Hosts delivered the results of the tournament wanted here in tokyo but they did not have it all their own way against a very determined russian side, ranked 20th in the world. The captain had been speaking in the build up to the game about how nervous he and some of the players wear and that nerves came to the fore here in tokyo as ben croucher reports. The rugby world in union, united for the first time in asia. After a colourful carnival showcasing the best in japanese colourful carnival showcasing the best injapanese culture, it was time for one of their other main loves. Nobody is expecting japan to win the trophy but after capturing hearts and minds they are aiming to surprise again, only they were the ones being shocked. Kirill golosnitskiy scored the first try of the tournament, it would be russias only try of the night, they lost to jozi in the build up and japan can ta ke jozi in the build up and japan can take you on even without looking. Kota ro take you on even without look
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. You can be part of the conversation as well. Facial recognition cameras in london will be investigated by the uks data and privacy watchdog. We dont know how long the system, in a public area, has been active, nor how many cameras are in use. Where do you stand on this issue . Tell me what you think, just use bbcthebriefing. Israel has been widely criticised in the United States for its decision to ban a visit by two us congresswomen whove spoken out against its policies towards the palestinians. The Israeli Government blocked the trip by ilhan omar and Rashida Tlaib after president trump, their frequent critic, said it would be a sign of great weakness to let them in. John mcmanus has the latest. They are allies, a partnership which has seen israels security guaranteed by American Friendship and firepower. Which is why the decision by the israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Wales and South West England probably seen fewer showers this afternoon and probably more sunshine. A few light showers coming and going in Northern Ireland and frequent showers in northern scotland today. A cool day, temperatures below par for the time of year. Showers keep going tonight across North East Scotland and england with temperatures between 11 and 14. Tomorrow we do it all again. Another showery day. Most starting on a dry note with sunshine and showers getting going in the afternoon. They will favour Eastern England because here we have a Convergence Zone with wind being bashed together and the showers are most likely to form. Away from that you have a decent chance of dryness tomorrow afternoon with sunshine coming through. Temperatures between the high teens and low 20s. However, we have more rain in the forecast and those totals are mounting up, particularly as we get into saturday. We are only three days into the new month and parts of Southern England have already had
this is bbc news, the headlines. high stakes in the us as the supreme court hears an unprecedented case whether to kick donald trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. polls close in pakistan, after millions vote in general and provincial elections. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china as millions of people head home for new year with their families. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. first to the news that uefa president alexander ceferin has made the surprise decision to step down in three years time. at the annual congress on thursday, a motion was passed that allowed him to stand for a fourth term the english fa voted against that, by the way, but he says he made the decision six months ago. i have decided, let s say around six months ago, that i am not planning to run in 2027 any more. the reason is that after some time, ever
it s wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland s former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland s pandemic response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are those t