goes back into scotland.e's been a campaign for many years for scotland to have its own news programme. and that was given a kick—start by a perception during the 2014 independence referendum campaign that the bbc showed a bias towards england and neglected the rest of the uk. now the nine is here, the balance of stories from scotland with those from further afield has proved controversial from some viewers. for one person, there wasn't enough specific scottish content. and this viewer who wanted to remain anonymous made a different point. well, i'm joined now from the set of the nine in glasgow by gary smith, head of news and current affairs for bbc scotland. gary, at a time of massive budget cuts to bbc news overall, is £5 million on one new news show, just for scotland, money well spent? i think it is. you probably won't be surprised to hear, i think, there's been a sense in the bbc for a number of years that a lot of production is centred in london and there has been a move over the past years to move pro

scotland.ionale behind it? and the moment when a studio camera went rogue on the news channel. first, the surge in knife crime has dominated headlines over the past seven days. and it's prompted some national soul—searching about its possible causes. on monday's news at 10, mark easton pondered the nature of the offence. it's a crime that feeds on itself. if one person get stamped, similar youngsters locally are more likely to carry a knife for their own protection. so the infection spreads. but is that infection spread further by the extent of knife crime coverage on tv? and the prominence given to it? some viewers thought so this week, with richard bond voicing a concern about the ubiquity of violence on television more widely. now, in a time of cuts and pressures on air time, it may come as a surprise that last week, the bbc launched a nightly hour—long prime time news programme, it is called the nine. on bbc scotland, with all your latest news, rebecca curran and martin geissler. it appears

make sure scotland can stay yin want to make sure scotland can stay y in the european union.then european president described in which you would be applying as a new country because you would not be permitted to be accepted as an existing member? that is a different circumstance. i can tell you that myself and colleagues in the government have been meeting with european governments over the course of the last few months and i can tell you there is a strong hand of friendship has been extended to scotla nd friendship has been extended to scotland and they are appreciative of our position. i think the european union would want to have a partnership with scotland in scotland in police response times to the most urgent 999 calls for two of england‘s biggest forces, west midlands and greater manchester police, have got significantly worse in the past five years. that‘s according to a freedom of information request by bbc 5 live investigates. in the west midlands the average response times for the most serious calls went up from 10 minutes to 19 minutes. the home office says police

report in scotland are still a crucial part of our news offering in scotland.nal news. is there a danger of satisfying nobody, especially scottish viewers, who want a full roundup of the news? i don't think it is an odd mix. i think it is a very interesting mix. the feedback we've had in the first two weeks of the channel and the news being on the air has been largely positive. it is doing, i suppose, what radio programmes in scotland have been doing for some years, which is having a running order, which is relevant to people in scotland, some days it might be a foreign story at the top and it's got local stories afterwards, some days it might be the other way around and some days we might be starting with a political story based at westminster, it depends on the news of the day. and within the space of an hour, we have time to get into the kind of stories that people are not going to see elsewhere, either our network news or on reporting in scotland. shouldn't you, at the bbc, have been pushing for more scottish news in the national network offering, instead o

the scotland six nations have never really got going.w the time to show up murray field the real scotland. we are out of the running of the championship but we want to play into our potential and show our true picture of what we are capable of. it is time we delivered an 80 minute performance. even that may not be enough. scotland playing for pride, wales amy for history. —— aiming for history. let's go from here in glasco across to edinburgh, oui’ here in glasco across to edinburgh, our correspondentjoe wilson is there ahead of that game tomorrow. for gregor townsend in scotland, these last two games come all about a good performance for them. absolutely. it is funny, if you wea ken absolutely. it is funny, if you weaken the go i remember being in cardiff standing by the pitch, the morning of the match and it felt like we were in the middle of summer. like we were in the middle of summer. suddenly in this part of scotla nd summer. suddenly in this part of scotland it feels quite wintry this evening. this ground will be filled with the n

scotland had to get that position. scotland had to get that position.ainst one of those away from home to recover from this setback and of the weekend, got in san marino next. they are officially the worst team in the world, the bottom of the pile in the fifa world rankings. however, ishould scotland not make it into the top two places they do have a back—up routes because you might remember scotland beat israel and albania to secure top spot in their nations in the group winning that insured a place in the nations league playoffs which means, that even if scotland leaves all of their matches the qualifying campaign, they will be guaranteed a spot at this knockout competition which takes place in march next year. these are the themes that i could stand, i will be playing in that, they will be one that gets semifinals and finals, they were determining the four extra places at yet i think it is a dangerous game that scotland might be playing but they now there is an option therefore them should they not make therefore them should they not make the tremend

