, but england's debutants alone england, but england's debuta nts and the alone england, but england's debutants and the team as a whole have equipped themselves well in these opening days? they have. lots of people were writing england off ahead of the gabba, the australian media were having lots of fun when they arrived, calling them the players with no name, and it is their new players who have performed so their new players who have performed so well, the likes of dawid malan, mark stoneman, james vince, all three have half centuries. it was the likes ofjoe root and alastair cook who haven't delivered so far. jake ball, a man with not a great deal of experience, he bowled well in yesterday's session so england will be pleased with the way their newcomers have adapted to the pressure and adapted to the situation at the gabba. the question now is can they push on towards victory? australia have this incredible record at the gabba, they haven't lost a test here to anyone for nearly 30 years and they haven't lost to england here since 1986 so on paper it looks like a tall order for the

into the england side. born within three minutes of each other, the overton twins have never been far apart. that is, until now. craig overton back on. nice and smooth. while craig is in australia, younger brotherjamie will be watching. 10,000 miles away, back in taunton. the only times when we are in different classes, because mum and dad wanted us to be split up. because if we are together we cause a lot of trouble. we have played literally every sport together. we have always been in the same team. so he will properly find it pretty strange that i am not there, but we spend so much time together, it is nice to get some known. both brothers were tipped the great things. at school they were already tall, and bowling a lot faster than anyone else, so it wasn't long before somerset‘s academy took notice. i can remember the first timei notice. i can remember the first time i saw them, they were tall, they were gangly, they want to do everything, they wanted to bowl, that can keep wicket, both of them. so it

england are through, 20—18, what a finish. how did england hang on? unbelievable, it went to the warning signs were there. the kiwis were 16-18 to signs were there. the kiwis were 16—18 to up and be emotional wave came from this crowd and all of a sudden there were two more in the whole joint was bouncing and it was just euphoria that took them down. the drama the death when he dropped the ball to win the game, what a seven minutes. but let's not take away from england and how well they played. i was going to say, england face australia next week. they were excellent, a little lapse in concentration but i think they will go in very confident next week. they defended their line, they need to improve some areas like their kicking game and at times i thought there were some unforced errors in there were some unforced errors in the first half, but i think they will give the kangaroos a good game next weekend. in international rugby league at the lisbon about the big three, tonga are in that group now, they are one of the big four. definitely, they are t

commissioner plantation and they agree they will be no more appeals from new england to old england . and edwin simply can't leave and the fact the bishops had been abolished leads into an idea that the mennonite is coming and at the same time, in england is a grandee named herbert column who who had old friend edward from boston and he returned from boston and had been the first caterer of harvard to take up land in sussex through his first wife. and he discovers that edward is related to one of the best-known figures of the civil war. and i think and wins life changes and i think that those portraits .. the portrait of penelope pelham shows a different side, very different from plymouth that edward had because edward thought that he was missed in london and that he start importing and exporting goods and he comes to spend quite a lot of time in london and elizabeth, edward's daughter also comes over to call to him because he gets very miserable in london but he can't leave it alone. he been promoted to one of the revolutionary committees. and he's actually chosen to be one of the ci

anyway it goes to london to plead the case of new england to say new england must be left alone by london and he makes a great speech to the commission on plantations and they read there would be no more appeals. edwards simply can't leave and the fact that the ships had been abolished leads into the idea that the millennial is coming and at the same time in england herbert palin who was an old friend of edwards in boston returned from boston being the first treasure of harvard to take up land in suffolk through his first wife and he discovers that edward is related to one of the best-known figures of the civil war. they think edwards life changes and i think both portraits -- the portrait of penelope shows a different lifestyle, very different from plymouth that edward and josiah had. he lives in london but he starts importing in exporting and josiah comes to spend quite a lot of time in london and elizabeth, edward stalk her also comes over because he gets very miserable in london. he just can't leave it alone. he's been promoted to one of the revolutionary commissions and he has actual

showers first thing across north—west england, wales and down into south—west england so if you are going to the cenotaph in london it should be a fine start, breezy and cold but plenty of sunshine. if you're going to other services, despite some showers in the south—west and a cluster of showers through wales, i'll swear it will be cold, dry and predominantly sunni. a good slice of sunshine through the spine of the country, is scattered showers across the east of northern ireland and scattered showers still wintry flavour. 56 degrees of the strong wind on the coast making it feel pretty chilly. the wind could clip a few showers that there could be showers to wales and south—west england through the day but sandwiched between them, dry, settled, sunny, a little colder than it has failed in recent days, 6—10d are high. as we move out of sunday high pressure will nudge a little further east and the winds should be like the temperatures expected to fall away quite sharply. that will be noticeable first thing on monday morning, a hard frost likely, in rule parts of scotland, we could se

