now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. time for sportsday.o and welcome to sportsday, i'm tim hague, and here's what's coming up this evening... can lincoln city pull off another stunning surprise, when they take on arsenal in the fa cup sixth round tomorrow? a leaked draft report into british cycling has described a "culture of fear", with more focus being placed on winning medals than on the well—being of staff and athletes. and motor racing loses one of it's legends, as former f1 and motorcycling world championjohn surtees, dies aged 83. coming up this week, we live in cardiff where ireland know they must beat wales to keep alive their hopes of winning this year ‘s‘s six nations title. it's the quarter finals of the fa cup this weekend, and it has a non—league side in it for the first time in over a century. just five years ago lincoln city were saved from administration by the clubs chairman bob durrian who put £500,000 by the club's chairman bob durrian who put £500,000 of his own money to save the club, and here they are today. their pr

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, will perry.eadlines this evening: a former british cyclist has told the bbc that he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. ruby walsh rides four winners on day three of the cheltenham festival, including victory on nichols canyon in the feature, the stayer‘s hurdle. and three and half years after his last international appearence, 34—year—old jermain defoe is called up to the england squad. hello and welcome to sportsday. live to the cheltenham festival shortly, but we start with cycling because a former british cyclist has told the bbc he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with vitamins when riding for team sky. josh edmondson says he admitted it to team sky in 2014, but that it was covered up. team sky say edmondson denied ever self—injecting, and they didn't report him because they were concerned about his mental state. our sports editor dan roan joins me now. dan, what more detail can you give us on this? well, these ar

that's all from sportsday. evening you're watching bbc news. the top stories: the chancellor philip hammond has increased national insurance bills for self—employed people in his first budget, leading to accusations he has broken a manifesto pledge not to raise taxes. the budget included an extra £2 billion for the social care system in england, as the chancellor said he was putting the economy on a solid footing. in response, the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said the budget was built on unfairness and provided tax breaks for the few and public service cuts for the many. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the ftse was down again, and the dax was up. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. about three hours to go in trading there. let's return to our top story this evening and take a closer look at some of the main announcements in philip hammond's first budget. he announced a 1 per cent rise next year in national in

right now, sportsday. hello. i'm 0lly foster.se are our sportsday headlines tonight: another champion day at cheltenham for nicky henderson — the trainer is off to a flyer at the festival. it's a special night for the champions, but it could also be leicester's last european match for while. and eligible for the open again as muirfield 0pens its membership to women for the first time. good evening. we'll be heading live to leicester shortly ahead of that champions league tie but the cheltenham festival is underway, and making the headlines on the opening day of national hunt's most famous meeting, as he has done so many times down the years, is the trainer nicky henderson. andy swiss is at the course for us. no—one has trained more festival winners and he set another record today. that's right. what a day for nicky henderson. hard to believe it was way back in 1985 that he first won the champion hurdle with see you then. period 32 years later going for what would have been a record sixth champion hurdle title. he did it in some s

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry. headlines this evening. wenger insists sanchez and ozil want to stay at arsenal but says his own future isn't completely sorted. fifa announces how the expanded 48—team world cup will be divided up in 2026, with europe set to get the 16 places they wanted. there's a 147 forjudd trump in beijing as he heads into the quarterfinals of the china open snooker. for you now. and join me ahead of match's bid to join the last four of the women's champions league. —— manchester city's. we start with three premier league managers whose futures at their clubs have been surrounded by speculation and uncertainty. firstly, arsene wenger says his future at arsenal isn't completely sorted — despite saying recently he would inform everyone of his decision "very soon". arsenal's recent poor form has seen the frenchman come under more pressure from some fans to leave. wenger also said at today's press conference that mesut ozil and alexis sanchez both want stay at the club. david 0rnstein has been at the

now it's time for sportsday. —— that is all ahead. hello, and welcome to sportsday.oft. the main stories this evening: "arsene‘s listening". wenger says he will consider the thoughts of the arsenal fans before making a final decision on his future. how a run in with eddiejones's dog has supposedly put owen farrell at risk of missing the six nations clash with scotland on saturday. opener alex hales returns from injury to hit a century for england as they aim for a whitewash in the one—day series with west indies. we'll have the latest from barbados. good evening. all of that and more in store, but we begin with the ongoing dilemma at arsenal. boss arsene wenger says he will take the opinion of the club's fans into account when deciding his future. the frenchman's contract expires in the summer, and recent poor results have led to some disquiet amongst fans. david ornstein has the latest on the situation. well, for arsenal this season is starting to resemble so many that have gone before. and once again, there's enormous speculation over the future of arsene wenger. t

