sunday afternoons in leicester don't get much better than this, packed welford road, and a leicester perfect start with an early try, the mood soon changed for the tigers, jonny may returning to the side, returning to the sidelines, alongside manu tuilagi, two influential players out early. wasps took full advantage of the yellow card, elliot daly scoring twice. they quickly turned the match around. could have been worse for leicester, fantastic try saving tackle, from mathew tait, wasps knew that they had let a chance go. could their opponents get back in, with the boot of george ford, they began to bridge the gap. a second try seemed out of reach. thankfully for tigers, penalties one, two more added, by ford, and the narrowest of wins, a perfect sunday. studio: the race for the women's super league title has been thrown open in football, leaders chelsea dropped points in a 2—2 draw against reading, taking the lead from the penalty spot at kings meadow, then doubling their lead after half—time from a well—placed finish from farrah williams. the blues reacted well, scoring first thro

in today's other results, bournemouth drew with leicester, southampton.om off the table west brom lost to watford. well, the weather has played havoc with most fixtures in scotland but both of today's scottish cup game survived, aberdeen will have to replay kilmarnock after they drew 1—1 but celtic are safely into the semifinals, beating championship side greenock morton. moussa dembele opened the scoring and made it two with a penalty, while 0dsonne edouard made it 3—0. let's switch our attention to the world indoor athletics championships where in the last few moments... a culmination of a pretty good night for britain because there could be another bronze medal for them because elliott giles originally finished fourth in the final of the 800 metres but we are hearing it has been upgraded to third place after the american drew windle who finished first was disqualified, but he is not happy and he has walked out with them at last as they head towards the medal ceremony. at the moment britain have two bronzes so far. having eased through the heats earlier

leicester had a very late equaliser to thank for their points. 97 minute strike.. south end ben stokes was golas. swansea up by places bensted —— kesa that 4—1 win. well, the weather has played havoc with most fixtures in scotland but both of today's scottish cup game survived, aberdeen will have to replay kilmarnock after they drew 1—1, but celtic are safely into the semifinals, beating championship side greenock morton. moussa dembele opened the scoring and made it two with a penalty, while 0dsonne edouard made it 3—0. katie archibald and emily nelson have won gold in the women's madison at the track cycling world championships in the netherlands. nelson was only confirmed to ride in the event this morning, replacing elinor barker who crashed heavily in the omnium yesterday. the event will be part of the women's programme at the 2020 0lympics for the first time. meanwhile, jack carlin picked up a silver in the individual sprint. it's his first world championships and he only expected to finish in the top eight — eventually losing in the gold medal match to austr

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester, which left fiveeople dead and a number of people injured. the prime minister has helped bring together remain and leave supporters — according to the health secretary, jeremy hunt. video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. and liverpool can go second in the premier league — if they beat newcastle at anfield tonight — we'll have that, and the rest of the day's sport in sportsday at half past seven. good evening and welcome to bbc news. thousands of homes are still without electricity, and motorists and rail passengers face continuing disruption, as the uk struggles with the bitter weather. snow drifts are blocking some major roads and many rural communities remain cut off. as temperatures begin to rise — easing problems in some areas — there's a new threat of flooding, with severe warnings in place in parts of north—east and south west england. dan johnson reports. at least manchester and leeds were reconn

three men have appeared in court in leicester in connection with an explosion that killed five peoplee city. arkan ali, hawkar hassan and aram kurd are charged with manslaughter and arson. and theresa may has promised to crack down on developers who sit on land having won planning permission instead of building homes. a russian man who was convicted of spying for britain is critically ill in hospital in wiltshire, after being exposed to an unknown substance. sergei skripal was jailed by russia in 2006 but returned to the uk four years later as part of a spy swap. police were called to a shopping centre in salisbury yesterday where it's believed mr skripal and an unknown female companion fell ill. a major incident has been declared at salisbury district hospital today and a decontamination team has been called in. the bbc understands the man in hospital this evening is sergei skripal. the 66—year—old is an ex—russian military intelligence officer. he was accused by russia of spying for britain and was jailed in russia back in 2006 four years later. he was pardoned by russia. he then re

