Cleared away quite quickly but not without wet weather. Stuff more weather and snow but the strength of the wind is clearly not the main concern is a go of the evening and overnight, gusts of wind between 60 and 70 miles prayer, and up to bring down power lines and the rain i talked about is going to stay with us across talked about is going to stay with us across parts of northern england, Northern Ireland, north wells and snow in the hills blowing around in a few shirts in the south but hopefully the wind will allow still alleviate some of the frost risks overnight tonight and then fewer showers to Northern Ireland, rain and snow mix mixes way quite significant store across from the hills and relatively low hills despite continuing across the day and starting to ease, being a wendy day, despite the sunshine and being barge, is still feel quite chilly. Hello. This is bbc news with lukwesa burak. The headlines the government says Everything Possible is being done to limit the spread of coronavirus, after the first case contracted in the uk was confirmed in surrey. And in tenerife, a fifth case has been confirmed at the hotel thats been on lock down since tuesday morning. Downing street says the pm has full confidence in the home secretary following the resignation of the most senior Civil Servant in the home office. Borisjohnson and Carrie Symonds announce they re engaged and expecting a baby. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. The headlines tonight liverpool are beaten. Their winning run is ended by watford. The reds first defeat this season. Englands late winner sees chelseas women take the lead cup title. India secured top spot in the t20 world cup. We look ahead to the t20 world cup. We look ahead to the crucial game tomorrow. Also coming up in the programme pride in power. We meet an inclusive Rugby League Team has of israel felaus visit as catalan dragons face hull fc. And why weve got mike bushell quite literally jumping through hoops. Hello and welcome to the programme. Heres something we dont hear very often liverpool have been beaten in the premier league. They were thrashed 3 0 by watford in their first defeat this season. pres in fact, its the first time theyve lost since the start of january last year. It was an impressive performance from strugglers watford at vicarage road however one that moves them out of the relegation zone. Nick parrot was watching. Going behind this season has always planted a comeback from liverpool, but is just six minutes later that became even harder for the league leaders. Watford needed the points more than liverpool, and that drove them on, with captain troy deeneys goal lifting them out of the relegation zone on goal difference. Liverpool will shrug it off as a blip during an outstanding season, but it could be a turning point that keeps watford in the premier league. Nick parrott, bbc news. We did not see that coming, did we . Not many people did. Incredible, first defeat since january last year. There was a lot of other action as well. Adam, what have you got for us . Yeah, liverpool the big story tonight, but lots of drama elsewhere. It was quite a day at the london stadium. Remember west ham were deep in the mire. In the relegation places at the start of the day without a win in their last seven games and with a Difficult Run of fixtures ahead. On top of all that a lot of disquiet amongst the fans. Before the kick off there were thousands protesting outside the ground, calling for the departure of the owners. Not a great start to the day, but they got the win they so desperately needed. 3 1 the final score against southampton. A first goal forjarrod bowen, there he is, on his first start. Southampton pulled one back, but goals from Sebastian Haller and Michaeil Antonio did the damage for west ham. It will come as a real relief for david moyes, lets hear what hes been saying. Im happy because were getting away from the bottom of the league. Im hoping to put some things in place to try to help us get better, it is a job to try to help us get better, it is ajob any to try to help us get better, it is a job any manager would do but i think it is a job i do best, and i think it is a job i do best, and i think if i get that opportunity i could turn this around into something special. I cant do it right away, but hopefully given a bit of time i can do. So, a huge win for west ham. Here is that run west ham have got coming up that i mentioned. Arsenal, wolves, spurs and chelsea in the next few weeks, so you can see just why that victory today was so important. It was almost a very important win for bournemouth too this afternoon. But chelsea found an equaliser and it ended 2 2. Chelsea had actually taken the lead through marcos alonso, but goals from Jefferson Lerma and josh king had given bournemouth hope of a win. Alonso though, got his second with five minutes to go. It could just turn out to be an important point for chelsea and bournemouth at different ends of the table. Lets bring you some action from the early game then where Crystal Palace finally got a win at the amex. Sveen years theyve waited to do that. They beat brighton by a goal to nil, rob heath was watching that one. Some fans wont know about the origins of this rivalry. 