somehow lead to us being a more prosperous is ridiculous. 's ‘s hello. this is bbc news. top stories at 6:30pm. hurricane irma, the most powerful atlantic storm in nearly a century, is leaving a trail of destruction across the caribbean. with winds of up to 225 miles an hour, reports are emerging of flooding, fires and power cuts. thousands of homes have been evacuated. we'll have all the very latest from the disaster zone, here on the news channel. business leaders are warning that draft government proposals to cut the number of low skilled eu migrants after brexit, could be catastrophic. but theresa may says the free movement of workers, has hurt some of the lowest paid in the uk. overall immigration has been good for the uk, but what people want to see is control of that immigration. as tens of thousands of rohingya moslems flee myanmar into neighbouring bangladesh,

yangon‘s military leaders deny they're conducting a campaign of indiscriminate violence against the rohingyas. there are fears of an emerging crisis as a bbc investigation finds that there is a shortage of dentists, according to new figures. now it's time for sportsday. welcome to sportsday, i'm leah boleto. he hasn't played sincejuly and today andy murray confirms he's likely to be out for the rest of the season. it's been a tough day in the mountains for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. stick with us for all the details.

could it be all change for women's super league? there are proposals to streamline the competition to just one division from two. coming up,joe coming up, joe root, captain of england, speaks to me before the third, and decisive test match england against the west indies here at lord's. wellcome. plenty to get through but we're going to start with the news that andy murray's season is over. he posted on social media earlier he was cutting short his 2017 campaign, preferring instead to recover fully for next season when he'll return to action in the brisbane international. the bbc‘s tennis correspondent russell fuller is in new york at the us open.

i think most of us expected he would not play again this season and although keys left the door fractionally agile saying he may play in vienna and paris i think it is unlikely. the fact that his chosen rest and rehabilitation over surgery chosen rest and rehabilitation over surgery is not a surprise. his back surgery was a surgery is not a surprise. his back surgery was a big success but it took murray one year to get back to his best and there is no guarantee that hip surgery will be successful and when you turn 30 it's a huge decision to make. he's putting his faith in rest and rib alliteration. there are no guarantees but by making this decision now it's almost certain that it will be six months between competitive matches, he lost to sam querrey in the wimbledon quarterfinals injuly to sam querrey in the wimbledon quarterfinals in july and to sam querrey in the wimbledon quarterfinals injuly and his next competitive match, if he is fit, could be in brisbane in the first couple of days of 2018. at the us open the number one

women's seed carolina pliskova is in the quarterfinal against american and coco vandeweghe who has won the first set on the arthur ashe court. it was won on a tie—break, 7—6. coco vandeweghe has a break in the second is the world number one is in trouble at flushing meadows. we'll keep you up—to—date on that one. overnight venus williams became the oldest semi—finalist in us open history at the age of 37. she beat petra kvitova in a real thriller. it took over two and a half hours and the deciding set went to a tie—break. kvitova only returned to the tour three months ago after the knife attack damaged her playing hand, and williams said it felt like a "special match". this match meant a lot to me, obviously, and of course it means a lot to her, coming back and being able to compete in a major and to prove to herself that she could do

anything. it was amazing to see her shine today. the final grand tour of the year in cycling. it's been a tough day in the mountains for chris froome at the vuelta a espana. chris froome's lead at the vuelta a espana has been cut by 42 seconds, although the team sky rider still has an advantage of one minute 16 seconds over nearest rival vincenzo nibali. vincenzo nibali will hope to improve his performance. stage four of the tour of britain has been won by colombia's fernando gavidia. a tight finish in newark—on—trent. earlier — james lowsley—williams and bryan lewis — were disqualified for riding on the pavement, as they tried to gain advantage on riders at the front. bbc sport has found out about plans that could see the women's super league become a one—tier league only for clubs that can sustain full—time players.

the proposals could come into play for the start of next season in a year's time. our sports reporter tom garry has more. there are currently two divisions in the wsl and we understand that from next year the second tier will be rebranded, with a new name, and the top flight, which is the highest league in england, will become a full—time league with some professional criteria for clubs to meet including the requirement to run an academy for youth players. all the clubs in the league will have to reapply and they could be some new teams interested as well. we've been in similar waters before because last time there was a restructure in 2014 doncaster rovers belles were controversially not selected to stay in the top league and were replaced by manchester city. we understand some clubs are uneasy about whether they can afford these plans but nothing has yet been decided. there will be a consultation period and then it will

