this is bbc news. the headlines at five: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their families and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. thousands of people take to the streets in central london to march against austerity. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary, david davis, claims eu negotiations are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. also in the next hour: tributes are paid to the film critic barry norman, who has died at the age of 83. the director—general of the bbc has described him as a first—class presenter and critic. to level the

series. they have the cup final. —— their cup final. in rugby, a late penalty from owen farrell secures the british and irish lions victory in new zealand, levelling the three test series. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. the government will keep "a close eye" on kensington and chelsea council after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire, the communities secretary says. sajid javid said it was "right" that nicholas paget—brown stepped down and said the process to select a successor would be "independent of government". london mayor sadiq khan has called for commissioners to take over the council. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower, that led

to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget—brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. i completely understand the anger, the frustration of the local community. butl... of course, we were not immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous tragedy. i don't know if everyone realised how complex and how fast this fire was. i challenge any borough in the whole country to immediately have an action plan they could put into place. the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who in a letter to the prime minister urged her to get a grip and immediately appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote, "commissioners who are untainted should take over

the running of the council to act in the best interests of residents." but some in this community that already feels like it has been failed by the authorities are sceptical of the appointment process. they cannot just impose their old boy network and their friends and family scheme that they seem to operate elsewhere. there needs to be a proper process of selection of those commissioners and that has to be community led, they cannot do that on their own. we will not be imposed upon at state level again. despite the calls for commissioners to be brought in, it is not clear whether this will actually happen. it is understood that the council will elect a new leader next week with the hope of rebuilding trust with those who have had their lives shattered by this tragedy. frankie mccamley, bbc news. the local government secretary, sajid javid, welcomed yesterday's decision by the leader of the council to step down, and said further action would be

taken if it was needed. this was him speaking moments ago. first of all, the resignation of the leader of kensington and chelsea council yesterday, it was his decision, but i do welcome the decision. it is an opportunity forfresh leadership. in terms of any kind of intervention for any council, whenever these kind of decisions are made, and they are very infrequent, and rightly so, because you would be overturning democratically elected politicians, they are quasi—judicial decisions, so it would not be appropriate for me to talk about any particular council and any decision that may or may not happen. but one thing is clear, the absolute priority is looking after the victims, their families and friends, making sure they get everything they need, and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. the local government secretary, sajid javid. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines

set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very difficult as he conducts talks with the european union. earlier, i asked our political correspondent jonathan blake to expand onjames chapman's latest comment. he specifically talks about the european court ofjustice, which is the eu's highest court. the eu has said quite clearly that it wants it to have a role and expects it to have a role in guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens living in the uk post—brexit, but theresa may has been very clear that it should have no jurisdiction in the uk. many people who voted leave may well agree with that, thinking that if we are leaving the eu then there should be no authority there. but he spoke quite strongly about some other areas where he thinks david davis' job has been made particularly difficult. she has taken some absolutist positions on particular issues, particularly on the european court ofjustice. she set a red line effectively for a conference speech that has hamstrung these negotiations,

in my view. david davis, there is not anyone better in parliament to be doing this negotiation. he's a very tough, resilient operator. the red lines have been set for him that make the job he has to do extremely difficult. he is a former adviser to david davis. do we have any idea how much his comments had been sanctioned by david davis? in short, no, there has been no comment from the department for exiting the european union or david davis himself, and to that end, no comment from number 10 either. but i think we can assume that it would be unlikely forjames chapman to come out and say these things without david davis' blessing at least. he was in the job until very recently, and as far as we know, he has no particular axe to grind on that basis. if indeed it does reflect the position of david davis, maybe he is feeling a little bit frustrated, maybe he is feeling that his hands are tied to an extent in what is already a very difficult and complex operation. others are saying that this is david davis potentially using

james chapman to get his excuses in early should the brexit negotiations go wrong or fail ultimately. i think we have to take james chapman's comments at face value. it is an interesting insight from somebody who, until relatively recently, was working right alongside the brexit secretary, who is, of course, charged with negotiating the uk's exit of the eu. thousands of people opposed to the government's economic policies are demonstrating in central london. the crowds met outside bbc broadcasting house before marching past downing street and on to parliament square. speaking within the last are, the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, told marchers that austerity needed to be replaced with investment in society. grenfell taught us a message about housing.