now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jessica creighton.ing. jermain defore scores on his first start for england in more than three years, as they beat lithuania 2—nil in their world cup qualifier. what does the future hold for gordon strachan? his scotland must win against slovenia. northern ireland are well placed to reach the play—offs. they're second in their group and welcome norway. —— they're third in their group and welcome norway. and vettel victorious. ferrari's man wins the opening f1 grand prix of the season, ahead of hamilton. good evening. lots of football to bring you, but also another win for konta in the tennis, and a medal for scotland in the curling. but first, teams continued in their bid to reach next year's football world cup in russia. for england, they enjoyed a 2—nil win over lithuania. jermain defoe, on his first appearance for his country since november 2013, got himself on the scoresheet. andy swiss was watching at wembley. a day to put the ball firmly in perspective. armed police on duty as wembley struck a poi

now on bbc news: sportsday. hello, i'm jessica creighton.ur sportsday headlines tonight: three of the big four in action in the premier league, and it's honours even at the etihad, as manchester city draw with liverpool. another win for celtic, they're just one win away from the scottish premiership title. and two medals for british skiers at the slopestyle world championships in spain. good evening. lots of action at the top of the premier league, with the teams chasing runaway leaders chelsea all playing today. there were wins for manchester united and tottenham, but we'll start with third against fourth, manchester city against liverpool. 1—1 it finished, as drew savage reports. manchester city's season is in danger of becoming a damp squib. out of the champions league, and with chelsea in control of the premier league, guardiola said adjusting to the singles conditions is the most difficultjob he has had. it was surprising nobody in blue was appealing for a penalty there, but liverpool then had to. reasonjames milner has now scored in 47

that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening.ling on the government to fight for british jobs at vauxhall after the car manufacturer was bought by the french owners of peugeot and citroen. president trump has signed a new ban on travellers from six mainly muslim countries, after the us courts blocked his original order. 13 potential uk terror attacks have been prevented in almost four years — according to counter—terrorism police — as the public is urged to be vigilant. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. the trump administration has issued a new travel ban order, after the original provoked demonstrations in america and beyond. so what changes have been made now. while there will bea90 have been made now. while there will be a 90 day travel ban on people from six countries instead of seven. iraq has been taken off the list. those who already had valid visas or green cards will not be affected by the or

now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry.adlines this evening: six medals for great britain on day three of the european indoor athletics championships including another gold for laura muir. tottenham and manchester city both win to keep the pressure on chelsea at the top of the premier league. and, england are chasing 226 in antigua as we speak to win the one day series against the west indies. it has been a very good day for great britain at the indoor athletics. laura muir has become only the second briton to win two individual events at a european indoor championships after adding gold in the 3,000 metres to the 1500 metres title she took yesterday. she stormed to victory in belgrade in a championship record time ahead of turkey's yasemin can and compatriot eilish mccolgan. muir's achievements matched those of colin jackson set in paris 23 years ago, before she was even born. idid i did know what it was going to be today, i tried to hang in there. i was so today, i tried to hang in there. i was so tired but i was glad to

now on bbc news, a look ahead to sportsday at 6:30 tonight. such a busy day already, with andy murray in action, england's cricketers are also playing in the west indies, and it's the first day of competition at the european indoor athletics in belgrade. on sportsday tonight, we'll also look at another development in the alberto salazar story, mo farah‘s coach is under investiagation by the us anti—doping agency, and more details of their inquiry have been leaked. we'll be speaking to the man who first revealed the claims that cast doubt on the american‘s practices. and we will of course mark your card for the premier legaue this wekekend. i'm joined by dean saunders, as we cast an eye over the fixtures, inclduing what should be a great match at anfield bewteen liverpool and arsenal. that's all on sportsday at 6:30 with me, olly foster. now on bbc news, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? a very mixe

