smith, can england strike early heading into the third day in brisbane? one captain to another, steph horton makes it two wins from two for england's women in world cup qualifying. and silverware of a very different kind for the former footballer michael owen in his first taste in the saddle. welcome long. steve smith resumes on 64 not out at the gabba shortly, 137 short of england's first—innings total. his partnership with shaun marsh wrestling back momentum from england, how crucial his wicket could be. as the world's best test batsman, removing him is no easy task as england's bowlers found out. andy swiss is at the gabba. we hope he is! you get a sense that his wicket, steve smith's, could be crucial for wicket, steve smith's, could be crucialfor england wicket, steve smith's, could be crucial for england in this opening session to come? that's right, john. steve smith is the world number one batsman for a reason and when he and shaun marsh came together, australia we re shaun marsh came together, australia were 76—4 and in deep trouble and they've continued this recov

in smoke, australia retain the women's ashes as england lose the twenty20 in sydney. is the power shifting in north london as arsenal played totte n ha m. north london as arsenal played tottenham. will england deliver against australia? australia celebrating their first success australia celebrating their first success in what is a busy winter of cricket to come. their women retains the ashes as england slipped to a six wicket defeat, and the tourists can only expect a draw —— hope for a draw at best. english cricket hoping this is not a sign of things to come. england's knew it was when our blast for their hopes. not the moment for one of the most chaotic start as you will see. second ball had knight caught behind, or what she? the catch seemingly taking in front of the stamps. england were confused and they are just disintegrated. the ashes surely as good as ever. 16—4. as gillian butterfingers, a battling half—ce ntu ry butterfingers, a battling half—century for danny. the giants proved a mere flicker as they were despatched into the city night. a couple of wickets br

southern england overnight. temperatures will hold up at about four or temperatures will hold up at about fouror5 temperatures will hold up at about four or 5 degrees and you will see showers coming down to the cheshire 93p- showers coming down to the cheshire gap. behind it colder, worth bearing in mind because if you are going to remembrance sunday services tomorrow it should be sunny for most of us with a cold wind although coastal showers will still go. potential showers will still go. potential showers to the london area perhaps close to the cenotaph, hopefully they will ease off as we go through they will ease off as we go through the morning. generally a fine day with showers to the west and east coast, a cold northerly wind so wrapped up warm. 6—10d. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 19:32. the husband of a british woman jailed in iran has told the bbc he will speak to the foreign secretary tomorrow. a british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has now been referred to a criminal court for trial. racing driver lewis hamilton calls on formula one to

into wales and north west england. temperatures today at a maximum of 1a, perhaps 15 celsius, where we see breaks in the cloud. this evening and overnight, cody outbreaks of rain, across scotland and wales into the midlands and east anglia, more rain pushing into the west into northern ireland and wales and north west england into the early hours. a mild night in the south, temperatures in double figures. cooler in the north. and into the early hours, for england and wales, the wind picks up. so tomorrow morning at rush hour, some outbreaks of rain in the far north, but largely dry across much of northern and central scotland. starting to see rain pushing into southern scotland, northern ireland, north west england and the north of wales, that could be heavy at points. elsewhere across england and wales, cloud around, temperatures quite mild already, a maximum of 1a celsius. windy, the wind having picked up. weather cloud is thick, light rain and drizzle possible. a windy day tomorrow across england and wales, possibly costs of 60 mph and wales, possibly costs of 60 mph and exposed coa

over at wembley, and they have to share the points. england hold off a tongan fight—back in auckland — to reach the rugby league world cup final for the first time in 12 years. and i will be reporting from here after two days of level pegging it is australia have the upper hand. good evening, thanks forjoining us, lots to get through today on this chilly november evening — all the day's football, the latest from the rugby league world cup — and, fittingly, some winter sports for you too. but we're going to start with rugby union's final round of autumn internationals. and scotland finished their series on a high, with a record thumping of australia. 53—24 it finished, with the wallabies down to 14 men. james burford was watching. despite losing their star man stuart hall to injury there was the feeling that this could be a special day and saw it started, murrayfield is not particularly used to seeing this kind of football. can he win the race? and mcguigan scorers for scotland! the visitors responded, two tries in scotland and on the back foot. then a red card for australia a

to wind at the gabba fit any testing level in england. that they have quit themselves fairly well in these opening days? they have. a lot of people were frankly writing england off ahead of the gabba. the steady and media were having lots of fun when they arrived, calling them the unnameable is. it is england's new guard that is performed so well, mike stoneman, james vince, dawid malan. it was the likes of alistair cooke and joe root that have not delivered runs so far in this match. jake ball, without a lot of experience, bowled well yesterday. england will be pleased with the way the newcomers have adapted to the pressure and adapted to the situation here at the gabba. the question is now, can a push on toward victory? australia have this incredible record at the gabba, they have not lost a test year that anyone for 30 years, and not for england for 30 years. it looks like a tall order. if they can get steve smith early and getting to that the struggle entail they have a real chance. we will keep our fingers crossed, many thanks indeed. england women have done well in qualifica

