and we meet lisa ashton, the latest woman to make history at the darts.forjoining us. we're going to take you to south africa, to australia and to san francisco on the programme tonight. but we start in london, and to one of the most extraordinary stories of recent years. saracens — all conquering in domestics and european rugby — confirmed over the weekend that they will accept relegation from the premiership at the end of the season. it's their punishment for what premiership rugby call persistent salary cap breaches. rhia can run us through the details, and rhia — this is enormous for english rugby? this has been described as the most this has been described as the most remarkable scandal the domestic game has ever seen. in the past five yea rs, has ever seen. in the past five years, saracens have dominated domestically and in europe. for a premiership trophies and three champions cups and now they are down to the championship. think manchester united being relegated at their height under sir alex ferguson, that is how big it is. evenif ferguson, that

and it was a special weekend for the four time bdo women's world champion, lisa ashton.e history by becoming the first woman to win a pdc tour card, and she'll now play in the players championship for the next two years. iam i am pleased to say she is joining us how. i am pleased to say she is joining us now. thank you for coming onto the sofa. can you tell us how hard it is to get a two card? it is 520 men and you have to go down, play every day and get points system. and you have made history by becoming the first women to do so. how proud are you of the achievement?” the first women to do so. how proud are you of the achievement? i am so proud and so happy. i am so proud to get that card. so exciting. it was a tough competition, 500 men were in the field. how tough was that to deal with that and the surrounding of the event? it is very tough. they are high standard players. we knew we had to take in and play as hard as we can. was it intimidating at all? sometimes you do but you are as good as them so you have to go in and fight it out with them and see how you got on

suzuki will face the four time winner, england's lisa ashton, in tonight's final. today. the ones that are what is a particularly mild ones. they are coming all the way up in the mid—atla ntic. ones. they are coming all the way up in the mid—atlantic. it is in that mild air where the strongest of the 1's art. for the rest of today, england and wales in the peak in the gas this afternoon, around 50 to 60 miles an hour. easing back a little bit in scotland and northern ireland. but it is here that we have the wettest weather at the moment. rain eases off the north and the west in the afternoon, sunshine for many as we finish the day. it will be wetter in the north of england, and the further south, not a huge amount of rain, many places dry, but some rain pushing the breeze. turning letter to the north—west of wales later, some sunshine for the eastern temperature is properly peak around lunchtime. 30—40dc —— eastern temperature is properly peak around lunchtime. 30—40dc "13—14 sources. clear skies in scotland and northern ireland. the cool weather will push into nor

there was no fifth bdo world darts title for england‘s lisa ashton, after mikuru suzuki retained hershow how tough a game it had been — ashton hadn‘t dropped a set before the final. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. you can see how far the gap has grown. that is the sport website for all of that. i will be back for another update in the next hour. thank you, john. after weeks of criticism over the handling of australia‘s bushfire emergency, the country‘s prime minister has admitted he could have done things differently. scott morrison says he‘ll propose a powerful inquiry — a royal comission to look into the official response. he also announced a fund of 76 million australian dollars to help some of those most—affected. he‘s been speaking to our partner network in australia, abc. there are things that i could have handled on the ground much better. these are very raw, emotional environments. i‘ve got to say that 95% or thereabouts of the responses i have had in most cases have been very positive and very appreciative. but,

there was no fifth bdo world darts title for england's lisa ashton, after mikuru suzuki retained her, reeling off three legs in a row to take the first set and going on to win 3—0. that's all the sport for now. next up on bbc news, it is time for the papers. hello, and welcome to our sunday morning paper review. with me are james rampton, features writer at the independent, and rosamund urwin, senior reporter at the sunday times. so good to see both of you. worth coming in so good to see both of you. worth coming in at so good to see both of you. worth coming in at this so good to see both of you. worth coming in at this time so good to see both of you. worth coming in at this time of so good to see both of you. worth coming in at this time of the morning just to see both of you! let's take a look at the front pages... there's really only one story in town today... monday's "showdown at sandringham" as it is dubbed by the sunday express. the queen and duke of sussex will meet face—to—face for a series of meetings and consultations to discuss his and meghan‘s future roles. the mail on

