. —— playing wales. the under 20s are playing wales. the under 20s are playing later on as well. joining me to preview the lavatory championships is scotland all time record points scorer chris paterson. chris, what is from me too, what think? outstanding. some cracking by. think? outstanding. some cracking rugby. a great fixture in cardiff. wales played well. england know how to win and they came through and one. ireland had a great victory. a physical battle in paris. scotland picked up a couple of injuries. physical battle in paris. scotland picked up a couple of injurieslj suppose picked up a couple of injuries.” suppose the big talking point coming out of the scotland camp is the fact that greig laidlaw has picked up the ankle injury. how big a loss as that? he is a massive loss for his leadership and understanding. he directed him well. he gets goals in 85-90% directed him well. he gets goals in 85—90% as well. ali price is a sharp player that is replacing. that's a brief look at scotland and what happened with the injury with greig laidlaw. let's look at what happened

the presence of england and wales are struggling to keep control. most of them are registered as overcrowded. if we take the long view and go back to 1900 we can see how the present population has been rising for more than a century. it has doubled in the last quarter of a century. 0bviously, has doubled in the last quarter of a century. obviously, the population has risen but the proportionjailed in 1901 was 86 out of 100,000 people, today it is more than double. british incarceration rates are the highest in western europe. france lock up far fewer, italy and germany lower still. in scandinavian countries present is used much more rarely. why have our present numbers doubled in recent decades when crime has halved? commenting on the jail population figures, labour's shadow attorney general recently said it was inconceivable that the sum of human wickedness could have doubled in her lifetime. today, thejustice secretary liz truss said the real explanation is we've exposed more of the wickedness that was always there. the criminaljustice system has

wales in cardiff. he scores. one further false move for either and their championship it's a dead end. much hanging over this, for 20 minutes, so little ground given until wales set off on the open road, liam williams in the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's backs, so they tried to catch them another way, finn russell kicking scotland closer, but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. for now. scotland flew out after the break, tommy seymour for the line and in the city of trainspotting, try spotting, was it? it was, just, scotla nd try spotting, was it? it was, just, scotland ahead. they moved six points clear than wales responded, this time rhys webb asking the question, but before he reached the try line he reached touch, the a nswer try line he reached touch, the answer was no try. under the pump scotla nd answer was no try. under the pump scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them, fuser to timber so, delirium vern cotter style. the s

becoming windy in wales and southern england. sunshine and showers on thursday, a blowy day, seeing heavier downpours reaching parts of wales and the midlands. that's the latest forecast. that is all from the bbc news at 0ne. now time for the news teams where you are. bye. i'm ben brown at the royal courts ofjustice where in the last hour the travel firm tui has been responding to the findings of the coroner at the inquests into the deaths of the 30 people killed by a gunman at a tunisian resort. the coroner had strong words for the security forces in tunisia who he said had failed to prevent the deaths and their response to the killing in sousse injune 2015 of 38 tourists had been a shambolic and at worst cowardly. he also rejected a finding of neglect the families of the victims wanted him to bring in. they said the tourist company tui, owners of thomson holidays, had been neglectful because they did not adequately assure there was good security at the resort ‘s where the tourists were staying. a solicitor for 22 of the famil

wales had other ideas. good night. wales are storming to the title. it has been a cold day and we have seen a wintry mix of showers and thatis seen a wintry mix of showers and that is the theme over the weekend. a lot of cloud for the weekend and the showers will be wintry of nature, perhaps at lower levels for a time. the wind is a feature, a cold wind coming in from the north sea. like the showers through scotla nd sea. like the showers through scotland and north east of england. more significant across lincolnshire, down to the midlands and they have been rain, sleet and snow. likely to see the showers continuing but turning to snow. a significant dusting at lower levels to greet us on saturday, as much as three to five centimetres across the higher ground elsewhere. it'll be a cold start, cross through scotland and northern ireland with clearing skies. maybe some early—morning brightness across the south—west england as well. but it is cold. a lot of cloud further inland, a rush of showers across the kent coast up in the east anglia and yes, t

wales ta ke liam williams would take it. wales take the lead! and the welsh would remain happy despite an 0wen farrell penalty here. they would get one of their own as well, and just when a frustrated england looks likely to score a crucial try, there was a lwa ys score a crucial try, there was always another welshman to stop them. as they enter the final minutes in cardiff, this one looks likely to go to the very end. let's have a look at what happened in the last couple of minutes of that game, elliott daly with a try for england, and owen farrell then with the conversion. that made it 21-16 to with the conversion. that made it 21—16 to england, and that is how it finished. goodness me, what a moment it was right at the end, and let listen to the man of the match at principality stadium. very physical, we got what we expected coming down here. great to play in the stadium. very pleased to get the result. 16th win on the bounce for england, what 7% 16th win on the bounce for england, what % 1; difference in such tight contest? we struggled to

