showing right now. warrington are through to their third challenge cup final in four years after beating hull fc. they'll play st helen's in the showpiece final next month after they overcame stubborn part—time opponents halifax. austin halewood reports. a builder, a baker, and a farmer, just some of the full—time jobs this halifax team have. taking on the best side of the country in saint helen's, it was billed as david versus goliath. some said they would win by 50—60 points. but halifax came to play. great determination and a rock solid defence kept the saints at bay. until finally, the deadlock was broken. captainjames robie slipping over the line late in the first half. but still, halifax stepped into the second, until finally saint helen's class started to show. johnny lie max sliding into the corner before tio phage sealed it later on. it is game over, saints. they are now headed for wembley. aid impressive display from halifax, but in the end, it was just one step too far. as for warrington and hall, there was nothing for these two sites. after 23 rounds of super le

having a mistake so that is really positive. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors in a really tight match, to reach the quarter—finals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went over to level the scores and with it still level at 24—all, man—of—the match stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington the narrowest of victories — 26—24 the final score. they play hull kr next. also hoping for a place in the quarter finals are st helens and huddersfield. st helens, who are top of super league went ahead early on butjoe wardle crossed overfor huddersfield, to make it all square. st helen's though, came back through theo fages and are currently leading 22—16 in the second half, at thejohn smith's stadium. pascal ackermann has won stage two at the giro d'italia. the german rider beat a world—class field of sprinters at the end of the 205—kilometre run — from bologna to fucecchio to claim the victory. the top end of the general classication remains unchanged, with primoz roglic keeping the pink jersey a

were also winners and there were draws at hibs and kilmarnock. warrington upset the odds in the challenge cup final. they should have been no match for in—form st helens but came away winners by 18 points to 4. adam wild was at wembley. less tha n less than ten miles separate saint helens and warrington, yet here they we re helens and warrington, yet here they were brought together for the first time on the game ‘s grand occasion. the two most consistent sides of recent seasons but success not followed that. i was about to change. the immediate luck, sainz did not get it. they look to have scored and the referee said no try. a second look suggested otherwise. so little between the sides but what gap there was, he pandered to put warrington in front. in front. in soaring heat, same sleeping space, this time ben murdoch finding the route to the line. second half, sainz needed something special, but with no way through, theo faraj decided to make his own way. a flash all too brief, daryl clark finding one last effort, one rate for glory. finally success for warrington, long—a

warrington wolves and super league leaders, st helens as they win their challenge cup semi finals. we will have plenty from the tour de france in a moment, but we will start with formula 1. lewis hamilton will start tomorrow's german grand prix on pole position despite having been ill this week. red bull's max verstappen will start in second place with hamilton's mercedes team—mate valtteri bottas in third. it was a miserable day for ferrari. both their cars suffered technical problems and will start near the back of the grid. craig templeton reports. created an air of expectation. on his opening qualifying lap, there was clearly something wrong, and the pit stop back in. despite ferrari's efforts, they were unable to get him back on the track, and he will start tomorrow's race from 20th place. there's also mercedes's home track — celebrating 125 years of racing this week, and they revision their car in the attire. lewis hamilton remains the attire. lewis hamilton remains the same driver, and one fastest in the same driver, and one fastest in the second and third rounds. charl

showing right now. rugby league now. warrington will play saint helens in the final. they we re play saint helens in the final. they were made to work for their victory, but eventually won by 22 points to 14. warrington were sent through to the finalfor a third 14. warrington were sent through to the final for a third time 14. warrington were sent through to the finalfor a third time in four yea rs. the finalfor a third time in four years. the other semifinal always looks to be in mitch match on paper. part—time halifax put in a resilient performance and saints prove too strong at the end. winning 26 leeds rhinos won the women's challenge cup for a second year in a row. it was pretty close for a while. courtney hill went overfor the pretty close for a while. courtney hill went over for the rhinos with 20 minutes to go. 16—10 the final score. lewis hamilton will start today's grand prix from pole position. yesterday he said he felt so ill he may have to drop out of the race weekend altogether. so to ta ke the race weekend altogether. so to take pole position is no mean feat. ferra

elsewhere, there was crowd trouble at a super league game between warrington wolves and catalan dragons. earlier, ispoke warrington wolves and catalan dragons. earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s dragons. earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s rugby league correspondence about how it all started. we don't know the cause so far. they were ugly scenes. it was a very bad—tempered game. three players we re bad—tempered game. three players were sent off. we saw pictures of africa going on. —— a fight going on. it is a very bad look for the game of rugby. those videos on social media of the incidents, what does this do to the sport in terms of reputation? scenes like this. does this do to the sport in terms of reputation? scenes like thism is very damaging because the sport has a reputation of being a family sport. where families go and there is no trouble so it is a very real incident. both clubs and the rfl and super league are involved in the investigation. there is an appeal that has gone out for anybody who has a mcindoe video on their phone or whatever, if they could hand that over

