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The Russian Prime Minister says his country and the West have

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As the fighting and airstrikes continue in Syria, America tells

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Russia to stop bombing civilians there.

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As troops help spread the public health message,

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Brazil insists the Zika virus will not compromise this summer's

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A tender greeting but a tough message from Pope Francis in Mexico;

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he condemns drug trafficking as a cancer destroying the country.

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And in the Six Nations, Wales shatter Scotland's

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There's been a war of words between Russia and the West a day

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after they agreed a pause in the fighting in Syria.

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At a security conference in Germany, the US, Britain and France

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all accused Russia of bombing mainstream opposition groups

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Russia's Prime Minister said there was no evidence of this,

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and said the West was rekindling the Cold War.

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Here's our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet.

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Russia's jets still in the skies over Aleppo, still bombing targets

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in the rebel-held east, in a divided city.

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In west Aleppo, President Assad and his best friends are in control

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"The Russians are our brothers," this baker says.

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"They're honest and stand behind us along with Iran and Hezbollah."

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There's praise for President Putin from this taxi driver.

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He says, "he changed the balance of power here."

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That's the point made here in Munich, too.

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The vast majority, in our opinion, of Russia's attacks have been

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against legitimate opposition groups and to adhere to the agreement that

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has been made, we think it is critical that

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Russia insists it's bombing terrorists. But it says it won't be

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told what to do. TRANSLATION: Nato's policy

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with regard to Russia remains to a new Cold War, almost

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that we have slid back this year it's Syria,

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but the issue hasn't changed - So the big question for world

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leaders is, if they can't resolve major crises without Russia,

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can they find ways to work with it? And they are moving on some issues,

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trucks are being loaded with aid If the Munich Agreement holds,

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more aid will soon be on its way, but if fighting doesn't stop,

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an even more terrifying At the same conference,

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the US Secretary of State also raised the issue of Britain's future

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in the European Union, saying that America wants a strong

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UK to stay in the EU. Mr Kerry's intervention comes ahead

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of a crucial EU summit on Thursday. Our Political Correspondent Iain

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Watson joins us from Westminster. What's the reaction been

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to John Kerry's comments? It's fair to say the reaction has

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been mixed. Those who want to stay in the EU welcome the comments not

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just because he said Britain would be stronger inside the EU, he also

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suggested Britain would be safer too. He said it's better if Europe

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is united against the threats and global challenges that lie ahead,

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and that I think will be one of the key themes of the campaign. It's

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possible President Obama will deliver a similar message in the

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weeks to come. Those who oppose EU membership are not at all happy

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tonight. One Conservative MP said it was an unacceptable intrusion into

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Britain's affairs. A Labour MP who said he wants to leave said the

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American big guns could backfire. That's not all. Tomorrow in the

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Sunday Times, leading figures are warning that cheap air fares could

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disappear if we leave the EU, all this being used as evidence of

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scaremongering by the other side. What we are seeing days ahead of the

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EU summit is a glimpse of how the campaign will be fought on jobs,

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prosperity and security. I think there's a real sense that this

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phoney war between the campaigns is coming to an end.

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The Children's Commissioner for England says she is planning

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to meet Facebook executives to discuss what they're doing

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Anne Longfield was responding to a BBC investigation which found

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that paedophiles were using secret groups to post obscene images

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Police investigating the murder of a man during an armed raid

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at his warehouse in Birmingham have arrested a 26-year-old man.

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56-year-old Akhtar Javeed was shot in the neck outside the building

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An 18-year-old man also remains in custody, and a 19-year-old woman

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has been detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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A 16-year-old boy from the East Midlands who's been

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arrested for alleged cyber crimes is reportedly suspected of hacking

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into the emails of the head of the CIA.

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Police refused to comment on what they called speculation.

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The President of Brazil has insisted that the Zika virus will not be

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a threat to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

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A huge public health campaign has been launched to control

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the mosquitoes that transmit the virus which has been linked

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The latest figures from Colombia show that the number of pregnant

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women known to have been infected has risen by almost 60% in a week

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Our Rio Correspondent Wyre Davies reports.

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It looks and sounds very pro active. 200,000 troops, soldiers, sailors

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and Air Force personnel in towns and cities across Brazil.

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But what impact this largely information-giving exercise will

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have in defeating the Zika virus is open to question.

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Brazil's President made a point of coming to Rio today because, in

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Olympic year, it's receiving a disproportionately large number of

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troops and effort in the war on Zika.

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The virus will not be be allowed to jeopardise the Game, said the

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President, after meeting local residents.

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TRANSLATION: We have a clearly focussed campaign to exterminate the

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mosquito. The virus can be extremely damaging to pregnant women, but we

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believe in the run-up to the Olympics we can exterminate the

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mosquitoes, but we need your help. Every day there's different,

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sometimes contradictory information, this woman says. You don't know what

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is true and what isn't. People even told me it was no longer safe to

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carry on breast-feeding, for example. Brazil's had sporadic

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success controlling the virus responsible for a range of illnesses

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and viruses. Releasing millions of genetically

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modified insects for example can reduce numbers sharply, but Zika is

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still said to be exploding across the region.

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As the day's worn on, there's evidence of far fewer soldiers out

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on the streets of Rio, handing out the anti-Zika virus leaflets. It

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plays into the idea that a lot more needs to be done if the virus that's

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spread across Brazil is to be defeated. And this is a battle

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Brazil says it simply cannot afford to lose.

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Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets of Mexico City

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to welcome Pope Francis on the first full day of a five-day visit

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In a speech at the presidential palace he delivered a tough message

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to the country's leaders - saying a failure to tackle

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inequality had sown the seeds of corruption

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Our Mexico correspondent Katy Watson has been following the day's events

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The Mexicans gave the Pope a great welcome. The screams of excitement

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haven't stopped all day. People here have been lining the streets of the

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capital wanting to catch a glimpse of the Pontiff.