be rectified if approved at the next board meeting. there are calls for the football association to introduce tougher ‘fit and proper people tests' for owners, and ensure they comply with "basic standards of good stewardship". that's one of the proposals by fans group supporters direct, who have been holding a number of events to discuss the future of club ownership. jaimie fuller is from the fans not numbers jaimie, just tell us a little bit more about what you are trying to achieve? we are looking for significant reforms concerning club governance, it is important that we understand that the government has deemed fit to put in special legislation for regulation of the financial services sector, the media sector, and we believe that football clubs have this unique relationship with the communities they serve. and as a

social contract between them. and so we are pushing for parliament, not just the government because this is a bipartisan issue, notjust a conservative one or labour won, to protect the review process. what has the response been so far to these ideas. blackpool probably worst of the worst behaviour, and the consequences not only for the club but for the town have been deir ez—zor the response we've had from the region has been sensational because it's a much broader area which club is quite a lot of clubs nationally in england. and number of clu bs fa ce nationally in england. and number of clubs face difficulty, how important are these changes them? the changes that these clubs are critical. the way it is in all sport, we are increasingly seeing some owners looking at these clubs as their

private assets, which is what they are, that some owners don't care about football, they don't care about football, they don't care about the terms of the city ‘s these clu bs a re about the terms of the city ‘s these clubs are in. they are looking at this purely as a financial play. they play such a massive role in the community that we are asking them to enshrine it in some form of legislation a regulatory body. we believe that the fa needs to be beefed up, to have a regulatory body residing within that then takes that regulation away from the competition, if you like. because they organise competitions but they are also tasked with having to regulate how these clubs perform and we think it is a conflict of interest. we've had a past history of this sort of activism in sport.

it's all about acknowledging the power that sport has in the community. we have been successful with regards to fifa and with the global body of cycling and anti—doping in cycling as well. so i'm pretty confident that the landscape is there and it is set up for us to get the parliament onside to wa nt for us to get the parliament onside to want to have a bipartisan approach. the best of luck with that, thank you so much for coming in. another developing story we've heard about today is her football clu bs heard about today is her football clubs with gaming firms on their shirts,. the labour party has called for a ban on gambling firms sponsoring football shirts. they believe it targets young fans and they don't believe it is right. at the moment 25 league clubs and nine premier league sides are sponsored by betting companies the shadow digital, culture, media and sport secretary tom watson said it was time to take action. last year, punters lost £13.8

billion on gambling. that's £5 billion on gambling. that's £5 billion more than in 2008 and in the last few years £1.4 billion has been spent on advertising. kids more than ever are exposed to gambling ads. it is no surprise to me that ambling addiction has risen by an estimated one third in recent years. budget gambling addiction. there's a problem. the current arrangements are not fit for purpose and we are asking clubs have been targeted by such adverts to show corporate responsibility. take the lead, scrap these ads, take them off tv and show some leadership in a space that is important to millions of people in britain. back to the vuelta a espana, the final grand tour of the yearin espana, the final grand tour of the year in cycling. now we can go to nick for his report. the last thing you want to see at the end of a long cycle ride is a hill, this one was assisted the gradient was 30%. chris froome,

inbred, is normally one of the strongest climbers but it was almost too much from him. he excelled in the individual time trial yesterday and took the stage win but it seemed his efforts had taken a toll. head his efforts had taken a toll. head his closest rival vincenzo nibali was nibbling into his lead which had been two minutes at the start of the day, almost, but the italian seized his chance and finished fourth, more than one minute behind the stage winnerfrom than one minute behind the stage winner from austria, although crucially he was 42 seconds ahead of chris froome who could only finish 14th. chris froome retained the red jersey of the leader but his advantage has been cut to one minute 16 seconds. it's still a big gap and with the penultimate stage on saturday as tough as this one, the race is back on. nick parrott, bbc news. the third and final test between england and west indies starts tomorrow. after a surprise victory for the windies in the last test

at headingley, it's all to play for. the match at lord's is england's final test before they face australia in the first ashes test in brisbane in november. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. this summer was always going to be a learning experience forjoe root, england's test captain and he said there were maybe some things in hindsight he would have done differently in the second test. he said he loved the chance to play in the ipl next year but he can't look much further than here and now. and so much further than here and now. and so toby roland—jones will play for england in this test, not necessarily because he is better than chris woa kes necessarily because he is better than chris woakes but because he will give england a better chance of winning the test. mason crane, the young leg—spinner, bowled in practice but won't play in the match, even if he goes to the ashes. when i spoke to england's captain i wondered if this match was a missed opportunity to experiment. wondered if this match was a missed opportunity to experimentm wondered if this match was a missed opportunity to experiment. it would be easy to look at things like that but you committed this week and the situation is we are 1—1. you have to pick the team that you think is