both england and scotland played and they both won, england got the better of argentina, 21-8, england got the better of argentina, 21—8, and there were 11 tries in edinburgh, scotland beating samoa 44-38. edinburgh, scotland beating samoa 44—38. john watson reports. the rugby world cup injapan, now 678 days away. plenty of time for players to stake their claim for selection. 90 seconds all that stuart hogg needed, seizing a lucky bounce after an unlucky summer following injury. samoa needed a response and found one. josh tyrell in there somewhere to touch down. expansive exciting rugby is the wont of the scotland head coach gregor townsend. he saw it here along with the pace and power of hquones. man of the match stuart mcinally scored twice, as the scotland lead grew so did the samoan attacking instincts. samoa continued to test the scottish defence. hopes of victory punctured by peter horne collecting a clever pass to make it six tries for the scots who start with a win. new zealand to come. at twickenham all eyes on england's evolution, against argentina, their series up and ru

yes, england will resume on 196—4. they are actually starting play half hour early because of yesterday's rain delay. with the game so finely poised, there is a real sense that today's first session could be crucial. thanks very much, and andy swiss looking forward to the game tomorrow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here's evan. do animals feel pain or have emotions? dog owners know the answer to that. but it's been a raging controversy this week. mps have been accused of denying that animals can have feelings. could they really believe it? or is itjust fake news? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme, england hope to build a decent first day of ashes cricket, live in brisbane on day two. the latest from the europa league. arsenal top their group despite losing in cologne. england captain dyla n losing in cologne. england captain dylan hartley left out of the starting 15 for the first time under eddiejones as they prepare to

england are through, 20—18. what a finish. how did england hang on? unbelievable, it went to a maelstrom. the kiwis were 16—18 and all of a sudden the emotional wave that came from this crowd, they got one score at all seven with seven minutes to go, that is a nice consolation. bang bang, two more, and the whole place was bouncing. it wasjust euphoria and the whole place was bouncing. it was just euphoria that took them down the field, and the drama rated a very debt. what a seven minutes and let's not take away from england and let's not take away from england and how well they played in this game. i was going to see england can ta ke game. i was going to see england can take a heck of a lot from that when they face australia the world champions next week. 8096 of the game they were excellent. a little lapse in concentration but they will go and very confident next week, they defended their life of the majority of the game very well. they need to improve their kicking game, there we re improve their kicking game, there were some unforced errors in

both ca pta i ns what england make of them. both captains were in a composed mood ahead of the test. what a start to the series. if we can go up here, it could really upset the apple cart. we have built momentum over three games, and everyone has put momentum in. every series is different, and we cannot play this game on what happened in the past. there is always pressure going into an ashes series, particularly when you are playing at home. we don't need to put any more pressure on ourselves, if that makes sense. it's another game of cricket, and we have to make sure we play well from the first ball, that first session, and make sure we are in the contest. spectators flooding into the gabba behind you. what is the weather like, because conditions are crucial in test cricket? people here in brisbane keep telling us how unusual the weather is for this time of year. normally it's very, very hot, very humid. much cooler than usual. there is a bit of rain around and a bit of a breeze. much more english conditions than you would exp

where will england be playing? where will england be playing? we will get another ins and outs of the different groups ahead of the start of the tournament in june. of the start of the tournament in june. england are in the second part. what does that mean for them? well, what it means is they were not seeded high enough to get into the first group which would have perhaps given them an easier path to the early stages. but they do share a group with spain, switzerland, columbia, the likes of mexico, uruguay, croatia and perrot. some very strong teams in there. we will find out in due course. england not finishing with enough points to make the first part. plenty of people will be doing their best and worst case scenario calculations. have you been crunching the numbers? case scenario calculations. have you been crunching the number57m case scenario calculations. have you been crunching the numbers? it is fascinating! there have been rehearsal draws this week. gary lineker took the master of ceremonies roll. in one of those rehearsals, england ca

, and the depth of talent, then england should do well, is my view. and i said that before the 2015 world cup and i stick with it. that doesn't mean to say that things won't go wrong with team selection or all the rest of it. well you're aware that there are critics of your time at twickenham. stephenjones especially, writing in the times, said it was disastrous reign in senior positions at twickenham. he pointed to four failed previous appointments, martin johnson, andy robinson, brian ashton and stuart lancaster, and then, of course, and you have already referred to 2015, the world cup — it was an absolute disaster — the first home country not to qualify for the knockout phases. "if there was a car crash, then it was andrew that was sitting behind the wheel," writes stephen jones. yeah, well, stephen's got... he is a well—respected writer. he is a very well—respected writer. by some... but not by you! there you go. look, i think he has had an agenda for most of his career, as far as i'm concerned. an anti—andrew agenda? yes, no question ab