it taught us a message that so many people are frightened of living in tower blocks, frightened of the danger, frightened of the insecurity, and so many sleeping on oui’ insecurity, and so many sleeping on our streets and trying to survive, and so many children growing up in overcrowded, damp, overpriced private rented accommodation. that is the face of modern britain with the tories, that is the face of modern britain with austerity, and austerity and invest in the future, investing decent housing. and opportunities for everyone else, because the election campaign was presented as a kind of work in the park for the tories. and it all changed when people began to realise that the social care crisis is a crisis made by this government. let's talk your correspondent, said

smith, who is in parliament square. we heard jeremy corbyn speaking to people who clearly sympathise with everything he says. what, realistically, do people you have been speaking to think he can achieve? everybody here was very pleased to seejeremy everybody here was very pleased to see jeremy corbyn. everybody here was very pleased to seejeremy corbyn. he was very much preaching to the converted. it was that real atmosphere of together we can get rid of this conservative government and end austerity. things are finishing up now, but you can see there are plenty of people gathered here. really, the number one person they came to see was jeremy corbyn. when he spoke about an hourago, he jeremy corbyn. when he spoke about an hour ago, he spoke about fighting austerity, he criticised the government deal with dup, he talked about ending the public sector pay cap. as before, he directly linked the disaster at the grenfell tower

with austerity, talking about the system leading to people living in a fire traps. when the march started about one o'clock, from two miles away from here, there was a minute's silence for the victims of grenfell, and a minute's applause for the emergency services. for the posters —— from the posters that have been appearing in parliament square, it is clear that people directly connect the two. the slogan has been, not one more day. we have been hearing from people from the nhs, unions, the teaching profession is, talking about the impact of austerity as they see it, and the slogan of the day has been that it is an ideological choice rather than a necessity. many thanks. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex

at around 6:00pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. and anti—terror police have arrested two men at heathrow airport after they landed on a flight from turkey. both are aged 21 and are from leicester and birmingham. the chinese president, xijinping, says his government won't tolerate any challenge to its sovereignty in hong kong. mr xi was speaking at a ceremony to mark the twentieth anniversary of the handover of the former british colony to china. his comments came as several pro—democracy activists were arrested after clashing with both police and pro—beijing demonstrators. thousands of people calling for greater democracy in hong kong have marched through the city. juliana liu reports from hong kong. an historic day for hong kong. government officials, including the incoming chief

executive, carrie lam, gathered for the flag—raising ceremony, marking 20 years since the city was handed from the uk to china. here she is being officially sworn in by the chinese president, xijinping. mrs lam is the first woman to hold the position of chief executive and is vowing to restore trust in the local government. translation: we will provide more opportunities for young people to discuss, debate and participate in politics, to deepen their understanding and trust for the government, and to make them future leaders for our society. the president repeated china's commitment to the one—country, two systems formula which guarantees hong kong's freedoms, but he also had strong words for those calling for self—determination or even outright independence. translation: any attempt to endanger china's sovereignty, challenge the power of the central government, or use hong kong to carry out sabotage activities against the mainland is an act that crosses the red line

and is not permissible. this was the scene on the streets just outside the building where the inauguration took place. hong kong is a deeply divided city, between those who want more democracy, and those who want greater integration with china. it's too soon to say whether mrs lam will be able to bridge the gap. she's already talked about efforts to try to heal these divisions in society, because she does inherit a very polarised city and very polarised public opinion, but it's unclear how she will be able to succeed in doing that. she started out as a very popular career civil servant, but in the last few years her reputation has really changed. she's now widely seen as a beijing loyalist, which complicates efforts to bring disparate groups together. scuffles like this are visible examples of competing

visions for hong kong. the differences are so great that they're unlikely to be resolved any time soon. juliana liu, bbc news, hong kong. the sinn fein president, gerry adams, says he doesn't expect a deal to save the power—sharing agreement at stormont to be made by monday. that's despite further talks today between the northern ireland political parties. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, said the situation "cannot continue for much longer," after the dup and sinn fein missed a government deadline on thursday. this is what gerry adams had to say to journalists. i do not believe there is going to be a deal by monday. vb upi are showing no urgency, or no real inclination to deal with the rights —based dishes which are at the heart of the

difficulties. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, including legacy issues. unless there is a step change, here we are on saturday afternoon, i cannot see... and we have told them this directly, i cannot see how it can be put together by then. if there is a step change, and part of that is for everybody to understand that equality and respect has to be at the heart of the institution. they have to deliver for everybody, not just the sinn fein broad, notjust the dup vote, but for everybody, including those who do not a, those who are vulnerable, or are in poverty, and to what their rights. that is the only basis on which these institutions will be put

