greg laidlaw is ruled out with an ankle injury.rom the new england test cricket captain — joe root gives an insight into what kind of skipper he'll be. good evening. for arsenal, it's all too familiar. for six years in a row the last 16 has proved to be the end of the road in the champions league, and it's looking very likely it'll be seven. they were thrashed 5—1 by bayern munich in the first leg of their tie at the allianz arena, as drew savage reports. a strong sense of deja vu in munich. twice in the last six years, arsenal have come here and failed to reach the quarterfinals. and arjen robben has been doing this all his career. the problem is stopping him. a move from robert lewandowski allowed arsenal away back in. alexis sanchez found his way back in, and the gunners briefly dominated. but you have to take your chances. from 1—1 at half—time, things began to unravel. lewandowski scored one, and then set up tiago. the german champions were then very good. arsenal were simply second—best. no disgrace to lose here. this was bay

greig laidlaw, captain, is out. he has been replaced by ali price on the wing.comes in forjosh strauss. with captain laidler out, john barclay at six assumes captaincy duties. my family is very proud. it is a huge honourfor me. vern family is very proud. it is a huge honour for me. vern alluded to it. there is a group of guys that are working hard. they make myjob as captain easier. he added the wales camper, there has just captain easier. he added the wales camper, there hasjust been one change to the side. alex cuthbert has been replaced on the wing. wales arrived in edinburgh having a —— having enjoyed a decade of wins against scots. but it is now said that they must expect the unexpected. it's a different scottish team than what we have seen before. we are focused on the squad that we have right now and what really to do. you are only good as your next one on your last one. we will focus on that. —— your next one or is your last one. the big talking point at the ireland team hotel in te nta cled point at the ireland team hotel in tentacled is whether coachjo

but it was the boot of the scots captain greig laidlaw that made the difference.lties gave the home side a 27—22 win. it's the first time since 2006 that scotland have won their opening match in the six nations. connor mcnamara was at murrayfield. an awful lot of optimism and confidence around the start of the build—up to the six nations championship from a scottish point of view, and that hype has been justified with is very impressive opening performance against and ireland team who did so well against the powerhouses of the southern hemisphere in the autumn internationals, but this was to beat scotland's day. the start of the six nations is always special but at murrayfield this year's championship spark a special kind of anticipation. optimism surrounds scottish rugby at the moment with the excellent form of their club sides, but on the national stage they still struggle to convert that promise into points. this had been billed as the battle between ireland's forwards and scotland's backs. no question who made the impact early on. stuart hogg, last year's play

scotland were the other winners on the tournament's opening weekend and their captain, greig laidlaw,ave learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotter took over. after holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday,

after holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday, laidlaw feels his team have an excellentg it two wins out of two when they play france this weekend even though it's 18 years since they last won in paris. the start of the game is massively important, the first instances in the game, our kick—off for us receiving, the first thing we do in the game is psychologically important for them, as it is for us, and if we can stay in the game for the first 20 minutes, and the whole half, if we can do that then it will put them under pressure. what is important for me is that arsenal football club goes well and i dedicate my energy for the club to do well. the future of the football association is set to be debated this afternoon in parliament after it's "failure to reform". it follows a motion of no confidence in the governing body. parliament will examine whether the fa is fit for purpose. lastjuly, sports minister tracey crouch said the governing body would lose its 50—40 million of public funding if it did not reform. european football's governing body uefa will ask for 16 places

scotland and ireland sharing six tries, but it was the boot of the scots captain greig laidlaw that madee into points. this had been billed as the battle between ireland's forwards and scotland's backs. no question who made the impact early on. stuart hogg, last year's player of the tournament, he began this one in the same form. after the initialflurry scotla nd same form. after the initialflurry scotland had to weather the irish storm, but hogg could still show some individual skill... two chances, two max kruse, two tries for scropton! but ireland did not panic. keith earls taking advantage of this interception to make sure his side stayed in contention. scotla nd his side stayed in contention. scotland knew they had to take their and move straight over, fax-zfief—x— w . . .. .. . touched down to [m touched down to [m underi with under with less coolness under pressure. with less than ten minutes to go, penalty gave scotla nd than ten minutes to go, penalty gave scotland a cushion. this time they held on. laidlaw took his time with the last penalty, ensuring it was the last penalty, en

laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance of making it two wins out of two when they play francet won in paris. the start of the game is massively important, and when you travel away to france, the first instance in the game, whether it be kick—off or receive, the first thing you do is important psychologically for them as it is for us, and if we can stay in the game and play in the right areas of the field for 20 minutes, if we can do that, we will hopefully put them under pressure, and upset the model that. the scottish fa are appealing against the finder received for wearing poppies on their shirts against england last november. both teams wore the symbol to commemorate remembrance day during their world cup qualifier on november the 11th. the sfa say they have received the written reasons from fifa and have told world football's governing body they tend to appeal against the £15,000 fine imposed. uefa will ask the 16 places at the expanded to 2026 world cup, three more than they had in brazil last time. the tournament will be extended from 32 tournament will be extended from

great from greig laidlaw. they have beaten ireland. try is going to be scored.