the draw for the final four was made after chelsea beat leicester city 2—1 while southampton knockedwigan athletic out of the competition. holly hamilton reports. for antonio conte the fa cup hasn't always been a priority but out of europe and outside the premier league top four silverware would be a silver lining. chelsea took the lead just before half—time, morata claiming his first goal of 2018. after the break leicester searched for an equaliser, four tries in three seconds, jamie vardy four tries in three seconds, jamie va rdy eventually four tries in three seconds, jamie vardy eventually scoring. into extra time and as the mercury dropped, temperatures rose. a questionable decision by kasper schmeichel gifted pedro and empty net and chelsea a place in the semifinals. in wigan the first test for new southampton manager mark hughes. while the league1 manager mark hughes. while the league 1 side dominated the first half the visitors capitalised on their chances. with the clock ticking and the saints set to march on to wembley they made sure, doubling their lead and ceiling southam

his victim — a somali mother from leicester, zaynab hussein.eir children to school, he drove around leicester looking for a target. and it was here that paul moore found his victim. zaynab hussein was walking home after dropping her two youngest children at school and, as she reached this spot, moore came round this corner at speed and slammed into her. she smashed into this wall and when she hit the ground her head was bleeding and her limbs were broken. as she struggled to cry for help, moore drove off, did a u—turn and came back and this time he went over her with all four wheels. paul moore drove off and minutes later tried to hit a 12—year—old muslim schoolgirl identifiable by her headscarf. he clipped her side and sent her school bag flying. today, he has been found guilty of that second attack as well. the jury at nottingham crown court heard that mrs hussein, a mother of nine, has been left with life—changing injuries. her husban, seen here on the right, says she is confined to bed and needs yet more surgery. after the attack, moore tol

his victim, a somali mother from leicester, zaynab hussein.eavy drinking he told friends he wanted to run someone over and in the early morning as parents took their children to school, he drove around leicester looking for a target. and it was here that paul moore found his victim. zaynab hussein was walking home after dropping her two youngest children at school and as she reached this spot, moore came round this corner, at speed and slammed into her. she smashed into this wall and when she hit the ground her head was bleeding and her limbs were broken. as she struggled to cry for help, moore drove off, did a u—turn and came back and this time he went over her with all four wheels. paul moore drove off and minutes later tried to hit a 12—year—old muslim schoolgirl identifiable by her headscarf. he clipped her side and sent her school bag flying. today he has been found guilty of that second attack as well. the jury at nottingham crown court heard that mrs hussein, a mother of nine, has been left with life—changing injuries. she is confined t

it was a tense affair in the sunshine, with leicester fighting back from being a points down.at break, but three penalties from its england team—mate held leicester comeback and seal the victory by a single point. it sees the tigers move up to fifth in the table, just three points off the final play—off position. to football, and the race for the women's super league title has been thrown open as leaders chelsea dropped points at home to reading. the blues came from behind to equalise through fran kirby. it leaves manchester city only two points behind chelsea were the game in hand. the game ended in ugly scenes as opposing coaching teams clashed on the pitch at the final whistle. we've got a great relationship with chelsea, and that was a disappointing side of it. but it is what it is, and i will see what we want to do, if we want to ta ke what we want to do, if we want to take it further or not. and that is the frustrating thing, that things like that shouldn't happen, because it doesn't reflect on the game of football that we have had today, and a fantastic advocate for foo

leicester tigers have boosted their play—off hopes in the rugby union championship, with a win over waspsas tense at welford road, with leicesterfighting back from being eight points down. england wing elliot daly went over twice in the cornerfor elliot daly went over twice in the corner for wasps macro, elliot daly went over twice in the cornerfor wasps macro, giving them the half—time lead, but three second half penalties and george ford helps leicester to come back and seal the victory by a single point. victory sees the tigers moved up to fifth. they are three points off the final play—off spot. britain's simon yates is one of the final stage of the tour of catalonia, so he finished in fourth overall. a spanish rider took the title, claiming his second straight win. that's after his main rival for the title crashed towards the end of today's final stage in barcelona. that is all of the sport for now. we'll be back with more later. tributes have been paid to singer lys assia — the first winner of the eurovision song contest — who died yesterday. she was 94. 0ur reporter noel phillips t

