sale sharks have cut saracens lead at the top of the rugby union premiership to sxi points.joe carpenter scored two of their five tries to secure a bonus point. saracens finished the game with 1a men after robin hislop was sent off for a high challenge. that's all from sportsday. the remainder of our top story. liverpool's record win over manchester united, beating them 7—0 at anfield in the premier league. lots of reaction on the bbc sport website to that. but from me and the rest of the sports the team, goodbye. the contribution of women in all walks of life has often been forgotten, because history has mainly been recorded by men. but here at the glasgow women's library, their achievements are rightly celebrated. this is the only accredited museum in the uk dedicated to women's history, and it's filled with books that are about, for or by women. 20,000 books and 500,000 archived items here are providing a valuable resource for researchers and historians. spencer: amongst all of that, you will find stories _ about some amazing women. like this one. i'm a bit of a fan of ad

after two early tries apiece, saracens edged in front for the first time in the 13th minute as ivan van in the corner for a 22—7 half—time lead.quins rallied after the break and cut the deficit to eight points. marcus smith was instrumental as his fine pass allowed caden murley to touch down. sean maitland and murley swapped tries but a maro itoje score from close range was enough seal victory for saracens. good win for leicester tigers 46—21; over bristol. london irish 2a northampton saints 10 in the united rugby championship connacht captain caolin blade scored a hat—trick of tries as his side overhwhelmed edinburgh by 41 points to 26. connacht dominated the match and ran in three tries before half time, with blade getting the first of his three. more of the same followed after the break with 2 more tries for blade as connacht notched up their fifth consecutive victory. both sides picked up a bonus point. ospreys kept their hopes of finishing as the top welsh region alive, running in 5 tries to beat struggling dragons 37 by points to 18. iestyn hopkins went over for the bonus point wi

sale sharks have cut saracens lead at the top of the rugby union premiership to six points.5—24 at the a] bell stadium. fullbackjoe carpenter scored two of their five tries to secure a bonus point. saracens finished the game with 14 men after robin hislop was sent off for a high chalenge. that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we'll have all the main stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. it seems extraordinary. witness gasps. whoa! rumbling boom. did you hear that? unidentified flying objects, talk about aliens, high—tech spying and high—altitude balloons. the united states sent the message to china that if you invade our sovereignty, we'll shoot it down. us militaryjets firing expensive missiles at objects which end up being no real threat. it might all sound like something out of a sci—fi novel, but there are some serious issues here. the big question is, how much of a security threat are balloons? so everyone�*s been talking about balloons lately. there are lots of different theories and speculation flying around. i'm going to try and brea

sale sharks have cut saracens lead at the top of the rugby union premiership to six points. 35—24 at the a] bell stadium. fullbackjoe carpenter scored two of their five tries to secure a bonus point. saracens finished the game with 14 men after robin hislop was sent off for a high chalenge. that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we'll have all the main stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. guide dogs — for thousands of blind and visually impaired people, they're the difference between independence and isolation. she's my best friend, my constant companion, my means of independence. i couldn't imagine my life without rio. since 1931, around 36,000 guide dogs have been matched with visually impaired people. but during the pandemic, the breeding programme shut down overnight. the charity lost a third of its puppy—raising volunteers, and the guide dog service was paused... people like us are needed, so much, to help people like you. ..leaving more than 1,000 people waiting to be matched. it is really, really difficult not having the dog. practica

they are expected to be announced evidently however, her cocaptain is saracens for the six nations the, ., could be huge. she's been involved in some massive _ could be huge. she's been involved in some massive occasions - could be huge. she's been involved in some massive occasions from i could be huge. she's been involved| in some massive occasions from the club point _ in some massive occasions from the club point of— in some massive occasions from the club point of view and she could lead _ club point of view and she could lead us — club point of view and she could lead us out. the difference she makes — lead us out. the difference she makes when she takes the field is phenomenal and that is why will we looked _ phenomenal and that is why will we looked at _ phenomenal and that is why will we looked at we fight options will be, she was_ looked at we fight options will be, she was front and centre of both players — she was front and centre of both players. certainly lots of work to - ive players. certainly lots of work to give her— players. certainly lots of work to give her and pla

elsewhere today, there were convincing wins for saracens women and loughborough ligntning. three of the fourth and final test against in ahmedabad, to dent australia's hopes of levelling the series. virat kohli is going well on 59 not out, and opener shubman gill starred for the hosts. he scored his fifth international century of the year — before finally falling for 128. india closed on 289 for 3 — still 191 runs behind. india lead the series 2—1. south africa completed a 2—0 series whitewash over west indies with a comprehensive 284 run victory injohannesburg. needing 391 to win, the windies slumped to a miserable 106 all out. gerald coetzee and simon harmer each took three wickets. britain's tao geoghegan hart tied for second place on stage six of the tirreno adriatico in italy. slovenia's primoz roglic is almost assured of victory after winning his third consecutive stage. geoghegan hart has moved up to third place overall. the race finishes tomorrow. and tadej pogacar has extended his lead on stage 7 of the paris—nice race. the slovenian rider was first over the line.