this time last year england faced scotland. and the other home nations displayed the p°ppy on other home nations displayed the poppy on their armbands as a mark of remembrance. they were subsequently fined by the firm for doing so. they deemed it as a political display —— they were subsequently fined by fifa for doing so. the home nations argued that these were marks of remembrance. the rule has been relaxed. england will wear poppies on armbands and germany have decided tojoin them, because on armbands and germany have decided to join them, because that is a nice touch, with the traditional rivals who are normally divided, tonight showing they are united. enjoy the match, david. i mentioned england's injuries, wales are in a similar position and will be without a number of key players for their friendly in france — including real madrid's gareth bale. it's their first game since failing to make the world cup play—offs last month. manager chris coleman hasn't decided whether he'll stay in charge beyond the end of his c

match and is a doubt for the rest of it adding to england's injury list england have started their second innings and have a lead of 65. their ashes series begins two weeks today. also coming up in the programme... england head coach eddiejones tells us why lions duo 0wen farrell and maro itoje will be rested for the saturday's autuem international against argentina. and bouncing back — literally — we meet the british trampolining champion who's overcome injury to compete on the world stage... let's have a look at some of the other stories around today. fifa has been urged to make more effort to address risks to workers' rights on world cup stadium construction sites in russia and qatar — the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. it's one of 33 recommendations in the first report of the governing body's new human rights advisory board. there's been criticism of conditions for migrant labour in both countries. britain's dimitri coutya has picked two gold medals at the wheelchair fencing world championships in rome.(ani) the 20—year—old world number one beat anton dat—sko of

i don't think anybody in england would accept that. if i offered you the quarterfinal of the world cup next summer now, would you take it? not now, no. but we haven't won a knockout match since 2006, so our last two tournaments have been a disappointment. so we've got to remember where we are starting from with this group of young players. equally, they are fiercely ambitious. the evolution of the england squad and southgate has seen an emphasis on younger players, and the manager says he has been impressed with their sense of unity. they've got so many foreign players at their club that i think coming together with other english players is actually a strength. it's something they look forward to. so, the environment we have is very healthy. this has been an unprecedented year of success for england's youth teams, with both the under—17s and under—20s crowned world champions. southgate must now hope such achievements rub off on his young squad, as he prepares for his first major tournament in charge. dan roan, bbc news, moscow. new

the best of the sunshine in southern england. scotla nd sunshine in southern england. scotland heavy showers. flipping things tomorrow and scotland seen the best of the sunshine, southern england cloudier. not such a widespread frost tonight. already a touch of frost developing in places, temperatures dropping where skies are clear. some areas of father brown. some of us may go in and out of frost. a few showers for northern ireland, england, scotland. even in a relatively low levels. cloud increasing in wales. rural spots see the lowest temperatures. saturday morning, some of us start with frost. blustery showers in the north and northern isles, but also sunshine. spells in northern ireland. showers working southwards across northern england. that would clear, some sunshine, a cold, frosty start away from towns and cities. east anglia, north—east england, cold. patchy rain working eastwards across the midlands, east anglia, much of southern england through the course of the day. cloudy, damp and that will be cold feeling. cloud in northern ireland, mainly dry, sunsh

a good part of england and wales, a fine afternoon. lengthy sunny spells and sunshine more wisdespread in the south—east. for much of scotland, especially the north and west, the north of ireland, the far north—west of england, wintry showers and windy, especially in the far north—west. gales and severe gales. 3—10 in the south—east. that leads to a chilly weekend. overnight frost as well. further wintry showers, especially on saturday in the north and the west. but emphasis on dry and bright and sunny weather. this is saturday's picture. strong north—westerly winds. wintry in nature. the best of the sunshine in central and eastern parts. staying dry all day. four in glasgow. 7—8 across the south—east. wrap up if you are heading out. this is the area of low pressure bringing multiple winds. high pressure on sunday. that will kill off some of the showers. fewer showers on sunday. slightly lighter winds. a fairfeature. one or two showers in northern and western areas. another cold day again on the cards. a weather system

england face canada in a three—test series starting on friday. ronnie o'sullivan has had a busy day at the shanghai masters. he came through notjust one but two rounds of the tournament today. after a quick dash from coventry he dispatched of gary wilson first before disposing ofjoe perry here to progress to round three. bulgaria's grigor dimitrov did a demolitionjob on david goffan beating him in straight sets to reach the last four of the atp finals in london. dimitrov thrashed the belgian seventh seed 6—luv, 6—2. sixth seed dimitrov made it two wins out of two with the dominant performance in the pete sampras group. peru are taking on new zealand with the game goalless from the first leg. and these are the lengths peruvians will go to to reach their first finals since 1982. here's a group of shaman performing a ritual they hope will see their country reach the finals and at the same time curse their opponents. new zealand are trying to make the finals for a third time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. for

