the captain marlie packer brough up her hundredth cap. tackle.es in parma to win 48—nil. they top the table on points difference from france who also won this weekend with a bonus point. the captain marlie packer brought up her hundredth cap. we're playing with smiles on our faces. we're enjoying what we're doing. so i couldn't be prouder of the girls and to get over to get over the scoreline as well. and for me, this is the first place i scored after having my son oliver. so to do it again today, the second time i played it, yeah, i'mjust top of the world right now. i couldn't have done it without my family and all the people that supported me along the journey and i'm really thankful to them. but yeah, it's just been an absolutely amazing day and the girls have made it super specialfor me. chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham. aggie beever—jones�* goal in the second minute gave the visitors the lead. but it wasn't until 2 minutes from full time that they made sure of the points, a

the captain marlie packer brought up her hundredth cap.our faces, we're enjoying what we're doing, so i couldn't be prouder of the girls — and to get over — to get over the scoreline as well and for me, this is the first place i scored after having my son, 0liver, so, to do it again today, the second time i played it, yeah, i'm just top of the world right now. i couldn't have done it without my family and all the people that supported me along the journey and i'm really thankful to them but, yeah, it'sjust been an absolutely amazing day and the girls have made it super specialfor me. chelsea are back on top of the women's super league after a 2—0 win over second from bottom west ham. aggie beever—jones�* goal in the second minute gave them the lead. it wasn't until two minutes from full time that they made sure of the points — a lovely goal from erin cuthbert. they've moved back above manchester city on goal difference. both sides have five games left to play this season. arsenal also won. they're third in the table, six points behind chel

a big moment for england captain marlie packer to come — in this weekend's women's six nations openerll win her 100th cap for the side. the 34—year—old flanker made her debut for the red roses in 2008 and becomes only the seventh woman to reach the milestone. england won the six nations grand slam last year — and are aiming to win their sixth six nations title in a row. yeah, super excited. i think for me, it's more aboutjust kicking off the six nations. it's always a tournament that you want to be involved in. to receive my 100th cap in the first game is pretty special over in palma. my friends and family are all coming over. i think that i had to ask my manager for 16 or 17 tickets the other day. and the max allocation you could have on the app was six. so yeah — i don't know whether i'm going to get all 16 tickets but we hope so. earlier this year, louis rees zammit stunned welsh rugby by choosing to pursue a career in american football. he's reportedly had three offers from teams in the nfl to join their roster, after impressing at an international player pathway pro—day. 0ur corr

captain marlie packer is set for her 100th cap for the red roses — and says the team is hungrier thanit, like, a grand slam win. but we need to make sure that, you know, we perform in each game. and it's notjust about the points on the board. it's how we come off as players, like, we have targets within defence or attack that we want to hit in those games. that's what i think us as red roses will be defined whether this six nations has been successful or not for us. five games to come on sunday in the english women's super league as chelsea aimed to return to the top of the table with a win over west ham. the merseyside derby has kicked off the day, everton hosting liverpool at goodison park. goalless at the moment after 15 minutes. third placed arsenal start the day nine points of mac leaders manchester city, away at aston villa in the late game. you can stay across all of that on the bbc sport website. that's all this bought from us and we will be back with more later on. we will see you then. you certainly will, thank you very much. voters in senegal are choosing a new president —

a big moment for england captain marlie packer to come in this weekend's women's six nations opener againstl win her 100th cap for the side. the 34—year—old flanker made her debut for the red roses in 2008, and becomes only the seventh woman to reach the milestone. england won the six nations grand slam last year — and are aiming to win their sixth six nations title in a row. yeah, six nations title in a row. super excited. i think for it's yeah, super excited. i think for me it's more aboutjust kicking off the six nations, always a tournament you want to be involved in. to receive my 100 and the first game is pretty special. 0ver my 100 and the first game is pretty special. over in palmer, my friends and family are coming over, i think. had to ask for a managerfor16, 17 tickets the other day and the max allocation you could have on the app was six, some i don't know if we'll get all 16 tickets but we hope so. it's currently wheels to one against finland there at half time, that's all the sports for us from now. it's reported north korea has stolen $3 billion in crypto currency over the las

england are after the title for a sixth year in a row, with captain marlie packer set for her 100th capungrier than ever for success. the goal for this six nations is to go out there and win it, like, a grand slam win. but we need to make sure that, you know, we perform in each game. and it's notjust about the points on the board. it's how we come off as players, like, we have targets within defence or attack that we want to hit in those games. that's what i think us as red roses will be defined whether this six nations has been successful or not for us. next to tennis — the two—time australian open champion aryna sabelnka has been knocked out of the miami open. it's been a difficult week, following the death of her ex—boyfriend. she lost in three sets to ukraine's anhelina kalinina in the third round. meanwhile, in the men's draw, the number—one seed carlos alcaraz will play gael monfils next, after beating roberto carballes baena in straight sets. having just won the title at indian wells, alcaraz cruised through 6—2, 6—1, but says the win wasn't as easy as it sounds. it was difficult

captain marlie packer when she steps out onto the pitch will make her 100th cap for england.nough for pole. the dutchman ended up quarter of a second quicker than carlos sainz. the spaniard made an impressive return to action after missing the last race two weeks ago due to surgery to remove his appendix. that was a bit unexpected i think today in qualifying, but very happy with 03. i think both of those laps felt very nice and that was very enjoyable. but, yes, it was a bit of a tricky weekend so far, but we managed to be there at the end, so i am very happy with that. very happy to be here and very happy to be in the red bulls this weekend, and i was a bit rusty initially, but then i got up to speed and i could finally found the pace and feeling good with the car. aryna sabalenka is into the last 32 of the miami open, winning her first match after the death of her former boyfriend konstantin koltsov. sabalenka claimed an impressive straight—sets win over her good friend paula badosa, despite the difficult circumstances surrounding her former partner. sabalenka will play anh