going to win, what's going to be the best, give us the best chance of coming out of the series on top. this is what we have gone with. i'm really looking forward to another good week and finishing off an exciting year of test cricket in england. the west indies practised today with a clear goal in mind. they had the chance to win this series, said captain jason they had the chance to win this series, said captainjason holder may insist he always believed his tea m may insist he always believed his team could do that but if he had made that claim after the first test not many people would have taken him seriously! these players are also well aware of the hurricane that is crossing the caribbean. that is serious on a quite different level. we definitely do think about them back home, many of us have families back home, many of us have families back home, many of us have families back home is we have them to think about. there's not much we can do but pray. and hope everyone stays safe and get through it. and decent views at lord's safe and get through it. and decent views at lords and the west indies players chose one of the most famous

14 voted today. if they win the match and win the series they will be the most famous west indies touring teams of all time. the result will be noticed in london and the caribbean, absolutely but also noticed with the ashes in mind in australia. from gang member to winning the busy sports personality of the year award, last year ‘s winner was marcellus baz. the bbc sports personality of the year unsung hero award for 2017 has been launched today. the winner will pick up the trophy at this years ceremony in liverpool in december. a little bit earlier my colleague hugh woozencroft was joined by bbc athletics commentator darren campbell, and last year's winner marcellus baz. it has never been about recognition for may but i think i have kind of see what it does feel. is amazing because just being on the stage and recognised is phenomenal that what you get from it afterwards, linking up you get from it afterwards, linking up with different people, networking, certain doors open view,

those opportunities can be filtered down to the people you are working for. it's given me a platform not only to represent my city but my country. i've been asked by the mayor of los angeles to speak about violence prevention in america, to speak in brazil, it has given me a platform to represent and talk about the model that we use in nottingham, right across the world. it sounds fantastic. how important is it that people like marcellus exist, and not only that they exist but their community show them that what they do is added. i'm sure there isn't a sports person around who hasn't at some point had some support or guidance from a volunteer. someone who is giving their time for free to help your life be better. to give you the knowledge that you may not be able to get just because you the knowledge that you may not be able to getjust because of you the knowledge that you may not be able to get just because of your background. because people just

don't have the knowledge to say, go down this path because it can take you ina down this path because it can take you in a certain direction. i think because of what marcellus has been through, to change your life from being a gang member to using sport to try to motivate, first and foremost his own health and then to go, look what sport has done for me, it has taken me away from the gangs and now i want to use what i have learnt to try to help more, to become a volunteer myself. that is the power of volunteering. i think this is why awards like the unsung hero award so valuable. you see that person, you think they deserve to be recognised and all you need to do is to go to the bbc website, find the answer and row page and you can download the nomination form, and thenjust download the nomination form, and then just send it download the nomination form, and thenjust send it in —— the unsung hero form. i feel honoured that this

yearl hero form. i feel honoured that this year i will be on the judging panel. i want to read these inspirational stories. we see the pictures that inspire us but behind these pictures there is always someone that began there is always someone that began the inspiration. one of the bbc‘s most famous and distinctive sounding commentators has announced he'll retire at the end of the football season. john motson covered 10 world cups, 10 european championships, 29 fa cup finals and more than 200 england games. but it's his commentary of ronnie radford's goal for non—league hereford against newcastle in 1972 that shaped the course of his career. it changed my life, newcastle winning1—0 with five minutes to go, three minutes at the end of match of the day if i was lucky and then ronnie... radford again. what a goal! ronnie radford! is kept in

touch with him, all those years. i a lwa ys touch with him, all those years. i always say, when i see him, i say, you changed my life, ronnie. he said, that goal changed my career. which it did. when they drag it out on cup weekend and i hear myself commentating on that goal, and i remember, when he hit it and it was flying into the top corner of the net, and when i see it again as i have hundreds of times i still say to myself, please go in. don't hit the post! because of that had not gonein the post! because of that had not gone in the newcastle net i would not be here now. john motson there talking about one of his most memorable moments in the commentary box, we'll leave you with some of his other most defining career moments. bye for now. and they key is! the crazy gang have

beaten the culture club, wimbledon have destroyed liverpool's dreams of a double, her royal highness applauds one of the great cup shots of all time. through the middle. again! platini, for france, with one minutes to go, it's 3—2! i haven't seen minutes to go, it's 3—2! i haven't seen anything like it for years. he