not quite the same sight to come and see. big ben is big ben and people want to see big ben, not half 3 ben, a full ben. that would definitely be a bummer, for sure, to come all the way here and not to be able to see it. but you have to look at the advantages. if we are going to secure the tower for the future, forfuture generations, that far outweighs the inconvenience of having scaffolding up to two or three years. big ben will still be able to herald special events like the new year and remembrance sunday, but in the long break from its constant ringing, a strange silence will descend here, in the absence of its reassuring sound. leila natthoo, bbc news, westminster. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. tonight more detail on the government's trade plans after brexit. but can they sell them in brussels? join me now on bbc two. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello you're watching sportsday with me, reshmin chowdhury, the headlines tonight.

cristiano ronaldo is hit with a five—match ban after pushing the referee who sent him off in real madrid's super cup win over barcelona. polive are to investigate complaints over neil lennon's so—called "inflammatory" goal celebrations, in hibs‘ victory over rangers. and rory mcilroy warns he may not play again this year, because of a long—standing rib injury. welcome to the programme. cristiano ronaldo has been banned for five games after pushing a referee in the spanish super cup first leg. he'd already scored in real madrid's 3—1win over barcelona at the camp nou and was reacting to being sent off, after picking up a second yellow. he has ten days to appeal. hugh ferris reports. voiceover: cristiano ronaldo has had

a taxing summer, given extended time by real madrid due to footballing and then legal commitments, this is the moment that will give him even more of a break(!) any of that has its fair share of drama, especially when the trophy —— there is a trophy at stake, but this one had an inauspicious start to share of the. ronaldo was just inauspicious start to share of the. ronaldo wasjust a inauspicious start to share of the. ronaldo was just a substitute, having only recently returned to training, but half an hour is more than enough for a cristiano cameo. first, luis suarez tumbled over after the slightest of touches, penalty given, and converted, by lionel messi, and nothing like a goalfrom his rival to inspire ronaldo, this sublime effort gave real madrid the lead again and prompted a typically understated but illegal celebration. a yellow card for that, and for this, just two minutes later. diving was the referee's decision and ronaldo was sent off. translation: as usual, i'm not going to criticise the referee. we played a great game but i'm a bit

annoyed by the sending—off of cristiano. i'm not sure if it was a penalty but the red card was too much. it went like that, we cannot change it. zinedine zidane cannot change it. zinedine zidane cannot change the decision to punish the push either, the suspension starts with the super cup second leg on wednesday. studio: police have received complaints about hibernian head coach neil lennon's conduct during his team's win over rangers at ibrox on saturday. the northern irishman was criticised by some rangers fans for so—called "inflammatory. " it comes as police investigate "offensive and threatening comments" made to lennon on social media. alistair lamont reports. voiceover: the ibrox stage was set for a hotly anticipated fixture, the recent rivalry between rangers and hibernian was spiced up even further with the former celtic player and manager neil lennon taking his place in the opposition technical area. in a dramatic 90 minutes, flash points we re

a dramatic 90 minutes, flash points were not scarce, the biggest headline maker was this, hibernian‘s first half equaliser. another episode in neil lennon's mutually antagonistic relationship with the rangers fans. he denies being provocative, pre—match, he had known what might unfold. i like to play my role(!)... it is part of the game, it is part of... you have to have character in the game, humour, fun, can't all be serious, can all be the venomous side of the game. events subsequent to the game may well have strayed into that territory. police told bbc scotland that they were aware of offensive and threatening comments posted on social media against neil lennon and enquiries we re against neil lennon and enquiries were ongoing. they also confirmed complaints investigated about his own behaviour. a statement from ranger's main supporters group said: the debate over a manager's right or

otherwise to respond to abuse from the stands as long been a tough one to negotiate. there is a certain responsibility the manager needs some restraint, the public must play a part in this as well, if they are going to be party, at times, to be overindulgent and use bad language... abuse... towards individuals... and they have got to understand that sometimes, people are only human. a human, and a villain, to some. a hero to others. studio: diego costa has been told by chelsea that he must return to the club, if they are to grant his wish for a transfer. costa was fined earlier today, after failing to report

for pre—season training last month. the striker, who was told by antonio conte that he isn't part of his plans for this season via a text message, is currently in brazil. in a recent interview, the spanish international threatened to sit out the remaining two years of his contract, unpaid if necessary, if chelsea don't allow him to leave. costa says he wants to return to atletico madrid. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp says he's more concerned about tuesday's champions league play—off at hoffenheim than philippe coutinho's transfer request. the brazilian midfielder is currently sidelined with a back injury and was left out of the squad which travelled to germany for the first leg of their champions league tie. last week liverpool rejected a bid of £90 million for coutinho from barcelona. klopp says his main priority is qualifying for the group stage of the european cup. i have nothing to say about it, i really understand everybody‘s interest but i cannot say that at this moment i'm really thinking about it. i'm here, and i will a nswer about it. i'm here, and i will answer questions, but in the car here, in the way to the press

conference, i did not think about what i can say if they ask, because to be honest, i don't really think about it. i work with the players i have, i don't think about the players i don't have. if you want to ask, certainly, buti players i don't have. if you want to ask, certainly, but i have no other a nswe i’s ask, certainly, but i have no other a nswers to ask, certainly, but i have no other answers to the question. brazilian international paulinho is set to join barcelona in a deal worth £36 million. the former tottenham midfielder will make the move after a two—year stint with chinese super league champions, guangzhou evergrande. he's the first player to sign for the catalan giants following neymar‘s £200 million transfer to paris saint germain. he'll have a medical in spain on thursday. rory mcilroy says he may not play again this year because of a long—standing rib injury. he'll make a decision in the new few days, before the end—of—season fedex cup play—offs get underway next week. mcilroy remains 4th in the world rankings, despite finishing in a tie for 22nd at the us pga championship at quail hollow yesterday. it's the third year in a row that he's failed to win one of the four majors. england's cricketers are gearing up for a "step into the unknown" as they prepare to face the west indies at edgbaston later this week. the first test in the three—match series

in birmingham will be the first day—nighter to be played in england, and also the first involving england. west indies have already played, and lost, a day—night test when they faced pakistan in dubai last year, but it's a whole new experience for the home side. the australian guys, they say, they say that that ball will nip around, the kookaburra ball, but the pink ball cou nty the kookaburra ball, but the pink ball county ground, they said that the ball went quite soft white quickly, so we willjust have to be so quickly, so we willjust have to be so adaptable on the day. as a player the exciting thing is that we go in with a completely clear mind. i think the team that will come out most successfully is the team that reacts quicker. staying with cricket, india thrashed sri lanka in the third and final test in kandy. the home side were following—on and were bowled out for 181 in their 2nd

innings, with ravi ashwin and mohammed shami taking 7 wickets between them. india won by an innings and 171 runs, to complete 3—0 series whitewash. british middle—distance runner laura muir has confirmed she'll miss next year's commonwealth games while she continues her studies to become a vet. twenty—four—year—old muir finished fourth in the 1500 metres, and sixth in the 5,000 at the world championships in london but she's got her veterinary exams in may, and won't be able to represent scotland at the commonwealth games, which take place in april on the gold coast in australia. ina week's in a week's time i start my final year of vet school. i graduate next summer year of vet school. i graduate next summerand it will year of vet school. i graduate next summer and it will be more veterinary base next year, it is important to get my studies done. obviously, your studies, commonwealth games next year, will it bea commonwealth games next year, will it be a step too far? yes, this time it be a step too far? yes, this time it does not work out. —— more veterinary based next year. i am gutted i will not be there. for

scotland. but the team will do great without me. studio: andy murray will be replaced as world number one by rafael nadal after this week's cincinnati masters. murray's not playing in cincinnati because of a hip injury and nadal is guaranteed to replace him because roger federer has also pulled out with a back injury. meanwhile, the british number two kyle edmund has been knocked out in cincinnati. he was beaten in three sets by the portuguese qualifierjoao sousa, the world number 5a. sousa, who's ranked nien places below edmund, won 6—3, 2—6, 6—3, and he'll face either jack sock of the usa or yuichi sugita of japan. that is all from sportsday, coming up that is all from sportsday, coming up in that is all from sportsday, coming upina that is all from sportsday, coming up in a moment, the papers. studio: hello and welcome to our look ahead to

what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the author and broadcaster natalie haynes and rob merrick, deputy political editor of the independent. let show you what we have so far: the financial times reports that the uk's largest adult education providerfaces uk's largest adult education provider faces collapse after a damning report by the education watchdog ofsted. the metro leads with the court case of an 18—year—old cyclist who killed a pedestrian and later went online to blame the victim. the i leads with the government's publication of its blueprint for leaving the eu. the daily express says that research has found that a daily glass of wine or pint of beer can reduce the risk of early death. the daily mail leads with the decision to silence big ben forfour with the decision to silence big ben for four years with the decision to silence big ben forfour years —— with the decision to silence big ben for four years —— so that repairs can be carried out on its tower. the daily telegraph also leads with

mps' calls for a rethink about silencing the big ben —— mps. the guardian has in its front page donald trump's direct condemnation of far—right violence in charlottesville, of far—right violence in cha rlottesville, 48 of far—right violence in charlottesville, 48 hours after the events. so let's begin. yes, independent, the i, they have your story, which is in quite a few of the other newspapers, which is about what we are going to do after brexit and the idea of up to three years transitional period, still in the customs union...? some transitional period, still in the customs union. . . ? some viewers may be thinking, tomorrow is the day we get some clarity, but that would be a mistake. a little bit more detail is emerging but still far from clear. some people may remember that

only 24 hours ago, we were insisting we would leave the customs union but now, apparently we will ask for a temporary customs union, this is because the government has accepted the warnings from business that there will be chaos at checkpoints u nless we there will be chaos at checkpoints unless we have some kind of customs deal, too late to agree a permanent deal, too late to agree a permanent deal early. transitional one. from there on, it still gets murky. seeking trade deals from other countries, the day after we leave the eu in 2019, and the rules are that you cannot do that. we will be aligned to the customs union, you cannot seek outside trade deals. evenif cannot seek outside trade deals. even if the government is proposing this temporary customs union to take into the talks, which we resume at the end of the month, we do not know what the will say in response. like any other victory, shall we do

with the buckle, it feels like every single advance made by somebody is pushing somebody else down an enormous potholes. hard to see this any other way, we have reached a level of vague liveness, as you can see, andi level of vague liveness, as you can see, and i have a vague sense that if anybody mentions cake in the context of having it or eating it, i will reach down the internet and i have slap them! you know that i adore you, but what were you thinking with that it is directly contradicted 24 hours

later, every time, it is like being in alice in wonderland. we will get papers. proposition papers. this one tomorrow, one on northern ireland next week, i don't know about anything more significant before the talks at the end of the month, we are getting more detail, but it doesn't appear to take it forward in terms of satisfying the eu