could it be a third six nations title for ireland in five yea rs 7 nations title for ireland in fivethey could seal it here this weekend. england will need experienced heads but are without one this weekend. captain dylan hartley injured, so owen farrell steps up. it is an opportunity for him to show he's capable of being a captain in the future. also coming up, the game that could decide the best of the rest in the premier league. we preview manchester united against liverpool, second against the third ahead of their meeting tomorrow lunchtime. yes, and welcome to dublin, where the six nations title could be settled on this penultimate weekend of the competition. ireland in the driving seat after three wins from their opening three fixtures. while scotland's victory over england kept their hopes alive. that was two weeks ago. england and eddiejones know that was two weeks ago. england and eddie jones know another defeat that was two weeks ago. england and eddiejones know another defeat in this tournament could leave their hopes of a third successive six nations title hanging by a th

six nations sportsday. be decided tonight. england's women are playing right now, and have to win to keep the tournament alive. and we'll hear from this man... hello, i'm ian robertson, ishall look forward enormously this weekend to doing the commentary on the final big match, england against ireland. in the meantime, i'm delighted to invite you to look back at one or two very special memories from my career. that's well worth waiting for later in six nations sportsday. it's all about the irish at the cheltenham festival. lizzie greenwood—hughes is there for us. gold cup day, the irish still the party, lizzie? well, no, they didn't, after all of that talk of the irish or weak and let's visit they have done pretty well at cheltenham, but after all of their success, in the end the big one came down to an epic duel between the two favourites from england. i'm delighted to say i enjoyed by a winning jockey today. harriet tucker, won forfox hunters. we will talk a bit about harriet and her racing in a minute. fi

ireland six nations champions with a game to spare.e weekend, we have had an area of rain moving northwards, but behind the skies clearing nicely. the chance to see some spells of sunshine and top temperature of 14—15dc across england and wales is a very mild indeed. that rain has been more confined to scotland. there has been some snow over the scottish highlands as well. you can see the extent of the rain of the last few hours moving away from england, wales and northern ireland. a few showers following on from the south and south—west this evening and during overnight but generally speaking a dry picture is this rain becomes more confined to the north of scotla nd becomes more confined to the north of scotland in the northern isles. the end of the night could see a bit of rainfringing the end of the night could see a bit of rain fringing into the far south—west of england but a touch of frost and mist and fog. don't be surprised if you wake up to seems like this on sunday morning. a bit stubborn to clear, and also some rain across e

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had been the standout performers in this tournament so far, and they are well worthy of another six nationsupdates in dublin. it's been a busy day in the premier league. six results are in. they are into the second half at stamford bridge in the late kick—off. the lunchtime match was at old trafford, where manchester united beat their great rivals, liverpool, 2—1. marcus rashford scored both united goals in his first league start since late december. that made the trip worthwhile for the england manager, gareth southgate, who was at the match. united stay second, 13 points behind manchester city, who play on monday. liverpool are still third but could drop to fourth if spurs win tomorrow. patrick gearey reports. from the age of industry to the age of the selfie, manchester and liverpool have quarrelled. the row started about trade. these days, these teams rely on imports, butjose mourinho opted for some local produce. marcus rashford of northern moor, look what it meant for him to score! rashford is england's great hope but had not started a league game for his club this year. you can consi

they are second in the six nations table.ired skier millie knight gets her second medal in as many days at the winter paralympics. good evening. thanks forjoining us. there were two games in the premier league today, with tottenham moving into third after a 4—1win at bournemouth. in the early kick—off arsenal and ended their run of three successive premier league defeats with a victory over watford. here patrick geary. the empty seats at the emirates told of the hollowing out of arsenal's season. in recent weeks everything about this club has been questioned. not everyone has asked so nicely. a good time to simplify things. mesut ozil to mustafi, minimalist and effective. complications at the other end. after a watford free kick,... in attack, arsenal's midweek victory over ac milan in the europa league perhaps reminded them of what they are capable of. they did not even have aubameyang available for that. his third arsenal goal. less than two minutes after the flip, it may have been cancelled out by a trip. ainsley maitland—

a runners—up spot in the six nations table.cardiff with liam williams making the most of some slack french defending to put the home side 7—3 ahead. midway through the first half, france were back in it. we'll is currently have a 1.1. france could claim the runners—up spot if they could turn it around. theyjust missed a penalty a couple of moment ago. well, away from the rugby it's been a busy day of football, with more still to come. to talk through all the key moments from the premier league and the fa league and the fa cup, karthi's with our football reporterjohn bennett. that is one trophy left for several managers. at tottenham, they've made a lot of progress but yet to win a trophy. they have not win a trophy for a decade, they have not won the fa cup for 27 years. they are into the semifinals and the semifinal will ta ke semifinals and the semifinal will take place at their current home ground at wembley, so a big chance. he was the hero today. a 3—1 —— 3—0 win for them. ona on a cold and windy day in wales, best to brin