together. it is 5:15pm. the headlines on bbc news: the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation at kensington and chelsea council as it prepares to elect a new leader. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary david davis claims negotiations with the eu are being undermined by theresa may's lack of flexibility. the veteran film critic and former bbc presenter, barry norman, has died at the age of 83. the late german chancellor helmut kohl is due to be buried in germany. he was honoured in a special ceremony at the european parliament in strasbourg earlier today. the former statesman oversaw germany's reunification and was a major driving force behind closer european integration. hugh schofield reports. helmut kohl's coffin brought into one of europe's high places, the parliament, as old faces and new came to bid farewell

to one of the greats. this was a man revered for doing what many thought impossible — making germany one nation again, but within europe, and without waking the dark memories of an inglorious past. in speeches, they paid tribute to helmut kohl's achievement, and his generous, large personality. friends from the past, like former spanish prime minister felipe gonzalez, and bill clinton, who delivered a rhetorical tour de force. helmut kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves, bigger than our terms of office, bigger than our fleeting careers, because all of us, sooner or later, will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind, is a betterfuture for our children and the freedom to make their own choices, including their own mistakes. angela merkel, who had a notoriously

difficult relationship with helmut kohl in recent years, said all that was now forgotten and that europe would be forever grateful for what her predecessor had done. translation: thank you for the chances and the opportunities you gave me, thank you for the chances that you gave to many others as well. thank you very much for the chances which we, as germans and europeans, have received, thanks to you. you achieved a huge amount, may you rest in peace. now it's up to us to actually preserve and guard your legacy. i bow before you, and your memory, in gratitude and humility. it has, of course, been a sad occasion. the presence of helmut kohl's widow, maike, a reminder that this was the death of a man, not just a politician. but it's more than that, because this has, in effect, been the european union's first ever state funeral, and if it's been conducted with such a sense of ceremony,

it's because europe's new leaders — especially emmanuel macron and angela merkel — want to capture and disstill something of the spirit of helmut kohl, that worked to such effect a quarter of a century ago. after the european farewells, the german. helmut kohl's body transported to his hometown of ludwigshafen, where he was born and died. and from there, by river boat to the cathedral in the medieval town of speyer, a i,000—year—old building which he loved and which he said symbolised the essence of european union. hugh schofield, bbc news, strasbourg. the film critic barry norman has died aged 83, his family have said. the journalist and former bbc presenter died in his sleep on friday night. norman was best known

as the host of film on bbc one from 1972 until 1998. the director general of the bbc tony hall has paid tribute — he said: speaking to me a little earlier, fellow film criticjason solomans said he wouldn't be in his profession today if it weren't for barry norman. he kind of embodied what the movies were, because he had a certain warmth and intelligence for them and a certain calm about movies. he wasn't part of this frenetic kind of modern sense of criticism where everyone gives their two pence worth on twitter ten minutes after the film's finished. he was considered. he was the last word and also the first word. so through him, a certain type

of movie became popular and reined at the box office. it was movies with scripts and great acting, quite old fashioned. he was romantic about the movies. he liked woody allen, he liked bringing up baby by howard hawks, he liked casablanca — he liked the classics. he wasn't much for the modern world of special effects, but when they were very good, with spielberg, for example, he appreciated them. he had a great sensibility and ability to convey his passion and his intelligence, but never be pretentious, that's why he was the mass appeal, that's why he was on telly for 26 years. 26 years is astonishing. not bad going is it?! we are just here for a brief moment. i suppose it was another time, and now that format has changed over the years and now there is a guest host and many different people chime in. there are so many film critics now, because of barry norman, he was the one critic. of course there was that era where there was him and there was alexander walker in the evening standard

and philip french in the observer and derek malcolm in the guardian. these people bestrode film and they were comfortable, they were men injumpers, but they were men with opinions, but barry was always the one in the middle. philip was the intelligent one, alex the irascible one, barry was the sort of voice of reason throughout them all. he wasn't controversial in his opinions, but when he didn't like a film, he has enough wit to lacerate it with his tongue, he was an interviewer, as well. people forget, he was a great show business editor, the daily mail, so he was a journalist at heart. he had film in his blood. his father was leslie thomas who filmed dunkirk. there is going to be a big blockbuster, but barry's father's film getting a reprint. that legacy that he had, goes on. his daughters emma and samantha are in the movies and wrote books with their father, i think of them today. he has been ill for a couple of years and i have been conversing with him on e—mail and sharing

jokes as well. he supported a rival football team to mine. despite him being a spurs fan, he always had a great wit about that plight as well. he was unfussed about things but you don't hold a job of 26 year on prime time bbc tv without being powerful and discerning. it was appointment viewing, it was a different age as you say, and a different time, but people would make sure that they watched film that particular evening and so he had a sort of influence that possibly these days is much more diffuse? i mean some film—makers would hang on monday night, what was barry norman going to say? it could make or break their movie. he wouldn't like that responsibility of being able to do that and say there are other people who can do the same but not quite with barry norman, i think he held the generations. that's what we miss, young people myself, i am here today, i am a critic because of barry for man. i was going to ask you.

