.e the first day, mate. yeah, one of the things that struck me, particularly in this campaign and given the circumstances, how much our players love playing rugby. well, it helps when you win. scotland haven't done that at twickenham since 1983, but their last match here finished 38—all. breathtaking. people are struggling in scotland, and we know that if we can reflect what's best about being scottish and win, it will give everybody a massive lift. wales play ireland on sunday. new world, familiar faces. alun wyn, can you see me ok? yeah, you're looking lovely! well, thanks very much. likewise! you've got to say that! nobody in rugby has seen more than the welsh captain. we find ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic. - to be able to take the field - in an international setting is even more of a privilege. it's very special in the most normal of times, but it's doubly so now. i scotland versus england is sport's oldest tradition, and they will walk out to 150 years of history and

joe wilson was watching the action.d those two. after a nought in the first innings, it was unthinkable virat kohli would fail this time. well, certainly unthinkable for him. but who's this? what's that? ravichandran ashwin, having out—bowled england, was now out—batting them. born and bred in this city, spectators loved his 50. well, hold something back. england's spin bowlers stuck at it. kohli lbw�*d to moeen ali, out for 62. but ashwin was still batting, still bashing. he's absolutely nailed that. spectators still counting. not much evidence of social distance, but vivid excitement. he's close to 100. just one more swing of the bat. he has done it. and that seemed like the ultimate expression of india's position, until their worst batsman started hitting sixes. mohammed siraj, last man in, biggest shot of the day. england's team, like an apollo 11, now chase an uncharted target. well, joe, a82 to win. 0r ten wickets for india. suitable conditions for expert bowlers, it happens everywhere. three wickets here by the c

joe wilson reports.s took this penalty brilliantly, glad were furious, said it was too quick.— brilliantly, glad were furious, said it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, _ it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, _ it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, i- it was too quick. you've got to give us time. please, please, italk- us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. _ us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. the— us time. please, please, italk first, 0k. the referee - us time. please, please, italk| first, 0k. the referee regretted nothinu. first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing- next _ first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing. next decision, - first, 0k. the referee regretted nothing. next decision, leon i nothing. next decision, leon williams gathered up the loose ball to cross the line. try? had louis rees—zammit knocked it forwards onto his leg? no, said the officials, it's fine, and rees—zammit wasn't going to argue. well, england got a t

joe wilson, bbc news.en if you want to wait for the football results because they're coming now. there was an extraordinary match at anfield, where the premier league leaders manchester city beat champions liverpool 4—1. city are now 5 points clear at the top of the table and 10 above liverpool. in the other games, chelsea won at bottom side sheffield united, tottenham beat west brom and wolves—leicester was goalless. despite drawing with bottom side hamilton, rangers are still the runaway leaders of the scottish premiership with a 21—point advantage over celtic — who have two games in hand. both top teams in the women's super league lost as manchester united were beaten by reading and leaders chelsea lost to brighton, ending their 33—game unbeaten run. england's cricketers are firmly in control of the first test against india, who'll start day 4 in chennai 321 runs behind england on 257—6. adam wild reports. before the play, the plotting. this was england planning an all—round team performance. first with

joe wilson reports. sum up sunday in chennai? well, that. england began 329 behind.fails... ..like this? out for six. axar patel�*s first test wicket. now the crowd seemed closer than ever. pitch bare, ballspinning, fielders crowding and dan lawrence falling. problems, serious problems. ben stokes bowled. ravichandran ashwin masterful in india. captain kohli conducted the fans — listen... crowd roaring. real noise. while rishabh pant flew to get ollie pope. but ben foakes steered and survived, an honourable 42 not out, but ashwin�*s fifth wicket meant 134 all out. india batting again, rohit sharma style. the lead to 249 and, for them, just a perfect day. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. the next news on bbc one is at 6:35 this evening. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports news. we'll start in melbourne where the quarter finals of the australian open are taking shape. serena williams and naomi osaka are the two big names through in the women's dr

joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham.shire has gone viral, after it was anything but. mark lobel reports. recent frosty conditions in the small town of handforth spilled over into a heated meeting of the environment committee one comedian says was worthy of a golden globe. it's this one. handforth parish council chair brian tolver begins by questioning the legitimacy of the meeting. we'll start the meeting, and i want to repeat what i said at the beginning of the last meeting, that this meeting has not been called according to the law. the law has been broken. the correct titles and procedures are all important here. are you here as the proper officer? i am here offering support to handforth parish council and the conduct of this meeting this evening. you're not the proper officer. is that as a clerk or proper officer? there is no difference between clerk and proper officer... of course there is! yes, there is. you must know the basic law. but self—proclaimed monitoring officerjackie weaver, apparently brought in as clerk

a pilot scheme hasjust concluded — and joe wilson has been keeping score.llions. the english premier league could still be won by various contenders. it remains a race. but there is one title that's been decided already. ok, it's not quite that trophy again. but leicester city have won planet super league, the tournament that rewards sustainable achievements. well, supporters at home won points for their clubs by carrying out various covid—friendly tasks with an environmental angle. for example, make a goalkeeper from the things you find on a walk. make a family meal which is meat—free. or make a football stadium for worms. well, my players were left looking in vain for a ball. so i spoke to the experts, the adatiya family. the pilot scheme involved 11 different clubs, and their efforts in particular helped win the league for leicester. we baked gingerbread men, and we did the vegan meals. you do get drawn into the competitive aspect of the tournament. so, you know, we were very much vying for leicester city to finish top and watching the league tables of t

joe wilson, bbc news.e dropped as low as —16.7. the coldest uk temperature since 2010. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it will only get colder. a good covering _ it will only get colder. a good covering of snow in glasgow. an amber_ covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning covering of snow in glasgow. an amberwarning in place covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning in place from

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.g from. yesterday it was southern europe, north africa, but today from the atlantic, leaving the extreme heat more focused across europe. it is worth mentioning there have been a number of cities that have been a number of cities that have set a new february temperature records, really pretty unusual weather. overnight tonight, high pressure building in, a combination of clear skies and light winds, a

joe wilson, bbc news. it's taking its toll on our beauty spots. an increase in the number of visitors and the effects of winter weather mean habitats are being destroyed. nestled on the edge of bristol, clinging to the top of the avon gorge, leigh woods is a popular place to escape the city for an hour or two. but with popularity comes problems. visitor numbers he had doubled last year due to lock downs and, after a very wet winter, pats have become mud maths. 50 very wet winter, pats have become mud maths-— mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority _ mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority habitat - mud maths. so the grass in leigh woods is priority habitat because | mud maths. so the grass in leigh. woods is priority habitat because it is so special for the different sort of flowers and things that live in it, insects and things that feed on the insects, we have seven species of bat that will be feeding on the insects living in the grassland, so, without the grass here, we are losing

joe wilson reports. let's start monday in slow motion. firstly, of this catch.l, not yet. rory burns, gone, first ball. india's captain, right into it. well, england's leader was soon involved. what a shot! that's big. yeah, that'sjoe root, all right. in full 2021 mode. 0thers fell. dan lawrence, lbw. and the 300th test wicket of ishant sharma's career. one of india's very best bowlers. joe root, meanwhile... that is brilliant. bowled for more to the lead. stand by for a shock. root, out for 40, almost as if he was mortal. but england were still in command. there was a bit ofjos buttler, but time was ticking. now, captain, how many do you need? how safe do you feel? how soon is now? no declarations. it only ended when england were all out. ravichandran ashwin taking his sixth wicket. satisfaction for india, and now they needed 420, to win. england's task, to take ten wickets. there is one. cleans them up! jack leach struck before sunset, and the close of play left the test perfectly poised. all options are possible tomorrow. joe wilson, bbc news. 0ne consequence

joe wilson was watching. to be king of cardiff, two candidates. jones, eddie, orjones, alun?enalty was taken brilliantly, josh adam scored. england were furious, said it was too quick. you adam scored. england were furious, said it was too quick.— said it was too quick. you got to cive us said it was too quick. you got to give us time! — said it was too quick. you got to give us time! please, _ said it was too quick. you got to give us time! please, please. i said it was too quick. you got to i give us time! please, please. the referee regretted _ give us time! please, please. the referee regretted nothing. - give us time! please, please. the i referee regretted nothing. williams picked up a loose ball to cross the line. try? well, had it been knocked forward onto the leg? no, said the officials, entry summit wasn't going to argue. england go a try of their own next, and at half—time, wales led by three. england it did actually levelled the scores at the second