stockdale's seventh try of the six nations, and that is a record.at with england coming. england added tries in the second half but never got close to winning. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here, never better. it is a special day for everyone involved with irish rugby and to be here and celebrate that and to top it off with winning somewhere like this. this is a fortress, a really tough place to go and it is a sign of a champion team to come here and do that. irish rugby union is now the envy of europe and not just because of these scenes of celebration at twickenham. the challenge for these players is to be world champions next autumn. standing here right now, that seems very possible. wales finish the six nations in second place behind champions, ireland, afterjust beating france by one point. liam williams scored the only wales try of the game but their third home win earned wales a hard —fought 14 points to 13 victory. scotland won their final game of this campaign but it took a 79th minute greg laidlaw penalty to give th

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but not everyone was showing the lovelj think this is ours, it's the six nations commits the grand slamman, with support out of mongolia before england! helpfully, ireland will stuff them. in order to set up a grand slam, and had to beat scotland, and they did. this time last year, the competition's top try scorer had never paid in senior green will stop he also became only the second rugby player ever to score multiple tries in three consecutive games. commentator: ireland have the score in this first half. it was a tough game and i think the 20 point margin at the end suggested it wasn't, but that first half especially, they put us under a lot of pressure and we had to scramble hard at times to try and keep them out. and we got that one big momentjust keep them out. and we got that one big moment just before keep them out. and we got that one big momentjust before half—time, that really change the reflection of the half, at half time for us. we don't win that many championships, i suppose. they will just don't win that many championships, i suppose. they willjust be focused on trying

his seventh try of the six nations. that is a record. coming. england added tries in the second half but never got close to winning. ilan‘s grand slam, the perfect six nations completed here, never better. is a special day for eve ryo ne never better. is a special day for everyone involved in irish rugby. the perfect six nations completed here, never better. it's a special day for everyone involved in irish by. day for everyone involved in irish rugby. to be here and to celebrate and to cap at all, winning somewhere like here. this is a fortress, very tough place to go. and it is a sign ofa tough place to go. and it is a sign of a champion team to come here and do that. right now irish rugby union is the envy of europe, and notjust because of these celebrations at twickenham. the challenge for these players is to be world champions next autumn. standing here right now, that seems very possible. wales secured second place in the six nations with victory over france. a liam williams try and three leigh halfpenny penalties gave wales a narr

if ireland when, they could be six nations champions by saturday night.scotland when, then everything seems wide open. round out a bit england. the group has confidence, but they also have awareness of how good ireland are. and how good we will have to be to win, and we will have to be better than we were against england. we are excited to get back out of the field and get going again. but you know there are nervous and a little bit of, you know, worried about the threat of scotland bring. dublin's match would about the rugby they bring. kids kick off fragile grants versus uncertain england? with me and all marsel, england must beat the french. they have disk or four tries for a bonus point to stay inside of ireland. england have made big changes, some enforced by injury. there is a new man taking the captains responsibility. you try to be aggressive in the right times. you are to become and clearheaded. to be able to make the decisions. and i think that is where i have thoroughly matured a bit over the yea rs. thoroughly matured a bit over the years. but

but they are targeting two home victories to end this six nations campaign.n will make his first start for scotland in place of injured winger tommy seymour when they face ireland in dublin in the six nations on saturday. blair kinghorn came on as a replacement during the winter of england and is the only change as coach greg townsend sticks with 1a of the 15 who have recorded back—to—back wins in the championship. back to football now and uefa's investigation into claims of racism towards liverpool's england and 17 striker rhianna brewster has failed to find conclusive evidence. rhian priest who won the golden boot as england lifted the under 17 world cup last year said he was racially abused by spartak moscow year said he was racially abused by spa rtak moscow captain year said he was racially abused by spartak moscow captain leon and mironov during a uefa youth league game in december. liverpool have accepted the decision and praised brewster's carriage. the appointment of phil neville as england women's head coach injanuary was not met with universal appr