while the axe has fallen on monaco and borussia dortmund, in the champions league. england pull off a record run chase, to finish the women's ashes level against australia. and bolt strikes down under before the ashes. hi there, wherever you are around the world. welcome to sport today. in tuesday night's champions league, real madrid went through to the next stage with a 6—0 thrashing of apoel nicosia. that included two goals for cristiano ronaldo. but monaco and borussia dortmund were knocked out in the group stages. monaco were semi—finalists last year, but lost 4—1 to rb leipzig, while dortmund went out with a 2—1 loss to tottenham. spurs are already through to the last 16. i think the team is starting to play very comfortably, be comfortable on the pitch, and i think it is fantastic for us. a fantastic achievement. first, top of the table, qualifying for the next stage of the champions league, i think, is a great thing for us. translation: it's not about missing shape or condition. i think we have conceded a goal against us, and this affected the confidence of our playe

ongoing tensions between the game's major stakeholders turn sour. rob andrew is a former england international, and last year he ended ten years as a top administrator at the rugby football union. what is his game plan for securing rugby's future? rob andrew, welcome to extra time. thank you. one of the most eye—catching phrases in your book, rugby: the game of my life, is particularly doom—laden. you write, the non—alignment of interests and inherent conflicts at the heart of the two biggest rugby nations on this planet could easily bring the entire sport to its knees. why do you say that? well, it's an interesting point. and actually, just this last few days, with the southern hemisphere teams coming up to the north, and barbarians playing the all blacks, the southern hemisphere unions themselves and all three chief executives have come out and said there are real threats to the southern hemisphere game. lots of players leaving the southern hemisphere for the riches of the north, in england and in france. and there's a sort of danger that, over time, the rich clubs of fra

england, gradually clearing away and allowing sunshine. we have the belt of cloud through the midlands. the best of the sunshine across much of central and western scotland. we'll start the tour this afternoon across the south and west. they will become the south and west. they will become the —— there will continue to be some sunshine across cornwall and devon, once any mist fog clears away. to the midlands, in towards wales, a lot of cloud here. maybe a few holes in the cloud. we could see a few showers towards the east coast. across northern ireland, a mixture of sunshine and showers, but for scotland, the lions‘ share of the sunshine but it will be cooler because of that cold start. as we head into this evening and overnight, the cloud starts to build across most, including scotland. a few showers affecting western scotla nd few showers affecting western scotland and western parts of wales and with any holes in the cloud across the south, higuain, mist and fog patches will form. quite a chilly night to come across central and northern parts of scotland. friday, a cloudy day o

. jose mourinho says philjones was on painkillers when he played for england against germany and that he shouldn't have been asked to play. and england lose the women's ashes series, as australia storm to an unassailable lead. so let's start with the breaking news this evening. wales and northern ireland's football managers are on the move. we'll come on to the latter in a moment but first wales and chris coleman has left his job in charge of the national side to take over at sunderland, who are bottom of the championship. coleman had managed wales for five years taking them from 48th to 14th in the world rankings. he'll be sunderland's eighth permanent manager in four years. before chris coleman wales waited 58 yea rs before chris coleman wales waited 58 years to get to a tournament. last yea r‘s years to get to a tournament. last year's victory over belgium marked the dizzying peak for welsh would ball, a time when anything seemed possible. we can't be afraid of our dreams. four years ago i was as far away from this as you can imagine. if you aren't afraid of the dream and you are

eastern parts of england. hardly a cloud in the sky. here is a view from the isle of wight. flipping things around, though, for the start of the weekend — it's actually scotland who will have the best of the sunshine. there will be a brisk wind, with isobars close together. an area of cloud and patchy rain extending across wales and south—west england and other parts of england and wales through the day. there will be a patchy frost to start the morning for saturday — not as widespread as friday morning, and then sunshine becomes more limited for many of us through the day. not the case though in scotland. there will be blustery showers in the far north, the northern isles, wintry on hills to relatively lower levels in places, but plenty of sunshine in scotland. mainly dry in northern ireland, but a fair amount of cloud around. a band of showers working south across northern england early in the day but then the sun comes out for the afternoon. early sunshine east anglia, the south—east of england with a touch of frost, but not lasting too long. already got cloud ac

