one man has been rescued and taken to hospital but a second man is still missing. a former senior manager says the security firm gas was warned three years ago about problems with the behaviour of some of its staff towards detainees at brook house immigration detention centre. kensington palace have announced that the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting another child. prince harry has said it's ‘fantastic‘ he's to become an uncle for the third time. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll be covering a senior police officer's warning about the impact of staff cuts and rising crime on forces in england and wales. as a new report suggests that coastal areas are ranked as some of the worst areas in uk for earnings, employment, health and education — we'll have more. and the queen has officially opened britain's tallest bridge, the queensferry crossing. that's all ahead on bbc news.

now it's time for sportsday.... hello, i'm olly foster at the bbc sport centre. here's what's coming up this evening... england are almost there, scotland can't afford to slip up... we'll have the latest ahead of tonight's world cup qualifiers at wembley and hampden park. we will be looking ahead to northern ireland's game against the czech republic as michael o'neill's men try and earn themselves a place in the play—offs. try and earn themselves a place in the play-offs. and it is getting serious at the us open, the latest from flushing meadows with quarterfinal places at stake... hello and welcome to sportsday, a really busy

night of football ahead. three home nations in qualifying action — england, scotland and northern ireland, and though none of them can actually book a place at the world cup tonight, some very important steps can be taken towards russia, let's cross live to wembley where it's first against second in group f — a win for england against slovakia will take them to the brink of qualification. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there for us... england against slovakia, you were in malta on friday, they laboured to that flattering win and gareth southgate knows that slovakia can be tough as well? they really know that they have too. they simply have to improve tonight. i spoke to gareth southgate, i spoke to players after the game and they said it was a professional performance, that was their mantra, but they know that labouring to a win to a side ranked 190 in the world and only beating

them 4—0 by virtue of three late goals did flatter to deceive them, of course, most of that 11 men essentially behind the ball and made it very difficult to break down and in the end quality did tell. only a couple of bright sparks ready for england. marcus rashford could get a run out tonight but england ultimately have not lost since 2009 in qualifiers. that is 36 games so far but gareth southgate has said that night, records will count for nothing. we will not be getting a resultjust because we are playing at home, or because we are playing at home, or because we are playing at home, or because we have a record of however many years. we have to perform on the day and we have to take care of business. so of course, being at home is an advantage. and our record at wembley is good. as i say, you have to perform and beat the opponent in front of you on any

given day and we need to get that right. england know that tonight a win would put them five points clear of slovakia with games against slovenia here and the final match against lithuania to come. but, slovakia are a different gravy. they have won their last five qualifiers and are only second, two points behind england. so defeat here tonight could make that group looks very different indeed. slovakia, of course, only the group leaders will go through. the runners—up will have to going into play—off spots. that is something gareth southgate wants to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winnerfrom adam to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winner from adam lallana to win to avoid. they needed a 95th minute winnerfrom adam lallana to win in the first game against them. plenty to play for tonight and of course, a win here could do scotland a of favours as well. it certainly will. we will have a detailed look at the maths right away. perks paire. let's just have a reminder of how

things stand in group f... england are unbeaten at the top. scotland, a rare evening where they will be hoping for england to do them a favour so they can make up ground, slovenia play lithuania tonight but scotland are facing malta. let's get the latest from hampden park. i'm sure they will have been analysing the maltese. our correspondent is there. good evening. what do we expect from the scots tonight, they should roll over the multiuse that they stifled england for long periods, didn't they? they did, wales will be aware of that, they will have analysed the match but you will remember that scotla nd match but you will remember that scotland one year ago today rolled over molto, there was no room for errorfor over molto, there was no room for

error for scotland, they had an upturn in their performances and results in recent times. many people looking at this match as a formality but gordon strachan and his players know better than to approach the match in a complacent manner.“ know better than to approach the match in a complacent manner. if you look at malta's performances, over the last year, even england, when scoring four goals in the last couple of minutes, i think fans and most of the press would understand how important this game can be. i'm not talking about patience with keeping the ball, but being patient to find those areas where to play at a high tempo. scotland have certainly given themselves a chance of finishing second and qualifying for the play—off place. they were hoping to make it for games unbeaten tonight i'm going to a double—header against slovakia at home and

slovenia away. they need england to do them a favour. it should be a fascinating evening. they will not wa nt to fascinating evening. they will not want to waste that brilliant result in lithuania, the scots tonight. if they slip up against malta... one more home nation playing tonight and you can see how pretty northern ireland are sitting in group c. germany are unbeaten and look odds on for the automatic qualification spot...they play norway. northern ireland need just a point against the czech republic to make sure they take that second spot. let's hear from the northern ireland manager now, and surely he will have taken second spot had it been offered at the start of qualification a year ago, they beat san marino 3—0 last week, the point they need won't come easily against the czechs. the players have taken it a level on from france,