with england needing to win to resurrect their six nations hopes, dyla n resurrect their six nationstheir six nations hopes, dylanjones would have wanted a much smoother start to the week. england play their final match of the shebelieves cup against the usa tomorrow knowing that a point will win them them the tournament. new manager phil neville says the teams performances in the competition show that the players trust him. but except that the usa could prove their toughest opponent yet. we tried to block out this came is a standout game and focus on hansen germany and leave much of the attention and build—up to the usa. i named the team this morning, and it was difficult to speak to both players who are not saying. because ultimately they want to play in this game but what i said to the players that are not involved is the other day i made six substitutions and every one of those made a difference. and i will do the same in the second half against the usa. they are a team that plays aggressively. and they press time and they try and get the ball from you in your defensive third so

wales enjoyed their biggest six nations win when these two sides met last year and more of the same lookedirst six minutes italy knew defeat would hand them yet another wooden spoon, and they struck back with a matteo minozzi score. but wales added three more tries after the break to italy's one, with north's second score securing the bonus point. a good win for a much changed wales side and italy's 16th straight six nations defeat. that win puts wales up to second in the championship table with just one round remaining. they play france in cardiff next weekend. in the women's six nations, wales failed to get their challenge back on track after a surprise 22—15 home defeat home to bottom side italy. they were eventually undone by michela sillari's late bonus—point wining try. in the days other game, scotland beat ireland for the first time in women's six nations history, 15—12 the final score there. kyle edmund has been knocked out at the second round at indian wells. this was the british number one's first match of the tournament after being given a bye in the first round. you can see him

cue celebrations, trophy lacks and a sensational six nations.to a late penalty. scotland have equalled last year's results with three wins out of five while italy take the wooden sppon. joe lynskey reports. sports hardest words are what might have been. and scotland booked the trip to rome, they had hoped to see a title march but fumbles in dublin sold their stale strut away and dreams of the championship wait another year. italy have a six nations point to prove. they have not won in 16 matches. they have a fly— half not won in 16 matches. they have a fly—half with a special interests, try for the man his uncle for scotland. it brought the start hardly fit for the team of the wooden spoon. italy stirred up the opening with some of its all in the stale. a first—half that suggested they could run away with it but only scotland's —— scotland and was five. it'll -- scotland's —— scotland and was five. it'll —— natalie wood said on retaining. " pedigree with italian hard. rome was sensing a six nations breakthrough but the final ten minutes with see

the possibility is that rarity, a perfect six nations. that twice ever and they come into this game on a record of consecutive wins with continuity. in contrast, england have had back—to—back defeats and they have picked a team, by their own admission, just to try and win this game, recalling players just admission, just to try and win this game, recalling playersjust to admission, just to try and win this game, recalling players just to try and beat ireland in this match. only a few weeks ago, england were talking about eddie jones a few weeks ago, england were talking about eddiejones being on a long term contract, building towards the world cup. the future for them is just trying to get through this game. england suddenly need the oxygen game. england suddenly need the oxyg e n of game. england suddenly need the oxygen of victory. before the game starts, let's hear from oxygen of victory. before the game starts, let's hearfrom both sides. everyone is aware of the significance it has for irish rugby and this group of players. there is n

back row tipuric played in all five of wales' six nations matches — scoring against italy, too.d for the gold coast by fellow 15s member hallam amos. after missing the six nations with a knee injury, it's been confirmed that wales scrum—half rhys webb is out for the rest of the season. the 29—year—old may well have played his last match for club and country as he leaves ospreys to join toulon in the summer. here is a fairly bizarre story. world rugby are investigating belgium's world cup qualifying win over spain in brussels. the match referee was romanian — and spain's defeat meant that romania took the automatic qualifying spot, with spain having to face the play—offs if they are to reach next year's tournament in japan. the spanish players were furious at a number of decisions, and confronted the referee at full time. world rugby said it was in contact with rugby europe to understand the "context of events". rory mcilroy is the new favourite for the masters, after picking up his first tournament win for 18 months. he said he played a "perfect round of golf" at the arnold palm

best took over as skipper ahead of the 2016 six nations... sealed on saturday with victory over england at twickenham. he's played 111 times for his country, making him ireland's third—most capped player. full back rob kearney and lock iain henderson have also extended their contracts. wales wing george north has been "disciplined" by his club northampton for missing a training session. coach alan gaffney suggested after their defeat to sale on 3rd march that north did not want to play. the 25—year—old is leaving saints to return to wales in the summer, but the club say he is available to play in northamptons final five fixtures. olympic champion katie archibald says adding commonwealth gold to her recent medal haul, is a "realistic hope". archibald is one of 15 cyclists heading to next month's commonwealth games on australia's gold coast as part of team scotland. and as jane lewis reports she'sjoined by someone who knows her better than most. sibling rivalry, not a bit of it. this big brother is more than happy to take tips from little siste