england lost their way in the second. jermaine mcgillvary didn't, finding the line as he often does. small in stature, but a giant on the wing for huddersfield. nine tries, nine matches. three now stand between england and world cup glory. papua new guinea next. they're a great team. they've played well the last few weeks and it's going to be a tough challenge. but for us, it's about what we do, making sure we do the job done individually. if we can do that, we'll get thejob done. ireland and wales had both already ahead of their meeting, the irish finishing with a flourish, liam kay with one of six tries. it is ireland 32. time to take the weight off. for the quarterfinalists, the wait continues. the tennis atp finals are under way in london, and six time champion roger federer opened with a straight—sets win overjack sock, the ideal way for federer to get used to the playing conditions again at the 02. there's always a struggle because of the conditions. you're not quite used to how the ball is flying. the last return

we start with the ashes win neither england nor australia can ta ke com plete neither england nor australia can take complete control a topsy—turvy second day. england will take a 137 run lead into day three helped with a half century. toby roland—jones only missed out on the series through injury having taken his test foul early this year. most of them have played the county game for a long time and been successful over a long time and been successful over a long period. when you go on a tour thatis long period. when you go on a tour that is as difficult as this, understanding your game is a really important part of it. all of those quys important part of it. all of those guys are important part of it. all of those guys are in a good place and have had guys are in a good place and have ha d su ccess guys are in a good place and have had success for a number of years. i think maybe these are actually the quys think maybe these are actually the guys who have been consistently performing well. they've all put their hands up at various points in their hands up at various points in the firs

a big moment to come for england. one man who has no shortage of silverware in his career is lionel messi. he has got his hand on yet more. another award, the barcelona forward has been presented with the golden shoe for being the top scorer across european leagues last season. he scored 37 la liga goals, enough to pick up the award for the fourth time in his career. he was handed by luis suarez. that was at an awards ceremony in barcelona. that is all from sportsday, coming up in a moment the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are henry mance, political correspondent at the financial times and claire cohen, editor of telegraph women. tomorrow's front pages... the financial times says europe's banks have removed more than £350 billion worth of assets from the uk in the last 12 months, after the vote to leave the eu. the times claims a defence minister is threatening to quit if the military is forced to impose more cost cutting measures — includin

in england. the australian batsmen are very poor against the swinging ball, hence the last english ashes, the ball swung in three test matches. england entrepeneursed australia in those game. the two games where it didn't swing, where the conditions we re didn't swing, where the conditions were similar to australia, australia won those two games. hence, australia are favourites in australia because the ball won't swing. their batsmen are clueless when the ball swings through the air. they're very good players when it's up and down. steve smith, especially. the best player in the world against a ball. not even in the top 20 there. there's a view and maybe you expressed it yourself. smith and david warner really are all that they've got to rely on, but then of course, england only have alastair cook and joe root. you could argue that the top fives are similar. they've got two world class players in both top fives. the captain and a left—handed opener. 0bviously cook and warner are different playe

england we re very important european cup. england were paying germany. a lot of injuries, so a new look side. pay is missing out, as often happens with a friendly. our correspondent david ornstein is at wembley for us. i guess considering the number of rookies this wasn‘t a bad result? that‘s right. germany weren‘t at their best, but take nothing away from england, this was a positive night and the manager gareth southgate will be pleased. the most impressive performance was perhaps ofjordan pickford in goal, coming infor ofjordan pickford in goal, coming in for the previous goalie who broke a finger. he had a number of swine says that would have given southgate selections headache heading into the world cup. —— fine saves. after the brazil friendly they have two more matches before that squad is announced. those matches are both in march. the midfield was steady. the chelsea midfielder is currently on loa n chelsea midfielder is currently on loan at crystal palace. upfront tammy abraham, just 20 and also on loa n tammy abraham, just 20 and als

across much of southern england, the midlands, wales, north—west england, south—west scotland, will have sunshine, but another cold day. colder still when you factor in the wind. especially where it is strongest across the north sea coast. a subtle change of wind direction thursday evening and night, more of these sleet and snow showers pushed further inland, again, giving accumulations in place is especially on hills. 0ut west, we stay mainly dry. a lot of clear, cold weather. quite a hard frost particularly across parts of scotland as we start off on friday morning. some sleet and snow showers, some accumulations to parts of eastern england on friday. a lot of the showers turning to rain or sleet as we go on through the day. a lot fade to allow some sunshine to come through. a change for scotland and northern ireland as it clouds over from the north—west and a bit of patchy rain and hill snow starting to move in here. that is a sign of the change coming in for the weekend as this weather front moves through. we change the wind direction back to more from the atlantic rather than the

england's first asked will be the silence that crowd. lebanon will have a passionate support behind them. that's all from me and the sportsday team. goodnight. once again, it is all pretty warm in australia, a real scorcher in the perth area. closer to home, we hit cooler, the very least. you will feel that by the end of the weekend, i assure you. rain in the mix as well. an old weather front coming in across scotland and northern ireland not this growing area of cloud coming in from across runs will provide quite a bit of rain across a good part of england and wales during the course of the night. the features of managing such that by the time we get to the morning, i think we will see a sprinkling of showers across scotland and northern ireland. elsewhere, if you are up very early, you will see a little bit of rain. becoming more concentrated across lincolnshire, east anglia, and towards south—east england as we get towards nine o'clock. brighter skies across the western side of wales and the far western side of wales and the far wes