welcome to sportsday.top flight football might be on its international break but we've still plenty of sport to bring you — rugby union, moto gp and boxing all coming up, but we'll start in australia, where lewis hamilton will begin the first grand prix of the new formula one season on pole. hamilton will be aiming to win his fourth world title this season. there are new regulations and new cars this season — but it'll be two familiar faces on the front row of the grid. tom clarkson reports from melbourne. the waiting is finally over. the first qualifying session of formula 1 in 2017 revealed there is no new world order in this sport. lewis hamilton on pole position once again as nick parrott reports. others seem unlikely to challenge, with red bull's hopes of simpler now. max verstappen was more than a second off the pace and had to settle for fifth, while second off the pace and had to settle forfifth, while daniel riccardo pushed so far, it cost him dearin riccardo pushed so far, it cost him dear in fro

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tim hague. coming up tonight. celtic‘s chances of the scottish premiership title being won without them even playing, were wiped out by aberdeen. 7—0 winners at dundee! a club versus country row has emerged this evening, as everton boss ronald koeman publicly criticises republic of ireland manager martin o'neill. only for o'neill to respond and say koeman is a "master tactician of the blame game". and charley hull remains in contention in her second round of the first women's golf major of the season. hello, thank you very much for watching. celtic will have to wait until sunday at least to secure the scottish premiership title after second—placed aberdeen thrashed dundee 7—0 at dens park this evening in a win that included a first hat—trick for centre back, andrew considine. he turns 30 tomorrow and opened the scoring for the second—placed dons inside 17 minutes. his second made it 4—0 just before half—time, and with the game effectively over, many dundee fans were leaving the ground by that point. good night for

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. and the mystery package, the questions that british cycling still has to answer as they are criticised by uk anti—doping. there's an fa cup quarterfinal at stake tonight as manchester city and huddersfield play to a finish in theirfifth round replay. and murray has reached the qaurter—finals in dubai after another straight sets win.

with more on the rugby, it is time for sportsday.elcome to sportsday with me, karthi gnanasegaram and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening: england excel, winning the calcutta cup, retaining the six nations title and equalling the record run for test wins in a row. arsenal are out 5—0, the fairy tale is over. hope for hull, as they beat relegations rivals swansea. plenty to come this evening, we've also news of the women's it has been a busy day. plenty to come this evening, we've also news of the women's six nations which is going down to the final weekend. but we'll start with the men's tournament, and england's victory at twickenham. it's their 18th win in a row, tying the record of new zealand. the 61—21 win over scotland gives them the calcutta cup. a great day for english rugby union, alex gulrajani followed the action. the silverware is in sight. trophies galore on that the today's victors. scotland, the calcutta cup and triple crown. england, the title. without a win at twickenham for over 30 years, scotland were fir

hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sportsday headlines tonight. no comment from sir bradley wiggins today as british cycling is told to get its house in order. murray has to dig deep in dubai...he‘s pushed all the way by kohlshreiber in the quarterfinals and remembering a lisbon lion and a celtic legend...tommy gemmell has died after a long illness . good evening, it has been a terrible week for british cycling,

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris.onight: the premier league's back, and ronald koeman says everton should hold no fear ahead of the merseyside derby — a fixture they haven't won at the last 13 attempts. will celtic be celebrating a sixth straight scottish title by the end of the evening? if aberdeen lose tonight, celtic will be champions again. johanna konta beats her hero and three—time champion venus williams, to become the first british woman to reach a final at the miami open. and will climb to seventh in the world if she wins it against caroline wozniacki tomorrow. and which blue will be the boat race winners? oxford and cambridge prepare to meet on the thames again... lots to come on the programme. the first part of which will be in the company of kevin kilbane as we look forward to that we can's premier league action. four of the top seven play each other, including the merseyside derby. with only six points separating liverpool and everton, plenty at stake. it's a new season, a new game, a new manager at evert