so the six nations championship has been decided with a game to spare.eports, it was a monumental occasion in dublin. the six nations was supposed to be settled next weekend, wasn't it? well, why wait. seize the moment on saturday night. the irish! in dublin, confidence flowed from the moment scotland's misfiring attacking gave the ball to jacob stockdale. he has been the finisher for so much of ireland's could work in this six nations. before half—time he had his second try. a third for ireland soon followed. here, the move was finished, blacking horn. nice. these significant dive to the line came from sean cronin. beautiful in its own way, because it meant ireland had a bonus point to go with their wind. well, everyone was keen to get an image of sean cronin and family. a great story for ireland here in dublin. what nobody knew at the final whistle here was how things would turn out in paris. england needed four tries against france to keepin needed four tries against france to keep in step with ireland, but never looked near it. this high tackle and d

this six nations title could be settled on this penultimate weekend. ireland are in the driving seat after three wins while england know another defeat could end their shot ata another defeat could end their shot at a third title in a row. here's joe wilson. in dublin they line—up this way, and defeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win they could beat six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win, everything seems wide open. the group has confidence but they know how good ireland are and how good we will have to beat to win and will have to be better than we were against england. we're excited to get back on the field, there are i'iei’vous get back on the field, there are nervous and a bit of worry about the threat scotland bring. dublin and put‘s match will just threat scotland bring. dublin and put‘s match willjust be the start of things, the next rugby approach will come in paris. tea—time kick—off, fragile france versus uncertain england. must beat the england fre

ireland moves a step closer to the grand slam in the six nations title.our tries for the arlind side, but all the pressure on england in their match against france. —— ireland, four tries. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd, has been chairing a second meeting of the government's emergency committee, cobra, as the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy continues. these pictures are from an ambulance station in the suburb of harnham, which is about half a mile south of salisbury. soldiers, trained in chemical warfare are helping police deal with the impact of the nerve gas attack nearly a week ago. sergei and yulia skripal,remain in a serious condition in hospital. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondent sarah corker in salisbury, but first to emma vardy in downing street where that cobra meeting is taking place. and that, is anything emerging yet? we understand that meeting has now concluded. we are expecting to hear a very shortly a statement from the home secretary amber rudd as to the outcome of

under their new coach in the six nations, that could give them a bounce in their step. today, it is yet another rivalry reignited. now, if you were tuned into the bbc red button and the bbc sport streaming services yesterday, you'd have seen the leicester riders win their third straight british basketball league trophy in glasgow. they beat sheffield by 90—85 at the emirates arena in what was a thrilling match where the riders still trailed with just 30 seconds to go and survived a late scare with one second left on the clock that would've taken the match to overtime. they're now hoping to make it a double of titles this season, with the team sitting top of the league as well. this weekend's trophy was the tenth won by their coach, rob patternostro, in his ten years at the club. earlier, we caught up with him about his team's dramatic win. yeah, it was an incredible game, we had the lead most of the way, but they came fighting back and took the lead. we made some timely plays, and thatis lead. we made some timely plays, and that is what the big games are all about, maki

stockdale's seventh try of this six nations, and that is a record.dded tries in the second half, but never got close to winning. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here, never better. it is a special day for everyone involved with irish rugby and to be here and celebrate it and to top it off with winning somewhere like this. this is a fortress, a really tough place to go and it is a sign of a champion team to come here and do that. right now irish rugby union is the envy of europe and not just because of these scenes of celebration at twickenham. the challenge for these players is to be world champions next autumn. standing here right now, that seems very possible. joe wilson, bbc news, at twickenham. iam sure i am sure the celebrations are only just getting under way. wales secured second place in the six nations with victory over france. a liam williams try and three leigh halfpenny penalties gave wales a narrow 14—13 win in cardiff to earn runners—up spot behind ireland. scotland ended their campaign with victory against italy i

this six nations title could be settled on this penultimate weekend. another defeat could end their shot ata another defeat could end their shot at a third title in a row. here's joe wilson. in dublin they line—up this way, and defeated ireland versus rejuvenated scotland. both teams should be confident, both are in contention. if ireland win they could beat six nations champions by saturday night. if scotland win, everything seems wide open. the group has confidence but they know how good ireland are and how good we will have to beat to win and will have to be better than we were against england. we're excited

