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this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years by the taliban has been talking of their ordeal, including the murder of their baby daughter. movie mogul harvey weinstein could be thrown out of the academy that awards the oscars after multiple accusations of sexual assault — the board is holding crisis talks this evening. tougher sentences for attackers who maim their victims with acid, including prison sentences of at least six months for repeat offenders, under new government proposals. and batten down the hatches say the forecasters, as storm ophelia heads for the uk — bringing torrential rain and winds of up to 80 miles an hour. thank you very much for your company

this afternoon. all the latest news at seven o'clock. but from me, thank you and goodbye. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. good afternoon. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me, olly foster, and holly hamilton. hello there, these are our headlines this evening: a masterclass from manchester city. they're top of the table after hitting seven past stoke. they're glad it's all over — the losing streak, that is. palace stun chelsea with their first goals and points of the season. and in the champions cup, leicester tigers are overpowered in the parisian sunshine. good evening, lots coming up over the next half an hour, we'll have a close look at the european rugby, golf and tennis but the return

of the premier league after the international break has thrown up some incredible results. olly has beenjoined byjohn bennett and has all the details. many thanks. john, we didn't know what was going on! we certainly knew that something special was going on just across town from here at the etihad stadium. we know manchester city can play like that, and they just turned on the style against stoke. they were frightening today, 7-2 stoke. they were frightening today, 7—2 win, stoke got it back to 3—2 just after half—time, but manchester city changed gear and they were superb. one man stood out, kevin de bruyne. three assists, and he didn't score, but pass of the season. one of the reasons to watch match of the day later. it is an unfair to call it across. one of the most one—sided first halves i have ever seen, 83%

possession, and you look at their last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7-2. last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7—2. let's hear from last results, 5—0, 6—0, 5—1, now 7—2. let's hearfrom pep guardiola. we have to be happy for the victory, especially the way we played, we had the ball, we don't lose easy balls, we play fast and simple, because that is the best way to play, and that is why i am very pleased. we were playing in the flow, in the moment, not only me, the way we were scoring, everybody was laying off to each other, nobody was going for themselves, and it looks wonderful to see the goals, it is not like an individual action, so every body is involved and it makes it really, really nice. and you have a quality player,

world—class player like kevin de bruyne, who basically didn't like what he was seeing and so, i'm going to grab hold of this game by the scruff of the neck and take this game away from stoke city, and that's what he did. he was absolutely world—class, and i would argue he is the best player in the premier league by a country mile, given how he can affect games. premier league by a country mile, given how he can affect gameslj think city would have beaten anyone this evening. and another results, not a match that, but my word. crystal palace have only gone and been chelsea! still bottom, but what price is three points. nobody saw this coming. roy hodgson got his tactics spot on, 2—1 victory and they went for it today. they went 4—4— two,

great goal, passing two defenders. 731 great goal, passing two defenders. 73! minutes it had been since their last goal, so this seven match losing run is over, chelsea were poor and they are now nine points behind manchester city. crystal palace four points from safety. the hero wilfried zaha, but also roy hodgsonin hero wilfried zaha, but also roy hodgson in his first premier league winners quit upon as manager. really enjoyable, i've got to say. they really deserve to drink in that victory, playing a team with fantastic quality players, and yet i thought we came off the field today having deserved our victory. we created lots of goal chances, and our defending was good from the first minute to the last. so it's a very satisfying win. we know very well that the situation

is not great, because we are in an emergency, we have different injuries, and for sure, this is not simple for us, and to face this moment. but i think we have to continue to work, and we have to try to overcome these injuries, this problem. so, crystal palace in dreamland. let's show you a little about the lunchtime kick—off. we saw how manchester city went two points clear at the top of the table — that's after manchester united dropped points at liverpool. just like last season, it was a very drab goalless draw with very few chances created. adam wild reports. at anfield, you are never too farfrom a reminder of liverpool's rich past, a club with plenty to remember and cherish. the man they call the king, kenny dalglish, honoured with a stand in his name. but as well as looking back, there was plenty to look forward to. a rivalry which has produced unforgettable moments,