—hughes. the headlines this evening: it's goalless at wembley, but england's youngsters match the world champions in tonight's friendly. more disappointment for wales, soundly beaten by france in their friendly in paris. and england's women continue their battle for the ashes, edging day two of the must win test in sydney. lots of sport to tell you about. first, wales were playing in their first game since missing out on the world cup play offs, but a trip to paris without gareth bale proved a step up too far as they were beaten 2—0 by france. nick parrott was watching this one for us. a month after their world cup dreams endedin a month after their world cup dreams ended in a nightmare, wales came to paris looking for a pick me up. the result against france boasting a strong attacking side, it would be some achievement. unsurprisingly wales were on the back foot for much of the match. the pace and touch taught them to pieces, but wayne hennessy kept them out. that should have boosted the crystal palace‘s goalkeeper‘s confidence, but he slipped up. while france boasted flair, wale

winslows including the fact that the winslow family ran an import-export company from england. when edward winslow was living there in the 1840s of this is an introduction most story for me and if i may dare to say so the mayflower actually turned out as distinguished as they were to be like canaries on the mine if you'd like to put it like that to test whether new england was habitable as the situation in england got worse. the archbishop appeared to be ready to turn england to catholic. i was very interested in a puritan link and the puritans who set up the english civil war war. it was very interesting to discover edward winslow who was governor of the first successful. in colony in north america also sailed back again. anyway, so that's my dare to approach this great american story. i was just in worchester england by coincidence on edwards birthday a couple of weeks ago standing in the 17th century hall where he was a student studying latin and greek and how very far this eager young man came 3000 miles to plymouth for religious sake. he was a very respectable young man where h

chances of opening the batting in the first ashes test, as he hits england's first century down under. and there's no stopping the fed express at the atp finals in london. roger racks up his third win in a row. good evening. has football got a problem on its hands when it comes to engaging the next generation? the bbc‘s price of football survey is out today, and it shows the bookmakers and computer games engage young people more than kicking a ball. what's more, it's the cost of games that puts the vast majority of 18 to 2a—year—olds off attending games. our reporter katherine downes is at the home of premier league side stoke city. a day out at the football at stoke city will probably cost you around £35. that is give or take any extra treat you might find yourself in the clu b treat you might find yourself in the club shop. that is below average for the premier league but, according to 80% of 18 to 2a—year—olds we spoke to, it's still too much. 56% of them would rather stay at home than to pay the prices to go and watch live football. we said olivia, a big stoke fan

off a tournament. 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. newsnight is coming up o

on the first day of england's final warm—up game. there were a couple as well for craig overton who's trying to get a starting place in the test team. play finished with cricket australia on 249 for nine. our sports correspondent andy swiss is in townsville. ben wynter‘s last match before the ashes, the last chance to convince the doubters they are ready for the challenge. —— england's last match. chris walks, who was to enjoy quite a day. within minutes he struck again. but after lunch jonny ba i rstow again. but after lunch jonny bairstow was at the centre of england's biggest injury skier, hurting the middle finger of his left hand and leading the field for nearly an hour. it turned out to be only bruised but in his absence, ben foakes only bruised but in his absence, ben foa kes and chris only bruised but in his absence, ben foakes and chris walks, a combination. overton finish with two wickets, chris woakes finish with six. in the absence of ben stokes he is noa six. in the absence of ben stokes he is no a key player for england. six. in the absence of ben stokes he i

during childbirth in england. for the first time, parents of stillborn babies are to be routinely offered an independent investigation into what went wrong. the uk has already reduced the mortality rate for babies, but still lags behind many other european countries. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. losing twins during pregnancy and then having baby hugo very prematurely means rachel understands all too well the challenges childbirth can present. her experience has taught her that pa rents experience has taught her that parents and medical staff need to be more aware of when things could go wrong. i think it is education of pregnant women to never be afraid to ask questions and raise concerns. and it is the medical establishment and encouraging them to do so. now the health secretary in england is announcing rather than hospitals carrying out their own investigations when things go wrong and independent review will be carried out instead. when i talk to pa rents carried out instead. when i talk to parents whose heart has been broken by something that has gone wrong

showers as well priest in courts of england and scotla nd priest in courts of england and scotland too. that is the weather. ina in a motorcar and this evening but now good evening, i'm holly hamilton and welcome to sports day — live from the bbc sports centre. coming up on the programme. as australia take the lead in the ashes series — england face questions about jonny bairstow‘s actions away from the field. he's back in the frame — sam allardyce is back in talks with everton about the manager's position hello and welcome to the programme. plenty to get through but let's start with the cricket and it wasn't the ideal start for england in the ashes series — after a hard fought first test — it's australia who take the lead. the hosts needed just 56 runs to win on day five — that was done and dusted by lunchtime. but it was an incident off the field that's attracted most of the focus today as andy swiss reports. welcome to brisbane where on the pitch it was predictable as australia wrapped up victory inside an hour. of but it e took it. there was certainly no malice in

israeli politicians. the head of the nhs in england has challenged the government to find more cash for the health service following the promise of an extra 350 million pounds a week during the eu referendum campaign. simon stevens told the nhs providers‘ conference that health funding must rise to avoid escalating waiting lists. hollywood actor and theatre director kevin spacey faces fresh allegations of sexual misconduct tonight. the us journalist heather unruh has told reporters that her son was sexually assaulted by mr spacey last year. and tributes have been paid to chef, restaurateur and cookery writer antonio carluccio, who has died at the age of 80. dubbed the godfather of italian gastronomy, he was known for his popular television programmes and the chain of restaurants he co—founded. let's have a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in a moment, we'll get the latest from our political correspondent vicki young from westminster as we await news on priti patel‘s future, and we'll continue to bring you updates throughout the evening. at seven o'clock

