0:00:03 > 0:00:05The army on the streets of Salisbury, as specialist officers
0:00:05 > 0:00:10arrive to deal with the scene of the nerve agent attack.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Military equipment and personnel trained in chemical warfare make
0:00:12 > 0:00:17an unusual sight in the market town.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20They have the detection equipment that will allow them to properly,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24safely and very detailed survey of those areas, and if there is any
0:00:24 > 0:00:30contamination, they can then safely remove that and have it destroyed.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32The people of Salisbury are urged to stay calm.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35The former Russian spy and his daughter are still critically ill.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Also tonight:
0:00:37 > 0:00:40After the insults, a surprise meeting is to take place
0:00:40 > 0:00:44between President Trump and the leader of North Korea.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Britain close to signing a multi-billion pound deal to supply
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Saudi Arabia with 48 Typhoon fighter jets.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Why increasing numbers of young British Muslim women are deciding
0:00:54 > 0:00:58to wear a headscarf.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00And British athletes arrive in South Korea for the biggest
0:01:00 > 0:01:06ever Paralympic Games.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08And coming up on Six Nations Sportsday on BBC News,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10we're live in Dublin to preview the penultimate round
0:01:10 > 0:01:11of the tournament.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Ireland are still on for a Grand Slam and play
0:01:14 > 0:01:17a resurgent Scotland.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41People in Salisbury have been urged not be alarmed at the sight
0:01:41 > 0:01:44of the army on the streets, as just under 200 military personnel have
0:01:44 > 0:01:46arrived in the town.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Specialist officers, with training in chemical warfare,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52will be working in the area where the former Russian agent
0:01:52 > 0:02:00Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed on Sunday.
0:02:00 > 0:02:08Tom Symonds reports from Salisbury.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Five days after unprotected police officers, paramedics and passers-by
0:02:13 > 0:02:17came into close contact with a chemical weapon, the military
0:02:17 > 0:02:22arrived at Salisbury Hospital. The mission, to recover evidence. At the
0:02:22 > 0:02:27hospital, they were taking away a car. They are also expected to
0:02:27 > 0:02:30secure Sergei Skripal's car, and there are ambulances which may have
0:02:30 > 0:02:36traces of the nerve agent used in the attempt on his life.The
0:02:36 > 0:02:41military will cod in the area, probably in protective equipment.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45They have detection equipment that will allow them to properly, safely
0:02:45 > 0:02:49do a detailed survey of the areas and if there is any contamination
0:02:49 > 0:02:55they can safely remove that and have it destroyed.Tonight, renewed
0:02:55 > 0:02:58police activity at the grave of Sergei Skripal's son, Alexander, who
0:02:58 > 0:03:04died last year. It has been suggested his body may be exhumed.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09The Home Secretary was the first senior government representative to
0:03:09 > 0:03:12visit Salisbury this morning. Ministers have stressed the
0:03:12 > 0:03:15importance of getting to the bottom of the alleged plot before pointing
0:03:15 > 0:03:21fingers. Give us time, Amber Rudd said. She met and praised those who
0:03:21 > 0:03:23have helped victims and decontaminated the area, including
0:03:23 > 0:03:29firefighters.I am in their sympathetic approach and
0:03:29 > 0:03:33professionalism as they engage with these people. And now as they
0:03:33 > 0:03:36reflect, they are concerned sometimes for themselves and their
0:03:36 > 0:03:40families but they have all said to me that they would not have done
0:03:40 > 0:03:43anything differently.And then to the hospital continuing to provide
0:03:43 > 0:03:48the highest level of care to the victims. Detective Sergeant Nick
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Bailey, exposed to nerve agent during the incident, is making good
0:03:53 > 0:03:59progress. His friends await news. Always really easy to speak to, to
0:03:59 > 0:04:04get hold of, always delivers. And he delivers it effectively and
0:04:04 > 0:04:08efficiently. He always has a sense of humour around him. He does it
0:04:08 > 0:04:13easily and nothing is ever too much trouble for him.Sergei Skripal
0:04:13 > 0:04:17remains in critical condition, his daughter, Yulia, the same, but
0:04:17 > 0:04:21responding better to treatment. The investigation has become part of
0:04:21 > 0:04:28life in central Salisbury.Everybody is scared a little bit. Hopefully
0:04:28 > 0:04:32everything is all right in the next couple of days.Your T-shirt says it
0:04:32 > 0:04:42all. Calm is exactly how people have remained. Why you concerned?No,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45otherwise I wouldn't be here and I certainly would not bring my son.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Some warrior that Salisbury will become known for this shocking
0:04:48 > 0:04:55event, but life will move on. -- some people worry.It will always be
0:04:55 > 0:04:58there but the town, the city, there are some much loved here, I don't
0:04:58 > 0:05:04think that would happen.For now, at least, central Salisbury remains the
0:05:04 > 0:05:07scene of a crime reverberating around the world.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09And Tom is in Salisbury now.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11What can people there expect to see over the next few
0:05:11 > 0:05:15days, or is it weeks?