quite windy across northern scotland as well.hern scotland on saturday night and we keep some cool air, so where the winds are light further south we are likely to see a touch of frost takes into sunday morning. quite a chilly start to the day. for england and wales it's looking largely dry with some spells of sunshine. some showers across scotla nd of sunshine. some showers across scotland and northern ireland. some of these will be wintry. the temperature is once again a little bit lower. it's going to be cooler as we head into the weekend. blustery showers in the north but also some sunshine. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster. bryony frost is going to miss next month's grand national meeting at aintree. she broke her collarbone in a fall at southwell. she became the first female jockey to win a grade i jumps race at the cheltenham festival last week. she also

they are very blustery showers in scotland. are average speeds — gusts are higher, the northern isles could be gusting between 60 and 70 miles per hour initially before the wind eases later, and showers moving into scotland are going to be wintry on the hills. temperatures mostly at around 9— 12 degrees. saturday evening and night, further showers coming into scotland. that means a bit more snow to the higher ground. that may be the far north of england. still some cloud into parts of england and wales. maybe a little drizzle but where you are clear, hints of a touch of blue on the chart, you just get a bit of frost, particularly on the ground as sunday begins. early on sunday, there could be a longer spell of wet weather moving into the far north—west of scotland and that will move on southwards with more showers following on behind to northern ireland and maybe northern england later. blustery showers. elsewhere across england and wales, sunny spells. temperatures are fairly similar for part two of the weekend. highs of aroun

straight now to scotland ya rd really more later.statement about the rise in knife crime. i am deputy assistant commissioner of scotland yard. we have had a tragic ten days in london. we have seen a number of high—profile violent incidents and oui’ high—profile violent incidents and our thoughts are very much with the family, friends and indeed the wider communities affected by these tragic events. one incident, one injury, one death is one too many. tackling violent crime remains the met‘s top priority and we have been working day and night to make progress. in advance of the weekend just past, we had arranged for more officers from oui’ had arranged for more officers from our violent crime task force to be on duty. and we have extended their shifts to raise visibility across london. these officers are operating across london in both uniform and plainclothes. officers from the homicide teams are working around the clock to bring justice to families and to protect our communities. the increased police presence has made a difference,

championships finish on sunday, scotland will be hoping they are among the medals.land women against japan, england women againstjapan, in the final match of the shebelieves cup is on bbc four, from ten p m. for now, that is all from sportsday, goodbye. good evening, whether looking pretty turbulent, quite changeable over the next few days, a lot of energy in the atmosphere, strong jet stream, high up above our head, driving the next area of cloud and rain in from the south—west, you can see it here on the satellite picture, swell of cloud working all the way across the atlantic and it is going to be turning increasingly worked for many of us during tonight. before that, area showery rain, moving into southern scotland, snow over high ground, here is the next lump of wet weather which continues north, enveloping england and wales, then into northern ireland and the south of scotland and again here over high ground, three 400 metres, we will see some snow. —— over 300, 400 metres. ten in plymouth, something mild in the south, whichever way you slice it, no pressure i

solidarity from scotland!i will help you get it over the line to prevent a disastrous no—deal brexit. but i can only vote for a deal if you let the people vote on it too. theresa may isn't yet confident enough to guarantee to bring her deal back to parliament for a further vote next week. campaigners hope that‘ll give them an opportunity to push their case for a new referendum. that decision won‘t be taken by thousands of people on the streets, it‘ll be taken by people on the streets, it‘ll be ta ken by fewer than people on the streets, it‘ll be taken by fewer than 650 mps, and so far they have resisted all calls for a public vote. mps are likely to discuss alternatives to theresa may‘s deal next week, a somewhat closer relationship to the eu like norway‘s, won by canada‘s, and some say no deal could still be the best option. —— one like canada‘s. long term the supporters have said that this was always part of the remainers idea. this is a march to try and stop brexit, to reverse the decision that the majority

more cloud for northern ireland and scotland in the far north of scotland we will see that week when approaching to bring a little rain and drizzle. temperatures held back a bit here but to the south in the sunshine, i7, but to the south in the sunshine, 17, maybe 18 degrees. some changes

towards the far north of scotland. a chilly day scotla nd north of scotland.ay scotland and northern ireland, temperatures falling away rapidly as the weather pushes southwards. 50—60 mph gusts causing travel problems and possibly damage. clearing south east after midnight, showers. staying blustery with a scattering of showers through the night. could lead to some icy conditions tomorrow morning. strong winds eastern scotland, blustery across the board. rain, sleet and snow with an added when chilled. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... brenton tarrant, the main suspect in the new zealand mosque shootings in which 49 people were killed, appears in court on a single murder charge. new zealand police say they believe a lone gunman was involved in the attacks. prime ministerjacinda ardern vows: "our gun laws will change" new zealand is united in its grief and we are united in our grief. in other news — a leaked eu document appears to confirm that the uk will have to hold elections for the european parliament in may, if brexit is extended beyo