why not i could say to you. that became his catch phrase. rory bremner used to do it on spitting image with baggy eyes that looked like he had been up all night, he never said why not. he was happy to have that as a catch phrase, his autobiography was entitled why not. he was happy to take that misquote and run with it. he had a great life, really, barry norman, very relaxed. he was producing pickled onions to a high and fiery standard later to his mother's old recipe. they were sweet yet fiery in the middle and that is what barry norman was. jason solomons remembering barry norman. time for a look at the weather now. it has been a reasonable start of the weekend. not dry everywhere. another weather front moving into

the north west today, bringing in cloudy skies and a bit of rain but many of us have at least seen some sunshine during the day. a beautiful day in queued in cornwall, sunny skies and some surfers enjoying the brakes. on the satellite picture, you can see the early morning cloud dinning and breaking up with sunshine coming through. this is the weather front bringing in cloudy weather front bringing in cloudy weather in more recent times to scotla nd weather in more recent times to scotland and northern ireland with outbreaks of rain. this evening it will slide into north—west england and wales, bringing some damp weather with it but late sunshine returning to scotland and northern ireland, albeit with strengthening winds. tonight this strip of cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain move over england and wales. a bit of fog over england and wales. a bit of fog over the moors and patchy rain in south—west england, not too much, many areas will miss and stay dry. temperatures overnight between 10-16, temperatures overnight between 10—16, so yes, a mild night. windy in the northern isles. here is the

picture through sunday. any overnight rain clears from southern england quickly and the rest of the day looks dry, essentially. the cloud will tend to break up and we will see some sunny spells coming through. the north—westerly wind helping to break the cloud. northern ireland, a few showers, most towards the north coast. largely dry elsewhere. brisk south—westerly winds bringing plenty of shows to the western isles and the highlands. some of them could be heavy as we go through the day and they will continue into the afternoon. showers also affecting the northern isles. strong winds here gradually easing down through the afternoon. elsewhere, the cloud breaking up and we will see sunshine coming through. temperatures similar to those today, 18-23d. temperatures similar to those today, 18—23d. looking at the weather in the next few days, quiet monday but on tuesday we see this area of low pressure sliding in a gruff central portions of the uk. that will bring a spell of wet weather. 20—30 millimetres of rain falling for some. the rain at the moment

targeting northern ireland, the far south of scotland, the north of england and north wales could see some as well. sunshine in south—east england. that is your latest weather. good afternoon. the government says it has no plans to send independent commissioners to kensington and chelsea council, following criticism of its handling of the grenfell tower fire disaster. the mayor of london sadiq khan had urged ministers to appoint commissioners following the resignation yesterday of the leader of the council. instead, the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation. frankie mcca mley close eye on the situation. frankie mccamley has more. the anger towards the council here is clear. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at g re nfell tower the council since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget brown. as council leader i

have to accept my share of response pretty. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london sadiq khan, who has urged the prime minister to appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote... but the government says it is keeping its options open. nothing is off the table in making sure that the local residents, especially the victims, theirfamilies the local residents, especially the victims, their families and friends, get all the support they need. clearly there is a role for the local council and government and many others, but where anyone is not stepping up and doing what is expected of them, then nothing should be off the table. the council now needs a new leader and that person will have to be elected by the council itself, not by the people and some residents here say they are not happy with

that. they want a bigger say on who is going to be making those key decisions. and some are sceptical of whoever is put in charge. they cannot just impose put in charge. they cannotjust impose their old boy network and their friends and family scheme they seem to operate elsewhere. there needs to be a proper process for the selection of those commissioners, and that has to be community led, they cannot do that on their own. we're not going to be imposed on at state level again. it is understood a new council leader will be elected next week, in the hope of rebuilding trust with those whose lives have been torn apart. of the so—called islamic state group in the city of mosul, after days of intense fighting. in the city of mosul, the militants have been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. fighting continues in the old city area, but commanders say they're confident a final victory is in sight.