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He's been working the crowds, meeting Mexicans of all ages.

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This is Pope Francis' first trip to Mexico, as a fellow Latin American,

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many see him as one of their own. More than that, big expectations are

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being pinned on this trip that what he says and does could have a big

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impact on the country's politics. In his first public address, he

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didn't disappoint. He talked about Mexico's troubles with the President

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right by his side. TRANSLATION: Sooner or later,

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society becomes fertile for corruption, drug trafficking, the

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exclusion of different cultures, violence and even human trafficking,

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kidnap and death. Later on Saturday, Pope Francis will make his way to

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the St Peter's Basilica. This is the highlight of the trip for many, with

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people travelling from far away to see the Pope pay his respects to

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Mexico's patron saint. TRANSLATION: I can't explain it.

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It's incredible. For us, he's a representative of Christ and he's

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come to give us a message of peace, mercy at a time when our country is

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going through a difficult time. This is a time of celebration for

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many Catholics here, in a country so often hit by violence his visit

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offers a chance to think about peace instead.

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There were two very different games on the second weekend

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of Rugby Union's Six Nations Championship.

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England play tomorrow but today holders Ireland suffered a bruising

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Wales beat Scotland for the ninth time in a row, 27-23 the score.

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Our Correspondent Olly Foster reports from Cardiff.

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There was a warm welcome for Scotland as they arrived in Cardiff.

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No wonder, as a whole generation of Wales fans who'd never seen their

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team lose to the Scots. Just five minutes into the match it

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looked as though this was another to add to the long list of Wales wins.

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A long way to the try line, Davies did brilliantly.

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A long way to the try line, Davies All the way for the corner, the

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scrum-half scores. There is a history of great tries

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between these sides, Russell's clever kick was chased down by

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Seymour. Both tries were converted. They also

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swapped penalties but when Wales Both tries were converted. They also

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Scotland the lead with the last kick of the half.

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Scotland the lead with the last kick After the break, the Scots' defence

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was stretched. James isn't the quickest and was stopped just short

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of the line by Taylor. There were more bodies to try to stop Roberts

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but he crashed more bodies to try to stop Roberts

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didn't throw it away. They stretched it. North had been due a try. He

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hadn't scored for Wales since last summer.

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North all the way. What a try! What a wonderful way to end the drought.

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And Wales surely have it now. Scotland did sign off with the final

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try, Taylor going over, but time was against them. Beaten for the ninth

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time in a Roby Wales. Doesn't get any easier. We were

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getting close and we did so many good things and had a couple of soft

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moments. It really cost us. Scotland's terrible run of defeats

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against Wales continues. They'll be worrying about finishing bottom of

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the table again. After today's other match in Paris, Ireland will be

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worried about losing their title. Ireland's medical team were kept

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busy in what was a bruising match. France gave them a first half

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battering. O'Brien and Carney didn't make it to half time. Sexton's boot

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gave the reigning champions a half time lead but it wasn't enough. As

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the French deservedly converted their possession and pressure into

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points. This converted try saw them win by a

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single point to go top of the Six Nations table.

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England are top of the women's Six Nations table with two

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Ireland have just lost 18-6 in France.

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There were seven games in the Premier League today -

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Match of the Day follows the news - so if you don't want to hear

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Sunderland are a point from safety after beating Manchester United

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at the Stadium of Light for the first time in their Premier

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Guus Hiddinks' transformation of Chelsea continues with a 5-1

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thrashing of Newcastle although captain John Terry

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The result drops Newcastle into the relegation zone

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Elsewhere, there were wins for Stoke, Watford, West Brom

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and Southampton while Norwich blew a two-goal lead to draw with West

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Celtic are ahead in the Scottish Premiership again with a three-point

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lead after beating Ross County, second placed Aberdeen

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Elsewhere, Motherwell lost to Kilmarnock and it was goalless

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Great Britain's men's ice hockey team are a step closer

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to reaching their first Winter Olympics in 70 years.

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If they beat Italy tomorrow they'll go through to the final

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Beth Tweddle has started walking unaided for the first time

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since having a operation to mend serious injuries sustained

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Britain's three-time world gymnastics champion broke two bones

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in her neck during a fall in training for Channel 4's

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Tweddle is one of several celebrities to have been

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A reminder of our top story: Russia's Prime Minister says Moscow

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and the West have slipped into a new Cold War.

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You can see more on all of today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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Good evening. It's chilly out there. It will stay cold for the next few

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days and nights. How cold? It's currently nigh news ten in Scotland.

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How low will we go? It could end up the coldest night of the winter so

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far, if not tonight then tomorrow night. Wintry showers to come in the

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north-east of Scotland, wintry showers for parts of northern

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England and watch out for ice. A damp day in southern parts of

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England. Could get a covering of snow over the moors in the

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south-west later on in the night. There was bright and sunny starts

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for much of Scotland and Northern Ireland. The wintry showers will

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continue in the north and eastern areas.

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Brightening up across Wales and parts of the Midlands, another grey,

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damp, dismal start. Unlike today, it will be a getting better story with

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the rain easing away and hopefully slowly the skies will brighten. For

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the vast majority, it's going to be a lovely day, even if you can wear a

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few layers and get out of the breeze. There'll be further sleet

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and snow showers into the north. Three or four degrees at best across

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some northern areas. Seven or eight in the best of the sunshine. For

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most of us, we'll wake up to a frost on Monday morning. Good news though,

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lots of lovely sunshine to come. We've got it covered here at the BBC

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Weather Centre, an interesting week to

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