for many, light winds, feeling pretty across northern scotland.ure for thursday, an area of rain hanging around here, not just thursday, an area of rain hanging around here, notjust through thursday, but into friday as well. a particular wet spot of weather with the wind is picking up. elsewhere, clouds, sunny spells, still mild. that rain across northern scotland, looking at the picture into friday, from an area of low pressure that from an area of low pressure that from friday into saturday will start to drive a weather front and southwards across the uk, although weakening. that process begins on friday, eventually the rain beginning to ease in north west scotland. moving into parts of england and wales. cooler behind that area of rain, still mild to the south of it. that pushes through on friday. into the weekend, it has cooled a little across all parts. drier weather across the weekends, turning what across parts of scotla nd turning what across parts of scotland on sunday. you're watching beyond 100 days. they share the same vision, the same

beating scotland by seven points. a scare by the home side before emerging 18—11winners at murrayfield — stretching their record winning run to 13.. let's speak to our correspondentjoe wilson... joe, wheels my time and quite impressively so. —— wales march on. they were at their best at times today? interesting, merrifield is 110w today? interesting, merrifield is now done for the six nations, litter being picked up behind me! —— murrayfield. scotland's players might be feeling bruised and a little confused. how do you beat this welsh team ? little confused. how do you beat this welsh team? as you said at times, in the second half, scotland did produce some quite scintillating by did produce some quite scintillating rugby but by then they were behind and up against a welsh team which just does not panic, players who seem to have complete faith in each other and in their coach. we will show you one of our two pieces of action now starting with the first try of the game, scored by wales. interesting when you consider th

showers on a brisk wind continue to push into scotland.s and may be showers into northern ireland. temperature is around 9— 12 degrees, so they will be down to recent days. more widespread frost on sunday morning. brightening across the south of england on sunday with heavier and prolonged downfalls on scotland. again wintry on hills, similar temperatures, blustery and northern scotland. this is how the weekend is shaping up. it will be different because the weather front will have moved on through. cool days, chilly nights with a touch of frost but more on the way of sunshine around. those showers, blustery and in places wintry and scotland. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today: the eu agrees to delay brexit beyond the 29th march, after late night talks in brussels. all options will remain open and the cliff edge date will be delayed. theresa may has been offered two new brexit deadlines in april and may. we'll tell you what happens next. rescue workers try to reach people cut off b

it stays wet in scotland overnight.oo. further south, i think we lose a lot of those heavy showers and temperatures will people wake to around 11—5 degrees. —— dip away to. it will feel colder as we move into thursday. let's trace where our air is coming from, all the way from the arctic, a cold north north—westerly wind will be wrapped around the area of low pressure, which by this stage is out in the north sea. but around the edge of the low, where we're packing in a lot of wet weather into scotland, especially east of scotland, northern england, down into east anglia too, some more snow over the higher ground and a few wintry showers will be following in behind. probably the best of the sunshine and the dry weather, southern england and south wales, 11 degrees here. but a chilly six or so, i think, in northern scotland. as we head into the end of the week, that area of low pressure is moving away. it's taking away those cold winds. clearing skies, light winds, means friday could start with a touch of frost, and some

on scotland west will close in on scotland tonight with frequent, heavy showers and widespread gales, gusting up to 70mph across the western isles. in the south more rain in the south of england. scotland starts windy on sunday. but the low here pulls away and more sunshine and the showers will thin out. further south the cloud spreads north into northern ireland along the rain and in the afternoon the winds will strengthen. initially across the south—west of england and wales and then across the midlands, northern england and northern ireland, potentially gusting up to 70mph. the risk of some damage. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. a 17—year—old girl has been stabbed to death in a park near romford, east london, the 18th person killed in the capital this year. i've got a daughter aged 17, many londoners, many living around the country will have children. they will know people who are young and but for the grace of god could be any one of our children who lost their lives last night. america's ambassador to the uk, urges britain to embrace us farming methods to hel

they led 31—0 at one point, but scotland were not done.try sparked a second half in which their promise finally blossomed. he scored two in an amazing comeback. when finn russell was allowed to the line unaccompanied, it was 31—31. befuddled english heads span, no—one could keep sam johnson from scoring. scotland were minutes away from winning at twickenham for the first time in 35 years. in the end, in overtime, george ford scored and salvaged a draw. still, not enough to take the calcutta cup back from scotland. the six nations saved its best till last. patrick geary, bbc news. and in the women plasma six nations... —— the women's six nations... england ran in 12 tries as they thrashed scotland 80—0 to seal a ninth grand slam and regain the women's six nations title. the red roses were rampant, asjess breach scored her second and england's fourth try inside 17 minutes. england went on to score a staggering seven tries in the first half, adding another five in the second. the win gave england a 10th six nations crown, after losing the tit

