uk sport don‘t like that, they want fa cts uk sport don‘t like that, they want facts and figures we cannot‘t believe us. so funding gone for those five sports i mentioned a minute ago, but could there still be a glimmer of hope for them? our sports news correspondent richard conway can tell you. there is one last chance for those who wish to pursue it, they can go to sport resolutions, which is the last chance saloon for the sport if they want to get their funding back. some big decisions, it will cost time and money to do that. fencing have lost £4 million, £4.2 million of funding have lost £4 million, £4.2 million offunding in have lost £4 million, £4.2 million of funding in total after this decision. they say they will probably be the end of the road for them and they will probably do a crowd sourcing fundraising drive to them and they will probably do a crc and ourcing fundraising drive to them and they will probably do a crc and get:ing fundraising drive to them and they will probably do a crc and get some ndraising drive to them and they will probably do a crc and get some ndraisii t

badminton and wheelchair rugby are among the sports making their case to uk sport to challenge their 2020 olympic games. david 0rnstein reports. these sports facing perhaps their biggest battle. representatives from each will begin meeting uk sport today. the outcome could make or break their hopes for the tokyo 0lympics. badminton has been hit the hardest by the cuts. £5.7 million to prepared for the last games. nothing for the next. this despite exceeding uk sport‘s target of a quarterfinal place in rio. that was secured by rajiv 0useph, before marcus ellis and chris langridge won and unexpected bronze. we both want to be, one on one. we want to show everyone what we can do, and we think at the olympics we did that. and we want to go one better. but without any funding, it really is so, so difficult. we did exceed our target. we had a fantastic programme in place to secure, notjust one, but who knows how many medals. here at the national badminton centre, you don‘t have to look far for signs of success. but none of that would have been possible without uk sport funding. and the fea

the way uk sport have gone about this for badminton.er —— unfortunately for us winning medals in the past doesn't make any difference, it's about predicting the future. who knows who is going to win. i fancy the chances for myself but in that sendsit the chances for myself but in that sends it is very hard to predict that person is going to go on and wina that person is going to go on and win a gold medal. that's the beauty of our sport, we cannot measure it, and unfortunately uk sport don't like that, they want to see facts and figures we cannot produce even though we have a possible chance to go and get a medal in tokyo 2020. but unfortunately they don't believe us. the england all rounder ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in indian premier league history. rising poonay supergiants paid 1.7 million pounds for him this morning, which surpasses the 1.1 million pounds that was paid for kevin pietersen and andrew flintoff in 2009. stokes followed the auction on social media and said "he hopes he'll live up to it, win

and why athlete welfare is being prioritised by uk sport. hello and welcome.arsenal was meant to go down as the one of the biggest moments in the club's history. but the resignation of their reserve goalkeeper threatens to overshadow their moment in the spotlight. wayne shaw's decision to eat a pasty on the sidelines of their fifth round tie was meant to be a bit of fun. but when it emerged a betting company had offered odds on him eating the pie during last night's fifth round tie, it prompted an investigation by the fa and the gambling commission. and that led to his departure. patrick gearey has been following developments. we did not expect to be talking about sutton united and there are 46—year—old reserve goalkeeper today and even less in these circumstances. but when short was asked to resign but the club and agreed to do so. it began in the dugout during the cup tie with arsenal when he was caught on camera eating pie. he had become something ofa eating pie. he had become something of a cult hero because of unusual size for football but it turned out t

here is what liz nicholl, the chief executive of uk sport, told me earlier today. y and other sports — have medal potential, but it's not strong enough for it to be higher in the meritocratic table, and we've just run out of resources to be able to reach that far. are you notjust too ruthless, too obsessed with medals? we're very focused on an outcome, which is delivering more medals and more medallists to make the nation proud. the approach that we take has worked, and it will continue to work. uk sport are investing hundreds of millions of pounds into both 0lympic and paralympic sports in this next four—year cycle, building up to tokyo in 2020. they have been credited with transforming britain into a powerhouse nation in their game, that there is more controversy than ever before when it comes to giving up that money. thank you. scientists in boston have found a solution to the age—old question — how do you get every last drop of ketchup out of the bottle? their discovery should be welcomed by consumers and reduce waste, as our science correspondent, pallab ghosh,

high fives for city who stun monaco in their last sixteen champions league tie and why uk sport havesed to protect athlete welfare and why the sutton united fa cup dream has all turned a little sour. hello and welcome. manchester city manager pep guardiola said the club's critics would kill them if they didn't make the quarterfinals. well he should sleep easy tonight as his side took a huge stride towards the next round with a thrilling 5—3 victory over monaco at the etihad. andy swiss is live there tonight. and andy, a hugely entertaining contest in the first leg? one of the most extraordinary games you are ever likely to see, we expected gold, monaco top scorers gci’oss expected gold, monaco top scorers across european football at the moment, i don't think weeks baited eight goals and seemingly endless drama. —— expected gold. began well for manchester city, took an early lead, monaco led 2—1, then 3—2, but three late goals for manchester city have given them the initiative. —— expected goals. voiceover: pep guardiola has spent the last few days muttering sweet nothings about monac

