greater public understanding. talk to people who have got dementia as if they were human beings, and don't be frightened of them. second, we need a lot more research to try and understand what these horrible diseases are about and what might be done. is this art or science, or a bit of both? we understandably focus on what is lost with dementia. but what is retained of the creative mind is also vital, and to be cherished. you are very photogenic. the world does not suddenly go dark for people with dementia. the deadline is gradual. this experiment is looking at how it affects balance. and there is still so much to learn about how dementia affects the body and the mind. fergus walsh, bbc news. newsnight is coming up on bbc two.

here's kirsty. she is a campaigning feminist and spokeswoman for human rights and racial equality. on saturday she will marry into the house of windsor. will meghan markle be free to speak her mind? that is on bbc two. here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm azi farni. coming up. southgate defends his world cup 23 though one of those left out is not happy! we think they are the best players

we have available. we think they could be very exciting now and even more exciting in the future. man city manager pep guardiola signs up for another three years. and we catch up with laura muir as she's given a special honour ahead of next year's european indoor athletics in glasgow. good evening, the england manager gareth southgate has been defending his squad selection for the world cup, saying it's not a gamble. he's also been justifying the tough calls he had to make in leaving some players out. but tonight one of those who didn't make the squad, arsenal midfielderjack wilshere, has hit back. on his official twitter account wilshire said: it goes without saying that i'm naturally incredibly disappointed to have been

left out of the england squad for the world cup. i will always be an england fan and will be supporting the boys earlier, southgate had outlined his vision for the squad. maybe it is brave to take players without a number of caps, but i think we're going to give these believe. we have tried to do over the last few months is look at younger players and be brave enough to play them. as i said we are picking him not because they are young but they're the best and their

positions and we know they are not the finished article and no we don't have a number of caps or experience that the germans tab or the spanish have, but that's where we are at the moment as a country. we pick from 33% of the league. there is excitement about the road we are going and start to make a connection back to the fans. we are rebuilding confidence in the team, but that's a bit of a process. we have to make sure that we continue to improve and focus on our performances over the next six to eight weeks. so will southgate‘s choice of a young squad keep the critics at bay? earlier sportsday spoke to the daily telegraph's football correspondent jason burt. ido i do sense more of a fresher excitement around the squad even the announcement yesterday and so the

reactions to some of the names some of the younger players are having lagged alexander—arnold coming in. we have four players a mess and players who have been succeeding in the champions league and the seating of the highest level with the best coaches. if it doesn't happen i hope eve ryo ne coaches. if it doesn't happen i hope everyone holds their nerve and six with southgate and will carry on with southgate and will carry on with this plan. england's under—17s have lost their european championship semifinal against the netherlands, they were beaten 6—5 on penalties. england are the host country, it was 0—0 after 90 minutes in chesterfield, folarin balogun‘s effort saved after the penalty shoot out went to sudden death. there had been 11 perfect spot—kicks until that point. the netherlands through to the european championship final, where they'll play italy on sunday. manchester city's manager pep guardiola has tonight signed a new deal which will keep him at the club until 2021. the 47—year—old spaniard led city to the premier league

title with a record 100 points last season. the contract extension means his deal at the etihad is the longest commitment the former barcelona and bayern munich boss has made to a club since starting his managerial career in 2008. the italian goalkeeping legend gianluigi buffon is leaving juventus after 17 years at the club. but he hasn't announced his retirement. the 2006 italian world cup winner had already retired from national duty after italy failed to qualify for russia 2018. but he hasn't yet retired from club football. he says he's had some interesting offers on and off the pitch and will decide next week on which path his career will take. what he has confirmed is that his time as a juve player is up after he lifts a ninth league trohy with them this weekend. saturday will be my last match with

juventus. i believe this is might best way to conclude this amazing adventure. to finish with a victory will be a perfect way to say goodbye. my fear was to come to my time with juventus goodbye. my fear was to come to my time withjuventus and up for my agent to have broken down by contact you that this is not the case and i'm proud that up to the age of a0 have been able to put in performances worthy of this great club. livingston will take a one—goal lead into the scottish premiership play—off final second leg, after 2—1 win at partick thistle tonight. the home side went ahead, only for livingston to equalise and then take the victory in the last 20 minutes thanks to scott pittman‘s goal. the two meet again on sunday to determine who will play in the scottish premiership next season. and a stunning goal from hiram boating — he's on the ball now, keep your eye on him — has helped send exeter city through to the league two play—off finals. it was 0—0 against lincoln after the first leg, but exeter won 3—1 on the night.