0thers some fans wont know about the origins of this rivalry. Others will remember the 70s and the start of this field like yesterday. They all know that grudge matches can degenerate into cagey win at all costs affairs, certainly unsavoury at times. Palaces Wilfried Zaha squared up to ezequiel shh later. The man in the yellow bib booked before he had even come on. There is no love lost between them. Brighton havent a match this year, and their cutting edge was painfully evident. Beautiful move, only finish. Even when brighton did get one on target, one of their own players managed to get the way. If they do get dragged into a relegation scrap, its their finishing that melt ultimately cost them. It certainly cost them here. No side had scored fewer premier league goals than palace before this match. They had offered little until suddenly out of nothing, Christian Benteke found jordan iu, who found the net. Cruel to brighton, and it could have been even worse if their bete noire, zaha, had scored in the dying seconds. That drewjeers from the brighton fans, but if their side dont start winning, this could all end in tears. And just one last game to bring you up to date with, it was at St James Park where newcastle and burnley played out a goalless draw. Newcastle, no goals in their last four matches now. Lets just show you the top and bottom of the tables then. Heres the bottom, you can see what that win for west ham has done, theyre now out of the relegation zone. As are watford thanks to that quite astonishing win against liverpool. Villa back into the bottom three, of course theyre not in premier League Action this weekend, they play in the League Cup Final tomorrow. And heres the top, not much change. Chelsea adding another point. Liverpool not widening the gap. A bad day for them, but, still 22 points clear. Their fans wont lose too much sleep. You say that, but 11 games to go, im sure they will be fine. Adam, thank you very much. I wonder how many of todays games might have been affected some potential changes to the laws of football in the offing. There was a meeting in belfast today for the sports law makers the International Football association board. They discussed a number of issues including the possible introduction of concussion substitutes which they could trial as soon as this summers olympic games. With more on this, heres our reporter laura scott. Three substitutes in three minute concussion tests, that is what were used to in football, but all of that is about to change, as the games lawmaking body decided to introduce trials of concussion substitutes. Here in this hotel in belfast, they voted in favour of drawing up exactly those trials would work before inviting competitions to take part. The first trial is expected to ta ke part. The first trial is expected to take place at the olympics this summer. Take place at the olympics this summer. It gives an additional opportunity, because the health of the course of the players is crucial. And if there is any doubt, you have to keep the player out, and in orderfor the coach you have to keep the player out, and in order for the coach and the team to have one additional possibility and not have to think, but maybe i will have another player injured because we are just in the tenth minute of the game on 20th minute of the game or whatever in the first half, he knows that there is an additional substitution. From next season, the handball rule will also change, with the t shirt line bottom of the armpit becoming crucial. Anything above it wont be a handball. Anything below it would be. Today at a four hour meeting, fever and the four british fa decided to review the offside rule as well to promote attacking football. Fa chairman greg clarke supported such a move. There was a very, very good discussion, because in the end we all want entertaining foot ball in the end we all want entertaining football and we all want goals, and we dont want new technologies to disadvantage attackers. We want attackers to have the chance to score, not unreasonable chances, but good chances. So we are examining the laws of the game of the offside law to make sure that we arent penalising attackers too much and reducing the number of goals in the game, which nobody wants to see. Var has been a major issue this season, but today football chiefs decided not to make any fundamental changes to it. Although they did say that they would look at how better to communicate decisions with fans. However, they highlighted that this was a balancing act between keeping fa ns was a balancing act between keeping fans informed and not causing unrest in the stands. Laura scott, bbc news, belfast. Back to the action, then. Leeds united strengthened their grip on the automatic promotion places in the championship thrashing hull city 4 0 and closing the gap on leaders west brom to just a point. Luke ayling put the visitors ahead after five minutes, with Pablo Hernandez adding a second just after the half time break then two goals in four minutes from Tyler Roberts sealed the victory for leeds who are five points clear of fulham in third. Hull meanwhile are without a league win since the start of the year. West broms lead at the top was cut to a point as wigan climbed out of the relegation zone with victory at the hawthorns. There was a huge win there for fulham they stay third after an own goal from david nugent helped them on their way to a 2 0 victory over play off rivals preston. And there were two games in the scottish finals my quarterfinals of the scottish cup this evening. Hearts are through to the last four after beating rangers 1 0 at tynecastle. 