, packed welford road, leicester tigers team making their latest push for the play—offs.ng to the side, returning to the sidelines, alongside manu tuilagi, two in phalange shall players out early. yellow ca rd two in phalange shall players out early. yellow card for —— two influential players. wasps took full advantage of the yellow card, elliot daly scoring twice. match turned around. could have been worse for leicester, fantastic try saving tackle, wasps knew that they had let a chance go. could their opponents get back in, with the boot of george ford, they began to bridge the gap. tha nkfully ford, they began to bridge the gap. thankfully for tigers, penalties one, two more added, the narrowest of wings, a perfect sunday. the race for the women's super league title has been thrown open in football, leaders chelsea dropped points in a 2-2 leaders chelsea dropped points in a 2—2 draw against reading, taking the lead from the penalty spot at kings meadow, then doubling their lead after half—time from my well—placed finish. the blues reacted well, scoring first through jo

the letters were delivered to addresses in bradford, leicester, london, cardiff and sheffield.ries of violent acts to be taken against muslims and mosques. counter—terrorism police say they're investigating a possible hate crime. new evidence has emerged about an attempt by the construction firm karelian to get an emergency government bailouts of £10 million just before it collapsed. carillion. .. just before it collapsed. carillion... the firm has wound up with debts of almost £1 billion. china's parliament, the national people's congress, is expected to approve a ruling today which would remove the two—term limits for the country's presidency. the move will allow xi jinping to stay in office beyond the end of his second term in 2023, and possibly rule indefinitely. we can talk to our correspondent stephen mcdonell, who is in beijing. stephen, had to see you. how much longer does xijinping stephen, had to see you. how much longer does xi jinping want to stay in power? well, in the coming hours, when the 3000 delegates here at the great hall of the people vote for xi jinping to

circumstances liz kendall. >> sunday's explosion in leicester has been a terrible shock to the local community. i know all of our thoughts are with the families and friends of those who tragically lost their lives and those that have been injured. i thank the prime minister and the leader of the opposition for praising our incredible intelligence services who are continuing to work in extremely difficult circumstances. will the prime minister also pay tribute to our local residents who have pulled together to support one another, showing great strength and courage? and will she make sure we get all the support we need to get to the bottom of what's happened and to help my constituents put their lives back together again? >> hear, hear. >> can i -- can i say to the honorable lady that as we both -- she said the leader of the opposition said earlier, we express our condolences to the family and friends of those who were sadly killed in this tragedy. but also we recognize the impact that it has on the local community. and as she said, i'm very happy to pay tribute to local residents who

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester, which left five people dead and a number of people injured. the prime minister has helped bring together remain and leave supporters — according to the health secretary, jeremy hunt. video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me hugh ferris and lizzie greenwood—hughes. the headlines this evening: swansea take a huge step towards survival. their 4—1 win over west ham in the premier league lifts them up five places in the table. the premier league aren't so sure after teething problems in england. but fifa look set to have var at the world cup this summer. another nailbiter in new zealand. england hold on to beat the black caps by four runs in wellington and take a 2—1 lead in the odi series. and i'm in brooklyn ahead of the heavyweight title. hello, again, thanks forjoining us on sportsday. lots to come, including

later today, chelsea play leicester for the remaining semi—final place. manager antonio conte says focus for his team turns to the fa cup, now they're out of the champions now they're out of the champions league and off the pace in the premier league. it's a quarterfinal. if we win, we can play another semi final at wembley in this competition. every competition is important for us, and we try to do our best in every competition. but this must be our target. the winter paralympics are drawing to a close in south korea — so they were the natural choice to carry the flag for britain at the closing ceremony. absolutely astonishing the way this week has gone from quite low to extremely, extremely high. as soon as we crossed the finishing line on the second race, my confidence got boosted. and for winning the bronze as well, it was absolutely amazing. to finish on a gold medal and put in one of our strongest performances this week is beyond words. it hasn't sunkin this week is beyond words. it hasn't sunk in and i think probably will not until we get back to t

leicester fought—back to beat wasps and keep alive their play—off hopes in rugby union's premiership. but three second—half penalities from england's george ford made the difference. 16—15 the final score. that's it, but there's much more on the bbc sport website, including how a mix—up for golfer ian poulter could mean he misses out on the masters. back to you, mishal. that is it from us for now. good evening. this is bbc news. a memorial mass has been held in the french town of trebes to remember the four people killed by age had this gunman on friday. a police officer who swap places with a hostage during the siege will also be honoured in a separate national memorial in the coming days. from paris, here is hugh schofield. palm sunday, the start of holy week for catholics. in the medieval church of st etienne in trebes, mass today is laden with significance. they have come to remember the four people who were killed in the terrorist attack on friday, and in particular the sacrifice of one man, lieutenant colonel arnaud beltrame, who lay down his life so that others might be saved.

