with so much at stake, tensions ran high but wales we re stake, tensions ran high but wales were handling the pressure at the penalties. anscombe relentless with his boot. time and time again irish ill discipline was punished, the bedraggled visitors 25 points nine and a shadow of the team that won the grand slam last year. amid the deluge, the ferocious home defence was finally breached but that was merely a consolation for ireland in chasing defeat. they are the grand slam champions! wales with the worthy winners and gatland making history as a first coach to mastermind a third grand slam. history as a first coach to mastermind a third grand slamm history as a first coach to mastermind a third grand slam. it is not about me, it is about those players. we spoke beforehand about them playing for themselves and theirfamilies them playing for themselves and their families and this crowd and wales as a whole. their families and this crowd and that's it.

wales had a fast start. and wales have the first try. scotland's own attacking spirit ran into the welsh defence, fiercely drilled and disciplined. whilst scotland hoped to succeed, while is expected to. ——wales expected to. that's what confidence does to a team. jonathan davies too strong here, and wales led by nine points at half—time. there was only one way scotland could succeed. if they couldn't go through wales, they'd have to go around them. ball slipped inside and then out to the wing. by modern standards, darcy graham's a belly dancer between by modern standards, darcy graham's a ballet dancer between giants, but his try finally brought murrayfield to its feet. the intricacy of the move suddenly cut wales apart. the gap closed, but the gap remained. and this welsh penaltyjust settled the final score, 18-11. well, it was a huge physical effort by scotland in the second half, but ultimately they came up against the team which has forgotten how to lose. they celebrated in edinburgh like they do everywhere. joe wilson, bbc new

to play against, wales, defensively and standingm world to play against, wales, defensively and standing. it will be some game tomorrow. strongest defence of far in the six nations. wells on his record to find jon run of 13 matches, it was ireland the last thing they lost to before they went on that run. that might count for something. warren gatland in the la st for something. warren gatland in the last six nations game for him, big sendoff, wants to go off with a grand slam. i think he would choose any of the other teams besides ireland. he had a history with them in the past, enjoys trash talk with their fans. iris has probably looked at their flights before they knew that would be in the better chance at the championship themselves. a lot of coming down the road from cheltenham tonight. ireland are going to be up for this because they started this championship badly but they want to peek at the right time, they want to peek at the right time, the fear is the last year, 12 months ago ireland ran for it. they wish that they could get it there in them. did they peek a year too early? we

rosa is living in west wales now. in 1999, she lived in london — a political activist involved in animal rights, anti—racism and the green movement. there's me. just trying not to allow the police to kick it off, you know? a group of environmentalists calling themselves reclaim the streets used to meet at a pub in central london. and it was here that rosa met a man who would change her life forever. my world had been political but that particular group he had been in for about four years before i walked into it. he was trusted to a high level. he seemed to be my life partner. he seemed to be some kind of blueprint that i didn't even know i was looking for. for 10 months, rosa and her partner — a man who called himselfjim sutton — were in a relationship. we were talking about children, we were talking about moving back to wales. i started learning welsh language before i met him when in london and it was closing the circle for me, longing to come home to wales. thenjim sutton dropped a bombshell. in echoes of w

a first start for wales, a first goalfor wales! danjames! fifth minute of the game, first goalfor wales fifth minute of the game, first goal for wales first goal for wales for a 21—year—old. the kids got ryan giggs to his feet, the manager could not have done much better. there was danjames running down the wing, turning and tormenting and when the cross came out of the shadows, harry wilson missed. 1—0 is never secure and slovakia put wales under increasing pressure in the closing stages but the ball stayed out, wales hung on, up and running in qualifying and the autograph which mattered in cardiff was eight letters long. dan james. northern ireland, meanwhile, play belarus in belfast tonight. it's a big game for them in qualifying with games against the netherlands and germany still to come. we're in a good place and sitting here ready to play but we think belarus will come and make life difficult for us again. but we think they will maybe have more of a threat on the counterattack than estonia showed in the game. but we will give th