it is still cloudy in the yank scenes, the saracens ball rain gathering protexture was way back to mo, should be or a bit on the low side in places because of the cloud. this lesser amount of rain came out of the sky and indonesia less so from the laser and a bit of a concentration in the central philippines. as you can see. and unusually for this time of the year, there is rain in many parts of india and bangladesh. in the form of showers or thunderstorms that we should be looking at the pre monsoon heat is bitterly to see significant rain. but it's there in places where it shouldn't be light and i this is bit more you usual though in pakistan, it is not uncommon to get in the spring, these westerly disturbances which bring cloud and right and significant change the feel the weather. that's what they're doing. so for example, almost anywhere in pakistan you could see rain even as far southwest karachi during saturday. they left the one sunday, but it's still there. i imagine is quite welcome. ah. join the debate. we know that the sector seems empowered by history, the government, and

middleton has named a 42—player england training squad for the women's six nations and revealed that saracensn the team with sarah hunter. middleton, who will step down at the end of this year's six nations, says that since hunter has indicated she will not be involved with the national side as a player come the 2025 world cup, that england need to "grow their leadership quality and depth", which is why packer will co—captain the side. the squad is made up of 23 forwards and i9 backs and will see gloucester—hartpury duo natasha hunt and sarah beckett return after missing out on world cup selection. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back in an hour. the former health secretary, matt hancock, said the releasing of his whatsapp messages is a massive betrayal of trust. isabel 0akeshott said she acted in the national interest. they show conversations about whether schools in england should be close. earlier, my colleague, martine croxall, spoke to the political editor of the spectator, katy balls, and aske

saracens are guaranteed a top two finish in rugby union's premiership — the league leaders had theirlexed their muscles against harlequins, beating them 36—24 to increase their advantage at the top of the table and with it, dent quins diminishing playoff hopes. and that's all the sport for now. thank you, lizzy. "0peration chiffon" was the codename given to a top—secret british intelligence operation, that eventually paved the way for the good friday agreement — bringing an end to more than 3 decades of violence in northern ireland. at the centre of it all, was an undercover agent, known as "robert". thejournalist, peter taylor, has spent more than 20 years tracking him down and in a new documentary, he explains what really happened. explosion. by the early 1990s, more than 3,000 people had been killed on all sides in what was known as the troubles. explosion. the continuing violence was fed by one question — should northern ireland remain in the united kingdom or become part of a united ireland? when peace finally came with the good friday agreement, i was convinced that an m15 secr

middleton has named a 42—player england training squad for the women's six nations and revealed that saracens, that england need to �*grow their leadership quality and depth' which is why packer will co—captain the side. the squad is made up of 23 forwards and 19 backs and will see gloucester—hartpury duo natasha hunt and sarah beckett return after missing out on world cup selection. the european indoor athletics championships get underway in istanbul later. it's the first major sporting event to be held in turkey since the devastating earthquake hit the country last month. the british team contains several medal prospects including keely hodgkinson. her form, in the women's eight hundred metres, has been outstanding over the past 12 months, her latest win coming in birmingham at the world indoor tour finals last weekend. now she's hoping to maintain her consistency, ahead of next year's olympics. there is definitely a different atmosphere around olympic year. i think everyone brings their a—game and i saw that in tokyo and i was one of those people. it will definitely be competitive and i th

by that stage, he'd played a key role in saracens' impressive victory, in which they scored five tries the break, leeds fought back. harry newman sealing the victory with one of five second—half tries, touching down in between the sticks late on to put the game beyond the reach of the dragons. lawrence 0kolie successfully defended his wbc cruiserweight title against david light in manchester. 0kolie dominated the fight to register his 19th professional win against the previously unbeaten kiwi. the british boxer landed some heavy shots towards the end of the fight as he secured a unanimous victory on his return to the sport after more than a year out of the ring. there we go. so looking all right, i suppose, a year out, in that context. in play ukraine and northern ireland versus finland. good to see that as well. england and ukraine will be poignant with what is happening.— what is happening. absolutely. reau what is happening. absolutely. really nice _ what is happening. absolutely. really nice to _ what is happening. absolutely. really nice to see _ what is happening. absolutely. rea

let's saracens isn't and i think there are side effects but i wouldn't think that they would be they serious because i did some reading this and the most serious one is pancreatic itis, which is not good, but you get the other thing is that you get all just a bit of pain, a bit of discomfort, a bit nausea . you discomfort, a bit nausea. you know, we get all of that. of course, you're you're course, you're that you're the controller weight because controller of my weight because when i see him and he and he looks at me he i give it that looks at me he i give it that look bum is four times what look your bum is four times what i do. so you do not need that chocolate. yes, but it's my pleas fall on deaf ears and i say to you, you don't need that glass of wine, but you have it anyway. nobody to vote. yes you have got a very sweet tooth i have got a very sweet tooth i have got. yeah. and this drug you don't lose the sweet tooth but it actually just it changes what's happening in your body with sugar which is a bit like it isn't that bit like appetite gastric band. no, it's not no because