scarlets, has been chosen to captain scotland siilii—h ssilii iii he replaces the injured, greig laidlawce at scrum half. scotland coach vern cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his country. he was involved with others and it was obvious she had something about him and he has come through and it isa him and he has come through and it is a credit to him from getting back m, is a credit to him from getting back in, forcing his way back in and now he will run out as captain of the tea m he will run out as captain of the team against wales, where he plays his club rugby, is it is a great day. fly halfjohnny sexton will return to the ireland side, for their match against france in dublin on saturday. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but has been named in the starting 15, with paddy jackson, dropping to the bench. captain rory best, also returns at hooker — having missed the win over italy, through illness. rob kearney is fit, and will start at full back. it's an exciting time getting the keys to your new car. especially if you b

he replaces the injured greig laidlaw, who is replaced by ali price at scrum half.rn cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his country. it was obvious that he had something about him and he's just come through and it's a credit to him for getting back and forcing his way back in. now he will sign out as captain of oui’ now he will sign out as captain of our team against wales. he plays in wales for local rugby. johnny sexton returns to the team for the game against france. he has been named in the starting 15, paddy jackson dropping to the bench. rob kearney is fit and will start at full—back. there could be another big, big fight on the way for boxing fans, as a deal is being negotiated for the world famous star manny pacquiao to take on britain's own amir khan. pacquiao's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat, to saul alvarez last may, and was eyeing a fight with fellow briton kell brook but it seems, pacquiao, a former multiple world champio

and their captain greig laidlaw, says his team, have learned, how to handle pressure since coach vernover. two wins out of two, when they play france this weekend... even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. when you travel away to france, the first instance in the game, the first instance in the game, the first thing you do in the game is very important psychologically for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath while lock ryan replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the super league starts tonight. the first game of the new season sees leeds rhinos at st helens. and there's a new team, leigh centurions, they are the first team to win automatic promotion for ten year

scotland were the other winners, on the tournament's opening weekend, and their captain greig laidlawate comeback, from ireland last saturday laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance, of making it of two when they play france this weekend — even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. it's massively important when you travel away to france, the first insta nces travel away to france, the first instances in the game, the first thing you do in the game is psychologicallyjust as important for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about too much for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy, have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy, in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath, while lock, ryan, replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle problem, so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the scottish fa are appealing against the fine, they recei

captain greig laidlaw has been ruled out for the rest of the tournament. confirmed the scrum half sustained ligament damage. defending champion ronnie o'sullivan is out of snooker‘s welsh open, after losing 11—3 to mark davis in the second round. meanwhile, a 15—year—old schoolboy will have to take more time off his studies, after winning again. jackson page had to get permission to be off school to playjohn astley and now he is into the third round in cardiff. social care for elderly people is on the brink of collapse in some parts of england, according to the charity, age uk. it says more than 50,000 people are now not receiving any help, despite struggling with essential daily tasks, such as washing, eating and getting out of bed. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. push. that's it. for ten years, elaine yates has cared for her husband. they managed to get some social care, but elaine, who runs a social group for carers, says it is much harder to get now. when michael first came into the system, it was a lot easier then, because we had o

the captain will replace the injured greg laidlaw. wayne rooney is in china.he end of the summer transfer window. i'll be back with more than those stories just after 2:30pm. ministers are calling it the biggest reform of prisons in england and wales for a generation. for the first time, the government will state in black and white that a key purpose of prison is to reform offenders, as well as to punish them. at the heart of the changes will be dealing with drugs and violence in prisons, and also cutting re—offending rates. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. the last year has been one of the worse for prisons since the 1980s. as the staff cuts from five years ago started to bite and phones and drugs flooded in, violence soared. somejails have been close drugs flooded in, violence soared. some jails have been close to crisis points. but there are prisons like hmp 0nley in warwickshire which despite their own problems of drugs and violence still managed to prepare inmates for life on the outside. this man is coming to the end of a two—year s

scotland captain greig laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury.s. earlier i spoke to our rugby union reporter chrisjones, about how big a blow will this be to scotland's championship which started so well with a win over ireland. he was instrumental in the win over ireland. it is a significant setback, he's out for the rest of the championship. he has an ankle ligament injury. the void will have to be filled at scrum—half. his composure, his experience, his leadership and his outstanding goal—kicking will be sorely missed by the scots. the welsh open confused today. a0 new welshman, lee walker has knocked out last year ‘s runner—up coming back from free frames to two down against the former world champion. he clinched the match with a break the hundred 30. great result for the man who was 9a the world. and the fairytale continues for 15—year—old jackson page — he got a wildcard entry to play in his first tournament, had to get permission to be off school, and now he's into the third round after a a—3 win overjohn astley. that's all sport for now.

