Wearing black arm bands. The duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of thejockey club, and for the first race entry fell silent. The atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. Covid Restrictions Mean that for the first time in the Grand National s history, it is behind closed doors. But for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racings most prestigious prizes. They set out ever defences. What followed was a sporting milestone, as Rachael Blackmore on minella times lead into the closing stages. No female jockey had ever won the Grand National until this. As Rachael Blackmore held on for history. The light and a landmark moment. The Grand National in unprecedented circumstances has produced an unprecedented victory. Incredible win its a day Rachel Blackmore will never forget. And this afternoons Premier League game at the etihad was one to rememberfor leeds united who despite playing the whole of the second half with ten men beat th
The royalfamily is mourning his loss. If you were having problems, you could always go to him and know that he would listen and try to help. I think hed probably want to be remembered as. As an individual in his own right, really. Prince edward and his wife, the Countess Of Wessex visited the queen at windsor this morning. On leaving, her Daughter In Law said the queen had been amazing. Im shaun ley. Well have more on the duke, but some of the other stories making the headlines. Two men have appeared in court in belfast charged with rioting after a further night of violence in Northern Ireland. More than 32 Million People in the uk have now received their Covid Vaccine, while almost 7 million have had a second jab. And premier League Players and the wider sporting world have been paying their respects to the Duke Of Edinburgh. Good afternoon to our audiences in the uk and Around The World. Im jane hill, at Windsor Castle. In the last few minutes, Buckingham Palace have released the det
A two minute silence was observed before the start of the womens six nations game, too, between italy and england. It started as a day of reflection at aintree it ended with one of the great Sporting Stories of all time. Today, Rachael Blackmore has made history after becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National. The irish rider rode the ii to i shot minella times to victory, as andy swiss reports. A day when racing paid its respects, the jockeys wearing black arm bands. The duke of edinburgh had been an honorary member of the jockey club, and before the first race aintree fell silent. The atmosphere here is understandably subdued, also because there are no spectators here. Covid Restrictions Mean that for the first time in the national s history, it is behind closed doors. But for the a0 riders, there was a chance at one of racings most prestigious prizes. They set out over aintree fences. What followed was a sporting milestone, as Rachael Blackmore on minella times lead
Heavy snow could bring significant disruption to the South East Of England in the coming hours, with weather Warnings Issued by the met office for large parts of the uk. We will of course keep you up to date on all of the weather situation and any developments on the storms that are coming here on bbc news now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Ill man ireland give everything, but wales cling on the Opening Weekend of the six nations comes to a dramatic close. Has their crown slipped from their grip . Champions liverpool, well beaten by Manchester City in the days Big Premier League game. And bess is best england have india right where they want them after day three of the first test. Good evening, hope youre all warm and out of the icy blast. A fascinating day of sporting action for those of you who have chosen to spend the day on the sofa. Starting with six nations and there was drama at the principality stadium. Wales managed to cling on to beat iii
most parts of the uk. this weather watch picture was sent in from north west well, currently one of the hotspots. talking about heat, todayis the hotspots. talking about heat, today is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far. it is a start we don t get too often because as we head into the weekend temperatures are expected to hit 30 degrees. how unusual is that? we get 30 degrees injune pretty much every year and many of us look forward to these warm spells. some of us hate these warm spells. some of us hate the heat and for people with underlying health conditions that can cause a few problems and that is why the heat health alert has been issued. 0n the satellite picture you can see the extent of the sunshine. it is not sunny everywhere. we have pesky, low cloud affecting scotland and north east england, keeping temperatures suppressed. across the south west of england that could be the odd patch of shower, probably not much rain, but big raindrops falling from it.