ireland's padraig harrington will captain europe's ryder cup team when they defend their title at whistlinger was announced today as successor to denmark's thomas bjorn. he played in six successive ryder cups, was a vice—captain on three occasions and feels now is the right time for him to take on the top job. i know what it really does to reflect on my legacy weather on the success reflect on my legacy weather on the success of the captain or not. even though the time it looks like it was right, right person, right place, right, right person, right place, right time for my career, but i had to think about that i really wanted? that i really want to put myself out there? had to make sure i was doing good for the right reasons because i wa nted good for the right reasons because i wanted to be a success. well earlier today i spoke to former tour player andrew murray, who was at brookline when harrington made his ryder cup debut — and he believes the irishman will make a great captain. he is very popular with the players, he is very popular with the media, he is very popular with the media, h

ireland's padraig harrington has been handed the task of defending europe's ryder cup title in the unitedhomas bjorn, who led the team to victory in paris last september. harrington had received high profile support from the likes of rory mcilroy in the lead up — and harrington in return heaped the praise on mcilroy and his importance to the team. he loves it. he has morphed into being the playing captain in the tea m being the playing captain in the team room. he is a leader in that tea m team room. he is a leader in that team room. he is a leader in that team room. nothing gives back to rory like the right of cup. he loves the adrenaline, it is made for him, as it is for a not the europeans, it is made for him. he will not miss out. he will be there, front and centre, one of the leading lights of ourteam. nine times world rally champion sebastien loeb won tuesday's second stage of the dakar rally from pisco to sanjuan de marcona in peru. it was a day of near misses for some while overnight leader nasser al—attiyah plunged to eighth in the overall standings, with south africa's giniel de

padraig harrington will captain europe in next year's ryder cup.ice captain and also won three major titles, but says he is putting his career on the line by taking over from thomas bjorn, who led europe to a convincing victory last year. i know it really does reflect a legacy, whether i am a successful captain or not. it's not something i just stroll into. even the timing looks like it was right and i was the right person, the right time in my career. but i had to think, did i really wa nt my career. but i had to think, did i really want it? ultimately, i am doing this for the right reasons, because i really, really want to be a successful captain. let's get more on this now. andrew murray is with us. welcome. he said it there, he has put his legacy on the line, strong words. you were at brookline when he made his playing debut in the ryder cup, 20 years ago now. will he be a good captain? i think he will be a terrific captain. he made a winning start on his debut against a very inform opposition. but he is so studious, diligent, intelligentand br

. —— we expect padraig harrington.ee day visit, at the invitation of the chinese president. mr kim is being accompanied by his wife during the visit, according to state media reports. the trip comes amid reports that negotiations are under way for a second summit between mr kim and us president donald trump. the two met last june, the first such meeting for a sitting us president. there he is with president xi. let's talk to our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker. it is the fourth meeting between kim jong—un and president xi in less than a year, what is that signal? that north korea is reviewing its friendship with china. before last year, kim jong—un had friendship with china. before last year, kimjong—un had spent six yea rs year, kimjong—un had spent six years in power without going to see his closest ally and his main source of both trade and aid, around 80 to 90% of north korea's trade comes from china. but if he was going to meet other global leaders in step onto the international stage, he probably thought it

. —— ireland's padraig harrington has been handed the task of defending europe's ryder cup title in thethe team to victory in paris last september. harrington had received high profile support from the likes of rory mcilroy in the leadup, and harrington in return heaped the praise on mcilroy and his importance to the team. he loves it. he's morphed into being the playing captain in the team room. he's a leader in that team room. nothing gives back to rory like the ryder cup. he loves the adrenaline, he loves the greens and golf balls, it's made for him, as it is for a lot of europeans, it is made for him. he will not miss out. he will be there, front and centre, one of the leading lights of ourteam. nine times world rally champion sebastien loeb won tuesday's second stage of the dakar rally from pisco to sanjuan de marcona, in peru. it was a day of near misses for some, while overnight leader nasser al—attiyah plunged to eighth in the overall standings, with south africa's giniel de villiers, the 2009 champion, now out in front, with the event running until the 17th of january, when it