it was manchester united who took aim first in an attempt to add more. that was missing. at the other end, joel matip's shot wasn't. it took an astonishing save from david de gea to stop the reds going ahead. united's big moment came before the break, romelu lukaku's finding space but another goalkeeper infine form. first half few opportunities. the second half had even fewer. emre can's chance should have given liverpool something. the disappointment around anfield was clear. the day whether club's pass was remembered, but an occasional larger to forget. adam wild, bbc news. both league matches last season were draws, and that one was goalless, it was a stinker last season, but we built this one up again. you thought man utd and although goals and attacking intent would see them through, but they just attacking intent would see them through, but theyjust blunted each other out, the managers ended up having a pop at each other. yes,

they did. jurgen klopp said man utd didn't come to win the game, and it was similar to last season. last season was similar to last season. last season they had 35% possession, this season season they had 35% possession, this season 38. romelu lukaku anonymous, really. he picked up a lot of criticism on social media as well, lazy was the word that was used an awful lot. strange to think it was only the second game, club or country, that he hasn't scored this season. country, that he hasn't scored this season. perhaps he was due to dry up at some point. he only had one touch in the first 20 minutes, and jose mourinho doesn't have a great record against jurgen klopp. let's hear them have a p0p jurgen klopp. let's hear them have a pop at each other. we fought again, worth three points, unlucky and at least two situations, probably three, i'm not sure, i didn't see it properly so far, the big chance we had when de gea made a brilliant save, so were talking probably about an inch on the boot.

brilliant play, a lot of brilliant individual performances.” brilliant play, a lot of brilliant individual performances. i was waiting for them to make an offensive chance, to try more to ta ke offensive chance, to try more to take out emre can wijnaldum, which i was waiting for, but he never did it. he is very offensive, very offensive, but 90 minutes with the same system, with the same players, he didn't try anything, he was afraid of our counterattack. monkey is off the back at wembley forgotten. maybe borussia dortmund in the champions league at their temporary home, their first league win. they just squeaked temporary home, their first league win. theyjust squeaked past bournemouth. christian eriksen was the hero, they certainly weren't the harry kane team as pep guardiola call them a few weeks ago. jermain defoe had a good first half as well.

as you say, it was vital to get this first premier league win, because away from home they have been sensational, so if they can start winning at wembley, too, they will challenge, mauricio pochettino very relieved. i think we fixed some situations, we found better positions and we started to move the ball quick, and i think with the example of the goal, the second half was much better and we created many chances. you suffer if you try to score the second goal and you kill the game, but i think the team deserved it, the performance wasn't great, but it was enough to win the three points. watford would move into the top four with a win over arsenal at vicarage road. but there has been a goal. it is arsenal who have taken the lead, and look who scored, it is per

mertesacker, playing his first league game of the season, 532 days since his last league start. great headerfrom the since his last league start. great header from the german offender. the fa ns header from the german offender. the fans favourite, and so far arsenal dominating this game, it has been a game of few chances, but watford despite the great form they have beenin despite the great form they have been in this season have been pretty gone so far. and burnley are top six at the moment and have this man to thanks against the ten man hammers. andy carroll was sent off in the 27th minute, he got two bookings in 99 seconds, they had to play fine now with nine men —— ten men, and they just couldn't now with nine men —— ten men, and theyjust couldn't hold on. slaven bilic still under pressure. swansea needed a win as well, and tammy abraham, great pedigree, and two goals. first home win in the premier

league this season, just one win in sevenit league this season, just one win in seven it had been. his second goal was right on the line, he stole it from jordan ayew. the honeymoon is overfor huddersfield in from jordan ayew. the honeymoon is over for huddersfield in the from jordan ayew. the honeymoon is overfor huddersfield in the premier league. it has been five games now since their last win, so difficult for huddersfield now in the premier league. lets just for huddersfield now in the premier league. letsjust have a look at some of these results today. that is the latest score at vicarage road. an important win for tottenham, but manchester united may come to rue that goalless draw. let's just go back and have a look at what that does for the table at the moment. hopefully under that button there. some other factors coming hopefully under that button there. some otherfactors coming up! i knew that was going to happen. you will be watching that one, john, i'm sure. see how leicester get on.