marlie packer gets her 100th cap — leading the side to victory in italy, as they pursue a sixth title back in the west end. sheridan smith on bringing her own life story to her latest role, as a drunken legend on the brink of a breakdown. i've been in my own mental crisis before, which was quite well publicised. so there's definitely parts of myself i can bring to the character. the weather this week is changeable. spells of rain and it will often be windy. significant snowfall on the scottish hills. all the details later on in the programme. it's monday the 25th march. our main story. migrants considering crossing the english channel are being targeted by a new social media campaign, aimed at reducing the number of people making the dangerous journey to the uk. the home office project comes amid an increase in those making the crossing. amid an increase in those making more than 500 people entered on a single day last week. and the number of people making the journey so far in 2024 is up 17% on last year. our reporter, simon jones, has the story. a campaign that aims to convince peop

a big moment for england captain marlie packer to come in this weekend's women's six nations opener againstnd lock abbie ward all return to the starting fifteen. yeah, super excited. i think for me it's more aboutjust kicking off the six nations, always a tournament you want to be involved in. to receive my 100 and the first game is pretty to receive my 100 cap the first game is pretty special. over in palmer, my friends and family are coming over, i think. had to ask for a manager for 16, 17 tickets the other day and the max allocation you could have on the app was six, so i don't know if we'll get all 16 tickets but we hope so. and that's all the sport for now. will be back with more later on, we'll see you then. good evening. there have been mixed fortunes across the country once again today. for much of central and southern england it stayed largely fine and dry with glimpses of sunshine. in fact, in london, once again we had temperatures into the mid—teens so you could get out and enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom that we've got at the moment. it was a different story, however, furthe

the captain marlie packer brought up her 100th cap in the match.ng what we are doing, so it couldn't be prouder of the girls. and to get over scoreline as well. for me, this is the first place i scored after having my son 0liver, so to do it again today the second time i played, aim to stop of the world right now. i couldn't have done it without my family and all the people who supported me along the people who supported me along the journey. the people who supported me along thejourney. i am the people who supported me along thejourney. iam really the people who supported me along the journey. i am really thankful to them. it hasjust the journey. i am really thankful to them. it has just been an absolutely amazing day and the girls have made it super special for amazing day and the girls have made it super specialfor me. chelsea are back on top of the women's super league, after a 2—nil win over second—from—bottom west ham. aggie beever—jones�* goal in the second minute gave the visitors the lead, but it wasn't until two minutes from time that the

they begin their championship away in italy in what will be a memorable moment for skipper marlie packerink of the players before me that have got 100 caps and i'm just like, "wow." yeah, it's pretty amazing. this year's tournament carries extra importance with the world cup next year. england and france have already booked their places, but there is one more guaranteed automatic qualification spot up for grabs in the six nations. which means there's a lot on the line for teams like wales and scotland. they begin their campaigns against each other here at cardiff arms park. last year, wales nabbed third spot, scotland weren't far behind in fourth. just even speaking about it now, it gives me goosebumps, thinking of a world cup. you know, i'm sure the girls and myself are going to work really hard to make sure we get in that top three. you can't think that far ahead. it's so easy to it. and it would be obviously such a luxury if we could say that we qualified. but, if we focus on that, we'll get performances wrong and we'll have absolutely no opportunity of doing it. but yeah, i'd be lyin

they play their tournament opener against italy today with captain marlie packer set for her hundredthmething which kyiv has fiercely denied. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the details. in what was left of crocus city, the full horror of what happened became clear. the attackers had torched the building. a rock concert became an inferno. gunfire but first, the gunman had opened fire. gunfire to kill as many of the audience as possible — in one constant stream of bullets. russia says the four gunman who did this have been arrested. and claims they planned to cross into ukraine. kyiv denies any connection to the attack. it's islamic state that's claimed responsibility. president putin promised vengeance. translation: all the - perpetrators and organisers of this crime and those who ordered it will be justly and inevitably punished, whoever they are, whoever is guiding them. those terrorists, murderers, monsters face the same unenviable fate — retribution and oblivion. in moscow, there were long queues to donate blood for the many who had been wounded in the attack and rushed to ho

marlie packer retains the captaincy, after leading england to the grand slam last year.s under way after the men's tournament. and talking of putting on a show... the cheltenham festival begins today, kicking off four days of racing culminating in the running of the historic gold cup this friday, in what will be the 100th anniversary of the historic race. and as steve knibbs has been finding out, the prize pot might have changed a bit, but some thing stays the same, like that famous cheltenham roar. a century ago, and red splash, ridden by dick rees, crosses the line to become the first—ever winner of the cheltenham gold cup. the prize money was just £685 — a lot less than this year's £625,000. well, to celebrate 100 years, a special photo with a who's who of gold cup—winning jockeys. rachael blackmore — the only woman to win — next to surely one of the sport's most—loved jockeys and trainers — jonjo 0'neill. he won the cup aboard alverton in 1979, and dawn run in 1986. cheltenham is the ultimate, and everybody wants to be here, and that's the race you want to win, reall