into and it forms a crest on the top. sometimes on a monday morning when they come in they can see where motorcycles have been across it. i asked him how deep the pit was, he said to me this morning it is 30 metres deep, so if anybody falls that christ, i very much doubt they will come out alive. this operation is just the start of many planned over the coming months. anna wahl, bbc spotlight, dartmoor. a ioo—year—old former soldier who fought in the second world war and survived more than two years in auschwitz is marking 35 years as a poppy seller. ron jones, from newport, says he will never retire from carrying out charity work in memory of his fallen comrades. tomos morgan reports. every year you'll find him selling poppies, as he has done for over 35 years. and even at 100 years old... in the box, love. ..ronjones is still doing his part in making sure we remember those that gave their lives. thank you very much. why do you still do it at 100 years old? well, i'm able.

as long as i can get a lift, taking me back and forth. so you will be there next year, 101? well, i say, i don't know. i'm getting a bit shaky on my legs. as an ex—serviceman, remembrance sunday and the poppy is personalfor ron. in world war two he endured horrors that scarred him for years, after his squad was captured and they spent two years as prisoners of war near auschwitz. by far the worst experience they endured was the death march. they marched us through the carpathian mountains, czechoslovakia, bohemia, saxony, bavaria, and down into austria. i was on a march for about 17 weeks. we lost... around about 100 men died. and when you finally came home, just describe the state

and the toll that auschwitz... oh, i was in a shocking state when i came home. for instance, my wife put me in the bath that first night, and she started to cry cos i looked like somebody from belsen. isaid, "0h, don't cry, love. "i left men out there who's never going to come home". ron suffered with post—traumatic stress, flashbacks, and nightmares that haunted him for years, but he overcame it all thanks in no small part to the woman he will never forget. i think my wife saved my life. i think my wife was marvellous. super woman. today, britain remembers all of those that have fought for our country over the years. ronjones will be doing the same for the friends he lost more than 70 years ago. here is the weather. sunday was a

fine and glorious day across much of the country, but there were plenty of showers and a strong northerly wind across eastern coastal areas. elsewhere, most of the showers should die away from western coast areas, but it will be a cold night to come. the far north—west of the uk will be seeing a change as the weather system moves in with increasing cloud, turning milder. we start on a cold and bright note for much of england and wales. the showers will fizzle out and we will see rain and wind pushing into the north—west of the country. some snow over the higher ground of scotland before it turns to rain later in the day. but milder air sweeps across most of the country, but that means

more cloud around omagh outbreaks of laying —— outbreaks of rain and temperatures are most in double figures. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iranforspying, is "on the verge of a nervous brea kdown", according to her husband. in a telephone conversation with boris johnson that he called "positive", he said the foreign secretary expressed deep sorrow for her suffering, but this evening the row over the government's handling of the case continues. the deputy prime minister damian green insists police never told him about pornography allegedly found on his computers. he says the allegations have an ulterior motive. the prince of wales has led the country in honouring its war dead on remembrance sunday, taking the queen's place to lay a wreath at the cenotaph in london. northern ireland miss out on a world cup place as they fail to score in basel. now on bbc news, sportsday.

hello and welcome to sportsday with me, james pearce. the headlines this evening: so close, but yet so far. northern ireland's world cup dreams are over. england keep the ashes series alive by holding on for a draw against australia in the test match. and sebastian vettel wins the brazilian grand prix as lewis hamilton recovers from last to finish fourth. heartbreak for northern ireland in switzerland.

they are out of the world cup, trailing 1—0 after the first leg due to a cruel penalty decision. they gave everything tonight, but couldn't find a way past the swiss defence. it finished goalless. both sides had their chances. northern ireland could have taken the lead in the opening minutes. chris brunt‘s shot was well saved. the swiss came close on a numner of occasions — zuber pulling a great save from mcgovern. in injury time, jonny evans had a header cleared off the line, rodriguez in just the right place the west brom defender. northern ireland had come so close, and they will be proud of this performance, but it's switzerland who will be going to russia next summer. watching the replay maybe just rubs in just what could have been. we can go live now to basel and talk to our reporterjessica creighton. and jessica, in years to come, it's

going to be that penalty decision in the first leg that's remembered from this tie. yes, of course. what a way to go down for northern ireland, down to that controversial penalty decision. but it was a brave effort by the northern ireland players in the second leg. ultimately, theyjust fell short. they had a number of chances, not least that jonny fell short. they had a number of chances, not least thatjonny evans header, cleared off the line in the dying moments. much more attacking spirit from the northern ireland tea m spirit from the northern ireland team in this league compared to the first one, but heartbreak for eve ryo ne first one, but heartbreak for everyone involved. they can be proud of the performers they put into night, and proud of the remarkable journey they have been on in the last five years. they have gone from a team languishing outside the world's top 100 to 18just a team languishing outside the world's top 100 to 18 just outside the world's top 20. now you wonder how many of those faces in the team will stay there for the next olivine campaign which gets under way for the euro 2020. the veterans aaron

hughes, steven davis, gareth mcauley, ageing players, will be still be a part of that side considering that they are getting older? perhaps this was the last roll of the dice for them. manager michael o'neill has been receiving many plaudits for the way he has transformed this northern ireland team. he has been linked with the va ca nt scotla nd team. he has been linked with the vacant scotland manager's job, team. he has been linked with the vacant scotland manager'sjob, so you wonder what effect this result will have on the team's future. thank you, jessica. it will not mean much to you, but if i say mind the gap, the viewers will know what i'm talking about! england and australia have drawn the women's ashes test, a result which keeps the series alive. georgia elwiss and heather knight steered their team home, with captain knight making a crucial half century. the series will now be decided by the three twenty20 matches still to come. from sydney, our correspondent andy swiss reports. england's batters emerged with their ashes hopes hanging in the balance. their challenge, to survive the day and salvage a draw.