the spotlight will be on england in more ways than one. this will be the first day—night test, men's or women's, in ashes history. for the players, a whole new ball game — or a pink ball game, to be precise. easier to see under the lights, never previously used in women's international. but england and australia are no strangers to innovation. after all, they played the very first women's test more than five years ago. now, they will share another piece of sporting history. both teams are looking forward to it. we don't play a lot of test cricket and you only have the opportunity to be part of history once, so i think both teams will be extremely excited about it. but it is australia who is on the front foot. win here, and they retain the ashes. england will have to hope they do not live up to their billing. now, she may not have an olympic medal, but yusra mardini was one of the stars in rio last year. she was part of the ioc‘s refugee team less than a year after she fled from syria, where she was quite literally forced to swim for

will mean england have no excuses. says the favourable draw will mean england have no excuseslj says the favourable draw will mean england have no excuses. i think it isa england have no excuses. i think it is a great start for us. you have to wind the four games anyway, but to play tonga and the usa at the start, then france and argentina at the end, it is great for us, and we are playing some great cities, a real variety in the cities we play for and it willjust be stimulating for the players and great for the fans. it might include fly home on friday, a couple of days at home before returning to camp on sunday night and gearing up for the match against argentina on the 11th of november —— england will fly home on friday. argentina on the 11th of november —— england will fly home on fridaym is those injuries chris was speaking about in the england camp that have added to the focus on the demands being placed on players at the moment this season. the leicester and england centre manu tuilagi has called the pla

england took control, yet their path was not smooth. after half time, one player was accused of biting and he will face a review. there was no question about england's next try. burgess with a magnificent solo effort. burgess down the middle. they had even brought an injured sibling in the stands to his feet and put the country on the course for the quarter—finals. hoping to be there are scotland, although facing new zealand is always daunting, a memorable draw with them last year gave cause for optimism. but that quickly dissolved, this the first of 14 quickly dissolved, this the first of 1a times their line would be crossed ona 1a times their line would be crossed on a day that saw 1a times their line would be crossed on a day that sanohnson become new zealand's all—time record scorer. scotland's only consolation was provided by thomas as the kiwis piled on the misery and still they could qualify for the last eight with victory over samoa next week. our reporter dave woods was watching in sydney as england beat lebanon — and aft

up in northern england, the sunshine in scotla nd northern england, the sunshine in scotland but blustery wind and showers in the far north. a lot of cloud in northern ireland but mainly dry. wales and the south—west have cloud and rain but it isjill chilly for most of us. the rain becomes confined to the far south—west of england on saturday night, clearing skies elsewhere so the temperatures will drop away andy frost will be more widespread going into sunday morning and as ever temperatures lower in rural spots. where you start with the frost you will have some start with the frost you will have some sunshine and it will continue for most of the day. in northern ireland, wales and the south—west and heading into the west midlands, and heading into the west midlands, a lot of cloud and a bit patchy rain. temperatures again in single figures, mostly cold. cloud and rain extending north—eastwards heading sunday night into monday but as that happens we are taking moisture into cold air is a risk of snow for some to stop monday in scotland, perhaps not just to stop monday in scotland

play has ended on day one with england 278 for 8. still to come in the programme: emerging markets or neglecting old friends? what next for samoan rugby after they were declared bankrupt today? and uk antidoping could be going the same way if a legal battle with heavyweight boxer tyson fury goes against them. let's take a quick look at some of the other stories around today. jonathan browning is standing down as chairman of british cycling after less than a year in the job. earlier this year he apologised for "failings" after a series of bullying and doping scandals. browning will now resume his previous role as a non—executive director. olympic champion alex danson will captain the england women's hockey team for the squad's next three major international competitions including the commonwealth games in april. danson had led the squad on a tournament—by—tournament basis since previous skipper kate richardson—walsh retired. and england wingerjermaine mcgillvary has been cleared of biting lebanon captain robbie farah during sa

round about lunchtime across northern england, heading into the midlands and across wales too. to the south of this, a lot of cloud. behind the front, that's where we're going to see a big clearance. much more in the way sunshine moving into northern ireland, scotland and the north of england. it might be sunny, yes, but it's also colder. notice the temperatures into single figures. for friday, many of us having a decent day, bright with sunny spells however there'll be a number of blustery showers affecting the far north of scotland. those showers could merge together and at times, there will be quite a chilly wind, particularly on saturday, the wind falling a bit lighter by sunday. and that's your latest weather. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. gunfire and explosions on the streets of zimbabwe, but the military deny they have staged a coup. soldiers have taken over the state television building, and in a broadcast, they said president robert mugabe is safe. good morning, it is wednesday 15 november. also this morning: borisjohnson is to meet the