they're going to wembley, where they'll play the winner of tomorrow's semifinal between notts county and coventry. kyle edmund has been knocked out of the italian open in rome. he gave the world number three alexander zverev a run for his money. the german won the first set 7—5 but edmund saved seven match points in the second set tie—break. the british number one did everything to try and force a decider, but zverev eventually came through a marathon 2a point tie—break, with both players given a standing ovation. zverev will play david goffin in the quarter—finals. british number onejohanna konta is out of the italian open after losing to french open champion jelena ostapenko. konta got off to a very good start, taking the first set 6—2. but ostapenko was on top from then on, winning the second set 6—3, and then the decider 6—a to progress to the quarterfinals.

venus williams is also out of the italian open. the world number nine was beaten by annett kontaveit in straight sets in the third round. britain's simon yates has successfully defended the leaders jersey at the giro d'italia for the sixth stage in a row. a sprint finish was always expected on stage 12, but the pouring rain meant a lot of the specialist sprinters had been left behind. ireland's sam bennett powered to the stage win, while yates finished just behind in the main bunch. all the leading riders were awarded the same time, which means yates still leads tom dumoulin by a7 seconds, with nine stages to go. nearly a third of elite british athletes say they have experienced or witnessed "unacceptable behaviour" in their world class programmes. a survey of summer olympic and paralympic athletes by uk sport was undertaken following a series of bullying scandals

over the past year. 31% of athletes said they didn't have opportunity to give feedback "without fear of negative consequences". quite simply what this has done is identifying something that could be better in this system. we have people in every sport that want to be better and the concentrate now on the action plan and can address that and enable that to be easier for athletes to be able to give that feedback and we will monitor how that progresses and improves over the coming years. double world indoor medallist laura muir says next year's european indoor championships in glasgow will be one of the highlights of her career. she's an ambassador for the event next march. and after controversial rule—changes relating to testosterone levels in female competitiors, she says she'll happily race any of her rivals cleared to compete. kheredine idsan reports. on her marks for the europeans. an

event close to her heart and for what she is now an official ambassador. it was a big bow in my career, my first international medal and to come away with two golds is a huge metalfor me. grateful memories of this competition. to have an opportunity to compete in the home crowd is one i don't want to miss. something to be out there and hope to have found a new audience. athletics has introduced new rules to limit testosterone insertion athletes. we feel for everybody and it's a very difficult situation. i don't think there is a right or wrong answer. i think theyjust have to raise and get on with it. if people want to start leading a bible race against them. she will also be racing as a full—time athlete. her study is finally over and noticed the nervous wait for next week's results. and finally — after a record breaking debut season for liverpool, mo salah has had yet another

honour bestowed upon him. already the golden boot winner with a record number of goals, voted players player of the year, football writers player of the year, the egyptian is now having his boots displayed alongside objects from ancient egypt at the british museum in the run up to the champions league final. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham, the home affairs editor at the london evening standard and nicola bartlett, political correspondent at the daily mirror. let's take a look at tomorrow's front pages. the financial times leads with reports that theresa may has agreed a plan with her cabinet to remain tied to a customs union with the eu after 2021. the guardian's top story is also brexit and the irish prime minister's warning that theresa may's customs plan could be insufficient to prevent

a hard border in ireland. the telegraph also carries leo varadkar‘s comments that britain will need to follow many of the rules of the single market as well as remaining tied to the customs union after brexit. the metro's main picture shows meghan markle smiling as she was photographed in public for the first time since announcing that her father would not attend her wedding. the sun leads on meghan markle's statement from today expressing her sadness that her dad will not see her marry. the express has details of a new campaign demanding that every care home in britain be fitted with surveillance cameras to protect residents. and the times understands that britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to afghanistan after pressure from president trump. so most of the top stories featuring the royal wedding, with the pictures taken from today's rehearsal, as well as brexit and theresa may's customs plan. that is where we will begin with the

financial times. theresa may concedes on tight to custom union until irish border resolved. it's interesting idea, though that we would stay within the customs union and the whole of the uk would. already, senior eu officials scratching their heads about whether this is a good idea. senior officials have been scratching their heads about every particular proposal that she has come up with so proposal that she has come up with so far. whether it's this idea or the customs partnership to does not seem to be any kind of enthusiasm from that side of the tunnel for any of it. i think we can dissipate the response from the brexiteers and the tory party to this one. the idea that the whole of the uk would have to stay and because the dup says we don't want to be treated differently

in northern ireland from the rest of the country. this is not the final proposal anyway. this is only the one that we don't have to use anyway. that's another question altogether is how they will get resolved. that's one of the problems. the issue here is a backstop its better than what the eu we re backstop its better than what the eu were proposing which was