. england cool their feet before the ashes first test. brighton and stoke share the points in a tight monday night premier league contest. tributes from around the world for former wimbledon champion jana novotna who has died aged 49. hi there. wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. it's about time we got a bit more fuel for the fire, some stoking of the ashes. england batsmanjames vince says australia need to back up their chat two days out from the ashes first test. earlier aussie paceman josh hazlewood spoke of opening the "scars" from the 2013—14 whitewash of england. our sports correspondent andy swiss watched the teams train at the hostile ground often knicknamed the ‘gabbatoir‘. welcome to the gabba, behind you we can see as australia gets ready to the test starting here on thursday. england's players have been taking things relatively easy. earlier on, some of them were here at the gabba, looking resplendent. including jake ball. he is looking to england's final bowling spot in the team. he says he is now fully recovered that match in adelaide. i did

start on a cold and bright note for much of england and wales. the showers will fizzle out and we will see rain and wind pushing into the north—west of the country. some snow over the higher ground of scotland before it turns to rain later in the day. but milder air sweeps across most of the country, but that means more cloud around omagh outbreaks of laying —— outbreaks of rain and temperatures are most in double figures. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iranforspying, is "on the verge of a nervous brea kdown", according to her husband. in a telephone conversation with boris johnson that he called "positive", he said the foreign secretary expressed deep sorrow for her suffering, but this evening the row over the government's handling of the case continues. the deputy prime minister damian green insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. he says the allegations have an ulterior motive. the prince of wales has led the country in honouring its war dead on remembrance sun

against england to war, whilst adding that he was looking for hatred to motivate himself and his team—mates. hyperbolic language, of course, but it gets under way in a few days from now. our guest, graeme swann, knows all about pommie bashing. of the 60 matches, 18 of his matches were against the aussies, eight of them in australia. when he says the ashes are all in the mind, does he believe england are prepared for the mental challenge coming their way? welcome to extra time. first test at brisbane's the gabba. they don't call it the gabba for nothing. what's it's like being in boundary patrol in front of the hostile fines? i wouldn't know, i was always sensible enough to be in the slips so i wouldn't know it. but it's true, the noise in there can be incredible. the whole stadium, it's like a cake tin sort of thing. it enveloped the grounds and it's all as one. wasn't designed for the acoustic in a way? maybe, but i remember going out to bad there in 2010. i was the ball after stuart broad had become peter siddle‘s hat—trick. the noise was the most ferocious. can you pick out t

sydney where england's women failed to capitalise on a good start. and...in the middle of a tax controversy, we'll hearfrom newly crowned fi world champion lewis hamilton ahead of sunday's brazilian grand prix. let's start with a look ahead to a huge match for northern ireland tonight, a 7.45 kick off in belfast. northern ireland haven't been to a world cup since 1986 and tonight they have the chance to get one foot into russia 2018. michael 0'neil‘s side face switzerland in the first leg of their play—off. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson is there for us, joe windsor park will be absolutely rocking tonight. absolutely, it's the biggest football match in belfast the decades, as simple as that, the atmosphere here is optimistic and positive. what about the mentality of the players? it is intriguing, we've seen preparing here in the build—up to this game with michael o'neill build—up to this game with michael 0'neill who is very big on organisation and generally when northern ireland have got to the stage, it's because they are defensively so strong. they keep opponents

to keep their world cup hopes alive. england keep the ashes series alive by holding on for a draw against australia in the test match. and sebastian vettel wins the brazilian grand prix as lewis hamilton recovers from last to finish fourth. it's an extremely tough challenge for northern ireland. they need to win in switzerland tonight if they are to claim a place in next summer's world cup finals. trailing 1—0 from the first leg, they've played around half an hour so far. no goals yet, but it's been end to end stuff with the irish having the first chance of the game, a long range effort from chris brunt which was well parried. the swiss have had their chances too with a xherdan shaqiri cross from the right, haris seferovic failing to meet it. in the last few minutes, northern ireland have had a few more chances, jamie ward's cross headed wide. i will keep you updated during the programme. england and australia have drawn the women's ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial h