wales grand slam. -- in the victory. we are enjoying each other in their company. being a pa rt each other in their company. being a part of a squad that is operating well. operating at full potential and it is a special place to be. we wa nt to and it is a special place to be. we want to build on it. so now not a moment to lose focus. a six nations weekend but a week spent discussing two regions. the proposed merger between ospreys and scarlets, and harassment and a welcome distraction. nine of the well starting line—up potentially affected. the future of many of the players has felt as clear as any murray field of muck. now that the players have been distracted. you quys players have been distracted. you guys would have seen the tweets and stuff and players going home and their girlfriends or wives and stuff and asking questions about what is going on. they're trying to limit their distraction, and focus on an important game. in edinburgh, a special welcome awaits. the scotland six nations have never really got going

wales will let the adult world cup. his team will be real contenders now, it will face ireland againa be real contenders now, it will face ireland again a match as i had of the world cup to come, this summer. ireland will felt like they had plenty of stomach to work on. england, they had managed to land for six nations lead up to the world cup. that can be no doubt about it, a performance of the wales in the six nations championship. they are generally contenders against in the world cup. following that result, england knew that all they had to play for was the calcutta cup at twickenham. it turned out to be the match of the tournament. they raced into a 31—nil lead against scotland, but rather than stretch their lead they fell apart in the second half, scotland were seconds from victory before a late try saw the match finish in a draw. 38—all. patrick gearey was trying to keep up with this one. rugby oldest fixture is never meaningless, not when that calcutta cup is overshadowed. what began to potty. it took more t

what a performance wales knew what they had to do. the island here, and not only with the six nations title, but with the grant slam as well. they dominated ireland throughout they got to the best possible start after just one minute they got to the best possible start afterjust one minute when starting asi afterjust one minute when starting as i have come through a lovely little ship behind the irish defence. it was all about gareth who punished some rare irish discipline throughout. the penalty throughout. they my pendency throughout the second half as well as one 25 points to seven. second half as well as one 25 points to the six nations t57; f 7 m n second half as well as one 25 points to the six nations would q, f 7 m n in the six nations if they would have been be today. in the end, it was surprising errors from johnny. a lot of wayward cakes. it wasn't unusualfor a lot of wayward cakes. it wasn't unusual for a player of his calibre to play in that manner. a surprising lack of discipline from ireland throughout the match as well

one area in north wales saw a months worth of rain injust 24 hours. and there was disruption across large parts of northern england, after train lines and roads were flooded. simon clemison reports. the speed, the volume, and there may be more rain to come today. in conway, the pumps are on but they are taking no chances. who'd have thought you would need a wheelbarrow to one day protect your home? it's a good neighbourhood. everybody comes together in times like this. some parts of wales has seen the equivalent of a months rainfall the equivalent of a month's rainfall some parts of wales has seen the equivalent of a month's rainfall in the last 24 hours. the equivalent of a month's rainfall in north yorkshire, the three pea ks challenge proved a challenge and a half. while in west yorkshire, the railway was wet and silent. northern said several routes were suspended yesterday. the problems, as unusual as they come, were caused by a lot of rain falling in a short space of time. while there is likely to be less rain today, showers could hit anywhere an

wales score after the one minute mark. warren gatland's final six nations match in charge off to the perfect start. parkes going from try scorer to try saver. with so much at stake, tensions ran high but wales were handling the pressure and the penalties. anscombe relentless with his boot. time and time again irish ill—discipline was punished, the bedraggled visitors 22 points down and a shadow of the team that won the grand slam last year. amid the deluge, the ferocious home defence was finally breached, but that was merely a consolation for ireland in a chasing defeat. they are the grand slam champions! wales worthy winners and gatland making history as the first coach to mastermind a third grand slam. it is not about me, it is about those players. we spoke beforehand about them playing for themselves and their families and this crowd and wales as a whole. and being able to create history. this is yet another defining history for this hugely impressive welsh side. their winning streak continues and quite simply they se

wales. everywhere was wales. at murrayfield, watch josh wales. everywhere was wales. at murrayfield, watchjosh adams‘s moves out on the wing. both in his hands, drinking and sprinting his way to the line. —— jinking and sprinting. scotland's own attacking spirit running to the welsh defence, fiercely drilled and disciplined, well scotla nd fiercely drilled and disciplined, well scotland hope to succeed, wales expected to. that's what confidence does for a team. jonathan davies too strong here in wales led by nine points at half—time. there was only one way scotland could succeed. if they couldn't go through wales they would have to go around. the ball slipped inside and then out to the wing. slipped inside and then out to the by slipped inside and then out to the wing. by modern standards, darcy graham'sa wing. by modern standards, darcy gra ham's a belly wing. by modern standards, darcy graham's a belly dancer between giants, but his try finally brought murrayfield its feet. —— a ballet dancer. the gap closed but the gap remained. this welsh penaltyjust s

