hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a big increase in the number of crimes being recorded in england and wales. with a rise in the number of violent crimes, including those involving knives. the new brexit secretary dominic raab promises to step up the pace as he holds his first talks with the eu's chief negotiator in brussels. four months on from the poisoning of surrogate end yulia skripal, marland yarde will not —— scotland yard will not confirm reports that they know who is involved. our books back in fashion? sales rose by 5% last year but there are warnings by book—sellers that they are seeing less and less of those profits. ina in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up on bbc news this evening. coming up on beyond 100

days, as the fallout from president trump and resident putin's helsinki meeting continues, we look at how worried those wanted by the kremlin should be, and looking at a rise in reported crime in england and wales, the police superintendent on what he thinks is behind the spike and we will take a look at the front pages with lance price, political commentator, and the cheap —— chief political commentator at the telegraph, chris hope. now, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome along to sportsday, i'mjohn hello and welcome along to sportsday, i'm john watson live at carnoustie. is day one of the open championship and it draws to a close. we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states, but tiger woods is making an impact

on his open return. meanwhile, rory mcilroy is one of four brits currently free shots off the lead. —— three shots off the lead. and i'm holly hamilton with the rest of today's sports news... as geraint thomas extends his lead in the tour de france as he conquers alpe d'huez to retain the yellow jersey. and with the women's hockey world cup this weekend, we explore the issue of concussion in the sport. it feels a little bit like a hangover in handcuffs. you don't have the freedom to do what you want and you just are not feeling quite right. good evening, a warm welcome from carnoustie on what is a beautiful day here on day one of the open

championship. it has been a fascinating day so far, we have an unlikely leader in kevin kisner of the united states. he is currently five under par after shooting an opening round of 66. huge crowds on the course currently following the progress of tiger woods, as you imagine but it is the performances of danny willett and rory mcilroy finishing on two and, three shots off the lead, giving the watching brits here today hope that they can wrestle the claretjug back of the defending champion jordan spieth, having a great run today. at one stage she was three under par but he dropped four shots on his last four holes, with barry burn on 18 as he faded at the end of his opening round to finish on one over. joe lyns key lynskey with the details. these are the scorched fairways not do biba dundee. conditions where the ball can keep rolling and not always way

you want it. jordan spieth arrived as defending champion but opening round showed why it stayed out the traps. as he folded, another american made the charge to the front. kevin kisner‘s made in south carolina and used to taking on the desert. 11 years ago, rory mcilroy came to carnoustie as an amateur. today, he looks very different on the course. he has not at all the brea ks the course. he has not at all the breaks today but is one to keep an eye on. the english charge is led by southgate, he is in touch with the lead but with the british lions to prevail, they need to take on the tiger, tiger woods is fit again and back to win majors. early birdies looking ominous for the rest of the field but for some, these conditions will make the open a dream, or a nightmare. joe lynskey, bbc news. a look at the leaderboard. kevin

kisner of the us, out in front on 5—under. they really impressive performance when you consider his best showing as a open championship was tried for 54th. several players one shot further back. a really impressive round from the south african van rooyen. rory mcilroy, as we we re african van rooyen. rory mcilroy, as we were saying, with two under par today, three shots off the lead. tiger woods is currently at 2—under. jordan spieth will be disappointed with how his opening round faded on 1—over. sergio garcia on 3—over, playing one shot on the tenth, from the water. dustinjohnson, the world number one, 5—over. he took seven shots on his last hole. it's hugely

disappointing opening round from dustinjohnson. david leadbetter, working with five live, nick fellows‘s former coach. but the weather, the course is playing quite tough. a lot of bounces but it is tough. a lot of bounces but it is tough conditions, isn't it? yes, you would have thought that these benign conditions would produce low scores. this golf course, even though conditions are easy, it is not an easy course. 0ne conditions are easy, it is not an easy course. one of the factors to look at is the bounce and roll. not normally what they have two content with. i will let you catch your breath for a moment. we will comeback in a moment. we were talking about conditions and how tough it is to play. sandy lyle had the honour of taking the first tee shot of the championship this year. a former winner back in 1985 and he

was saying he has never seen conditions quite this in any 0pen championship he has played in. this time, we had like we had at muirfield, when mickelson won, it was as dry as that. you have two me ntally was as dry as that. you have two mentally be careful with what you choose, what club. it gives hope as well, at the same time. i've always said this is a golf course where, on the mental side, is it an iron, can ibe the mental side, is it an iron, can i be aggressive and drive it? a lot of the time, if you guess well and it comes off, it feels good but other times you can curse yourself. and considering how dry it is and how much the ball is bouncing was really interesting, it was interesting to see rory mcilroy used his drive on the opening hole. david, dry throat, a dry course! how will be brits that? as we know, all four americans holding all of the