0liver bozanic with the only goal midway through the second half. Elsewhere, aberdeen currently lead st mirren i 0. Chelsea women have claimed their First League Cup title after beating arsenal 2 1 in front of a record crowd in nottingham. A late winner from bethany england in added time saw them clinch the trophy for the first time. John watson reports. If chelsea, unbeaten in the league this season and an unstoppable force, arsenal other tournaments immovable object. 0nly force, arsenal other tournaments immovable object. Only once have they failed to reach the final. The blues out to prove the mountains can be moved. Beth england twisting and turning the arsenal defence to score. In this london derby, chelsea on the rise. In an open first half, the five time champions wouldnt fall without a fight. Louise quinn riding highest, her head are saved. Arsenal were chasing for micro trophies this season. Vivian niedermayer attempting to keep the target alive. Sustained arsenal pressure brought about a breakthrough, and cutter and burger finally beaten and leah wilson providing a late equaliser. The striker with the final day at the death, her 20th goal in a standout season. Death, her 20th goal in a standout season. Chelsea on course for what could be a treble winning season and a new name on the trophy. John watson, bbc news. Lets have a look at some of the other stories around today. Heather watson is one win away from her first wta title in almost four years after reaching the mexican 0pen final. She beat chinas wang xiyu in straight sets. If watson wins the tournament shell break into the top 50 World Rankings for the First Time Since 2016. Ben ainslie has led a british team to their first victory in the sydney sail gp. The four time olympic champion said it doesnt really get any better that that. Ainslie, who won the first of his four olympic gold medals in sydney 20 years ago, now travels to San Francisco for the second race of the season. Portugals Antonio Felix da costa now leads the formula e championship for electric cars after winning the fifth round in marrakesh in morocco. Britains alex sims dropped to third in the standings after retiring on the final lap. Cricket now. England are preparing for their next group game at the womens t20 world cup in australia knowing they need to win to keep alive they hopes of a place in the semi finals. They face the west indies tomorrow morning and currently sit second in theirgroup. A third win would almost guarantee a place in the knockout stages while defeat would mean they have to rely on other results. Bowler Anya Shrubsole says she feels england are improving with every match. I dont think were too far off. Theres always bits and pieces you wa nt to theres always bits and pieces you want to do a little bit better, but all teams are the same. We are getting runs on the board, bowling teams out which is a really good sign, and weve been here for a long time. I think we really are pretty close to our best and that is what you want to be coming into the latter stages of the tournament. If england do qualify they could face india in the last four after they secured top spot in their group with a dominant seven wicket win over sri lanka Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma both made 15 not out to see india to 116 3 with 32 balls to spare. India have won all four of their group games, and will face the team that finishes second in englands group, in the semi finals. New zealand kept their semifinal hopes alive after beating bangladesh in a low scoring match in melbourne. Bangladesh looked capable of an upset when they bowled the kiwis out for 91 but they could only manage 7a themselves. New zealand now face australia in a winner takes all game on monday. There was late drama in rugby unions premiership when harlequins snatched victory at home to leaders exeter. Exeter had been leading going into the final quarter of an hour but after two players were sin binned quins took advantage and just wore them down a penalty try eventually sealing the 3a points to 30 victory. Its exeters first home defeat since october and the bonus point win moves quins into the top six. In todays other games, three penalties from Johnny Mcphillips helped leicester edge out worcester, while ahead of the six nations match against