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester, which left five people dead and a number of people injured. and video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia, after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. good evening and welcome to bbc news. thousands of homes are still without electricity, and motorists and rail passengers face continuing disruption, as the uk struggles with the bitter weather. snow drifts are blocking some major roads and many rural communities remain cut off. as temperatures begin to rise, easing problems in some areas, there's a new threat of flooding, with severe warnings in place in parts of north—east and south west england. dan johnson reports. at least manchester and leeds were reconnected this morning when the m62 reopened. lots of other roads over these hills are still blocked, though. it's been incredible, never seen anything like it. we've had sort of five—foot drifts around where we live, the other side of the hill there. cars getting stuck, including police cars and so

leicester's equaliser came a quarter of an hour before the end.ing. it was pedro who scored the winner at the end of the first period of extra time. it's chelsea's 10th fa cup semi—final in 18 years. we must be pleased, because i saw a good performance from my team. they put their heart into it. especially after the game, at champions league, where we spend a lot of energy. —— game, the champions. southampton will be chelsea's opponents in the semi—finals. in mark hughes' first game as manager, southampton beat league one side, —— side wigan 2—0. pierre emile hojiberg fired in from a second—half corner for their first, before defender cedric soares scored his first goal for saints to confirm the victory in stoppage time. it was southampton's first away victory by more than a goal in over a year. people questioned this group, and maybe my appointment as well. it is only a start, but it is good. we will go on to the wembley semifinals, which is a great thing for the fans to look forward to. so it's chelsea against southampton. manchester united will

it's the first pakistani film to have premiered at leicester square and the director has received an at the uk asian film festival. haroon rashid has been speaking to the cast. this film is a representation of modern pakistan, she is dealing with all the men and taking charge of the home. she is demanding her parents to take care of themselves. zara is living her life out there and calling shots in her personal life. they are very empowered women. even in that empowerment, sacrifices and compromises are part of the game. for many, this trail of women break stereotypes. far from the submissive image that many people might have it highlights a modern mindset in the country. it's unfair to but all pakistani women in that box. it stereotypes the majority of the women. within the boundaries, it is not that open. she will not smoke in front of the parents, that is a definite no—no. front of the parents, that is a definite no-no. it is notjust gender discrimination that the film challenges, it also highlights ethnic minorities in pakistan. the first thing that struck me is the male protagon

it isn'tjust in the bradford area but also in london, leicester and cardiff. are being targeted like a mp who hasn't received one herself, but it almost seems like a random people with muslims sounding names that are receiving these letters in both the mp and the organisations say people have received them have been left extremely concerned and it is also causing a lot of anger and fear in the community as a whole. very quickly, the letters themselves, they are titled punish a muslim, are they threatening or are they a guide? itjust—i they threatening or are they a guide? it just—i don't they threatening or are they a guide? itjust—i don't know, have you manage to look at one...” guide? itjust—i don't know, have you manage to look at one... i have looked at one and it seems to give points were specific things to do against muslims, i won't go into the details of what the letters say that thatis details of what the letters say that that is why they are considered to be so threatening. the police are taking it seriously and say if anyone receives any of these le

the story now with tara mccormack he's a lecturer in international politics at the university of leicester a very good evening to it are at the summit as we know in the way. big question really is there going to be much support do you think for me your member states for treason may's very strong anti russia stance well i think what we wealthy and bed net tweeted now by a couple of journalists the times correspondent one of the baby think correspondents i think we're probably wealthy a strong statement band that was released on monday. but as to what happens after that. it's difficult to tell there does not seem to be any much appetite in the e.u. for more sanctions indeed merkel has been hoping now that with putin's reelection you know there can be a restarting of the minsk process italy we know has been eager to remove sanctions on russia anyway and so and so i i think what we will see now after the dinner is a stronger statement but i'm not sure whether there will be any and i think that it will be limited in terms of concrete action you mention one glimmer cooler the merkel there who al

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester which left fivel people were also injured in the blast in the hinckley road area of the city last sunday. three members of the same family died when the shop and flat were destroyed. reports from syria suggest government forces have gained more ground in an assault on the rebel—held area of eastern ghouta, near the capital damascus. on the rebel—held area of eastern once again, no aid was delivered during the daily five—hour humanitarian ceasefire in eastern ghouta — and no civilians mad it out. ghouta — and no civilians made it out. ghouta — and no president assad's ally russia says rebels have prevented civilians from leaving. rebels have prevented the rebels deny this. rebels have prevented the trial use of new video technology, to assist football referees, is proving controversial in the english game. now football's world governing body has approved its use, and it's set to be used at this year's world cup in russia. the system allows referees to review key moments during a match, such as goals a

