and their captain, greig laidlaw, says his team have learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotterr holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday,

scotland's head coach vern cotter has made five changes from the starting 15 from the defeat by francehe because of injury. greig laidlaw, captain, is out. he has been replaced by ali price on the wing. in the forwards, ryan wilson comes in forjosh strauss. with captain laidler out, john barclay at six assumes captaincy duties. my family is very proud. it is a huge honourfor me. vern family is very proud. it is a huge honour for me. vern alluded to it. there is a group of guys that are working hard. they make myjob as captain easier. he added the wales camper, there has just captain easier. he added the wales camper, there hasjust been one change to the side. alex cuthbert has been replaced on the wing. wales arrived in edinburgh having a —— having enjoyed a decade of wins against scots. but it is now said that they must expect the unexpected. it's a different scottish team than what we have seen before. we are focused on the squad that we have right now and what really to do. you are only good as your next one on your last one. we will focus on that. —— your next one or is your last o

to buck that trend, vern cotter has opted for joss strauss and fraser brown. wilson at six, ahead of john barclay. at centre he is going for hugh jones when john barclay. at centre he is going for huthones when he has recovered from injury but lacks match practice. that follows an impressive display for scotland in the autumn internationals. i am confident. display for scotland in the autumn internationals. iam confident. i feel like the coach has confidence in me. i have not had the same match practice as everyone else. i feel fit, having trained. the only way you can get match fit is by playing matches. i'm going to have to start at some point. as ireland bid for theirfirst as ireland bid for their first six nations title in four years, wins over the all blacks and south africa means the irish arrived here in the scottish capital in confident mood. the main talking point in the irish camp has been the missing john sexton. there will be a rejuvenated scottish team. the men intend to use squad depth tomorrow as they face a scottish side which has failed to win

scotland coach vern cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his countrys obvious she had something about him and he has come through and it isa him and he has come through and it is a credit to him from getting back m, is a credit to him from getting back in, forcing his way back in and now he will run out as captain of the tea m he will run out as captain of the team against wales, where he plays his club rugby, is it is a great day. fly halfjohnny sexton will return to the ireland side, for their match against france in dublin on saturday. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but has been named in the starting 15, with paddy jackson, dropping to the bench. captain rory best, also returns at hooker — having missed the win over italy, through illness. rob kearney is fit, and will start at full back. it's an exciting time getting the keys to your new car. especially if you believe it can make you world champion again. that was why lewis hamilton was so excited as he took his mercedes team's new formula one car, for a spin around silv

and their captain greig laidlaw, says his team, have learned, how to handle pressure since coach vern cotterwo wins out of two, when they play france this weekend... even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. when you travel away to france, the first instance in the game, the first instance in the game, the first thing you do in the game is very important psychologically for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath while lock ryan replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the super league starts tonight. the first game of the new season sees leeds rhinos at st helens. and there's a new team, leigh centurions, they are the first team to win automatic promotion for ten years. tany

scotland coach vern cotter, who makes five changes, says barclay is the right man to lead out his countryhat he had something about him and he's just come through and it's a credit to him for getting back and forcing his way back in. now he will sign out as captain of oui’ now he will sign out as captain of our team against wales. he plays in wales for local rugby. johnny sexton returns to the team for the game against france. he has been named in the starting 15, paddy jackson dropping to the bench. rob kearney is fit and will start at full—back. there could be another big, big fight on the way for boxing fans, as a deal is being negotiated for the world famous star manny pacquiao to take on britain's own amir khan. pacquiao's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat, to saul alvarez last may, and was eyeing a fight with fellow briton kell brook but it seems, pacquiao, a former multiple world champion, who's now 38, is the next test, with both men confirming on social media, that negotiations are underwa