wales, england or ireland? three of the teams in action in this afternoon's six nations could win the tournament. and coming up in half an hour, our dateline guests discuss the last week in parliament — with only a fortnight until brexit day. good morning. police in new zealand believe there was only one gunman involved in the shootings at two mosques in christchurch in which 49 people were killed and scores of others injured. 28—year—old australian brenton tarra nt has appeared in court in christchurch, charged with murder. tarrant did not make a plea and the brief hearing was closed to the public because of safety concerns. the shootings were live—streamed and shared widely on social media. shara njit leyl reports from christchurch. a memorial for the victims of the shooting. christchurch residents have been bringing flowers and leaving notes here all day. the messages are clear. new zealand may be struggling to comprehend the tragic events in christchurch but people were determined to come together t

north wales region has fans in anger and upsetlj for a new north wales region has fans in anger and upset. i think it is disgraceful, the idea ofjust one region in the south, in order to create a region in the north... they are not ready to have another professional tea m are not ready to have another professional team up north.|j are not ready to have another professionalteam up north. i think it is terrible, they should keep their own identity. i'm not happy with them urging the ospreys but if it will be good for welsh rugby as a whole, then it might be the best thing. it should be the dragons and the blues, the dragons are struggling as they are. plenty more aren't happy about the timing of this, wales are in the middle of a six nations grand slam campaign, the captain, alun wyn jones, six nations grand slam campaign, the captain, alun wynjones, already expressed frustration after the win over england and today's press conference ahead of the scotland match was dominated by talk of a merger. i wanted to reiterate that there is speculation that this is being driven by the wru, no,

this is saint david's peninsula, on the south—west tip of wales. it is a rugged and picturesque part of the world, even in midwinter. but i'm not actually here for scenic beauty. i'm here to find in a beauty. the streets of st david's are a bit quieter in the welsh winter, with relatively few tourists, or "grockles" as they're called around here. it's such a small community, there's pretty well only one of everything. one high street, one butcher, one bank, one bookshop. one town hall. one delicatessen. and, there's one of these. st david's cathedral, built in the 12th century, sits on the site of the old monastery, led by david 600 01’ so years ago. and this is why st david's is a city. yes, this tiny community of 1800 people is officially a city. britain's smallest, and supposedly the second—tiniest in the world, although in the 19th century there was a bit of a setback. 150 odd years ago the victorians decided this didn't make sense for a very small place, and quite a number of cities were no longer cities. 25 years ago the current queen rod

wales are six nation's grand slam champions for a 11th time. they completely outplayed ireland in cardiff. and despite scoring just one try they won 25—7. hadleigh parkes went over for a very early score and there was no looking back after that. there was barely a minute on the clock when he ran onto a chip through from gareth anscombe. anscombe converted as he kicked 20 points in all. wales were utterly dominant and led 25—0 when jordan larmour went over for a consolation try in added time. this is wales' fifth six nations title but their first since 2013. iam i am proud of the players. it is not about me, it is about those players. they played for wales. a bit of history. they can never take that away from them now. i thought it was away from them now. i thought it was a fantastic performance. we didn't look too tired, did we! in the match of the tournament, scotland came back from 31—0 down at twickenham to draw 38—38 against england. having tied the scores at 31 a piece sam johnson scored a try which put them ahead with just minutes

brilliant, we've won, we've done it for wales! fantastic game, well—deserved, well done, wales! warren gatland, he's been amazing for wales, absolutely amazing. it's a shame to see him leaving but you know, we've sent him out on a good note, it's been fantastic, absolutely amazing. much more on that and all the rugby yesterday and all the support from yesterday and all the support from yesterday as well at half past eight. but let's return to our top story from new zealand. after the shootings in new zealand, andrew graystone decided to stand outside a mosque in manchester holding a placard saying, "you are my friends. i will keep watch while you pray." this photo has gone viral on social media, with messages from around the world praising andrew's efforts in bringing people together. we're pleased to say andrew joins in the studio now. when a tragedy like this happens and it's so horrific, it's about how communities respond, how governments respond, and also i suppose how individuals respond and this was just one small thing you felt you could do? it was, i walk up on friday mo

