a rise in the number of dog attacks in england and wales. this postal worker lost a finger after being bitten. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel. we ll have all the goals from tonights champions league ties including at tottenham hotspur stadium as spurs take on ac milan with a quarter final place at stake good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bbc presenter gary lineker has said he will continue to try and speak up for those who have no voice after being criticised by downing street and some conservative mps for making negative comments about the government s new illegal migration bill. yesterday he said the government s language regarding its asylum plans was not disimilar to that used by germany in the 1930s. the bbc has impartiality guidelines that requires bbc staff and presenters to keep personal views private. this includes making public comments, including on social media, that could compromise perceptions of bbc impartiality. today the
much colder further north. through thursday night north wales, northern england, the pennines, southern scotland and northern ireland will get heavy snow, a widespread yellow snow warning, two to ten centimetres at lower levels, up to 15 on the hills but the amber warning across the pennines is most concerning, the peak district northwards, up to a0 centimetres expected by friday morning so plenty of disruption. heading into friday, it looks like it will clear slowly with increasing sunshine but staying cold. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday the 8th of march. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting underway on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. that is not victoria derbyshire, i hope she willjoin us soon! but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello, i m mark edwards with your support. tottenham hotspur are out of this s
of excessive force. britain s government is accused of utter failure over its plans to stop migrant boats but the prime minister says they re the people s priority . and australia looks set to become the first country in the world to totally eliminate cervical cancer. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations were in the capital, tbilisi, where police used water cannons and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi in the last hour, she sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured, but pro
greatjimmy greaves scored 266 goals for spurs. this was came s 267th, and his 200 in the premier league. manchester city also had a record to break. they have never won in the stadium, or even scored a goal there. with the chance to close in at the top of the table, pep guardiola demanded more. he brought on kevin de bruyne, who found julian alvarez, who found his route to goal blocked by eric dier. alvarez had another go four minutes later. it was going to be one of those days for the defending champions. there was a little late drama, a second yellow card for cristian romero for this foul onjack yellow card for cristian romero for this foul on jack grealish. yellow card for cristian romero for this foul onjack grealish. spurs held on and it was to be harry kane s day. although it does mean his club s biggest rivals are still five points clear of city. what might nottingham forest continued their surge up the premier league. forest are now six points clear of the relegation
the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. you re watching bbc news. coming up in a few minutes is the travel show, but first here s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday i m chetan pathak coming up on tonight s programme. harry kane makes history as tottenham stop manchester city from closing the gap to arsenal at the top of the premier league. france fight back in rome to avoid one of the great shocks in six nations history. and after a wait of more than eight decades, can great britain s four man bobsleigh team bring home a medal? hello and welcome to sportsday. totte n ha m tottenham have boosted their hopes for a finish but they have done their north london arsenal. arsenal s lead at the top remains five points, despite their defeat at everton yesterday. after a win at tottenham. spurs took the lead after 15 minutes pierre emile