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster, these are our sporstday headlines: missing medical records and the mystery package, the questions that british cycling still has to answer as they are criticised by uk anti—doping. there's an fa cup quarterfinal at stake tonight as manchester city and huddersfield play to a finish in theirfifth round replay. and murray has reached the qaurter—finals in dubai after another straight sets win. good evening. the head of uk anti—doping revealed today how their investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in british cycling has been hampered by either incomplete or non—existant medical records at the organisation. nicole sapstead was giving evidence to a government select committee who are themselves looking at the issue of doping in sport. we also heard from the cycling coach who delivered a medical package from the uk six years ago to sir bradley wiggins and his doctor in france. let's speak to our sports news correspondent richard conway who was following today's

now on bbc news — sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jessica creighton.g up for you tonight. spurs storm into the semi—finals of the fa cup, thrashing millwall 6—0. leicester city appoint craig shakespere as manager until the end of the season, after impressing as caretaker boss. can johanna konta reach canjohanna konta reach the fourth round at indian wells? lots to bring you this evening. and away from football, but that is where we start. tottenham have cruised into the semifinals of the fa cup after beating millwall. joe lydon ski reports. this is the start of white hart lane's final chapter. tottenham are a club moving on with hopes of scaling greater heights. the last cup match here had the look of a banana skin and millwall had early encouragement in seeing harry kane forced off injured. that is a sad sight for tottenham fans. but spurs have the squad depth to challenge on all fronts and in harry kane's place on came christian eriksen. great finish. you would struggle to call it half a chance but boy did he take it. with that quality in reserve, th

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jessica creighton. coming up for you tonight.nto the semi—finals of the fa cup, thrashing millwall 6—0. leicester city appoint craig shakespere as manager until the end of the season, after impressing as caretaker boss. liverpool take a step closer to champions league qualification with a 2—1win over burnley. lots to bring you this evening, but let's start with football, where tottenham have cruised into the semi—finals of the fa cup, after beating millwall. son hueng min scored a hat—trick to help spurs to a 6—0 victory, asjoe lynskey reports. this is the start of white hart lane's final chapter. tottenham are a club moving on with hopes of scaling greater heights. the last cup match here had the look of a banana skin and millwall had early encouragement in seeing harry kane forced off injured. that is a sad sight for tottenham fans. but spurs have the squad depth to challenge on all fronts and in harry kane's place on came christian eriksen. great finish. you would struggle to call it half a chance but boy did he take it. with

now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, i'm olly foster.se are our sportsday headlines tonight: managers under pressure, will one of them crack at anfield tomorrow? murray almost cracked yesterday, but there were no dubai drama today, and he's into the final tomorrow. weighing up the opposition, it's finally time for the gloves to do the talking. also coming up in the programme, some big shots of captain morgan have given the windies a headache in antigua. and also a cracking first day at the european indoor athletics championships. good evening. there's so much sport going on today, it feels like the weekend has already started, we'll bring you right up to date with the cricket and athletics later in the programme, but we'll start this evening by looking ahead to the premier league. the runaway leaders chelsea don't play until monday night, so the chasing pack could close the gap. liverpool can break into the top four and jump above arsenal if they can beat the gunners. earlier, i spoke to the former liverpool striker dean saunders about t

and it's a very happy birthday for dame vera lynn, in a moment it will be time for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. the prime minister, hasrannounggg ! we'll be joined by the mp john redwood, a vocal campaigner for brexit, to ask what he wants from theresa may's negotiations with the eu. possible links between russia and donald trump's white house campaign, our correspondent katty kay will have the latest reaction from washington in tonight's 100 days programme. pit—mac and the five frontrunners in the race to be the next french president go head—to—head tonight in a television debate - you will a television debate and you will hear the latest from our correspondent in paris —— and also, the five frontrunners. that's all ahead on bbc news. hew et] de; hews, ll 5 77 ""'"’ 7 7 the main headlines this evening... 34—year—old jermain defoe sets his sights on a ‘dream' place england rugby urrionheatifoath at the world cup in 2019. a bbc state of sport investigation finds more than a third of amateur sports people personally know éfifiififii fifiifi 5.55

that‘s all from sportsday. there‘ll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening.

all of that and more in sportsday at 10:30pm with me. now it's the film review. to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases we have mark kermode. what do we have, mark? this is a very, very mixed week. we have graduation, which is a low—key and intense drama. we have ghost in the shell, controversial live action adaptation of a famous manga and anime. and free fire, the new film from ben wheatley. ben wheatley, we are both fans of ben wheatley. so, graduation. graduation is from cristian mungiu, the romanian director of 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, which you remember we reviewed here on the programme some time ago. this is another low—key and very intense drama. the story is a doctor, his daughter is on her way to school, is attacked, she gets a broken wrist and the doctor is just simply worried it will affect her exams. he is desperate for her to get great exam grades because he wants her to be able to go and study in britain. he is convinced that she needs to get away because the place they live is not somewhere that he wants

that's all on sportsday at 6:30 with me, olly foster.