dealt with it when we've had big players missing, played with confidence in the seven games so far... six clean sheets, that played a part. it's nice to go into games knowing the players know how you want them to play. it's nice to know that they can take that the pitch. let's get more on the match now, stephen watson at windsor park for us. a draw tonight against the czech republic, and northern ireland would guarantee themselves second place in the group behind leaders germany. they would edge ever closer to a place in the play—offs. i'm joined by the former northern ireland international sammy clingan, their home record is fabulous, unbeaten in three years here. will that

continue? card like to think so, their form has been really good lately. they are keeping their clean sheets, only germany put goals past northern ireland and they have been oi'i northern ireland and they have been ona northern ireland and they have been on a fantastic run. six clean sheets out of seven games, what has been the key? it isn't all down to the fans but from the front down to the back and the goalkeeper. michael o'neill is fantastic with the players. every single player knows their job players. every single player knows theirjob inside out is keeping clean sheets means there is a chance of winning games. that when against san marino at the weekend, for the first time ever northern ireland have 14—mac games in a row. what they have done with the site has been truly remarkable. they have gone into the game seven points clear at the czech republic. they have brought momentum from the euros and theircampaigning have brought momentum from the euros and their campaigning this year, they have put themselves in an unbelievable position. they can only

focus on what is ahead of for them this evening? i don't think they will sit and settle for a draw, they will sit and settle for a draw, they will go into the game approaching it how they do other games. they have the fans behind them at windsor park. the boys will be looking to get a park. the boys will be looking to geta win park. the boys will be looking to get a win but hopefully at least a draw. sammy, thank you. kick-off is injust over one hour's draw. sammy, thank you. kick-off is in just over one hour's time. ware always an amazing atmosphere in belfast. like the there will be live text coverage of that match as well. wales footballers have arrived in moldova ahead of another crucial world cup qualifier. stoke midfielderjoe allen returns after suspension to face the group's bottom side. teenager ben woodburn got the brilliant winner against austria in cardiff at the weekend to put them

four points behind group leaders serbia. but they closed the gap on the republic of ireland who slipped up the republic of ireland who slipped up in georgia in the second play—off spot. tom stafford reports from the moldovan capital. soon, more than 1300 fans will descend on the capital here with renewed hope... with players training at home this morning they are boosted by the return of their midfielderjoe allen and left back neil taylor. they are determined to build momentum heading into the final three qualifiers. while wales remain four points behind group leaders, they are crucially closing the gap on second place. if the republic of ireland fail to beat serbia tomorrow, wales could overta ke serbia tomorrow, wales could overtake them with a win in moldova, the group's weaker side. but wales's last game here should serve as a warning. in 1994 they were expected to win against the relatively new footballing nation that emerged. it

was one of their most infamous away trips. preparation in this corner of europe was far from perfect... we had flies and cockroaches in our room, brown water coming from the tabs. it wasn't ideal. we had our own chefs and brought our own food. the chefs were not allowed in the hotel kitchen to prepare food. we beat moldova 4—0 in the autumn so surely another victory on tuesday night? we would have too. after a bit of momentum as to what happened on saturday against austria, they will know about moldova. there will not be a lack of preparation in this game. wales do not have happy memories here, but in making that 2000 milejourney, as the overwhelming favourites, they know if they win their next three games they can guarantee second in the gi’oup they can guarantee second in the group which could be good enough for a play—off place. as manager chris common predicted, this game is going

down to the international football. closer to home, a former tottenham executive is warning his old club that they face a tricky year at wembley before moving to the new white hart lane. darren eales is now president of new mls soccer club atlanta united. they themselves are about to move into a new stadium. spurs have only one twice in 12 games at the new wembley. we actually had to play in a temporary stadium until we were moved into the new one coming up next week and the reality is that you get used to creature comforts and the surface and the pitch. i do think that look, it's been spoken of a lot but for wembley, and every tea m a lot but for wembley, and every team coming there, it becomes a big occasion for them. i think it is difficult and tottenham would have loved to have got the first win against chelsea to end that narrative and unfortunately they didn't. it will keep perpetuating