. across wales something a little bit milder. brighter skies already developing in northern england and scotland and northern ireland with some spells of sunshine along with blustery showers across the far north of scotland. those sunny skies gradually spread a little further south and east. taking some time to break up in the south. but here a bit milder tomorrow at 14 degrees there in cardiff. on friday mainly a fine start, some thundery showers possible in northern scotland. and then clouding over across northern ireland with outbreaks of rain. a lot going on to the next few days. this frontal system will be with us for the start of the weekend bringing outbreaks of rain. some cold air heading in our direction. so chilly feeling to the weather on saturday. some spells of sunshine, some showers blowing in as well. on sunday we shift wind direction, more ofa sunday we shift wind direction, more of a northerly wind so most showers down the east coast at this stage. and temperatures of just down the east coast at this stage. and temperatures ofjust six, 210 degrees. so chilly but bright

between suicides in prisons and overcrowding — according to an international study. and england reach the rugby league world cup final, but only just. .. he has lost it, and england have won it. they survived a late tongan fight back — almost blowing their 20 point lead in the last eight minutes of the match — to reach their first final in over 20 years. and coming up — how two entrepreneurs are improving the emergency response in nairobi. that's in click at 3.30. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 300 people are now known to have been killed byjihadists in a mosque in egypt. air strikes have been carried out against suspected supporters of the group that calls itself islamic state. the authorities say up to 30 armed men were involved in yesterday's attack. from cairo, sally nabil sent this report. confusion, chaos and despair. here, the closest city to sinai, people gathered outside a hospital where many of the victims lie, hoping for some good news. residents rushed to donate blood to save as many lives as possible. some of the wounded made it but others a

welcome to sportsday i'm mike bushell. england's batsmen find form in the finalwarm—up game before the ashes. england's women are just hours away from the first of three vital twenty20 matches against australia. and jack sockjoins roger federer in the final of the atp finals in london. and justin rose has put himself into a great position going into day two of the world tour championships in dubai. thanks forjoining us. with the ashes now just seven days away, australia have sprung a surprise by naming their squad earlier than the first two tests. tim kaine returns as wicketkeeper, matt renshaw is dropped and an uncapped player, cameron bancroft, opens the batting. as for england number of batsmen have today been making claims for places in the starting team after a display against a cricket australia 11. andy swiss reports from townsville, where mark stoneman has staked his claim for an opening spot. with the ashes just a week away, i’u ns we re with the ashes just a week away, runs were what england wanted, and by and large they got them, especially the man proving the form sin

guidance by the church of england. teachers are told they should let boys and girls wear tutus, tiaras, and tool belts without them being bullied or labelled. a national gun surrender begins in england and wales as police try to tackle a spike in shootings. we'll hear from two of the parents backing the campaign after their teenage son was shot dead this summer. good morning. the prime minister will be meeting european business leaders today, with a trade deal top of the agenda. i'm talking to one british boss who's going to find out what they want to hear. in sport, it's heartbreak for northern ireland, as they miss out on a place at next summer's world cup finals. plus, i've been speaking to hugh grant. he tells me what it's like playing the bad guy, and what he makes of the hollywood harrassment scandal. i think sexual harassment should not be tolerated in any form, in any business, anywhere. that is the end of it. i admire any women who came forward about it. and carol has the weather. good morning. clear sky around this morning. some may be able to see jupiter and venus before sun

ashes but england finish their tour with a victory, levelling their tour with a victory, levelling the series of a record run chase in canberra in the final t20 match. england batsman alastair cook says they've accepted ben stoke also play no part in the ashes series which sta rts no part in the ashes series which starts in brisbane tomorrow night. everton's niasse has become the first premier league player to be retrospectively charged with diving. he won a penalty in the draw against crystal palace at the weekend. more in15 crystal palace at the weekend. more in 15 minutes. more than 10,000 cases may have been affected by alleged data manipulation at a forensics laboratory in manchester. so far about fifty prosecutions have been stopped but there are fears there could be many more. the suspected manipulation by employees emerged earlier this year, when a data anomaly in a drug driving case was reported. let's talk to our correspondent danny shaw. so, we are saying tens of thousands, this potentially could be massively serious? i think this is the biggest scandal to affect forensic sc

dreams come true for tommy fleetwood as he win's golf‘s race to dubai title. and, england make it to the last four at the rugby league world cup. good evening plenty to come, but we begin with the return of david moyes to premier league football. having taken over a west ham side in the relegation zone, it's clear points will be at a premium for them, but they'll have to do more to get more. they failed to impress, beaten 2—nil at watford, as hannah lupton reports. back to work for david moyes on with his new club west ham in the relegation zone, back to basics. well, that was the plan, but there we re well, that was the plan, but there were no signs of any changes. will hughes took taj for watford, this his first premier league goal. not the start david moyes wanted but it could pack should have been worse. watford came close to getting a second. from worse time's chances —— these were some of gomez‘s entry for save of the season. somehow, it was just 1—0 at the break. hughes turned provider, releasing rich olessen to double their lead. lanzini saw his effort cleared of