now it is time for sportsday. i'mjohn watson.s of para—athletes could be abused in the pursuit of medals. problems in defence for garteh southgate as he prepares england to face the world champions. and why esports could become one of the top five sports in the world. good evening. welcome along. a review by uk athletics has found that the classification system for para athletes could be abused in the pursuit of medals. the system which puts athletes of their impairment is designed to ensure fair competition. but there were claims in the lead up to rio 2016 that the system was being exploited. well, joining us tonight is professorjohn brewer, who was a member of the review panel. many thanks for your company. john, what methods could be used to abuse the system? i think firstly we should see we found very small evidence of any athlete actually & the system athlete actually abusing the system but what we§ see if there is but what we did see if there is a lwa ys but what we did see if there is always the potential to do that. peopl

now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. to sportsday — i'm hugh woozencroft and there is lots in store for us this evening. can chris coleman's wales live up to the expectation as they prepare for a huge world cup qualifying clash with ireland. formula one is back but will it be lewis hamilton and mercedes year once again? we look ahead to the brand new season. and there's bad news for rory mcilroy at the wgc matchplay in texas and he didn't even lift a club! also coming up in the programme: the state of sport week focuses on ‘how sport saved my life' — we'll hear the inspirational story of two former soldiers. and we're with boxer anthony crolla as he looks to take back the world lightweight title — against the man he lost it to, six months ago. plenty to come in the programme but we're going to start with an important weekend of world cup qualification for all of the home nations. there's a lot at stake in dublin tonight as the republic of ireland take on wales in group d. only the group winners will qualify automatically

hello, this is sportsday. manchester united found a place in the euro quarterfinals.ted are in for tomorrow's quarter withdrawal. they beat the russians won mill into my‘s second leg at old trafford. 0n the pitch, britain has left europe early, only leicester remain. manchester united are still in negotiations. they have the room opening remarks and two chances to make a point. 2 dull post would make a point. that dull post would prove a formidable opponent. just over half an hour in, he tested his foundations again. it wobble, but never gave way completely. frustrating for united and that has been the theme recently. united had control and they changed that 20 minutes from time. heading out, it seemed the russians had accepted their fate and the last kick of the game then became. sergio romero game then became.75ergio— romero drifted game then became.75ergia— romera drifted off manchester united hadn't drifted off manchester united march on. earlier, middlesbrough sack their manager after three and a half years at the club. he took boro up half years at the club. he

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. coming up tonight. gareth southgate backs jamie vardy after the striker received death pick en}! captains for the england eddiejones tells wine gatland. tour eddiejones tells wine gatland. how the selection process of power athletes could be abused in the pursuit of medals. hello and welcome. the england manager gareth southgate jamie vardy to be in the right frame of mind to feature for his country tomorrow, despite the rel—avg —— — . admitting to receiving death threats following the sackking of claudio ranierei. players which led to the italian‘s departure. but claimed yesterday that he and his family have been ear—5292.4 l... um: 4355 l- laggreifirrrr . .. southgate takes charge of his first match as manager since receiving in a friendly in dortmund tomorrow. he says he is now building for the future. he cannot focus from game to game. we need to think longer term. if we are to have success, that is the reason i have been appointed. there is continuity for the under 21. itjoins the system up. we have

it is time now for sportsday.lo and welcome to sportsday with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening. a second win in a week for struggling champions leicester city but a penalty miss from zlatan ibrahimovic means manchester united can only draw against ten—man bournemouth. andy murray is back to winning ways. the world number one beat fernando verdasco to clinch his first dubai championship trophy. a dominant wasps see off bath to extend their lead at the top of the premiership. also coming up in the programme: after the war of words, it's finally fight night — haye versus bellew, with the haymaker the heavy favourite. and life after cricket — former england batsmanjames taylor has been sharing his experience of coping with an unexpected exit from the sport. so a cracking day of sport for you. we're starting with football and plenty of twists and turns in the premier league today. many neutrals had half an eye on leicester, wondering if their post—ranieri renaissance would co