yes, there isa uk sport would not budge. awn. that is despite hitting that bronze medal in rio 2016. chris langridge and marcus ellis achieving that target. they are on course for a medal at eight year 2020. —— for a medal at tokyo. but uk sport have said it is not a case of probable medals it is a case of probable medals. badminton say they have met their targets, trying to get on the podium, despite that not good enough the money will be missing. unless of course there can be a successful appealfrom this. course there can be a successful appeal from this. a couple of other funding decisions, table tennis, paralympic goal ball did not get any money. you talk about possible paths for the five sports stripped of money going forward. what possible route can they take? one last chance, they can go to sport resolutions, the last chance saloon. if they want to get funding back. big decisions, it will cost time and money to do that. fencing has lost out, £a.2 million in funding in total. they say they will probably doa total. they

the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sport. there's been ferocious fighting between iraqi forces and so—called islamic state as troops battle their way towards the city of mosul. their helicopter gunships now control the skies, but the road to is‘s last stronghold in iraq is littered with roadside bombs. to win back mosul is crucial as it's iraq's second largest city. an offensive on the east of mosul began last october. now iraqi troops, supported by british and american special forces, are trying to take control of the west, where 750,000 people and thousands of is fighters remain. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville and cameraman nikki millard are the only international journalists embedded with iraqi forces. their report contains some graphic images. iraq says its mosul operation is the dawn of victories and on the second day of their offensive, its troops again prepared to face the so—called islamic state. an armoured force, set on the city's west. yesterday, iraqi forces moved like a blitzkrieg through this

sponsors would have been lined up and uk sport would have still been with him. it is a travesty. things turning a corner now? things are turning a corner now. we have some young people skiing now and hopefully we can bring more people into the sport and secure some national lottery funding. how much of a difference will that make? it would benefit the programme massively and it would support the young guys coming through but the pathway is well and the sport will go from strength to strength in the future. what is the target for pyeongchang? i think if i keep going and working hard i can do something special. britain doesn't have a history of winter olympic medal success, anything like in the summer. but figure skating has been the most profitable sport for team gb. figure skating is always a hit at the winter olympics, it is a show of strength, grace and artistry. for britain, no one has come close to torvill and dean and robin cousins in the 1980s. you know you have seen the best in the world. robin cousins of great britain! british skaters winning gold in pyeongchang would be a

uk sport are putting a lot of funding into us, which makes it easier to go and train and get access towe need. going to go home, now, and get changed and go on a hiking adventure. of it because if i ride hard it hurts a little bit. going up the mountain now. maddie, my cousin jamie. .. we are at 3,000 metres. we are going to do some tricks. so hare this season, katie ormerod has excelled in both disciplines, becoming the first ever big air world cup winner injanuary and bronze followed by silver at the air and style event in austria. she is not the only freestyle medal prospect. here are some of the others to watch. looking forward to pyeongchang in 2018, there is plenty to get excited about — both in skiing and snowboarding. in snowboarding, it is mostly about men's slopestyle. you've billy morgan and jamie nicholls, the two big names. there is no reason why we cannot get more medals this year. we are doing really well. there is a long way to go and i'm just trying to get my tricks back and solid. but behind them, you have matt mccormack and roland colthurst, both very impressive youn

the hour on bbc news, wheelchair rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut rejected by uk sportey received £3 million for the last paralympic cycle. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise council taxes in the coming year, most of them by 5%, to help meet the rising cost of social care. but the local government association, which represents councils, has warned that deep cuts to other services will still have to be made because of the huge cost of looking after growing numbers of elderly and disabled people. here's our social affairs correspondent alison holt. yes, and you'll be fine. this is social care in action. good girl. and i will be behind you. after several falls, 80 year old maureen edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. it means she and her husband can cope at home. according to today's survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. that was wonderful. we'

i cannot speak for uk sport.eaking as a badminton player that knows that the funding is so important as a player to help you get into the best shape and to go for a medal and from that point of view, it hurts when uk sport say that because, you know, everyone is a competitor and when you out there competing for your country you want to win medals, you want to show eve ryo ne to win medals, you want to show everyone that you can do it. when someone everyone that you can do it. when someone makes that decision that you don't believe in, it really is horrible. all i know is that we put all the facts out there. we really and truly believe in our players. we believe in our system and it's just the way it is at the moment and like i say, i can't speak for the way it is at the moment and like i say, i can't speakfor badminton england, iam purely i say, i can't speakfor badminton england, i am purely speaking on a personal reaction that it is just cutting right now. we will get more reaction on bbc news from the other fo