majors at the moment, jordan spieth is defending champion. will we see a briton or a european wrestle it back? we could do, it is a very open 0pen! back? we could do, it is a very open open! the europeans, they have played this course frequently. i would not necessarily say a breadth of europeans, but it is early days yet. the fact of the matter is i was very impressed, i walked around with danny willett this morning and he had it going until the last couple of holes. you never know. the next couple of days will be very important. there is supposed to be rain tomorrow and conditions may change. it is all up for grabs, that is for sure. and as we know, back in 1999, of course, who can forget that? it was a open championship of nightmares for many. it certainly was for rob pampling, leading after the opening round but it was in his

second round he shot an 86. the weather changed and the rain rolled in. the winds is as welcome as it so often in. the winds is as welcome as it so ofte n ca n in. the winds is as welcome as it so often can on links golf courses, he subsequently missed the cut. the only person in open history that has ever happened to be leading up to the open round and missing the cut after the second. how will the cause play tomorrow? if there is rain, who will fare and be able to play better than most? if anything, the rain or soft in the course a bit. players are better in rain than wind. there is not much wind forecast. it is possibly 15 miles an hour maximum. if anything, i think the rain will affect rorys. having said that... let that train pass by! but if you look at dustin johnson today, let that train pass by! but if you look at dustinjohnson today, 5—over par. the course does not submit easily. even if it is a little

wetter, it makes things a little tougher but these fellows have great caddies. a forearm that can do everything... as we can see at the top of the leaderboard right now, there are a lot of players who we did not know who they were, like alexander lombard, and tony finau, one of the longest hitters on the us tour. it's a chance for them to make an entrance. he is one of the longest hitters in the us. it is very open, and that is exciting in this tournament. he is one of 70 players who could win this week. david, many thanks. hopefully we will be seeing you again before our coverage ends. thanks very much indeed for the time being. it is worth pointing out as well, spare a thought for players who perhaps have not produced those scores they will have wanted to in

the opening round. jhonattan vegas of venezuelan committee finished on 5—over as well today. probably understandable when you consider the journey that he has faced to get here. he had these issues, he realised his visa was going to run out on the day he was due to travel. delay in getting his passport back as well. a delayed flight to deal with from houston to new york. that saw him take another flight to toronto instead. he only arrived in glasgow this morning. that subsequently saw him having to take a helicopter flight, pictured subsequently saw him having to take a helicopterflight, pictured here at him enjoying the ride from glasgow to carnoustie. touching down just a0 minutes before his half past ten tee time this morning. he did not have his clubs with him, they had to be delivered. the manufacturer made some up for him. he only got those about a0 minutes before he was due to play. he had time on the practice range but ian

—— he enjoyed sharing hisjourney. fantastic that he still had a smile on his face after what followed, a 5—overfinish for on his face after what followed, a 5—over finish forjhonattan vegas of venezuelan. he deserves a lie down tonight after that epic journey to get here! unfortunately, not quite. as we know it will be a fascinating day to come with rory mcilroy up there, fingers crossed that some of those brits can test the americans heading into the weekend. and in salford... let's start with the tour de france. 12 stages into the tour de france, nine to go, and the contest for the yellow jersey is really getting going. the last stage in the alps today and another, memorable, win for geraint thomas. one of the hardest stages in the race today — notjust one mountain to climb, but three... ending on the iconic alpe d'huez. the welshman started the day one minute 25 seconds ahead of his team—mate, defending champion chris froome... and he's gained another 13.

drew savage reports. the smile of a man still taking in what he has just done. the smile of a man still taking in what he hasjust done. quite something to wear yellowjersey at the tour de france but another level entirely to win a stage while wearing it, racing up the heavy corners, on one of cycling's most famous clients. you may have a yellow jersey but his job famous clients. you may have a yellowjersey but his job is to still support the leader chris froome. thirsty work, the battle for the race lead went all the way. thomas's role was to close down chris froome's rivals and he did so brilliantly. roman barclay and then tom dumoulin tried but they could not escape the pair from team sky. all favours together on the final corner and the welshman showed his class. if chris froome is still plan a, then this was a brilliant