in wales, those waiting over 26 weeks were up 74%. and in northern ireland, the number waiting over 13 weeks was up 95%. i don't know anybody who isn't extremely concerned about this because it is an indicator of the fa ct because it is an indicator of the fact that we are unable to deliver the standard of care we would like to be delivering and also an indicator ofjust to be delivering and also an indicator of just how to be delivering and also an indicator ofjust how much patience waiting for their surgery are probably suffering. nhs waiting lists became a big political issue in the 1990s and tony blair's government focused on bringing them down. this continued under david cameron and the coalition. that improvement has reversed in the last few years. it is quite likely we will pass the 4 million mark, people waiting for admissions to hospitals for treatment, probably in the spring of this year. the department of health which covers england said the nhs was doing 5000 more operations a day than in 2010 at the number who had to wait

wales host england later but george north will not start for wales. and celtic have thrashed inverness 6—0 to book their place in the quarterfinals of the scottish cup. and great britain have qualified for the fedex cup world play—offs after beating croatia. labour frontbenchers who defied jeremy corbyn in the commons brexit vote will be sent a formal written warning but they will not be sacked. mr corbyn had ordered his mps to vote with the conservatives to back brexit. but 52 labour mps rebelled in wednesday's vote, including 14 junior backbenchers. 0ur political correspondent tom barton said mr corbyn‘s reprimand underscored the fragility of his frontbench team. it isa it is a formal written warning which will tell the mps that they must comply with the whip in the future but compared with the usual outcome in these circumstances, if you are a front bench mp who votes against the most serious instruction that your leadership can give you, when it comes to a parliamentary vote, breaking a three—line whip, will normally they would be fired. t

for a time west wales could see gusts up to 50 or 60 miles an hourso wales could see gusts up to 50 or 60 miles an hour so bear that in mind. dry in northern scotland at times, still showers around, but it will be cold, five or six in stornoway. dry in the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east but mild and cloudy. round ten or 11 at twickenham with a lot of cloud and little rain to speak of if any, and strong wind as well, to bear in mind. awindy strong wind as well, to bear in mind. a windy day again on monday, with rain moving west— east through the morning, eventually clearing towards the near continent than sunny spells and showers behind, the showers quite heavy with and thunder but temperatures coming down, single digits for many of us on monday, and cold air through tuesday and wednesday as well. unsettled through the early part of the coming week but with some showers, some quite heavy. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at six. former labour foreign secretary, david miliband, says the party is at its weakest point in half a century —— as its dep

. 0ut inexperienced in comparison to wales. out on the wing, jack noble start this match. a key element of the preparation do is that england should not be daunted by that special cardiff atmosphere. england must indeed expect the unexpected. we are prepared to win, we are prepared for any shenanigans that might go on, and we are looking forward to it. it is a great opportunity. we were disappointed with how we played against france last week and is a great opportunity to play in one of the best stadiums in the world. what shenanigans are you prepared for? i don't know but the welsh are cunning lot, they have got goats and daffodils and everything, so who knows? cunning, well, england chain to the open air today and that is the way the game will be played on saturday. eddie jones decides he wants the stadium roof open in cardiff but it is not what wales wanted. good news for the welsh team ahead of their six nations match against england on saturday. george north has been named in that team for match in cardiff. the side are ho

‘the hills east wales possible. for hills east wales possible. for northern of east wales possible. for northern ireland a lot of cloud and dampness around. maybe a bit obsolete over the hills. for the rest of the day the hills. for the rest of the day the heaviest over the pennines. above 300 metres, quite high, but the m62 could have snow, so it could be disruptive across the pennines. a gloomy day. temperatures about four celsius at best. but changes to come over the next few days. for the six nations rug he, france hosting scotland, it should be warmer in france. —— rugby. about seven degrees for the match. as we go through the evening and overnight we will start to get a win is coming from a south—easterly direction. not as cold across england and wales, at further north still quite grey and gloomy. it is of rain and hill snow around. in the monday the prospects of brighter skies to work in the england and wales. still grey and gloomy for the north. we still have the cold winds. coming gusty towards northern coast and hills. it should then turn milder towards the middle p

