new season of netball�*s superleague gets under way this weekend and defending champions loughborough lightnings postponed after leeds rhinos could�*t field a team due to covid cases and injuries. manchester thunder got their campaign under way with victory over celtic dragons 79—53. there were also wins for bath and saracens. that�*s all from sportsday. scotla nd scotland have beaten england in the calcutta cup match at murrayfield, 20-17. goodbye. this week, lara is doing something unusual. she has left the city to join someone special on a walk. she is in the new forest national park with wildlife tv legend chris packham. what a beautiful scene. tell me about this area. well, we're in the new forest national park here, which is famous for various habitats, its valley moors, its sandy lowland heath, but also, its ancient woodland, and there are a number of veteran trees here, a significant number, so we're talking about trees that are five, six, 6.5, maybe even 700 years old, and because there's been woodland here for that amount of time, it means that it supports a lot of other life — there

the new season of netball�*s superleague gets underway this weekend and defending champions loughborough lightningpposed to play again tomorrow but the match was postponed after leeds rhinos could't field a team due to covid cases and injuries. manchester thunder got their campaign underway with victory over celtic dragons by 79 points to 53. there were also wins for bath and saracens. there was one game in the premier league this evening — burnley hosting watford with roy hodgson in charge for the first time. it finished 0—0. that's all from sportsday. hello. there's lots of weather to talk about this weekend. rain for many, strong winds and also snow, particularly across scotland. it's all tied in with this frontal system. we have a cold front pushing its way southwards across the uk, colder air behind it, snow showers piling into scotland. notice the squeeze in the isobars as well. we keep those strong winds as we head through tonight and into sunday. we'll see more frequent showers passing into scotland overnight. coupled with those strong and gusty winds brings a risk of blizzards. further so

it is the opening weekend of the new netball season, and defending champions loughborough lightning got this time and time again. good news, i have more six nations for you today. the favourites taking on italy, expect a lot of tries. now it's time for the travel show. coming up this week: downhill for the double vaxed. we are controlling every guest, so he needs to show his covid status, you need vaccination or valid healing from corona. up in the air with a guide dog. so relieved that she is ok and she has just been chewing the bone the whole flight. and grease is the word: why fans of the great british fry—up fear for its future. i think the secret ingredient is love, because you can't get this food anywhere in the world. hello and welcome to bethnal green in the heart of london's east end. now, if you are looking for proper cockney london, this isn't farfrom the real deal, and waiting just over there, calling out to me is a proper, traditional great british fry—up. some people, though, believe the traditional english breakfast may have had its chips. more on that later. first though

as scotland face england on the opening weekend of rugby union's six nations can lightning strike twice? as loughborough retain their title — we look ahead to the start of the new netball superleague season and also coming up on the programme before seven. they've won trophies together — but which one of them will be smiling on sunday — when mo salah's egypt take on sadio mane�*s senegal and as key figures leave their roles — are more changes needed at the top of england cricket welcome along, thanks forjoining us. as you've been hearing the wait is over, amid a pandemic, continuing criticism of china's alleged human rights abuses and diplomatic boycotts, the 2022 winter olympics are under way in beijing. it was a more restrained opening ceremony but the birds nest stadium, first built for the 2008 summer games, still brought plenty of light and colour. just a few days into the start of the chinese new year and heralding a new season. almost 3,000 athletes from 91 nations will compete across the winter olympics. beijing is the first city to host both editions of an olympic games with organsiers saying t