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — a five match ban.uth defender tyrone mings is given his punishment for stamping on zlatan ibrahimovic. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chancellor has delivered his last spring budget and announced a few surprises, if no eye—catching giveaways. the overall economic picture is little changed, giving him limited room to manoeuvre. but philip hammond told a packed house of commons he had managed to find an extra £2 billion for social care in england to be spent over the next three years. a more controversial pledge was his decision to increase national insurance contributions for almost 2.5 million people — despite a conservative manifesto promise that national insurance wouldn't go up. mr hammond also tackled criticism of the government's plans to increase business rates in england and wales by promising an emergency relief fund for those businesses hit hardest — and by capping the increase for most pubs. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn described it as a budget of utter complacency. ou

hello, and welcome to sportsday. the headlines. manchester city women are into the champions league semifinal after a aggregate win of two nil. they fan out of the expanded a0 team world cup will be divided after 12,026. and salford up to the super league after a win at saint helen ‘s. we start with a huge knife manchester city women who won their debut in the competition and made it into the semifinals of the champions league. lucy bronze scored the only goal to seal a two nil aggregate when over the danish side. next up, the holders in the last four. we wa nted the holders in the last four. we wanted to be in this competition and the first time we have been and our first semifinal, so you can see how much it means to the whole squad and the staff and it is something we worked really ha rd the staff and it is something we worked really hard to get to and we have had a hectic fortnight. four games in12 have had a hectic fortnight. four games in 12 days and a whole squad has coped very well. fifa has announced other a018 world cup w

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft.ories this evening: ten years after his grand national win, jockey robbie power rides sizirg'jcrhntcfinctgry for trainerjessica harrington. it was a dramatic race from start to finish, wasn't at? that all smiles at the end for the jockey robbie power and trainerjessica harrington. yes, that's right. the thousands of irish fans were hoping foran thousands of irish fans were hoping for an irish went to celebrate on saint patrick's day. not without plenty of drama. jack adams set of as - favourite. lizzie kelly as the favourite. lizzie kelly comedy first female jockey to ride in the gold cup for. years. she unseated, much to her obvious was unseated, much to her obvious frustration. there was another high—profile fall just three from when cue card the sentimental home, when cue card the sentimental favourite fell. more disappointment derriford cue card. at a claim into the closing stages, sizing john led the closing stages, sizing john led the way, ridden by robbie power, trained byjessica

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: there's a tougher match for andy murray at the dubai championshipas he faces the german philipp kohlschreiber for a place in the semifinals. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. cuts to policing in some areas are putting the public at risk — that's the warning from the police standards watchdog. it says there are now too few detectives, leaving a third of police forces in england and wales in a "potentially perilous" state, with victims being let down, criminal cases not investigated and suspects not followed up. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. from bedfordshire police, raiding the home of a suspected drug dealer this morning. on a day that inspectors graded the force as inadequate, the worst place in england and wales, a grading the chief constable blames on chronic underfunding. this grading is not correct grading for bedfordshire. if you are going to talk about inadequate, talk about inadequate resources and funding, which has been the case in this force for ten yea rs been the case in this force for ten years

coming up in sportsday on bbc news: can anyone stop chelsea?table with victory over west ham tonight. air pollution is one of the greatest dangers to public health around the world — that's according to the head of the world health organisation today. and diesel fumes are one of the worst pollutants. the problem is particularly severe in cities like edinburgh, leeds, birmingham and london with diesel being largely to blame. to try to combat it, the firm behind london's diesel—powered black cabs is introducing a brand new electric model. as part of our ongoing series, richard westcott travelled to arctic norway, where the taxi is being tested to the limit. on some of the coldest roads on earth, in some of the cleanest air, secret tests are going on. for a vehicle that could help cut pollution thousands of miles away in britain. this is the brand—new design for the iconic london black cab. it's camouflaged because it's a test vehicle. but before they can put this through its paces, in the cities, they have to try it out in one of the most hostile

that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.ill be bringing us tomorrow. with me will be the former labour party adviser and comedian, ayesha hazarika and the conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. the i says national insurance rates could increase for self—employed people as the chancellor phillip hammond seeks to raise up to three billion pounds to fund social care. the financial times leads with comments from peugeot‘s chief executive, who said a ‘hard brexit‘ that incurs import tariffs could be a ‘nice opportunity‘ for the company to develop their suppliers in the uk. scientists could be able to develop a single pill to help regulate blood pressure, the express says, after their research showed a link between the brain and hypertension.

