to re open negotiations in brussels promising new ideas about the irish border a new search to try to find the missing cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and his pilot begins this morning off guernsey and would you know the difference between a knife and an kirpan? we look at the debate around carrying the sikh ceremonial dagger on aeroplanes in sport, england make the perfect start to their six nations campaign as they beat the reigning champions in dublin, ireland s first home six nations defeat in six years. scotland also open with a victory over italy. and another very cold morning alberta. a widespread frost but from tonight on words it s all change, milder weather on the way. good morning. it s sunday, february the third. our top story. theresa may says she is still determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re open negotiations in brussels. writing in the sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will battle for britain in the upcoming talks, a
weekend in the six nations. england made a real statement of intent with a 32 20 win against last season s grand slam winners, ireland. it was ireland s first six nations defeat in dublin for six years. scotland also started their campaign with a victory. 33 20 over italy at murrayfield. our sports editor dan roan rounds up the action. with these two teams dominating recent six nations, this promised to be an epic. grand slam winners and second in the world rankings, ireland were favourites, but it was england who started fastest. the game had barely begun whenjonny may scored his country s first try here for eight years to stun the home crowd. ireland responded, cian healy burrowing over after sustained pressure. but england were forcing their opponents into uncharacteristic mistakes. jacob stockdale s blunder pounced on by elliot daly. the lead, seven points at half time. ireland aren t used to being bullied this is a team who beat the mighty all blacks here in the autumn
theresa may says she is still determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re open negotiations in brussels. writing in today s sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will be battling for britain in the talks, and claims she will be armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas . our political correspondent jonathan blake has the latest the prime minister said she has fresh ideas but we are going to have to ta ke fresh ideas but we are going to have to take her word for it because nothing the government has come forward with so far isn t anything that hasn t already been ruled out by brussels and the eu in terms of changing that particularly toxic pa rt changing that particularly toxic part of the brexit kill, the backstop, which is designed to prevent a hard border in northern ireland if a trade deal cannot be done. the prime minister says she will be battling for britain when she goes to brussels, we expect at some point in the coming week. we have a sense
determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re open negotiations in brussels. writing in today s sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will be battling for britain in the talks, and claims she will be armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas . our political correspondent jonathan blake is here with the latest. do we know what these new ideas are? everything the government has suggested so far has been ruled out by the eu. whether that is an exit from the controversial backstop arrangement there to prevent our border in northern ireland if a trade deal can be done or a time limit on the backstop, both of those have been ruled out, but after that the vote in parliament last week the prime minister has the backing of mps for her deal if she can renegotiate off white alternative arrangements to that backstop. so she has written in the sunday telegraph this morning saying that it would be the aim to go to brussels and battle for britain and try to renegotia
controversial border wall plans. good afternoon. theresa may says she is still determined to deliver brexit on time, as she prepares to re open negotiations in brussels. writing in today s sunday telegraph, the prime minister says she will be battling for britain in the talks, and claims she will be armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas . jonathan blake has the latest on this. everything the government has suggested so far has been ruled out by the eu. whether that is an exit from the controversial backstop arrangement there to prevent a hard border in northern ireland if a trade deal can t be done or a time limit on the backstop both of those have been ruled out, but after that vote in parliament last week the prime minister has the backing of mps for her deal if only she can renegotiate or find alternative arrangements to that backstop. so she has written in the sunday telegraph this morning saying that it would be her aim to go to brussels and battle for britain an