and england win down under? absolutely. they are not coming home with the ashes but at least england's women finish the tour on a high after levelling the series. and lucy has the weather. changeable weather over the next few days. i'll be here with the details. also coming up, you're in the perfect place to film that once—in—a—lifetime moment when an iconic stadium is demolished. also, i'm on my knees, literally. we'll bring you exclusive new footage of the british explorer benedict allen of his trip to papua new guinea. we'll be hearing from him. good afternoon, this is afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. impeachment proceedings against president robert mugabe have begun in zimbabwe. the motion accuses mr mugabe of failing to uphold the constitution, and of giving his wife, grace, too much power. zimbabwe's former vice president, who was sacked by president mugabe, has warned him to resign immediately orface humiliation. while opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called for fresh elections. our correspondent ben b

a lot of dry weather across a large part of england and wales. rather misty and murky and it could be a bit drizzly in places, but the main thing out and about in the morning is double—figure temperatures, just how mild it is. a bit of rain affecting northernmost parts of northern england. it will have cleared away from northern ireland, but a pretty wet picture to begin with across a large part of scotland. some of this rain on the heavy side, surface water spray, so a miserable commute in the central belt. further rain and hill snow right in the north of scotland, but even here on the hills, turning to rain as the mild air progresses further north. a wet day to come here. a spell of rain mayjust fringe the eastern side of northern ireland and into parts of wales and western england in the afternoon. a breezy day, but definitely brighter breaks in the drier parts of england, where those temperatures again could reach into the mid—teens and perhaps as high as 17 celsius. going through tuesday evening, some outbreaks of rain pushing further so

england will be all too aware of the danger posed. both sides joining together at the end of the game in a traditional fijian show of mutual respect and thanksgiving. take a listen to this. england will want to silence that aussie attack if they reach the final. although they have a flying winger of their own, jermaine mcgilvary, who has been in fine form with 11 tries in 11 england matches. and they may well have to silence the tongan support too. david woods is in auckland. the support of the tonga is fanatical fans event in downtown auckland this week, thousands came just to see their heroes and grab a memento. england's task is to match the emotion and they will need to produce their best form of the world so produce their best form of the world so far. there is a real excitement, the potential organ can be involved in and do and we have not hit 100% yet but we feel there is more in us and if we can get that, especially this week, we will put ourselves in the final and it is a special form. there have been a couple of minor scares

a victory for england against lebanon on. they are up and running for the tournament, but now it is off to perth to face france in a week's time. still to come on sportsday: the curtain is raised, ready for the autumn internationals, as the all blacks beat the barbarians and canjustin rose make it two tournament wins ina row? four england cricketers hit half—centuries on the first day of the opening match of their ashes tour. it's a two—day game in perth, against a western australia xi. henry moeran is there for us. england will be satisfied with their first day of competitive cricket during this tour, four of the batsmen that england are looking for to get into form did so. half centuries for vince, mallan and ballance stoneman to reassure the selectors. the two failures for cook and root won't be too much of a concern. they have proved their quality before. tomorrow, we will see what england's bowlers have got. henry moran the bbc news in perth. england's women were also in action down under this morning, against a cric

england with plenty of work to do. as you said, if england's —— if england win this match, they retain the ashes, and they are in a strong position. and the men have been in action. despite the injury problems they had a morale boosting win, as their own ashes series edges closer? that's right. england wrapped up he three wickets they needed to beat a cricketer ‘s failure 11 in adelaide. they were bowled out forjust cricketer ‘s failure 11 in adelaide. they were bowled out for just 75, england winning that match by 192 runs, three wickets for craig 0verton, three wickets forjames anderson. a decent run out for the england players. they now had out to townsville in queensland for their final warmup match ahead of the first test in brisbane, which starts in ten days. andy, thank you. it looks very golden behind you this morning. we enjoy the toddlers running past year. i guess we are getting into the sporting spirit, all of us. exactly. they are on uk national tv. the autumn international rugby season gets underw

the church of england is telling its schools that children gun owners in england and wales are being encouraged to hand in their weapons to the police as part of a two—week long gun surrender scheme. people giving up their firearms won't face prosecution for illegal possession, but could be questioned if a gun is found to be linked to a crime. sima kotecha reports. hand in your guns and no questions will be asked. that is what police forces across england and wales are calling upon people to do. last firearms surrender was in 2014, when 6,000 handguns, rifles and imitation firearms were handed in. it is targeted at those who may have forgotten about owning a gun, or may be too scared to tell officers they have got one, in case they are arrested. the deal is, no questions will be asked at the point of surrender. however, if the weapon is traced back to a crime scene, they could be called in for questioning. we're realistic enough to realise that we're not going to get hardened gang members, in possession of weapons they intend to use, hand in a gun. but this is part of our response,