they were thrashed 4—1 by leicester and heaps more pressure on this man, alan pardew. he certainly is now. they have only won one game under him since he took charge in october. this was embarrassing today because leicester will not even firing on all cylinders but still put four pass them. west brom even took the lead, put in the hard work, pardew slammed his players after the game and said he the club owners want a change, he will be meeting them on monday. it is looking ominous for them and i think they need to start preparing for life in the championship, eight games to go, eight points adrift. we have the kind of still believe and still fight, and it was that last 10—15 minutes which was painful for us. it knocked us. we played well in that period. it is difficult for players sometimes. i will not make excuses for them because we have got to fight until the end in every game. they got that message after the game. it could be all change at west brom. but back to winning ways for chelsea. in today's late kick—off chelsea, have closed the gap on fourth—placed tottenh

looking fine in leicester and glasgow.ing at highs of round five degrees, staying cloudy. here is the chart for sunday. we have low pressure to the south—west with showers and this weather front pushing northwards, bringing showers with further hill snow across the north east of england, maybe some wintry showers too for eastern scotla nd wintry showers too for eastern scotland which could just about get carried along, with the eastleigh winds through the central belt so we might seea winds through the central belt so we might see a wintry shower any approximate but it won't be as disruptive adds the weather has been. staying dry in manchester but down to the south—west for the rugby fixtures on sunday, well, we are looking at heavy showers here close to an area of low pressure, showers in exeter, temperatures match between exeter and sarsons but it will turn milder. manchester will stay dry with a cool eastleigh wind and similar temperatures in glasgow where we could see one or two passing wintry showers but essentially t

the bus ride back, a long ride back to leicester, but that is what you remember, hanging out with thes, having a good time. it is something that... maybe not now, but in the summer, in a few yea rs' maybe not now, but in the summer, in a few years' time, we will all be talking about what a special night it was. where is the level of british basketball at the moment? what lessons can they learn in terms of going forward? it is interesting hearing from american guys who have grown up hearing from american guys who have grown up with it in your blood, to come over here, how much is it respected, british basketball? well, i think, you respected, british basketball? well, ithink, you know, the respected, british basketball? well, i think, you know, the biggest thing you have is getting it into the mainstream media, that is number one. the final was on the bbc, that was phenomenal, bbc coverage every week, so we are on the up in that regard. now is the time for the investment, that will be the most important thing, getting the money into the game, because then you can attract the top player

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester which left fiver of people injured. president trump threatens to impose new taxes on cars imported into the us from the european union. and video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. and on the eve of the oscars, we speak to the next generation of filmmakers about hollywood's fightback against sexual harassment.

now, and chelsea are into the semifinals of the fa cup for the second year running after beating leicestero of the day for chelsea, his header in the 105th minute deciding the tie at the king power stadium to give antonio conte‘s men hope that they won't finish the season without any silverware. alvaro morata had put chelsea ahead just before half—time before jamie vardy equalised for the foxes. that win for chelsea setting up an fa cup semifinal date with southampton after the saints saw off wigan 2—0 in mark hughe‘s first game in charge. goals from pierre—emile hojbjerg and a late cedric soares strike seeing hughes‘s southampton career off to a winning start. although they're in the relegation zone in the english premier league with just one win in 17, hughes called it "a statement of intent." people question this group clearly before have arrived and maybe? appointment as well, so i think it is only a start, but it is a statement of intent. we have a lot of work to do in the premier league, clearly, but we will enjoy this moment and a semi—final is a great experience for the fans to loo

and the top story here in the uk: three men have been arrested in connection with an explosion in leicester in which five people died. the men are being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. music do investor's years, streaming giant spotlight goes public in a billion—dollar listing. vietnam's government is hoping its young tech savvy population willjenna and generate new sources for growth. good morning, welcome to asia business report, live from singapore. the world's biggest music streaming service, spotify, has gone public on the us stock exchange. of the ten—year—old compa ny‘s public on the us stock exchange. of the ten—year—old company's planning to do ina the ten—year—old company's planning to do in a rather unique way. spotify plans to hold a direct listing, selling up to $1 billion‘s worth of shares on the new york stock exchange. our us business correspondent explains why they chose this method. everyone is watching us closely because it is very unusual for watching us closely because it is very unusualfor a wa