and that means that underneath there is the table, and man city, it is the goal difference as well, but they have some clear space ahead of manchester united now. and a big gap to chelsea, a big win for arsenal if they can hold on, and that draw the liverpool could be costly. and that late equaliser has seen burnley up to there. palace, we have to bend down and steven burke, but they will be feeling far happier about things. and they have newcastle, west ham, coming up next. leicester city now in the bottom freezer a bit of pressure, and west ham, that would have been a big win for them, but even that point of taken up. and brighton and everton face each other tomorrow, so a win very important for them to get breathing space and move away from the bottom three as well. many thanks for now, john. that's the premier league taken care of — back to you holly, for the rest of the day's football. thanks, olly.

let's head over to molineux first of all where wolves are looking to go top of the championship as they take on aston villa. wolves going one goal up, diego sardo with the goal, firing home. we will have more on that throughout the programme. elsewhere preston drew 2—2 at fulham, to move into fifth place above leeds, who suffered their first home defeat of the season — 1—0 to reading. and for now, sheffield united are level on points with cardiff at the top of the championship table, thanks to their 1—0 win at home to ipswich. it could all change, of course, depending on the wolves result. borehamwood are through to the first round proper of the fa cup after beating their hertfordshire rivals st albans 3—i in the fourth qualifying round. bruno andrada scored twice and shaun jeffers put away a cracking goal. borehamwood will find out who they meet on monday, when clubs from the english football league enter the first round draw. go to the bbc sport website for all the day's results. in the scottish premiership,

celtic remain on top — but only on goal difference. they beat dundee i—o — olivier cham with the goal. aberdeen's win at hibernian means they keep up the pressure — sitting level on points with the champions. there were also wins for motherwell and hearts — and kilmarnock had their first win of the season. and watching from the stands was their new manager steve clarke, the former west brom and reading boss. he was named this morning and will take over on monday. and the bbc sport website is the place to go for news on all today's matches in the second round of the scottish cup. england's under—17s have topped their group at the world cup, after a 4—0 win against iraq in kolkata. manchester united's angel gomes scored the opening goal and set up the second, before reading's danny loader added two more. victory gives the three lions maximum points from their three group matches — and they'll face japan in the last 16 on tuesday. still to come, the archer

who believes he can use his mind to hit the target — and win a world title. this arrow is going in the middle because i'm the best arch in the world. i'm the best arch in the world. i'm the best arch in the world because i'm patrick huston and i shoot arrows in the middle. it's the opening weekend in rugby union's european champions cup. bath and harlequins started their campaigns today, we'll have the latest from their matches in a moment leicester tigers had a tough opener in france, they were beaten 22—18 in paris by racing. patrick gearey reports. the pool stage offers many physical challenges,

but dealing with heat isn't usually one of them. this looked like paris in the springtime, not before, and within three minutes, racing were chasing the silhouettes tigers. from such promising shoots, leicester then wilted. racing have a reputation for signing rugby's big stars. leone nakarawa and racing were rampant. they worked it out to teddy thomas to add a third. the tigers now needed their own showman. jonny may is their wideboy, pick him out on the wing and watch him go. seven tries in seven games. leicesterjust four behind, but the half taken its toll. points dried up in the sunshine. the tigers had to make do with a losing bonus point, but in this competition, every point is hard earned. patrick geary, bbc news. that champions cup pool one clash between la rochelle and harlequins is under way and it's been lively at the stoop. six tries scored in the first half, four of them to the french side who lead 24—17.

