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 racing s 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 it s a day rachel blackmore will never forget. and this afternoon s premier league game at the etihad was one to rememberfor leeds united who despite playing the whole of the second half wit
a two minute silence was observed before the start of the women s 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 racing s most prestigious prizes. they set out over aintree fences. what followed was a sporting milestone, as rachael blackmore on mine
day for the most part. it s his kid who realises dry with plenty of sunshine, light winds in the north, that young baby dumbo, more to come for the next thank you for your company. hour or so. who has these huge ears, can fly, then later on, then we pay for that sunshine audiences discover it and it through the night, as the sun sets, transforms the fortunes now on bbc news, of the medici circus. we will see temperatures tumbling away down to frost levels quite it s time for sportsday. widely in the countryside. here s a clip. even some of the towns and cities. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, i] chalmers, fly, little one. the temperatures do lift for northern ireland later coming up: in the night because we pick up some more cloud and some showers. liverpool go top of that is the change for the premier league thanks tomorrow but for most of us to a slip up from spurs. rangers see red twice, as celtic win a lovely start to the day. yes, it will be cold a fiesty old fir
and perhaps some more significant snow across the high ground of it s time for sportsday. northeast scotland. another day of hello and welcome to sportsday. sunny spells aside from that. i mjj chalmers. coming up: scattered showers, some heavy and thundering with hail mixed in. some having a wintry flavour over high liverpool go top of ground. the premier league thanks to a slip up from spurs. rangers see red twice, as celtic win a fiesty old firm derby. what looked like a certain first victory for charles leclair turned into a surprise one for lewis hamilton. charles leclerc. also coming up on sportsday: it s title 101 for roger federer, as he wins the miami open. toulouse get the better of racing in the last of this weekend s european champions cup quarterfinals. hello and welcome to sportsday. i mjj chalmers. liverpool are once again sitting at the top of the premier league, but it s only thanks to a last minute tottenham own goal that lifted them above manchester cit
thousands of leicester city fans have taken part in a memorial walk in honour of those killed in the helicopter crash outside the club s stadium two weeks ago. heavenly father, please help us. please help us to be safe. driving through the inferno. at least 9 people are killed and a quarter of a million forced to flee their homes as wildfires burn out of control across california. hello and welcome to bbc news. one of the key commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war has taken place in compiegne, north of paris. the french president, emmanuel macron, and the german chancellor angela merkel, led the ceremonies, which saw the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and the laying of a wreath. a minute s silence was then held at the glade of the armistice. shortly after the silence, the two leaders completed a symbolic gesture together. this was just a short while ago. the pair enterered a replica railway carriage in a forest. the original one was destroy