Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with karthi gna nasegaram and jane dougall. The headlines this evening. Var strikes again. Manchester city are denied a last minute goal and the champions have to be content with spliting the points against tottenham. After being hit twice steve smith goes on to top score for australia and it was england who were in pain struggling with the bat at lords. Officially number one wales victory over england put them at the top of the rankings and bodes well for the world cup. Also coming up on the programme. We round up the home nations action on day two of the mens eurohockey championships in antwerp. And, dont blink you might miss it the incredible sport of speed climbing. It might be early days in the season but getting any points off premier League Champions Manchester City is vital for teams aiming for the title. That is what spurs did today with a 2 all draw at the etihad but under rather controversial circumstanc
There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
And its time for lenny s last turn the comedian will present his final comic relief tonight after 39 years. Plus do you fancy more rain . I did not think so, but another wet morning for many. This weekend sunshine at times and hopefully more brightness. Its friday the 15th march. Our main story. Exposure to violent online content is now unavoidable for children in the uk, with many seeing it while still in Primary School, according to a new ofcom report. The regulator is urging social Media Companies to strengthen Child Protection on their platforms. Our Technology Reporter Shiona Mccallum reports. How much time do you think you spend on your phone a day . Even Prince William is asking these questions when meeting with a group of schoolchildren at a west london youth centre yesterday. Thats quite a lot. But i bet you feel better coming here. But when children are on their smartphones, their innocence can soon be compromised. Ofcom say out of the 2a7 children it spoke to, all of them ha
Careful. We are in super intense period of the season, we need everybody, now, let us see how long we can use him. Ahead of their Europa League clash with roma, two brighton supporters were attacked as they left a bar in the italian capital on wednesday. The pair were hospitalised with minor wounds, although their injuries were not serious and they have since been discharged. West ham are the final Premier League club in action tonight in the competition as they travel to freiburg. Other ties to keep your eye include marseilles against villarreal and ac milan against slavia prague. Sporting and atalanta drew 1 1 on wednesday. And there are eight matches in the Europa Conference League later perhaps the pick of the ties dutch side ajax at home to aston villa. Villa manager unai emery aiming to add the Europa Conference League to his four Europa League titles with sevilla and villarreal. India ended day one of the fifth test in dharamshala on top, after england won the toss and elected t