between scent hounds and warrington being played at wembley this afternoon. the saints have had a great season, 16 points clear at the top of the super league. 11 yea rs the top of the super league. 11 years since they last lifted the challenge cup. warrington have not w011 challenge cup. warrington have not won this competition since 2012. there will be plenty of regards later, of course. we will have much income throughout the day. we will be keeping a close eye on that one hero bbc news. that is all bbc sport centre for now, plenty more on the website. including the build—up to the big game, as well. england up against ireland at twickenham at a world cup warm up match. for now, thatis world cup warm up match. for now, that is all for me. borisjohnson‘s warning that migrants would be sent back if they crossed the english channel to the uk have been branded as "inflammatory" and "misleading" by campaigners. the prime minister's comments came after a surge in attempts — with nearly 100 people in one day taking to small boats to try to make the crossing from france. amanda a

run of 10 consecutive defeats with a 1—0 win away to livingston. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors in a really tight match, to reach the quarterfinals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went over to level the scores and with it still level at 24—24, man—of—the match stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington the narrowest of victories. 26—24, the final score. lewis hamilton has won the spanish grand prix to retake the lead in the drivers‘ championship. starting from second on the grid again behind his mercedes team—mate valetteri bottas, hamilton managed to over—take him on the first bend in barcelona, and he held on for the next 66 laps to take the full points. it's his third win of the season. bottas finished second, ahead of red bull's max verstappen, with ferrari's sebastien vettel in fourth. the swedish golfer marcus kinhult produced nerves of steel to win the british masters in southport. kinhult had the lead, then lost it, and with the prospect of a four—way play—off looming, he n

month's final, as austin hells reports. for warrington and hall, the challenge cup was almost in reach. after 23 rounds of super league, the science is split by two points. again too close to call, but it was the wolves who bit first. the fumble from whole let bryce and goodwin creep into the corner. but with six wins from their last eight, they are filled with confidence. so much so they try things like this. a pinpoint cross kick from albert kelly into the arms of beretta for remo, and into the corner. there's been nothing between the sites this season, and warrington show that anything hole can do, they can do to. ben curry rising high to give the wolves the lead into the break. in the second half started in just the same way, with warrington going to the sky, this time toby king rising highest score. hole continue to bat the warrington defence, but in the end it was the wolves who had the final say. a chip, chase, and a spot in the final. joe philbin, the man to ta ke the final. joe philbin, the man to take the wolves to hampton. warrington don't know who they will face in that fin

warrington retained his world featherweight title with a split decision points win against the british rival in leeds. gamma had frustrated the champion throughout the fight, grappling to kill any real flow, but warrington did the fight, grappling to kill any realflow, but warrington did enough to edge it and he hopes that will be his last fight in his home city before a potential unification fight in the us. justin rose will go into the final round of the us open later, just one shot off the lead. topping the leaderboard still is the american gary woodland, he will begin the day 11 under par at pebble beach. rose, his 2013 us when remains his only victory, is breathing down his neck. he moved to ten under after another impressive round in california. rory mcavoy is five shots off the lead. i am not chasing, i am so close to gary, i need to play my game tomorrow and i think it will be dictated by the pin placement and the weather tomorrow as to how aggressive you can be and what it will take to win. i make no predictions tonight on what tomorrow is going to feel like. i willjust assess it in

. i think does the beauty and finals, brings out the best in everyone. what a great match. warrington will play st helens in the men's challenge cup final. warrington were made to work for their victory by a well drilled hull fc side, but eventually won 22—14. joe philbin went over late on, to secure warrington's third challenge cup final in four seasons. part—time side halifax put up a brave fight against st helens in the other semi, but in the end saints proved too strong, running in four tries to win 26 points to 2. it's the first time they've reached the final since 2008. rory mcilroy looks like he's returned to form after missing the cut at the open last weekend. he shot a third round of 62 at the latest event of the world golf championship in memphis. mcilroy hit nine birdies in his 8—under par round — moving to 12—under par overall and a shot clear of brooks koepka. finally, enable has become the first horse to regain the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes crown at ascot. the 15—8 on favourite, ridden by frankie dettori, came from behind to just edge out crys

appalled by clashes between fans of catalan dragons and warrington wolves. tempers flared on and off the field. ten minutes of the game to go. warrington players, two of them, and one from the opposing side were sent off, disturbing scenes in the crowd as fans clashed in the stands, both clu bs as fans clashed in the stands, both clubs condemning the incident, the match saw catalans beat warrington by 30—10, st helens when the league leaders shield. that's of your sport. listen to the ashes on radio 5 live. play is under way at 11am. also in play clips available from the sport website plus more. that's over now. more in the next hour. another 55 homes have been evacuated near a dam in derbyshire which is in danger of collapsing. police say it's because more heavy rain is forecast. efforts continued through the night to reduce the water levels at toddbrook reservoir and stabilise the whaley bridge dam. michael cowan has the latest. the battle to save whaley bridge dam is entering its fourth day after fresh evacuations last night. 55 homes were evacuated, joining the 1500 people alre