england next weekend there was a big injury concern for wales in northamptons loss to saracens. Saints fly half dan biggar forced off with a serious looking knee injury. While munster beat scarletts 29 10, Gavin Coombes crashed over twice to secure the victory. Dragons cheetahs was the other game today. Dragons winning 13 10. Two games in italy were postponed because of the coronavirus 0ne match in super league today. Champions st helens have bounced back from last weeks World Club Challenge defeat to sydney roosters with whats set to be a comfortable win against toronto wolfpack jonny lomax there scoring the second of his two first half tries. Just a couple of minutes to go saints lead 32 0. There are three games tomorrow including israel folaus First Super League game on english soil as catalans dragons head to hull fc where rainbow flags willl be flown with pride outside the kcom stadium. Folaus move to super league has been a controversial one given divisive comments he made about gay people on social media last year. But his opponents for tomorrows game say it will be business as usual. Matt dean reports. This weekend, this group of players will be tighter than ever in their togetherness when they head to the kcom stadium. Theyre hulls very first inclusive rugby team, ready to send out a strident message to israel folau. A few of us will go with our pride flags on display. He isa with our pride flags on display. He is a superstar rugby player, but the message he has put out as a hate. He has gone against one particular community, and that is not ok. Theres a few from the team that are going to the game and will hopefully showjust a bit of solidarity, really. After being sacked by australia rugby for homophobic posts on social media, israel folaus been to provide his career continues to face challenges, and this weekend feels like another significant moment. The rainbow flag has been outside the kcom stadium for quite some time now, but this weekend it will be picked out more so than ever before. When israel folau plays his First Super League game in england here on sunday, one of the worlds most controversial sporting stars will find himself under the spotlight once again. They will operably boo when he gets the ball, but they will cheer when he scores. It is not his playing style which is causing a stir. Ive had journalists getting in touch who never get in touch asking for quotes and whatever else en folau, and in terms of him asa else en folau, and in terms of him as a player, it is great that he is in the super league because of his quality, but he does come with baggage and that is a negative thing. I find it hard to see him on the same pitch as people that i do respect. The message he put out there isnt one that i think either code of rugby support. And thats why when israel folau comes to hull on sunday, he will do well to avoid colliding with the views of this community. A couple more stories to bring you from around the world today. Englands Callum Shinkwin will take a share of the lead going into the final round of golfs 0man 0pen. Hes in a group of 6 players on 11 under par overall one shot clear of the field. The worlds richest horse race, the saudi cup, was won by the favourite from the us maximum security some consolation for his disqualification at the Kentucky Derby last season. The prize money for the race in riyadh is over 15 million pounds. The days big jumps race at doncaster the grimthorpe handicap was won by captain chaos in gruelling conditions. Its traditionally a grand National Trial although captain chaos doesnt have an entry for the famous race. Todays meeting at newbury was abandoned due to wet ground conditions. Great britains matt walls won his first World Championship medal with bronze in the mens omnium at the world track cycling championships. Its gbs third medal, but overall its been a disappointing championships in berlin. Heresjill douglas and chris boa rdman alongside me for all the action today, Chris Boardman in the berlin velodrome. Here we are with one days racing left, and Great Britain are tenth in the middle table, two silvers and a bronze. Not what they are used to being, but they will be pleased with the bronze from matt walls. It is the worst result they have had for a long time, and i think the only thing we can take as a positive is theyve been quite close, so they are very much in the mix. As faras close, so they are very much in the mix. As far as 0lympics go, dont write them off. Matt walls performance was amazing, he came back from a big deficit, a great ride, but he owes Cameron Meyer beere. I think it probably does. Chloe daggett from usa winning gold and putting down two world records. And not just buy and putting down two world records. And notjust buy a bit, broke her own world record by three seconds and then did it again and had the audacity to look disappointed because she hadnt broken it by enough. And brenner of germany also went faster than her world record, so went faster than her world record, so across the board people are just going faster now. Is a fast track. And one final word on the womens marathon. There is an improvement to be made . Yes, good performance from them, even before crashes, i think them, even before crashes, i think the netherlands are looking dominant. Having strength in depth to the womens team, for riders is great, you cant build that relationship, that is what the dutch have been able to do. One final day of racing to come, all the action on bbc two from 1 45pm. Lets move on to the final story, which is going to be quite fun to watch i think. 