bath spent most of the first half defending against beneton treviso and yet still lead 13—0. this excellent move finished by zach mercer is the only try so far. three—time champions leinster began their champions cup campaign with a bonus point 24—17 victory over montpelier. joey carbery scored the first of four tries for the irish side. five games today in all — the premiership champions exeter are up against the unbeaten pro 11! leaders galsgow in the next hour and the russian side krasny yar pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the history of club rugby when they marked their debut in european competition by beating challenge cup holders stade francais in siberia. edinburgh, newcastle and worcester were also winners today. they say it's important to have a positive mental attitude —

the idea that you can achieve anything with self belief. well belfast archer patrick huston has taken that to a whole new level. he's goint to represent great britain at the world championships in mexico where he's hoping his use of mental management techniques will help him win a world title. david mcdaid has been to meet him. this arrow is going in the middle because i'm the best arch in the world. i'm the best arch in the world. i'm the best arch in the world because i'm patrick huston and i shoot arrows in the middle. steady hand and a good a marquee, but so, it seems, is the power of the mind. strong, clean, powerful shots. archery is a sport of absolute repetition under pressure. it is 10% physical and 90% mental. you need to have that belief and that mental consistency to be able to follow through with that shot that you've learned and practised so well in that exact given moment. the more you talk about, think about and write about something, the more likely it is to happen. it is certainly happening so far for him.

this positive visualisation has helped set world records, make the olympics and break into the world's top 20. in fact, the gb team as a whole are having one of their best seasons yet, despite losing their lottery funding after the rio games. quite a few of the archers we have had that were previously professional still competing a lot, but they are out doing academy coaching, finding private clients, and the thing about that is that because they're thinking about their archery in a more disciplined way, they are actually getting better themselves, but it's giving them a motivation and the passion behind it that they have perhaps lost. so he tells himself used the world's best, but can houston naturally become great britain's first world champion this week? somebody has to be the first one to win a world championship title. i am having the best season yet, and i'm getting better all the time, so i'm confident i will be able to bring back some blink. and itself believe won medals, the gold would already be his. david mcpake, bbc news, shropshire. it's all about the positive mental

attitude! let's get to the tennis now. former world number one maria sharapova has reached her first final since returning from a drugs ban. she beat peng shuai in straight sets at the tianjin open — she'll face arnya sabalenka of belarus for the title. old rivals rafael nadal and roger federer will meet in the final of the shanghai masters. nadal‘s resurgence continued with a straight—sets win over marin cilic. the world number one has now won 16 straight matches and is looking for a seventh title of the season. federer came from a set down to beat juan martin del potro. he has faced nadal three times this year, twice in finals, and the swiss has won on each occasion. england's matt wallace will take a two—shot lead into the final

round of the italian open in monza. he sank some really impressive putts in a round of 67, to move to 17 under—par. he's just ahead of the defending champion, italy's francesco molinari, and another englishman, tyrrell hatton, who won the alfred dunhill links title last weekend. in motogp, yamaha'sjohann zarco claimed pole position at the japanese grand prix. with just one minute remaining in a wet session, zarco clocked the quickest time ahead of ducati's danilo petrucci. it's zarco's second pole in his debut motogp season. marc marquez — who leads the championship by 16 points — now, let's return to football and the fa's plans to restructure the women's game . clubs who want to play in the top division will have to prove they can support full—time players. critics say the changes are about money and not results on the pitch. chris slegg has been finding out how some clubs will be affected. arsenal have long been one of the top teams in women's football. they share a training ground with the men's team, and their players like

heather o'reilly are full—time. men's team, and their players like heather o'reilly are full—timelj have a lot of experience playing in the professional leagues in the us, andi the professional leagues in the us, and i can definitely say from my experience here at arsenal it is the most professional setup i have been pa rt most professional setup i have been part of. i want any female footballer to have what we have here and really enjoyed. the fa wants all clu bs and really enjoyed. the fa wants all clubs in the top division to be like arsenal, so from next season they are making some big changes. to be in the top division next season, clu b in the top division next season, club will have to prove they have the finances to employ their players full—time. they'll have to provide at least 16 hours of daytime contact for the players in addition to matches, and they will have to be able to support a youth academy. enter a surprise applicant for a top division license. west ham ladies are currently near the wrong end of the third division. but with the support of a wealthy men's premier league club, they say they want to go full—time and join the elite. when you've got the backing of the clu b when you've got the backing of the club like we have, it seems a bit of a no—brainer to say, let's go for it, let's do it. we have the infrastructure beyond the playing