sebastien vettel in fourth. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors to reach the quarter—finals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went overfor wigan to level the scores. with it still level at 24—all, stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington victory — 26—24 the final score. they play hull kr next. st helens beat huddersfield to set up a meeting with wakefield. the full draw is on the bbc sport website and somerset will play hampshire in the final of cricket's one day cup. somerset beat nottinghamshire while holders hants beat lancashire. )lancashire and england bowler james anderson was forced to leave the field after being hit on the leg late in hampshire's innings. he'll be assessed by a physio tomorrow. james fuller hit the the winning runs for hampshire, who chased down their target of 2112 with 4 wickets and an over to spare. and the mumbai indians beat the chennai super kings by one run to win the indian premier league by one run, the fourth time they've claimed the title. that's all the sport for n

super league say they are appalled by clashes between catala ns dragons and warrington wolves fans towards the end of their match in france yesterday. tempers flared on the field and off it with around ten minutes of the game to go — two warrington players and one from catalans were sent off after a brawl. there were also disturbing scenes in the crowd as fans then clashed in the stands. both clubs have condemned the incident. the match itself saw catalans beat warrington 30—10, meaning st helens win the league leaders shield. that's all the sport for now. the community shield is on radio 5live later from 3.00pm. of course, you can listen to the ashes on five live sports extra. there are also in—play clips available from the bbc sport website. that's at bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back with more in the next hour. thank you very much. borisjohnson has announced £1.8 billion of one—off funding for the nhs in england. writing in the sunday times, he said he was determined to deliver on the promises of the eu referendum campaign, which used a misleading figure for the amount of m

today. st helens are up against warrington at wembley. it‘s 11 years since saints last won at wembley, but that ignores the huge gap they have at the top of super league. that 16—point advantage is over warrington, who are second. let‘s get more now from our rugby league reporter dave woods, who‘s outside the stadium. dave, st helens will start as overwhelming favourites, but it‘s been a while since they last won it. i suppose form goes out of the window at a showpiece event like this today. absolutely. the 118th challenge cup final today. it is the first time these two sides have met... brian noble, the former grip written coaches with us. at challenge cup winner with the bradford bulls. john, you played for st helens last year. 16 points clear at the top of the super league. can you see a way that they don‘t win today? quite clearly, if they don't perform. although they are 16 points clear at the top. they are the best defensive 5ide. quite clearly, they are the best attacking 5ide, too. st helens have been the best defensive 5ide. they have produced something different. w

brought down two drug gangs, based in warrington. jail terms totalling more than a hundred years were handed down. yunus mulla reports. august 2018, and cheshire police serious organised crime unit target two vehicles on the m6. they were heading to warrington, after leaving rochester. the man inside one vehicle is bundled to the ground and arrested. he is jamie since then, the leader of a criminal gang. the van in front had been specially adapted to conceal drugs by being packed and placed into large metal drawers, and hidden beneath a false floor. this was really significant for both warrington and the surrounding areas. and we believe that it involved the biggest uk land—based seizure with every £20 million of cocaine open into 166 kilos. cheshire police was leading a 14 month covert investigation into another plot to supply cocaine across the country. that was targeting jamie oldroyd, on the surface the owner of a vehicle leasing company in warrington. but he was secretly running another criminal gang. this is him on the left counting drug money with an estimated value between

one better. warrant to have a good season, a great signing in blake austin —— warrington. leeds have a new coach and they will be better. wigan, the grand finalists and winning under old coach sean wayne, his last game, a new coach in adrian lam and he is hoping that they will be much more entertaining this year. he is looking for them to play in a much more entertaining style. the way that i played was a bit of flamboyance in attack and i'm hoping to employ meant that as it dries upa hoping to employ meant that as it dries up a bit in the rugby side of things. we have a great leadership group and they understand the philosophies i have put on them already and whilst it has been a short off—season, we have certainly worked hard and had a good break. it has come around quickly, st helens in roundi has come around quickly, st helens in round 1 in seven days so here we go. adrian lam hopeful of a good season go. adrian lam hopeful of a good season with wigan but what about at the bottom? i'm a london broncos fan and i'm praying we can stay in the big time but should i be hopeful?m is

payoff final and in the annual super league festival, the magic weekend at weekend, warrington beating wigan 6-1a, at weekend, warrington beating wigan 6—1a, toby keane. 0n the other matches, there were victories for huddersfield. . back to kate. hello. this is bbc news. let's return to the race to become the conservative leader and, ultimately, the prime minister. this evening, dominic raab has become the sixth candidate to publicly confirm they are standing — alongside borisjohnson, rory stewart, esther mcvey, jeremy hunt and matt hancock. before the news that mr raab was standing, i spoke to sebastian payne, whitehall correspondent at the ft, and the journalist anne mcelvoy , and started by asking anne what she made of the race so far. i think it's very obvious that this contest is really at the moment all about boris johnson's leadership, or attempts to become leader. and all of the others are basically trying to trim their campaigns around what they think boris johnson's leadership campaign is going to look like, not least matt hancock and rory stewart there, coming ou