uk sport has rejected appeals by seven sports that won't receive funding ahead of the 2020 tokyo olympic money and badminton, which secured a bronze medal in rio, has been stripped of its funding too. 0ur sports editor dan roan sent this report from the national badminton centre, in milton keynes. public money has transformed britain's 0lympic fortunes, at as well as winners there are losers. these are among the seven sports that they learnt their desperate appeals against funding cuts have been rejected. the have is the unluckiest is badminton, which had £5.7 billion wiped out, despite meeting its rio medal target with this bronze in the men's doubles. the woman who controls things said she stood by the decision. badminton and wheelchair broke the ad other sports have got medal potential but it is not strong enough for it to be cutting it and we won out of resources to go that far. here at the national badminton centre in milton keynes they are reeling from a decision that threatens jobs and $ m success. gutted. from a player devastated. gutted. from a player point of view, you need tha

the chief executive of uk sport says that they stand by their decision.edal potential for tokyo and we haven't been able to stretch our resource as far as those who have got some medal potential but not strong medal potential and so the opportunity the sports had

the loss of a legend — the former south africa captain there's plenty to come, including news on uk sportng. but first... but first, alastair cook had become "drained" as england's test captain — that's according to england's director of cricket andrew strauss. cook stepped down today after leading his country in a record 59 matches. a warning — there's some flash photography coming up injoe wilson's report. 2012 and england's new cricket captain alastair cook posed for cameras like a visit to the dentist — he would rather not, but he knew he had to, so smile. alastair cook captained his way, old —fashioned, reasonable, and yes, even inspirational. on foreign soil or at home, he withstood more test matches than any other england captain. but it takes its toll. the demands get to every skipper eventually. wi but i know it's the correct decision for me, and the right time for the team." alastair cook's record makes him one of britain's outstanding sportsman in an era where live cricket was only available on pay tv in the uk. england won just over 40% of the test matches he captained, not th

you don't have to look far for signs of success but none of that would have been possible without uk sport rejected, that success on the court will not be repeated. of the other sports to lose their entire funding, fencing had £4.2 million for rio, wheelchair rugby 3 million, archery 2.9 million, and weightlifting 1.7 million. all cut. wheelchair rugby is one of the most popular paralympic sports and britain have high expectations for 2020, but not in the eyes of uk sport who distributes a pot of £345 million to 32 olympic and paralympic associations. i just feel there is something ugly about the decision. sunspots have massive increases, and we as the only disability sport affected have lost all of our funding with massive implications. the sports appealing believed money should be reallocated more fairly. they will learn their fate by the end of february. that's all the sport for now. back to you. no matter where you live in the uk, this winter has seen nhs services come under immense pressure. none of the four nations is achieving any of its three key targets for a&e, cancer or routine

after a best equalling four medals at the sochi games, uk sport had more than doubled their investmentncreased money, is that increased pressure to deliver? i try not to think that it brings more pressure. itjust allows us brings more pressure. itjust allows us to have more of the things we need to succeed. i think it takes a bit of the pressure off, because there‘s other things you don‘t have to worry about because they are in place. he worries the gb athletes, until at least they step on the start line is in one—year‘s time. two of team gb were in here earlier, and told us preparations were going well across the sports. i really think it‘s achievable, especially from the freestyle ski side of things. if you look to skiing now with dave riley he‘s getting some great results. the freestyle snowboarding, there are two or three athletes getting podium results over this winter, which has been awesome. you‘ve got james would see who just won the x games. i really think it‘s achievable. see who just won the x games. i really think it's achievable. you see everyone coming through and doing s

wheelchair rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut rejected by uk sport. le. one of five sports having their funding taken away for the tokyo 0lympics and paralympics. they are said to be furious. table tennis and goalball have also appealed after being told they would continue to be not funded. badminton, archery, fencing and weightlifting are the others waiting to hear if their appeals have been successful. badminton reached their medal target with bronze in the men's doubles in rio. they said the effect of losing their money would be catastrophic. and they would be reduced to nothing more than a hobby sport. as those decisions come through from uk sport, we will have reaction from those governing bodies. non—league sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup waiting for the winners are lincoln city who became the first non—league team in over 100 years to reach the quarterfinals. the draw also pitched chelsea against manchester united in the last eight. united beat blackburn rovers 2—1 at ewood park yesterday. they came from behind and ne

the chief executive of uk sport, liz nicholl, says sports can have no excuses for the failure to lookmight have highlighted some of the current issues being investigated. it is no excuse for not actually addressing duty of care responsibilities to athletes, no excuse to not putting them first, they are the greatest assets, the ones that will deliver the medals. every programme should be trying to ensure they have happy and successful athletes. there probably has not been enough attention given in sport, if i am honest, about how they do things. there is a lot of focus on operational delivery, probably not enough on leadership, management and communication. the chief executive of the rna, martin slumbers, says they are considering awarding the prize money at the open in golf in dollars rather than pounds after the weakening of the pound following the brexit vote and other circumstances. since that, the open prize fund has fallen significantly behind the us 0pen. henrik stenson won over £1 million last year, but the prize money has decreased in dollars over the past two championships. i