if this is his tenth and final six nations as wales coach. he will help to finish in the way it has all started. wales won the grand slam in his first full season, a second one followed four years later. one more perfect campaign would make tournament history. no modern culture has done the grand slam three times. —— no modern coach. but to get there, he must outsmart another culture from new zealand. this also isjoe smith last six nations with ireland. a win for them in wales cardiff lipsey whales to the top. that opens the door across the seven. by saturday evening, england that have a real route to the title. they have not lost to scotland at twickenham since the 80s. we have got a good neck of a team, second best team in the world ireland. i've had to battle through. now they have had the opportunity to salvage something. we started off well, had a bit of a mishap for 30 minutes against wales. now we are back in contention. this is the weekend rightly reaches its crescendo. —— rugby reaches its crescendo. beyond that, it could sha

because as faras focusing on the wales match. because as far as the championship is concerned, we don't control that destiny. we focus on what we can control and it is pretty hard to control and it is pretty hard to control wales. so the irish are third in the table, a point behind england, who are a point behind wales. the welsh host the ireland in their final game next weekend. england play scotland at twickenham. all three can still win the title, but wales look favourites. in a week in which he suggested he may make a return to track racing, sir mo farah has won the big half for the second year in a row in london. he completed the half—marathon course between tower bridge and the cutty sark in greenwich in hz“; seconds. he finished just ahead of belgium's bashir abdi and 2017 london marathon winner, daniel wanjiru of kenya. afterwards he said he could be back on the track at september's world championships. and britain's charlotte purdue defended her title in the women's race — she crossed the line in a time of1 hour 10

mainly northern england and wales mainly northern england and wales through the day, one or two will get their way south and east but a few of you may stay dry, temperatures are based around 7—10, it will feel a bit chilly in the wind as the showers go through. into this evening and overnight we‘ll see the winds these down, showers to eastern parts of england, and across shetland, they will gradually fade, cloud increasing and showers pushing their way cloud increasing and showers pushing theirway in, cloud increasing and showers pushing their way in, the coldest part of their way in, the coldest part of the night will be early on, england, wales and scotland it will be into tomorrow morning‘s rush hour, temperatures below freezing. a sunny start to much of scotland, england and wales, not the persistent rain we saw three yesterday, rain at times in northern ireland but some drier and brighter moments, best of the driest weather throughout with sunny spells lasting longest, good parts of central and eastern england, temperatures 9—12, the temperatures of late due to the jet s

and wales, 11—13, a bit coolerfor scotland. through sunday afternoon, evening and into early monday we'll see the winds really start to pick up. we are expecting winds to gust to 60, 70, maybe 80 miles an hour around the irish sea coast as we go through sunday evening and then it will move inland, gusts easily reaching 60—70 miles an hour, strong enough to bring localised transport disruption. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. the european indoor championships are under way in glasgow, with great britain's katerina johnson—thompson amongst the early competitors. she's defending her title in the pentathlon and has started really well, finishing second in the 60 metres hurdles, and going one better in the highjump clearing one metre 96, just short of her personal best. britain's niamh emerson's also going well in the pentathalon, she finished second in the highjump. she's currently third in the standings. johnson—thompson le

it's new south wales on one side, queensland here. so we're in queensland. we're in queensland here. those trees there are new south wales. and the point is the river is very small. the river has to flood out over this country, and i want it to be protected. this water is being intercepted. so when it comes out over this floodplain — it has to — it is just being intercepted, called flood water and taken. but the longer you hold it, the more you can take. so that's what's happened to my family, it'sjust been held on us, our crops are all destroyed and the water does not continue into the river so for us to survive as farmers we just want the river to run. my neighbour can't get stock and domestic water. we're on a big river here that's running full steam within three kays, he can't get water. and they have been there for four generations. for years, as chris toiled with so—called dry—land cotton crops that rely purely on rainfall, he says a huge industrial—scale cotton farm was diverting water from the macintyre river into a network of channels and

six nations glory for wales. they become the first country to clinch the six nations grand slam four times as victory over ireland gives them the title. better news in the forecast. after today, a story of sunshine and blustery showers. it's sunday 17th march. our top story: new zealand's prime minister says her office received a document containing far—right views, minutes before the shootings that killed 50 people in two mosques in christchurch on friday. at a press conference, jacinda ardern also said it will be several days before the bodies of all those killed are returned to theirfamilies. from christchurch, rupert wingfield—hayes sent us this report. in christchurch on sunday morning, the outpouring of grief and solidarity has continued, unabated. close to the mosque where the first attack took place on friday, the flower tributes continue to grow. many people overcome with emotion. in wellington, prime ministerjacinda ardern made her own emotional tribute to the city's biggest mosque. but amid all thi

