the it"ufz 12 éiii? ii.“ “if across the greater part of england, maybe wales, northern england, parts of scotla nd maybe wales, northern england, parts of scotland faring better. cloudy in northern ireland to finish the day. northern ireland to finish the day. no great issues with the weather for the match between wales and the republic of ireland on monday. on tuesday, weak weather fronts tumbledown across england and wales bringing the prospect of rain. things brighten up nicely until we bring in the next set of weather fronts. that will spoil the latter pa rt fronts. that will spoil the latter part of the afternoon through northern ireland and western scotland. they have more about them, you will notice the isobars. the wind is a feature of wednesday. if you are anywhere near the front, you will see quite a bit of rain. wet and windy in the middle of the week. once we get through that, towards the end of the week, things could be warmer, especially in the south. welcome to the film review. taking is through this week's cinema releases is, as ever, hello.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines: theresa may insists she's determined to continue as prime minister, despite moves by tory rebels to force her to resign. there have been suggestions that a cabinet shuffle may be imminent, but downing street says the reports are speculation. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon says britain's struggles to chart a way out of the european union are boosting the case for scottish independence. but she shied away from committing to a date for another referendum vote. thousands have marched through the streets of catalonia's capital barcelona, calling for the region to remain part of spain. and storm nate has brought strong winds and flooding to the south—eastern united states. it made landfall as a hurricane twice, in louisiana and mississippi, but is now weakening rapidly. 35 years after the original, blade runner 2049, starring harrison ford and ryan gosling, is out. we will get mark kermode‘s thoughts on this and the rest of this week's cinema releases in the film review. now on bbc news, sportsday. good afternoon. welcome along. the headlines

tonight: time is running out for scotland's hopes of world cup qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzuka qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzu ka to qualification. lewis hamilton wins in suzuka to take a giant stride towards his fourth world title with victory in the japanese grand prix asa victory in the japanese grand prix as a vettel‘s title challenge falters. and tyrrell hatton becomes the first man to successfully defend his title at the alfred dunhill links championship. good evening. scotland's hopes of reaching russia 2018 failing fast as they take on slovenia in a crucial world cup qualifier which is under way. a win will guarantee them a play—off place, and they made the perfect start, leigh griffiths giving them the lead in the first

half. scotland, having won their last three group matches, brought themselves back into contention, but is leukaemia pulled one back, and while a draw wasn't going to be enough for scotland, it got even worse when he scored again. around 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3-0 15 minutes to go, and with slovakia 3—0 up against malta, they would ta ke 3—0 up against malta, they would take that crucial second spot against scotland, who now need two goal is to stand any chance of reaching the play—offs. england made sure of their place in russia with victory over slovenia on thursday which has allowed manager gareth southgate to ring the changes for their final group match with lithunia in vilnius. seven changes to the side that won in the week. one of them dele alli, who had a hand in the first goal. he was bundled over inside the penalty area, and harry kane stepped up to convert the penalty. another spurs man, harry winks, making his senior debut, nearly doubled the lead, but

saw his shot tipped wide. lithuania have briefly threatened, their best chance came when michael keane almost put the ball past jack butland in the england goal. into the second half, england still leading 1—0. northern ireland are expected to field their strongest team for the world cup qualifier in norway this evening despite six players being one booking away from suspension, they could have their win sealed a scotla nd they could have their win sealed a scotland lose. jonny evans, corry evans, steven davis, oliver norwood, stuart dallas and josh magennis are all on one caution going into the final group c match in oslo. northern ireland are already guaranteed to finish second. but only the best eight second placed teams progress through to the play—offs. we've been good in the double headers to date. and again, you know, as i say, we come into this game knowing that there's a huge amount at stake. we have neverfor one minute thought it was anything other than that. and you can tell already that the players are looking forward to the game.

but they know that, obviously, they have to try and make sure they win the game as well. and then tomorrow there comes the huge qualifier in cardiff between wales and the republic of ireland, in what is essentially a winner takes all. ireland must win or their chances of qualifiication are over, while wales need to avoid defeat to guarantee themselves at least a play off place. thomas kane is following the irish squad in cardiff. they may be without their injured superstar gareth bale, but there is still plenty of quality within this welsh squad. republic of ireland manager martin o'neill will have the influential duo of james mcclean and robbie brady available to him. the pair missed a victory over moldova on friday through suspension. we have to believe we can win every game. it comes from the manager, and we believe that we can beat anyone, we have shown we can beat top teams, and wales are top team. a game to relish rather than fear? absolutely, it is the only way to play football. we saw gareth bale there. chris coleman said his side should have no

fearfor coleman said his side should have no fear for their coleman said his side should have no fearfor their pivotal coleman said his side should have no fear for their pivotal qualifier with ireland tomorrow despite the absence of their injured striker gareth bale. he watched training today and will be in the cardiff city stadium for that vital qualifier. wales could even top their group with a win, but defeat would send the irish into the play—offs at their expense. would send the irish into the play-offs at their expense. it will bea play-offs at their expense. it will be a fantastic atmosphere, so there is nothing to fear, nothing to worry about. the occasion is what it is, and it is great for us to be involved in it, but we've got a game plan, we've always had a game plan, and our players have proved that they are very good at executing whatever game plan we put in front of them. from the players‘ point of view, we know we can rely on each other. we have proven that over the years. and we know we can rely on the fans as well. what they have given us over the last couple of years has been fantastic, and if we could ask them now for one more real big effort, the last game of the group to come,