where england have work to do going into day two. we will start with that disappointing night for northern ireland. michael o'neill's side was beaten. our sports correspondence is at windsor park. it was a hugely frustrating night given the way the goal came about? i think that is absolutely right. there were 18,000 fa ns absolutely right. there were 18,000 fans in the stadium behind me. you may be able to see the floodlights still on that still is referred to as windsor park and they made a tremendously enthusiastic noise right through the 50 minutes of the match. it was fair to say that switzerland were on top. they could of and should have scored once or twice before the infamous incident. that is hard to accept the way in which switzerland got their chance to score their goal. a volley from shaqiri which was locked by evans. it was amazing to everybody in the ground that the referee decided there was anything wrong with that. when we saw replays we saw that evans when we saw replays we saw that eva ns ha d when we saw replays we saw that evans had turned his back and it seemed

it's fleetwood who finishes the season as the top golfer on the european tour. england will play tonga in the semi—finals of the rugby league world cup in auckland next saturday, after they beat papua new guinea by 36 points to six in melbourne this morning. england dominated from the off, and jermaine mcgillvary scored another two tries to put them in control. he's scored six in the tournament now. while man of the match kallum watkins also scored a couple, as england ran in a total of seven tries. still not a complete performance, especially in attack, but i think we held on really well. it is something to work on, still a lot of improvement in us. is that a concern, that the stakes are still being made? it is not slowing as it might be. bill nighy possibly. we know we need to be better for next weekend, pushing onto the final weekend, pushing onto the final weekend —— as well, we can't totted up weekend —— as well, we can't totted up against the better teams. england's women could still draw their ashes series — after beating australia in the penultimate t20 match.

england lose three wickets forjust four runs are preaching lunch on the second day of the ashes. italian giants milan have secured a spot in the last 32 of the europa league and it's the biggest team event in tennis — both france and belgium are ready to fight it out for the davis cup. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with cricket with australia and england nearing the lunch break on the second day of the opening test in brisbane and there's been a collapse for the visitors. three wickets fell for just four runs as england resumed on 196 for 4 with dawid malan and moeen ali adding another 50 runs to the overnight total before malan fell for 56 and then just three runs were added before moeen ali fell to nathan lyon lbw before chris woakes went without scoring having faced just four balls. 270 — seven for england. and don't forget you can keep up to date with all the goings on in brisbane via the live text commentary on the bbc sport website and app. there has just and there hasjust and other there has just and other wicket fallen so 270 — eight. india are

as england's women thrash canada at twickenham. and the women's ashes will remain in australia — but a thrilling final match sees england claim an historic victory to tie the series. a very good evening to you and welcome to the programme — where we start with the champions league and tonight liverpool had qualification firmly in their sights at half time in sevilla. 3—0 up before the break, what could possibly go wrong? well, the hosts made a dramatic comeback to snatch a late draw which meansjurgen klopp's side still need a draw in their last match to secure their place in the last 16, as nick parrott reports. severe's dazzling light show wasn't needed to make this match is a spectacle —— similar. it took less than 90 seconds for firmino to score liverpool's quickest goal of the season liverpool's quickest goal of the season and lessons were not learned from that corner. mannarino p diddy feat. 0n the half—hour mark the game looked as good as over when firmino got his second. for the seville fans all fans seemed lost but as liverpool know, comebacks from 3—0 down always

70 people have been rescued after rain caused flooding in parts of north—west england and north wales. an army sergeant is to face a retrial on charges of to murder his wife by tampering with a parachute after the jury failed to reach verdicts. an underwater explosion is detected near the area where an argentine submarine disappeared in the south atlantic with 44 crew on board. ina in a moment it's time for sports day. first a look at what's coming this evening bbc news. a blow for britain after a number of this cities are told they can't compete to become european capital of culture in 2023. we will get a reaction. with a big drop in the number of workers are starting apprenticeships, we will ask why so many employers are struggling to say, you are hired. and at 10:1i0pm we will take a look at what is making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we'rejoined making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we're joined by making the front pages in tomorrow's papers. we'rejoined by the head of politics at the daily mirror and the times columnist ian martin. now it's time for sports d

far south of england by the early hours of friday morning, so most of us hours of friday morning, so most of us wake up to clear skies, chilly weather and a frost from the north midlands northwards. that is where it will be frosty first thing on friday. friday, a bright, crisp, sunny day for many of us that there will be some showers across scotland and northern ireland and maybe one oi’ and northern ireland and maybe one or two pesky ones developing in the far south and south—west of the country. from then onwards, it is really chilly. we have wings are straight from the north so some frosty nights on the way. it will feel chilly, particularly across the north, and it is not to sunshine because there will be showers around, particularly on saturday, across many northern and north—western areas but by far the best of the weather on saturday will best of the weather on saturday will be across the south, the south—east and eastern areas. sunday morning dawns on a very chilly note. there will be a widespread frost around and a lot of bright weather for the day itself and look at