badminton and wheelchair rugby are among the sports challenging uk sport's decision to cut funds forfferent sport but unfortunately in our case, it doesn't go in your past performances. so rio gets swept under the carpet so even though we did make the targets and exceed them with chris and marcus' fantastic bronze medal, that means nothing. you have to put your case about predicting what you will get at tokyo 2020. better news for netball today though, they've been given nearly £17 million of sport england funding. netball isn't an olympic sport, but it does feature in the commonwealth games. rugby union, table tennis, tennis and athletics also benefit from extra cash. that's all sport for now. in france, the centre—right politician francois fillon says he will continue with his campaign for the presidency and he's defended his past conduct in a scandal involving payments to his wife for work which she apparently did not do. at a news conference in paris mr fillon apologised to the voters for what he said was an error ofjudgement regarding the employment of his family, though he said

we were given to believe that actually we had a very light touch version of it fed to us at uk sport.ite thistlecrack has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear. his trainer colin tizzard said the injury was discovered this morning when he was scanned. he‘d won his first four races over fences including a three—length victory over cue card in the king george vi chase on boxing day. it means he‘ll miss the cheltenham festival next month. that‘s all sport for now. john watson will have more for you in the next hour. jj, thank you very much. thank you. the american department for homeland security issued guidance on how the department plans to tackle the country‘s estimated 11 million illegal migrants. donald trump says it will leave protections in place for immigrants who enter the united states illegally as children, known as dreamers, but others will be considered for deportation. let‘s speak to our correspondent. what more detail do we have on how the administration are saying this will work? well, we're funding out that the trump administration plans on

we were given to believe that actually we had a very light touch version of it, fed to us at uk sportnham gold cup favourite thistlecrack has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear. his trainer colin tizzard said the injury was discovered this morning when he was scanned. he‘d won his first four races over fences, including a three—length victory over cue card in the king george vi chase on boxing day. it means he‘ll miss the cheltenham festival next month. that‘s all sport for now. i‘ll have more in the next hour. former labour minister lord mandelson has accused jeremy corbyn of living in a "parallel universe" during an event for the jewish chronicle in london. lord mandelson told the crowd that the labour leader is out of touch with the 21st century, and that his leadership is severely affecting the performance of the party. for more on this i‘m joined by our assistant political editor, norman smith, who‘s in westminsterfor us. peter mandelson said everyday he tries to do something to rescue the labour leadership from jeremy corbyn. to some people he wi

we were given to believe that actually we a very light touch version of it fed to us at uk sport.ry well managed cycling independent review that's been led by annamarie phelps. cheltenham gold cup favourite thistlecrack has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a slight tendon tear. his trainer colin tizzard said the injury was discovered this morning when he was scanned. he had won his first four races over fences, including a three—length victory over cue card in the king george vi chase on boxing day. it means he'll miss the cheltenham festival next month. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. before you go, jj, a lot of people will be switching on and saying, we have not seen him before. who is this guy? who is this guy? that's a good question. i'm jj this guy? who is this guy? that's a good question. i'mjj chalmers. i come from scotland and i used to be in the royal marines. i was a competitor at the invictus games. in the royal marines. i was a competitor at the invictus gamesm is good to have you on board and a warm welcome. see you later, jj,

wheelchair rugby has had its appeal against a total funding cut rejected by uk sport. eir funding taken away for their 2020 tokyo olympic and paralympic preparations. badminton, archery, fencing and weightlifting are the other sports waiting to hear if their appeals have been successful. badminton actually reached their medal target with bronze in the men's doubles in rio last summer. they say the effects on their sport will be catastrophic if they don't get any funding and that they will be reduced to nothing more than a hobby sport. we will find out the result of their appeal later today. non—league sutton united face arsenal in the fifth round of the fa cup tonight. waiting for the winners are lincoln city who became the first non—league team in over 100 years to reach the quarterfinals. the draw has also pitched chelsea against manchester united united beat blackburn rovers 2—1 at ewood park yesterday. they came from behind and needed zlatan ibrahimovic to come off the bench to get the winner. so, jose mourinho is heading back to stamford bridge where he had two spe

uk/sport. i'll have more in the next hour.rus was declared a global health emergency. scientists have discovered more aid is could be suffering from more convocations than just microcephaly. this is the devastating consequence of zika. these babies will need help from a rest of their lives. this is the best place for them to get the specialist care that they need. but there is not enough money to help all of them. one of those on the waiting list is gisele. he became the face of zika when the disease went viral. one year later he is very small for his age and has breathing difficulties, trouble swallowing and cannot walk. he has to be fed through a tube. they travel two hours almost every day to try and get him the help he needs. translation: i come here three times a week, i wake up at 4am and arrive at 6am because there is no other transport available. then i wait for the doctor. it is difficult but not impossible. if it is for my baby's health, nothing is impossible. one year after zika was declared a global emergency, doct

five sports begin their appeals against the withdrawal of funding by uk sport. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the number of patients on hospital wards has been at levels deemed to be unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts in england this winter, that's according to the bbc‘s analysis of nhs figures. the pressure on beds has meant many patients have been at a higher risk of infection and delays in getting treated. up—to—date figures aren't available for the rest of the uk. nhs england says the main problem is finding alternative care for patients who were medically well but frail. our correspondentjohn maguire has been to a hospital in somerset to see just how much pressure the nhs is under. ask staff here how the winter is going, and they use words such as busy, challenging, demanding. drjohn tipping shows me how they track exactly what's happening here in the emergency department. it allows us to see what the pressures are in the system. it allows us to see how many patients we've had in the last hour. they deal with everything from aches and