league leaders shield following warrington's 30—10 defeat to catalans dragons. it was a heated match in perpignan. tony gigot crashed over to confirm the victory but there were ugly scenes in the final minute of the match with tempers flaring on the field and in the stands. warrington's jake mamo was sin binned and catalans fullback sam tomkins was given a red card alongside michael mcilorum. the ridelondon women's classique, which is made up of 20 laps of a 3.akm loop in central london, came to a dramatic finish. dutch rider lorena wiebes won the race after her compatriot, kirsten wild veered from her sprinting line in the closing metres, causing a huge crash which brought down half the peloton. wild came through on the inside to win, but after a review she was penalised for her sudden change of direction. there was disappointment for britain's alice barnes, who came ninth last year, she finished more than three minutes behind. that's all the sport for now. gavin, thank you. talks will resume tomorrow to try to avert strike action by workers that he threw airport. it is a disp

helens versus warrington challenge cup final at wembley. st helens thrashed halifax to continue their bid to win a domestic treble of trophies this season. while warrington beat hull fc. frankie dettori rode enable to victory in the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes at ascot today. enable edged out crystal 0cean to take the prestigious title for dettori and trainer, john gosden — and in doing so he becomes the first horse to regain the king george vi and queen elizabeth stakes crown. lewis hamilton will be on pole position for tomorrow's german grand prix but the british driver admitted he has been feeling "a bit under the weather". despite suffering from flu, the five time world champion was fastest in qualifying at hockenheim. hamilton beat max verstappen of red bull into second place. there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the world aquatics championships in south korea, golf‘s evian championship and the bmx world championships. clive. that's it. so from me and the rest of the team — have a very good night. good evening. bournemouth may have b

final between st helens and warrington at wembley this afternoon. saints have had a great season, 16 points clear at the top of the super league but 11 years since they last lifted the challenge cup. despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, warrington have not triumphed since 2012. there'll be more on the challenge cup later in the programme you can follow it on bbc one, it is like that 2pm today. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, plus all the build up to days rugby union world cup warm up matches with england playing ireland, and scotland also in action against france. that is all free, it is back to the weather. a pretty rough ride in august so far and just a pretty rough ride in august so far andjust in time a pretty rough ride in august so far and just in time for a weekend. for the bank holiday weekend, it is looking fine, very hot as well, this is what it looked like in west yorkshire earlier this morning. more thus to come through the weekend. across the bulk of the british isles. high pressure across the continen

like him, i want to pay particular tribute to the members for warrington north, ilford north and birmingham hodge hill for moving and passionate speeches. their constituencies are lucky to have them as advocates for their concerns and needs. perhaps the bravest and finest speech from the opposition benches was given by the member for barrow—in—furness. it takes courage and he has it, having been elected ona labour and he has it, having been elected on a labour mandate, representing working—class people, to say that the leader of the party that you joined as a boy is not fit to be prime minister. he speaks the truth! he speaks for the country. and that takes me to the speech from the shadow secretary of state. he spoke well. but i felt he did not rise to the level of events but one thing that was characteristic about his speech, he did not once mention in his speech the leader of the opposition. 0r his speech the leader of the opposition. or why he should be prime minister. now... i have a lot of time for the honourable member, we have several things in common. he has lost w

, they now reflect and move forward. no english team south of warrington is now left in the top flight. warrington is now left in the top flight. for broncos, it was a one season stay, and the gap between the top two leagues is hard to consult. maybe in a few days' time, we can have a look and say we had a good crack,, or to come so close, and to follow the last hurdle is devastating. we worked so hard. just to come up short like that, it's a bit painful. newcastle and liverpool have served up newcastle and liverpool have served upa newcastle and liverpool have served up a classic. you might have heard the lunchtime meeting at anfield marketed as a prospective one—sided affair. newcastle will fight like crazy and like they did against tottenham, for example, they have had a couple of good results now, the game will be a real challenge, everybody will need to be on their toes, and after two weeks, we need the atmosphere again, at 1230. if we have the atmosphere, then we can do something. tyson fury insists he's not ahead of himself as the prepares for his latest fight. he's not lookin

rugby league's challenge cup final between st helens and warrington at wembley this afternoon. saints have had a great season, 16 points clear at the top of the superleague but 11 years since they last lifted the challenge cup. despite final appearances in 2016 and 2018, warrington have not triumphed since 2012. there's coverage on bbc 1 from two o'clock, kick off is at 3.00. you can follow it all then. there's more on the bbc sport website. that includes the build—up to some big rugby world cup matches, but for now, from myself and the rest of the time, goodbye. thank you very much, john. the next news on bbc one is at 5.30 — bye for now. hello. , it's 1:12pm. you're watching the bbc news channel with me, shaun ley. lets return to the g7 summit in france. earlier today european council president donald tusk gave a statement to the media. as well as announcing official plans for the weekend, he also talked about meeting with borisjohnson in an attempt to avoid a no—deal brexit... tomorrow, on the margins of the summit, i will have a meeting with prime minister borisjohnson. he w

university of bolton stadium. warrington will play st helens in rugby league's challenge cup final. warrington were made to work for their victory by a well drilled hull fc side, but eventually won 22—14. joe philbin went over late on, to secure warrington‘s third challenge cup final in four seasons. part—time side halifax put up a brave fight against st helens in the other semi, but in the end saints proved too strong, running infour tries to win 26—2. it's the first time they've reached the final since 2008. that's all the sport for now. in just under a year, athletes from around the world will descend onjapan for the tokyo 0lympics. in just under a year, athletes from around the world will descend onjapan for the tokyo 0lympics. the baseball competition will be held in the city of fukishima, where a nuclear accident occurred in 2011. it was the world's second biggest nuclear disaster, after chernobyl. the decision to host the sport there has attracted controversy, as david mcdaid has been finding out. translation: this is my home. i can never go back there. these photogr

