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

far south of scotland, certainly northern england, the north wales midlands could see some rain as well. in the far south it should stay dry with some sunshine in south—east england. that is your latest weather. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: 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. london mayor sadiq khan has called for commissioners to take over the running of the council. 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. 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. the veteran film critic and former

bbc presenter barry norman has died at the age of 83. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with me olly foster and james pearce. these are our headlines tonight: it's all square in new zealand. the lions stun the all blacks and take the series to a decider. great britain's geraint thomas takes the first yellow jersey at this year's tour de france. chris froome is down in sixth. hales is the hero for notts as close in on the win the royal london one day cup against surrey. also coming up in the programme:

in a big summer for women's sport, we look at how the fa and the youth sport trust are trying to keep girls in the game. and mike bushell takes to the waves, and the air, as he experiences the sport of foiling. lots coming up over the next half an hour, but there's only one place to start, a wet and windy wellington where this morning the british and irish lions produced one of their great performances to level the series against new zealand and set up a decider in auckland next weekend. the all blacks were a man down afterjust 25 minutes when sonny bill williams was sent off for foul—play but the lions only clinched victory with a penalty in the last few minutes. 24—21 the final score. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at the match. 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 wins in their history and kept the series alive. it will take a while to sink in judging by the scenes in the stands. weather in rugby can be a great leveller and when you're up against the all blacks, it all helps. defeat here and any dreams of the lions making history, and the dreams would be over, for once the rain was welcomed. this is a brand that has to live and they're fighting for that brand. 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, beaden barrett rarely falters.

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 bill williams becoming the first all black to be sent off in 50 years. now it was time to be bold. often much of what toby faletau does goes unnoticed, not this time. 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 the scores level in the final minute, the lions needed something, a final kick, a final roar, a penalty that keeps the dream alive. this will be a victory that lives long in the memory. the lions have found their teeth. the lions have found their teeth. the lions have only won one series in new zealand, back in 1971. ahead of this game, sam warburton said this would be the biggest challenge of his career. this is what he had to say after the match. of his career. this is what he had to say after the matchlj of his career. this is what he had to say after the match. i know we we re to say after the match. i know we were against 1a men. we have to be prepared for a tough encounter next week. we will be against 15 men, more likely. we will have to step it

up more likely. we will have to step it up buti more likely. we will have to step it up but i am very proud of that offensive effort. you can talk all the tactics in the world, but sometimes, it is down to desire, to get off your line, and put in some collisions. we had that. that was the biggest difference from last week. the lions know there are areas they can improve on. discipline was not great at times but they will ta ke not great at times but they will take an enormous sense of satisfaction from the fact they prevented new zealand from crossing the line and scoring a try. that is something that the new zealand coach, steve hansen, is not used to. we got from them what they ate —— what we expected. how did affect the game? it is hard to know when you only have 14 men on the pitch. certainly they came with the plan, and in the first 20 minutes, they took it to us. unfortunately, just after that, we lost sonny bill williams. it had a major effect of

what happened next. regardless of all that, i think the lions played well enough to win and they deserved it. we go to 1—1 and the series decider in auckland which will get it sorted. against the odds, the lions have something to play for next weekend, but now they travel to queenstown on the south island for a few days rest before they refocus on what will be the biggest game of their careers. so torrential rain in wellington, and it was also very wet in dusseldorf where the grand depart, the first stage of this year's tour de france has just taken place. it was a time trial. this is the route for this year's tour. starting in germany. they moved to

belgium tomorrow and they take in luxembourg briefly. 20 more stages over the next 3 weeks. 2,200 miles crosses france, averaging 120 miles for each stage, there are three summit finishes, another time trial towards the end in marseilles before they head for the champs elysees onjuly 23rd. britain's chris froome remember is aiming for a fourth title and his third in a row. he is on for the hat—trick, his fourth title. let's show you the details of today's race. froome's team sky team—mate gerraint thomas who took the yellow jersey after a superb ride around the slippery streets of dusseldorf. maz farooki reports. ahead of chris froome, 21 stages, one of the most gruelling test in sport. three weeks of strength and endurance across four countries as he attempts to claim yet another