suzuki will face the four—time winner lisa ashton in the final tonight.eekend on the high street, as the struggling department store debenhams begins to close branches today as part of restructuring plans. 19 will shut this month — affecting more than 600 staff. meanwhile, the baby clothes retailer mothercare is closing its final stores — after it fell into administration in november with a loss of 2,500 jobs. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. many people feel really sad to see these big names going, jamie, how are some able to survive and others are some able to survive and others are not? yes, firstly, clearly a terrible loss, 3500 jobs. the british retail consortium has said that over the next decade, a further 900,000 jobs are likely to go. what we are seeing, really, are trends that have been going on for quite a while. that inability of some of those, i suppose, while. that inability of some of those, isuppose, more while. that inability of some of those, i suppose, more established firms not reacting to the sort of needs of shoppers

it means if winner will face the full time winner, england's lisa ashton in the final tonight full stopup—to—date with the sport. now on bbc news, time for click. dramatic music. booming voice: welcome to the biggest tech show on earth. are you ces ready? featuring 180,000 people from 160 countries, with 4,000 companies, and one pizza—making robot. it's ces! goodness, he sounded excited, didn't he? so he should! yeah, absolutely, it is exciting. we only got ourselves a blooming studio this year overlooking the actual show. that's ces just out there, hello! oh, yeah! it is quite something and we have for you the latest announcements from here, as well as getting our hands on some of the most exciting—looking gadgets that have made their way to las vegas. in fact, spencer, you've been in the water with one of them, haven't you? certainly have, yes. there's water in las vegas and here it is. this is lake las vegas, an oasis in the desert. this is stacey and this is the hydrofoiler xe1. it's an electric bike that you pedal on the water. of course it is. as you pedal, the electric motor turn

suzuki will face the four—time winner, england‘s lisa ashton, in tonight‘s final.ing about things like that, you are very focused, but now with the disappointment of going out, she would be reflect in thinking actually, i have had a wider impact. there is not many sports where you can see men and women in the same competitions in that way. that is the big thing, when you think about it, you think surely this is the perfect stage to see men and women competing at the same time. and i‘m sure we will see more of that as we highlight these performances. sure we will see more of that as we highlight these performanceslj sure we will see more of that as we highlight these performances. i like any game that you can play in the pub. always helps, a few drinks, loosen up the arm a little bit. it all helps. it isjust approaching 6:40am. authorities in new south wales say they expect a week long reprieve for those fighting the bushfires, with cooler conditions forecast. this comes after firefighters spent friday night tackling gale force winds, which merged two bushfires into

there was no fifth bdo world darts title for england's lisa ashton, after mikuru suzuki retained herr european glory after their record points deduction and fine. despite playing most of the game with 1a men, they're in with a fighting chance of reaching the last eight after beating ospreys 22—15. alex lewington with their only try. gloucester are still in with a chance of qualifying after thumping montpellier 29—6, scoring four tries for what could be a vital bonus point. and ulster made to wait to secure their place after losing 29—13 to clermont. ulster can still make the last eight with a win against bath next weekend. it is interesting, after everything that happened with saracens. they are prioritising the premiership because they are still so far behind. if they want to qualify for that competition again, they will have to do so... unless of course they win it. but they have said they will prioritise the leak. and also how much of that team they can keep together. yes, if it breaks up, what next? we will stay with sport now. after a 16—year rugby league career, rob burrow reti

thing he brought up in today's arguments as part of this impeachment trial but ashton was walking into that chamber of lisa murkowski that pivotal republican senator considered to be a moderate who would be the swing vote on whether or not bolton and other witnesses are called she announced and she also put this in writing in his statement received biologist zira as she intends to be a no on this question of witnesses. and she explained her thinking a little further she says that she is she says she it is sad for me she writes chametz that as an institution the congress has failed those are the words of the senator saying that she doesn't believe that continuation of this process will change anything so certainly she will be addressed to explain further that ration now she a republican member now siding with her republican colleagues in not wanting to get more information into the trial record while on the same hand on the same breath saying that this is a part of the failing of congress so even as these democratic impeach managers continue their arguments today sammy i'm sure they will continue to pitch a