ali price will take over from laidlaw at scrum half.is back with paddy jackson dropping to the bench. catalans dragons beat hull fc16—14 to go top of rugby league's super league. luke walsh kicked six out of six in a scrappy game and his last penalty confirmed victory for catalans. they've now played two and won two. i love the feeling when you get the keys to your new car, and that was the feeling for lewis hamilton yesterday. world champion constructors mercedes have unveiled their new car for the upcoming formula one season. it will be going a lot faster than this when the season starts next month in australia. but for now lewis hamilton, who was joined by new team—mate valtteri bottas, took the car for a few laps around a very blustery silverstone. hamilton said the car felt incredible. that is a good sign, then. it is, yeah, he is happy. thank you. police in malaysia say a powerful nerve agent called vx appears to have been used in last week's killing of kimjong nam, the half brother of north korean dictator kim jong—un. in a state

the captain will take over from greg laidlaw. i'll be more with those stories that have passed., but today the go—ahead will finally be given for work to begin on the first phase of the high speed rail link between london and birmingham. critics say the project is a waste of money, and will damage the environment. but supporters say it will boost the economy and the number of people be able to travel by rail. phase one is due to open in 2026, at a cost of more than 55 billion pounds. more of us are using the railways than ever before. it means busier stations and busier trains. and so the government says hs2 is the answer. but is it? i'm taking a journey on the first stage of the route from london to birmingham to see what impact it could have. the biggest challenge is tackling overcrowding. the current tracks and stations cannot handle many more passengers. but as well as running more frequently, the trains will be faster as well, and that is good news for passengers. thank you. sometimes you do not get enough carriages, which can be a problem, and it is really crowded on the t

greg laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury.igned the usa captain and fifa world player of the year carli lloyd for the upcoming spring series. she is a world cup winner and double 0lympic champion. i will be back at 3:30pm. a woman has been arrested in connection with the death of the half—brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un. the authorities say they're hunting a number of other suspects believed to be involved. in his suspected poisoning. south korea claims north korea is behind the killing, and says it shows the "brutal inhumane nature" of the regime there. kimjong—nam died at kuala lumpur airport, in malaysia, from where karishma vaswani now reports. is this one of the female assassins who carried out an audacious attack in the airport? authorities say a woman has been detained as part of the investigation into the alleged assassination of this man, kimjong—un. the strange half brother of the reclusive leader kim jong—nam. he fell out of favour in north korea and has been living in excile ever since. how he may have

but two nerveless penalties from greig laidlaw saw scotland home. of something special? england meanwhile were looking to continue something special. a 11; match winning streak. but what followed against france was not exactly pretty. this tackle earning jonny may a spell in the sin bin. 9—9 at the break, england were strangely stuttering. elliot daly thought he'd snuck over but watch that left boot. just in touch. it was that sort of day. it soon got a whole lot worse. rabah slimani rumbling over. france in front. but with just ten minutes left replacement ben te'o came to england's rescue. their 15th victory in a row, a new record for them. but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you could almost sense the relief among those england players and the england fans here at twickenham. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start — but onlyjust. andy swiss, bbc news, twickenham. the first round of matches in the women's six nations has been completed with victories for england and wales today. the welsh were in ancona, where they beat italy 20—8

but two late penalties from scotland captain greig laidlaw ensured his side got the win — 27—22 the finalekend takes place in rome this afternoon when italy face wales. it gets under way at 2pm, with commentary on 5 live and highlights later on on bbc two. the women's six nations has also started this weekend. straight after england's win at twickenham, the english women did the same — they came from 13—0 down at half—time to win 26—13. amy wilson—hardy's late try sealed it for the home side. wales' women got their campaign off to a winning start. they beat italy 20—8. captain carys phillips secured the 12—point lead in the final ten minutes. they face england next saturday. liverpool's terrible start to 2017 continues with a fourth defeat, this time at the hands of hull city. alfred n'diaye scored the first during his debut for hull. oumar niasse, on loan from everton, scored the second and secured victory. final score 2—0. bottom club sunderland scored four first—half goals as they thrashed crystal palace at selhurst park. didier ndong's goal was the pick of the bunch as david moyes' si