wales provided a stirring second half performance to thrash italy 33—7 in rome on sunday to go top of the six nations on the opening weekend. the welsh trailed 7—3 at half—time but spearheaded by leigh halfpenny who scored 18 points the visitors were dominant in the second half, running in three tries. they will play defending champions england next saturday in what is sure to be a pivotal game in this season's championship. the world light heavyweight champion andre ward says he would give sergei kovalev a rematch. ward won a controversial decision when the pair met last year in a unification match. speaking exclusively to the bbc, ward talked about the tough moments in their first fight, including getting knocked down. i know what i have in me. i don't get a lot of credit for having a good chin, for being tough. sometimes i get tagged as being slick. but there's so much more going on inside that square circle than me being slick, and i had to prove it. i knew it had to be a tough fight. but when i went down, i didn't panic. it's ok, let's go. and it's the worst mistake he could

we will begin to see rain setting into wales and other parts of western england and the west of wales will see the rain through the day. storm iwan will arrive late morning around the irish sea coasts. gusts up to 60 mph in land and at the coast, around 70 mph. not quite as strong as storm doris but some impacts are possible. quite a lot of rain across the north and west of the uk. snow over scottish mountains. try further east. if cloudy but breezy. reasonable conditions at twickenham, but the wind could have an effect. relatively mild. 0n but the wind could have an effect. relatively mild. on monday, pretty windy. rain moving eastwards. followed by sunny spells and scattered showers which could be heavy with hail and thunder and maybe snow over higher ground. feeling colder on monday. that cold airwill feeling colder on monday. that cold air will stick around into tuesday and wednesday. there has been a vigil honouring the victims of the possible hate crime victims of the possible hate crime after an engineer was shot in bar and another wounded. large numbers of the billions are lea

it is all building up, this game, scotland and wales, both teams with a victory and wales, both teams with a victory and a loss and it feels like a make 01’ and a loss and it feels like a make or break kind of much for either team. and 0wen farrell, will win his 50th cap for england. and someone who becomes increasingly influential in england's side. very much so. he has become england's talisman, he made his debut five years ago under stuart lancaster in 2012 and since then, he has gone from strength to strength, kicked over 560 points, second only to the greatjonny wilkinson in the list of all—time england record points scorers. much more of a leadership role over the past year as well. very modest and bashful. he says he never expected five years ago to go on and win 50 caps but i spoke today to the england forwards coach steve borthwick who was at saracens in 2008 when 0wen farrell burst onto the scene as a teenager. he said he always had faith 0wen farrell was destined for greatness. as soon as i met him and saw him about the club as a youngster, the competitive desire he has

that area is where england are so inexperienced in comparison to wales. both noel and clifford are expected to bring pace to the english starting team. the key to their preparation is that england should not be daunted by the cardiff atmosphere, england must expect the unexpected. there must be prepared for any shenanigans that might go on. we are looking forward to it. it's a great opportunity, we are disappointed with how we played against france last week. it is a great opportunity to play in one of the great stadiums of the world. what shenanigans should they be prepared for? i don't know, but they are cunning, the welsh. you know they've got goats, they've got daffodils, they've got everything. who knows? training in the open air today, that is the same way it will be played on saturday. eddiejones decided he wants the stadium opening cardiff, that is his right, but it is not what wales wanted. andy murray says he is looking forward to seeing roger federer in glasgow for his exhibition event in november this year. i don't like to deal in stereotypes,

in terms of the volu nta ry england and wales. in terms of the voluntary organisations involved, you will hear evidence from a selection of children, who were migrated overseas by the fairbridge society, the church of england children's society, cornwall society, the church of england child ren's society, cornwall county council, the sisters of nazareth, southwark catholic rescue society, the royal overseas league, the national children's home, father hudson society. it has not been possible to identify or call a witness who was migrated by every institution involved in the scheme, but he will hear you will hear from the experts. we anticipate chair that the experts will apine that child migration schemes were never accepted practise of the day, but attracted criticism of their working methods as well as support. that there was increasing concern about there was increasing concern about the schemes from some parts of the uk government, in the light of the childcare standards set out in the curtis report of 1946 and that these conc

wales in cardiff. and scores! 0ne further false move for either and their championship hits a dead end. so, much hanging over this. for 20 minutes, so little ground given. until wales set off on the open road. liam williams, the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's barriers. so they tried to catch them another way. finn russell kicked scotland closer. but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped — for now. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in a city of train—spotting, try—spotting. was it? it was, just. scotland ahead. they moved six points clear, then wales responded. this time rhys webb asked the question but before he reached the try—line he reached touch. the answer was no try. under the pump scotland have cracked in the past. now the pressure powered them. a fizzer to tim visser. delirium, vern cotter—style. a first scottish victory over wales in ten years. so 29—13 and all of this shows scotland's rugby resurgence and proves