our correspondent orla guerin reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex but verying to hunt down everlast one of them. translation: we will keep chasing them and those who support them. said this man. them and those who support them. we will throw them in the garbage. them and those who support them. commanders say they have removed a cancer here but one that has already spread. a cancer here but one translation: our message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem — it is international. is not only an iraqi problem — he was interrupted by a booby trap

bomb, the militants may have gone from here but they left plenty of threats behind. ...and plenty of wreckage in iraq's second largest city. this is what victory looks like in mosul after more than eight months of fighting. like in mosul after more the remaining is militants have been driven from here but at what a cost. been driven from here this hospital complex which was a place of healing now lies in ruins, like many other parts of mosul. the city may be regaining its freedom but there will be a great deal of rebuilding to do. its freedom but there will be this territory has now been reclaimed but not before some iraqi troops gave their lives. reclaimed but not before some iraqi the city is not fully liberated yet. reclaimed but not before some iraqi commanders admit that even when it is, there's a real risk is could be back. when it is, there's a real orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. when it is, there's a real thousands of people have been

protesting in central london calling for an end to government cuts. protesting in central london calling the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell told the demonstrators austerity was a "political choice." told the demonstrators austerity labour failed this week in a vote in the commons, to force an end to the government's public sector pay cap. the sinn fein president, gerry adams, says he does not expect a deal to restore power—sharing within the northern ireland assembly to be struck by monday. within the northern ireland assembly the controversy over a green energy scheme that left the devolved administration almost half a billion pounds overspent, led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. in rugby, the british and irish lions have recorded one of their greatest victories, beating new zealand in wellington, to level the test series. beating new zealand in wellington, they won by 2a points to 21, the first time in eight years an all blacks side has lost at home. the first time in eight years

all eyes now will be on next week's final, deciding test. from wellington here's katie gornall. weather in rugby can be a great leveller and when you're up against the all blacks, it all helps. leveller and when you're up against defeat here and any dreams of the lines making history, and the dreams would be over, for once the rain was welcomed. for once the rain was well, 12 years new zealand has waited for the returns of the lions. waited for the returns and these fans know their team is going to have to produce the game of their careers in the wind and the rain at wellington, if they're to keep the series alive. the wind and the rain at wellington, theyjust need to gel us from four nations into one team. this is a brand that has to live and they're fighting for that brand. has to live and they're up against the most fearsome winning machine in sport, the lions had been set up for a bruising encounter but it takes more than brute force to knock the all blacks off their stride, bowden—barrett rarely fought us. stride, bowden—barrett rarely fought the conditions made even the basics a challenge but if there was tension, it certainly wasn't in the mind of owen farrell who finished this, as if he was playing in the park. in such a cauldron, cool heads were needed, not this.

sonny bull—williams becoming the first all black to be sent off in 50 years. the first all black to be sent off now it was time to be bold. the first all black to be sent off often much of what toby faletau does goes unnoticed, not this time. does goes unnoticed, any lion will tell you it's better to be the hunter than the hunted and with their tails up, conor murray seized his chance, and with their tails up, and with the scores level in the final minute, the lions needed something, a final kick, a final roar, a penalty that keeps the dream alive. a final kick, a final roar, a i didn't even celebrate when the final whistle went. i just thought we are evens now, they win the first half, we won the second half we got one more half of rugby. this will be a victory that lives long in the memory, the lions have found their teeth. long in the memory, the lions have katie gornall, bbc news, wellington. long in the memory, the lions have the film critic and journalist barry norman has died, he was 83. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc, which was regarded by many movie buffs as essential viewing. he'd been buffs as essential viewing. suffering from lung cancer. buffs as essential viewing. david sillito looks back at his life. good evening... tonight the

assassination of trotsky... good evening... tonight the assassination of trotsky. .. it began in1972, a assassination of trotsky. .. it began in 1972, a slightly stiff and nervous tv presenter, barry norman. who then went on to 26 years of the film programme. his father was the producer and the director, lesley norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfyjumpers we re shrewd opinions and comfyjumpers were the perfect situation for the night show. is this going to change your style at all? no, i've had my change of life! i just at all? no, i've had my change of life! ijust have to go out and spend $65. good evening from downtown los angeles. barry norman's here! this

is it, bbc! he came over on the screen, rightly, as a man who really new his subject, an expert, who knew what he was talking about. and somebody to this very day, a very serious man but no, not when you we re serious man but no, not when you were with him. he liked people. he was gregarious, he loved a laugh. 0h, was gregarious, he loved a laugh. oh, boy, i miss him! he even had the honour of a spitting image puppet but the alleged catchphrase "and why not?" was the creation of the impressionists. by 1988 he left the bbc but his place in tv history was already assured, he was for more than a quarter of a century, tv‘s face of film. barry norman who's died, at the age of 83. that's it. at the age of 83. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with