pitch to be able to put in, and i'm confident that we provide an environment that is professional standard. charlton, currently lead division three. they will apply to bea division three. they will apply to be a part—time team in division two, but they don't have the financial muscle to go full—time. but they don't have the financial muscle to go full-time. it is disappointing that it's not how good you are on the pitch, it's how deep your pockets are, the cheque—book on the pitch. but it's not sour grapes, because if the men were club, and the board said we will give you the money to do that, then i'm sure we would take the opportunity. critics say only teams attached to wealthy men's clubs will thrive. the fa have defended their plans. we think by splitting a fully professional league of the top tier, the second tier of semiprofessional will help fa ns tier of semiprofessional will help fans understand the different levels of the game and attract more people to come and watch. keeping up with a change in women's football isn't a lwa ys change in women's football isn't always easy, but the fa hopes it's finally found a winning form in.

crisps leg, bbc news. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. good evening. some wild weather heading towards our shores for the start of next week, but it isn't for everyone. the causes hurricane ophelia, to the south of the azores and strengthened to a category three storm, the first time we have seen such a hurricane of this far east in the antics. it is having an indirect effect on our weather the moment. to the west, cold air pushing down to the west, cold air pushing down to the atlantic, but we are to the east under the influence of some warmer

air pushing up from the site. temperatures today reached 22 degrees across parts of lincolnshire. a fair amount of cloud through the night, some splashes of rain, the most persistent rain towards the hebrides and highlands where we could see gaels by the end of the night. temperatures elsewhere only dropping into the low to mid teens to start sunday. mainly driver england and wales, cloudy in the west, a few breaks in the east. scotla nd west, a few breaks in the east. scotland and northern ireland starts off with cloud, strong gale force winds, the highlands and islands initially but turning a bit brighter here into the afternoon, just one or two showers. staying claggy through northern ireland throughout the day, and parts of central and western scotland, further rain and drizzle at times, not as heavy as we see in the highlands in the morning, and maybe the odd splash of rain into cumbria. fairly cloudy again in the west, a bit of a breeze, further east the cloud breaks, and the highest temperatures across parts of

eastern england, up to 23 celsius. as we go into the evening, it stays fine to england and wales. it will eventually work its way northwards through the night and into monday, and that brings us to the remnants, and that brings us to the remnants, and it will be the remnants by this stage of hurricane ophelia. no long a hurricane but still a substantial area of low pressure, quite stormy as that pushes towards the west of the republic of ireland. they will bear the strongest of the winds. anywhere around the irish sea, 60 or 70 mph gust possible, transport disruption, a few trees down, same for northern ireland. across good parts of england and wales, you wonder what the fuss is about. a breeze and warm, temperatures could hit 25 celsius. monday night into tuesday, the strongest of the winds, northern ireland, parts of southern scotland, northern england, 60 or 70 mass per hour gusts which could cause issues into tuesday morning's

russia. more details on half an hour. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven: a canadian kidnapped with his wife and held for nearly five years in afghanistan speaks for the first time about their ordeal at the hands of the taliban. it will be of incredible importance to my family that we are able to build a secure sanctuary for our three surviving children to call a home, to focus on edification and to try to regain some portion of the childhood they have lost. tougher sentences for the perpetrators of acid attacks — victims give a cautious welcome to proposals for minimum jail terms. the fear of going to jail is always a deterrent in some way, even if it's a small way. so a start is good, is what i'm saying. there's more that needs to be done, but a start is always good. also in the next hour — the hollywood establishment holds crisis talks over harvey weinstein.