greg laidlaw is out injured for the rest of the tournament.orth comes in for alex cuthbert. they are the more settled side and they have got that recent good record against scotland. let's hear from got that recent good record against scotland. let's hearfrom both of the captains. let's hear from both of the captains. i know living in wales what rugby means there. i know the pressure is on. probably for me i think there's always huge pressure to win. people tell me that, it's half in jest. i'm a scottish person and somewhere that's not full of rugby. in wales it's full on rugby, so i think their winning is everything for them. it is a different scottish team to potentially what we have seen before. like i say, we are very focused on the squad that we have at the minute, and what we need to do off the back of our game. you are only as good as your next one, and we focus on that. looking at the wider tournament, how much is it about who is going to emerge as the major title challengers? you will have to excuse me, iam challengers? you will have

but two nerveless penalties from greg laidlaw saw scotland home.1 years they've won their opening match. could it be the start of something special? england, meanwhile, were looking to look continue something special — a iii—match winning streak. but what followed against france was not exactly pretty. this tackle earning johnny may a spell in the sin bin. 9—9 at the break, england was strangely stuttering. elliot daly thought he'd snuck over. watch that left boot — just in touch. it was that sort of day. and it soon got a whole lot worse. rabah slimani rumbling over — france in front. with just ten minutes left, replacement ben teo‘o came to england's rescue. their 15th victory in a row, a new record for them. but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you could almost sense the relief among those england players and the england fans here at twickenham. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start, but onlyjust. andy swiss, bbc news, twickenham. the final game of the opening weekend takes place in rome this afternoon when italy face wales. it

try from paddy jackson gave them a 1—point lead that two penalties from the scotland captain greg laidlawe final game of the opening weekend will be in rome this afternoon, when italy play wales. it begins at 2pm with commentary on five live and highlights later bbc two. the women's six nations has also started this weekend. straight after england's win at twickenham the english women did the same, coming from 13—0 at half—time to win 13. this try sealed from 13—0 at half—time to win13. this try sealed and for the home side. the welsh women made a winning start, beating italy 20—8. the captain secured the 12 point lead in the final ten minutes. they play england next saturday. in the premier league leaders chelsea beat third placed arsenal 3—1. spurs are still nine points behind chelsea after beating middlesbrough but liverpool's terrible start to the euro continued with a fourth defeat, this time to struggling hull city. 0ne this time to struggling hull city. one player making his debut for hull scored his first goal. the final scored his first goal. the final score was 2—0. bottom club

they went into this match without captain greg laidlaw, who will be injured for the whole of the tournamentke five changes to their side. they knew as did wales that it was make oi’ knew as did wales that it was make or break for their championship today. you can lose yourself in edinburgh. in the city valleys it takes just one wrong turn. so to the six nations, blown off course last time, scotla nd nations, blown off course last time, scotland in paris. brilliant play by the french. wales in cardiff. he scores. one further false move for either and their championship it's a dead end. much hanging over this, for 20 minutes, so little ground given until wales set off on the open road, liam williams in the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's backs, so they tried to catch them another way, finn russell kicking scotland closer, but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. for now. scotland flew out after the break, tommy seymour for the line and in the city of trainspotting, try spotting, was it? it was, just, scotla nd try spotting, was it? it was,

scotland will be without their captain greig laidlaw for the rest of the six nations.the weekend. the gloucester scrum—half sustained ligament damage. and england's new test captain joe root says he'll seek the advice of his predecessors before taking charge of the team for the first time injuly. he's only been skipper in a handful of first class games before, but is promising to be an instinctive captain. and he said he was changing his ba by‘s nappy when and he said he was changing his baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which isjust so baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which is just so sweet, baby's nappy when he got the phone call, which isjust so sweet, isn't it? i feel old when i look at him and think, are you old enough to be the england captain? he looks so young. we are going to catch up with the weather. good morning, this morning, for many of us, it is a mild start, mostly dry but, as ever, there are exceptions to the rule, it is chilly with frost in the west, with patchy fog as well. you can see we have some clear skies. so, for some we will wak

his rugby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlawwith prop gordon reid, back rowsjohn hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser also starting. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced that terms are being negotiated for a possible fight between the pair. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that is all your sport now. i will have more for you in the next hour. now, let's get more on storm doris which has hit the united kingdom with gusts of up to 100 mph. in the last hour or so we have had reports that a woman has been killed in wolverhampton city centre in weather—related incident. let's get more that. alex ross is on the phone from wolverhampton‘s express and star. what more do we know about this? good afternoon. tragic news coming out of wolverhampton this afternoon. this morning at 11:a3am the ambulance service received 15 and 999 calls to wolverhampton city centre to dudley street. the

