Good morning. A wintry weekend for all, with plenty of sunshine in the forecast. Cold frosts, a few snow showers, and the potential of some significant snowfall some people tomorrow. Join the later for all the details. In sport, another off the field incident for england on their ashes tour. Its just been revealed why batsman ben duckett was been dropped from englands ashes tour match today it follows an incident ina match today it follows an incident in a perth bar. And the extreme riding skills of the mounted police. Ive been seeing how what they learn for their dramatic display, helps them cope with whatever is thrown at them on patrol. Good morning. First, our main story. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to arrive in iran shortly, where he will express what he describes as grave concerns over the imprisonment of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. The aid worker has been held prisoner in the country since april 2016, accused of trying to overthrow the i
Corruption on an unprecedented scale. 1,000 russian athletes are accused of doping. The russian government organised and directed a sophisticated doping programme. From london 2012, through to sochi 2014 and beyond. Great britain look set to win a bobsleigh bronze medal, nearly four years after the sochi Winter Olympics. The 10c banned three more russian athletes for doping. Weve been stolen our moment, basically. I feel like we fought so hard, knowing we were good enough to get on the podium. Its hard to take. As were seeing across all sports in the world right now, this is happening all too frequently. Its a really sad state. My life would have been different, you know. It would have been a massive family achievement, more than anything. Theres no escaping that, it would have been different. The funding would have been much higher. Obviously, the personal reward of it. Potentially, though, there would have been opportunities for us to further our careers. So we did come third but unt
Of the house of commons of commons defence select committee. We will be speaking to a blog about by young women are failing to get smear tests. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im hugh woozencroft. Theres sad news this evening as football mourns former england captain and radio summariser Jimmy Armfield who has died aged 82. I have always tried to be loyal. Ive never left blackpool. I think thats what it is. It was just the generation i was brought up in. Its bad timing for Michael Oneill, as he decides not to take the scotland job hell be staying as on Northern Irelands manager. And its a no go for novak. Djojkovic is beaten by 21 year old south korean heyong chung at the australian open. Also coming up on the programme. Well hear Richie Andersons story, as the sunday League Footballer prepares to come out as gay to his team mates. This is really hard for me to do. But i kind of felt like. Applause good evening. a national hero, a great england c
And, at the ceremony, a historic handshake between a south korean president and the sister of north korean leader, kim mac. Kim jong un. A scientific breakthrough that could help preserve the fertility of young Cancer Patients human eggs have been successfully grown in the laboratory for the first time. Its been on display at the Natural History museum since 1905 but now dippy the diplodocus is starting a three year tour of the uk. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The daughter of a man, murdered by the Islamic State group in syria, has welcomed the capture of two british men who are thought to have been part of its notorious execution cell. Bethany haines, whose father david was killed in 2014 , told the bbc she hoped Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh would be locked up for good, and said she was relieved they couldnt hurt anyone else. The two men, from london, are accused of being part of a unit which executed 27 western hostages and tortured many more, as andy moore report
Well be speaking to parents of premature babies. And bad news for music fans ticket prices for big name arena gigs have doubled since the late 1990s. While a ticket to see the spice girls was £23 twenty years ago, going to see taylor swift costs upwards of £60 now. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. So have high ticket prices stopped you seeing your favourite artist . Have you noticed how much more expensive it is now . Get in touch with us. Share your experiences. And concert prices arent the only thing going up. Council taxes are on the increase as well. Theyre going up by an average of £100, as local authorities struggle to balance their books. Whats happening in your area . Can you afford to pay more . And have you or your family got personal experiences of cuts to services . Do get in touch on this and all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Ou