joe wilson, bbc news.was only the second british professional footballer to come out, 30 years after the first, justin fashanu. as part of bbc sport's coverage of lgbt+ history month, nesta mcgregor has been speaking to him. a footballing journey that started with his boyhood club, hull city. thomas beattie had a decade—long career which took him around the world. i had this huge sense of loneliness. obviously my sexuality and my ability to perform on the pitch are in no way linked. but psychologically and emotionally, they are. when the midfielder came out last june, he became only the second british male professional to do so. former norwich city and nottingham forest striker justin fashanu was the first. here's fashanu again. and that is three. sadly, he took his own life eight years after going public. obviously i'd heard ofjustin fashanu. and i knew a little bit about his story. but not in the context i know now. i was probably in this phase of my life where i was so much in denial, i just disassociat

joe wilson, bbc news.sas city chiefs by 31 points to 9, in one of the world's most—watched sporting events. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. the culmination of the nfl's season, super bowl lv, was considered by many its greatest ever matchup. tom brady versus patrick mahomes. experience versus youth. the best to ever do it but —— versus the best right now. the pre—game talk focused on the attackers, but it was the defender who made their mark early. and they get to them! both brady and mahomes sacked within the opening few minutes. but if experience is the best teacher, tom brady again shows why he is the star pupil. head of the class. at 43, playing in his tenth super bowl. while mahomes and the defending champion struggled, the defending champion struggled, the buccaneers marched on. in the end, it was comfortable. super bowl win number seven for brady, that is more individual titles than any team in the nfl. just more individual titles than any team in the nfl. , , ., , more individual t

joe wilson, bbc news. were under some pressure to perform after a disappointing campaign in the autumn — head coach wayne pivac understandably pleased with how things turned out. yes, we made it hard for ourselves, didn't we? very relieved obviously, happy to get off to a winning start, that's the main thing, it is round one, wejust talked about that in the changing rooms, so we will take that win any way we can and push forward to scotland next week. we did well and i'm proud of the boys and the effort and the position we put ourselves in. ultimately it came down to a few mistakes at key times. wales are a very good side and we only have ourselves to blame. we spoke about discipline earlier in the week and i think that let us down at key times as well as some key unforced errors. 10 points behind — that's the stark reality for liverpool fans this evening. they conceded four goals at home for the first time in 12 years, as manchester city dominated them at anfield this evening and look to be pulling away i

joe wilson has been watching the action.t. rishabh pant out, the captain's first ball. could not get better, until it did. root to washington sundar. absolute beauty from root! clean bowled. look back in anguish. yes, it happened. when axar patel walloped this straight to root, root had taken wickets without conceding a run. i mean, is it real? india's lead was 33 when they were all out. joe root took five wickets for eight runs. remember, strictly speaking, he is not even a bowler. come back quick with your bat. in the battle of who scores less, england were excelling. wicket on the very first delivery! crawley out first ball. bairstow gone. the score was still none. pitch conditions, mind conditions, were dead against the batsmen. ben stokes gone for 25. and root fell to the unnerving axar patel. watch ashwin's ball to ollie pope, and then read the batsman's mind — "how do i play that?" andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhapsjust andthen, 81 all out. no need for more words. perhaps just these faces. joe wilson

joe wilson, bbc news. have to play extremely well, but we're capable of doing it with the side we've got. rory mcilroy says people should be glad that tiger woods is still alive following his car crash in los angeles yesterday. the world number eight is preparing for the world golf championships event which is being held in florida later this week. woods, the 15—time major champion, has undergone surgery for a number of leg injuries and is recuperating in hospital. he's not superman, you know what i mean? you know, he's a human being at the end of the day, and he's already been through so much. so, at this stage, i think everyone should just be grateful that he's here, that he's alive, that his kids haven't lost their dad. that's the most important thing. golf is so far from the equation right now. it's not even on the map at this point. colinjackson's 60 metres hurdles indoor world record, which stood for 27 years, has been broken by american grant holloway. britain's world indoor champion andrew pozzi wa