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes.nd win the first od1against west indies by 45 runs. andy murray eases into the final of the dubai tennis championships. and perfect pozzi, as britain hails its new european indoor hurdle champion. good evening — let's begin with cricket, and england have made a great start to their one—day series in the west indies with a 45 run victory in the opening match in antigua. captain eoin morgan lead by example hitting an impressive century whilst bowlers woakes and plunkeet each took four wickets. hannah lupton reports. if england were hoping for a smooth start, they did not get it. new england test captain joe start, they did not get it. new england test captainjoe root, he was $0011 england test captainjoe root, he was soon out. this is the million dollar man ben stokes, doing what he does best, not even this chap could steal the limelight from eoin morgan, the captain leading by example and reaching his tenth one—day century in style. the hosts set 297, and that looked unlikely after losi

now on bbc news, sportsday. welcome to sportsday with me lizzie greenwood—hughes and jessica creighton. the headlines this evening. liverpool leapfrog arsenal into the premier league's top four after a 3-1 premier league's top four after a 3—1 win at anfield. premier league's top four after a 3-1 win at anfield. a penalty miss from zlatan ibrahimovic means manchester united can only draw against a ten man bournemouth. laura in yourwins her against a ten man bournemouth. laura in your wins herfirst against a ten man bournemouth. laura in your wins her first major senior title becoming the new european indoor 1500 metres champion in a record time. also coming up: andy murray is back to winning ways, the world number one beats fernando verdasco to clinch his first dubai championship. and after the war of words, it is finally fight night. so a cracking day of sport for you. we're starting with football and plenty of twists and turns in the premier league today. many neutrals had half an eye on leicester, wondering i

hello and welcome to sportsday with me, will perry, the headlines tonight.murray will miss great britain's davis cup quarterfinal against france next month as he recovers from an elbow injury, we'll hear from gb‘s captain. we'll hear from gb‘s captain. liverpool midfielder adam lalla na could be out for up to a month after injuring his thigh on england duty. and, video refereeing is trialled in tonight's friendly between france and spain at the stade de france. andy murray won't be fit to play in great britain's davis cup quarterfinal against france which starts a week on friday. he has a tear in his elbow and needs to rest. no decision has been made about when he'll return to action. kyle edmund, dan evans, jamie murray and dom inglot will head to rouen without him next week. the winners will play serbia or spain in the semis. when i spoke to him a little earlier gb captain leon smith said he thinks murray's fitness will help him recover quickly. he's got a positive mindset, he's a robust guide, he's a robust guy, we've seen that before. he'll get back quic

hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm tim hague.remier league leaders chelsea knock out the fa cup holders manchester united, they draw spurs in the semifinal. arsenal will play manchester city. it's announced the 2022 commonwealth games won't be held in durban any longer, so might they be in birmingham or liverpool instead 7 and there are protests in france, after two of the biggest clubs in rugby union there stun supporters by announcing they are to merge. hello there, thank you very much for watching. premier league leaders chelsea continued their great season this evening, by knocking out fa cup holders manchester united. 1—0 the score, and our correspondent 0lly foster is at stamford bridge for us now. plenty to mull over after tonight's match, 0lly. i'm not sure ifjose mourinho is a mulling kind of man, he'll be smouldering tonight. it was never going to be straightforward this evening, was it? another return to sta mford evening, was it? another return to stamford bridge forjose mourinho, and all the attention was on his team

in sportsday, world number one andy murray is playing for a place in the final at the dubai championships evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tunnel vision on the one side, mind—boggling hypocrisy on the other. the prime minister and the snp traded accusations, as theresa may addressed the conservative party conference in glasgow. she claimed the snp are pursuing independence at any cost and called on the party faithful to campaign for a united britain post—brexit. the snp claimed she was making a power grab. sarah smith was watching. no cuts here! welcome to glasgow. a rather lonely little protest came out to greet the prime minister, who has come here to try and resist another referendum on scottish independence. theresa may has heard the warnings that the snp really might try to call another vote. she said they should focus on governing scotland. politics is not a game and government is not a platform from which to pursue constitutional obsessions. a tunnel vision nationalism, which focuses only on independence at any cost, sells scotland short. butjust in case, she's already r