deadline to complete the sale of their club. warrington have won the rugby league challenge cup for the first time since 2012. the wolves went to wembley as the underdogs, but beat st helen's 18—1; in blistering heat with pitch temperatures of over 30 degrees. they wrapped up their win in the 73rd minute with a try from hooker daryl clark. warrington'sjoe philbin and ben murdoch—masila scored two tries in quick succession in the first half. that was after two saints tries were controversially disallowed by referee robert hicks. warrington were beaten by the catalans dragons in last year's final. england look in good shape ahead of the rugby world cup with a crushing 57—15 victory over ireland. it was their largest ever victory over today's opponents. manu tuilagi was one of the stars of the show for eddiejones' team, scoring one of eight england tries. theirfinal warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month. scotland avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfield. a chris harris try in the second half s

this season. warrington have won the rugby league challenge cup for the first time since 2012. the wolves went to wembley as the underdogs, but beat st helen's 18—1; in blistering heat with pitch temperatures of over 30 degrees. they wrapped up their win in the 73rd minute with a try from hooker daryl clark. warrington‘sjoe philbin and ben murdoch—masila scored two tries in quick succession in the first half. that was after two saints tries were controversially disallowed by referee robert hicks. warrington were beaten by the catalans dragons in last year's final. england look in good shape ahead of the rugby world cup, with a crushing 57—15 victory over ireland. it was their largest ever victory over today's opponents. manu tuilagi was one of the stars of the show for eddiejones' team, scoring one of eight england tries. theirfinal warm—up match is against italy at st james' park next month. scotland avenged their hammering by france by recovering an 11—point deficit to win the return match at murrayfield. a chris harris try in the second half sealing the win for grego

favourites heading into the challenge cup final, were beaten by warrington. they came out on top 18-4 warrington. they came out on top 18—1; and an extremely hot day at wembley. after two tries, darrell clarke made sure of the wind. since had refereeing that went against them, two tries disallowed. a great day for the players and the fans. marc marquez will start in pole position for the motogp today at the british grand prix. cal crutchlow has work to do, starting for ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully, he wasn't injured. no such problem for marc marquez. he has pulled. play had to be suspended at the tour championship in atlanta after a number of people were injured by lightning strikes near a fan soon. six fans were treated, older 0k, after they were hit by debris after after they were hit by debris after a strike hit a tree. 0nly after they were hit by debris after a strike hit a tree. only two groups completed the third round before the delay. that is all from the bbc sport centre for now. you can keep up—to—date with all of the stories on the bbc

warrington will defend his ibf world featherweight title on saturday in leeds against french challenger sofiane ta koucht. but it's neither the opponent or the venue he'd targetted. he was hoping for a unification clash under the bright lights of vegas or new york. our reporter tanya arnold went with him. a16—year—old lad, if i did not get into boxing i was going tojoin the army or look at getting into the royal marines, so the boxing take off and the rest is history. but maybe we will see will tap after i retire. josh mornington is a regular visitor to barix around yorkshire, talking to soldiers and especially supporting a boxing choice. 0n talking to soldiers and especially supporting a boxing choice. on this occasion he got a bit more of a hands—on experience. occasion he got a bit more of a hands—on experiencelj occasion he got a bit more of a hands-on experience. i tell you what, nobody would be cutting up in one of those, where they? this upcoming fight not be the one he dreamt of, but he is motivated by wanting to stay champion and the opportunities it affords on. wanting

positive. warrington wolves have beaten wigan warriors in a really tight match, to reach the quarter—finals of rugby league's challenge cup. warrington were leading 18—12 at the break, before zak hardaker went over to level the scores and with it still level at 24—all, man—of—the match stefan ratchford's penalty goal gave warrington the narrowest of victories — 26—24 the final score. they play hull kr next. also hoping for a place in the quarter finals are st helens and huddersfield. st helens, who are currently top of super league went ahead early on. butjoe wardle crossed overfor huddersfield, to make it all square. st helen's though, came back and are currently leading 12—10 atjohn smith's stadium. pascal ackermann has won stage two at the giro d'italia. the german rider beat a world—class field of sprinters at the end of the 205—kilometre run from bologna to fucecchio to claim the victory. the top end of the general classication remains unchanged with primoz roglic keeping the pink jersey and britain's simon yates following close behind in second. the

losing a world title fight tojosh warrington last december — and tees up another shot at the world title next year. world number one judd trump is through to the third round of snooker‘s uk championship — and moves a step closer to completing the triple crown. he thrashed china's mei xiwen 6—1 to go through. victory at the tournament for trump would see him become the first player since 2003 to win the uk championship, the world championship and the masters title in the same season. china's number one ding junhui is also into round three. he beat the cypriot michael georgiou six frames to two to stay on course for his third uk championship title. it's the final day of the trampoline and tumbling world championships in tokyo and there's another medal for great britain. elliott brown powered his way to silver in the men's tumbling final after his second passe scored high on difficulty — to place second in this event for the second year in a row. his team mate jaydon paddock placed fifth. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now it is time for a quick s