the next challenge is on sunday, playing leicester city in the quarterfinals of the fa cup is the bigfy for next season's champions league. they are in fifth place, four point off the top four and questions will be asked about antonio conte's future, a lot of people will think it a surprise if he is their next season. no capitulation to night, the players created chances and they played well, but lionel messi made the difference. and the main aim for chelsea is to get back into the top four. so barcelona have gone through and bayern munich had a comfortable night. so we now know all eight. yes, a nonevent. the first leg was 5-0 yes, a nonevent. the first leg was 5—0 so it would always be difficult for besiktas to motivate themselves. a 3-1 for besiktas to motivate themselves. a 3—1victory for besiktas to motivate themselves. a 3—1 victory for bayern munich, thiago with the opening goal, finishing 8—1 on aggregate, sandro wagner scored the third goal for bayern munich. in great form, they are on fora bayern munich. in great form, they are on for a treble. they are looking very, very go

pedro scored in extra time to give them a 2-1 scored in extra time to give them a 2—1 win against leicesterelsea took the lead just before half—time. willian broke free, finding alvaro morata, who scored his first goal of the year. the best equaliser came a quarter of an hour before the end of normal time, jamie vardy bundling the ball home, which took it to extra time, but chelsea ended up celebrating, pedro scoring the winner at the end of that first period of extra time. it will be chelsea's tenth fa cup semifinal appearance in 18 years. we must be pleased because i saw a good performance from my team. they put their heart into it, especially after the game in the champions league, where we spent a lot of energy. southampton will be in tonight's draw for the semifinals. in mark hughes' first game as manager, southampton beat league one side wigan 2—0. in freezing conditions not an easy one for saints fans, but would you wa nt one for saints fans, but would you want wembley proved more difficult. the first test for mark hughes, historically a giant in this competition, adding 184 times, b

city leicester city.lection. >> tell you what. that tweet reminded me of another stable genius remember this one. this one. that's right. our next president, west. the investigation ended on thursday. so it is surprising they already have their final report written, turns out they wrote the final report first months ago and then moved on to the investigation. major time saver. i guess all 17 national intelligence agencies unanimously confirmed russia medsled in the election to help donald trump were wrong. i mean, that's embarrassing. really is. that's not even the big story of the day. another high level got the boot secretary of state rex tillerson this morning out of nowhere learns he's been fired from a tweet. tweet. this is what trump tweeted -- guess including rex. congratulations. [ laughter ] that's how he found out, from a tweet. donald trump spent more time firing lrittle jonathan the secretary of state. rex doesn't know why he was fooi fired especially since trump said leaving was fake news. an

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester which left five people dead and a number of people injured. video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are journalist yasmin alibhai—brown and penny smith, who is a journalist and broadcaster. nice to have you both here. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. at this time of the night, you would hope so, hey? while the beast from the east subsides and the snow melts, the observer takes stock of the financial cost the wintry weather has taken on the country, suggesting it's cost us one billion pounds per day. the sunday times leads on an investigation in to how internet giants may be implicated in the trafficking of vulnerable women. the paper also looks ahead to tomorrow night's oscars with a picture of gary oldman, who has the best actor nod for playing the part of winston churchill. the actor also takes c

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester, which left fiveideo assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia, after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. good evening and welcome to bbc news. thousands of homes are still without electricity, and motorists and rail passengers face continuing disruption,

paul moore, from leicester, chose zaynab hussein at random and ran her over in his car.her he'd "done it for britain". moore was also convicted of using his car to seriously injure a 12—year—old muslim schoolgirl. he'll be sentenced later this month. theresa may has outlined her vision of britain's future relationship with the european union. in a speech in london, she said she was confident a deal could be done because it was in both sides‘ interests. the prime minister confirmed that the uk will be leaving the single market, as well as addressing the situation regarding the irish border. i want to be straight with people, because the reality is that we all need to face up to some hard facts. we are leading the single market. life is going to be different. in certain ways, our access to each other‘s markets will be less than it is now. how could the eu structure of rights and obligations be sustained if the uk, or any country, well out to enjoy all the benefits without all of the obligations? 0ur departure from the eu causes very particular challenges the northern islan

leicester riders have one basketball‘s bbl trophy for the third season in a row, after a dramatic windonds of the match to go. it is a tent trophy for the riders' coach in his ten years in charge. they are on course to win the bblb championship as well. i told the guys, expect the unexpected. it will be a funny game here. we did that. we knew they are one of the best teams in the league, but our guys did that, just kept going. another trophy for us. and finally, as you may have heard in the news, many of the greats of athletics have been paying tribute to sir roger bannister — the first man to break the four minute mile — who's died at the age of 88. sir roger secured his place in the sport's history when he created the new landmark at the oxford university's sports ground in 195a. patrick geary looks back now on a remarkable life. it isa it is a windy, rainy day in oxford. may the 6th1954. the crowds braved the conditions. they heard a medical student was going to challenge a seemingly unbreakable record, the four—minute mile. the conditions look like stopping roger bannister, but he