this is south wales. through today, western areas will see some witty wet and windy weather, courtesy of this. this is actually a named storm, storm you wind, but it has not been named by the met office in the uk, it has been named by the irish weather service because they are concerned fork impacts here. it is not as bad as storm doris, but it will still provide wet and stormy weather. rain already moving in across northern ireland, turning heavy through the day. through the afternoon of the wind could reach 40 or 50 mile our gusts. for close of wales and eventually southern scotland and northern ireland, asked up to 60 mph. combine that with the rain, not a great day for a walk along the coast or the tops of the hills will stop the rain will turn to snow in parts of northern scotland. eastern and southern areas remaining mostly dry and mild. do this evening, this band of rain will push in across england and wales, rain moving north across scotland, some snow as well, and up to 70 mph gusts through the n

some in the south—west and wales will see some sunshine but for most in england and wales, a great start, some snow possible in kent, sussex and southwark. a lot of places that sees no first thing will get rain and drizzle later in the day —— suffolk. the best of the dry and sunny weather west of scotland, northern ireland but even though temperatures are up on yesterday, the wind will make it feel colder so bear that in the wind will make it feel colder so bearthat in mind the wind will make it feel colder so bear that in mind if you're going to the six nations match in wales later. quite a bit of cloud coming your way and it will feel cold in the wind. that wind gets even stronger through tonight, near gale force wind parts of eastern england. were further rain, drizzle, hill sleet and snow. some breaks in the cloud and in northern ireland and scotla nd cloud and in northern ireland and scotland we will have temperatures close to freezing on sunday morning but even colder tomorrow, the wind strongerfor england but even colder tomorrow, the wind stronger for england and wales, lots

i will has got to prove that he has the ability to do the job in the long term to wales. it is an audition for him. we will hear from him in a moment adversely earlier this week i spoke to england was no george ford. it was a good night for us. we went down on friday night for us. we went down on friday night to keep the successions of and buyers to come away with a great result. it was a great place to play andl result. it was a great place to play and i think you look back on games like that away in cardiff and it sticks out a memory as a player, especially the weeks building up to it, you only get excited about it and that is how it has been. they have gone 15 games unbeaten, the side playing with confidence, a huge amount of self belief, we have got to cross the line against france and they think that there was, in the first game, always a rustiness about you and suddenly we saw elements of that. i have gotten about they will be ready for this game. the interesting point rob howley making there. both england and wales won their opening game but neither were their open

the headlines, wales have a scare in rome, injury troubles as well but they are still top of the six nations table. a good day for manchester in the premier league, both clubs winning, jesus saving city against swansea. and the davis cup tie against canada isa and the davis cup tie against canada is a nailbiter, with dan evans fighting back against pospisil. good evening. after yesterday's tight matches at twickenham and many feared it was one—sided in rome, that's how it looked on paper as wales beat italy 33-7. they are top of the six nations standings on points difference but they missed out on a bonus point although they will be more than satisfied because they trailed at half—time. a couple of points of concern before they play england next weekend in cardiff, injuries to george north and down big. patrick gearey reports. the italian national anthem asks dov‘e la vittoria? where is victory? something that the rugby team has often had to ponder, italy's place in the six nations has sometimes been questioned which might have influenced their team talk, their first try was a

a lot of rain for the ills of wales. patchy rain for the ills of wales. patchy rain as well for east anglia. 9-10dc. rain as well for east anglia. 9—10dc. cumbria could see 50—70 millimetres of rain here. the risk of quite poor travelling conditions and possibly some surface water flooding to northern ireland and scotland. brighter sky through the afternoon and lighter winds. not too bad for scotland versus wales at murrayfield in the six nations. there is the chance to bring in dublin for that match. this evening and tonight, the wet weather will continue for a time, tending to fizzle away. then a spell of drier weather before here we go again. more rain into northern ireland and western scotland by the end of the night. chilly across north east scotla nd night. chilly across north east scotland and most other places frost free. into tomorrow, the rain sinks into northern ireland and scotland. did the south—east of that, a fair amount of cloud. brighter at times. writing up eventually across northern ireland and northern scotland. some sunshine but

england have beaten wales 21—16, to register a 16th straight win. it was a victory by just register a 16th straight win. it was a victory byjust five points but seemed unlikely until the final five minutes. wales at home to england, the kind of game to light up and fire up the coldest winter days, and while this is the one every welsh woman, man and child wants to win, england are on a mission. 15 wins in a row, and they did not hang around. the welsh defence still holding out until now! ben youngs with that one, but wales were not going anywhere, they only trailed by five, and leigh halfpenny reduced that to two, and apart from some desperate defence the hosts could have gone into the lead there. another opening would arrive, and liam williams would take it. wales take the lead! and the welsh would remain happy despite an owen farrell penalty here. they would get one of their own as well, and just when a frustrated england looks likely to score a crucial try, there was always another welshman to stop them. as they enter the final minutes in cardiff