to really back us, i know they will be nervous, but to make it a really good atmosphere for us, and if they could do that, hopefully we can give them something to be proud of again tomorrow. what an atmosphere that will be tomorrow night. arsenal's frustrating start to the women's super league season continued as they were held to a draw at home by bristol city. the visitors took the lead midway through the first half. 17—year—old lauren hemp with her first goal of the season. but arsenal levelled after the break. dutch international danielle van de donk making sure they finished with a point. there were two other games today, reading drew 2—2 with birmingham while sunderland beat yeovil. lewis hamilton took a huge step towards a fourth world title as he opened up a potentially championship—winning lead with victory in the japanese grand prix. he leads title rival sebastien vettel by 59 points with four races to go, after the ferrari driver was forced to retire early on. nick parrott reports. a show of

gratitude for the mercedes car that has taken lewis hamilton to the brink of a fourth world title. consistency brings success in sport, and he's had it this season. starting from pole position for the tenth time in 16 races, he made the perfect getaway. his main rival, sebastian vettel, has seen his consistency disappear lately. problems with his ferrari's spark plugs saw him tumble down the field, before retiring after just four laps. the german now seems resigned to his fate. his only hope was for max verstappen to deny hamilton for a second week running. the dutchman got within touching distance in the last few laps, but hamilton held on for his eighth win of the season. team radio: get in there, lewis, brilliant work! with his lead now 59 points, hamilton's bubble seems unlikely to burst and he could even be crowned champion in america in a fortnight. i was able to just hold in behind, but it definitely got close a couple

of times, particularly with the safety car, and then when we we started, the tyres were called, had a bit of traffic, so it was very close. tyrrell hatton has become the first player to successfully defend his title at the dunhill links championship in st andrews. his final round didn't start well. his ball spun back into the water on his second shot on the first hole. but he saved par with this impressive chip into the hole. and then eased to victory, finishing the tournament on 24 under par, three shots ahead of his closed rival — fellow englishman ross fisher, who shot a final round 11 under par 61. it's tyrrell hatton‘s first win of the season, and he receivesjust over £600,000. saracens have returned to the top of rugby union's premiership with a 38—19 defeat of wasps.

chris wayles and jamie george both crossed the line with little more than ten minutes gone as saracens led 18—7 at the break. george then came up with two further tries, the last complete with bonus point saracens won 38—19. it's the first time since 2014 that wasps have lost four consecutive league matches. caroline garcia has overtaken britain'sjohanna konta in the race for the last place in the end of season wta finals. garcia beat the new world number one simona halep to win the china open — her second title in two weeks. it means konta, who is taking a couple of weeks off with an injury, must now reach the final of the kremlin cup which starts on 16 october to claim back her place at the end of season finale in singapore. i don't even know where i was ranked, but to come like this and be maybe in singapore at the end of

these two weeks, no one thought that was possible, so even if last year was possible, so even if last year was a tough battle, you don'tjust have to take in the present and enjoy the moment, and i was really enjoying everything and i was improving every day, and now i am fighting for singapore, and i wouldn't believe that could have happened two weeks ago. the men's final in beijing was won by world number one rafael nadal who thrashed nick kyrgios to win his sixth title of the season. the spaniard won nine games in a row on his way to a comprehensive 6—2, 6—1 victory to reclaim the trophy he last won in 2005. that is all from sports day. now time for the film review with ben brown. welcome to the film review.

taking is through this week's cinema releases is, as ever, mark kermode. what you have for us this week? we have blade runner 2049, the eagerly awaited sequel to blade runner. the glass castle, starring brie larson. and the mountain between us with idris elba and kate winslet. now, blade runner 2049, the replicants are back. people are saying this is as much a classic as the original. how do you see it? i went in in a state of extreme trepidation, because i loved blade runner, blade runner the final cut, the proper version. and i went into this very, very worried about it. so, it's set 30 years after the first film. in the first film, harrison ford

was the blade runner, he hunted down and retired replicants. now ryan gosling's k is carrying on that profession. and very early on in the film, one of k's targets says he can only do it because he's never seen a miracle, a phrase which he doesn't understand, but which gradually during the course of the movie he comes to understand. and as he does so, he starts to wonder about his profession, about hisjob, about his past, about his identity. and inevitably, his assignment leads him on the trial of harrison ford's deckard. here's a clip. what are you doing here?|j what are you doing here? i heard the piano. don't lie. it's rude. your cop. i'm not here to take you in. oef? then what? ijust have some

questions. a lot of praise for harrison ford's performance. i think he's great, but the key performance is the director, danny villeneuve, who has done a brilliantjob of danny villeneuve, who has done a brilliant job of following danny villeneuve, who has done a brilliantjob of following on the themes of the original blade runner. ridley scott's original was fantastic visually, and this takes your breath away. the world appears to go on forever, it is completely immersive, you can believe in it. it also has this roaring soundtrack that around memories of