0ur presenter colleagues at breakfast have been teamed up with british athletes to learn a new sport ahead of augusts tokyo 0lympics. They didnt get a say in what they got and for mike bushell despite his energetic strictly experience its going to involve a lot of work upper body work. They can take me away from strictly, but they do say keep on dancing. I feel more nimble on my feet. But when it comes to Upper Body Strength, oh dear. Just ask partner katia jones after the american smooth rehearsals. But now ive got to form a line with double 0lympic champion. Im paired with max whitlock, so time to develop a six pack and learn to be more agile. Youre with me, mike. We cant wait to get out to the olympics. Come and see what it takes to be a gymnast. This is where my introduction to defying gravity starts, getting a taste of the sport of aerial hoops. Getting up is the most difficult thing, but once you are into the hoop, its like performing a routine of muscle stretching moves. Balancing on such a thin edge, i can really feel that working the whole core. I know that on strictly you probably use your legs a lot. This isa probably use your legs a lot. This is a chance to work on that upper body as well now. Yes, one foot it requires a lot of Upper Body Strength and core strength. This is known as the gazelle, apparently. It has origins at the circus, but has developed as a sport in the uk. Dramatic to watch and vertically challenging, whether on your own or as part of a double act. We are now official doubles partners. As part of a double act. We are now official doubles partnerslj absolutely official doubles partners. absolutely love it, being upside down, its a whole different world. Are used to be weedy, but now im a lot stronger. Everyone is so supportive. We try to make it flow from movement to movement to give at the artistic quality. I think it was quite extinct it was a child, hear a lot of people saying that they used to tip upside down on the railings asa kid. To tip upside down on the railings as a kid. You lose that sense of bravery as an adult, and its important to do things like this to put yourself out of your comfort zone. That have been more elegant dismounts, but by now my upper body was feeling the full effects. Now to relax we have been doing inversions and yoga for years, and this gives you that support to hang upside down but trust your body a little bit more, so it gives you more space to see if your spine can grow a little taller. And hang a little bit lower. Here we are. I will hang around here for a while. New like we shouldnt laugh, because actually i think we would both be equally hopeless. Knew exactly. Every time mike bushell does these pieces, we are ok sitting here having a laugh. We feel that we cant do hockey, or anything with horses, so i will do modern pentathlon. I think modern pentathlon. Ithinki modern pentathlon. I think i would do the gymnastics. The rather you than me. Thats it from all of us. We hope you enjoyed the show. We will have more for you later. Good night. Evening. The winds are really lifting now across ireland, gusty winds spreading across most parts of the uk as we go through this evening and overnight. As if it hasnt been windy enough already, storm jorge is responsible for the expected travel disruption because of the strength of the wind. It has been exceptionally wet for parts of wales in particular and we still have rain particularly in the north and hill snow, also some of that for northern england, Northern Ireland and scotland, continuing through the night. Elsewhere well see a few showers, mostly of snow across scotland, still raining across parts of the northern isles. Largely frost free purely because of the strength of the wind which will still be blowing a gale across the north through tomorrow morning, but then it gradually starts to ease away as the storm starts to move across toward scandinavia. Fewer showers tomorrow and eventually brightening up. Still quite windy into the afternoon, but not as windy as overnight tonight. As a result of those stronger gusty winds, it will still feel chilly, despite the fact that we are moving into the meteorological spring tomorrow, into march. Be seen the headlines at eight. The government says Everything Possible is being done to limit the spread of coronavirus, after the first case contracted in the uk was confirmed in surrey. And in tenerife, a fifth case has been confirmed at the hotel thats been on lock down since tuesday morning
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