The world watched on, as he would eventually make a recovery. Here, rugby unions six nations, well, that was all about ireland. It is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. James lowe, all the way a cruel knife to the heart of wales. The number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. Oh, my goodness breathtaking absolutely breathtaking thunderous six nations spectacle. All eyes on ross byrne, as he gets us under way in rome. The quest for the slam is still alive. And its been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. A slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. Aki for henshaw the start of the celebrations in dublin. A fourth grand slam for ireland. Englands men never really got going in that tournament. But the women were once again unbeatable, a grand slam in front of a world record crowd, a fifth six nations title in a row. Their c
hi there, thank you for being with us. the authorities in ukraine say more than 42,000 people are at risk from flooding, after the collapse of a major dam in the south of the country on tuesday. president putin has said ukraine was behind the breach, which he called a barbaric act . while kyiv and moscow blame each other, once again, it s civilians paying a heavy price for russia s war. this is the scene in the city of kherson entire houses and streets submerged underwater. some people waiting to be rescued in affected areas have been forced to spend the night on their roofs, or in trees as the waters rose. the dam supplies water to large tracts of agricultural land, including in crimea. and the reservoir behind it provides water to cool the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant further upriver. both areas are under russian control. the united nations says the dam collapse will have grave and far reaching consequences . 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in the city
time, talking about her career, women s rights in iran and much more. stay with us to watch the whole interview. sport and for a full round up, let s go to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we ll start with tennis where it s women s semi final day at the french open. the top two seeds are in action. iga switek faces brazil s beatrix haddid maia later but first up it s australian open champions aryna sabalenka against unseeded czech karolina muchova. a tight first set has just gone the way of the cheque and she is 2 1 up in the tie break in the second set. she has never been past the third round prior to this year. alexis macallister has sais his gratitude will be eternal as he bid farewell to brighton. he s joined liverpool in deal worth up to 55 million pounds. the 24 year old midfielder has signed a five year deal and will wear the number ten shirt at anfield. the world cup winner, who helped brighton qualify for europe for the first time, added that
it is time for the six nations, and no better place to start than in cardiff. james lowe, all the way! a cruel knife to the heart of wales. the number one side on the planet against the reigning grand slam champions. oh, my goodness! breathtaking! absolutely breathtaking! thunderous six nations spectacle. all eyes on ross byrne as he gets us under. way in rome. the quest for the slam is still alive. and it has been many, many a long year since both scotland and ireland met at this stage of the championship with so much to play for. a slam on the line for ireland, pride on the line for england. aki for henshaw! the start of the celebrations in dublin. a fourth grand slam for ireland. england s men never really got going in that tournament. but the women were once again unbeatable, a grand slam in front of a world record crowd, the fifth six nations title in a row. their cricketing counterparts could not quite emulate their success. they reached the semifinals of the t20 worl