he has lost it and england have won it! england now await a final 22 years in the making. the latest round of rugby union's autumn internationals have seen victories for england and ireland. scotland won too, convincingly, over australia, while wales played host to world champions new zealand. patrick gearey reports. no wonder they are buying souvenirs. something's stirring in scottish rugby, and who better to test their new confidence against than australia. there is heartbreaking history here. the wallabies have a habit of snatching victory from the scots and there were ominous signs. 12—10, the aussies lead. it all changed with a charge. this was the last act of sekope kepu's match. it's a red card, for me. red meant, go, for scotland, from the moment that sean maitland charged over, they took total control. byron mcguigan was not even due to be playing this match, but scored twice. with the extra man, scotland found several extra gears. eight tries in all. they had never previously beaten australia by more than nine points. this time, they won by 29. they had hopes o

but sunshine to follow on sunday across scotland, northern england and the east of england. clouding over in the midlands, south—west england, wales, northern ireland — not as chilly. but we have cloud and some outbreaks of rain. most of us in single figures. another cold day. this is bbc world news. pressure is growing on president robert mugabe to step down from the state media in zimbabwe, saying all branches of his own party have passed a vote of no confidence in him. that's been echoed by the vetera ns him. that's been echoed by the veterans of the president's previously most ardent supporters. earlier on friday, mr mugabe appeared in the public for the first time since the military

some useful runs then for england, especially with the openers. they know next week will be an entirely different challenge, but this can only help their confidence. andy swiss, bbc news. meanwhile england's women start the first of three vital twenty20 matches against australia in the morning. they need to win all three t20 matches, or win two and tie the other, if they are to regain the ashes, mark robinson's side trailing the multi—format series. were aware of the risks last night and again we arejust taking it were aware of the risks last night and again we are just taking it day by day, so with more around we will probably know a bit more tonight. he is such a big player for us so if you can get him fit and out there we will but equally we know it will be a long—term fitness issue and there are two more games to follow. don't forget you can follow the game on bbc radio 5 live sports extra and the bbc sport website from 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. in londonjack sock has clinched a place in the semifinals of the world tour finals this eveni

when i was made to be for england and in and around the time there was such a good phailin about england we had just come off a brilliant you know your ninety six in our country football was bows and you know we had to go to england same without someone implies there was just you know get in the england same was was huge was everything and to get the call opens to get my first cap was it was it was such an honest such pride you know on you know the thoughts of my family i'm a myself it was it was it was brilliant at the time. that group of players because the nationals you know david beckham was most famous flight on the plane and know that you know him very well when i first joined the england squad on the white down with colin robbie fowler statement none of them and then as soon as you and so the hotel it's lights at night most people in bad they get in see gives me a little bit of a toll and that night night wilko it was was the wilco for me it was my you know i was ten years old or something and. in those days were with it's a way rose and to say catherine and so if to announce at a

drierfor of england falling onto something drier for a of england falling onto something drierfor a time. and we are of england falling onto something drier for a time. and we are still in this mild air. looking ahead to the rest of the week, a wet and windy week than we have seen recently. driest in the south and east and all the possible something —— see something a little milder. this is bbc news. we are live in harare, the capital of zimbabwe, on an historic day. a momentous decision taken by zanu—pf, the ruling party, to dismiss robert mugabe as the party leader after 37 yea rs. mugabe as the party leader after 37 years. also, to strip his wife, grace mugabe, of her position in the party, accusing her of promoting hate speech and divisiveness. robert mugabe has now been given a deadline, an ultimatum, by his own

england on 196—4 at the close. they won the toss and chose to bat back, getting off to a terrible start with alastair cook out on just two, caught at slip by mitchell starc. at that point we wondered if there would be an old—fashioned england collapse. —— caught at slip off mitchell starc. but they rebuilt thanks to a century partnership from james vince and mark stoneman. james vince was a surprise selection but he justified the faith of the selectors. stoneman going on 53 and vince on 83, brilliantly run out by nathan lyon, a superb piece of fielding from him, backing up his trash talk from earlier in a week with a piece of individual brilliance. england lost their fourth wicket before the close with captainjob fourth wicket before the close with captain job root out fourth wicket before the close with captainjob root out lbw to pat cummins. initially given not out, but the decision was overturned on review. england four down at the close. a day of fluctuating fortunes, but no doubt in england's start of th

the stronger sunshine in northern england. sunny spells in east anglia and the south—east may not last too long. wales has cloud. that will spread east. outbreaks of rain as well. especially south wales and the long southern england into the afternoon and evening. some persistent spells for some of us. north—east england has plenty of sunshine. across scotland, showers in the far north. dry but cloudy in northern ireland. milder in south—west england. not that way with the cloud and rain elsewhere. single figure temperatures. cold air still with us on saturday night. rainfora time still with us on saturday night. rain for a time in south wales and southern england. more of us are clear in sunday morning. more widespread frost, a sharp frost for some, especially through scotland, northern, central and eastern parts of england. western areas could have bob on sunday. here we have cloud and patchy rain advancing north—east, maybe feeding into the west midlands, north—west england, south—west scotland, before dark. els