tammy beaumont‘s stylish start seemed to bode well, wellington and england suddenly had problems. lauren winfield not so much leg before as toe wicket, gone for 34. and australia sensed that the ashes could be in sight. but come the second session, england knuckled down, heather knight with a captain's innings. boundaries were a rarity, but it didn't matter. with the help of georgia elwiss and a lifeless pitch, knight edged her team closer. australia decided enough was enough and the captains shook hands. not the win england would have wanted, but a battling draw to keep their hopes alive. this was a gritty performance from england, but to regain the ashes, they will now have to win all three remaining matches. not impossible, but it will be some challenge. the first men's ashes test starts a week on thursday in brisbane. england's confidence will have been boosted by a convincing win in their latest tour match

against a cricket australia xi and the news that fast bowler jake ball is likely to be fit, despite suffering ankle ligament damage in the match. coach trevor bayliss says he's been pleased with the newer batsmen in the side. the more inexperienced batters have spent time in the middle before the start of the series. they're the ones under pressure the most. they've not had a lot of experience of australian conditions, but they've spent some time in the middle. but scoring 60s is not enough. we need 1605. sebastian vettel has won the brazilian grand prix, but the drive of the day came from newly crowned world champion lewis hamilton. he started at the back of the grid, but came through the field to finish fourth. nick parrot reports.

sebastian vettel‘s championship hopes ended last time out in mexico, but there was still pride to race for in brazil. with newly crowned world champion lewis hamilton starting from the pit lane after crashing in qualifying, there was only one mercedes between the german and glory. valtteri bottas was on pole, but it went wrong for the firm from the start as vettel surged past him and into the lead. hamilton's job was made easier by a demolition derby that unfolded in front of him. three cars out on the first lap brought the safety car out, allowing him to catch the rest of the field. after the restart, hamilton carved his way up the order and ended up in the lead by virtue of his more durable tyres. when he eventually stopped, he dropped to fifth, but managed to catch max verstappen to claim fourth place. that saw him named driver of the day, but the day really belonged to vettel, with a first win for ferrari in brazil since 2008. there's plenty of room for improvement, but england are safely through to the quarter—finals of the rugby league world cup.

ireland bowed out of the tournament in style with a comfortable win against wales. john watson was watching the action. shoulder to shoulder. there rest england's world cup hopes, rugby league's elite broad enough to carry the burden. fast hands, fast start. two minutes in, gareth widdop touching down. commentator: this is going to be england's opening try. three tries in quick succession. this game was all but over, james graham going through the gears and the french defence. and graham's going to get over the line and score england's third. it's a rout already. a first half packed with pace and precision. england lost their way in the second. jermaine mcgillvary didn't, finding the line as he often does. small in stature, but a giant on the wing for huddersfield. nine tries, nine matches. three now stand between england and world cup glory.

papua new guinea next. they're a great team. they've played well the last few weeks and it's going to be a tough challenge. but for us, it's about what we do, making sure we do the job done individually. if we can do that, we'll get thejob done. ireland and wales had both already ahead of their meeting, the irish finishing with a flourish, liam kay with one of six tries. it is ireland 32. time to take the weight off. for the quarterfinalists, the wait continues. the tennis atp finals are under way in london, and six time champion roger federer opened with a straight—sets win overjack sock, the ideal way for federer to get used to the playing conditions again at the 02. there's always a struggle because of the conditions. you're not quite used to how the ball is flying. the last return was just not quite connecting. after a while, i was happy to hit

some good shots and focus on your own serve. after a while, i had the hope that i could play more freely. the second set was tight. i missed some opportunities. the break at the end could have gone either way. but he helped me with some mistakes. i'm really happy that i got through somehow. great britain claimed their third gold medal of the track cycling world cup with victory in the women's team pursuit in manchester. katie archibald, elinor barker, emily nelson and neah evans crushed the italian team in the final. it was archibald and barker's second gold, having triumphed in the madison after britain's men won their team pursuit final. earlier today, callum skinner won bronze in the men's time trial. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now it's time to the film review. this

welcome to the film review on bbc news. and taking us through this week's releases is who else but mark kermode? mark, what have you got for us this week? a very interesting week. we have paddington 2, which you cannot have missed the adverts for. we have the florida project, a new film by sean baker. and professor marston and the wonder women. so paddington 2, what a great british cast. is the first paddington was really lovely and charming. it really surprised everybody.