which came first, the death or the theft? and, occasionally, under the watchful eye of their creator colin dexter. dexter came up with morse during a wet family holiday in the 1970s. and real ale and richard wagner and so on. so, i suppose in a way it's a composite factor, he's a slightly melancholy man. i'm a cheerful sort of pessimist. where do we start, sir? how the hell should i know?! hang on a minute, i'm as unhappy as you are about being bounced along this road. the intricately plotted books were a hit with readers and their adaptation for tv made his characters even more popular. as a writer, what i will remember him for is the convoluted twists in his plots. nobody plotted with more deviousness than colin dexter. he had a mind like a corkscrew. as trees are by their bark embraced...

morse ran for almost 15 years, its appeal notjust its complex storytelling but more the relationship of its two lead characters. an added appeal for fans, the chance to spot colin dexter's cameos in many of the episodes. people often ask me why i killed morse off. i say, i didn't kill him off at all, i say, he died of natural causes. his crime writing may have been dark and threatening. friendly and loved by his fans. the writer colin dexter who's died at the age of 86. that's almost it from we speak to one man whose father

took a bullet in the back of the neck. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'mjohn watson. coming up tonight. gareth southgate backs jamie vardy after the striker received death pick en}! captains for the england eddiejones tells wine gatland. tour eddiejones tells wine gatland. how the selection process of power athletes could be abused in the pursuit of medals. hello and welcome. the england manager gareth southgate jamie vardy to be in the right frame of mind to feature for his country tomorrow, despite the rel—avg —— — . admitting to receiving death threats following the sackking of claudio ranierei.

players which led to the italian‘s departure. but claimed yesterday that he and his family have been ear—5292.4 l... um: 4355 l- laggreifirrrr . .. southgate takes charge of his first match as manager since receiving in a friendly in dortmund tomorrow. he says he is now building for the future. he cannot focus from game to game. we need to think longer term. if we are to have success, that is the reason i have been appointed. there is continuity for the under 21. itjoins the system up. we have to make decisions that reflect that. today after picking up an injury in training this morning. he was a notable absentee on the flight that left and will also miss sunday's world gary cahill, who captains the side

tomorrow, is suspended, leaving southgate with only three recognised central defenders to choose from this weekend. raheem sterling is also a doubt. germany are missing a couple of players as well. arsenal's mezut ozil has a hamstring problem. captain manuel neuer, mario gomez, and julian draxler are also injured. sheffield united defender daniel lafferty has been called up to the northern ireland squad for sunday's world cup qualifier with norway in belfast. northern ireland are second in their qualifying group, five points behind germany, with two wins from four games. the england head coach eddiejones has urged the british and irish lions coach warren gatland to pick four captains for the forthcoming tour to new zealand this summer — one from each of the four national teams. will enable gatland to pick the best "an.“ gm 7 z, .7 ,. 7 7 up matches are over. there's been great debate over who will lead the lions this summer — gatland has said there are half

a dozen players in contention for the role and that whoever is picked is not guaranteed to start. uk athletics will look to introduce safeguards to ensure power athletics cannot cheat. classification cannot cheat the classification — —— —— — a review by uk athletics has found that the classification system for para athletes could be abused in the pursuit of medals. professor ohn brewer was a member— he says steps will be taken to prevent that from happening. we want to ensure an athlete is classified l: 274—72 25.2 qsl/lzsz (5 11252'2'29 2: 2:2—.2 25.2? 2&212s2 c2 21222'2'22' to 2: 222—22 22 2221222 '2 21222'2'22' to his or 22 222—22 22 2221222 '2 21222'2'22' to his or her condition according to his or her condition and they are then free to train to the very best of their abilities. 222 2222 12222 22 222? 212'1'2'22 l 222 2222 12222 22 2i222 212'1'2'22 l 222 2222 12222 22 222? 212'1'2'22 l in the knowledge that when 222 2222 2222 22 222? 22'1'2'22 l in the knowledge that when they also in the knowledge that when they stand on the start line at a field event they are competing "2 ' stand on the start line at a field event they are competing against e event they are competing against athletes who have gone through a rigorous classification if do identify someone with whom

they do identify someone with whom they do identify someone with whom they have a slight concern they will be in they have a slight concern they will beina they have a slight concern they will be in a position to appeal to insure we have a classification process which puts athletes in the right category. we have to have a flexible and fast moving classification process that can respond and react so process that can respond and react so all the athletes are placed in the right classification. e—sports are on the rise. it's predicted by the year 2020, they will generate a billion pounds worth of revenue and will have an audience of nearly 600 million people. as part of state of sport week, bbc sport has been looking at the phenomenon. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks has spent time with the paris st—germain gaming team at their base in berlin. packed crowds are nothing new in sport. this is the sport as you know it. with all the fervour of football fans, gamers are making