a sell—out of scotland's fishing fleet.y of state promised to resign over, and still hasn't. in the debate tomorrow, we look at the same condescending answers to questions about the impact on scotland. the answer is simply scotland, back in your box, this is advice you have to pay for being pa rt advice you have to pay for being part of the united kingdom. well, mr speaker, from the conservative benches i have heard a number of times that cabinet ministers have responded to questions about the impact of scotland by saying, can i... tonight we are seeing clearer than ever the price of being part of that. hear, hear! can be secretary of state confirm taxpayer—funded to represent themselves? at what time tonight love the first ministers of the national government of scotland wales, and if they left to hear on the news while others who hold no national government positions are getting preferential treatment? will the secretary of state not accept the secretary of state not accept the mood of parliament and both nations is that

of highland scotland.ss england and wales. gusts of wind around about 50 or even 60 mph. enough to cause some disruption on saturday. it will be mild across england and wales. around 10—12d. we are looking at mid to single figures, northern ireland and for scotland. hills now set to continue that much of the day. eventually through saturday night and into sunday, we lose low into the north sea. the cold front pushes much of the rain out of the way. still another windy day to come on sunday. strongest across parts of scotland in northeast england. further showers but on and on that blustery land. some falling to sleet and snow over the highest mountain in the north. dryerfor the over the highest mountain in the north. dryer for the south across the country where we are just about getting to double figures. it will bea getting to double figures. it will be a chilly day particularly with where you are exposed to brisk winds. you will delete pleased to hear that things look dryer, more settled into next week.

a breeze we drifting across parts of scotland, some showers left behind in central scotland, northernext frontal system advancing, strengthening winds as well, that will move towards the south—west wales, the midlands, eventually scotla nd wales, the midlands, eventually scotland as we go through tuesday out in the wednesday. chilly in the north, much milderfurther south at whichever way you slice it, it is low pressure that will be dominating the scene on wednesday. band of rain or showers spiralling around the frontal system, as this wet weather ru ns frontal system, as this wet weather runs into cold air again in scotland. lots of hefty showers to northern ireland, racing from west to east. quite mild in the south, up to east. quite mild in the south, up to 13 degrees, much chilly across south—western parts of the uk. more of us are going to get into that chilly air on thursday as the wings go northerly. there is wintry weather even the quite low levels by this stage, further south, some showers and rainy spells, we hold on to something a little bit milder. it may temporarily turn

nationals as much as they love scotland and the sort of scotland i want to live in scotland the way it was a united knows the not of the people see in the media as it is becoming very is in a four because i think that's partly the reason they were e.u. nationals drop off and that of course is really it for future domination policy late because it is what the islands with the west are nails under clave. before it is populations of the claimant so council michael any point would just message be from the grassroots of the the coal face of and look like and still to the members of parliament always ministers still deliberating work to blacks or not but i think my message will be the same as it's been for the last two years indeed the message of the scottish government and many people across golden state respected them across think well at the scottish people because what we're going to see as you know you can them leave the e.u. but the people scotland overwhelmingly voted three i mean and the e.u. and i don't see have a you know it can them can survive and sustain and you have an entire n

up to 70 miles an hour in western scotland.moves into england and wales, causing strong winds. wet weather moving in, some uncertainty how far north of the band of rain will get. scotland, the north is dry and bright with blustery showers. in the afternoon, we will see the winds picking up. the met office has issued a weather warning. strong winds affecting these areas. across western coasts, up to 70 miles an hour. 0n across western coasts, up to 70 miles an hour. on sunday evening into monday, those strong winds will blow across england and wales, strong enough to cause localised disruption. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at 2. new pressure on the transport secretary as the government's forced to pay £33 million to eurotunnel to settle a legal claim. numbers returning to prison "skyrocket" because of rushed probation reforms, according to the govenment spending watchdog. crowds gather to welcome the indian fighter pilot, captured by pakistan, who is about to be released. making landlords ch

but a chilly 6 or so, i think, in northern scotland. area of low pressure is moving away. it's taking away those cold winds. clearing skies, light winds means friday could start with a touch of frost, and some sunshine too. but it's going to cloud over. we saw the cloud earlier on coming in across the atlantic. this is bringing the rain into northern ireland, into wales, and the south—west of england and ahead of that, those temperatures may get to 9 or 10 degrees. even into the weekend, though, it stays very unsettled, some more rain, some more snow over the hills. it will be very windy. as a result, it is always going to feel on the chilly side. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and dan walker. it's 6am. 0ur headlines today: treat knife crime as a national emergency — the call from one of britain's most senior police officers ahead of an emergency meeting with the home secretary. protecting prices after brexit. reports the government may significantly cut some of the taxes importers have to pay to bring goods into