yellow jersey. the tour he attempts to claim yet another yellowjersey. the tour de france started in a damp does —— damp dusseldorf. 14 pm pankov through the city streets may prejudice by the rain. spain's alejandro valverde crashing out of the race one of the first corners. chris froome was one of the last riders out. by the time he started, his team—mate, geraint thomas, had set a pace, 16 minutes and four seconds. home favourite tony martin was tipped by many to go close but after going out too quickly, he finished in the final state —— he faded in the final stages, eight seconds slower than the west —— than the welshman. chris froome was never likely to win today but it was about coming through the stage unscathed. as he prepares himself for the challenges ahead, the rest of the tea m challenges ahead, the rest of the team and thomas celebrate. well, let's get a bit more from opening stage. our sports news correspondent richard conway is in dusseldorf. very difficult conditions in dusseldorf today. geraint thomas

boudat to one side as he stormed to the victory in this individual time trial, this first stage of the tour de france in 2017. in so doing, he beat rivals such as tony martin, a specialist in the time trial. as for chris froome, he will be pleased with his performance, finishing in sixth, putting time between him and some of his other main rivals for the general classification, including richie porte. but those conditions were testing. alejandro va lverde conditions were testing. alejandro valverde suffering the nasty fall. nairo quintana, his team—mate, he will suffer as a result of that. val verdi expected to be his main support over the main stages. —— alejandro valverde expected. the tour de france will set off tomorrow towards liege. geraint thomas will be wearing yellow. so there, you are you're all up to date with the tour de france. let's catch up with today's cricket news now with james. we're going to move onto cricket now

because the first piece of silverware of the domestic season has been won. notts beat surrey in the royal london one day cup final at lord's. batting first, surrey posted a score of 297—9 from their 50 overs, leaving notts needing 298 for victory. they won by four wickets thanks to the highest ever one—day score at lord's by english batsman alex hales. joe lynskey reports. a day when team success owes so much to one player. one—day cup glory for nottinghamshire, built around the bat of alex hales. drama came to the final in the first ball, surrey‘s jason roy relieved and reprieved. at the home of cricket, even the simplest of catches can get messy. but not held onto an important one. kumar sangakkara's form this season meant that restricting him to 30 felt like a breakthrough. the early m ista kes felt like a breakthrough. the early mistakes would come back to hunt them. mark stoneman surviving early

on, capitalising with the century. that helped surrey to 297, but alex hales was already poised. one—day cricket at its best, a century injust poised. one—day cricket at its best, a century in just 83 poised. one—day cricket at its best, a century injust 83 balls. in effect, alex hales was doing it on his own. as his team—mates fell around him, his became the crucial wicket, but he survived. unmistakably, wicket, but he survived. unmista kably, alex hales wicket, but he survived. unmistakably, alex hales was the matchwinner. a trophy his team will keep, but it is an innings to savour. england have named their squad for the first test against south africa at lord's next week. gary ballance has been recalled. 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. the women's cricket world cup continues tomorrow with four more games. england's women play sri lanka at taunton in what will be their third match of the competition.

they've had one win and one defeat so far. it's going to be a memorable day for anya shrubsole, playing in front of friends and family at her home ground. it is always nice to play at home. you have got familiarity of the surroundings. different from a normal tour or world cup. there is more people around and mac —— and more people around and mac —— and more going on. it is different from regulation home tour, but the opportunity to play a world cup your home country gives people'sfamilies a chance to watch. it is a nice experience. wimbledon starts on monday. there are still question marks over the fitness ofjohanna 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. murray's been practising at the all england club today and our tennis correspondent russell fuller has been keeping a very close eye on him. 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 bear 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. 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 capture, but to make this a picture perfect

week for novak djokovic he 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 the slip then the magnificence of his opponent. skilled and good—natu red in equal measure. he failed to take numerous break point opportunities and the number one seed made him pay, 5—4 on serve soon became 6—4 to the serbian. that was the title. a first grass court tournament away from wimbledon for djokovic and you would not bet against him taking home the big one in 15 days either. earlier on, caroline wozniacki and pliskova put in their 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 in glimpses but she could not compete with her 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. hopefully i can go far. the last czech player to win at least one was jana novotna in 1998. two weeks later, she won wimbledon. so lots to discuss as we look forward to wimbledon fortnight. let's get more from eastbourne now from john inverdale. on the eve of the eve of wimbledon,

sam smith is here to offer her thoughts on who might be champion in a fortnight‘s time in the men's and women's singles. from the men's point of view, still very concerned that none the wiser about andy murray's state of health. given that, what are your thoughts on what might happen? everyone is looking at roger federer. it's just incredible what he's doing. you wouldn't have thought a couple of years ago, even a year ago he would come in as the favourite. just extraordinary. i think we have to see about a few of the younger guys as well... andy, it will be very, very tough with everything that's gone on over the last couple of weeks with injury. i'm sure that was part of what happened at queens, that early loss. we might see some of the younger quys we might see some of the younger guys going pretty well. alexander zverev and dominic thiem and maybe even some older players who come out... maybe gael monfils, who has played so well at eastbourne. i think a really interesting wimbledon. i don't think there is a