leaders st helens, a repeat of the 1987 final that halifax won. — warrington wolves will play hull fc in the other semi. england beat the barbarians in a high scoring match at twickenham. 20—year—old fly—half marcus smith impressed for a young english side who scored six tries as they ran out 51—43 winners. he scored this try and also kicked 21 points. it was also a successful and historic day for the england women, they were first up at twickenham with their first match against the babas and having built a 28—point lead by the break they won a0 points to m. kelly smith rounded off a dominant performance. let's have a look at some of the day's other sports stories. british cyclists have won the last five grand tours but richard cara paz has won the giro d'italia. he held onto his lead on the final individual time trial in verona — to become ecuador‘s first grand tour winner. great britains simon yates was 8th. italian danilo petrucci won his first moto gp race — at his 123rd attempt — on his home circuit of mugello. he narrowly held off championship leader marc ma

labour's warrington where voters chose to leave. enjoying the spectacle or wishing the tories would just stop their games, trafford is a conservative seat but front runner borisjohnson will not persuade gail.|j seat but front runner borisjohnson will not persuade gail. i don't like borisjohnson. there will not persuade gail. i don't like boris johnson. there is will not persuade gail. i don't like borisjohnson. there is something about him. did you vote in the european election? i did, ivoted for nigel farage. not a fan of boris johnson, jeremy hunt, his fox hunting comment, i would not be able to vote for him after that. this is remain territory, but laura, who ru ns remain territory, but laura, who runs this business, prefers the chief brexiteer. i think boris is a character, and i think he is strong willed. in that respect i think he would be quite good. whoever wins, what do families actually want the new prime minister to concentrate on? more police, obviously, obviously more budget for the nhs. and, from what you have heard so far, have you heard anything that makes you think,

kilmarnock ended in draws. both celtic and rangers are in action tomorrow. warrington have won the rugby league challenge cup for the first time since 2012. the wolves went to wembley as the underdogs, but beat st helen's18—4 in blistering heat with pitch temperatures of over 30 degrees. they wrapped up their win in the 73rd minute with a try from hooker daryl clark. warrington'sjoe philbin and ben murdoch—masila scored two tries in quick succession in the first half. that was after two saints tries were controversially disallowed by referee robert hicks. warrington were beaten by the catalans dragons in last year's final. we've had two more warm up matches for the rugby world cup. scotland avenged last weeks defeat to france, beating them 17—14 at murrayfield and england recorded their biggest win against the irish, 57—15 as they ran riot at twickenham. david domb reports. twickenham's final send off to england ahead of the world cup, ireland where the visitors, on top of the world rankings with a win. having shipped in early try, the remainder of the half was the show. he has r

their opponents. in rugby league, wigan beat warrington wolves for the first time this season, to move level on points with them in second place in the super league table. a dominant first half from the warriors, saw tries from bevan french and george williams to give them a comfortable lead on their way to a 20—6 victory — that was warrington's fifth defeat in a row. judy murray knew she was in for a hard watch at the cincinnatti masters last night and, in the end, she was congratulating elder son jamie and commiserating with his brother, andy. jamie murray came out on top with his doubles partner, neal skupski, in the quarterfinals, in a really tight three—setter against andy murray and feliciano lopez. andy will switch his focus back to his return to singles now. he's playing at next week's atp event in north carolina. surfing will make its 0lympic debut in tokyo next year, so what better way to get a taste of things to come, with the uk body—surfing championships. they're less than a month away now in newquay and mike has been there to find out more. surf's up off the

in a warrington pub, when jack renshaw told the group he'd bought a large sword and was planning to kill the police officer investigating his sex offences and his mp, rosie cooper. so he said he'd bought this machete, ready to kill rosie cooper, and then he'd take hostages in a nearby pub. and he'd demand that the detective investigating him come to him so he said he'd bought this machete, ready to kill rosie cooper, and then he'd take hostages in a nearby pub. and he'd demand that the detective investigating him come to him in exchange for the hostages. then he'd kill her, and then he'd be killed by the police. was there anyone there who tried to stop him? no. that was the ultimate aim of the group, really. the politicians are who they class as the traitors. the mp who was at risk is now calling for politicians to be better protected. i was targeted not as rosie cooper the person, but as rosie cooper the member of parliament. i was to be murdered to send a message to the state. jack renshaw will be back in court in may when the judge will have the option of giving him a life senten

challenge cup today — at 2:15pm, it's warrington against wigan and that's live on bbc one. later on, huddersfield play st helens. championship side bradford are the latest side to reach the quarter—finals — they shocked leeds rhinos of the super league, winning by 24 points to 22. mikey wood among the try—scorers. it's the final day of the iaaf world relays injapan. great britain were in both the men and women's 4x400 metre finals, but both teams finished sixth. later on, gb‘s men will compete in the 4x100. the reigning champions ran the fastest time in the world this year in their qualifying heat — you can watch it live on the bbc sport website. one of tennis‘s most exciting young players, stefanos tsitsipas, takes on world number one novak djokovic in the final of the madrid open this afternoon. he beat rafael nadal for the first time — and on clay, the spaniards favourite surface. he'd already defeated roger federer at this year's australian open and this was another huge win in his fledgling career. that's all the sport for now but there's more on the bbc sport web