we start on a terrible night for scotland. side ranked 117th in the world — a team who have only won 2 of their last 20 qualifers. craig templeton watched the action. scotland's qualifying campaign began a long way from home. astana is nearly 4000 miles from edinburgh but all the early patterns of play were created by kazakhstan are yellow, and inside six minutes they found a hole in the scottish defence in the top corner was found. it was about top corner was found. it was about to get worse. once more, the path to scotland's girl was too easy to find and it was 2—0 afterjust ten minutes. only agility meant it didn't become three before half—time. the interval brought no change and soon it was three. you can see what the tartan army thought about. the best chance fell to stuart armstrong but despite having so little to do, the goalkeeper was up so little to do, the goalkeeper was up to the task. scotland stunned by a team ranked 77 places below them and questions certainly will be asked. northern ireland had a much more posit

pestering scotla nd north of scotland.f us, before the temperature turns colder. across the western isles, clown turning thicker and rain from time to time. temperatures not too bad, between 1a and 11 celsius. wednesday, little overall change in the weather picture. england and wales having the best of the sunshine, further north, a lot of dry weather, rain across the far north of scotland. in aberdeen, house of 15. 15 as well for the southin house of 15. 15 as well for the south in london. towards the end of the week, an area of high pressure moving toward southern england and milderaircoming infor moving toward southern england and milderair coming inforthe moving toward southern england and milder air coming in for the north of the continents, boosting temperatures. mostly for england and wales, why, because the air force in office current is coming more off the atlantic, so overall little change in the temperatures here. scotland, around 12 degrees, in the south, high switching 17. that's your latest weather. south, hi

most credit in scotland, northern ireland and northern england.eavy bursts of rain in the highlands and hebrides later. more sunshine will develop in the afternoon, it could hit 16 degrees in the moray firth, 16 or 17 in east wales and east england. if anything, the rain is still there in the north—west of scotland on thursday, it will mount up in the highlands and could cause rivers and streams to flood. wetter across the hebrides. further south, to flood. wetter across the hebrides. furthersouth, cloud breaks, the best of which are probably in the north—east of england and eastern northern ireland. it could hit around 16 degrees again. wet and windy on thursday, lasting into friday. into the start of the weekend, the cloud we have will sweep away. whilst thursday and friday are remaining fairly cloudy with very wet and windy weather in the north of scotland, temperatures may have dropped 80 degrees by saturday, still above where they should be for the time of year, but a greater amount of sunshine. but watch how quickly the cloud in the south ko

scotland yard is defending the civil claim but says it is inappropriate to comment.uire, the hull student whose body was found in the humber estuary on wednesday, has paid an emotional tribute to her "beautiful girl" and said no family should have to endure what hers has gone through. the 21—year—old's body was found seven weeks after she went missing following a night out on the 1st of february. humberside police is treating her death as a "potential homicide". writing on facebook, libby's mother, lisa squire, said she'd lost one of the most precious things in her life, and that her heart is broken. she said that it was an "honour, privilege and a joy" to have been libby's mother, that she kept her safe as long as she could, and that she was "so sorry" she could not keep her safe on the night that she vanished. in the united states, democrat politicians say the public must be told the findings of the investigation into claims of collusion between donald trump's election campaign and russia. special counsel robert mueller submitted his long—awaited report yesterday.

the scotland fans were keen show it.had become a tough watch but finally, with 17 minutes to go, scotland settled the nerves with a shimmy around the goalkeeper, johnny russell blowing off the tension. 2—0 this time enough to beat the part—timers but maybe not enough to silence the critics. wales have made a winning start to their euro 2020 qualifying campaign with victory over slovakia in cardiff. a first international goal for swansea city's danjames was enough to secure three points for manager ryan giggs who handed james his first competitive start. joe wilson was watching. close your eyes and you could almost be back at the six nations. but open them quick because the footballers of wales started this match at lightning pace, the breakfrom brooks, even when the slovakian defenders got the ball, danjames was too strong and too good. a first start for wales, a first goalfor wales! danjames! fifth minute of the game, first goalfor wales fifth minute of the game, first goal for wales first goal for wales for a 21—year—o

in the hills and scotland.moment is to be against assisted suicide. they‘re talking about providing the means. the couege about providing the means. the college currently says that is the correct position. there is a line that says the law should be changed to allow it. the college, if the vote changed its position, is not going to go that far. what it‘s going to go that far. what it‘s going to go that far. what it‘s going to do is withdraw from that debate and say some people love for and against changing the law. that‘s not for us to take a particular position but we will recognise we are taking this course is. can you give us a sense of how that might work in practice? there is someone ina work in practice? there is someone in a desperate situation with the family around them, how does the decision of going neutral that the organisation takes, a fact what might happen next? on a day-to-day level, almost no difference but what it does to perhaps this just put a straw in the wind in terms of the kind of legisl