. —— playing wales. the under 20s are playing wales. the under 20s are playing later on as well. joining me to preview the lavatory championships is scotland all time record points scorer chris paterson. chris, what is from me too, what think? 0utstanding. chris, what is from me too, what think? outstanding. some cracking by. think? outstanding. some cracking rugby. a great fixture in cardiff. wales played well. england know how to win and they came through and one. ireland had a great victory. a physical battle in paris. scotland picked up a couple of injuries.

you can pick out a bit of snow in north wales. hale anson snow around from some of the showers and this is the big picture that we start this week, low pressure everywhere and it will be throughout the week and we start the week with colder air feeding in across the uk from the low pressure so temperatures will come down, certainly feels different from this time last week. let's take a look at over the next few hours, plenty of showers rattling through, the longest spell may expand elsewhere. the shells are moving quite quick to the south with the strength of the wind leaving a blustery picture here. the ross and try and bright gaps in between bits yes that's longer spell of rain and sleet and snow will go into this evening. just getting one to showers dotted about with lighter wins and a bit of sunshine here and there making for a pleasant afternoon. any rain, sleet or snow falls into the north sea tonight and further showers across the rest of the england and wales. temperatures dipping, a recipe for notjust frost but widespread

many of the wales died, hundreds of volu nteers of the wales died, hundreds of volunteers are at their attending to save them, and some have been successfully returned to the water. good night. # how long must i wait for you? # i dance in the evening # how long must i wait for you # to become what i need 7 # hello and welcome to sportsday — i'mjohn watson. coming up tonight: bristol wing tom varndell breaks the all time premiership try scoring record. it's round two of rugby union's six nations — we'll have the latest from all of the home nations. confusion at rangers — as manager mark warburton denies he's resigned. and stripped of gold from london 2012 — the russian athlete banned for doping. hello and welcome. big news out of ibrox tonight and a look ahead to this weekend's six nations to come. but before that history was made in the aviva premiership tonight as bristol winger tom varndell broke the all time try scoring record. he surpasses mark cueto‘s tally of 90 tries to stand alone on 91, after crossing over against harlequins tonight. patrick gearey reports. tom varnd

a lot of rain for the hills of wales. into east anglia and the south—east, some patchy rain and drizzle, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees. a lot of rain across north—west england. cumbria could see several centimetres and there is the risk of poor travelling conditions, and possibly some surface water and flooding. through northern ireland and scotland, brighter skies through the afternoon, with lighter winds and one or two showers. not too bad for the game at murrayfield in the six nations. in dublin however, some chance the rain will hang around. through this evening and tonight, the wet weather will continue for a time across england and wales, with the rain fizzling out. then a spell of drier weather before, here we go again, more rain into northern ireland and western scotland before the end of the night. chilly across north—east scotland. most other places frost—free. into tomorrow, the rain sinks south across northern ireland and scotland, setting in again across north—west england and wales. to the

, we have seen similar ones north—west wales, we have seen similarones in north—west wales, we have seen similar ones in anglesey. thousands of people reportedly without parallel. enter northern ireland we have also power cuts caused by these very strong winds. i think you're probably right, the peak of the storm, the absolute peak value is there. 94 mph. i don't think we will get anything stronger. is that putting a record? it is not, it is an exposed site. for a number of places across england and wales although the storm has peaked we still get wind gusts of 70-80 has peaked we still get wind gusts of 70—80 mph. robert like 50 or 74 most parts of england and wales. the gusts are strong enough to bring down trees and so we're likely to seek more disruption to transport and power supplies. even though the absolute peak wind is probably —— has probably passed we will see further weather impacts from this nasty storm system before the windies overnight. so we will say goodbye to storm doris. yes and the wind is only half the story, and we have seen atrocious conditions with snow on