the late news at 9.50pm. now on bbc1, its time for the news where you are. hello. for the news where you are. you're watching bbc h time hello. you're watching bbc news. the time is 5:38 p:m.. the british and irish lions have levelled the series in new zealand. they stunned the all blacks 2a points to 21 in the second test in wellington. the decdier is next saturday in auckland. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at the match. she sent us less from westpac stadium. many said it could not be done, not against the world champions and certainly not here on home turf. the lions have pulled off one of the great victories in the history and kept the series alive. when sonny bill williams was sent off in the first half a shoulder charge and anthony watson, he was notjust the first black to be sent off in 50

yea rs, first black to be sent off in 50 years, he gave the lions hope. one—man advantage is no guarantee against the all—blacks. ill disciplined clapped into the and beauden barrett kicked the all—blacks into any team— nine lead. hope was beginning to fade but the lions sprang into life, first through toby faletau, who crashed in the corner, and the converted conor murray tribe roddy lions level. with minutes remaining, owen farrell held his nerve to take the lions to a famous victory. owen farrell held his nerve to take the lions to a famous victorylj will be happy if we get the test series win next week. i am glad we have got one game. whatever happens, we will come back with some credibility. the lions, moving forward , credibility. the lions, moving forward, keeping the reputation of that. i will only be happy if there isa that. i will only be happy if there is a series win next week. we kept the all— blacks without scoring, i do not be the last time that happened.

for two test matches they have not stressed us from an attacking perspective. we have played poppers —— positive rugby. we feel we have improved in certain areas and we will take a look at yourselves over the next couple of days, and look to improve in those areas for next week. hopefully it will be one hell ofa week. hopefully it will be one hell of a test match at eden park next week. i am extremely proud of our men, 1a men against such a good side, we said that from the day they were selected. they have proven that to everybody tonight. very proud of our guys, and congratulations to the lions, they worked their way back into the game. they finally came over the top of us in the last five minutes, the last ten minutes, to get in front. congratulations to them. now we have to head to auckland. it is 1—1. we will all get excited about that. chris froome has just argued the defence of his tour de france title. today's first stage is a 1k kilometre time trial through the streets of dusseldorf.

it's the first time in 30 years that germany has hosted the grand depart. froome's team sky team—mate geraint thomas has set the fastest time so far, just over 16 minutes. pretty treacherous around the streets of dusseldorf. the home favourite, tony martin, germany's time trial world champion, could not match the time of geraint thomas. the riders will cover around 2,200 miles over the next three weeks. froome has won the tour three times and is on for a hatrick of titles. that is him just getting going. it ta kes that is him just getting going. it takes about 60 minutes. he will hope a little quicker so he can get the yellow jersey early on. a little quicker so he can get the yellowjersey early on. another 20 stages to go. wimbledon starts on monday. there are still question marks over the fitness johanna konta who hurt her back in a fall at eastbourne this week, and of course andy murray, who pulled out of two exhibition matches this week with a sore hip. he's been practising at the all england club again today. our tennis correspondent russell fuller was watching. this is andy murray's second

practice session of the day. it is certainly an intense session. he is hitting the ball with more conviction than he was yesterday when he returned to the court for the first time in three days. clearly he is still limping visibly between points. his team are very positive, at least outwardly, about his chances of being competitive over the next couple of weeks, but andy murray is still a long way away from where he would like to be at the start of a grand slam. you have to bid in mind that he is the sort of person who is in these championships to win them. we may learn more tomorrow when he is due to speak to the bbc but he is certainly giving it everything to be as fit as he can for the start on monday afternoon. we will have the very latest from

eastbourne in just a we will have the very latest from eastbourne injust a moment. onto the cricket. alex hale's brilliant century looks like it could win the match for nottinghamshire in the royal london one day cup final at lord's against surrey. there was drama from the very first ball of the day in surrey‘s innings, with jason roy dropped in the slips. several missed fielding opportunities proved costly for notts. it allowed surrey‘s mark stoneman to move to a century and help his team reach a total of 297 off their fifty overs. but notts, led by hales, have made a very fast start to their reply. the england batsman moved to his century in just 83 balls. he has now passed the highest ever score made in a lord's final, on 151 . score made in a lord's final, on 151. his side are 213—5, 85 runs away from victory. gary ballance has been recalled by england for next week's first test against south africa at lord's. the yorkshire captain was dropped after a poor performance against bangladesh in october but he's the second—highest run—scorer in this season's county championship, averaging over 100. uncapped middlesex bowler toby roland—jones is also