/co. uk/sport, that is bbc./co.uk/sport, but i will be back with sportsday at half past six.more prosaic, and has to move back home to the country when she is sacked, to work for her father. but the life she finds there is not quite what she expected. sophie kinsella has written a string of worldwide bestsellers, including the confessions of a shopaholic series, picked up by hollywood. and if you are wondering — while she does not mind the term "chick—lit", she much prefers what one book shop called her novels — "wit—lit". welcome. you are talking in the book, introducing us to a metropolitan life. it's not quite what it seems. do you think that that is the truth about the way that people live these days, particularly in london? i think that all of us are suckered into projecting the perfect life. i think that social media has not helped this tendency. which i think was always in us. you know, back in the day you would have your portrait painted, wouldn't you ? you would make sure you looked alluring... speak for yourself! well, 100 years ago. but i think my forebears would h

sport for now. this week the bbc is looking at the state of health services across the uk. the scale of the challenge facing our hospitals and doctors. what are the causes of the current strain on the system ? our health correspondent smitha mundasad has been studying the numbers behind some of the problems. in the last week we have been getting under the skin of the nhs and some hospitals have told us they are facing extreme pressure. you can see here, people backing up into corridors. so what's causing the problems? is it all down to spending? well, as you can see here — the nhs is actually getting more money than it ever has before. last year it got £140 billion — that's ten times more than 60 years ago. but that's not the whole picture. since 2010 in england though funds have been going up, they've generally increased at a slower rate than in the past. and in recent times both scotland and wales have faced funding freezes. it is not all down to money. some say the nhs has become a victim of its own success. people are living much longer now, and that's expected to keep

the winter olympics take place in pyeongchang south korea in one year and uk sport says great britainer games. that is quite a long time to wait for your target, 2030. why have they become so good at winter sports at the moment? used to have to on a dry ski slope. there are many more with new indoor ones. and there is snow on the mountains by carol. is that the grampians? this is a librarian picture. i knew you were going to ask me where it was. sorry. may be some malay like yorkshire. —— somewhere like. calls are today and cloudy across central and eastern areas. we will see showers, rain, sleet and snow. a blocking area of high pressure in the continent with wind moving around that coming from a cold sauce is sweeping across our shores so it is sweeping across our shores so it isa is sweeping across our shores so it is a cold start. in western scotland you will see some sunshine this morning but it is cold and frosty. down the east coast where we have the wintry showers, the risk of ice. a sunny start across north—west england, but a cold one and as we come down the east coast and i

uk. sports now, and for a full round—up, let's go to the bbc sport centre with mike. hello.assed a motion of no confidence in the football association. there have been calls for english football's governing body, to reform itself for decades, but now they could face legislation, if they aren't seen to modernise from within. 0ur sports editor is dan roan. the government has already, remember, threaten the fa with tens of thousands of pounds of crucial funding cuts if it does not start to reform itself. ithink funding cuts if it does not start to reform itself. i think today was an important staging post on what in football terms has always been seen as the nuclear option, passing a bill in parliament to actually force a hand and tell it, know was the time to reform. critics are unhappy with what they say is a lack of diversity and independence on the fa's two main decision—making bodies, the council can effectively its parliament, and the board. they are also concerned about the perceived dominance of the professional game, in particular the premier league, and they want chan

that's bbc. co. uk/sport — and i'll have more in sportsday at half past six. thank you.se of a teacher from swansea denied entry into the united states. juhel miah was travelling with students from neath when he was escorted from a us—bound flight in iceland which he recorded in a video diary. sangita myska reports. sangita my teacher rts. sangita my teacher was supposed to be from reykjavik to new be travelling from reykjavik to new york with his students. be travelling from reykjavik to new york with his studentslj be travelling from reykjavik to new york with his students. i have just been informed i have to go to the us embassy tomorrow. he was forced to spend another night in iceland, his stu d e nts spend another night in iceland, his students and other staff allowed to continue on theirjourney to the us. had jack which 7' n had 1m whim is ,, ,, had s then which is - had s then which is i to i had i then which is i to g there. then he headed to the embassy}- . there. then he headed to the embassy the there. then he headed to the the lass}; the there. then he headed