you feel they just have to win to salvage this six nations championship.eland, though — just one in fact, with iain henderson being brought back into their squad. the ulster lock replaces devin toner while peter 0'mahony, rob kearney and cian healy have shaken off injuries to take their places in the squad. warren gatland has brought dan biggar back at fly—half for wales as they aim for a second—placed finish in this year's championship. he takes over from gareth anscombe, who drops to the bench. over to pyeongchang now, where there's been disappointment for britain's wheelchair curling team at the winter paralympics. their medal hopes are over after missing out on a place in the semi—finals after defeat to china. 0ur reporter kate grey is there for us. it may be snowing now but the weather earlier today was pretty miserable, which reflects the mood in the gb wheelchair curling camp. they have had tough matches, first against the host nation career in what was at tight game, a must win match for both teams. the pressure was on aileen nelson to get this one

danny care says england let their fans down in their worst six nations campaign. hello again.hanks forjoining us. jose mourinho may well be enjoying the international break more than most club managers. it gives him a little while out of the spotlight. following a defeat last week, the manchester united manager ranted uninterrupted for 12 minutes. following a win at the weekend he criticised his own defender luke shaw. which prompted suggestions mourinho‘s style might be outdated. well united and england defender ashley young has backed his boss. our sports editor dan roan has been with the england squad at st george's park. just 13 weeks to go until the start of the world cup in russia. important friendly‘s this week against first the netherlands and then back at wembley against italy. as ever winning grammy appear at st georges park there are also club issues to discuss. not least the jose mourinho, manchester united's manager's treatment of his young left back, luke shaw, who was called off at half—time during their fa cup win over brighton. at the weekend. mourinho is very

coming up, the six nations climax.side. coming up in sport, no medals for great britain on day seven of the winter paralympics as the snowboarders all once again miss out on the podium in pyeongchang. gb have two days left to meet their medal target. the elephant population is continuing to dwindle across africa, as thousands are killed every year for their tusks. campaigners say a ban on the trade in ivory would be one step towards making it an unacceptable ornament — and help save the elephants. the leaders of botswana, uganda and gabon are calling on the uk and the european union to outlaw the sale of antique ivory. from botswana, alistair leithead reports. botswana is the last sanctuary for africa's elephants. half of the animals left on the continent live here and on its borders. but conservationists say the continuing trade in tusks, be it legal or illegal, to feed the market for ivory in china means the elephants are still seriously endangered. thousands of elephants are still being killed for their ivory across

it‘s the penultimate weekend of the six nations.e an incredible weekend here. if ireland beat scotland at the aviva stadium later, and england could potentially lose to france in paris, that would see ireland wrap up a third six nations title in five years, party time here if that happens. who would anticipate we would find ourselves in this position on the penultimate weekend of the six nations championship. a lot of the tournament predictions expecting ireland and england to win all their match to set up a potential title grand slam decider in the last match of the tournament with ireland travelling to twickenham to play england next week. but scotland blew that apart with incredible performance against england in the calcutta cup two weeks ago. they we re calcutta cup two weeks ago. they were too good for england, and that keeps scotland‘s chances alive of winning this year‘s tournament. scotla nd winning this year‘s tournament. scotland have been very impressive, we saw that against england. today they have to win away from home

quins kept in touch with a couple of penalties until maro itoje, not so fresh from five six nations startswhen quins captainjames horwood charged over, despite playing with 14 men for the last ten minutes, saracens resisted a harlequins comeback and returns to form just in time for next week's european clash in dublin. —— james horwill. to st james' park, to stjames' park, newcastle have hosted northampton, after an early try for the visitors, the falcons took the lead, he used his score to channel his inner alan shearer. despite being outscored three tries to one, they held on for the win. two more results in the english permission. gloucester into the top six. they beat london irish, 33—29. the late result, with newcastle. the england players may have had to play today, ireland's grand slamming side have had the day off. cardiff blues beat ulster. owners point win. final try with the last move of the game, —— bonus point win. keeping alive hopes of reaching the play—offs. ulster need a win next time out against edinburgh to have any chance of making it into the play—offs. monster's spot

john watson is in dublin. crucial weekend in rugby union six nations championship. ship. nations champions, their third title in five years. in five years. that ireland will have this wrapped up? up? here underjoe schmidt, they have one 19 of their last 20 games here. one 19 of their last 20 games here. irish team is a mighty tough challenge. challenge. beat, but scotland's last i win —— away win came in eight years ago. away win came in eight years ago. all teams struggle. again and tried to quieten the road and put doubt in this irish team. and put doubt in this irish team. perform as well as they can. it will be fascinating to watch. be fascinating to watch. win was here in dublin eight years ago. ago. hopefully that may play in their favour tomorrow. their favour tomorrow. of imprisoned politicians in his native catalonia. message after it was seen in the cup tie at wigan. he can only wear it pre—and post match. no longer wear it on the touchline. south africa have the upper hand at port elizabeth. port elizabeth. top scorer with 63 as the tourists made 243. made