joe wilson, bbc news. should be a cracking final day.aid yesterday he had no respect for kyrgios and the australian was given his right of reply today. he's a very strange cat, novak is. a heck of a tennis player, but unfortunately, someone who that's partying with his shirt off during the global pandemic, i don't know if i can take any slack from that man. that's as bad as it gets for me. doesn't mince his words, does he? well, with day two nearly upon us, let's have a look at some of the british players in action. dan evans and cameron norrie will play one another in the first round on tuesday. they are the only britons in the men's event, with kyle edmund missing with an injury and andy murray unable to travel because of covid—19 restrictions. in the women's draw, francesca jones will make her grand slam main—draw debut against american shelby rogers. heather watson plays kristyna pliskova, and the british number one, johanna konta, seeded 13th, will face slovenian qualifier kaja juvan. meanwhile, rafa nadal�*s preparations for his bi

joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham. the six nations start on saturday. lower levels across scotland already, and we will have some wet weather elsewhere across the uk, but clear skies by the morning, wales and the southwest with icy here too. slippery day for much of scotland with that rain, sleet and snow continuing, and turning to snow throughout the day. we�*ve got wetter weather across northern and eastern parts of england, that�*ll turn to snow over the pennines later on. out to the west it�*s always going to be drier and brighter. those temperatures will be lower than they were on friday, and it will feel colder in scotland, northern england is that when picks up. now it�*ll get colder as the week goes on, air coming from the arctic coming into the uk and engaging with storm darcy— it�*s been named by the dutch met institute. now the biggest impacts of that will be felt in the southeast of england and parts of east anglia. this is where it turns overnight into sunday with heavy falls of snow, mainly to the east of london. snowing quite widely acros

patrick geary, bbc news. joe wilson is at twickenham, does it feel like the start of a six nations?g honestly to be this close to the pitch to be broadcasted from inside a stadium again. we broadcasted from inside a stadium aaain. ~ , . broadcasted from inside a stadium auain.~ , ., broadcasted from inside a stadium aaain. , again. we feel very lucky to be here. again. we feel very lucky to be here- we _ again. we feel very lucky to be here. we have _ again. we feel very lucky to be here. we have been _ again. we feel very lucky to be here. we have been through . again. we feel very lucky to be i here. we have been through the again. we feel very lucky to be - here. we have been through the covid protocols to get this access and i am permitted to be within two metres of the trophy. the players in the build up in the tournament have been telling us they are used to playing in front of empty seats by now and i am sure that is true. but the six nations without spectators, without the cover, the camaraderie, all that friendly rivalry, it does seem odd. 0ne friendly rivalry, it does seem

joe wilson, bbc news. leaders of the premier league manchester city are playing champions liverpool. it's half time at anfield and it's 0—0. earlier — england captain harry kane made a successful return from injury, scoring in tottenham's 2—0 win over west brom. in the other game, wolves v leicester was goalless. rangers — who are the scottish premiership�*s runaway leaders — could only draw at bottom side hamilton today. ross callachan equalised in the last minute of injury time. rangers are still unbeaten in the league and now have a 2i—point advantage over celtic, who have two games in hand. there were shock defeats for both top teams in the women's super league. chelsea lost to brighton — ending their 33—game unbeaten run. manchester united were beaten 2—0 by reading — theirfirst home defeat for more than a year. united are behind chelsea on goal difference. and british noi dan evans has won his first atp tour title at a warm—up event for tomorrow's australian open. there's more on the bbc sport websit

joe wilson was watching. to be king of cardiff, two candidates. jones, eddie, orjones, alun? their old adversaries. this penalty was taken brilliantly, josh adam scored. england were furious, said it was too quick. you adam scored. england were furious, said it was too quick.— said it was too quick. you got to cive us said it was too quick. you got to give us time! — said it was too quick. you got to give us time! please, _ said it was too quick. you got to give us time! please, please. i said it was too quick. you got to i give us time! please, please. the referee regretted _ give us time! please, please. the referee regretted nothing. - give us time! please, please. the i referee regretted nothing. williams picked up a loose ball to cross the line. try? well, had it been knocked forward onto the leg? no, said the officials, entry summit wasn't going to argue. england go a try of their own next, and at half—time, wales led by three. england it did actually levelled the scores at the second half, ben youngs gave hope. but wales never lost focus or momentum, theirfourth but wa

