were put into bat. root hit 143 to move level with sir alastair cook for the most test centuries for england. sri lanka are yet to bat. england won the first test at old trafford. great britain got off to a flying start on day one of the paralympics in paris, winning two gold medals, three silvers and one bronze. teenage swimmer poppy maskill created history with britain's first gold at the games. the 19—year—old took victory in the sm 100 metre butterfly. she broke the world record in that race, describing it afterwards as "unreal". that was followed shortly after by another gold, also in the pool. maskill�*s team—mate tully kearney taking victory in the ss 200 metre freestyle — a win she said was "redemption" following her silver medal in tokyo last time around.

not such positive news though for one of britain's big hopes kadeena cox. she crashed out of her c4—5 500 metre time trial final. the four—time paralympic champion had qualified second fastest for the final, but hit the velodrome track on the first corner. dutch rider caroline groot took the gold medal. posting on instagram, cox said, "the last two paralympics i've woken up next to a medal grateful it wasn't a dream! today feels like a nightmare i can't wake up from. sport can be cruel, ms can be cruel, living with an eating disorder can be cruel, but i'm telling myself what i'd tell the riders on my academy — true strength is seen in how you bounce back against all adversity". cox may be able to come back and compete for a medal on sunday, in the mixed c1—5 team sprint. paralympics gb won two medals on the track. daphne schrager took silver

in the women's c1—3 3,000 metre individual pursuit, while steve bate and his pilot, chris latham, also came second in the men's b 4,000 metre individual pursuit final. it is bittersweet, i will admit that. happy with the performance, the work the team is putting. we've had a great group of staff working with us for this and i'm really proud of the work that has been putting and it has been an absolute pleasure, but a bit gutted we couldn't deliver that gold for them. you can follow all the action from day two of the paralymics on the bbc sport website. the northern irish club larne has made history by becoming the first irish league club to make the league stages of a european club competition. the welsh side new saints are also celebrating after becoming the first domestic welsh club to do the same thing. both are through to the uefa conference league along with teams like chelsea and fiorentina. chelsea lost 2—1 to swiss

club servette, but went through 3—2 on aggregate. however, scottish club kilmarnock are out. they drew 1—1 at home to fc copenhagen, who won 3—1 on aggregate. hearts will also play in the conference league after losing their europa league play—off against viktoria pilzen. 0n premier league transfer deadline day, neal maupay has left everton tojoin 0lympique de marseille on loan. the french club have an obligation to buy the forward at the end of this season. maupay spent last season on loan with his former club brentford after making 32 appearances for the blues and scoring just one goal. you can get all the latest transfer deadliune day news on the bbc sport website and app. to the us open now, where there has been a shock early exit for the third seed carlos alcaraz, who has gone out in the second round to unseeded dutchman botic van de zandschulp. alcaraz was hoping to become the third man in history to win the french open, wimbledon and the us open you can get all the latest transfer deadliune day news

however, the spaniard had a shaky start, losing the first set 6—1. he picked up in the second, but world number 7a van de zandschulp went on to win 7—5, and then 6—4 in the third for his highest—ranked win. the defeat ends alcaraz�*s 15—match winning run at grand slams. it was playing against the opponent, and i was playing against myself and my mind. a lot of emotions that i couldn't control. at was up on some points, then i lose some point i do get down. it was a roller—coaster in my mind. it can't be like that if i want to think about big things, i have to improve it, to learn about it. have to improve it, to learn about it. meanwhile, the two—time champion naomi 0saka said it feels

like her "heart dies every time she loses" after she went out in the second round to karolina muchova. the czech won in straight sets 6—3, 7—6. japan's 0saka won the title in 2018 and 2020, but missed last year's tournament after giving birth to her daughter, shai. that's all the sport for now. welcome back. dame priti patel is launching her leadership bid for the tories. we can see her now delivering that speech. she is delivering that speech. she is delivering her vision for the party. let's take a listen. my plan is to empower our loyal and dedicated party members and my commitment for our party to serve the nation and the british people with professionalism and integrity. i want to thank my fellow candidates,

my colleagues were standing in this leadership contest. we have been travelling across the country in recent weeks. showing the country the best of our party. i pay credit to them because when this contest is over we will work together to do what is right for our party and the country. applause. i don't - applause. | i don't need applause. i i don't need to applause. _ i don't need to remind applause. — i don't need to remind anyone in this room as to why this leadership contest is taking place and many column inches have been devoted to how we felt as such an historic defeat. i have listened to what the british people had to say and while we will reflect and learn, under my leadership the party will be firmly focused on the future. eight weeks on, ourattitude focused on the future. eight weeks on, our attitude will change and we

will draw a line in the sand because it is time to move on and move forward. i am an optimist with clear goals and i will revive our party so we can provide the leadership that are great country needs because conservativism not failed. 0ur conservativism not failed. our values values and principles of ministry as ever and they are still shared by the majority of the public. 0ur shared by the majority of the public. our love for our community and the country. our commitment to the rule of law. a passion for furthering the conservative traditions of extending opportunities more widely by promoting freedom and enterprise to deliver security and success for our country. those are timeless values. they bank to communities of britain together and are the values that we conservatives have championed more than any other political party. when i travel around our great country i see how much our values mean to the british people. it makes me proud to be british when i see them in action

