the angel of the north turns 25 how gateshead is celebrating its most famous cultural landmark. and we ll find out how britain s museums might soon be able to hoard a lot more treasure. good morning. for most of us it is a mild good morning. for most of us it is a mild start good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of the day. there will be a lot of mild start of the day. there will be a lot of cloud around with just a few bright a lot of cloud around with just a few bright sunny spells across into reasons, few bright sunny spells across into reasons, but is it different story for northern scotland, where in the hills with for northern scotland, where in the hills with starting with early snowfall. i will have the full later on. it s saturday february 18. our top story. rishi sunak will meet the president of the european commission later as expectations rise that a deal will soon be reached on post brexit t
by the time their bowlers started firing, the damage was already done. england took their frustrations out on the ball, but the south africans weren t letting their advantage slip to the fingers. heather knight dug in, but those around her collapsed. the south africans crowd scenting something special as england hearts were crossed. devastation for england but this is a landmark moment for south africa, taking on australia on sunday. jo currie, bbc news, cape town. i think the experience was great and i think the younger players will learn from that. there s so much on it, when at the world cup semifinal, that does add to it. this match doesn t define us. i think the way we ve made a mentality shift and change the way we want to play a little bit. it s something we need to be proud of. sometimes you lose games in t20, and today wasn t our day. there s more reaction to that match on the bbc sport website. that s also where you can find the latest from the england men s test te
the league cup, the premier league, the fa cup and the europa league. the manager has been credited with this revival but the spanish giants had their own plans. they were given an early penalty, and one of the best players in the world stepped up robert lewandowski fooled david de gea, but onlyjust. but manchester united are experienced at coming from behind. one touch and fred had levelled it. the roar heard around old trafford. they weren t finished. attem pt after attem pt. until, finally, the third time lucky. approval from on high. with their hopes still alive and a league cup final against newcastle for another trophy in a few daus time. this could be a reincarnation of manchester united glory days. jane dougall, bbc news. next tonight he s been decribed as the voice of football plenty of tributes today for one of the sport s most famous commentators jon motson who s died at the age of 77. in a 50 year career, jon covered ten world cups, ten european championshi
the shell rebound continues but for clearer skies, a colder night than we have had for some time and with the damp surfaces we could have ice around as we head into the morning. a frosty start but with the ridge of high pressure promising more sunshine for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales it might drag its heels to clear the far south and south east, that band of cloud, misty and murky weather and patchy rain. later, more substantial rain coming to the north and strong and gusty wind. for most, and strong and gusty wind. for most, a lot of dry weather with temperatures on a par with those of today, and a chilly day if you re under the breeze or under the cloud. the cloud advancing further south tomorrow evening. the weather front pulling to the south, relinquishing its grip a little bit and more cloud in trading on friday. a frosty start in trading on friday. a frosty start in the south, not much rain left on the weather front as it edges southend west.
at that stage, anfield was rocking with the home side 2 0 up but real madrid came back with two goals before the half. from vinicius junior. the from viniciusjunior. the second of those from a goalkeeping howler from the liverpool goalkeeper. two goalkeeping blunders tonight. after half time, real madrid took control. three goals in the second half. two of them from karim benzema, which meant that real madrid, having been 2 0 down, won 5 2 on the night. quite extraordinary, and it means liverpool has a mountain to climb in the second leg in real madrid in three weeks time. napoli took charge of their tie against eintracht frankfurt , beating them 2 0 in germany. the runaway italian league leaders had a penalty saved before victor osimihen scored his 20th goal of the season. frankfurt had a man sent off as napoli controlled the game and giovanni di lorenzo made it 2 0 after an hour. they ll be favourites to progress in the second leg in italy in three weeks time. leeds unite