joe wilson, bbc news.er experienced heads. the new guard will not have loved a first half in which tournament favourites france lived up to that time. but you can�*t get too far ahead of yourself in international rugby. one step ahead of the opposition is often enough, though, as ireland continued to play catch—up. from behind, spot him, thatis catch—up. from behind, spot him, that is ronan kelaher. the twinkle toes dancing down the touchline and over the try line. hope. toes dancing down the touchline and overthe try line. hope. ross toes dancing down the touchline and over the try line. hope. ross burns�* right foot, kicking ireland closer still. two points in it. the romantic fairy tale comeback? not en france�*s watch. sealed with a kick. today, they started shoulder to shoulder. now the six nations already looks out of island�*s reach. and croucher, bbc news. manchester united have moved above leicester city into second place in the premier league after a 1—1 draw with west bromwich albion. pierre eme

joe wilson was there.their a—game, then they felt they were capable of beating anyone. and i suppose that's exactly what we saw here today. 1999 with the last time they were champions of europe, —— 1999 with the last time they were champions of europe, let's put it that way, when they won the last five nations tournament. over that period, there have been times when i think scotland had really strong back row forwards, in particular when they sent the ball out wide, there was nobody there. more recently they have had this flamboyant reputation, almost playing basketball—style rugby with all the creativity and flair, perhaps not enough steel. today what we saw is a combination of all those elements coming together. above all else, they were in control of this match almost from the word go, that's really the remarkable thing. they maintained that intensity through the 80 minutes, and for a coach, that must feel almost like a perfect match. let's hear now from gregor townsend. i am delighted for the players.

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather.nother mild day today, but compared with the crazy temperatures yesterday, when we had highs of 18 degrees, still above average, but we have changed where the weather is coming from. yesterday it was southern europe, north africa, but today from the atlantic, leaving the extreme heat more focused across europe. it is worth mentioning there have been a number of cities that have been a number of cities that have set a new february temperature records, really pretty unusual weather. overnight tonight, high pressure building in, a combination of clear skies and light winds, a recipe for cold winter. the exception — northern scotland with passing rain. about 6 degrees in lerwick, but for many colder than that, cold enough for patches of frostjust that, cold enough for patches of frost just about anywhere. so that, cold enough for patches of frostjust about anywhere. so i called start to the day on friday, in scotland relatively mild with cloud and rain to start, then it moves away and turn

joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham. swept aside italy, scoring seven tries in rome to win 50—10. there was another remarkable innings from england cricket captain joe root who hit a double century in the first test against india in chennai. england closed day two on 555—8 as adam wild reports. smiles and celebration, it's a sight england cricket fans are getting rather used to. joe root had already passed 100 when this morning's master class began, a study in calm control. if that was the foundation, ben stokes brought the strokes. those empty stands make an inviting target. still, how big a score were england actually aiming for? india running out of ideas. well, almost. tempt stokes into another mighty heave. india clinging on, just about. with his partnerfalling short, the captain wasn't about to follow. this brought up his 200, in his 100th test match, the first player ever to do that. root reached 218 before he finally faltered, congratulations from opposition and team—mates. all knew they'd seen something special.

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.time yesterday we were looking at extreme heat, ten above average yesterday. those are temperatures you see in late may or earlyjune so very unusual for february. since then we had a cold front working and that this area of cloud here bringing in light patchy rain to east anglia and south—east england. it's bringing fresh air as well so we're not going to see those type of extreme levels of heat across the uk, but rather we've got the very high temperatures across europe. on this chart, the red of the colour is the more unusual those temperatures are and over recent days we've seen are and over recent days we've seen a number of new city records are set for february so it's been really very unusual. today, we've got some sunshine to come for most of us. 10-12 c. it sunshine to come for most of us. 10—12 c. it should be about 12 in london and cardiff this afternoon. we have she was —— showers around particularly northern ireland and north—western scotland. overnight tonight pressure is

joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are.ry good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james moore, chief business commentator at the independent and sam lister, deputy political editor at the daily express. let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages, starting with... most of the papers lead on the queen's first public remarks on covid vaccination — including the telegraph. it reports that the queen told senior officers overseeing the delivery of the vaccine across all four uk nations that people who refuse the vaccine should think of other people. the metro picks the story for its lead too. it quotes the queen saying that the injection was harmless and her remarks about how quickly the roll—out had happend. the mail also has the story on its front page: describing it as �*an astonishing intervention�* a photo of lady gaga dominates a number of papers including the independent. it's after the singer's dogwalker was shot and her two french bulldogs stolen. the

joe wilson reports on the game that finished inside two days.eding wickets. jack leach struck. if only they had another spin bowler. well, they do, it'sjoe root. oh, there we go! rishabh pant fell to the captain's first ball — it couldn't get better, until it did. root to washington sundar. absolute beauty from root! look back in anguish — yeah, clean bowled. india 145 all out, a lead ofjust 33. joe root took five wickets for eight runs. remember, strictly speaking, he's not even a bowler. well, come back quick with your bat. in the battle of who scores less, england then excelled. 0h, a wicket on the very first delivery! crawley and bairstow fell with a score of none. the shiny pink ball slid and deceived on the dry earth.

our correspondent joe wilson reports. in place of 74,000 voices, just 15.is sport's challenge. things look worse slowed down but watch irish player peter o'mahony. that kind of contactjust player peter o'mahony. that kind of contact just can't player peter o'mahony. that kind of contactjust can't happen. ireland, down to 14 men in the 14th minute. leigh halfpenny nudged wales in front with the boot, for a while. tackling is safest when it is aimed at the legs. johnny williams, head injury assessed and replaced. remember, it was ireland who were permanently a man down. it was ireland who were dominating the game. just before half—time, a try. but the second half began with george north deceiving the irish defence, as wales found space.

joe wilson, bbc news. from behind to beat liverpool 3—1 and move up to second in the premier league. the defending champions took the lead in the second half, roberto firmino's back heel setting up mohamed salah for his 23rd goal of the season. but then it all changed. leicester were awarded a penalty, var said it was a free kick and james maddison's scored — it was given offside. but var decided firmino's boot was playing leicester onside and the goal stood. and then another nightmare moment for alisson the liverpool keeper — a mix—up with defender ozan kabak making his debut allowed jamie vardy the simplest of chances to put leicester ahead, and harvey barnes added a third, making it three defeats in a row forjurgen klopp. to be honest, i was lost. i was absolutely lost. an anthony taylor was not filling me with much confidence, because i don't think he knew what was going on. i didn't know what signals he was getting. but i got the goal in the end. you go from getting a penalty, to it being outside, to

joe wilson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello.nforced from thursday until saturday. heavy health not tonight. elsewhere it is milder and plenty of rain showers. some of these heavy showers following unsaturated grounds. some flooding may be. fog practice tonight over seven parts of england well slowly clearing the way in more showers to come for northern ireland and western parts of england and wales, northeast england and for the hills know which could be disruptive across parts of central and northern scotland. about three to 10 degrees on friday but it will turn colder for all of us to the course of the and some disruptive snow in the east. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the bank of england forecasts the economy will rebound strongly from the spring, largely as a result of the vaccine rollout. i am optimistic that we are now seeing a hugely impressive programme of vaccination and that we're also now going to see the positive benefits of it. labour accuses the government of "risking lives" by delaying

joe wilson, bbc news. we look forward to tomorrow.bc one, but we'll show you the result of one match that's just finished. cameron norrie — the final british player left in the tournament, is out. he's lost in straight sets to rafael nadal in the third round — no shame in that. nadal is the second seed in melbourne, and plays italy's fabio fognini next. the six nations continues today, england host italy at twickenham at 2:15, whilst scotland play wales at murrayfield. scotland are on a really good run of form, and beat wales just over three months ago in the final game of last year's delayed championship. they also had that historic win over england last weekend, but head coach gregor townsend is taking nothing for granted. while it was a great victory and we know what it meant to our country, it is not going to count for much if we don't back it up, if we don't go out and grab this opportunity now to get a second when in the championship. the players have been excellent this week at training. we have to make sure we build on that an