i will be joined by the former wales international martyn williams, to preview a raqqa preview all this we can's six nations action. yes we'll be back with lizzie in cardiff a little later in the programme. tonight though, can anyone stop chelsea 7 the premier legaue leaders are nine points clear at the top, a lead which could be reduced to six points, should second—placed tottenham win tomorrow. they lead the chasing pack, but travel to anfield to face liverpool, who themselves have not given up their feint title hopes, despite having failed to win in therl last five league matches. strong opponent. until yesterday, not a flying situation for us. if we play like we played in the first half against hull, no chance. if we play like we played in the second half, but a chance. but we should play better. we should be ready to fight because it will be a very, very difficult game. they are not on a good run, but liverpool have very good players and for me it is one of the best squads, not only in england, if not in europe. i am sure they will be motivated and tottenham and liverpool is alwa

wales struggled to claw back the gap. new zealand, who are ranked second in the world, added 25 goals in the final period. the two teams will play each other again tomorrow. silverstone sporting director stuart pringle says there‘s no question mark over formula one‘s british grand prix — at least for the for the next three years. silverstone‘s status as hosts came under scrutiny last month amid concerns about rising costs. there is certainly no question over the british grand prix this year, next year, or 2019. this is all about 2020 onwards. there have been some changes in formula 1, some new owners coming in. we don‘t know those guys but we hope to have discussions shortly and we would like to continue running formula 1 at silverstone. what about the circuit and what lies ahead with the sale? that has been in the media. any update in terms of a new buyer for silverstone? we are at the stage where we have had some good trading results over the last few months and we are feeling that the pressure is slightly off

that will head back across england and wales and then north wales and north—west england. showers in northern scotland but elsewhere in scotla nd northern scotland but elsewhere in scotland quite a bit of dry weather, also in north—east england. charlotte in northern ireland later. chiefly over higher ground for this latest area of shadows and the risk of hailstones and thunder in southern and south—eastern england quite a windy day, especially in wales and england. many places and lucy showers overnight but the continuing northern scotland is where they will fall as snow in even low levels. one of two icy patches but most of the frost in the northern half of the country. tomorrow and the showers continuing northern scotland and north—west england and northern ireland. this area of brain feeds in across southern and south wales —— this area of rain. the far south of england has an ear masks slightly less cold than at the moment. —— a maths. into some colder air but we will keep you updated and turning win the across the south of the uk. blustery as well as an

this is also live over on bbc two wales and on the red button. banned cyclist lance armstrong has lost his bid to block a £79 million lawsuit by the us government. it's alleged armstrong defrauded the government by doping while riding for the publicly funded us postal service team. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life in august 2012. it now clears the way for the case to go to trial. that is all the sportsman. you can keep up—to—date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will have more in the next hour. thanks, will, see you later. good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other main stories. an afghan interpreter who worked alongside british troops says it will be a death sentence if the home office sends him back to afghanistan. javed hotak is applying for asylum for the second time after receiving threatening letters from the taliban. the former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown has described the treatment of armed forces interpreters as a shame on

some sunshine, 9—10 degrees, 10—12 across england and wales. friday morning starts with dense fog in places, but that will shift to allow some brighter weather for friday afternoon. welcome to bbc news. we go live to the southern indian state of andhra pradesh. -20 —20 seconds. -20 seconds. we are here because they are just about to launch a rocket carrying a record number of satellites into space. that is 104 satellites into space. that is 104 satellites on a single mission. five, four, three, two, wine, zero. plus one, two... applause it is carrying only three indian satellites — most of the load are nano—satellites from other nations, including 96 from the united states. the previous record holder was a russian mission which placed 37 satellites into orbit a few years ago. let's cross live to delhi, sanjoy majumder has been watching the launch. it isa it is a big moment for india? absolutely. as you know, india has had a very successful space programme. it has really created a reputation for being a very reliable space launch. a low—

in comparison to wales. 0n the wing, jack nowell will start this match. noel and clifford are expected to bring pace and directness to the england starting team. a key element of their preparation is that england shouldn't be daunted by that special cardiff atmosphere, where england must indeed expect the unexpected. we are fully prepared to win. we are prepared for any shenanigans that might go on. we are looking forward to it. it's a great opportunity, we we re to it. it's a great opportunity, we were disappointed with how we played against france last week. it's a great opportunity to play in one of the great stadiums of the world. what are the shenanigans you are prepared for? they are cunning, the welsh, they always have been. they've got daffodils, they've got everything! who knows. cunning? meier! _iiie ....-..r- fl..u__._-7 but what wuh- 1517.47.77 but what wales wanted. good news for the welsh team ahead of their six nations match against england on saturday. george north has been named in that team for match in cardiff. the side are hoping that