since the scots last beat the welsh and even though their form has been good this year the coach vern cotterad to make five changes. france are a big powerful team at home and in the last 15 or 20 minutes of beginning we were under pressure through the physicality. wales will have done their analysis. we believe we are better for it and every game we would like to improve. we understand it's an important part of the game and the guys really enjoy fronting up in this part of the performance. so, looking forward to it. there's a lot of strength in depth on our bench at the we tend which will be needed. when you look back, you obviously learn of the best —— at the weekend. when you look at the all blacks and look to the bench on 5055 minutes and they come away and make a difference, that's what didn't happen against england. hopefully, it will be different in murrayfield this weekend. 0ur reporter patrick gearey is already at murrayfield, on a day when we'll get a better idea about which team will be the main challengers to england in the race to the season. indeed. the first fans are arriving.

also in the six nations vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales ate team in the absence of the injured vern cotter said he is the right man to lead out scotland. when he was involved with us it was obvious he said something about them so it is a credit to him for getting back in there, forcing his way back then and now he will run out as captain of the team against wales, where he is playing his club rugby, so it is a great day. west ham united manager slaven billich has admitted that a series of niggling injuries are ruining andy carroll's england chances. the striker has been in great form for west ham when fit. he's currently sidelined with a groin strain and has only made 16 appearances for the club this season. when he is playing and that he is a top striker but i told him that it is those small things that are ruining or damaging or affecting his return and they are no good for him, nor good for us, no good for a cull up nor good for us, no good for a cull up to the england squad. —— col up. for the britain's mark cavendish won the first stage

a fizzer to tim visser, delirium vern cotter style.cottish victory over wales in ten years. 29—13 and all of this shows scotland's rugby resurgence and proves that they are very real contenders for this year's title. which of ireland and france could join them? that was always predicted to be tight. a game for spotting the tiniest of spaces, conor murray's speciality. jonathan sexton thrives further out. back in the team to do this — a lovely drop. vintage sexton, in fact. 19—0 it finished. now to gather that energy. for ireland, as for scotland, the title chase is on. we've beaten ireland, who are a very good team. we've beaten wales, who are a very good team too. but we're going to england for the next game and if we work hard we genuinely believe we can win games. italy took a surprise early lead against england in the women's six nations, as sofia stefan went over in the fourth minute. but the english pack overwhelmed their opponents. hooker vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries as they won 29—14. england lea

this was the reaction from the scotland coach vern cotter.ves and we could claw oui’ prove themselves and we could claw our way back in at the end so i think it is a great win for them and will validate a lot of the work they have been doing, so i am just really happy and, yes, quite a nice feeling, to be honest. we got very close to getting away from them but when you do not get away from a team playing at home with a much to play for, you know, you are always at risk of them coming back and perhaps getting something in the end. saw a really good start for scotland and something they will hope to build on now throughout the rest of the six nations championship. remarkably, since the five nations became the six nations, only once in that era have scotland won their opening game. so often they are playing catch up. this time, they are reading from the front. yes, good start for scotland. the champions england have started the defence of their title they kicked off at ten to five against france at twickenham. england completed the grand slam in

scotland captain greig laidlaw says his team have learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotterr holding off a late comeback from ireland last saturday, laidlaw feels his team have an excellent chance of making it two wins out of two when they play france this weekend even though it's 18 years since they last won in paris. the start of the game is massively important, the first instances in the game, our kick—off for us receiving, the first thing we do in the game is psychologically important for them, as it is for us, and if we can stay in the game for the first 20 minutes, and the whole half, if we can do that then it will put them under pressure. what is important for me is that arsenal football club goes well and i dedicate my energy for the club to do well. the future of the football association is set to be debated this afternoon in parliament after it's "failure to reform". it follows a motion of no confidence in the governing body. parliament will examine whether the fa is fit for purpose. lastjuly, sports minister tracey crouch said the governing body would lose its 50—