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as they reach the climax of this year's six nations championship, three matches today in the six nationsam. ireland have already taken the title and are looking to complete the grand slam with victory over england, who have yet to lose at twickenham and eddie jones. we have got a fantastic triple bill, but all of the attention will be here at twickenham for england against ireland, ireland won the championship last week, when they beat scotland, and then england failed against the french. ireland are the only side left so cute when the grand slam if they beat the english. they have only won it twice before. the last time back in 2009. they have just got stronger and stronger as this tournament has progressed. england seem to have gone backwards. they could lose three matches in a row, and that has not happened for a novel long time. they would just love to scupper ireland's grand slam plans, because thatis ireland's grand slam plans, because that is what the irish did to the english in last year's championship. starting things off, it is in rome. italy against scotland. italy have alread

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it means the irish have clinched the six nations title with a game to spare. reports. this afternoon we didn't know how it would stop. 0nly where it would start. aviva stadium, dublin. scotland waiting. this way. scotland's style, fast and loose. when it fails it can hand tries to the opposition. jacob stockdale for ireland. few players have ever made a try scoring starts toa have ever made a try scoring starts to a career like stockdale. this was his sixth of the tournament this year. his sixth of the tournament this yea r. early his sixth of the tournament this year. early in the second half, a scotla nd year. early in the second half, a scotland move finally worked, completed in the corner by the youngster blair kinghorn. sean cronin got ireland's fourth try, not only ensuring victory but also a bonus point. ireland had done all they could possibly do here in dublin. now, england had to match that performance in paris to keep their title hopes alive. england needed four tries but they were defending desperately. high tackle from anthony watson, sin—bin for

stockdale's seventh try of this six nations. that is a record.d see his first token in defeat with england coming. england added tries in the second half, but never got close to winning. ireland's grand slam, a perfect six nations completed here. never better. it's a special day for everyone involved in irish rugby. to be and to come to top it off with winning. this is a fortress, a very tough place to go and it is a sign of a tentative team to come her do that. by now the irish rugby team is the envy of europe. that's because of the scenes. the challenge for these players is to be world champions next autumn. standing here right now, that seems very possible. that's it. time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news. back now to those amber weather warnings for snow and ice this evening. drivers are being urged to be prepared before setting out on journeys. 0ur correspondent frankie mccamley is in lofthouse near wakefield in west yorkshire. there have been sporadic snow showers are throughout the day and the snow does seem

wales enjoyed their biggest six nations win when these two sides met last year, and more of the same ck with a matteo minozzi score but wales added three more tries after the break to italy's one, with north's second score securing the bonus point. a good win for a much changed wales side. i think it is a huge .—iifii1:l ferward and it isrggits sgcities — really. the ferward and it isrggits sgcities — ie ferward and it isrggits sgcities — really. the championship is gone but you are in second place. are you amazed how open it is to be runners—up? amazed how open it is to be runners-up? yes, it is very exciting. it makes when next we and very exciting. it will be another big game. warren wanted to wins and we are big game. warren wanted to wins and we a re halfway big game. warren wanted to wins and we are halfway there. hopefully we can get another win. that would be very nice. in the women's six nations, wales failed to get their challenge back on track after a surprise 22—15 home defeat home to bottom side italy. the welsh went in 12—8 down at the break, but managed to claw their wa

ireland have won the six nations championship with a game to spare.hey made it four wins out of four by beating scotland 28—8 in dublin. four ireland tries also saw them secure a bonus point. that put extra pressure on the reigning champions, england, in paris. they had to match the ireland result to keep the championship alive, but they came up short against france. it finished 22—16 at the stade de france. the title is ireland's and they will now look

is a lwa ys the six nations is a big defeat.mately, we're really happy to get a big win. in cricket, a58 happy to get a big win. in cricket, a 58 ball century from jonny ba i rstow a 58 ball century from jonny bairstow helped england to a seven wicket victory in the deciding one—day international against new zealand in christ church. england bowled new zealand out for 223. chris woakes bowled new zealand out for 223. chris woa kes and bowled new zealand out for 223. chris woakes and adil rashid got three wickets each. a partnership of 84 between colin de grandhomme and mitchell santner helped 84 between colin de grandhomme and mitchell sa ntner helped the 84 between colin de grandhomme and mitchell santner helped the kiwis get a respectable target. but ba i rstow get a respectable target. but bairstow helped tourists win the series 3—2, winning this one with more than 17 overs remaining. series 3—2, winning this one with more than 17 overs remainingm series 3—2, winning this one with more than 17 overs remaining. it was outstand