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Well, I think it is going to go on and on. This has been escalating
0:05:20 > 0:05:24since the incident on Sunday evening. Counter-terrorism officers
0:05:24 > 0:05:28have been brought in, confirmation of the use of a nerve agent. And
0:05:28 > 0:05:32right now, the military on the streets and the hospital campus,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37where I can see on the other side, they are covering a police car that
0:05:37 > 0:05:42has been at the hospital since Sunday. We believe that is a police
0:05:42 > 0:05:46car that was driven to the hospital after the incident and which may be
0:05:46 > 0:05:51contaminated. I say we believe, because unusually in this case, very
0:05:51 > 0:05:54little is being confirmed by counter-terrorism officers running
0:05:54 > 0:05:59the investigation. Amber Rudd said, give us space, we will get to the
0:05:59 > 0:06:04bottom of this, and we will find the facts. It is important that they do
0:06:04 > 0:06:07because there are huge international implications if this is some sort of
0:06:07 > 0:06:13a plot to kill a Russian dissident. We know where that leads.Thank you.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15The "old dotard" is to meet "little rocket man".
0:06:15 > 0:06:17President Trump says he'll hold talks with
0:06:17 > 0:06:19North Korea's Kim Jong Un, in an historic meeting
0:06:19 > 0:06:21between the two leaders.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24The apparent breakthrough took the US by surprise and comes
0:06:24 > 0:06:26after months of growing tension, in which the two men
0:06:26 > 0:06:27have traded insults.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29South Korean officials, who have brokered the talks,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32describe it as a miracle, and say the North is now committed
0:06:32 > 0:06:34to denuclearisation and has promised to halt all nuclear
0:06:34 > 0:06:36and missile tests.
0:06:36 > 0:06:44Nick Bryant has more.
0:06:44 > 0:06:52Last night, the White House felt more like the Twilight zone, Donald
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Trump slipping into the press briefing room unannounced to tell
0:06:55 > 0:07:00reporters to expect a major announcement. And then out from the
0:07:00 > 0:07:03West Wing came a delegation from South Korea, to make one of the most
0:07:03 > 0:07:08stunning diplomatic statements in decades, after delivering to Donald
0:07:08 > 0:07:14Trump a message from Kim Jong Un.He expressed his eagerness to meet
0:07:14 > 0:07:18President Trump as soon as possible. President Trump appreciated the
0:07:18 > 0:07:25briefing and said he would meet Kim Jong Un by May. To achieve permanent
0:07:25 > 0:07:32denuclearisation.Prior to arriving in Washington, they held a meeting
0:07:32 > 0:07:37in Pyongyang, with Kim Jong Un of -- offering a warm hand of friendship,
0:07:37 > 0:07:44rather than rattling his usual saver. And on state TV, the
0:07:44 > 0:07:48schmaltzy soundtrack doubled as diplomatic mood music as the North
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Korean leader offered to abandon his nuclear arsenal in return for
0:07:51 > 0:07:55security guarantees from the United States. Then came the sentimental
0:07:55 > 0:08:00farewell, Kim Jong Un sending them off not just with a wave but an
0:08:00 > 0:08:06invitation to Mr Trump, the most improbable overture. Donald Trump
0:08:06 > 0:08:12gave his response on Twitter.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20The White House claims his tough talk has worked.They will be met
0:08:20 > 0:08:29with fire and fury like the world has never seen. Rocket man is on a
0:08:29 > 0:08:35suicide mission for himself and for his regime. Washington has been in a
0:08:35 > 0:08:39whirlwind, taken by surprise. Shortly before the shock
0:08:39 > 0:08:43announcement, America's chief diplomat ruled out direct talks with
0:08:43 > 0:08:48Pyongyang.In terms of direct talks with the United States and US
0:08:48 > 0:08:53negotiations, we are a long way from negotiations.This gamble offers
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Yong Eun Yang a propaganda coup without much the dramatic groundwork
0:08:57 > 0:09:04and without a guarantee of success. -- Pyongyang. But President Trump's
0:09:04 > 0:09:07predecessors have failed to hold North Korea's nuclear programme, so
0:09:07 > 0:09:11perhaps it is worth this dramatic new gesture. Two combustible leaders
0:09:11 > 0:09:15dealing with potentially the world's most combustible problem. Diplomacy
0:09:15 > 0:09:21like a Las Vegas title fight, the international summit of the century.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23As we heard there, today's announcement follows
0:09:23 > 0:09:26something of a thawing of relations between North and South Korea,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29that saw them march under a single flag at the Winter Olympics.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31The South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, described the planned