will he get his way over wales ? tear or two. will he get his way over wales? ireland could spoil the party and open up the championship? ireland know what they have to do. let‘s be honest, there is the feeling after the defeat in their opening match to england that ireland have suddenly become a bad tea m ireland have suddenly become a bad team overnight. we know that is not the case, they have the world coach of the year, world coach of the year __ my of the year, world coach of the year —— my world player of the year in jonny sexton. impressive run, they are on. and they are the grand slam champions. a couple of years ago that england were on the brink of winning the grand slam under eddie jones and ireland spoiled the party. how england would like a repeat of that. if england beat scotland, the six nations title will be theirs. you won‘t want to take your eyes off it. it is charlie. you were talking about celebrations in the bars. did one sense the atmosphere in a bar last night? i had done saying he was feeling a little tired. i think i could say i

showers and western parts of england and wales pushing further east. fewer showers in northern ireland and western scotland this afternoon. some showers down the eastern coast of counties in england and here is where we see the strongest of the winds today, 40—50 miles an hour. still lower than yesterday. showers across western parts of england and wales in particular, more in the north—east compared to this morning, one 01’ north—east compared to this morning, one or two in the south—east and east anglia, but many staying dry. a little bit colder in the strength of the wind. the wind also easing tonight. showers in central and eastern england for a time. skies clearing. cloud bringing more spots of rain in the morning. temperature drop will be initial and coldest earlier in the night, but for much of scotland, england and wales, widespread frost for the monday morning commute, but plenty of sunshine too, make the most of that in the west, rain at times in northern ireland during the day, and the odd showerfor northern ireland during the day,

the wales tea m, twickenham since the 1980s. the wales team, the second—best team in the world, they need to battle through and we have an opportunity to salvage something. we started well and had a mishap against wales and now we are back in contention. this is the weekend rugby reaches its crescendo. beyond that it could shape the mood for september‘s world cup. the three coaches in three adopted nations, this year the super saturday has even more at stake. after finishing runner—up six times in the cheltenham gold cup, all—time leading trainer willie mullins finally has his first win. al boum photo, ridden by jockey paul townend was a12—1winner. he had some anxious moments with his jumping but raced away to win by two—and—a—half lengths. fellow irish challenger anibale fly was second with the grey bristol de mai back in third. manchester united manager ole gunnar solskjaer believes his side "can go all the way" in the champions league after drawing barcelona in the quarter—final. the draw sees solskjaer retu

wales aren't just flirting, wales aren'tjust flirting, there are virtually on fire. the six nations is theirs to lose but murrayfield is menacing of any as you will find. right from the beginning, wales had something in their step. quick beginning, wales had something in theirstep. quick thinking, quick passing, quick feet. josh adams in for the perfect start. commentator: what a finish by the winner! we'll have the first try. will spend stopping at the dam became a familiar sight. but it would get better still. gareth davies touching down here, wales and two tries clear. but hope springs eternal in scotla nd clear. but hope springs eternal in scotland and before long there were more thanjust scotland and before long there were more than just a few green shoots of their own. a killer instinct they have lacked but darcy graham made no mistake in the corner. a stunning scotla nd mistake in the corner. a stunning scotland move to give them a chance. they laid siege to the wales defence. it looked for all the world like they would find a winner but the visitors just woul

and wales as we go through the day. we will see the cloud as we go through the afternoon, so there could be a bit of sunshine for england and wales. looking at showers pushing from the south—west to the north—east on the breeze, some of those could be heavy and sundry other temperatures and eastern areas, at 70 degrees certainly possible. quite a mild afternoon, brightening up in scotla nd afternoon, brightening up in scotland for the end of the school—run and into the evening rush hour compared with this morning, but cloud, rain and hillsnow hour compared with this morning, but cloud, rain and hill snow across the northern half of scotland, quite a chilly field here. that will continue into the night. drier, clear conditions for many across the south. here is where there will be some frost into tomorrow morning, but it will be a chilly start to tomorrow and chilly day by and large as we start to bring in the air from the up tick, right around our area of low pressure as it clears off into the north sea. for tomor