league leaders st helens, a repeat of the 1987 final that halifax won. warrington wolves will play hull fc. both semis will be played on saturday the 27th ofjuly at the university of bolton stadium. that's all the sport for now. a cruise ship lost control as it tried to dock in venice, crashing into a wharf and hitting a tourist boat. it seems the vessel, called the opera, may have broken loose from a tug boat and was then unable to stop because of strong currents. four people were hurt. katharine da costa reports. horns blaring and out of control. the cruise ship ploughs into the dock, ramming a small tourist boat and sending dozens of people running for safety. on board, stunned passengers brace themselves for impact. someone else went in the water! back that way! it was just a matter of shock, and we were trembling, we couldn't believe what we were seeing. and just to see this thing out of control was just, it was almost literally unbelievable. the collision happened this morning on the giudecca canal, one of the busiest in venice. the ships owners, msc cruises, has blamed a tec

heading into yesterday's challenge cup, were beaten by warrington. they came out on top 18—1; in what was a really hot day at wembley. after two tries daryl clark made sure of the win. saints will be frustrated with some refereeing decisions that went against them — two tries were controversially disallowed. but a great moment for the players and the fans after they were on the end of an upset losing last year's final to catalans dragons. probably the only time i've been lost words. the whole squad this week has just been buzzing. 0ur lost words. the whole squad this week has just been buzzing. our plan was outstanding. it's special to this bunch of boys. i can't believe it. reigning champion marc marquez will start in pole position for today's moto gp british grand prix. but home favourite cal crutchlow has work to do. he will start from ninth after crashing during qualifying yesterday. thankfully he wasn't injured. no such problems for marquez as he held off valentino rossi to claim pole for today's race at silverstone. play had to be suspended at golf‘s tour championship in atlanta

hugely impressive performance from boxer josh warrington as he successfully defended his ibf world featherweight title. the 28—year—old put in a dominant display against sofiane ta kouch, stopping him in the second round in front of a boisterous crowd in his hometown of leeds. his stats are now piling up — a third defence of his title, he's won all 30 of his fights with seven knockouts. he'll now aim for a unification fight in 2020. and get ready for some of the most extravagant suits you're ever likely to see. this is tyson fury face—to—face with the wwe wrestler braun strowman. the two are going to get into the ring together for a wwe crownjewel fight on 31st october in saudi arabia. i'm sure there will be a little more contact than that when they finally get together in the ring. that is all the sport for now and there's more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the world gymnastics championships in stuttgart, more medals in the offing today. simone biles could add a couple more to her ever—growing collection. go to the website. for now, that is all fro

this british interest today. there was a hugely impressive performance from boxer josh warrington as he successfully defended his ibf world featherweight title. the 28—year—old put in a dominant display against sofiane takouch, stopping him in the second round in front of a boisterous crowd in his hometown of leeds. his stats are now piling up — a third defence of his title, he's won all 30 of his fights with seven knockouts. he'll now aim for a unification fight in 2020. and get ready for omne of the most extravagant suits you're ever likely to see. this is tyson fury face—to—face with the wwe wrestler braun strowman. the two are going to get into the ring together for a wwe crownjewel fight on 31st october in saudi arabia. they are clearly looking forward to it. six games in the women's super league today. bristol city currently one—up against liverpool. spurs against manchester united is live on the bbc red button and on the bbc sport website — kick off around now. that is all from the bbc sport centre now. we will have another update in the next. thank you very much

people trafficking and manslaughter. and joanna meyer and her husband thomas from warrington are also being held on the same charges. the democratic unionist party conference begins in belfast today. leader arlene foster is expected to reaffirm her party's opposition to borisjohnson's brexit deal when she addresses delegates this afternoon. emma vardy is in belfast for us. and emma, divisions with the conservatives again apparent? they certainly are, described as a bit like the big elephant that is not in the room! last year at the conference, borisjohnson was present, playing a starring role, being cheered to the rafters by delegates for telling them that no government should ever agree to put a border down the irish sea. fast forward to today, many here feel borisjohnson has somewhat forward to today, many here feel boris johnson has somewhat sold forward to today, many here feel borisjohnson has somewhat sold out the dup, they see him as having broken commitments for having agreed in his revised brexit deal that they will need to be some customs checks on goods crossing from g

cheshire. police arrested a 38—year—old man and a 38—year—old woman from warrington on suspicion of conspiracy to traffic people and manslaughter. in essex, detectives are continuing to question the 25—year—old lorry driver, named locally in northern ireland as mo robinson from county armagh. and this evening, police confirmed they'd also arrested a 48—year—old man from northern ireland at stansted airport in connection with the deaths, and made this appeal. i would like to speak directly to anyone who thinks their loved ones may have been in the trailer. i know you may be worried about speaking to the police, and i would like to reassure you that we just want to be able to give the victims' families answers about what has happened. all day, the delicate process continued, private ambulances under police escort removing the bodies from the refrigerated container. one by one, postmortem examinations will be carried out, as police try to find out who they were and how they died. what's this noise, the noise? the fridge working. the fridge working? yes. that's the sound of the