until they get those results and i think it will be a tricky year for them, just because other teams will come in and they feel like they've got a chance because it is not white hart lane. where do you see totte n ha m hart lane. where do you see tottenham developing and going? a lot has been made this season about the structure at the club and how it does not compare to other teams like manchester united, what they are paying the players and huge salaries there, is that an issue if they have ambitions of winning the league? daniel leavy did a greatjob at the club, daniel leavy did a greatjob at the clu b, tottenha m daniel leavy did a greatjob at the club, tottenham are going into a fabulous new stadium, it's a club which is an. arsenal are in a difficult patch at the moment. if you are a fan of spurs, it's time to get excited. as soon as you get in that stadium, those revenues you gain from match day, the commercial revenues, you put those into the tea m revenues, you put those into the team and the great thing is that you've got this academy producing

youngsters, whether it is harry kane 01’ youngsters, whether it is harry kane or the new crop coming through now, the future is bright if you are a fan of the future is bright if you are a fa n of tottenha m the future is bright if you are a fan of tottenham hotspur. that is good to hear. uefa say they are not investigating manchester city over a possible breach of their finacial fair play regualtions the spanish football league had made a complaint about their spending city's 215 million pounds was the biggest by any premier league club in the summer transfer window. uefa are investigating paris st—germain , to see if they have broken the rules designed to stop clubs from ‘financial doping'. psg doubled the world record transfer fee when they spent 200 million to sign neymar last month and another deal worth close to that for monacos killian mbappe. the spanish football league has

called for uefa to investigate whether manchester city have broken financial fair play rules. diego costa has been left out of chelsea's 25—man champions league squad. he failed to force a move to atletico madrid before the end of the transfer window. it means the spanish striker will avoid being cup—tied — making him a more attractive acquisition for european clubs in the january window. it's a rest day for chris froome at the vuelta a espana but stage two of the tour of britain delivered plenty of drama — the 2015 champion, edvald boasson hagen of norway, was first across the line in blyth... but team sky's elia viviani complained that he was impeded — boasson hagen was relegated for irregular sprinting, and the stage was awarded to viviani. quarterfinal places are at stake at the us open, the world number one karolina pliskova flew into the last eight after thrashing the american jennifer brady. the match seemed at times little more than a training work—out for the czech and she took the first set 6—1. the second set was even easier with the american offering scant resistance and pliskova didn't lose a game. the match was over in 46 minutes and she takes her place in the last 8. let's recap what happened overnight

at flushing meadows. petra kvitova has reached the quarter finals of the us open after an impressive straight sets win over wimbledon champion garbine muguruza overnight. kvitova — who only returned to action in may following a knife attack at her home last december — played aggressive attacking tennis to come back from 1—4 down in the first set to win 7—6 6—3. it's the first time the former world number two has reached the last eight of a grand slam for two years. i feel great, obviously i am happy that i managed to win the match, and get those last couple of points. i was a little tired. you just dream about it but when you are there, it's about the experience again. former us open champion maria sharapova follows muguruza

out of the tournament. it's the russian‘s first grand slam since returning to tennis following a 15 month doping ban. she lost in the fourth round to anastasija sevastova. it's evenly poised between bangladesh and australia heading into the second day of the second and final test in chittagong. bangladesh remember pulled off a surprise victory in the first test so australia must win this match to level the series. spinner nathan lyon took four quick wickets and bangladesh collapsed to 117 for five after winning the toss. but the hosts clawed themselves back into it and closed on a more respectable 253 for six. if you've ever been frustrated on a golf course you'll know how sergio garcia feels here. after slamming his putter into a sprinkler head and damaging it he then had to continue his round without that club. he ends up putitng with his driver — little too much on that one...all he ends up putting with his driver — little too much on that one...all

because he lost his temper — he ended up with a round of 75. the us open championjustin thomas is top of the leaderboard after the third round. sergio?garcia will sergio? garcia will try sergio?garcia will try and get a bit for tomorrow. breaking team news now, england have named their team. just two changes from the team that beat malta, with a flattering 4—0 win. eric dier has come into the side, and has rashford. just two changes for england as they prepare to play slovakia. updates on that match and northern ireland's match and the scotland game on bbc news through the evening. but for now, from all of us here, goodbye. the northern ireland secretary, james brokenshire, has said that

if the current political deadlock continues at stormont, he will have to step in and pass a budget at westminster. the devolved government collapsed injanuary primarily over a botched green energy scheme. mr brokenshire says a deal between the dup and sinn fein remains ”achieveable” but that pressures on public services are becoming evident. earlier today i spoke to all of the main political parties here in northern ireland. i have continued to urge them to find a way forward to restore an executive. devolved government in northern ireland is in the best interest of everyone. the key policy and budgetary decisions need to be taken by locally elected and locally accountable politicians. all party leaders have made clear that they agree that there is a need for an executive to be formed to make key decisions for the benefits of all of the people of northern ireland.