outbreaks of rain across england and wales tending to trickle southwards. never really getting away from south—east england, where it could end up being quite a damp day, similar picture too for southern parts of wales. further northwards, at least you get some sunshine, but here again, some blustery showers, northern ireland, northern england, and scotland. it will feel quite cool in the wind, with those temperatures 5—7d across northern areas. and the showers continue to feed in overnight. but at the same time, friday night sees a pulse of heavy rain working northwards into northern ireland, and then across england and wales. we could see a bit of snow for a time over the high ground. and there is potential for multiple hazards around really as we start off the weekend, thanks to this developing, quite nasty area of low pressure. what might catch your eye is the snow. we will see some of that over the higher ground of northern ireland, northern england, and scotland. could see around 10—20 centimetres above 350 metres elevation. but some snow could

rosa now lives in west wales. but in 1999 she lived in london. a political activist involved in animal rights, antiracism and the green movement. there is me. just trying not to allow the police to kick it off, you know? he had been in this group about four years before i was in it. he seems to be my life partner. he seems to be some kind of blueprint i didn't even know i was looking for. for ten months rosa and her partner, an man who called himselfjeff sutton, were in a relationship. we we re sutton, were in a relationship. we were talking about children, we were talking about moving back to wales. it was closing the circle for me. there was this longing to go home to wales. then sutton dropped a bombshell. in echoes of what mark stone had done to lisa, he said he needed to get away. rosa thought he was having a breakdown. after months missing, sutton got back in touch, sending rosa postcards and letters. it probably does you good to escape from my control freakery. sorry if i was a bit wired during the last few weeks. i hope i didn't hurt you.

elsewhere in england and wales, we are talking 65 mph gusts. some hill snow as well in the pennines and northern ireland for a time. storm freya will bring some disruption through the night and into monday morning with the risk of power interruption in places as well and the chance of seeing some damage. do check the situation with the bbc local radio station as you head out first thing on monday. the circulation of storm freya is moving out into the north sea on monday. still windy to begin the day, but the winds slowly ease. it stays busy with sunshine and showers on what will be a cooler day for monday. it's a sign of things to come as the week goes on. certainly cooler compared with last week. sun and showers to start the week, but then another spell of rain midweek. this is bbc world news today. our top stories: bernie sanders launches his campaign for the white house at a rally in new york. the liberal senator is hoping to be chosen to run against president trump in 2020. i experienced as a child living with afamily i experienced as a chi

then the heavy rain spreads to parts of northern england and wales. there is the potential for some localised flooding. the wind gusts widely 40—50 mph, some spots are 60—70 or even 75 mph in the most exposed spot in the north west. a very windy end to the night. tebbutt is between five and 7 degrees in most places. it means that tomorrow morning, if you're starting your day in the midlands, wales, the south—west, you can expect some very heavy downpours of rain. along this rain band, some squally, gusty winds. gales are likely. behind that, it will brighten up. it was the sunshine and blustery showers which will come very widespread across the north west later in the day. as those showers turn over high ground in scotland, there are likely to be blizzard conditions. as we move from tuesday to wednesday, through the night, this area of low pressure diving its way across the british isles and that has been named storm gareth. that will bring wind gusts across northern ireland, southern is gone, northern wales with gust of 70 or 75 mph. some very

venus across west of england and wales. —— wintervenus. it venus across west of england and wales. —— winter venus. it will be a bright and sunny afternoon but for many, the risk of showers with deposits threatening the west, with the odd bit of thunder and hail mixed enforced gold with cloud, went and rain, 5 degrees at the best, with maximum of 11. then we have in monday, a brief ridge which quotes things down but not for long, make the most of it because it looked like it will be a quiet start to our working week then a significant area of low pressure looks likely to threaten from the west and it will bring more wet and windy weather with a spell of gales for a time. this may well develop into a storm. into next week, it looks likely to be is pretty unsettled, there will be is pretty unsettled, there will be rain and gales but also some sun at times. this is bbc world news. the headlines — thousands of anti—government protesters have ta ken to the streets in venezuela on a day of rival demonstrations. police used pepper spray a

