hello. this is bbc news with me rebecca jones. the headlines. a woman tells the bbc how a senior labour party figure persuaded her to drop allegations of rape by a party member. a man is convicted of murder after running over an ex—navy officer with his own car in a robbery gone wrong. police confirm a man and five of his children died in the devastating house fire yesterday in mid wales. the government's plan to crack down on problem gambling could see maximum stakes reduced from a hundred pounds to just two on fixed odds machines. british police confirmed they are investigating 11 allegations of sexual assault against the american film producer harvey weinstein. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... in beyond 100 days we bring

you the latest developments from washington after donald trump's former foreign policy adviser george papadopoulos is indicted in the russia inquiry. then — have you been exposed to russian misinformation on facebook? the social media giant reveals that as many as 126 million users have but we ask what that actually means? and at half past eight — a special live programme unveiling the winner of one of architecture‘s most prestigious awards — the riba stirling prize. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm damian johnson. coming up. damaging allegations for paralympic sport as mps are told some athletes are threatened with not being selected if they speak out about cheating. beat benfica and book early for the champions league knockout stages —

that's the incentive forjose mourinho and manchester united tonight — celtic and chelsea are also in action. and a setback for ireland's hopes of staging the 2023 rugby union world cup as the tournament organisers put their weight behind south africa. plenty to get through but we're going to start with the classification system which underpins paralympic sport is not fit for purpose — and athletes have been bullied into keeping quiet — that's according to 11 time paralympic champion baroness grey—thompson. she was speaking at a parliamentary hearing into claims athletes were cheating the system — which also heard from the father of one paralympian who named another that he says has been competing in the wrong category. here's our sports editor dan roan. britain has established itself as a

leading paralympic nation but behind the glory do is growing concern that the glory do is growing concern that the classification of athletes according to disability is being manipulated for medals. 11 time paralympic champion baroness tanni grey—thompson conducted into our report of duty of care earlier this year and told mps that the system in the uk was being increasingly abused and athletes have been warned to keep quiet. people have been told not to talk about classification. a wide variety of people in the system. sophie and olivia are two top paralympians and today their father said he had been told by athletes that one could have been competing in the wrong category.

within the conversation she said the athlete in question did not have cerebral palsy. she had learning difficulties. but she ended up with cerebral palsy classification. in a statement tonight it was that the international paralympic statement tonight it was that the international pa ralympic committee last year confirmed she had been classified correctly after review and was distressing to face repeated and was distressing to face repeated and unfounded allegations. another leading paralympian denies that the system is being cheated. my class is a lwa ys system is being cheated. my class is always described as an cerebral palsy class and i do have cerebral palsy. but that is just a lazy analysis of the classification, you cannot compare one to the other. the classification of athletes is not an exact science but the evidence today will intensify calls for more independent, professionaland

will intensify calls for more independent, professional and robust assessments. the international paralympic committee assessments. the international pa ralympic committee has assessments. the international paralympic committee has announced a review of categories. the danger is that we believe are nice we are at the level i have spoken of them were looking at something that is broken. the evidence we have received has suggested it is more serious than that. such has been a success that some of the uk paralympians have become household names but once again questions are being asked about the cost of the pursuit of medals. it's another champions league night. celtic host the five—time european champions bayern munich while chelsea travel to roma. manchester united are top of their group with three wins out of three, and are at home to benfica. victory at old trafford could take united into the knockout stages that's if cska moscow fail to beat basel in the other group game. mourinho addressed most of the press conference in portugese, but gave an english answer in which he defended his striker romelu lukaka who is going through a bit of a barren patch. i have to protect my players

when i feel the players deserve and romelu always deserves because what he does for the team, what he does for the team is fantastic and playing football for a striker is notjust about scoring goals. so for me, untouchable in my team and i think he should be untouchable also in the support and the respect that he deserves from the fans. chelsea can also secure their place in the last 16 of the competition with victory at roma tonight. the two sides shared six goals a fortnight ago and hoping for more excitement tonight are 5live's commentary team of phil neville and john murray. here we are outside the olympic stadium in rome ahead of the roma and chelsea match tonight. phil

neville is with me. are we going to see a game like we had at stamford bridge? i hope so, it was a fantastic game, both teams took the lead and both had to come back from being behind. fantastic goals and good players. the roma fans quite fa ncy good players. the roma fans quite fancy their chances. chelsea will have two produce a similar performance to what they did when they went to atletico madrid earlier in the competition. where do you think chelsea are at the moment? i think chelsea are at the moment? i think i was worried about them three games ago, there was a lot of discontent from the camp, the manager did not really inspire with the words that he was using but i watched them at the weekend against bournemouth and eden hazard is back to his best, scoring goals. he looks to his best, scoring goals. he looks to be the player that we saw last season. to be the player that we saw last season. i think they've struggled through consistency and team selection but they're heading in the right direction. they have got roma tonight and manchester united on