he's been the finisher for so much of ireland's good work in this six nations.a third for ireland soon followed. scotland's decisive passes had so often missed their man but here a move was finished. blair kinghorn — nice. the significant dive to the line came from sean cronin. beautiful in its own way, because it meant ireland had a bonus point to go with their win. well, everyone was keen to get an image of sean cronin and family. a great story for ireland here in dublin. what nobody knew at the final whistle here was how things would turn out in paris. england needed four tries against france to keep in step with ireland, but never looked near it. this high tackle in defence led to a yellow card for anthony watson and a penalty try for france. england conceded penalties throughout the match and ran into the french defence throughout the match. when they finally found their way to the line, it was too late. if you don't have power, you don't have momentum, said coach eddie jones. france suddenly have both. and ireland had it all tournament. we know the biggest

england rugby union captain dylan hartley is a doubt for saturday's must—win six nations match against out for the rest of the championship. 0ur reporter, chris jones, has been with the england camp at their pennyhill park training base. well, after the defeat against scotla nd well, after the defeat against scotland at murrayfield, england desperately need to bounce back against france this weekend, but it has been far from the preparation they would have wanted. two men have been ruled out of the game this weekend while captain dylan hartley has emerged as a doubt. hartley has ca lf has emerged as a doubt. hartley has calf tightness, he will be monitored daily to see whether he can take his place in the starting 15. as for some underhill and jack nowell, they both definitely will not be involved. underhill with a toe injury means he misses at least the game impress and nowell is out for the rest of the championship after rolling and ankle. the likes of james haskell in the back row, elliot daly in the line will come back into the match day squad, but with england needing to win to re

also in the next hour, ireland win the six nations championship.cotland by 28 points to eight while in paris, england lose to france with 16 points to their rivals‘ 22 points. ken phoenix stars a private investigator who uncovers a conspiracy while trying to the kidnapped daughter of the us senator in the vigilantes thriller you were never really here. find out what mark kermode made of that and the rest of the top cinema releases in the film review ——joaquin phoenix. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police have identified more than 200 witnesses and are examining around 240 pieces of evidence in the investigation into the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal are still in hospital in a critical condition. the bbc understands that traces of the nerve agent used in the attack have been found in the pizzeria where they were eating last sunday afternoon. our home affairs correspondent dominic casciani has the latest. is this the key location in the hunt for whoever attacked the pair? tonight the bbc h

now, as promised, we're going to review a memorable six nations — we'll talk to our reporter chrisjonesnd? england's but —— players weren't perhaps quite as well conditioned, but i learned did everything right in terms of the coaching, how well drilled they are, the clarity of their game plan, drilled they are, the clarity of theirgame plan, and drilled they are, the clarity of their game plan, and when you look at the irish squad they have a contrast of experience. world—class players who have won things with clu b players who have won things with club and country, the likes of johnny sexton, rory best, and then some young guys johnny sexton, rory best, and then some young guys have come through who are now so established. but then players like jacob stockdale who smashed records. ireland are in a really good place, now can they kick on and use this as a launch pad for world cup success next year? how does it compare with other irish grand slam winning teams? in my living memory it is right up there. the team of 2009 did win the slum and bombed at the world cup in 2007 and also in 2011

the bbc sport website has highlights of all the weekends six nations rugby, but that's all for now.ening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc1, its time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello there. this is bbc news. let's get more now on the news that china's people's congress has voted to approve a constitutional amendment, abolishing two—term limits for the country's president. the move will allow xi jinping to stay in office beyond the end of his second term in 2023 and possibly rule indefinitely. the bbc‘s world service asia pacific editor celia hattonjoined me earlier with her assessment. he isa he is a popularfigure he is a popular figure who he is a popularfigure who many think has restored china or is in the process of to what chinese people believe is their right place in the world. he has grand projects which have visited national pride, new global trading routes, he has vowed to abolish poverty, even the fa ct vowed to abolish poverty, even the fact that china is hosting the winter olympics is seen as an important step t

wales and italy are playing the final six nations game of the weekend.st year. hagley park crossed the line in the fourth minute. italy barely had time to collect their thoughts when george north added a second try soon after. italy will be sure of another wooden spoon unless they win this match. they are into the second half, and wales are 24—7 up. it is dave two in peon chang. millie knight and her guide have now claimed two silvers in as many days, this time in the super—g. there were also bronze medal. this season has been tough. the highest we finish was third and that was because people crashed out. to get our best result at the paralympic games has been really great. even on the podium yesterday, it was really hard not to terror up a little bit. i can't believe this is what is hanging around our neck. we'll have an update in the next hour. see you then. thanks, 0llie. 0fwat says its review will determine whether companies had proper contingency plans in place. simonjones reports. emergency water handouts on the streets. tens of thousands of custom