and it's cold enough for a touch of frost in parts of england and wales. some fog patches too, more especially towards wales and western england, gradually clearing during the morning. and then sunny spells on a fine day. more cloud for northern ireland, across much of scotland as well. and it's breezy with the rain still there for the northern and western isles, parts of the north north—west of the mainland of scotland on through the day. so with the cloud here, temperatures have come down a bit compared to what we had on thursday. for england and wales it'll feel warm in the sunny spells, maybe 18 degrees in south—east england. let's take a look at things through friday night and into saturday morning. remember that weather front is still here, edging very slowly further south through scotland, a little snow to the higher hills. to the south of that it remains dry. and again, especially for parts of england and wales, a few fog patches developing, it will be cold enough for a touch of frost in a few spots as saturday begins. that takes us onto the we

to mark 50 years since prince charles's investiture as prince of wales. the event at buckingham palace was hosted by the queen, and it came as a bbc poll reveals attitudes in wales to the royals. here's roger pinney. in buckingham palace, a "thank you" from the queen to prince charles for his work as prince of wales, and according to those who were there, the prince does play a valuable role in welsh life. we were 18 and we just applied for a couple of grants from the princes trust because we needed some money for some speakers and prince charles came down and we met him, and we had some funding from them and it got us under way, really. he's interested, he's all the things that a young person wants in a role model, i think he is an extraordinary character who has done so much good for his country. that's the balcony from which in 1969, the queen of prince charles waved to the thousands of people who were thronging the mice here in caernarfon. but the investiture as we know it is a relatively modern invention, it only dates back to 1911, and it was all do

it is notjust good from wales, it is good for the whole country it is notjust good for wales, it is good for the whole country and other parts as well. it is putting us on the map. there is a togetherness about wales, a sense that when you play them, you play a nation, not a team. this is a small country that believes it can conquer the world. and there is a sizeable and very buoyant crowd here at the welsh assembly. the players, the staff, just there with the trophy on display as well and you have to say, really, when all of those dies down, attention will inevitably turn to the world cup and wales are now in the world cup and wales are now in the best shape of all of the northern hemisphere teams. ireland we re northern hemisphere teams. ireland were made to look ordinary by them, england have been accused of being mentally fragile by their own coach whereas wales, in the words of warren gatland, have forgotten how to lose and how they would love that to lose and how they would love that to stretch all the way to a world cup final to stretch all the way to a world cupfinal in to stretc

showers across england and wales mainly in northern england and northern wales. a few of you may stay dry. it will feel chillier in the wind, especially as the showers go through. this evening and overnight, the wind will start to ease, showers in central and eastern parts of england last and longest and cross shetland, they will all gradually fade, cloud increasing in northern ireland later, then showers pushing on again. coldest part of the night early on in northern ireland. temperatures well below freezing for tomorrow's the shower, navy —5 in rural scotland. sunny start, cloud increases through the day may be —5 in rural scotland. drier and brighter moments. best of the driest weather throughout with sunny spells eastern scotland and central and eastern england, 102 showers. but the weather we have had of late, colder air today, blue areas on the chart, dragging up an areas on the chart, dragging up an area of high pressure and something area of high pressure and something a bit milder as well. after today because much showers, the outlook is much drier,

the weather is cheerier across england and wales. glorious outside at the moment. in the north, scotland and northern ireland we are seeing plenty of showers, more than yesterday and they are moving southwards. they will spread into the north of england and reach north wales before the end of the day. still in the best at the sunshine further south. overnight we will keep patchy cloud at times across western areas. that should keep the temperatures falling too far here. with clearer skies further east we will have chilly air by the end of the night. temperatures down one or two degrees in edinburgh and newcastle. a chilly start to monday but gloriously sunny bad thing. more clout in the north a few showers in the north—west of scotland. the eastern coast of england and scotland will be a bit low—power. in 13 degrees, similar to the weather today. that is the forecast. hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines... senior conservatives tell theresa may her brexit deal is more likely to pass if she stands down as prime minister. but a former leade

and a hero's welcome for wales, as fans gather in cardifff to celebrate their six nations grand slam success. welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we start with the ever—expanding mls in america. major league soccer has welcomed its 24th franchise this season with fc cincinnati the newest name to join. they've now played their first ever home match. and our reporter alex gulrajani's been in ohio to find out how the soccer fans of cincinnati played their part in the creation of the side. this pocket of ohio is into football ina big this pocket of ohio is into football in a big way. not american football, soccer, that is. a revolution that started in bars and neighbourhoods gci’oss started in bars and neighbourhoods across cincinnati has led to the ultimate, and mls aside. and the fa ns were ultimate, and mls aside. and the fans were crucial to them getting this franchise. it was the driver, you know, really carl and his family and his partners are what really drove all of the opportunity. but if it wasn't for what is going on in this estate, fc cincinnati would not exis

