our main story. there s been an outpouring of support for the princess of wales after she revealed she has cancer. in a video statement, catherine said the diagnosis came as a huge shock and that she s in the early stages of chemotherapy. kensington palace says it s confident the princess will make a full recovery. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more on this story. my medical team therefore advise that i. personal, direct and vulnerable a princess as we ve never seen her before, speaking directly to the public. this, of course, came as a huge shock. and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. as you can imagine, this has taken time. it has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. but most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte and louis in a way that s appropriate for them, and to reassure them that i m going to
hello, you re watching bbc news, this is a sportsday, here s what s coming up. england kick themselves back into six nations title contention, beating ireland at the death at twickenham. there are tears ofjoy for the azzurri italy celebrate a rare six nations win in rome, as the scots titles hopes are dashed. in the late winner for arsenal, their back on top of the premier league for at least 2a hours. another late winner. but it s all over for england s cricketers a 4 1 test series defeat as they disintegrate in dharmashala inside three three days. also coming up on sportsday. teenager 0llie bearman makes history by becoming the youngest briton to start an f1 race. and after a knockout win for anthonyjoshua, he s gunning for fury or usyk. i think both of them are very credible fighters and i would love the opportunity to face them at some stage. welcome. wow, it s been an incredible day in rugby union s six nations, and the championship is going down to the final wee
scotland and yet another band of rain making its way southwards. some uncertainty as to exactly where that is going to sit but whether wherever it falls, salt and saturated ground. it looks like temperatures are going to rise well above the average as we go towards the middle part of the week. perhaps speaking on thursday, 16 and 17 if we see some sunshine but as you can see from the chart behind me, it is going to stay quite saturated and unsettled. thanks, helen. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up shortly the 6th round draw for rugby league s challenge cup. featherstone came through the weekend and the mud to take their place in the last 16. also in the draw are the first winners of that famous trophy, batley bulldogs and we ll be live with the holders leigh leopards. a with the holders leigh leopa
the competition with the major authoritarian powers, the transnational threats from climate change, drugs, and cyber crime, and the regional conflicts in ukraine and gaza that could yet cascade into something much bigger and far more dangerous. all three challenges are affected by trends in new and emerging technologies, environmental changes, and economic strain that are stoking instability and making it that much more challenging for us to forecast developments and their implications. these dynamics are put in unprecedented burdens on the institutions and relationships that the united states relies on to manage such challenges, and perhaps more than ever, frankly, highlight the need for sustained us leadership to uphold the rules based order. let s speak to lieutenant general mark schwartz, former united states security coordinator of the israel palestinian authority. thank you for being on the programme. what did you hearfrom avril haynes to date that concerns you? avril