gabe wright one across england and wales. but enjoy the early sunshine, because cloud will spread, bringing a chilly feel. further north, some rainfor a chilly feel. further north, some rain for england and scotland. once those fronts start to come in, which pull away the ridge of high pressure and that for tuesday and wednesday, well talking about a couple of days featuring a lot of cloud, some patchy outbreaks of rain. but the bigger tent will be for tuesday and wednesday and the milder feel. temperatures will be back up into double figures and the air across the british isles will come from the west, so different feel from sunday and monday. by tuesday and wednesday, we are greyer, but milder. so a frosty start to monday, and by tuesday, we pull our air in from the atlantic and it will be milder, but greyer times. from the atlantic and it will be milder, but greyertimes. —— grey from the atlantic and it will be milder, but greyer times. —— grey at times. hello. theresa may's closest ally, damian green has insisted

england are 17—1. england are on course to reach the final of the rugby league world cup for the first time in 22 years. they lead tonga 14—0 in auckland, the winners will face australia for the titl.e e final. and england made the perfect start, jermaine mc gillvary opened the scoring in front of a crowd packed out with tonga fans. and they extended their lead going into half—time, gareth widdop managed to ground this legally. they're in the early stages of the second half now. england have lost their last three world cup semi—finals, but they're on course to win this one. onto football, and wales are top of their qualifying group for the women's world cup just ahead of england after beating kasakhstan in cardiff. the match marked the return of wales's all—time leading goalscorer helen ward, who played for half an hour just two months after giving birth to her second child. but the only goal of the game came from hayley ladd's late free kick. england have a game in hand over wales, and they ma

a try for him for the 10th straight england match and by half—time england had it under control. garreth widdop grounding it, his team looking safe and sound. bateman's bird scored looked to have sealed it. a crow commentator england's tried. it's looking now like it's going to be england's semi—final. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands, now the team had found something almighty. three tries in the final seven minutes of the match and with ten minutes to go they were on charge for the line. fifita's lost it! tonga will never become so close to the top of the world sporting stage but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. it's australia next for a shot at the title. joe lyns key, next for a shot at the title. joe lynskey, bbc news. it maybe a big weekend of rugby union autumn internationals but it's still a busy one for club sides. gloucester are up to third in rugby union's premiership after beating newcastle 29—7. they ran in four tries,including this from henry purdy, showing off his footballing skills to give ne

for the showers on the east of england, south—west england. 3—5 celsius. in the wind, feeling more like freezing if not alone. a particularly cold day on thursday. for the rest of the week, the cold wind, a lot of sunshine, wintry showers towards eastern coasts and the north west of scotland. more on the website. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 12pm: pope francis delivers a keynote speech in myanmar but doesn't refer specifically to its rohingya people. the irish deputy prime minister is reported to have quit to save the minority government from being forced to call a snap election. a pledge to cut the number of deaths during childbirth, and parents are promised full independent investigations in future. a woman wins a landmark battle for greater legal recognition for unmarried couples who suffer bereavement if a person dies as a result of negligence. also: fears a volcano on the indonesian island of bali may blow its top. mount agung continues to send gas, ash and smoke thousands of metres into the air. and another profumo af

england now will be keeping their fingers crossed. there are no more injury square is, they need to be keeping fit as well as staying focused with the first test starting in brisbane on november the 23rd. england's women beat a governor general‘s xi easily in their warm—up ahead of the t20 phase of their ashes series. sarah taylor scored an unbeaten 93 as england won by 90 runs in sydney. the first of three twenty20 matches takes place on friday. england need to win at least two of the three and remain undefeated to retain the ashes. the uk anti—doping agency has closed its investigation into a package delivered to sir bradley wiggins‘ team sky during the 2011 criterium du dauphine. the jiffy bag contained a legal decongestant for sir bradley according to his team management. ukad say they cannot confirm or refute the claim but that they don't intend to issue any anti—doping charges in relation to the package. but, they have said their investigation was hampered by poor medical record keeping at british cycling and team sky

they think gradual as the bank of england wants us gradual as the bank of england wants us to portray. we touched on where it‘s going to stay, the consensus seems to be that the bank is sticking to what it‘d said, any rises will be gradual, and not done ina hurry, rises will be gradual, and not done in a hurry, basically? that is what we have got. at the moment, we had the next point rise in november, next year, and then, in fact, the next year, and then, in fact, the next one after that could even be two years away. so we may only have one or two hikes based on market expectations so the bank has raised rates but it'll be gradual and the markets will no believe that. thank you. it‘s a busy day for the traders and economists here at lloyds. just what historic davises, the first time the bank of england has raised interest rates for a decade. the last time, 2007, gordon brown is premised, the iphone model had just been released and umbrella was number one in the charts. you've a nswered number one in the charts. you've answered all the questions. thank you very much indeed in the