0:09:31 > 0:09:33meeting with its unpredictable and heavily armed neighbour
0:09:33 > 0:09:35as a milestone for peace.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38But how has the news gone down in the capital, Seoul?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Laura Bicker has been finding out.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44For months, Seoul wondered if it faced the prospect
0:09:44 > 0:09:46of war once again.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Today, it woke to better news.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54TRANSLATION:The prospect of a stunning Trump/Kim summit has
0:09:54 > 0:10:01turned an impending crisis into an opportunity.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03The horror of the Korean War is not forgotten here.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08The fighting ended with no peace treaty.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Now future generations hope these talks will prevent
0:10:11 > 0:10:15further confrontation.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17TRANSLATION:I think this will be a turning point,
0:10:17 > 0:10:21and through this our future children will benefit from living in a more
0:10:21 > 0:10:23free and peaceful world.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29TRANSLATION:I think it is a good thing for both countries,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and as a South Korean citizen, it's good that the threat of war has
0:10:33 > 0:10:38reduced, even by a little.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40TRANSLATION:Even if things turn out well, it won't benefit
0:10:40 > 0:10:42the people in North Korea.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44In the past, when the South Korean President provided aid
0:10:44 > 0:10:48to North Korea, I heard almost none of it went to the common people.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53So I don't think it's going to turn out well.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Decades of distrust and suspicion divide North and South.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00People have learned that hope can be a bad thing.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I'm told it's hard to tell what is real progress
0:11:02 > 0:11:04and what is propaganda.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06A strong word of caution.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11The road ahead is very long, very complicated, very complex,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14and there's no guarantee that the North will ever
0:11:14 > 0:11:19give up its nuclear weapons easily, if at all.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22These talks are a huge political gamble.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Presidents Moon and Trump could be being played by Pyongyang,
0:11:25 > 0:11:29or this peninsula could be on the verge of something it's been
0:11:29 > 0:11:34searching for for nearly seven decades, a peace treaty.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38This statue portrays two brothers divided by the war,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41in a last, desperate embrace.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43There's a sense of cautious optimism that this unresolved conflict
0:11:43 > 0:11:47could now have a happy ending.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Laura Baker, BBC News, Seoul.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Britain is close to agreeing a multi-billion pound deal to supply
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Saudi Arabia with 48 Typhoon fighter jets.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It coincides with the last day of a state visit
0:12:00 > 0:12:03by the new Saudi leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's a welcome shot in the arm for UK industry but has already
0:12:06 > 0:12:07attracted criticism.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Our security correspondent, Frank Gardner, is with me.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12With Saudi waging war in Yemen, this was always going
0:12:12 > 0:12:17to be controversial.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22It certainly was, and I have to say I think it is a punch in the nose
0:12:22 > 0:12:25for the hundreds of protesters who came out to demonstrate outside
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Downing Street against both the visit and the arms trade between
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Britain and Saudi Arabia, plus all those who are sitting at home
0:12:33 > 0:12:37probably shaking their heads at this. But for the government and the
0:12:37 > 0:12:41defence industry and for those who think Saudi Arabia is the right ally