uk sport chief executive liz nicholl has warned there is "no excuse" forfailures to look after athletenvestigating whether or not there was a culture of bullying, favouritism and sexism within the organisation. nicholl has also revealed that they were never given the full details of a 2012 internal review into the sport that may have highlighted some of the current issues being investigated. we were given to believe that actually, we had a very light touch version of it. so we had no indication of the significance of that report. it has only now come to light through a very well—managed cycling independent review. the six nations returns this weekend with the third round of matches. england have received a boost with the news mako vunipola is available for selection for their match with italy at twickenham. the saracens prop has yet to feature this year, due to injury. the loosehead prop is short of match fitness and is therefore likely to start on the bench for the match. joe marler is set to continue in the front row. johnny sexton and rob kearney are set to play in ireland's six nat

the five sports that lost their olympic and paralympic funding have had their appeals rejected by uk sportt of their medal potential". badminton, archery, weightlifting, fencing and wheelchair rugby all miss out on millions of pounds for their tokyo 2020 preparations. badminton actually achieved their medal target in rio dejaneiro and say they are stunned by the decision. i was such an optimist, i thought after the decision in december it's 0k, we can get a strong case and make people realise we need this and we can keep going, but it will be catastrophic really for the sport. i'm still processing this information right now, i still can't quite come to terms with what will happen to my sport. that was all the sports now, you can keep up—to—date with all of those stories on the bbc sport website. myself and john watson at sutton united will have more on sportsday at 6:30pm. and after your link to me, clive, i know who you want to win in game tonight. really? i want sutton or arsenal to win! baroness angela smith is labours leader in the house of lords and is in westminsterfor us now. thanks

uk sport has cut the finding of seven sports for the tokyo games in 2020... as you may have seen with us yesterday, canada forfeited their davis cup match against britain as a result. shapovalov unintentionally hit umpire arnaud gabas, who has no permanent damage to his eye by the way. shapovolov said in a statement he was incredibly ashamed and embarrassed for letting his country down. i should say that the umpire is fine now and has recovered. and sir ben ainslie‘s battle to win the 35th america‘s cup has begun with the unveiling of his new boat. the four—time olympic gold—medallist and his team are aiming to finally bring the trophy back to britain after 166 years. the boat was launched in bermuda and named ‘rita‘ — that‘s the name carried by all 19 of sir ben‘s previous olympic and world championship winning boats. qualifying for the race begins in may. there she is. they conduct down into the hole which is proving aerodynamics. —— hull. good on you, rita. ‘utterly outrageous‘ and ‘way beyond what is acceptable‘ — that‘s how one tory mp described the ac

earlier this year, parkour was officially recognised as a sport by the uk's various sports councils and in other cities. this is more than a bit of fun... like that? they're finding this is helping to prevent people from falling in later life. we found balance and strength in particular has been improving the most in the body and so we have a lot of people say that it's helped them to not fall and be less fearful ofjust going out and doing everyday activities. indeed, no one here said they'd fallen since they started this activity. ijust feel kind of perky, which is all right! you get a fall and then you have to go to the doctor. no, thank you very much! there are also classes to improve mental health. parkour aims to improve the way we deal with problems and challenges that everyday life throws at us. parkour is such an inclusive sport because there is no competitive behaviour and no entry level, so it's playtime for anybody who wants to learn. i think this is excellent. it takes people out of their comfort zone, which is where you learn things. this is a very friendly exercise, isn't

uk sport's chief executive, liz nichols, said sport can have no excuses for any failure in looking after they were never given the full details of a 2012 internal review into cycling that might have highlighted some of the current issues being investigated. it is no excuse for not actually addressing their responsibilities to athletes. there is no excuse for not putting athletes first. they are the ones that will deliver medals. every programme should be trying to make sure that they have happy athletes, successful athletes, and they're probably hasn't been enough attention given in sport to how they do things. there's a lot of focus on operational delivery, probably not enough on leadership, management and communication. the chief executive of the rma says they are considering awarding prize money at this year ‘s open in dollars because of the falling value of the pound. the open prize fund has fallen significantly behind the us. henrik stenson one over £1 million last season but in prize money has decreased. it is very important for our game, it is very important for golf in the uk tha

uk. in sport, manchester city might be missing their strikerjesus after he injured his foot last night againstll land at leicester tigers next season. he has agreed a deal to leave bath a year early with freddie burns moving in the opposite direction. and bad news for england cricket or around because david willey has been ruled out of the tour to the west indies with a shoulder injury and stephen glynn has replaced him. ukip leader paul nuttall has admitted claims he lost a close personalfriend in the hillsborough disaster are false. he was asked about the comments published on his website during an interview on a radio station in liverpool. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is in westminsterfor us. yes, this is awkward for paul nuttall, he is from merseyside and he isa nuttall, he is from merseyside and he is a liverpool fan. he has been coming under some scrutiny in the last couple of days about whether or not he was actually at hillsborough on the day in 1989, something he has long said he was. there was an article in the guardian that cast doubt on that. it is the context in which h

