Plans to overhaul englands social Care System are likely to be unveiled this week amidst warnings that a rise in national insurance could provoke a very significant backlash. And as the paralympics come to a close wIth fireworks, the queen congratulates great brItains paralympians who return home wIth 124 medals, including 41 golds. Good Afternoon And Welcome to bbc news. The former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has died of cancer aged 39. She was part of one of the most successful all girl bands this century which was formed on the Itv show, popstars the rivals. Her mum marie announced her death on instagram saying the 39 year old had been treated for cancer and slipped away peacefully this morning. Our Entertainment Correspondent Lizo mzimba looks back at sarahs life. The last member of the band is. After three months of competItion, the moment her dream came true. Sarah. Cheering. But Sarah Harding could scarcely have imagined the success that would follow. Every one of their fir
we have had decades of blah, blah, blah. and where has that led us? a fifth teenager has been found guilty of killing 15 year old keon lincoln who was shot and stabbed outside his home in birmingham and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chairman of yorkshire county cricket club has resigned over its response to the racism experienced by the former player azeem rafiq. roger hutton issued a stinging attack on executive board members who he said had shown a constant unwillingness to accept there was a problem, after an investigation found rafiq was the victim of racial harassment and bullying . tonight the bbc has announced that former england captain michael vaughan who has strongly denied making a racist comment to a group of asian players won t be presenting his cricket programme on radio 5 live next week. here s our sports edito
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of international law. british scientists arrive in antarctica to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact of climate change. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh feris. here are this evening s top stories. it s no roman holiday for england. but they hold off italy to start their six nations with a win. blown away by bumrah. england have another pickle to get out of in india. everton rescue a dramatic draw in the premier league. and they re not the only ones. also coming up on sportsday. speeding her way to history. celina liebmann is the first to ride for one of the sport s british teams. hello, again. with the opening six nations weekend about to conclude. bills or scotland attempt to add their name to ireland and england winners. scotland led to 27 zero, they are still winning but onlyjust by a point. 27 26. something of a wales fight back. scotland raced to that lead from two tries. from duhan van der merve both set up by fly half finn russell as scotlan
arrive in antarctica to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact of climate change. this is bbc news. it is time to take a look at the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. here are this evening s top stories. scotland squeeze a first win in cardiff for 22 years. they start the six nations by holding off a furious wales fightback. blown away by bumrah. england have another pickle to get out of in india. everton rescue a dramatic draw in the premier league and they re not the only ones. hello, again. welcome. scotland have added their name to england and ireland in posting opening weekend wins in the six nations. but they did so after being forced to hold off a wales fightback in cardiff. their victory 27 26 in a game they led 27 0. 0lly foster is at the principality stadium for us. they tried to upend the assumptions we were making in the early stages of the second half. we were making in the early stages of the second half. yeah, they were home