A Jihadist Group in syria says it shot down a russian warplane yesterday using a shoulder launched missile. And in sport, theres a thumping win for wales against scotland, and ireland pip the french in paris with the last kick of the match its a thrilling start to the six nations championship. Every time i see that, i wonder if it will make it over the bar. And ben has the weather. Its shaping up to be a brighter day for most of us. Quite a lot of sunshine but some treat showers, two, brought in on a cold, north easterly winds. Although weather details you need to know on the way. Good morning. First, our main story. Theres a warning this morning from mps that cuts to the Royal Marines would significantly undermine uk security and must be stopped. The Defence Select Committee says the government must cough up, amid speculation of a funding squeeze on the elite fighting unit. Daniella relph reports. The training, known for being tough and arduous. 6500 Royal Marines go through it to mak
Gales blowing through. These are the wintry showers and will continue through the course of this evening and night into some western and Northern Areas but the east and southis Northern Areas but the east and south is going to be clear and cold. The winds are also going to drop out and the temperatures will fall. We are talking about 2, minus three degrees in city centres. It will be cold in rural spots, possibly minus five. Some monday dawns on a cold and frosty zero, lots of sunshine around, and then monday night, more bad weather on the way. The latest headlines on bbc news. The government is warning 0xfam and other uk charities that funding will be withdrawn if they fail to co operate with the authorities in cases of Sexual Exploitation by staff. A russian passenger aircraft has crashed shortly after taking off from domodedovo airport in moscow killing all 71 people on board. The leader of south africas ruling anc party cyril ramaphosa, says the future of the countrys president jac
And gusts of up to 80mph. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. A canadian man, kidnapped and held for nearly five years in afghanistan along with his pregnant wife, says she was raped and their baby daughter murdered. Joshua boyle and Caitlin Coleman were freed earlier this week, along with three children, all born in captivity. As john mcmanus reports, mr boyle revealed the details after returning home to canada. Afghanistan, parts of the country remain in the grip of islamist militants. Canadianjoshua boyle and his wife Caitlin Coleman, came here, he says, to carry out aid work. But instead the couple were kidnapped by members of a Haqqani Network linked to the taliban. Over five years their captors released a series of videos. One of them showed their children born in captivity. On wednesday, the family were finally freed by Pakistani Forces. They arrived in toronto late last night where joshua boyle outlined their grim ordeal including the horrific murder of his daughter. The st
This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years by the taliban has been talking of their ordeal, including the murder of their baby daughter. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein could be thrown out of the academy that awards the oscars after multiple accusations of Sexual Assault the board is holding crisis talks this evening. Tougher sentences for attackers who maim their victims with acid, including prison sentences of at least six months for repeat offenders, under new government proposals. And batten down the hatches say the forecasters, as storm ophelia heads for the uk bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 80 miles an hour. Thank you very much for your company this afternoon. All the latest news at seven oclock. But from me, thank you and goodbye. Time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. Good afternoon. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and holly hamilton. Hello there, these are ou
Lets speak to matt taylor. Hello there, lukwesa. It is 18 degrees at the moment in london, sheffield and hull, and the wind generally coming from a sunny direction. Outbreaks of rain, wind touching gale force later on. Elsewhere temperatures stay in the teens as we start sunday morning. A fair bit of cloud around, particularly in the north and the west. Wet and windy across parts of Northern Ireland and scotland. Much of england and wales will be dry, but if you see breaks in the clouds, could see 23 or even 2a across some parts. It is the republic of ireland who will bear the worst of this storm as it hits the south west on monday morning. But even for us, we could see winds gusting up to 80 mph for those around the irish sea. Details just before eight. Hello. This is bbc news with lukwesa burak. The headlines a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years by the taliban has been talking of their ordeal, including the murder of their baby daughter. Movie mogul Harve