working with under 15 boys at solihull moors, another breakthrough moment for her having worked with leicestertical, i would their parents. be honest, i was sceptical, iwould not their parents. be honest, i was sceptical, i would not say it is ignorance, it was just an known to me. i speak on behalf of my son, first session he had with her, he turned to me and said that the best training session ever. 15-year-old boys are bound to test you. they do and it's good, it keeps me on my toes. i'll is told as long as you know your subject and you are good at it and you can relay the message to the players they are happy. she's down—to—earth, talks to us and she can have a laugh as well as being serious. she helps is that in certain aspects of the game. improvements in team performances have impressed the solihull moors hierarchy and they hope to find annie a full—time role soon. hierarchy and they hope to find annie a full-time role soon. she is amazing, annie is bought in things no one has ever done in a one—to—one basis, specific tools and techniques and they love her. they think she is fantastic.

of oneness i'm joined by tara mccormack a lecturer in international relations at university of leicester and an expert in security foreign policy legitimacy thank you very much for coming in to speak to us what are your initial thoughts on the way the u.k. government's response has taken shape so far well i have to say i've been pretty shocked by the response we've seen a real kind of rush to judgment and a real rush to action so we have this very interesting situation where we have an in-depth police investigation where the police the stand they are you know on camera saying this investigation is going to take a long time weeks if not months it's extremely complicated and yet almost from the minute it's. great paul and his daughter were found we had a huge kind of push both much of the media north much of the media and many many parliamentarians to blame and punish russia but i suppose we've heard the british prime minister say that it falls into a well established pattern of behavior on russia's part but perhaps more importantly the position of the british government is based on eviden

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson over an explosion in leicester which left fivee dead and a number of people injured. the prime minister has helped bring together remain and leave supporters, according to the health secretary, jeremy hunt. video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia after football's lawmakers voted to approve the technology. now on bbc news... witness introduces five important moments from history, including a judge's memories of serving on the truth and reconciliation commission in south africa. welcome to witness, with me, tanya beckett. i am here at the british library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from recent history. we will meet a south african judge who took part in the truth and reconciliation commission after the fall of apartheid. we will spend time with one of chairman mao's barefoot doctors. and we will hear from a british scientist about the smog that used to engulf london. but we start with the 50th anniversary of one of the turning points in the vietnam war. during the ho

leicester won 2—0 at brighton. manchester united beat swansea by the same score. the scottish premiership, where second placed rangers came from 2—0 down to secure a point at motherwell. allan campbell scored to put motherwell 2—0 up, after curtis may had scored from the spot. here are all the day's scottish premiership results. wins foraberdeen, celtic, hibernian and kilmarnock. two matches in the championship are currently goalless. one more line of football news to bring you, former england captain ray wilkins is in hospital after falling ill. wilkins, seen here scoring for manchester united in the 1983 fa cup final, is in a critical condition in a london hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest. after an excellent start england's bowlers were left frustrated by new zealand's middle order batsman on day two of the 2nd test in christchurch. jonny bairstow completed his century as england reached 307. at one stage in reply new zealand were 36—5, but rallied to 192—6. patrick gearey reports. a glance around christchurch's green and pleasant land and you would thi

two men have been arrested by police investigating an explosion in leicester that killed five people.s, and from east anglia, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion. three other men, also in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on wednesday, and continue to be questioned by detectives. the body which sets the rules for world football is expected to approve the use of video replay technology throughout the sport when it meets in zurich today. the system has been used on a trial basis in several countries, including some cup matches in england. but there are concerns that it disrupts the flow of a game while confusing some officials. people who are obese or who smoke should not be refused or delayed from having surgery by local health authorities — that's according to the academy of medical royal colleges. the body, which represents 24 medical colleges and health faculties, said rationing surgery based on patients‘ lifestyles would "widen inequalities in access to healthcare". gary allman has talked of his excitement at the possibility of landin

two men have been arrested by police investigating an explosion in leicester that killed five people. and from east anglia, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion. three other men, also in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on wednesday and continue to be questioned by detectives. and continue to be the body which sets the rules for world football is expected to approve the use of video replay technology throughout the sport when it meets in zurich today. the system has been used on a trial basis in several countries, including some cup matches in england. but there are concerns that it disrupts the flow of a game while confusing officials. gary 0ban has told bbc news about his excitement at the prospect of landing his first academy awards. he is tipped to win best actor for his role as winston churchill in the film darkest hour. speaking ahead of the oscars ceremony in los angeles he said it was an honour to play the former minister. i am feeling, i'm feeling very good about it. sunday would be, these things will be what they will be, they