table leeds are taking on huddersfield warrington, chilling at home. finally, boxing and jarrell miller, says he's "done nothing wrong" and will appeal the decision, to deny him a licence to face anthonyjoshua at madison square garden, on the 1st ofjune. returned an "adverse finding," in a drug test and has asked for his b sample, to be examined. former world champion paulie, mally—nadgi, says whatever the outcome in this case, boxing does have a problem. there are a lot of fighters in the spotlight over dirty. the processes are not meant to be more stringent. more often, you're going to see more quys more often, you're going to see more guys getting away with it. the fact you catch guys once in awhile, does not mean that you are catching all the cheaters, jay shows that it is there. drug testing needs to be washed out and on a more regular basis. that's all the sport for now. more for you in the next hour. councils, schools and community centres in parts of the country are increasing their support over the easter holidays for disadvantaged families. figures show almost three million

. also tonight, josh warrington is defending his ibf world featherweight title against kid galahad in leeds. you can listen to live commentary right now on 5 live. that's all the sport for now. enjoy your evening. back to you. thanks, holly. public health england has sought to reassure people after two more patient deaths were linked to a listeria outbreak, saying the overall risk is low. a total of five people are now known to have died. the health secretary matt hancock has ordered what he called a root and branch review of hospital food. leigh milner reports. two people have died at the manchester royal infirmary, another at aintree hospital, after eating sandwiches and salads containing listeria. it's not yet been revealed where two other patients died. listeria is a bacterium which typically causes mild food poisoning, but can prove fatal if people are already seriously ill. tanya marsden from ashford in kent was at the william harvey hospital having treatments for crohn‘s disease when she became infected with listeria. listeria can be fatal, and that obviously is what's playin

, pending further enquiries. they are the 38—year—old woman arrested in warrington in cheshire on friday, along with a 38—year—old man. there is also a 45—year—old man from northern ireland who has been arrested. he has been released on police bail pending further enquiries. then there is the 25—year—old, maurice robinson, a lorry driver. he was arrested shortly after the discovery of these 39 bodies in the early hours of wednesday morning. he has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people, in addition to money—laundering charges. people a nswer to money—laundering charges. people answer to magistrates tomorrow at chelmsford magistrates' court. thank you very much indeed. wales have lost to south africa in the rugby world cup semifinal, meaning they will go on to play new zealand for third place in tokyo on friday. south africa secured a 19—16 victory and will now face england in the final next saturday. let's cross to dan roan, who is at the international stadium in yokohama. sad to see wales go out, but they had an incredible t

a world title fight tojosh warrington last december — and tees up another shot at the world title next year. it's the final day of the trampoline, tumbling & dmt world championships in tokyo. and there's another medalfor great britain. elliott brown powered his way to silver in the men's tumbling final after his second passe scored high on difficulty — to place second in this event for the second year in a row. his team mate jaydon paddock placed fifth. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. holly, thank you very much. hundreds of people have been woken up overnight by a loud bang across north london and hertfordshire. social media users reported hearing the noise from london, up to luton and stevenage, and even as far as cambridge. the metropolitan police has since tweeted it was a sonic boom from planes that were launched from raf coningsby in lincolnshire. it's thought they were responding to a perceived threat from a plane that wasn't responding to radio communications. it later re—established contact and police say there is no cause for concern. ou

bulls by 20—16. they'll now play super league leaders st helens in the last four. warrington will face hull fc in the other semi. lots more on the bbc sport website, including more reaction to anthonyjoshua's shock defeat in new york. thank you. tonight, 75 years ago, almost 160,000 troops were preparing for one of the momentous operations in military history — the d—day landings. the allied invasion of normandy in 191m did much to change the course of the second world war. all this week, we'll be looking at d—day from different perspectives. tonight, allan little meets french civilians who witnessed the battle of normandy. what happened on these beaches change the course of human history, and helped liberate a continent. this man was 12 years old and kept a diary. he lived near the beach, right in the path of the biggest naval invasion force ever assembled. newsreel: where the weight of battle had fallen heaviest, it was a scene of utter destruction. the battle to take the city of caen lasted weeks. allied bombardment destroyed most of it. 20,000 french civilians would be k

league. warrington remain second after beating wakefield. while, the leaders st helens, continued their dominance, with a 36—10 win over struggling leeds rhinos. louis mccarthy—scarsbrook, with two of their tries. there were wins too for salford and wigan. andy ruinunior has revealed how he's been enjoying his success since become world heavyweight champion. ruiz became the wba, wbo and ibf belt holder when he knocked out britain's anthonyjoshua in new york at the start of this month. he admits he's used his new found wealth to make amends with one person in particular. i bite a carfor my mum, that was the first purchase i made from the money i got, i bite my mum a car because i messed up a lot of her because i messed up a lot of her because when i was young. so i got her a brand—new car. i bet his mum is pleased to! that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. a consortium of business leaders is urging the next prime minister to fully commit to the hs2 high speed rail link. they say it will address regional differences in investment levels "once an