joe wilson, bbc news. one of the original members of the supremes, mary wilson, has died aged 76. her life — and his report contains some flashing images. # ooh, need to hold you...# mary wilson. the supremes. ba by love. # set me free why don't you, babe...# you keep me hangin' on. # i remember mama said...# you can't hurry love. they were a motown hit machine. five number—one singles in a row. #..it�*s a game of give and take...# mary wilson had formed the group with herfriend, florence ballard, when they were teenagers. then they werejoined by a neighbour, diana ross. and then, they headed to the office of motown, in detroit. eventually, we got into the lobby. we'd sit in the lobby. and every day, we'd do that until eventually, they signed us. we pestered them — to death! 60 years on, her death is a shock. she posted this only a few days ago, talking about her plans for the future. berry gordy, the head of motown records described her as a diva. diana ross said she is thinking of their wonderful times together. of course, there were also tensions within the group, but looking b

joe wilson, bbc news.ance have come from behind to lead 10—3, with the home side having a try ruled out for being in touch. ireland are looking for their first win in this year's competition after losing to wales last weekend. manchester united have dropped two precious points this afternoon after being held to a 1—1 draw at second—from—bottom west brom. sam allardyce's side took the lead with just 80 seconds on the clock, mbaye diagne heading past david de gea. united drew level at the end of the first half, a great volley from bruno fernandes. but they couldn't a find a winner — harry maguire frustrated by a great save from samjohnstone in injury time as the ball came back off the post. united are seven points behind the leaders manchester city, who also have a game in hand. earlier, wolves came from behind to beat southampton at st mary's. they were losing 1—0 at half time, but won the match through a brilliant individual effort from pedro neto, who turned the game around. the win moves wolves up to 12t

joe wilson, bbc news. much of the uk has continued to face low temperatures and heavy snow, including here, in the scottish highlands — where in some places, temperatures have dropped as low as —16.7. the coldest uk temperature since 2010. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. it will only get colder. a good covering _ it will only get colder. a good covering of snow in glasgow. an amber_ covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning covering of snow in glasgow. an amberwarning in place covering of snow in glasgow. an amber warning in place from the met office _ amber warning in place from the met office for— amber warning in place from the met office for central and eastern parts of scotland and by the end of the evening, — of scotland and by the end of the evening, an additional five, ten, maybe _ evening, an additional five, ten, maybe even 20 centimetres of snow across _ maybe even 20 centimetres of snow across some parts of this area. to the south — across some parts of this area

joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's chris fawkes. you the more unusual the heat has been in these places. across scotland it has been mild. the air has been coming off the atlantic. for england it has been coming from north africa and spain, bringing some incredible heat for the time of year. indeed in suffolk, temperatures reached 18 celsius, about 10 degrees above average. we would normally see temperatures around 18 degrees in late may or earlyjune. so this really is freakishly warm. 0vernight, we do have a cold current moving in. this band of rain will be moving eastwards, while easing. some patchy rain as it moves across much of england. quite mild, 10 degrees or so. fresherairto england. quite mild, 10 degrees or so. fresher air to the north and west of the uk. temperature is around 5 degrees in glasgow, with some showers. tomorrow, we start with cloud and a bit of rain. not amounting to two much across east anglia in south—east england. for many as it is going to be a bright day with some sunshine. there will be showers for sc

joe wilson, bbc news.ired in the fourth, and best goal of the game to leave pep guardiola's side in command at the top of the table. meanwhile, chelsea are hot on liverpool's heels. they'rejust one place behind in 5th after they beat sheffield united 2—1 at bramall lane. mason mount there with the pick of chelsea's goals. tottenham also won. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. breaking news, alex salmond will not appear at the inquiry on the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints tomorrow as had been planned. the former first minister is locked in a dispute with the committee over what material can be published. a spokeswoman said he had raised a number of issues for clarification and tuesday's session will not now go ahead so he won't be appearing at the inquiry tomorrow into the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints. back to our main story now, and the vaccines minister, nadhim zahawi, says the public can have confidence in the uk's covid vaccines, after