0:12:41 > 0:12:46to have, it is certainly a shot in the arm. Over 5000 jobs in the UK
0:12:46 > 0:12:51depend on this, many more in Saudi Arabia. This is a man, the Crown
0:12:51 > 0:12:56prince, who is shaking up that country. He is seen as a defence
0:12:56 > 0:13:00against Iranians expansionism, its aggressive stance as it is perceived
0:13:00 > 0:13:04in parts of the Middle East, and Saudi Arabia cooperate on
0:13:04 > 0:13:08counter-terrorism. They passed a tip-off to stop an attack in 2012
0:13:08 > 0:13:12ahead of the London Olympics. The government has taken a view that
0:13:12 > 0:13:16despite concerns raised last night at Chequers by the Prime Minister
0:13:16 > 0:13:19over dinner, they will go ahead with these defence sales. That will not
0:13:19 > 0:13:22be popular with some people because of Yemen.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25The first aid convoy since Monday has crossed into the besieged Syrian
0:13:25 > 0:13:26rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29The International Red Cross has sent 13 trucks loaded with food
0:13:29 > 0:13:31to hundreds of thousands of civilians there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34The organisation said the convoy was not allowed to take in medical
0:13:34 > 0:13:39supplies and the amount of food is nowhere near enough.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41The man accused of carrying out the London Tube bombing
0:13:41 > 0:13:44at Parsons Green made no attempt to deny he was responsible
0:13:44 > 0:13:46when he was arrested the day after the attack,
0:13:46 > 0:13:47a court heard today.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51The prosecution claims Ahmed Hassan, who denies attempted murder, told
0:13:51 > 0:13:53a detective that he made the bomb.
0:13:53 > 0:13:5630 people were injured in September last year when the bomb partially
0:13:56 > 0:13:59exploded on a Tube carriage.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01June Kelly was in court.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Ahmed Hassan on his way to Brighton, hours after leaving a bomb
0:14:04 > 0:14:08on an underground train in London.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Two years on from his arrival in the UK, the teenage asylum seeker
0:14:12 > 0:14:16caused mayhem in its capital city.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Hassan later headed for Dover, where he made for the Port area.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25The jury at his trial has seen this CCTV footage of his movements.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29On the run, he hung around this area until the following morning.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And it was here, 24 hours after the Tube attack,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36the police identified him as a wanted man.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38In an initial interview with counter-terrorism
0:14:38 > 0:14:41detectives from Scotland Yard, Hassan was asked,
0:14:41 > 0:14:42"who planted the device?"
0:14:42 > 0:14:45And he replied, "I did."
0:14:45 > 0:14:48In response to further questions, he said there might be a few
0:14:48 > 0:14:53grams of the explosive, TATP, at his home address.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Hassan's device created a fireball when it partially exploded
0:14:56 > 0:15:02on an underground train at Parsons Green station in west London.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06The jury was told today the bomb was packed with shrapnel,
0:15:06 > 0:15:12including nuts, bolts, screws, drill bits and knives.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16And it contained 400 grams of the explosive TATP.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It would have been lethal if it had fully detonated.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21This was the evidence from an explosives expert,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24who went on to the train.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The prosecution evidence at his trial is now drawing to a close
0:15:27 > 0:15:31and Hassan's defence case is due to start next week.
0:15:31 > 0:15:38June Kelly, BBC News, at the Old Bailey.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41It is a quarter past six.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Our top story this evening.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Almost 200 specialist military personnel have arrived in Salisbury
0:15:45 > 0:15:47following the nerve agent attack on a former Russian
0:15:47 > 0:15:53spy and his daughter.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Coming up, I am in Dublin to try to guide you through Six Nations
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Saturday. Ireland could be champions tomorrow night.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Coming up on Sportsday on BBC News...