clear favourite. one of six potential winners in the men's singles. in the women, you could expand that to ten or a dozen? easily ten. a few less than in paris, but you have to draw the net extremely wide. serena williams is unfair, maria sharapova is at them. victoria azarenka will be back but she is not as fit as she could be. could johanna konta have a chance?l contender, not herfavourite surface, that's the hard court, but we have seen her place among the best tennis we've seen her play. you never know about angelique kerber, isa never know about angelique kerber, is a very good players. the strength in women's tennis is like it has never been before. expect some surprises. we will. have the facility to watch, online, on your watch, wimbledon is everywhere on every single platform. looking forward to it. some of the day's other sports news... 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 and he's on 7—under par, and that is just one shot offjoint leaders peter uihlein and alexander bjork. the 6/1 shot capri, trained by aidan o'brien and ridden by seamie heffernan, won the irish derby at the curragh — just ahead of cracksman. another o'brien horse, the 2/1 favourite wings of eagles, who won the epsom derby, was third. some football news for you, chelsea have been busy in the transfer market. they've signed the former manchester city goalkeeper willy caballero on a free transfer. the argentine was out of contract and will now be back up for thibaut courtois at stamford bridge. the blues have also signed 16—year—old defender ethan ampadu from exeter city. he became exeter‘s youngest player last season when he was still 15. the two clubs are negotiating

compensation, rather than a transfer fee, because no scholarship forms had been signed. england's women are playing their final friendly ahead of this month's european championship. they're in copenhagen playing denmark where it's just approaching half time and the score is 1—0. women's football has been steadily growing in popularity, helped by having a team at the london olympics, and then england's third place finish at the 2015 world cup. but there are still concerns that many young girls are leaving the sport when they reach their teenage years. alex gulrajani has more. when a former england international turns up at school, everyone wants a picture. rachel brown—finnis has played at the top of the game, but the dayjob played at the top of the game, but the day job now played at the top of the game, but the dayjob now is slightly different. speaking to teenagers at a school in manchester, her story is perfect to inspire the next

generation. playing for your country, in the olympics, in front of 78,000 people at wembley and winning. they got to see for themselves the skills that got rachel to the top, a journey she hopes can be followed. i think football for girls has become normalised. it's not, look, women's football on tv, it becomes a normal and regular thing. some girls i've spoken to today have previously played football, some girls have never played football before. you have them here in year eight, where they are willing to try something new. women's football in the uk is grown year—on—year and participation levels are going up but that leads to be maintained. we see lots of girls dropping out, not with the same engagement and motivation as you move into teenage years. there's lots of different pressures. obviously body image, self—confidence and self—esteem are massive. making sure that we offer opportunities, that allow girls to address some of those barriers to

participation is really important. the stars of tomorrow could be here and a good summerfor england may just keep up their interest. to have a successful england team, whether it be rugby, cricket, football, men's, women's, ithink the whole nation are sort of waiting for that. i think england women's football seniors are on the cusp of that. i don't think there's any pressure that they're not ready to handle. so success could see more and more young girls taking up the sport, and sticking with it. the final spots in the british team for next month's world athletics championships will be taken at the team trials in birmingham this weekend. world champions, like mo farah, or diamond league series winners, such as laura muir, don't have to qualify but we've had two very competitive 100m finals today, with a surprise in the mens race. favourite cj ujah withdrew, and in his absence, reece prescod came home in first. the 21—year—old confirming his spot at the world champs, along with james dasaulu

who finished second. the third spot will be decided by british selectors, with adam gemelli, ujah and nethaneel mitchell—bla ke all in contention. i felt myself getting to the line andi i felt myself getting to the line and ijust dipped and lucky i got the winner. words can't describe how happy i am. i'm just glad over this last year it's been a real struggle for me to get back to fitness, but unhappy that now i can get ready, get ready for the world champs in london. the women's 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. sailing has been in the news a lot recently with the conclusion of the america's cup, and if that's inspired you to take up the sport, have a look at this. it's the sport of foiling, in which you fly along above the water. it's becoming increasingly accessible, so much so that our man mike bushell has been to have a go. is it a boat or is it a plane?

well, it tries to be a bit of both. it's the boat that is trying to bring the thrill of the america's cup racing to all of us. up on the foils and flying over the water and yet at much lower speeds and without the danger. it changes the game massively, in terms of how much fun you can have at a low wind speed. the kids are going to love this. until now, the sport of foil racing has only been for the most daring and experienced sailors because get it wrong in the air and the consequences can be serious. every time you make a small mistake, you capsize of the boat and most people have only got three or four capsizes in them before they're terribly tired and it's all too much. this is a new challenge. the london 2012 paralympic gold—medallist helena lucas is used to sailing in the water, and ijoined her on her third attempt at this for a bit of a crash course. whoa!

incredible! just flying across the water now. we are not even touching the surface. whoa! we have lift off! as you saw there, that is what makes this a lot safer than previous attempts at this for novices because we crashed into the water but did not go over. we can carry on and try to get lift off again. absolutely great demonstration of why these boats make it more accessible for so many more people. look at that, we're on the foils, out of the water, that happens roughly around six... i am very much learning at the moment. we have had a couple of crashes, but it's great because the boat is really stable, it did not capsize. you pick it up and get going again. the difference is, normally in a boat, the faster you go, the noisier it gets, but when you get up on these foils, it suddenly goes all quiet and there is this sense of speed and this flying through the air that's absolutely amazing. the only guaranteed way

to flip these boats over is back on dry land. looking at it underneath, it looks a something out of star wars — half plane, half boat. it is that, because it does have the float so it is a boat but the whole point of this is we're trying to get it to fly. and this bit here? this is the automatic height control. this gauges how high the boat is out of the water. it is hoped it will soon be available for thrill seekers t right across the uk whether you have had sailing experience or not. you see the fast cats in the america's cup, it seems hard to be able to get to that level of sailing but with this boat you can take it out and even if as a beginner you can start straightaway. and if it is your turn soon, you should not have to worry about the boat capsizing,

do be prepared to get rather wet. just what he deserved! james and i will be back to do it all again at 7:30pm. see you then. bye— bye. a nice man really! good evening. an all right day for many. at some point or other some of you have seen something akin to this, not spoiled by the weather. i'm afraid since ken had his camera on the western side of wales, it has proper got a little worse than that. why is that? a weather front is slumping its way slowly but surely out of scotland and northern ireland. in the past few hours it's brought some rain into the north west of england, the west wales and the south—west of england and will continue its journey ever further to the south and east. all the while, the wind will be a factor across the northern

isles, the northern mainland of scotland, severe gales possible. further south, if you need a bit of water for the further south, if you need a bit of waterfor the gardens, further south, if you need a bit of water for the gardens, this will help but it won't be the solution to your problems but it may give you a rather dank start to the day as we get into the first part of sunday. not a cold start. but the eastern skies of scotland, you might be down in double figures but it doesn't mean it's the new ice age! showers aplenty pushed along by rather noticeable wind, easing thankfully through the day across the northern isles. in england and wales, much of northern ireland there is some sunshine... northern ireland more cloud than some but it doesn't top stock temperatures getting to 18—19. pretty much on a part of where we we re pretty much on a part of where we were further south, 23 top on the day. if you have a plan for the evening, may be travelling home after the weekend, i don't think the weather will get in away, but plenty of water on the road in the northern half of scotland, but the showers by that stage may have ganged up to give longer spells of rain. the tail end of that weather fronts once its way further south with time during

the course of monday. looking out to the course of monday. looking out to the atlantic, that eventually becomes a little bit of a player. you think, just in time for wimbledon! thankfully that little run is quite a way away from the championships. cloudy, a bit of a breeze but very pleasant conditions for watching and playing. then as we get on through the rest of monday, the rest of the british isles, quite a bit of dry weather and again, i think it's the sort of day where you get out and get on with your plans. the weather won't be in your way. this little area of low pressure i’u ns this little area of low pressure runs at some great pace right through the heart of the british isles. once that's the way, this high pressure comes in to settle things down in the middle of the week. the talent of upfront not1 million miles away from the saudis. a lot of cloud at ayr bay pop of one 01’ a lot of cloud at ayr bay pop of one or two shows, which could be an influence at wimbledon, but time will tell. this is bbc news.

the headlines at seven: 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. residents and the community who have been affected by the fire says help is they are, but only if they look for it. people in the tower, they are not out there yet, they are still in bereavement and facing trauma. to get the word out to them is very difficult. 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