every single day. i see the excitement of the young family getting their key to their first home and valuing the security that comes with it, just as i did with my first time. i see the great research, inventions and innovations in universities and businesses. i see the incredible care given to our hospitals, treating and curing conditions. i see inspirational teachers in our classrooms helping to educate and develop our children. i see brave police officers bringing order to streets and confronting the perpetrators of crime. i see the entrepreneur boldly taking a risk of new businesses, just like my parents did, while working seven days a week to provide for theirfamily did, while working seven days a week to provide for their family and give their children the chance to fulfil their children the chance to fulfil their dreams and achieve potential. what i don't see is what labour sees. earlierthis what i don't see is what labour sees. earlier this spectacle of a labour prime minister standing in the rose garden of downing street

given one of the most feeble and pitiful and was dishonest because you will ever hear. he was feeble in his game to say he was tough with the unions in pay negotiations, that is after he immediately rolled over to his paymasters at the expense of the british people. he is pitiful to say he was locking up criminals after years of voting against tougher sentences and campaigning to stop the deportation of foreign offenders. he was dishonest about his claims about the british economy that he has inherited which was clearly meant to justify his nasty financial assault on the very people who deserve dignity in their retirement and who have spent their working lives... you have been listening to priti patel deliver her first major speech of her tory leadership campaign. she

said under her leadership the party will move on and move forward. she said that she is an optimist and emphasised the tory�*s love for communities and country and their commitment to the rule of law. she also talked about the values of freedom and enterprise and had some criticism of the labour prime minister, sir keir starmer. we will have more on that for you now it is time for a look at weather. hello. august draws to a close this weekend. it's been a month of big contrasts, those contrasts perhaps the most stark in northern england. loftus, in north yorkshire between whitby and saltburn, as far as rainfall is concerned through august, barely a fifth of our normal amount, whereas bridgefoot, near workington in cumbria, barely 100 miles away, we've seen well over double. western areas have seen lots of cloud to go with it, as well, notjust through august, but through the entirety of summer. stornoway in the western isles, one of the dullest spots, with barely half the normal sunshine amount, so the news for the next couple of days probably comes as welcome news for many in the north and west because a lot

more in the way of dry weather and sunshine around too, especially as high pressure builds up from the south and the west. that means winds will be light, especially across england and wales. with strong sunshine overhead it will feel very pleasant. some fair weather cloud. more sunshine across scotland and northern ireland too, with the morning showers faded away, and temperatures here still in the mid to high teens thanks to a bit of a breeze coming in off the west. with hose lighter winds further south, 20 to 2a celsius possible. once we lose the sun this evening, temperatures will take another plummet again. another fresh night like last night. a few mist and fog patches again, though not as many as we saw last night. western areas most prone. with winds lightest to the north, the coolest conditions — three degrees for some in the grampians, compared to 16 in the channel islands and the far south—east. that's because we've got some humid air pushing up with this weather system as we go through into saturday. high pressure nudging further northwards, so whilst in many central and northern areas it will be another dry,

sunny and pleasantly warm day, in the south there will be increased amounts of cloud. an increased breeze, as well. some sunny spells, but the chance of a few showers in southernmost counties and the channel islands. with that breeze and a bit more cloud, it will feel a little bit cooler compared with today, but still nice enough when the sun is out. a warmer day in western scotland and northern ireland with temperatures more widely into the low 20s. then, as we go through saturday night into sunday, our weather system pushes its way northwards as high pressure continues to move off into scandinavia. it doesn't stick around with us for too long. it means all of us will have a breezier day on sunday. a lot more cloud around, but still some sunny spells, especially in the west of scotland and northern ireland, and later east anglia and the south east. there is the chance of some showers and thunderstorms, particularly with the humid air across some central and eastern areas, where we could get up to around 27 or 28 degrees. the breeze may be a bit fresher compared to saturday in the north.

live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given herfirst major tv interview alongside her running mate tim walz since being nominated for the democrats. un agencies will start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed to a three—day pause in fighting. a murder investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy,

welcome to bbc news now. we start in the us, where kamala harris has given her first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee. the us vice—president, has promised to "turn a page" and offer "a new way forward". speaking to the american network cnn, the democratic candidate defended her shift in position on key political issues. she insisted her values had not changed. she appeared alongside her running mate, tim walz, in the battleground state of georgia. she was pushed on immigration, and climate change — and in particular, why some of her positions appear to have altered since her failed attempt to run for the white house in 2019. here's how she responded. generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you've made, that you've explained some of here in your policy? is it because you have more experience now and you've learned more about the information? is it because you were running for president in a democratic primary? and should they feel comfortable and confident that what you're saying now is going to be your