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The game that could decide the best of the rest
0:16:06 > 0:16:07in the Premier League.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08We'll preview Manchester United against Liverpool,
0:16:08 > 0:16:09second against third in the table,
0:16:09 > 0:16:17ahead of their meeting on Saturday.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Increasing numbers of young British Muslim women are choosing
0:16:24 > 0:16:25to wear a hijab or headscarf.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26It's not without controversy.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Women in some Muslim countries, like Iran,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31are campaigning against it as a symbol of oppression.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33But here some women are taking the opposite view,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36seeing it as empowering - even a feminist statement.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38It's increasingly evident in the world of fashion and social media.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41And a major modelling agency has just signed its first British
0:16:41 > 0:16:42catwalk model who wears a hijab.
0:16:42 > 0:16:50Nomia Iqbal investigates.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54The spotlight is on the hijab.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Many Muslim women choose to wear it proudly.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01For some, it's an act of modesty.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03For others, in countries like Iran, forced to wear it, it's a symbol
0:17:03 > 0:17:08to remove in protest.
0:17:08 > 0:17:15It may divide opinion, but the hijab is going high fashion.
0:17:15 > 0:17:1920-year-old model Shahira Yusuf has been signed up by Storm,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23the agency that found supermodel Kate Moss.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Shahira is one of the first British models with a hijab
0:17:26 > 0:17:28taking to the catwalk.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Yeah, definitely don't want to be considered a token girl.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36I don't want these models like ethnic models or models
0:17:36 > 0:17:39from different religious backgrounds to just pave the way,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I want the way to stay there, become the norm within society.
0:17:42 > 0:17:49Because it is the norm outside of the modelling sphere.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Shahira is becoming the face of Modest Fashion.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54At the show in London, Muslim designers have come
0:17:54 > 0:17:58from all over the world to promote their clothes.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03The market for Modest Fashion is on course to be worth billions.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I grew up in a Muslim family and none of the the women
0:18:06 > 0:18:08in my family wore the hijab.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10None of my Muslim friends wore it either.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14But now, more and more young women are wearing it.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18The reason why I wear it is to number one, cover my hair.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21And number two, to be honest, I actually enjoy wearing the hijab,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I enjoy covering my hair, I enjoy the hijabs I have today
0:18:24 > 0:18:25I feel like it makes a statement.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30It's part of who I am, it's my crown.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32The hijab to me is empowerment and it's feminism and it's taking
0:18:32 > 0:18:34control and ownership of what I choose
0:18:34 > 0:18:35to show to the world.
0:18:35 > 0:18:41Being online has given some women a powerful platform.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Social media star Mariah Idrissi has a huge following on Instagram.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47The hijab is a part of me, it's part of my career
0:18:47 > 0:18:48and it's representation.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53You know, we shouldn't be ashamed or shy to represent who we are.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56If you are a model wearing a hijab, and you're on Instagram and having
0:18:56 > 0:18:59thousands of people following you, aren't you doing the opposite
0:18:59 > 0:19:03of what the hijab is supposed to be about?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The mainstream media, western media isn't
0:19:05 > 0:19:08representing Muslims on TV, in fashion, anywhere.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The only time we are represented is for something bad.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I just saw this as, you know I'm going on the news and I'm talking
0:19:14 > 0:19:16about something that's not about terrorism, not
0:19:16 > 0:19:19about women being oppressed, I'm talking about fashion.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Some campaigners for Muslim womens' rights think the hijab's popularity
0:19:22 > 0:19:25is a political statement.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29They feel uneasy about its use as an expression of identity.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Modest does not mean you need to wear the hijab.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39Modesty goes beyond that in your behaviour and your way of dressing.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45I don't need to prove to anybody what I am, but in the hijab,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47you are singling yourself and proving something unnecessary,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51especially in the Western world.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55The hijab means different things to different people.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Shahira believes you can wear it and be a successful model.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Her dream?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01The cover of British Vogue, wearing her hijab.