with the best of the centre on friday in southern england but it isa on friday in southern england but it is a cloudy day ahead in southern england and for scotland there will be the best sunshine on saturday. the isobars indicating still a brisk and chilly wind. cloud and patchy rain feeding into parts of wales and the midlands and southern england over the midlands and southern england over saturday and we will lose any early sunshine. still some blustery showers in the far north of scotland but here and in northern england by the afternoon there will be the lion's share of the sunshine. this is 9am, frost still for some particularly in the hills in scotla nd particularly in the hills in scotland but a lot of fine and sunny weather away from those showers. expecting a mainly dry day in northern ireland but a fair amount of cloud. a few showers spreading south across northern england but behind them we will get the sunshine. frost and sunny spells in east anglia and the south—east not lost in llong. in wales and south—west england it will be mild —— not lasting long. the rain

will v“ r—m will get underway. i ashes test will get underway. i can't wait. england start the day on 196-4 at the can't wait. england start the day on 196—4 at the gabba. the football in germany, half time between cologne and arsenal in the europa league and it remains goalless. arsenal are already through to the last 32. that's all from sportsday. from the team and i, thanks for watching. we'll see you soon. there's been a big fall in the number of workers starting apprenticeships. 59% fewer people started apprenticeships compared with the same time last year. the drop off follows the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, meaning firms of 50 or more people must fund 10% of the training costs and release staff for one day a week of off—site training. the aim is to fund 3 million new apprenticeships through racing £2.5 billion, but it has now been blamed for the plunge in new apprentices. we are joined has now been blamed for the plunge in new apprentices. we arejoined by the ceo of the association of employment and learning providers. thank you for coming in. it's a huge,

in moscow where england and the other 31 qualifiers will find out their fate by this time tomorrow. he's threatened retirement as often as a heavyweight boxer. but big sam is tempted back by everton. signing an 18 month deal to their new manager. and will he have some more spectacular strikes from wayne rooney to celebrate. 7 and have we already seen the goal of the season? also coming up: ben stokes returns to cricket down under. but not for the ashes. the england all rounder arrives in new zealand after signing to play for canterbury. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. the 32 teams who have qualified for the 2018 world cup will soon a find out how high they can set their hopes and expectations for the tournament. the draw for the group stage takes place in moscow tomorrow. with england fans considering who they'd like to play. and who they'd like to avoid. among all the pomp and circumstance at the kremlin will be our sports news correspondent richard conway. this will be the first set piece occasion of russia's world cup? writer. russia is determined to put ona writ

yourpics@bbc.co.uk. flood warnings remain in place across parts of north—west england. 70 people had to be rescued from their homes in lancashire last night. jon venables, one of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger, is back in prison after allegations that images of child abuse were found on his computer. the new leader of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has urged the country to unite. he's due to be inaugurated tomorrow good heading a football lead to dementia? new good heading a football lead to dementia 7 new research dementia? new research has commissioned on the brain. and england work hard on day one of the ashes. england enter the day on 196-4. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the chancellor has insisted yesterday's budget will address britain's problems with productivity, amid gloomy forecasts for economic growth. the office for budget responsibility said it expects the uk economy to expand by less than 2% for the next four years, partly because of persistently low productivity growth. a separate report by the think tank the resolution foundation has warned of the longe

. we'll be live at wembley as we build up to england hosting their old rivals germany. england's catherine brunt strikes late in the day to leave the women's ashes test finely poised. and england's manu tuilagi wants to break the silence on the issues he and other rugby players from the pacific islands face, when they move to europe. you have got to work to earn a living, and if you don't, you end up on the street. thanks forjoining us. lots to come but we'll start with football. england manager gareth southgate hasn't had the ideal preparation for their friendly against world champions germany tonight, with no less than seven players having to withdraw from the squad with injuries. so we're expecting to see a much—changed side walk out at wembley, from where our correspondent david ornsteinjoins me. david, you are wrapped up nice and warm, icy, it is a frosty night at wembley. lots of history between these two teams. how do you expect these two teams. how do you expect the injury plans will have affected southgate‘s plans? the injury plans will have affected southgate's plan

clear across central and southern england through the night and showers filtering through the cheshire gap as far south as the midlands. some showers in scotland, wintry on hills, overnight, temperatures as low as two or three degrees, that cold air will continue to push down to england and wales throughout the day. we start with a band of organised showers which will die back towards west wales and some showers along the north sea coast, between the two a lot of dry sunny weather in the offing. away from that strong northerly wind it will feel chilly. top temperatures 6—12d. enjoy your day. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines at 18:33. the husband of a british woman jailed in iran has told the bbc he will speak to the foreign secretary tomorrow. a british woman charged with drug smuggling in egypt has now been referred to a criminal court for trial. racing driver lewis hamilton calls on formula one to improve security after some of his teammates were robbed at gunpoint in brazil. the owner of a welsh wildlife park says he is devastated after an escaped lynx was shot dead