in the 12—man squad. back to the tennis. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. that was after karolina pliskova won the women's tournament by defeating caroline wozniaki. tim hague watched both matches. when one of sport's superstars steps out in eastbourne, it is a moment to ca ptu re, out in eastbourne, it is a moment to capture, but to make this a picture perfect week for novak djokovic she would have to get past one of the most unpredictable characters in tennis. the 12 time grand slam champion had no problems in the first set. he has improved in every match on the sunny south coast and this proved no different, simply too good for gael monfils, he outlined his wimbledon credentials with sparkling form, but the second was not so simple. first there was then they slept then the magnificence of

his opponent. skilled and good—natured his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in his opponent. skilled and good—natured in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 answers soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in15 against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in the final preparations for the grass of sw19. on this front, pliskova will be a contender. the world number three looked in fine form throughout the match. that is a beautiful touch to wrap things up. hardly troubled on serve. wozniacki was at her best on glimpses but she could not compete with the cheque—book —— czech republic opponent. pliskova secured a solitary break in the second set and that was enough for her to serve out the match. i know it will be very

tough to do well at wimbledon. this week was tough. we had lots of matches. i am going to try and go step—by—step. matches. i am going to try and go step-by-step. hopefully i can go far. the last czech republic player to win at least one was jana novotna in 1998. two weeks later, she won wimbledon. england's jodi ewart shadoff, is very well placed in the women's pga championship in chicago. she sank five birdies in a blemish—free round of 66, to move to within one shot of the leaders, who are se young kim and danielle kang. this is the second women's major of the season. englishman andy sullivan went round in 68 at the french open. he is one behind thejoint leaders. bottom club leigh centurions are away to catalans dragons in rugby league's super league. decisive play at the break down helped danny tickle crash over the line to give leigh a 10—0 lead. the centurians scored again six

minutes later, when ben reynolds forced his way over. since then the home side have told two tries back. the score is 10—18. the final spots in the great britain team for next month's world championships will be sorted this weekend at the british athletics team trials in birmingham. world champions, such as mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, are given a pass into the world championship team. both 100m sprint finals have taken place in the last half an hour. the womens race was won by asha phillip, her fourth british title. daryll neita came second, while dina asher—smith, the british record holder who is returning from injury, finished in fourth. in the men's race, favourite cj ujah withdrew from the final. reece prescod won the race, the 21—year—old will be in the squad for the world champs, along with james dasaolu who finished second. the third spot will be decided by british athletics — with adam gemelli, cj ujah

and nethaneel mitchell—bla ke all in contention. that is all the sport for now. we will be back at 6:30pm. you can keep an eye on the sports news on the bbc sport website. now it is time for meet the author. the irish writer paula mcgrath‘s novel, a history of running away, is about three women separated by time and place, who are all trying to escape the circumstances of their lives. they're all connected although we don't know how at the start of the book and their stories are about a society that seems to thwart them at every turn, but then perhaps begins to offer something different, and something hopeful. welcome. what fascinated you about these three women who are

apart but connected ? i began with jasmine, who's our 1980s character who decides that she wants to box. which wasn't allowed at that time for women. that's right, yes, which i didn't realise initially. i had an image of a character, which is unusual for me because usually i forget to write what they look like at all. but this character was extremely vivid to me. she had... she was the 1980s rural only goth in the village so i knew my setting would be ‘80s, and i knew it was rural ireland to begin with. she runs away from home because she wants to join legs & co initially, but the bbc gave her short shrift and she ends up back in dublin and discovers boxing. at the time that i was starting to think about this

novel in the beginning, i was fascinated by katie taylor, the irish boxer. she was fighting for olympic gold, and there was something about the fact boxing had been illegal and now she was winning a gold medal. did you have any feelings about women's boxing? not really, it wasn't something i wanted to do. i had one attempt at kick boxing and fell out of the gym. it was very strenuous, so i had no objection but no real interest myself. so let's talk about the other two principal characters, since we have started off with jasmine. jasmine led me back to her mother's story, and through her to ali, who is a recently orphaned teenager who was running away from her grandparents — grandparents that she didn't know until recently she has. she's in maryland in the states and it's not clear what the connection is between the characters to the reader at this point. the other narrator is a gynaecologist in present—day

dublin and she's increasingly frustrated with her working conditions. so, they are all imprisoned in different ways? yes, you could say that. they feel the need to run. in any case, they all run, and injasmine's case she runs away twice. i suppose we have our fight or flight options and they go for flight each time. the gynaecologist is on the brink, she is trying to decide whether to stay. they have all got great difficulties either because of intimate relationships, work, family or by the social pressures around them, and they seem to be trying to escape. but there's a feeling in the book that things in that respect may be getting better. is that how you feel? i did feel that from looking at the boxing story certainly, things were getting better. obviously katie taylor is a shining example of why women should be allowed to decide whether or not they want to box. it's not for everybody, but there were and still are other things that women can't do,

