Holliday Grainger’s superlative drama, and its focus on shady digital practices, has never looked more timely. Its latest series is a seriously impressive feat

Last month, the Guardian reported on an arrest made by police in Southampton. Automated facial recognition software had identified the likely perpetrator of a burglary 100 miles away in Milton Keynes; the cops had a photo of the robber, and now they had found a match. The trouble was, not only was the arrested guy not the real culprit but, apart from them both being of south Asian heritage, the two men didn’t even look alike. Only one had a beard, and they were noticeably different in age. The algorithm couldn’t be trusted.

Fans of the superlative BBC conspiracy thriller The Capture might have read the story and let out a dry chuckle. Although it deals with bigger problems than one unfortunate guy unfairly spending time in a cell, the drama exists in a world bedevilled by opaque online systems and unreliable digital imagery. Every day something in our modern reality chimes with it, whether it’s dodgy data firms getting government contracts or your mum’s Instagram being overrun by AI videos of dogs with five legs. It’s a good time for The Capture to come back.

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Many expect the 56-year-old, who has largely kept a low profile, to continue his father's hardline policies.

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• Townsend: ‘This is very significant but it’s round four’

• Kyle Steyn expected to be fit for final match in Dublin

Gregor Townsend remained ice cool after Scotland’s exhilarating seven-try victory against France, which keeps them in the hunt for the title with one round to play, a position Scotland have never known in the Six Nations. The win was no big deal, he seemed to be saying.

“There have been other games where it’s probably meant a lot to the group,” he said, “whether it was a response or to break a record – away from home in Paris or Wales, or beating England for the first time in a number of years. So they maybe are the ones that have more significance. This [win] is very significant, but just now it’s round four. And it gives us a chance to win in round five.”

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Chelsea come from behind twice to scupper 10-man Wrexham's hopes of a giant-killing in a thrilling FA Cup fifth-round tie.

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• British No 1 snaps losing streak with 6-1, 6-3 victory

• Former coach Mark Petchey returns to her corner

Emma Raducanu enjoyed a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Anastasia Zakharova to reach the last 32 in Indian Wells.

Raducanu arrived at the WTA 1000 tournament on a three-match losing streak and eager to rediscover form after her January split from coach Francisco Roig.

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Athletes from Russia and Belarus parade behind their nations' flags at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics as the 50th anniversary edition of the Games officially gets under way.

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• Forward says all that matters is they keep winning

• Saka unconcerned by lower goals and assist tally

Bukayo Saka says he is untroubled by the rising tide of criticism against Arsenal and wants to do one thing and one thing alone – win. The winger marked his 300th appearance for the club with the only goal in Wednesday’s 1-0 victory at Brighton, which moved Arsenal seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. City have a game in hand.

It was an emotional night at the Amex Stadium. Fabian Hürzeler had complained about Arsenal’s timewasting beforehand, the Brighton manager raged about it during the match – as did the home crowd – and he signed off with another blast, saying Arsenal had again taken advantage of the inability of referees to combat delaying tactics.

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