delirium, vern cotter—style. a first scottish victory over wales in ten years.ers for this year's title. which of ireland and france could join them? that was always predicted to be tight. a game for spotting the tiniest of spaces. conor murray's speciality. johnny sexton thrives further out. back in the team to do this, a lovely drop. vintage sexton, in fact. 19—9 it finished. now to gather that energy, for ireland, as for scotland, the title chase is on. patrick gearey, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. good evening. some breaking news on the weather front. the good evening. some breaking news on the weatherfront. the irish good evening. some breaking news on the weather front. the irish met service have recently named storm un. it is out in the atlantic and heading our way. —— un. it is out in the atlantic and heading ourway. —— iwan. ithink un. it is out in the atlantic and heading our way. —— iwan. i think it will not be of the magnitude of storm doris. ahead of that, we have ploughe

delirium, vern cotter—style. a first scottish victory over wales in ten years.ship really well at home against ireland. we believe we can do something with this group. we have come today and recovered to be a very good side. they are very good teams, but we are going on to england for the next game. we work very hard and we genuinely believe we can win games. the win meant that scotland were temporarily top of the table this afternoon, before ireland beat france in dublin to move above them they trailed france in the early stages. camille lopez penalties putting the visitors in front. but a conor murray try put the home side ahead after 30 minutes. they held a slender 7—6 lead at the break. johnny sexton was back in the side after returning from injury, he scored 11 points including a drop goal. 19—9 the final score which keeps their hopes alive of a third six nations title in four years. england play italy tomorrow. it was a difficult game. we knew both games had had a lost and were up both games had had a lost and were up against it a little bit. for us, with

scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them, fuser to timber so, delirium vern cotter victory over wales in ten years. —— first scottish victory. these are worrying times for wales. two defeats in a row for them but all the attention of course will be on scotland. this was a hugely significant win for them you feel, so let's hear, starting with their captain. we started the championship well at home against ireland and were disappointed in france but we believe we can do something in this group. we have come today and re cove red group. we have come today and recovered from a poor first half to build a nice score and be a good home side. we beat ireland who are good, wales who are very good as well, so we will take it in the next game, and we are a group of we work hard, we genuinely believe we can win games. there was definitely a momentum shift at the end of the first half. scotland took the opportunity. we wanted to keep possession in the second half and they took the opportunity to capitalise on the possession they had. if the rhys webb try had been allowed would i

vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales in the six nations at murrayfieldby in wales with the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlaw — he's replaced by ali price at scrum half — with prop gordon reid, back rowsjohn hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser also starting. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced that terms are being negotiated for a possible fight between the pair. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him fight next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that is all your sport now. i will have more for you in the next hour. now, let's get more on storm doris which has hit the united kingdom with gusts of up to 100 mph. in the last hour or so we have had reports that a woman has been killed in wolverhampton city centre in weather—related incident. let's get more that. alex ross is on the phone from wolverhampton‘s express and star. what more do we know about this? good afternoon. tragic news coming out of wolverh

delivery, vern cotter style. a first victory over wales in ten years.ed in france. but we believe we can do something with this group. we have come today, recovered from the first half to build a nice score. we have beaten ireland who are good team. we go to england for the next game.“ ireland who are good team. we go to england for the next game. if we work hard, we believe we can win games. that win meant scotland were temporarily top of the table before ireland moved above them as they came from behind to beat france 19—9 in dublin. they trailed in the early stages. two lopez penalties put the visitors in front. amaury try put the home side ahead after 30 minutes. they held a 7—6 lead at the break. johnny sexton returned from injury and scored 11 points, including a drop goal. 19—9 the score. england are top of the women's six nations table after beating italy 29—15. vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries. scored a hat—trick of almost identicaltries. england scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries. england have a li—point l