joe wilson, bbc news. well done putting those worms back. that's good.st a couple and then we found out we were due and then i was speaking tojenny... maybe i started a trend. every time i speak to someone else, it was like, the number basically increased. there is something in the water! four and then five and then six. there are just women popping up every day it felt like. it's been fantastic. my jaw hit the floor! really? yeah, iwas, like, i can't believe it. this street, this little street. notjust on the same street but all on the same side of the street. i dared to ask how many are pregnant on the other side, if it matches this side! because we are all friends as well. everybody is feeling i a bit nervous i think, all the people who are pregnant. the first lockdown, lots of people went out and got dogs! um... you didn't want a dog! we've been going running, we've been baking bread. and we've been making babies. you can't go out, you can't reallyl see people as much so maybe it's time to settle down. we are kind of supporting one another. ailey set

joe wilson, bbc news. the six nations match between ireland and france is underway in dublin.diff last week. just to wales in cardiff last week. over a quarter of an i played just over a quarter of an hour played at the aviva stadium. france missed the chance to get the first points on the board with this penalty miss. it is still scoreless. in the premier league, wolves came from behind to beat southampton at st mary's. danny ings had given the home side the lead in the first half, but a ruben neves penalty and then this brilliant individual effort from pedro neto turned the game around. the win moves wolves up to 12th in the table, one place above southampton. manchester united can move back to second and narrow the gap to city to five points if they win at west brom. albion are second from bottom, they were in front after two minutes before bruno fernandez equalised just before half time. it is still 1—1 in that one was nearly an hour of play left. arsenal vs leeds is at 4:30pm, before everton look to go joint fourth if they can beat fulham. two goals in two minutes saw cel

joe wilson reports. batting in chennai was near impossible, the pitch near unplayable.'s that? ravichandran ashwin having out—bowled england was now out—batting them. born and bred in this city, spectators loved his 50. well, hold something back. england's spin bowler stuck at it. kohli lbw�*d to moeen ali, out for 62. but ashwin was still batting, still bashing. he's absolutely nailed that. fans still counting. not much evidencing of social distance but vivid excitement. just one more swing of the bat and there it was, a century. that seemed like the ultimate expression of india's position, until their worst batsman started hitting sixes. last man in, biggest shot of the day. england's team, like an apollo 11, now chased an uncharted target. well, joe, a82 to win. 0r ten wickets for india. suitable conditions for expert bowlers, it happens everywhere. three wickets here by the close, one of them for that chennai champion. ravichandran ashwin would surely end with a win. ravichandran ashwin would surely end with a win. time for a look at the weather. matt taylor, we are

joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham.mittee when a row erupted over who should be in charge than when things got heated she removed some of the participants. i take charge. read the standing orders. read them and understand them! she gasps. this is usually a peaceful, even sleepy, enclave, but this morning the village will captivate its parish council had put it on the international map. and the internet has some new cult figures. you have no authority here. did it surprise you seeing the council meeting? yes. to be honest i didn't know who was on the council so until i watched them. it is like a scripted comedy show. it is the funniest - thing i have ever seen. it is getting us- through this lockdown. although items on the agenda may include litter picking, it seems meetings of the parish council are not for the faint—hearted, and apparently there is a long history here of factionalism, infighting and complaints about councillors. we have been through this. jackie weaver isn't on the council. some councillors asked her t

joe wilson, bbc news.enty of work still to do but wales march on, with eyes on more silverware. i think we showed character in the previous two games. we are not going to say we hadn't a bit of luck, as well, the bounce of the ball and decisions, what have you. but if it wasn't us it'd be someone else. i still truly believe we are not the finished article. i thought we played quite a bit of ball in hand today. and we played in previous games and that got us into trouble as well so pretty pleased with how it went today. wales were worthy winners. i was really pleased with how our players fought back. got ourselves back to 24—24. probably the last play summed up our day. we do some lovely attacking work. get to a final pass, they intercept and they score down the other end and that is the difference in the game. wales and france the only two teams still unbeaten, the title very much up for grabs, the destination of the wooden spoon though is certain. it's now six years since italy last won a game in the six