0:20:01 > 0:20:09Nomia Iqbal, BBC News.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Sir John Sulston, who won the Nobel Prize for medicine
0:20:11 > 0:20:14for his work on the human genome project, has died.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Sir John's work in decoding the sequence of human DNA -
0:20:17 > 0:20:25the building blocks of life - saw him awarded the prize in 2002.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It's an important weekend of sport ahead.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30The Paralympic Winter Games have got underway in South Korea
0:20:30 > 0:20:33with the British team hoping for a record medal haul.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35And it's the penultimate round of matches in rugby's
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Six Nations this weekend, but with Ireland in pole position,
0:20:38 > 0:20:39the title could be decided tomorrow.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Joe Wilson is inside the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Joe.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53If your idea of an ideal that they often is becoming engrossed in rugby
0:20:53 > 0:20:56union event tomorrow could be perfect with loads possibilities.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Ireland could be champions by tomorrow night. England essentially
0:21:00 > 0:21:04have to match whatever they do to keep their hopes alive. Scotland are
0:21:04 > 0:21:09in the mix as well. It all begins at 2:15pm in this city.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11In Dublin they line up this way.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Undefeated Ireland versus rejuvenated Scotland.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Both teams should be confident, both are in contention.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22If Ireland win, they could be Six Nations champions by Saturday night.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25If Scotland win then everything seems wide open.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Remember how they beat England.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34The group's got confidence but they've also got awareness
0:21:34 > 0:21:38of how good Ireland are and how good we will have to be to win
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and we'll have to be better than we were against England.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47We're really excited to get back out on the field and get going.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50But, you know, there's nerves and a little bit of, you know,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52worry about the threat that Scotland bring.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Well, Dublin's match will just be the start of things.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01The next rugby bridge to cross on Saturday will come in Paris.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05Tea-time kick-off, fragile France versus uncertain England?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Well, with mind or muscle, England must beat the French.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12They may have to score four tries for a bonus point to stay
0:22:12 > 0:22:13in sight of Ireland.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15England have made big changes, some enforced by injury.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18There is a new man carrying the captain's
0:22:18 > 0:22:21responsibility, his way.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26You try and be aggressive in the right times.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31You want to be calm and clear-headed to be able to make good decisions.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And I think that's where I've probably matured
0:22:33 > 0:22:34a bit over the years.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38But at the same time, when the opportunity
0:22:38 > 0:22:40arises to be aggressive, you've got to make
0:22:40 > 0:22:43sure you're in it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45And could France suddenly to be brilliant?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Not even Poirot knows.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50That's Jefferson Poirot, their 19 stone prop.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51It's the uncertainty that makes the Six Nations.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Dublin's modern stadium lies near to the Liffey.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54It twists, it turns.
0:22:54 > 0:23:02We watch, we wait.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09If you like your twists and turns on snow or ice them look towards the
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Winter Paralympics, bigger than ever this time and from South Korea Kate
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Grey has sent this report.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18The biggest Winter Paralympics to date.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Drummers and dancers, the traditional charms
0:23:21 > 0:23:24of Korea opening the show.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26The weather playing its part too - nothing could be done
0:23:26 > 0:23:31about the fog covered fireworks.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And heavy snow had prevented a full rehearsal so a slight flag hiccup
0:23:34 > 0:23:36could be forgiven.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39But the flags were in full flight when it came to
0:23:39 > 0:23:41the parade, some more than others.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And here they come, Great Britain.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Owen Pick leading the way, a great honour for the soldier turned
0:23:47 > 0:23:49snowboarder.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50And the British team certainly enjoying the
0:23:50 > 0:23:52party atmosphere.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The International Paralympic Committee had wanted
0:23:54 > 0:23:57North Korea and South Korea to march out under a unified flag but these
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Games will be North Korea's debut Winter Paralympics so the team
0:24:00 > 0:24:05preferred to walk out separately.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07The host nation completed the procession but the cold
0:24:07 > 0:24:09temperature meant no hanging around, with all teams snaking
0:24:09 > 0:24:14in and out of the stadium.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19The crowd were treated to an eclectic mix -
0:24:19 > 0:24:23a snowboarding bear, weird and wonderful contraptions
0:24:23 > 0:24:26on wheels, and the floor putting on its own dazzling show
0:24:26 > 0:24:30with the help of performers.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Paralympics GB have a target of six to 12 medals here in South Korea
0:24:33 > 0:24:39and their best chances could come from the ski slopes.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Rising stars Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide, Jen Kehoe,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45will compete across the five Alpine skiing events and could be two
0:24:45 > 0:24:47the big names of these Games.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49There's a really good buzz in the camp, the mood
0:24:49 > 0:24:50is really, really positive.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52It feels like a real family.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54There's a real identity, there's a real cohesion,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58you can feel the support.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02With the cauldron lit and the fog finally clearing
0:25:02 > 0:25:04for the firework finale, the organisers will hope it
0:25:04 > 0:25:07will now be about the sport and not the weather.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Kate Grey, BBC News, Pyeongchang.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Time for a look at the weather.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Here's Chris Fawkes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22Not as cold as South Korea?