also streams of showers, one in north—eastern scotland one into western scotland, and over the irish and wales and eastern england will be dry with some sunshine. the winds gradually easing down through the afternoon. eventually, some cloud and some rain arrives in northern ireland. shouldn't be quite as chilly — temperatures 11 or 12 degrees on wednesday afternoon. the winds continue to ease through the evening, but we introduce more cloud, we introduce rain to many parts of the country overnight. and the main concern is the amount of rain, the continued rain in upland areas of north—west england, over the pennines and the cumbrian fells, could lead to some flooding issues over the next few days. mild enough, temperatures 5—7 degrees, ‘cause it's windy and it's wet. now, the worst of the rain will probably be overnight and first thing in the morning. that weather front will take the heaviest of the rain away, and then we've got this secondary cold front that's moving its way southwards and taking patchy rain across wales and into southern england. then still a strong to gale—force n

if scotla nd between england and scotland. if scotland defeat between england and scotland.rs are. wales is one... it‘s confusing but it is exciting. and this is the kind of thing that schedulers dream of. three teams up for the title that can ireland or england snatch the title? joe lynskey looks ahead. among the voices from the valleys, the welsh choir has its kiwi conductor. warren has spent 12 years learning the words and shaping a tea m learning the words and shaping a team that is breaking records. in this, its final year in church, his side on a 13 match winning streak to get one more against ireland will steal six nations and the grand slam. we feel emotional afterwards. despite people ‘s perceptions, i do cry at sad movies and i am an emotional person. but hopefully we can secure the grand slam there will be celebrations all over wales. this is his 10th and final six nations as coach of wales. he wants to finish how it started. wales won the grand slam in his first full season and the second one followed four years later. one more perfect campaign would make tournam

not as much as they love scotland and the sort of scotland i want to live in scotland that welcomes a united knows the not of the people see in the media is that blix is becoming very is in a four because i think that's partly the reason there was the e.u. nationals drop off and that of course is really for future domination of policy going out late because it is what the islands with the west on nails and work late . for it is populations of the claimant so cancel michael any point would just message be from the grassroots the liberating work the blacks are not i think my message will be the same as it's been flossed two years indeed the message of the scottish government and many people across coleman is to respect the democratic will of the scottish people because what we're going to see as you know you can them leave the e.u. but the people scotland overwhelmingly voted to mean and the e.u. and i don't see how well you know you can them can survive and sustain and you have an entire does not ma and i just from the democratic deficit can be folks long term and ultimately a family d

more than 900 people were killed by drugs in scotland in 2017.n paul in sanquhar. so we contacted facebook and asked them to come on this programme for an interview. they've said no, but they've given us this statement. "after a thorough review, we identified and removed 11 accounts related to the contact the bbc brought to our attention, and fanned out to remove an additional 16 accounts associated with these profiles involved in similar activity." so that's 27 accounts. we found more than 200. facebook says there is more it can do. if the trade of drugs on social media sites is so blatant, so easy, if deadly pills can be sent straight through the post, then what can the police do about that? in recent months, we have probably taken out several thousand tablets which we suspect are xanax — and we took them out the postal system. i think it would be naive to think that the availability of drugs isnae going to increase with the advent of the internet, and it's been slowly increasing over the years. i'm very conscious that enforcement alone isnae r

his second, scotland's first.s cannot rely on simple passes, scotland team, a loud click passage to the line. it was converted. it was 31 all. unable to adjust in the face of the storm in the north. no one can stop sam johnson once he got excited at the line. scotland ahead. minutes i had the first went to admit 35 years. the ball let out, it was game over. england looking for one last gap. finally, there it was. it would end up finally, there it was. it would end upa draw. finally, there it was. it would end up a draw. somehow, scotland retained the calcutta cup. saving its best buy last but not —— saving its best buy last but not —— saving it best for last. lets get more from twickenham and our sports correspondent, katie gornall is there. no one believes what happened here. it would have been that first when he hit since 1983, but converted by with that 38 points. probably one of the most topsy—turvy matches that i had ever seen. three tries in 12 minutes. henry slade to set up johnny mae. he did not see a way

there will be wet weather in parts of western scotland, north—west england and western scotland again the jet stream dipping down to the south of the uk. it will now move to the north through the coming week and will drag air in from the atlantic. the mornings could still be chilly, but they will start to feel milder throughout the day. the essential picture i think is that it will be nowhere near as wet as it has been and nowhere near as windy. very relieved that things will we we re we were just talking about our lunch, we were paying attention, matt! it is nearly lunch in our world, because we have been up so early! we will be back with the headlines shortly, but now it is time for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts. we're only three months into 2019 and already we've covered plenty of ground, so this week we're going to take a look back at some of our favourite stories so far this year. my mask started to fill with water and i started to panic, so i was like... oh my gosh. i think i'm still recovering from the dragon dance in taiwan. any