padraig harrington is europe's new ryder cup captain. the skies clear overnight, prepare for a chilly start to wednesday but hopefully there will be decent sunshine to be found too. also coming up: it could climb a five foot wall and jump a five foot gap — and could prove invaluable to emergency rescues following natural disasters. this walking axajust one of the concepts being unveiled at a show in las vegas. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. if you were watching afternoon live yesterday you will have seen — and heard — it all for yourselves, the moment mp anna soubry was shouted down as a "nazi" whilst i interviewed her, and that was followed by unpleasent scenes as she was jostled and baracked as she crossed the road to parliament. unpleasant, yes, but against the law? well, that's something scotland yard says it's now investigating. and commons speakerjohn bercow has demanded police tackle what he calls "aggressive, threatening, and intimidating behaviour" towards politicians outside parliament. it is frankly

it's thought padraig harrington will be announced as the next european captain.ternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. senior mps from both sides of the commons have joined forces to try to stop a no—deal brexit. they've tabled an amendment to the finance bill that would limit the government's spending powers if britain leaves the eu without a deal. it comes as scotland yard faces calls to improve the way it deals with protestors outside parliament — after a pro—remain mp was called a nazi. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. if you flipped on the radio today, you mightjust if you flipped on the radio today, you might just have if you flipped on the radio today, you mightjust have heard this —— flicked on the radio. will travel be affected when we leave the eu? will mobile roaming change? you might have questions about how leaving the eu will affect you. an advert from the government. ministers want us to be ready, particularly if no deal is done with you, but plenty of them people might want to do whatever they can to ensure there isn't a no dea

after six additions as a player, three outings as a vice captain, ireland's padraig harrington will leade's ryder cup team in the usa in 2020. good evening. for the second time in a month, there's been major disruption at a british airport because of reports of drone activity. flights from london's heathrow were stopped for an hour this evening, raising fears of a repeat of the chaos seen at gatwick airport last month. heathrow, europe's busiest airport, has said it's working closely with the authorities to implement the latest technology to combat the threat of drones. live to heathrow tonight and our correspondent tom burridge. departures here at heathrow were suspended for about 50 minutes. disruption to flights was not extensive but given the chaos at gatwick just before extensive but given the chaos at gatwickjust before christmas by drone sightings and the fact that anti—drone technology is already being trialled here at heathrow, it highlights how vulnerable all uk airports are to the threat posed by drones, including by far the most important airport, heathrow. your‘s busiest air

padraig harrington will be europe's next ryder cup captain.in the last half hour — he's has been vice—captain for the last three contests and played in six ryder cups himself. europe face the usa at whistling straits in wisconsin, in september of next year. harrington said he's thrilled, but it wasn't a role he accepted lightly. i know we are going through a new venue, it is an away match, we are going to have on average, three more rookies coming into the team, and i have to be a part of that team and insurer that i find an edge to make sure the team perform to the best of their abilities, get the most of them, and hopefully get a win. the football association is looking into claims that the wales and crystal palace goalkeeper wayne hennessey made a nazi salute. his club—mate max meyer, who is german, posted a picture on social media, showing hennessey at a team meal. hennessey says he was waving at the person taking the picture and shouting to them — he said that "frozen in a moment" it looked as though he was making a completely inappropria

padraig harrington says he's putting his legacy on the line.f the worst for knife crime, with violent offences in england and wales at their highest since 2011. most people caught carrying a knife are adults. but the latest figures show one in five was under the age of 18. one mother we've spoken to says she's living in fear of her 14—year—old son soon becoming a target. the family have been speaking exclusively to our correspondent, adina campbell. we've disguised their identities and their words are spoken by actors. i have had to scale back on work in order to ensure i know where my son is. because, i believe, these risks are very real. this single mother is terrified her son could soon be killed by gangs. i am fearful, i am scared. i do wonder whether this is going to be the last time that my son is going to come back. and it's not long before things get heated between mother and son. there's people that want to target you. what people? a whole area, due to where you live. i didn't grow up at 11! and see anyone murdered or stabbed on the fl