scotland, largely dry forward the south—west, some showers for north east england. drier for the north—west of england. some showers into wales and the northwest temperatures not too much, mid single figures. dry weather for much of central and southern england. some breezy as well. as we go through this evening and overnight, we continue to seek showers down east coast, extending further south, summer east coast, extending further south, summer showers persisting for northern ireland and southern parts of wales and western parts of the south—west. dry weather around, clear skies, feeling cold, patti frost developing improved spots, one oi’ frost developing improved spots, one or two patches of ice where we see showers passing through. showers for eastern coastal regions tomorrow, a lot of brightness around, the best of that south—west scotland, wales and south—west of england. scattering of showers for northern ireland, parts of wales and elsewhere, temperatures in single figures, feeling a little bit cooler than today. the setup, moving into thursday, high—pressure out to

my beloved england they play their old nemesis the germans and money now is all about scoring that fixture and face woke up seeing generally smock allowing the school to forty five club goals won the palme d'or and scored forty goals for england including for world cup finals themselves i sat down with a team south to talk with the ninety nine will cope. if you've joined us on the show. wanted to interview a fright because it's a pall mall in korea overlaps with the one to keep coming through little is watching. the wimbledon guy. on quince was in the mix so yes liverpool everybody knew about you within the club and you come on in school you firstly go against wimbledon. you're always confident always in your own ability but did you belief that for a minority ninety seven. ninety ninety eight. did you foresee that you knew that you would then go on well it's always hard to say. but throughout my life i always succeeded in every you know game i played in. you know schoolboys in my you know every big game i always. succeeded really i call into the national scale of excellence and the

get an appointment and can't actually get one. the chief executive of nhs england is also confirming plans that there will be home testing for bowel cancer screening. a lot of people don't even screening. a lot of people don't eve n we nt screening. a lot of people don't even want to leave the house to deal with these issues and the idea that you can do this at home would be very welcome for a lot of people. the telegraph has another story about the eurotunnel changing its name to create what it calls a more anglo—saxon identity. name to create what it calls a more anglo-saxon identity. goodbye eurotunnel plc, hello... i have lost the name! it is in tiny text on the telegraph front page. it is apparently a more anglo—saxon name. getlink four. it is a bit of a silly story but you will see more of this, corporate businesses trying to work out their identity after brexit. how many people will use the term getlink instead of the eurotunnel? we should also just look at one another story express has on its second page. the queen presenting a rare gong develop before a party

police next year. and police complete their investigation into the incident involving england all—rounder ben stokes, but there won't be a resolution for at least several weeks. hello and thanks forjoining us. it's been another busy day in the english premier league with six more matches on wednesday. and there was drama at the etihad as league leaders manchester city scored with seconds remaining to beat southampton 2—1. nicolas otamendi had put pep guardiola's side 1—0 up before oriel romeu equalised for the saints. but a stunning last minute strike from raheem sterling means city stay eight points clear of their rivals manchester united and have now won a club record 12 league games in a row. what happened in the locker room was amazing. that that is what it is. we do this kind ofjob not to title will not lift a title. it is when you leave these situations, you need to enjoy it and celebrated because you never know what will happen in the future. you have to celebrate when you have these occasions. chelsea are still third after a 1—0 win over swansea. the defending cham

company from england once edward winslow was living there in the 1640s so this is an international story for me and if i may guess and say so, the mayflower people actually turned out distinguished as they were to be like canaries in the mine, if you'd like to put it like that to test whether north america was safe and habitable with the situation in england as it got worse. charles i, the archbishop was about to turn england roman catholic. i'm interested in revolutions why they happen and i'm very interested in the puritan links to cromwell and the puritans who set up the english after the civil war so it was interesting to discover that edwin winslow who sailed on the mayflower and was governor of the first successful puritan county in north america also sailed back again. that's how i dared to approach this great american story. i was just in england by coincidence on edwin's birthday, october 18 a couple weeks ago standing in the great 17th century hall where he was once a student studying latin and greek. very near to jonathan england's tomb and came home to me how far this y

, from the bbc sport centre, here's richard. england and australia have drawn the women's ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial half century. the series will now be decided by the three twenty20 matches still to come. from sydney, our correspondent andy swiss reports. a day which began with australia with a real chance of winning both the mat and the ashes ended with england securing a draw ultimately fairly comfortably, although they did have a few scares in the first session, when they lost two wickets, both openers out. tammy beaumont was perusal for 37. both openers out. tammy beaumont was perusalfor 37. a few both openers out. tammy beaumont was perusal for 37. a few moments later, winfield was trapped lbw. at that stage, australia must have felt as if they were in with a chance of securing the ashes. but from there, england managed to come back thanks toa england managed to come back thanks to a captain's innings from heather knight. she knuckled down and they guided eng