tonight we cloud across england and wales will tra nsfer to across england and wales will transfer to ireland in western scotland. showers in the morning. it will be a frosty start away from the city centres, a chilly start to your monday morning commute but plenty of dry and sunny weather to be made use of. some showers for northern ireland, they will become heavier during the day, some thunder with them as well, spilling into central parts of scotland. eastern scotland will be dry and bright and while rain will arrive in cumbria and the isle of man, it will be a touch warmer than today with lighter winds, but it will be colder in the middle part of the week with frequent april showers. this is bbc news. the headlines: police in england and wales are being given greater stop and search powers to tackle rising knife crime. theresa may considers her next move to break the brexit deadlock following the latest defeat of her withdrawal plan. there's been a sharp rise in the number of adults calling a national helpline for the children of alcoholic parents, according to figures seen by the

wales, 19 or so dry for much of england and wales, i9 orso in dry for much of england and wales, 19 or so in the cooler conditions with around 8—12 degrees typically across scotland. moving through into the second half of the weekend, the clocks go forward one hour during the early hours of sunday, so we enter british summer time, but temperatures are taking a bit of a reverse track, so by the time we get to sunday, not as warm as it has been recently, still lots of dry weather with sunshine on offer, cloudier towards the south and south—west with the remnants of that front, temperatures about 13 or 1a, cooler conditions further north. bye— bye. this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at nine. the ayes to the right, 286. the noes to the left, 344. so the noes have it, the noes have it, unlock. mps have rejected theresa may's withdrawal agreement for a third time, throwing the uk's brexit strategy into further confusion. the implications of the house's decision are grave. the legal default now is the united kingdom is to leave the european union on the 12th of april,

he brings trinidad and to be go here to play wales tonight. a quick look at some of the other stories around today. trent alexander—arnold has withdrawn from the england squad through injury. sunderland striker will grigg has been ruled out of northern ireland's euro 2020 qualifiers against estonia and belarus with an ankle injury. he's returned to his club and will miss the matches at windsor park on thursday and sunday. wales rugby union players are considering moving to non—welsh clubs amid regional rugby uncertainty according to fly—half gareth anscombe. moving away from wales, who've just secured the six nations grand slam, would see any player with less than 60 caps sacrifice their place in the international team. less than three years ago sian kelly stumbled on an advert that would change her life and take her to countries she'd never dreamed of visiting. sian who's just is the first female head coach of the argentina women's cricket side and has even revived chile's national team — all while introducing young girls to the game.

new south wales on one side, queensland here. those trees that are new south wales. the river is very small. it has to flat out over this country and i want it to be protected. this water is being intercepted. it is being intercepted, taken. intercepted. it is being intercepted, ta ken. the intercepted. it is being intercepted, taken. the longer you hold it, the more you can take. my family has been held, our crops are destroyed and the water does not continue into the river so for us to survive as farmers we just want the river to run. my neighbour cannot get stop to water. —— stock. they have been there for four generations. for years, as cotton crop relied on rainfall, he says industrial scale cotton farmers was diverting water into a network of chosen dams. you cannot turn communities off. you have to look after people, the environment and extraction should always come last. over the last ten years, as hundreds of kilometres of giant levies and channels were built, chris took his concerns to the authorities and other cotton growers but he was ignored and ostr

the signs are it could be a pretty wet day for england and wales. at around the english channel we could see strong winds. you could almost say typical springlike weather. we certainly have not had any of that recently. how would you like to see brexit reported on this programme? we do have to do it. if you've grown any time we mention it, this is your chance to bring your ideas into your coverage. some lucky brexit viewers saveit coverage. some lucky brexit viewers save it to our editorial and which is listened to hear what they wanted. hi. my name is marie, i am married with two children. hi, my name is tony and i voted to remain in the eu. there is so much information. it is easier to switch. i want book for summer easier to switch. i want book for summer but if i did not know what is going to happen how can i book?m is making it complicated and confusing. everything about brexit is dourand confusing. everything about brexit is dour and depressing. you are talking about positivity, where is the money coming from? the eu has put some money into th