it will be quite windy, as well, across parts of scotland. low levels here. rain showers further south, those temperatures ranging from around 6—11 degrees. and it stays unsettled as we head towards the weekend. we'll see some showers at times, some of those wintry over high ground, and it will generally feel a bit chilly. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: the number of women undergoing cervical screening hits a 20—year low. now, a new advertising campaign aims to change attitudes. growing pressure on the government to do more to tackle knife crime. one former minister says it should be as treated the same as terrorism. foreign companies have more than £1 trillion invested in the uk, so what might happen to that money after brexit? i'm at this french—owned factory in leeds to find out. tottenham in the champions league, but ahead of their clash against borussia dortmund, mauricio pochettino has called on the premier league to give english clubs more help so they can

is that something that has happened in scotland?of taking a different approach to policing. there are many lessons to learn about how to treat people who are otherwise stigmatised or criminalised and brought into more ofa criminalised and brought into more of a holistic approach. we are absolutely right to focus on the effect on human lives. people are damaged by this process. we can't get away from the fact that we have been living through a period of unprecedented austerity because of tory policies. that is at the core of the kind of problems we are having in the social sphere just now. that is what is actually causing a lot of the problems. now. that is what is actually causing a lot of the problemslj now. that is what is actually causing a lot of the problems. i do not agree with that. i think that if people had a lower amount of money for whatever reason, i don't believe that, we have the lowest unemployment, to think that some how people having a tough time economically have suddenly become murderers... that is not the suggest

england women are playing scotland.and slam once again, just as they did two years ago. a fascinating afternoon of rugby. one thing is for sure, if wales when he later, the six nations and the grand slam is theirs. we shall see. thank you very much. the new formula one season is under way, but it looks like the same old story ahead of the australian grand prix. that's because world champion lewis hamilton picked up where he left off, dominating the sport. the briton broke the track record in qualifying as he claimed pole in melbourne for the sixth year in a row. ferrari had looked better in preseason testing, but sebastian vettel was a huge seven tenths of a second off the pace in third. the fa cup has reached the quarter finals stage — with three of the last eight ties being played today. watford host crystal palace in the afternoon kick—off, before quadruple—chasing manchester city travel to swansea. then in the evening — wolves take on manchester united. manager ole gunnar solskjaer was part of united's cup winning s

now the time to show murray field the real scotland.ning of the sheepish ship, but we still want to play to our potential and show our true potential of what we are capable of. it is time we delivered 90 minute performance. but even that may not be enough. scotland playing for pride, whales playing for history. that's the first match, wales two points ahead of second placed england in the table, england up against italy tomorrow afternoon before ireland round off the penultimate weekend against france in dublin. domestically tonight, bath prevented the champions saracens from returning to the top of the premiership as they won 18-9. no doubt who was central to that win. fly half rhys priestland, who slotted over all of their points, a total of six penalties, this the pick. sarries missing their england contingent, but indiscipline letting them down. dan evans is up against stan wawrinka in the first round at indian wells. you can listen to commentary on 5 live sports extra and via the bbc sport website. earlier, johanna konta reached th

we'll also have streams of showers, one in north—eastern scotland, one into western scotland, over theh of the day, southern parts of england and wales and eastern england will be dry with some sunshine. the winds gradually easing down through the afternoon. eventually, some cloud and some rain arrives in northern ireland. shouldn't be quite as chilly — temperatures 11 or 12 degrees on wednesday afternoon. the winds continue to ease through the evening, but we introduce more cloud, we introduce rain to many parts of the country overnight, and the main concern is the amount of rain. the continued rain in upland areas of north—west england, over the pennines and the cumbrian fells, could lead to some flooding issues over the next few days. mild enough, temperatures 5—7 degrees, ‘cause it's windy and it's wet. now, the worst of the rain will probably be overnight and first thing in the morning. that weather front will take the heaviest of the rain away, and then we've got this secondary cold front that's moving its way southwards and taking patchy rain across wales and into southern engla

temperatures reaching 13 degrees across the south, 709 for scotland.t stays fine and dry, turning milder like i showed you. we could see temperatures reaching the high teens celsius. the nice will continue to be chilly with mist and fog. —— nights. this is bbc news. we will be taking a look at the papers injust this is bbc news. we will be taking a look at the papers in just a moment withjoe a look at the papers in just a moment with joe phillips a look at the papers in just a moment withjoe phillips and nigel nelson. first, the headlines. hundreds of thousands of people have marched through central london demanding another brexit referendum. protesters gathered to hear speeches from across the political spectrum. this deal pleases no one. if you voted remain, it is a rubbish deal. if you voted leave, it is a lousy deal. there are no winners, only losers. american backed kurdish forces have declared victory over islamic state after capturing the group's last remaining stronghold in syria. police say a 17—year—old boy who was stabbed to death in west lo