sunday. they will need a performance like the one they put in in madrid. if chelsea win tonight they will be through to the last 16 with two matches to spare. we are on air tonight at 6:30pm. commentary from 745 pm. celtic face a much tougher champions league equation. they welcome bayern munich to celtic park having lost to the same side three—nil in bavaria a couple of weeks ago. that was brendan rodgers' team's second heavy defeat this season — having lost their group b opener 5—nil to paris saint germain. chris mclaughlin is in position for us. another champions league night and another huge european side for celtic to content with in the east end of glasgow. bayern munich word three have nil winners in a matchup between the sides in germany a few weeks ago. and most of the 60,000 fa ns weeks ago. and most of the 60,000 fans who will pack out the stadium

this evening are coming more in hope than expectation. but the manager is a lwa ys than expectation. but the manager is always confident, always assured and looking for patients. they are an honest group of players and they give everything to their work, they're super professional. they've shown it consistently, growing at this level and we have a lot of young players gaining invaluable experience. it takes time. but we hope some were soon experience. it takes time. but we hope some were soon we can get a good result. celtic are third in group band good result. celtic are third in group b and already looking good for a place in the europa league. in terms of this evening bayern munich have some injury problems so there isa have some injury problems so there is a glimmer of hope for the home side. they are without thomas muller and lewandowski. so strange things have been known to happen here on this halloween evening at celtic

park. you just never know. you can follow all the build—up and the action from the champions league this evening with 5 live final score on the bbc sport website & mobile app or by pressing your red button now. troy deeney has accepted a charge of violent conduct and will serve a three—match ban with immediate effect. deeney was charged following a clash with stoke city'sjoe allen during his side's1—0 home defeat on saturday. watford's captain will now miss his side's premier league matches against everton, west ham and newcastle. he won't be available until the home game against manchester united at the end of november. coming up, england cricketers begin their bid to retain the ashes, they've had their first training session in perth. and from los angeles, the houston astrosjust session in perth. and from los angeles, the houston astros just one win away from their first faithful world series championship. ——

baseball. ireland's hopes of hosting the rugby union world cup in 2023 have received a major blow with the announcement today that south africa is the world rugby board's preferred bid to stage the competition. the world rugby council will now meet on the 15th of november to vote on the next host. the people behind ireland's bid though are refusing to give up just yet. the key issue and the key message for us and for people who have supported our bid and there are many unions out there who have supported us, is that we are going to go into the next two weeks, we will fight to the end. we have got a great proposition and we have got a great bid in front of us. we are more than capable as rugby world cup acknowledged of hosting the tournament and that's what we intend to do. sir mo farah has split with american coach alberto salazar after 6 years together. farah has won 4 olympic golds and 6 world championship titles during that time but is returning to the uk with his family. he says the end of their relationship has nothing to do with the two—year us anti doping investigation into salazar. both men deny any wrongdoing

and none of his athletes have ever failed a drugs test. farah retired from the track this summer and gary lough, paula radcliffe's husband will oversee his marathon career. england's cricketers have had their first practice session in australia ahead of the ashes. james vince is expected to bat at three in their opening warm—up match. he was dropped last year after a string of poor scores. our reporter henry moeran has sent this report from perth. it is here in perth that the england ashes tour begins in earnest. yesterday the players acclimatised on the golf course, today they hit the net is a a walmart match against western australian 11 coming up this weekend. -- warm up match. our preparation in the next three weeks will be important. if we get that right we give ourselves a great

chance. well this is the first three practice games that england have leading into the first test in brisbane on november the 23rd. no question about it that england will be relieved to consider on cricket as opposed to events of the field of play. let's have a quick round—up now of some of the day's other stories now and warrington's ben currie replaces sam burgess in england's starting line—up for their second match of the rugby league world cup against lebanon in sydney on saturday. burgess damaged knee ligaments during friday's defeat by australia, so currie will make his first start for england — that's the only change to the side. lebanon are the lowest—ranked side in the tournament but they did beat france in their opening game. wales coachjohn kear has made three changes to his squad for sunday's match against fiji in townsville. danny ansell, joe burke and gavin bennison all come in after the side were beaten 50 points to 6 by papua new guinea in their opening game. kyle edmund is through to the second round of the paris masters but he was pushed all the way by russian evgany donskoy. the british number two had to save a match point

in the second set tie—break against the world number 76, before winning in three sets. he'll play the american jack sock next. and world and olympic 400 metre champion wayde van niekerk will miss next year's commonwealth games. he's suffered a serious knee injury whilst playing in a celebrity touch rugby match in cape town. he said he was looking forward to competing in gold coast but insists he'll be patient to allow the injury to heal fully. now, while anthonyjoshua created most of the headlines on saturday with his successful world title defence, it was also a special night for ireland's katie taylor. she was on the undercard in cardiff where she won her first world title in just her seventh professional fight against argentina's anahi sanchez. the london 2012 olympic champion turned professonal last year after suffering a shock defeat at the quarter—final stage of the rio games.