we're expecting padraig harrington to be confirmed as europe's next ryder cup captain this afternoon.ce the usa at whistling straits in wisconsin, in september of next year. the announcement, at one o'clock, will be streamted live on all the major social media platforms and the ryder cup website. we will bring you that announcement on bbc news as soon as we can. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. £16 million of government money will be given to a charity to train 900 new children's social workers in england. the department for education is handing over the cash to social work charity frontline over the next two years, to fund the places on its training programme for graduates and people changing their careers. i'm joined now byjosh macallister — he's ceo of the social work charity frontline. welcome, thank you for coming in. 900 new social workers, is that enough to deal with the workload that they are facing? it is no silver bullet, but it is an important part of improving social work, which is one of the most important professionals for working wi

new europe ryder cup captain padraig harrington admits it‘ll be a tough task to retain the cup when theye are going to get in terms of a venue for the european team. if we were heading back to another hazeldean it is so hard to beat the us when it becomes fast greens, no rough birdie fest type goal. he says he will be an mean captain. he says he will be an mean captain. he couldn‘t look less mean if he tried. he has an evil side. do you think? yeah. wales fullback leigh halfpenny looks likely to miss at least the start of the six nations. halfpenny has already been out for two months after suffering concussion against australia in november. his club scarlets now say he‘ll not be available for a further three to five weeks. wales kickoff their six nations campaign against france on the 1st of february. one of england‘s gold medal winners from april‘s commonwealth games returns to the netball squad for their last test before the world cup later this year. shooterjo harten was a member of the side that beat australia to take the title and after three months out with a knee injury, she‘s bac

ireland's padraig harrington has been handed the task of defending europe's ryder cup title in the unitedaris last september. harrington had received high profile support from the likes of rory mcilroy in the lead up — and harrington in return heaped the praise on mcilroy and his importance to the team today. rory loves it, he has morphed into the playing captain of the team room. there is nothing like it, he loves it on the course, he loves the adrenaline, he loves the bus, it is made for him, as it is for a number of europeans, there is no way he is going to miss out on the ryder cup, he is going to be there, front and centre, one of the leading lights of ourteam. tottenham host cheslea at wembley this evening in the first leg of their league cup semifinal. our reporter katie gornall is there for us. the one constant criticism of mauricio pochettino at tottenham is he hasn't won a trophy yet. how much does that add to the importance of this game? a lot of plaudits come his way for his style, but the chelsea manager has not won a major trophy yet so that adds an interesting subplot. maur

new europe ryder cup captain padraig harrington admits it'll be a tough task to retain the cup when theybeaten the last time they played in the states in 2016. luckily this time around we're going to a links golf course the midwest, late september. so it's as good as we're going to get as an away venue for the european sides. if we were heading back to another hazeltine, like, it'sjust so hard to beat the us when it becomes, you know, fast greens, no rough, birdie—fest type golf. wales full—back leigh halfpenny looks likely to miss at least the start of the six nations. halfpenny has already been out for two months after suffering concussion against australia in november. his club scarlets now say he'll not be available for a further three to five weeks. wales kick off their six nations campaign against france on the 1st of february. world number one simona halep's first match for more than three months ended in defeat by australia's ashleigh barty at the sydney international. the romanian was returning to action after a back injury and was beaten in straight sets by the world number 15.

new europe ryder cup captain padraig harrington admits it'll be a tough task to retain the cup when theyaten the last time they played in the states in 2016. luckily, this time around we are going to the links golf course in the midwest, late september. so, it is as good as we are going to get in terms of a venue for the european team. if we were heading back to another hazeltine it is so hard to beat the us when it becomes fast greens, no rough birdie fest type of golf. that's all the sport for now. let's head back to westminster. thank you very much. welcome back to westminster, where mps will begin debating theresa may's brexit plan again this afternoon, nearly a month after she postponed the commons vote on her agreement. we are told they will be a vote this time. there will be five days of discussion on the terms of the uk's withdrawal and future relations with the eu ahead of an expected vote next tuesday. just to set the scene a little more at westminster after there was really ugly scenes a few days ago, involving the insults thrown at anna soubry and others, much calmer here tod