they are very blustery showers in scotland. these are average speeds, blustery showers in scotland.he hills. temperatures mostly 9—12. saturday evening and night, further showers coming into scotland. more snow to the higher ground. one or two for northern ireland, the north of england. cloud into positive england and wales. where you have that temperatures hold up, maybe drizzle. where you are clear, hence of a touch of blue on the child, maybe a touch of blue on the child, maybe a touch of blue on the child, maybe a touch of frost on the ground a sunday begins. early on sunday there could be rain in north—west scotland. my following on behind. particularly in scotland there are blustery showers. elsewhere across england and wales there will be good, sunny spells to be had. temperatures fairly similar for part two of the weekend. of around 9—12 degrees. that is how the weekend is shaping up. looking into next week, high pressure is back. it looks like it will move right across the uk very slowly, just a few weak weather front in the far north of scotland at times. most places, with

rain could come back to northern scotland later in the day.emperatures are edging upwards and they could be in the high teens in the warm spots. high pressure for most of us but there will be whether france close to northern scotland at times, so there will be a bit of rent occasionally and stronger winds compared to elsewhere. there are still some flood warnings in place in england and wales, so the rain is easing, but the problems from the rain we have had i still continuing. a reminder of our main story. the dutch city of utrecht is under vitual lockdown after a person is shot dead and several injured ona tram. in the last few minutes, dutch police have issued images of a turkish man who they are searching for in connection with the incident, but they were in the public not to approach him. that is all from the bbc news at one, on the bbc news channel, there is more news. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. britain's richest man sirjim ratcliffe is expected to step in to save the future of team sky ever since the

not as windy in scotland and northern ireland but a really cold day with sleet and snow in scotland,3 in the south—east where it is dry until the evening. then we get heavy rain pushing its way through. the deep area of low pressure continues to deepen and run away and take away that wintry mix from northern areas and things are more calm on sunday. it will be a windy day, very windy for a while across eastern scotland and we have a mixture of sunshine and we have a mixture of sunshine and showers once again. some of those showers could be wintry over the hills. it will feel cold in the wind but temperatures are where they should be at this time of year, around nine or 10 degrees. into the early pa rt around nine or 10 degrees. into the early part of next week and it could be chilly in the mornings. there might bea be chilly in the mornings. there might be a touch of frost and mist and fog as well. but ending on a more positive note, with thejet strea m more positive note, with thejet stream further north, higher pressure a bit closer to the uk, it will be much drier and not as windy

they are very blustery showers in scotland.sting between 60 and 70 miles per hour initially before the wind eases later, and showers moving into scotland are going to be wintry on the hills. temperatures mostly at around 9—12 degrees. saturday evening and night, further showers coming into scotland. that means a bit more snow to the higher ground. that may be the far north of england. still some cloud into parts of england and wales. maybe a little drizzle but where you are clear, hints of a touch of blue on the chart, you just get a bit of frost, particularly on the ground as sunday begins. early on sunday, there could be a longer spell of wet weather moving into the far north—west of scotland and that will move on southwards with more showers following on behind to northern ireland and maybe northern england later. in scotland blustery showers. elsewhere across england and wales, sunny spells. temperatures are fairly similar for part two of the weekend. highs of around 9—12 degrees. so that is how the weekend is shaping up. l

to much of scotland, $03 thicker cloud to much of scotland, so a dull day, a few showery bursts of rainres reaching 10 or 11, further south glorious conditions into the channel islands, the top temperatures round 13 celsius. and the winds will be light. high pressure sticks with us for the rest of the week. we will tap into drier air, so that means we will see more sunshine around with that drier air, so sunshine around with that drier air, so temperatures will respond, so it should be very mild towards the end of the week in places so the rest of the week is looking dry, thanks to high pressure, plenty of sunshine but nights will be chilly, maybe a touch of mist and fog. this is tuesday's picture, not much to talk about, it will be another chilly start. largely dry. best of the sunshine england and wales, fair weather cloud in the afternoon and weather cloud in the afternoon and we will have a frontal system brushing past the north of scotland. double figure values for all. highs of 13 or 1a on tuesday, the temperatures creeping up day—by—day. similar wednesday, a chilly start but dry,

meanwhile in scotland...s old club hibernian in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup tomorrow. he only left hibs 4 weeks ago after he was suspended following an exchange between himself and club employees, but lennon's expecting a good reception. he said "it'll be surreal going back so early. but i'm ready for it and there'll be no bitterness." he's got big boots to fill though, lizzie. brendan rodgers never lost a scottish cup game as celtic boss. 0nto tonight's action and there's a potentially very big game at elland road where promotion chasing leeds united — third in the championship — take on west brom, 4 points below them in 11th place... kick off is at 7.45... we'll have score updates here on bbc news. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making the headlines today... 0n the final day of f1 preseason testing — ferrari continued to set the pace with sebastian vettel quickest. and lewis hamilton knows if he's going to win a 6th world title this year — his mercedes needs to be quicker.... t