that they're not allowed to decide for themselves. and i don't feel that that's getting better. it needs to change but there was an anger underlying the writing of the book. it was inescapable for me, and i think for many, to think you are living at home in ireland in a society which has changed radically really in the last, even the last decade. the country has gone through an economic crash, a recovery, and now seems to be booming again. it has a sort of irrepressible self—confidence about it. you've lived through a very dramatic period in the history of ireland, haven't you? yes, starting from the ‘80s, i came to dublin to college in the ‘80s and it feels to me that we have come, in a way, almost a full circle, a second recession. going back to be abortion referendum again, it happened in the early ‘80s

and yet we're back again in 2014, 2016, 2017, and there's fresh new scandals. so, although ireland has come a long way, the hold of the catholic church has been broken to some extent, i think the effects of that have yet to be felt, for women at any rate. for anybody who talks to people about these events, you realise how profound the change has been, how profound the questioning is of the kinds of assumptions there were in the generation before yours. i mean the society is a much more mobile, open one than it's ever been before in modern times. yes, and i tried with the book to show, and i think this is why i ended up with three different narrators and brought them together, just to show that the underlying theme that the irish state's relationship with women's bodies has been... difficult i suppose,

historically, and still is but things have changed. so back in the ‘50s we had mother baby homes, then we had this abortion referendum, and now we have katie taylor winning gold, but we still have to go to the next stage. this is no coincidence that one of the main characters is a gynaecologist. no, coincidence, no! and her mother is a boxer. obviously there's a mystery involved in the story, a set of mysteries, but it's not a tease for the reader. i mean it's really a story that's meant to have you thinking about their characters and the difficulties and how they cope with them, isn't it? that's really what drives you. yes, it's the characters, each of them at their own stage, trying to figure out where they are in their lives and what they want and who they are in a way, as they also gradually come to discover or the reader comes to discover who they are. irish writing is in such a healthy state — there are young novelists, young poets, young storytellers in ireland which is, you know, is a small country.

the rich literary tradition really is still alive, isn't it? very much so. yes. are you conscious of that? i am conscious of it. there's a lot of support out there. tax breaks and vibrant literary journals. i think literature is something we take seriously. i'm not too sure why, whether it's economic or whatever — it's pretty cheap to sit down and write! i think these tax breaks don't really cost the government very much but they do kind of foster a community. but when you say you don't know why, i think that if you talk to some of the sort of world—renowned irish writers of today, they all say, look, you know, if you come from the small country that produced joyce and beckett and flann o'brien, then you really are always conscious you have got kind of an obligation

to these great figures that are standing on your shoulders. yes, they are quite intimidating and for a long time i think i studied literature in college and that's probably why i found it so difficult to get started as a writer... because you were aware of what's behind you! exactly, yeah. where do you think — this is your second novel, generation was the first couple of years ago — where is your writing going to take you, do you think? well, i know where it's taking me at the moment. i'm working on a third novel. what kind of theme has that got? the theme of trauma, if that doesn't sound too off—putting! oh, it's not off—putting. multiple trauma... you can't have a novel where nothing happens, nothing exciting. no, and i'm conscious of all of what might have become cliches of irish writing. i don't want the child abuse story, i want multiple traumas that can be read that are palatable to the reader, so that's what i'm working on.

and avoiding the irish cliche. trying hard! paula mcgrath, thank you very much indeed. thank you. cloud has been breaking up quite nicely across england and wales recently, so some more sunshine to come through the rest of the day. to the north—west of the uk, this strip of cloud you can see moving across scotla nd of cloud you can see moving across scotland and northern ireland is a weather front that will continue to push southwards, so the cloud will eventually thicken up with some rain getting into north—west england and wales this evening. brighter skies following on behind that. overnight, that strip of cloud works into the south, patchy outbreaks of rain developing, not a huge amount. many areas could stay dry. windy in scotland, particularly the northern isles, but a mild night for most. sunday starts off with those brisk winds, gradually easing for the

northern isles. plenty of showers being driven into the western side of scotland, some will be heavy. the early morning rain moves away from southern england quickly and then cloud will break up, just like today, with sunny spells forecast widely on sunday. temperatures 18-23. this is bbc news. the headlines at six: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their families and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. after days of intense fighting, iraqi forces have taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. thousands of people take to the streets in central london to march against austerity. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary, david davis,

claims eu negotiations are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. also in the next hour: tributes are paid to the film critic barry norman, who has died at the age of 83.