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson.tonight: cricket‘s new twenty20 tournament aimed at filling stands and winning new fans. england u21's beat denmark 4—0, as they continue their preparations for the european championship this summer. and the funding cut that has angered wheelchair tennis despite its "strong medal potential". hello and welcome. the english cricket calendar is changing. the ecb plan to place a new domestic twenty20 tournament at the heart of it, in a bid to mirror the success of overseas tournaments such as the big bash in australia and the ipl in india. from 2020, the county championship, the 50 over one day cup and the current twenty20 blast will be joined by a new t20 competition. but will it work? critics claim it will spell the end for country cricket. organisers believe it's just what's needed to attract a new legion of fans to the sport. cricket has always had the ability to evolve and change where it's needed to, and has shown itself to be incredibly adaptable. we are the sport that came up with

that's all from sportsday. you are watching bbc news.orthern ireland assembly election. the dup and shin —— sinn fein have been polling strongly. and within the last hour the ulster unionist leader mike nesbitt has announced he is to resign, saying the electorate had rejected his message and he had to take responsibility for what happened. inafew in a few minutes time we will be live in belfast, to get the very latest news and the results, that is ina latest news and the results, that is in a special northern ireland election programme. in the meantime we can have a look at what is leading the papers tomorrow. the times says theresa may is set to reject demands by the eu to pay a £50 billion "divorce settlement" after brexit. the express is leading with the same story. it says government lawyers have indicated britain can quit the eu for free. the telegraph says there will be a crackdown on companies using small print, that will be in next week's budget from philip hammond. the i weekend has an interview with ukip donor arron banks who s

but that's it from me and the sportsday team. coming up next, it's the papers. the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. and also the outcome of the world cup of biscuits(!) with me are alex deane, a public affairs consultant and the mirror columnist susie boniface. we will do the news quickly, we will get to the important stuff(!) the front pages: the financial times leads with an interview with the european commission, jean—claude juncker, where he warns donald trump against encouraging other countries to copy brexit. the daily mail describes the westminster attacker, khalid masood, as someone who turned his back on his middle—class background after he became radicalised in prison. the daily mirror has spoken to masood's first wife, who describes him as a ‘violent psychopath.‘ the telegraph turns its attention to tech giants google and facebook, the paper says they could face prosecution if they fail to remove extremist videos. the i shows an image of khalid masood as a teenager in kent and describes him as a ‘sporty, popular schoolboy who fell into violenc

hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft.our main stories this evening: england wrap up a series whitewash over west indies, inspired by a century from alex hales in the final odi. could a poor pitch in rostov interrupt manchester united's europa league challenge? and warrington are still awaiting their first win of the super league season after defeat to champions wigan. good evening, plenty to come, but first england have thrashed west indies in the third one day international, giving them a 3—0 series whitewash. centuries from alex hales, on his return from injury, and joe root, helped england to 328 all—out and they were even more dominant with the ball in hand, skittling their hosts forjust 142. henry moeran is in barbados. england came here to the kensington oval having already won this series, 2-0 oval having already won this series, 2—0 up from the first two matches in antigua, but still keen to make sure they go back to england with a 3—0 series whitewash under their belts. they got that victory and some. people come

now on bbc news a look ahead to sportsday at 6.30 tonight. plenty to bring you this evening with a look at the fa cup sixth round including lincoln city's latest attempt to stun the sporting world when they take on arsenal. we will preview the premier league fixtures as well as look back on the life ofjohn fixtures as well as look back on the life of john surtees fixtures as well as look back on the life ofjohn surtees who died today. we will also bring you the build—up to another six nations weekend with wales hosting ireland this evening. catherine downes is in cardiff for inside six nations. and we will have the fallout from a leaked report from british cycling elite performance programme. now it is time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very mixed batch. we have kong: skull island, love island and we have elle. does the world need another king kong film? need, not necessarily, but once. it is the land