i knew the best was yet to come and i made the decision to turn professional. and to move on with my coach, ross. it was the best decision i ever made for my career. and to be crowned world champion, it isa and to be crowned world champion, it is a big game for me and the future. it is an exciting time for me. baseball's world series heads to california for game 6 on tuesday. the houston astros lead 3—2 and are just one win away from their first ever championship. nick marshall—mccormack is there for us. nick, it's been quite a series so far — can we expect more excitement tonight? of course we can. if it is anything like the last five games we've seen this is going to be exhilarating tonight. we moved away from houston, if you missed that game, it was something special. everyone spoke about it being one of the classics of all time. five hours, well after midnight with their all standing and

cheering on a ten innings epic. carlos correa said he felt like having a heart attack, it was so good. tonight the bull pens will be tight, one day of rest but then they. up again. the dodgers facing one game, they lose it and it is done. but for the houston astros they're hoping not to miss a trick on halloween night. this will be one of the epics of all time. commonwealth games england chairman ian metcalfe has told the bbc that birmingham's bid was "in good shape". the commonwealth games federation raised "170 detailed queries" when deeming the city's bid for the 2022 event non—compliant earlier this month. organisers though remain "quietly confident" of hosting. jessica creighton reports. after holding their agm today the commonwealth games england and

birmingham team are still confident that they will be chosen as the host city. realistically though the commonwealth games federation somewhat have their hands tied because still even after extending the deadline birmingham are the only city to submit an official bid. we knew some aspects of the bid is still needed to be finalised, some of the fine detail and we're working with the federation now, i spent two daysin with the federation now, i spent two days in meetings with them last week to make sure we can satisfy all their requirements. it is a matter ultimately by the federation, we do not know how strong any other bids could be. buti not know how strong any other bids could be. but i think we're in pretty good shape to satisfy their further queries by the deadline. after beating a joint bid from liverpool and manchester support for birmingham is high, recently west midlands mps pledged their support by sending a letter to the commonwealth games federation. we have fantastic support from west midlands mayor andy street and ian ward from birmingham city council and cross—party support from all mps

in the area. it would be an opportunity for birmingham to catapult itself onto a global stage. it has fantastic experience of hosting major events, the g8 summit, world indoor athletics, the rugby world cup. it has never hosted a multi sports games of this nature before they think it would be one of those pieces that lifted to another level. negotiations surrounding the birmingham bid are ongoing, they have until the new deadline of the 30th of november to prove that they have what it takes to host a commonwealth games. and it would be indeed the most expensive sports events to come to the uk since the london olympics. i think it would bring great culture to the city and i think it could create the future athletes from the commonwealth games because i set the tone and watched the commonwealth games and i thought i want to be there. and now i am. i think it would be good inspiration. with the winter paralympics only a few months away, and just two weeks until the first world cup, one of britain's big medal hopes has had his kit stolen.

para snowboarderjames barnes—miller, who finished 4th in the world championships last year, has had ten thousand pounds worth of equipment, belonging to him, his coach and the british team stolen from the back of a van in disley in greater manchester. james spoke to olly foster here in the studio a little earlier. it is getting, training has been going amazingly well. i could not have asked for a better lead up to the world cup and into the paralympics. and then this has hit me, it is hard enough getting the funding to fund the season anyway but then to have to find more funding to get new equipment, it is a hard one. it is not ideal. how damaging is this to your preparations? massively. i have my first world cup in two weeks' time. soi first world cup in two weeks' time. so i need to find new kit, all my

kit and not just the so i need to find new kit, all my kit and notjust the board, it is everything. add all that kit has been modified and customised to me. so not just buying been modified and customised to me. so notjust buying a new board from the shelf, i then have to put wax on it, said my bindings up and get the boots refitted. so it is not great. what kind of position were you in any way? it is hard, it is an expensive sport. and now, it is hard to find the money to get to all the races and the training. and get the equipment i need. and then to have to find more money to get new kit that i already had it hard. but i have a good team behind me. so hopefully we can do it.