in south korea start a year today, great britain could achieve its best ever games according to uk sportverfeel great game. he has had two back operations, coming back from 15 months out after the last one. he had to force out of the dubai desert classic because of back spasms and admitted there have been times he did not think it would be able to return to golf. those are the headlines, more after 10am. waiting times in a&e departments in england are longer than ever. anecdotal reports of patients on trolleys, waiting hours to be seen, have now been backed up by leaked country—wide figures. and they're the worst since targets were introduced 13 years ago. on monday, an audience of 80 nhs staff and patients from around the ukjoined our programme to talk about the state of the nhs. we invited doctors, patients, nurses and politicians to come together and discuss where things are going wrong, and what the future might hold for the nhs. i'm representing the senior tier of commissions on the shop floor in saying we cannot provide safe care any more for patients. we are being forced to make r

sport—scotland, will see their funds slashed by around 20 per—cent, due to uk funding reductions and h games in glasgow two and a half years ago lindsay sharp winning silver against the odds. 0rganisers and politicians promised a legacy and sport would build on its success. but since then funding to the body sport—scotland has fallen. here is how it is funded. is from scottish government 60% is from scottish government funding of lottery sales making up the rest. the year ending 2015 total revenue was £65.1 million and that is divided to 52 sports but due to spending reductions and a drop in lottery takings by the end of next year that figure will be around £51.8 million, a cut to the scottish budget of over 20% in just sporting budget of over 20% in just three years. the man in charge of awarding the cash to sport says there are top decisions ahead. to me it is heartbreaking because i know the effort of the governing bodies and the community around it, volunteers, the parents who put into this and to say we are cutting money back is, i believe, not the right way to go. one with scott

uk sport‘s chief executive says sports can have no excuses for any failure to look after the welfare into alleged bullying, sexism in british cycling is expected to be published in the next month. she has also revealed that they were never given the full details of a 2012 internal review into cycling that might have highlighted some of the current issues being investigated. it is no excuse for not actually addressing their responsibilities to athletes. there is no excuse for not putting athletes first. they are the ones that will deliver the medals. if in every programme should be ensuring that they have happy athletes, successful athletes. they‘re probably hasn‘t been enough attention given in sport if i am being honest about how they do things. there is a lot of focus on operational delivery, probably not enough on leadership, management and communication. the favourite for next month‘s cheltenham gold cup, thistle crack, is out. he has suffered a tendon injury. that is all the sport for 110w. injury. that is all the sport for now. much more on the bbc sport website, including a lo

and in sport, badminton, weightlifting archery, fencing and wheelchair rugby fail to overturn uk sportide any compelling new evidence to change uk sport‘s assessment of their medal potential. non—league sutton united face arsenal in the fa cup tonight. sutton are the lowest ranked team left in the competition, non—league lincoln city await the winners in the quarter—finals. and england all—rounder ben stokes has become the most expensive foreign player in the most expensive foreign player in the history of the indian premier league, bought for £1.7 million by the puna rising super giants. back with more on those stories at 4. 30. the us vice president, mike pence has described america‘s commitment to the european union as steadfast and enduring, after his first official meeting with the president of the european council. meanwhile president trump is facing calls to further clarify his comments over the weekend, in which he appeared to suggest that there had been a terror attack in sweden. we are about restoring capability. we are about restoring capability. we intend to increase milita

uk and the eu. all the latest sport now.the way the sport is run. there will be a motion of no—confidence in the football association's ability to restructure itself. the fa has responded saying itself. the fa has responded saying it committed to working with the government. this is the culture, media and sport select committee, the body of cross—party mps who have had their patients warned slightly bent by the football association in recent yea rs. bent by the football association in recent years. there have been two reports into the governments of football. it needs to look at the make up of the board level. it thinks the power from the football league, the premier league, is too entrenched and there is not vary much diversity within that group. mark hughes says he sees no reason to exclude saido berahino from tomorrow's premier league meeting against breast harm. it has been confirmed he said an eight week suspension last year. it has not been confirmed by the club or the fa. he served a ban when he was here at west brom.

storm doris is an example of what i weather bomb, an area of low pressure that sports severe gales across parts of the ukwind gusts over 90 miles an hour and disruption to power supplies and also disruption to transport. those kind of strength winds can easily winds trees down. problem is that air travel as well. this is leeds bradford airport and he throws that its schedule has been reduced by 10% because of the weather, with some delays and cancellations. and on the rails the storm has also cause some disruption. 50 mile an hour speed limits have been imposed on several lines, including the west coast main lines, including the west coast main line and earlier departures from euston station were suspended but have now started running again. the centre of the storm is due to track towards the north sea, but the strong winds are expected to last throughout the afternoon. and in scotla nd throughout the afternoon. and in scotland crews have been out clearing roads, with poor driving conditions caused by a combination of snow, sleet and high winds. the biggest problems have been on the higher routes mainly