destruction. extending his lead to one minute 39 seconds, team orders may come into play later in the race but for now, thomas is enjoying the ride! drew savage, bbc news. la galaxy striker zlatan ibramhimovic has spoken to bbc sport, his former team manchester united team—mate paul pogba could become one of the world's greatest players but he's not there yet, he says. last season, the french midfielder endured a mixed performance at old trafford — however he was in fine form during the world cup — scoring in the final against croatia. zlatan insists he's shown what he's capable of and doesn't need to prove himself. we should not forget that paul has been playing in the champions league final. the european final with the national team who just won the world cup. the europa league final, he won many titles in italy, and as a young

player, he won many trophies with the youth also. what more do you want? he would be on the big stage more than those judging him. you have been joined this week, more than those judging him. you have beenjoined this week, or a couple of weeks ago, by another of yourformer couple of weeks ago, by another of your former manchester united team—mates. wayne rooney. you are a little further down the road in terms of major league soccer. what advice would you give to him and what message have you got, did you are bound to come into contact with one another over the next months or yea rs ? one another over the next months or years? i think rooney should be rooney and continue what he has been doing. do what he is good at. you will enjoy the football here. it is different, but you enjoy it. they do things different here. he will settle in perfect. they will enjoy

his game, especially his team—mates, and he will see the game in a different way. depite being one of the top goal scorers in the spl, aberdeen‘s adam rooney is leaving scottish football to join english non league side salford city. the 30—year—old irish striker has signed a three year deal with the club for an undisclosed fee. it means he'll miss out on the second quaifying round of the europa league when the dons take on burnley later this month. derry city have exited the europa league by the narrowest of margins after they beat dynamo minsk 2—1 in belarus but the hosts 2—0 victory in the first round sees them advance. meanwhile glenavon‘s european campaign could also be over with molde currently leading 3—1 in their second leg qualifier. right now cliftonville are looking to overturn their 1—0 deficit

over nordshelland.. while coleraine and hibs are in action later. perhaps not hugely surprising but lewis hamilton has confirmed he will be staying with mercedes for another two years — after signing a new contract that will see him earn over 30 million a year... the reigning world champion tweeted this photo of himself earlier saying he's incredibly proud of what they've achieved together and even more excited for the future.. earlier he described the new contract as "a formality." a quick look at what else has been happening today... britain's alfie hewett is through to the semi finals of the british open wheelchair tennis championships in nottingham. he beat last week's wimbledon champion stefan 0lsson after coming back from 5—2 and four set points down. britain's hannah moore has won gold at the european para—triathlon championships in estonia, two years after paying to have her leg amputated after struggling with a rare and painful condition. she was one of nine british athletes to win a medal on day one of the championships.

kazakhstan‘s 0lympic medal—winning figure skater denis ten has been stabbed to death at the age of 25. ten — who won bronze in sochi in 201a — was stabbed in the thigh after two men tried to steal his car mirrors. he later died from his injuries in hospital. this weekend, england's hockey players begin their bid for home glory at the world cup in london — but this year two members of the squad will miss out while they recover from concussion. olympic gold medallist shona mccallin is among them after taking a shoulder to her head during a match in february and has described her injury as "overwhelming" and "relentless". katie shanaghan has been to meet her. harder. faster. stronger. a sport ——

as sport develops, concussion is becoming one of its biggest challenges. for me it is a personal issue too. i grew up playing hockey for england before a blow to the head made me decide to leave the sport and i have not played since. as london prepares to host the women's world cup, the sport i love is the latest to be thrown into the concussion sports light —— spotlight. great britain have won the olympic gold medal! history makers in 2016 but for two of great britain's 0lympic makers in 2016 but for two of great britain's olympic gold medallists, there will be no home world cup. shona mccallin was concussed in a tour game shona mccallin was concussed in a tourgame in shona mccallin was concussed in a tour game in february and i've come to see my old team—mate to see how it is affecting her five—month sun. it feels a little bit like a hangover in handcuffs. i've had ankle injuries and knee injuries, i can still go for dinner. i can still get a coffee. you can still drive home for the weekend but this, you can't. it takes over your whole life. there have been times where

i've been looking down at a dot and there's no light at the end. it's relentless and there have been times where i have thought, will i get back to having a normal life? and then get back to playing normal hockey. if six months down the line am not clear of it, i need to make a decision as to what i have to do.“ her career is to get back on track, it will be down to her treatment with a big focus on concussion specific work, such as eye tracking and balance exercises. you get headaches related to tasks challenging your movements and rotation movements, she is fine doing cardiovascular work but as