vern cotter‘s side are missing five key men including captain greg laidlaw, who's been replace by scarletsales what rugby means there. i know the pressure is on. probably for me i think there's always huge pressure to win. people tell me that, it's half in jest. i'm a scottish person and this part of wales is full of rugby. i think their winning is everything for them. it is a different scottish team to potentially what we have seen before. like i say, we are very focused on the squad that we have at the minute, and what we need to do off the back of our game. in the womens‘ tournament, scotland won their first six nations game in six years with a 15—14 win over wales. it's the first time they have beaten the welsh in 30 meetings, and they had to do it the hard way, coming back from 14—0 down. sarah law with the vital penalty to seal the victory by a single point at the broadwood stadium, just north of glasgow. and this lunchtime sees the first transatlantic sports team take to the field. toronto wolfpack will compete in domestic english rugby league, starting today. they are in yorkshire

but two nerveless penalties from greg laidlaw saw scotland got home.and meanwhile were looking to look continue something special. a 14—match winning streak. but what followed against france was not exactly pretty. this tackle earning johnny may a spell in the sin bin. 9—9 at the break, england was strangely stuttering. elliot daly thought he'd snuck over. watch the left boot — just in touch. it was that sort of day. and it soon got a whole lot worse. rabah slimani rumbling over — france in front. with ten minutes left, replacement ben teo'o came to england's rescue. their 15th victory in a row, a new record for them. but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you could almost sense the relief among those england players and england fans here at twickenham. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start, but onlyjust. andy swiss, bbc news, twickenham. the women's six nations has also started this weekend. straight after england's men beat france, the english women did the same. they came from 13—0 down at half—time to win 26—13. amy wilson—hardy's la

but two nerveless penalties from greg laidlaw saw scotland got home. johnny may a spell in the sin bin. 9—9 at the break, england was strangely stuttering. elliot daly thought he‘d snuck over. watch the left boot — just in touch. it was that sort of day. it got worse. rabah slimani rumbling over — france was in front. with ten minutes left, replacement ben teo‘o came to england‘s rescue. their 15th win in a row, a new record for them. but this was a lesson in winning ugly. you could almost sense the relief here amongst the england players fans here at twickenham. their six nations campaign is off to a winning start, but only just. andy swiss, bbc news, twickenham. the women‘s six nations has also started this weekend. straight after england‘s men beat france at twickenham, the english women did the same, they came from 13—0 down at half—time to win 26—13. amy wilson—hardy‘s late try sealed it for the home side. wales women got their campaign off to a winning start. they beat italy 20—8 in ancona. captain carys phillips secured the 12—point lead in the

greg laidlaw will miss the rest of the six nations with an ankle injury, picked up in the defeat by franceore after 11am. the controversial practice of issuing fines to parents who take their children out of school to go on holiday during term time is being criticised by a charity who say that even the parents of children with serious illness like cystic fibrosis are being told they will have to pay the penalties. we can speak now to hannah lindley, who was able to enjoy one last holiday with her sister iona before she sadly died of cystic fibrosis. the holiday was taken during term time, but no fine was issued in that case. laurie howard who runs a charity that gives grants for sufferers of cystic fibrosis to go on holiday with their families, nazleen ebrahim, who did face a fine when she took her son raihan on holiday, raihan also has cystic fibrosis. from nottingham, we can also speak to lewis wagner an assistant head teacher at a secondary school. thank you all forjoining us. tell us what happened, because you were fined for taking your son out of school during term time, why did you d

john barclay plays rugby in wales with skylights and will captain the in the absence of greg laidlawtiated in a fight between the pair. can has not boxed since a defeat last may. that is all a sport for now. the fiancee of a children's author whose body was found in a cesspit has beenjailed for a minimum of 34 years. ian stewart, 56, spent weeks poisoning helen bailey before smothering her. earlier i spoke to our correspondent mike cartwright, who was in court at st albans when the sentence was handed down. ian stewart chose not to be present while the sentencing took place, but thejudge directed his comments towards ten anyway. he said while helen bailey was excitedly planning your wedding you were planning to kill her. he said that she was at the height of her success when you brought her life to a cruel end. and dumped her beloved boris and her any foul smelling cesspit. as you say she was worth around £3 million and he said he was not content to share the wealth is a husband, he wanted it all for himself he said. the judge told him it was difficult to imaginea judge told him it w