scotland look ahead to tomorrow s match with hungary knowing it s win or bust. while england despite being in a strong position are under increasing pressure to perform. also coming up on sportsday. marcus smith stars as england cruise pastjapan in tokyo. gloucester hartpury come from behind to secure back to back premiership titles. and olympic qualifying continues, where we ll have the latest on those vying for a spot in paris. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side portugal are through to the knockout stages of the european championships after beating turkey. earlier, georgia, the lowest ranked side in the tournament, claimed a first ever point in a major tournament with a 1 1 draw against the czech republic. patrick gearey was watching. turkey have never played in a tournament but they have made this when their own. they found a current coming on the other direction. portugal one of the favourites, awash with talent. find portugal one of the favourites, awash with tale
Cassettes as well . No nana, itsjust cds. Why, do you have cassettes . No. The bafta winner played nana in the royle family. One of her co stars, the actress suejohnston, said she was devastated at her passing. In halfan in half an hour, reporters takes a look at the bbcs bestjournalism from the last year, including an exclusive report on chinese militarisation of International Waters. Some Breaking Newsjust in. The author of Watership Down, Richard Adams has died, aged 96. His tale about a family of rabbits was a bestseller and also became a celebrated film. A statement from his family said he died on christmas eve. They posted a quote from the book on the Watership Down website which read it seemed to hazel he would not be needing his body any more. Nick higham looks back at his life. They seem sad, like trees in november. It became a worldwide bestseller and animated film and made its creator a millionaire. Not bad for a story about Intrepid Rabbits originally devised by a Civil Ser
Claimed dozens of lives across Central Europe and the balkans. Ivan miskovic has told bbc news that many have refused shelters, fearing deportations. 15,000 people are living in tents as far south as greece, including the islands of lesbos and samos. Aid agencies warn they are at risk of freezing to death. Its in the balkans, though, where the situation is far more urgent. Well have that interview with a serbian official in a moment, but first, heres simon jones. The cold snap is tightening its grip. Claiming more than 65 lives across europe. Causing traffic chaos, power cuts and travel delays. This is sarajevo. The balkans have been particularly hard hit. Temperatures have been as low as 15 for several days. There is major concern about the plight of refugees, particularly in serbia. Some are being sheltered in reception centres. But 1,200 are living in a Derelict Warehouse in belgrade, according to the unhcr. Its very cold, and we are just making fire. But still we can keep warm ours
Swamped by an avalanche. Leaders of europes right wing parties gather in germany to discuss their opposition to the european union. Thousands of protestors are expected to demonstrate. In sport, konta keeps the brits on top down under. Johanna konta makes it eight wins in a row as she breezes into the 4th round of the Australian Open by knocking out a former world number one in straight sets. And in from the cold ive been training with the british long track Speed Skating team, whose sport has been revived in The Netherlands. And nick has the weather. The weekend is getting off to a frosty start. Patchy fog around too. Most frosty start. Patchy fog around too. M ost pla ces frosty start. Patchy fog around too. Most places will see the sunshine today, with a dry day ahead. All your weather in half an hour. Good morning. First, our main story president donald trump, has wasted no time in getting to work. Shortly after his inauguration parade ended, the new man in charge signed an Executi