captain dyla n six nations this weekend.miss the match and is replaced byjamie george. i went farrell will skip the side in hartley ‘s absence. tottenham boss has denied his side ‘s lack of experience was to blame for their champions league exit at the hands of the event as last night. sealed a 2-1 of the event as last night. sealed a 2—1 victory for the two—time winners. england's women's head coach phil neville told his players to remember the pain of missing out that she believes cup. they needed at least a draw but were beaten one — mill by the states in orlando. i will be back with more sportjust after 11:30am. suspected domestic abusers could be electronically tagged, or banned from drinking alcohol and taking drugs, as part of proposals to tackle the problem in england and wales. the government wants views on a set of measures, which includes the first legal definition of economic abuse, and a commissioner to oversee the issue. jon donnison reports. euleen hope suffered a decade of abuse at the hands of her ex—partner

ireland could win the six nations today, they play scotla nd six nations today, they play scotland inatch ireland result. and great britain has its first medal at the winter paralympics, downhillsilver first medal at the winter paralympics, downhill silver on the opening day in pyeongchang. i will be back with an update in the next hour. president trump has posted a message on twitter saying a deal with north korea is very much in the making and if completed, would be very good for the world. mr trump said the time and place of the deal were still to be determined. but his white house press secretary said the summit with kim jong—un would not happen unless washington saw concrete steps or actions by pyongyang. our correspondent robin brant is following the story for us from the south korean capital, seoul. he gave us his assessment of the mixed messages coming from the trump administration. first, we had that startling revelation that the president was ready to accept the meeting with kim jong—un with no conditions, with no preparatory talks that we know of. and then sarah sanders, th

six nations champions ireland are taking on england and the irish have a 14-0 taking on england and theand a 14—0 lead after 25 minutes as they aim for the grand slam. earlier a penalty from greg laidlaw with one minute ago gave scotland a 29—27 victory over italy which denied italy their first six nations victory since 2015. christian eriksen fired tottenham into the fa cup semifinals, soaring >> studio: —— scoring twice as they beat swa nsea —— scoring twice as they beat swansea 3—0 will stop i will have more later on. an amber weather warning is due to come into force this afternoon in north west england, yorkshire and the midlands and also london and parts of south east england. more snow has fallen across parts of the uk overnight as a cold snap dubbed the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in. more than 100 flights have been cancelled at heathrow, mostly on short—haul routes. earlier i spoke to our reporter in huddersfield in west yorkshire about the weather conditions. the snow has been coming down in flurries, some of them quite heavy. we have another one coming in now, the snow

ireland win the six nations championship.beat scotland by 28 points to 8 — while in paris, england lose to france 22—16. and a special oscars edition of talking movies. good evening and welcome to bbc news. police have identified more than 200 witnesses, and are examining around 240 pieces of evidence in the investigation into the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter. home secretary amber rudd chaired a meeting of the government's emergency committee cobra today and says investigators are being given all the resources they need. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia, are still in a critical condition — and the officer who tried to help them after the nerve agent attack, nick bailey, remains in hospital. dominic casciani reports. this was the scene at salisbury ambulance station this evening as chemical warfare specialists began the latest phase of this evolving operation. more than 180 military personnel are now involved in an operation which already includes more than 250 did this. this is the second maj

ireland's six nations grand slam winning team have arrived back to their hotel in dublin.re supposed to be attending a a grand slam celebration event at the aviva hotel, but it was cancelled due to the weather. so it was an plie hotel appearance at them but i'm sure that did not stop the party. naomi osaka has won the final of the women's singles at indian wells. the japanese player beat daria kasatkina of russia, winning in straight sets, 6—3, 6—2. the 20—year—old is ranked 44th in the world, and this is herfirst ever title on the wta tour. cricket, and ireland have kept alive their hopes of playing in next summer's world cup by beating scotland in their super 6s qualifier in harare. batting first, the irish innings was anchored by andy balbirnie, who hit a patient 105 off 146 balls, as ireland finished with 271 from their 50 overs. in response, scotland took wickets at regular intervals, with boyd rankin the chief tormentor. the fast bowler finished with figures of 4—63, as ireland won by 25 runs. qatar hosted the first motogp race of the 2018 season, and it ended in thr