heavy rain pushing across wales and going into the north sea. it is all rotating around that area of low pressure. now, in the south, it will be windy, but mostly dry. the odd showers. all the action is in this central swathe. and by the time we get to the afternoon period, especially the latter pa rt afternoon period, especially the latter part of the afternoon, strong winds will be in parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, and east anglia. gales, possibly severe gales. the evening and overnight period. the storm pulls away into the north sea. things will quiet down. there will still be showers, some will be wintry. look out for highs on untreated surfaces, especially in scotland. —— ice. a lot going on today. back to you, charlie and sally. thank you. we will talk to you soon. hs2 has promised lots of some of the fastest trains in europe, thousands ofjobs, and more than half an hour shaved off the journey time between london and birmingham. today, the project is due to get the final approval in the house of commons, but some fear the constructi

that area is where england castle inexperience in comparison to wales. 0ut comparison to wales. out on the wing jeff noel will start the match and he and geoff clifford are expected to bring width and peace. the coach said england should not be daunted by that special cardiff atmosphere where england must indeed expect the unexpected. we are prepared for any shenanigans that might go on. we are looking forward to it. it is a great opportunity. we are disappointed to be played against france last week. it is a great agility to play of the great stadiums of the world. what other shenanigans you are prepared for? i do not go. they have got courts, they have got daffodils. who knows? canning? well england change in the 0pen air today canning? well england change in the 0pen airtoday and canning? well england change in the 0pen air today and that is how the game will be played on saturday. eddiejones decided game will be played on saturday. eddie jones decided he game will be played on saturday. eddiejones decided he wanted the stadium roof opened in cardiff. that says rate, but not

the difference today, is that yesterday in west wales was 11. today, the cold air has arrived on the western side of the uk and it's currently li—sd. a few showers close to the cornwall coast, but they are more likely to be on the eastern side of the uk. there was a little bit of sleepiness on mike harwood screen as i came bit of sleepiness on mike harwood screen 3s i came in bit of sleepiness on mike harwood screen as i came in this morning. it's a bit wintry out there. wash there was sleepiness on my car windscreen. northern ireland is much cloudy this afternoon compared with yesterday. very little change in overnight, there is a greater chance of wintry showers falling at lower levels and pushing west. with temperatures around freezing, there's an ice worry on untreated roads and pavements come the morning rush on friday. friday, spot the difference really. it's the west the best for sunshine, easter gain rather grey with some showers and it's cold enough for them to fall as sleet or snow. potentially at lower levels as the day goes on. we

into the hills of east wales we have a bit of snow. a bit of brightness for west wales. starting the day on a grey and cloudy note. feeling cold in the wind. that will continue to dry the showers in off the north sea. again tending the transition from snow to rain as we head into the afternoon. the exception is high ground over the pennines and north york moors when we could have up to ten cement —— centimetres of snow. another cold day. four degrees at west for most of us. feeling colder than that due to the wind. it should be milder if you like in paris. probably dry for the six nations, but staying cloudy. tomorrow night we get south—easterly winds moving in across the country. not as cold overnight. lows for england and wales about 3—4 degrees. cold enough for a patch of frost in northern parts of scotland. on monday the prospect of brighter skies across east england and wales, with some sunshine in the forecast. what we will have strong and gusty winds developing around western coasts and hills. they could be quite nasty. in the sunshine feeling milder, but

the top one in wales, 94 mph. even in central london itself winds were around 62 mph. these are some of the effects. this is chiswick. these scenes were repeated across the country. but across scotland, northern and central scotland, the story was the snow. let's look at the weather in the short term. there have been delays around for those travelling. this is the scene right now. some showers, winds are a lot lighter. let's look at the winds across the south. gales were 60, 70, even 80 mph in places. down to 23 in lincolnshire. nothing compared to what we had earlier. the hazard tonight may be the icy patches as temperatures dip. sometimes after powerful storms we get a shot of cold aircoming powerful storms we get a shot of cold air coming from the north. a chilly night night. chris bowles, some showers, and some icy patches. —— a chilly night tonight, crisp air, some showers, and if you icy patches. and this isjust air, some showers, and if you icy patches. and this is just a air, some showers, and if you icy patches. and this isjust a breeze, nothing like we've

beat italy 53-7. looked on paper as wales beat italy 53—7. they are top of the six nations standings on points difference but they missed out on a bonus point although they will be more than satisfied because they trailed at half—time. they hope that injuries to george north and down big and too serious. they play england next week in cardiff. patrick gearey reports. the italian national anthem asks dov‘e la vittoria? where is victory? something that the rugby team often has to ponder, italy's place in the six nations has sometimes been questioned which might have influenced their team talk, their first try was a robust response. you can be too robust of course and giving away penalties meant giving away the lead because leigh halfpenny was wales's fullback. what was begun with his reassuring boot was continued with quick hands and an italian was in the sin bin as jonathan davies got the first try for wales. mirror image on the other wing seven minutes later, liam williams this time getting the try. a new tournament rule means teams get a