but now the pressure powered them, fuser to timber so, delirium vern a fizzer to visser, delirium vern cotterictory over wales in ten years. the first scottish victory over wales in ten years. we started the championship well at home against ireland and were disappointed in france but we believe we can do something in this group. we have come today and recovered from a poor first half to build a nice score and be a good home side. we beat ireland who are good, wales who are very good as well, so we will take it in the next game, and we are a group of we work hard, we genuinely believe we can win games. there was definitely a momentum shift at the end of the first half. scotland took the opportunity. we wanted to keep possession in the second half and they took the opportunity to capitalise on the possession they had. if the rhys webb try had been allowed would it have been different? we cannot look at that, it was disallowed, there were more times we should have capitalised but it is hindsight to say there we re two tries disallowed. ultimately we fell short in the second half. that win means

weekend, and there captain greg laidlaw says his team have learned how to handle pressure since coach vern cotternce of making it two wins out of two when they play france this weekend, even though it is 18 years since they last won in paris. the start of the game is massively important, and when you travel away to france, the first instance in the game, whether it be kick—off or receive, the first thing you do is important psychologically for them as it is for us, and if we can stay in the game and play in the right areas of the field for 20 minutes, if we can do that, we will hopefully put them under pressure, and upset the model that. the scottish fa are appealing against the finder received for wearing poppies on their shirts against england last november. both teams wore the symbol to commemorate remembrance day during their world cup qualifier on november the 11th. the sfa say they have received the written reasons from fifa and have told world football's governing body they tend to appeal against the £15,000 fine imposed. uefa will ask the 16 places at the expanded to 2026 world cup, three

also in the six nations, vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales at the scarlets and will captain the team in the absence of the injured greig laidlaw. ali price will play at scrum half. prop gordon reid, back rows john hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser will also start. tottenham are hoping to secure a place in the last 16 of the europa league, when they host gent in front of a sell—out crowd at wembley tonight. mauricio pochettino's side are looking to overturn a 1—0 deficit from the first leg in belgium last week. we were poor. they were better. but that has not surprised me because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout surprised me because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, e because we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and cause we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we se we we were poor. they were better. but that iabout sui quality, and we now ‘e know about the quality, and we now how they play. up to us to be better. too sure that we des

a fizzer to tim visser, delirium vern cotter style. this shows scotland's rugby resurgence and proves that they are very real contenders for this year's title. which of ireland and france could join them? that was always predicted to be tight. a game for spotting the tiniest of spaces, conor murray's speciality. jonathan sexton thrives further out. back in the team to do this — a lovely drop. vintage sexton, in fact. 19—9 it finished. now to gather that energy. for ireland, as for scotland, the title chase is on. we have beaten ireland, a very good team, we have beaten wales, a very good team as well, and we go to england for the next game and we are group who, if we work hard, we genuinely can win games. italy took a surprise early lead against england in the women's six nations, as sofia stefan went over in the fourth minute. but the english pack overwhelmed their opponents, hooker vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries as they won 29—14. england lead the six nations table by four points from ireland, who play f

a fizzer to tim visser, delirium vern cotter style.eal contenders for this year's title. which of ireland and france could join them? that was always predicted to be tight. a game for spotting the tiniest of spaces, conor murray's speciality. jonathan sexton thrives further out. back in the team to do this — a lovely drop. vintage sexton, in fact. 19—0 it finished. now to gather that energy. for ireland, as for scotland, the title chase is on. italy took a surprise early lead against england in the women's six nations, as sofia stefan went over in the fourth minute. but the english pack overwhelmed their opponents. hooker vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries as they won 29—1a. who play france later today. chelsea have extended their lead at the top of the premier league to 11 points after a 3—1win over swansea city at stamford bridge. cesc fabregas marked his 300th premier league appearance by firing the blues ahead. fernando llorente equalised before the interval. but after the break, chelsea swept swansea asid

vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales in the six nations at murrayfield injured greig laidlaw. ali price will play at scrum half. prop gordon reid, back rows john hardie and ryan wilson, and wing tim visser will also start. manny pacquiao and britain's amir khan have announced a deal is being negotiated for a possible fight. pacquaio's twitter followers recently voted khan as the opponent they would most like to see him take on next. khan hasn't boxed since a defeat to saul alvarez last may. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you. and we can get the latest on storm doris. we had told you that the woman had died in wolverhampton, after being hit by debris. this was close to star box —— starbucks in the city centre. you can see the emergency services. apparently, a piece of roofing, the size of a coffee table, hit a pedestrian. confirmed dead outside after suffering very serious head injuries. yes, they received about 15 999 calls at 11:45. that was when the incident happened. dudley street outside starbucks, but on arrival

and their captain greig laidlaw, says his team, have learned, how to handle pressure since coach vern cotterlent chance, of making it of two when they play france this weekend — even though it's 18 years, since they last won in paris. it's massively important when you travel away to france, the first insta nces travel away to france, the first instances in the game, the first thing you do in the game is psychologicallyjust as important for them as it is for us. we need to stay in the game, play in the right areas and not muck about too much for the first 20 minutes then we'll put them under pressure and upset their crowd a little bit. donnacha ryan and cian healy, have been drafted into the ireland pack for their game against italy, in rome on saturday. healy takes over from jack mcgrath, while lock, ryan, replaces iain henderson, who's got a tight hamstring. johnny sexton is still suffering with his calf muscle problem, so paddy jackson remains at fly—half. the scottish fa are appealing against the fine, they received for wearing poppies on their shirts against england last november. both t

delirium, vern cotter style. a first scottish victory over wales in ten years.resurgence and all of this show is scotland's rugby vs resurgence and proves all of this show is scotland's rugby ‘s resurgence and proves that they are very real contenders for this year ‘s title. patrick geary, bbc news and murrayfield. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, we are back with the late news at a quarter past ten — now on bbc1 its time for the news where you are. hello this is bbc news. more on our lead story and those remarks by the former labour foreign secretary david miliband that the party is the furthest it has been from power in 50 years. let's hear from power in 50 years. let's hear from our political correspondent who says he does not think the comment will botherjeremy corbyn all that much. it's not the first time that he has been critical ofjeremy corbyn. the reason he is speaking now, that defeat in copeland is pretty historic, 80 years, since its inception, that was a labour seat. the swing of votes from labour to the conservatives too

vern cotter makes one change, from the win over ireland — flanker john barclay replaces the injured ryan sportsday on the news channel at 6.30pm this evening. the football association of wales will be appealing against sanctions imposed by fifa for displaying poppies during a world cup qualifier. they were fined over £15,000 following commemorations prior to wales' world cup qualifier against serbia in november. fifa took action because fans wore poppies in the stands and the armed forces held bunches of poppies at the side of the pitch. great britain will face second seeds croatia in the fed cup promotion play—off on saturday. their place was sealed after lativa beat portugal in britain's group which meant gb will top group c having won all of three ties under new captain anne keothavong 3—0. turkey were the latest team to be defeated with laura robson and jocelyn rae rounding off the whitewash in the doubles after singles victories for heather watson and johanna konta. right now i guess just really happy to come through that. it wasn't easy. she definitely played herself into the match

coach vern cotter has made five changes to scotland's side that will face wales in the six nations atprice will take over from laidlaw at scrum half. fly halfjohnny sexton returns to the ireland side for tomorrow's meeting with france in dublin. sexton missed ireland's first two games with a calf injury, but is back with paddy jackson dropping to the bench. catalans dragons beat hull fc16—14 to go top of rugby league's super league. luke walsh kicked six out of six in a scrappy game and his last penalty confirmed victory for catalans. they've now played two and won two. i love the feeling when you get the keys to your new car, and that was the feeling for lewis hamilton yesterday. world champion constructors mercedes have unveiled their new car for the upcoming formula one season. it will be going a lot faster than this when the season starts next month in australia. but for now lewis hamilton, who was joined by new team—mate valtteri bottas, took the car for a few laps around a very blustery silverstone. hamilton said the car felt incredible. that is a good sign, then. it is, yeah, h