mps prepare to vote on whether the government can start the process of taking the uk out of europe. in sport on breakfast. today we'll hear how the humble garden shed is proving a lifeline for many. and carol has the weather. lots to watch out for. morning. good morning. at the moment we have a band of rain moving eastwards. that will clear. there is a lot of hill fog and low—level fault. and then a dry and bright interlude. later in the day the next band of rain and strengthening wind shows its hand in the west. i will have more details on all of that in about 15 minutes. thank you. see later. good morning. first, our main story. train operators have promised to overhaul what they say is a "baffling" ticketing system. trials aimed at making it easier for passengers to find the cheapest fares will begin in may. as ben thompson reports. samejourney, different same journey, different prices. writing train tickets is notoriously complicated and confusing for many, so the government is to trial a new simpler system, one that should make it easier to find the cheapest fa res. it easier to find th

the uk gambling commission concerned about novelty bets, said integrity and sport is not a joke and we'vehe light of all this, sutton asked wayne shaw to resign. he did. the implications of it wide reaching. we didn't realise it has been staged for a bet. i think wayne has made a bad error ofjudgment. the manager reckons 2000 people bet and one on the pie being eaten. if any of them were on sutton's staff, they are in trouble. the indigestion has begun. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's matt taylor. we've had a couple of lovely mild days but it's not going to last. it's all change. we are going to ta ke it's all change. we are going to take a ca nter it's all change. we are going to take a canter through the seasons in reverse. we started with a skip through spring on monday, with temperatures reaching 18 degrees. some of you will be trudging through the snow by the end of the week has temperatures take a massive drop. some stormy weather on the way too. through this evening and overnight some lively wind to come. northern scotla nd some lively wind to come. nor

the biggest dates on the us sporting calendar and more than 100 million american football fans are expected to watch tonight's super bowl. it has a big following here in the ukyear, some schoolchildren took part ina last year, some schoolchildren took part in a modified part of the game. we have been to meet some players. i felt inspired and wanted to start something new. it turns out i like it. lots of people think only americans play it. that's not the case. it's a very strategic game. one of the players once described it to me as like rugby with a lot of chess in it. we play because it is different. the normal stuff like football and rugby, they are not unique like this sport. this sport is a mix of loads of other sports. i was in year 4, thought i'd give it a go, stuck with it and now i am in year 10. for more on how american football is growing in the uk let's talk to rob rooksby of the british american football association. good morning. are you looking forward to the game? yes, and the aftermath, because it will be a springboard of interest for youngsters in the uk and for the first time we have been able to get american football into the school games

more on that story and the rest of the news and sport, including a report on the reduction of the number of people undertaking cosmetic surgery in the uk lowest for nearly a decade, and the decline is blamed on the rise in popularity of procedures that don‘t require surgery. the top stories this hour: thousands of people living below america‘s tallest dam — the oroville dam in northern california — have been ordered out of their homes after a spillway or overflow channel seemed to be in imminent danger of collapse. big crowds of protesters have again rallied in major romanian cities, calling for the two—month—old government to resign. in the largest demonstration in central bucharest, people formed columns to represent the nationalflag. the united states, japan and south korea have requested an urgent meeting of the united nations security council to discuss north korea‘s latest missile test. the medium range ballistic missile was fired into the sea early on sunday. adele has been the big winner at the grammy‘s — the music industry‘s annual awards ceremony in los angeles. her awards included best song and best record for hello. david b

uk each year. now time for the sport. hugh has been waiting for a long time. honestly only a couple of minutes.r league referee to take up a position in saudi arabia, he is considered one of the best referees in the game. last season he took charge of the finals of euro 2016, the champions league and the fa cup. our sports correspondent has been following the story. he is going to go to saudi arabia and take up a role there as head of referees, working with existing referees, working with existing referees, but i understand it will involve refereeing local league games. my understanding is he signed a one year rolling contract. he gave a one year rolling contract. he gave a press co nfe re nce a one year rolling contract. he gave a press conference in saudi arabia earlier today. he spoke about the professionalisation of refereeing and he said one thing he is keen to do, is work with the team there and the president to create a structure in saudi arabia that will make refereeing successful for many years to come. he is stepping into the shoes of the former premier league referee howard webb who

the department of culture, media and sport believes ai could be worth an additional £65a billion to the uk £17 million on al research, including into surgical micro—robotics, as well as robots capable of operating within nuclear facilities. some may worry, though, that self—thinking computers could cause more harm than good. others say that this will happen anyway, and it's best that the uk economy benefits from it, rather than losing out. tonight's the 89th academy awards — and there are a few british hopes with andrew garfield, naomie harris and dev patel all nominated. but it's the musical la la land which is tipped for the biggest success — it has 1a 0scar nominations. 0ur los angeles correspondent, james cook's report contains flash photography. # city of stars # are you shining just for me? # hollywood's golden age refashioned for the 21st century. dazzling and bittersweet, la la land has a record equalling 1a oscar—nominations. the film has three big stars. emma stone, ryan gosling, and los angeles itself. we are standing right where i was sitting when ryan and emma drive up in the