stay with us for more on the wales stranded in new zealand. donald trump says the usjustice new zealand. donald trump says the us justice system is new zealand. donald trump says the usjustice system is broken. in a tweet, he quoted a newspaper ‘s assertion that 77% of refugees allowed in since the travel ban was suspended came from the seven suspect countries, calling it so dangerous. president trump has spent most of the day in the company of shinzo abe, who has spent the day in what has become known as the winter white house, president trump's florida retreat. the two men took to the trump golf course in the morning. that hasn't prevented mr trump from tweeting. in his weekly address to the nation, mr trump said he believed urgent action was needed to protect the united states from the threat of terrorism. we will continue to fight to take all necessary and legal action to keep terrorists, radical and dangerous extremists, from ever entering our country. we will not allow our generous system of immigration to be turned against us as a too

a dry start to north and west wales. rain, sleet and snow becomes more abundant in the north—east of england. the snow mainly over the hills, but some to lower levels at times. some wintry weather to the south and east of scotland. across northern ireland largely dry. scotland the best for the sunny conditions. a couple more quinces in the south compared to yesterday. as you can see once the snow is into the pennines it will be there all day. it will blow around in lively winds and those will make it feel colder than the temperatures behind me suggest. a cold and to. sleet and snow through the central suede. —— cold and today. rain comes up suede. —— cold and today. rain comes up from france and slightly less cold. in the south—west of england temperatures will rise throughout. milderair temperatures will rise throughout. milder air pushes in by the time we reached on. still cold for many, especially in eastern scotland and eastern england. some patchy rain, sleet and snow. brightest in the west and south. in

what have you made of wales? if you think about it, apart from poor clearance they could have won their opening games. they were outstanding against england and really raised their game. they always raise their game in the six nations. it was full of intensity and passion. the challenge for them is to replicate that away from home, here it is afternoon. they are quality side. real test match animals. they step up two weeks ago and they will have to do that again this afternoon. it is charlie here. steph wasjust that again this afternoon. it is charlie here. steph was just saying to me, i hope you don't mind me saying, you don't normally follow the rugby... correct. forthose saying, you don't normally follow the rugby... correct. for those who don't normally follow the rugby, set the scene. give us the passion of that moment. scotland against wales. you are trying to draw people into the occasion. it is an amazing occasion, an amazing atmosphere. it is not just occasion, an amazing atmosphere. it is notjust the 80

in the wales and pushing into other parts of england and wales through the morning. northern and eastern areas where we may start with a shower, those will tend to fade and we get more dry weatherfor a those will tend to fade and we get more dry weather for a time. through the afternoon and into the evening, notice how by this afternoon a lot of showers and scotland have faded. the winds will ease for a time, and as we come further south we have rain. much of eastern england will have cloud and wind and it will stay dry until after dark. we have the heavy rain heading into parts of south—west england, wales, squalling later as well, producing standing water on the road and the winds will pick up. it is looking like a pretty miserable pig to this afternoon. —— picture. if you dry through the gusty winds and rain in south—west england and wales there could be health no. and that will fringe in northern ireland and south—west scotland. the winds are 70 mph, eventually about 40— 50 as well. certainly blustery at the end of the day. those winds will start to p

but for england and wales, actually, quite a quiet day. with light winds, some sunshine, it will feel pleasantly mild, 11 or 12 celsius. that area of low pressure pushes off in towards scandinavia. and a ridge of high pressure nudges in for friday. but what that means, with light winds and damp air, we could start the day on friday with some dense fog patches around. but they should generally clear and lift, to allow for some sunshine to develop, certainly through friday afternoon. so this is friday in a bit more detail. we will start off with some dense mist and fog, particularly england and wales. but through the day, i think skies should tend to brighten up. and it will feel mild, with temperatures in double figures. but notice out west there will be strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain. that takes us into the weekend, and for most of us, staying mild.

in sport, england win a thriller in wales in the six nations. a try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones‘s side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. #to light up the skies and open the world... la la land leads the way as hollywood's biggest names descend on london for the baftas. and we have the weather. good morning. rain, sleetand and we have the weather. good morning. rain, sleet and snow on the way for england today. a cold wind. if it is too cold for you at the moment, i have some good news for you in the forecast. join me in 15 minutes. thank you for that. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds, according to the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency