in the right direction. but there is more work to be done. what now for mr steve bannon? is there a danger he could be a thorn in the side for the president and that he could cause issues if he reconnected with that fan base the president had? we are concerned about that, concerned about him going back to breitbart news. breitbart news is engaged in extensive race baiting over the last few years. and it was a self—proclaimed platform for the alt—right so if he goes back to breitbart news and encourages more of this alt—right business we may see more unrest in our cities, as we did in charlottesville, and then there might very well be attempts to influence the white house, and that would be most unfortunate. there are some ethics rules in place that prohibit steve bannon for lobbying back to the white house on behalf of breitbart news and i hope they are taken seriously and unforced. you speak understandably dismissively of what bannon and the president achieved but they are only there because they got a lot of votes so they clearly appealed to a lot

of americans, white? they did get a lot of votes, they didn't get as many as there are quite unpopular rival hillary clinton. they were very unsatisfied with both alternatives. we are in a situation where americans have given donald trump a chance. it's been eight months and his approval rating is way down on where he started in the white house. i think it's time for the president to recalibrate what they've been doing. has he got time? sorry to talk over you. has he got time to recalibrate? i don't think he has much time because people are losing patience, his lost the support of the business community, the chief executive officers quit his industrial council just a few days ago. so he needs to make a clean sweep of the alt—right out of the administration and fire sebastian gorka and the rest of the majri fire his policy to focus on the issues the american

people care about, making sure we have health care for all americans and that we stabilise the economy. great to talk to you, sorry to talk over you, richard painter, thank you for your time. that's nearly it for tonight. but, on a day of sad news, newsnight has had to digest a tragedy closer to home. liz mackean, a former bbc reporter who worked on newsnight for m years, has died aged 52. liz reported on hundreds of stories for this programme but made her name for her tenacious and fearless investigations into the care system, into toxic waste dumping and child sex abuse, including the jimmy savile investigation which blew up into a bbc scandal. liz's former colleagues and friends david grossman and producer stuart denman look back at her life. good evening. liz mackean was one of the most resourceful and determined journalists i ever met.

as newsnight‘s northern ireland correspondent, she was fearless in challenging the paramilitary hard men. the ira may not have authorised his murder and robert's sisters acknowledge that, but the fact that its members could have carried it out, covered it up and then ordered witnesses to stay silent demonstrates the hold the organisation has over its community. she made her name, though, with investigations. she picked difficult subjects and was always on the side of victims who had been ignored, disbelieved, or worse. how are you at the moment? all right. and how is everything going? everything is going all right. newsnight has obtained documents that... in 2010 she shared the daniel pearl award for investigativejournalism for her reporting on the dumping of toxic waste off the coast of africa. the flood of allegations aboutjimmy savile‘s behaviour... it was, though, for her investigations into child sex abuse, with which liz made the biggest impact. together, with producer meirionjones, she worked to expose the appalling crimes

ofjimmy savile. she believed the investigation was suppressed by the bbc, and the resulting scandal made headlines all over the world. the decision not to run it was seriously flawed. feeling let down and rather out in the cold, liz left the corporation but notjournalism. her investigations for channel 4 went on to win more awards. she was named journalist of the decade by stonewall. his accusers were ignored and then others were abused. tonight, they will finally be heard. she was, though, above all a wonderfully fun woman, the perfect companion for a decompression drink once the day's filming was finished. andy, film the feet. occasionally, her humour found its way onto the screen. here she is puncturing the absurd conventions of television news. and what's this got to do with the wider debate about trust? i was asking that question to thin air.

david's long gone. liz also loved being outdoors, sailing and hiking. herfinal tweet, just a week before her death, was a picture from the top of snowdon. now, we're coming into the newsnight studio... liz took herjournalism very seriously but never succumbed to that common ailment of the investigative journalist, the serious ego. sorry, everyone, iforgot what i was trying to say. liz leaves behind her wife and their two children. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm leah boleto. coming up: a double century for alastair cook has england take control of the first test against the wset indies.

the usa fight back after europe's strong start to the solheim cup. and world number one mark selby is knocked out of the china championship by teenagerjoe yu—long. —— zhou yuelong. hello, welcome along. we'll start with the cricket tonight and the first ever day—night test match to take place in the uk. alastair cook batted for almost ten hours and churned out an impressive 243, as england tightened their grip on the west indies on day two at edgbaston. replica pink cricket balls are available in waterproof plastic. useful.

we had all weather at edgbaston. captured here, lunchtime lightning. still, many dressed undaunted, but hold onto your sombrero. we started at two. perfect timing is alastair cook. minute after hour after year, does he ever make a mistake? don't rely on it. west indies‘ bowling was an invitation, ideal if you're starting your test career, and dawid malan made 65. cook was heading for 200 and the way he got there was symbolic of the west indes in this match. well, anyway, cook just smiles and scores. and had made 215 when there was an lbw decision and was finally out. it was a grand tradition of sheer concentration. 514 was enough for england.

james anderson struck. the west indies were just one down when the rain came. this is the reminder of why a day and night cricket matches may struggle to catch on in england. the summer nights can be cold and wet. pres) time for some football lines for you now and liverpool have rejected a third offer from barcelona for phillipe coutinho. it's understood the latest offer for the brazilian midfielder is in the region of £114 million. the club have already rejected two bids from barcelona, the last 100 million euros and a week ago issued a strong statement insisting no offers would be considered, prompting coutinho to hand in a transfer request. tottenham have signed defender davinson sanchez from ajax in a reported club record £112 million deal.

the colombia centre—back has agreed a six—year deal and will be the premier league club's first summer signing. the deal for sanchez will ease some anxiety for spurs fans, who were concerned about the clubs lack of summer signings compared to their rivals. the deal is all of course subject to a medical and a work permit. over at stamford bridge, whatever you do just don't mention striker diego costa, unless you want a giggle that is. you'll see why in a minute. antonio conte told the striker he had no future at the club at the end of last season, and since then the pair have had a bitter relationship. conte has managed to see the funny side though when asked about the striker saying he'd been treated like a "criminal". it's great, it's great. i'm not

interested to continue this issue. i repeat, for me, it's the past. meanwhile, burnley manager sean dyche says he'd prefer to see the transfer window close before the premier league starts. last week, burnley sold striker andre gray to watford three days before their opening game. and he now knows exactly the type of player he wants to bring in. one that gets the ball, wax it on the net a lot. —— whacks. i would say they are really help will in a game of football. more rounded qualities as well? no, one that whacks even more than the bloke i said before. that's really helpful i've found. lucy bronze has completed her transfer from manchester city to women's champions league holders lyon. bronze has won the women's super league, the continental cup and this yea r‘s fa cup. it's understood bronze turned down

the offer of a contract at city which would have made her their highest paid player. europe have made a strong start as they attempt to regain the solheim cup, in iowa. the morning foursome matchplay went the way of the europeans, with plenty of long pressure puts going into give them the advantage heading into the afternoon. but the americans are starting to fight back in the four balls. they're currently leading every single match in this session, as they look to retain the trophy. leeds rhinos beat st helens 16—14 in rugby league's super league. both sides scored two tries. adam cuthbertson with leeds' second. the rhinos held off a late charge from st helens to hang on to win by a margin of two points and strengthen their grip on second place. hull were soundly beaten 116—18 by huddersfield and they're now three points behind leeds. wigan thrashed fourth placed salford, who are level on points with wakefield who are fifth. mark selby is out of

the china championship snooker, after he was beaten 5—4 by chinese teenager zhou yuelong. the world number one, selby, was competing in a first ranking event since he winning his third world championship back in may and his rustiness showed as he failed to pot a couple of simple browns during the match. that left yuelong the opportunity to clinch the 5—4 win. but safely through to the last 16 is five—time world champion ronnie o'sullivan. he comfortably beat david gilbert 5—2 and will play another former world champion graham dot in the next round. that's it for now. good evening. reasonable weather

coming up this weekend. not com pletely coming up this weekend. not completely dry for everyone but there will be showers around. a better chance of dodging them than the last few days. the north—west of scotla nd the last few days. the north—west of scotland had weather fronts moving on overnight, bringing cloudy weather and showers. gusty winds around as well. as the day goes on a couple of showers across northern ireland, england and wales, but with big gaps in between you have a chance of sailing through those gaps and staying dry. temperatures between 18— 21 and feeling warmer than today across the north—east of scotla nd than today across the north—east of scotland in particular. tomorrow night, further showers expected across the north of scotland. as we go through sunday, a reasonable day of weather. a lot of us having dry weather with sunshine. turning cloudy from the west in the afternoon. turning heavy in places and feeling humid, with low cloud and feeling humid, with low cloud and fog patches over the hills. in the best of the sunshine, 22 degrees. not feeling bad at all.

that the latest weather. this is bbc news. our top stories: police in the spanish region of catalonia say three of the suspects wanted in connection with the barcelona van attack are dead. among them is moussa oukabir, the 17—year—old who is thought to have been at the wheel of the van as it deliberately rammed into crowds of pedestrians in the heart of the city. president trump fires his chief strategist steve bannon, the former head of the right—wing news website breitbart. nice to see you, to see you... audience: nice! sir bruce forsyth, the undisputed king of saturday night tv in britain, has died at the age of 89.