0:25:22 > 0:25:28Actually, it is warming up in South Korea, turning milder there and also
0:25:28 > 0:25:33for us. This was one of our spectacular pictures from the day
0:25:33 > 0:25:37fells fells covered in snow underneath sunny skies, a glorious
0:25:37 > 0:25:43day. But the weather is changing, and looking at the south there is
0:25:43 > 0:25:47low pressure and a waving weather front that will bring pulses of
0:25:47 > 0:25:51heavy rain northwards across the UK. That process is underway at the
0:25:51 > 0:25:55moment with the rain already arriving in southern England, into
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Wales and the Midlands and East Anglia. You can see it turning
0:25:59 > 0:26:02increasingly heavy in central and southern England, London and the
0:26:02 > 0:26:08south-east in the next few hours. The rest of this evening and
0:26:08 > 0:26:11overnight, this rain will extend northwards into northern England and
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Northern Ireland. We will have clear skies for a time in Scotland but
0:26:16 > 0:26:18with the south-westerly winds strengthening it will bring up some
0:26:18 > 0:26:22mild air and by the end of the night we will have temperatures of ten or
0:26:22 > 0:26:2711 degrees in Cardiff and London but further north with the clearer
0:26:27 > 0:26:33skies, cold enough for some frost in parts of Scotland. Looking at
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Saturday, a wet start for many, the rain moving northward into Northern
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Ireland and Scotland, some snow across the highest hills in Scotland
0:26:41 > 0:26:45but as the milder air comes in the snow will change back to rain and we
0:26:45 > 0:26:50could have another pulse of rain come into western England and Wales
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and in Wales and north-west England it might rain for much of the
0:26:53 > 0:26:57afternoon. Further east it will stay cloudy but there could be brighter
0:26:57 > 0:27:00spells and that would boost temperatures up to 15 degrees in
0:27:00 > 0:27:06parts of eastern England. What about Sunday? More rain forecast I'm
0:27:06 > 0:27:10afraid, particularly in southern counties. Likely to be quite heavy,
0:27:10 > 0:27:17maybe some thunder and an area not far off as in minute continent could
0:27:17 > 0:27:21effect parts of East Anglia but that is uncertain. Further north with
0:27:21 > 0:27:26like to winds Somma mist and fog possible but 10 degrees possible in
0:27:26 > 0:27:34Scotland -- some mist and fog. To summarise, we are seeing a change to
0:27:34 > 0:27:38milder conditions, we will all get some rain through the weekend but
0:27:38 > 0:27:41come in fairly heavy pulse particularly on Saturday but the
0:27:41 > 0:27:45temperatures will be rising all the time, 15 degrees could be yours on
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Saturday and even on the Sunday, double bigots everywhere turning
0:27:50 > 0:27:56significantly milder in Scotland. -- double figures.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01A reminder of our main story.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Almost 200 specialist military personnel have arrived in Salisbury
0:28:03 > 0:28:05following the nerve agent attack on a former Russian
0:28:05 > 0:28:06spy and his daughter.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's goodbye from me
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.