two men have been arrested by police investigating an explosion in leicester that killed five people.glia, are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to cause an explosion. three other men, also in their 30s, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter on wednesday and continue to be questioned by detectives. a new camera has been designed to spot abnormal cells before the develop into oesophageal cancer, one of the hardest form of the disease to detect. the work by doctors and physicists in cambridge has been paid for by public donations to the campaign, "stand up to cancer". the first trials of the camera are about to begin on patients. if we could shift the proportion of people diagnosed at an earlier stage, even if we could shift to buy as much as 10— 20%, that will start to have an impact and maybe we can do better than that. then we will have of course a huge benefit for the individuals concerned in terms of reducing the side—effects from the treatment, giving them a better prognosis and curing their cancer, but also to society more broadly. people who are obese or who smoke shoul

burnley and leicester remain in 7th and 8th, just ahead of watford and and everton.on ponts difference. huddersfield and southampton slipped down to 15th and 17th. palace are no in the drop zone, they play manchester united on monday. well, the weather has played havoc with most fixtures in scotland but both of today's scottish cup game survived, aberdeen will have to replay kilmarnock after they drew 1—1 but celtic are safely into the semifinals, beating championship side greenock morton 3—0. joe lynsky reports. at parkhead, it takes a lot to call a celtic match. this weekend, more than most, the glasgow spirit has been tested. but to seal domestic perfection, this club must clear all the obstacles. the manager wasn't pleased to see it go on, he wanted it postponed, perhaps to put off the onslaught. they knew they would come under strain but in the first half, they held firm. celtic blood bank dreams in europe are done for this year, now there want the rest of the trophies. they looked for moussa dembele, he found a quality he needed. it took more than an hour to ma

his victim, a somali mother from leicester, zaynab hussein. after dropping her two youngest children at school and as she reached this spot, moore came round this corner, at speed and slammed into her. she smashed into this wall and when she hit the ground her head was bleeding and her limbs were broken. as she struggled to cry for help, moore drove off, did a u—turn and came back and this time he went over her with all four wheels. paul moore drove off and minutes later tried to hit a 12—year—old muslim schoolgirl identifiable by her headscarf. he clipped her side and sent her school bag flying. today he has been found guilty of that second attack as well. the jury at nottingham crown court heard that mrs hussein, a mother of nine, has been left with life—changing injuries. she is confined to bed and needs yet more surgery. after the attack moore told a relative he had deliberately run the woman over because of terrorism in london. he had done it for his country and he was proud. he will be sentenced later that this community activist told me

the letters were delivered to addresses in bradford, leicester, london, cardiff and sheffield.against muslims and mosques. counter—terrorism police say they're investigating a possible hate crime. the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable says britain is now mired in a "civil war" as a result of the vote to leave the european union. speaking at the party's spring conference, mr cable says brexit has created a "toxic brew" which is "fuelling the populist right". we fight ourcampaigns we fight our campaigns at a time when normal politics has disappeared. we have got a brexit obsessed government, a single issue government in a single issue parliament and brexit is sucking the life out of westminster and whitehall alike. we all know that urgent attention is needed for the nhs and social care, the housing crisis and homelessness, schools and policing, ashun wu defence and much else. the political appetite to grapple with these issues is simply not there. the greedy brexit machine is devouring all the political energy that is needed to get the country moving forward. people were to

three men have been charged with manslaughter and arson following an explosion in leicester last sundayeral more injured, in the blast, in the hinkley road area of the city. a supermarket and the flat above it were demolished. let's get more now on our story that video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's football world cup in russia after the game's lawmakers unanimously approved the use of the technology. tim vickery is in rio dejaneiro. iam i am ridiculously excited about speaking to you, tim. as i am about speaking to you, tim. as i am about speaking about the world cup. will it work? luna it might be too bold. remember when var the referee was first introduced, many people thought it would be a panacea and solve all problems. —— it might be too bold. we are seeing an element of rejection. 47% of the players in germany don't want it. they have seen it in operation. they are not happy at all. in terms of the world cup, this leaves us with two problems. one is short—term. is eve ryo ne problems. one is short—term. is everyone ready for us? are the referee is ready, oth