tour champion. the fa is considering an england bid to host the 2030 world cup. the last major tournament played here was the 1996 european championship, 30 years after the only world cup to take place in england. wembley will host seven games during euro 2020, and the fa have a bid in to host the european women's championship in 2021. england captain dylan hartley will return to the england set—up this weekend as he continues his comeback from concussion. hartley hasn't played since march, missing the end of the regular season and thejune series defeat in south africa. double commonwealth games gold medallist becky downie is out of the british gymnastics team for the european championships — that's after sustaining an injury in training. she'll be replaced in the squad by taeja james. now, it can be a source of frustration for parents up and down the country 7 e—sports, or gaming, is a distraction many wish their kids would live without.

but according to some supporters in scotland, a healthy body and mind are vital for all players. and they want e—sports to be included in the olympic games! and the ioc are giving it their consideration. rhona mcleod has this report. it takes commitment, a healthy body and mind to be the best. my name is josh and i am aiming for the 0lympics. josh and i am aiming for the olympics. eats and sleeps well and has aspirations of being one of the world's best athletes in e—sports. has aspirations of being one of the world's best athletes in e—sportsli am doing running and cycling, because it is important to keep the whole of your body feet. the semiliterate racing, which i do, your reaction times are naturally of course important, whether running 100 metres or it is taking part in a race. e-sports is a worldwide audience of over 385 million people. the value of engaging with a global youth audience is proving hard to

ignore for the olympic movement. there are number one question, is it a sport? for these professional players, i think, a sport? for these professional players, ithink, they a sport? for these professional players, i think, they prepare and compete with a physical demand which can be compared to the ones in more traditional sports. and meeting the man hoping to shape the future of these sports in scotland. from grassroots all the way to the 0lympic grassroots all the way to the olympic games. with other countries at the same level as us, trying to get everyone recognised. it looked like the ioc were taking it com pletely like the ioc were taking it completely seriously which was great, everyone talking about the future of e—sports, and people are coming together, which i think is really good with this community. we are so really good with this community. we are so proud to think we could get players from scotland to represent us players from scotland to represent us at the olympics, that would be ideal. no conclusion was reached in these early talks, but scotland's greatest 0lympian is following the debate. i think the biggest question

is, you know, our e—sports a legitimate part of the olympic games? do they fit with the principles of what the games stand for? are dead games, i their integrity by bringing in something that sorts is so very well from what we recognise as traditional sport —— are the games. but the world is changing. personally, would i want my son changing. personally, would i want my 5011 or changing. personally, would i want my son or daughter really getting into e—sports would i prepared to prefer them to be outside in the fresh are getting regular activity, i think fresh are getting regular activity, ithinkl fresh are getting regular activity, i think i would prefer them to be outside. how would you feel if you are actually training for the olympic games, knowing that a gamer to be equally rewarded for their efforts 7 , to be equally rewarded for their efforts?, i to be equally rewarded for their efforts? , i have to be equally rewarded for their efforts?, i have not even been to the big games yet and i have been doing this for ten years. as soon as the new game comes out, somebody can just sit and play it for less than six months, for a fortnight, and already they can be the best player in the world and that could constitute an olympic medal. in the world and that could constitute an olympic medallj in the world and that could constitute an olympic medal. i think gaming could particularly do quite well. it has such a mad base already

and it is becoming so big, especially in other continents across the world. my main thing, i would like to see them treated as the pinnacle of their sport, if they we re the pinnacle of their sport, if they were going to add it into the olympic programme. even if we were to have sort of an e—olympics, something detached from the real olympics, but keeping up with the times. it will be discussed at the summit in december. a bristol boxing club is pioneering a new way of helping older people with parkinsons. adults with the disease meet once a week and are trained by professional coaches. ?the recruits say the exercise is transforming their lives and helping them live with the condition. there are now plans to roll out the idea across the country. ali vowles reports. nice and gentle... we are always being told exercises goodhew, but

boxing has given these parkinson's sufferer so much more than a punch. it has been life changing —— told that exercise is good for you. mark is to be a scaffolder until he was diagnosed 17 years ago. his physio recommended the class. she knew he was struggling with the regular exercises. this hit the spot and it is working. two inches taller than i am at the moment, when i stretch. it is brilliant. you can work at your own pace. back at his home, mark hughes to fall at least three times a week. now his balance is so much better. as is his confidence and his mood. the handwriting has improved, walking has improved, and he isjust happier —— mark used to fall at least three times a week if you are happier, you're more confident, and they really enjoyed. they are so positive down there for you. that's

right. through boxing this club has been helping young people turn around their lives for decades, and this is equally satisfying. from day one i have seen the improvement, every single week. i look forward to the session, every single friday. because i can just the session, every single friday. because i canjust see it the session, every single friday. because i can just see it has such value, and i can see how everybody has grown. it's fantastic. honestly. and it doesn't stop here. this scheme is now a national programme. it has been endorsed by both boxing and parkinson's uk and the hope is it will be done across the country very soon. now, finally, i can only imagine how long the social media team were waiting for this to happen! the big thing this summer — aside from the world cup — was the tv show love island.... for those who don't know, it centred around a villa in majorca full of singletons. s0 cue this from aston villa...

got a text... yeah! i love it, but i do think you have to be a love island fan for that. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. see you again soon. hello. the forecast for the rest of this week and into the rest of the week is for largely settled conditions a little cloud and rain around and in the meantime some around and in the meantime some around across western areas courtesy ofa around across western areas courtesy of a weather front bringing more of a breeze as well. patchy rain affecting mainly western scotland, up affecting mainly western scotland, up to northern ireland and into the

north—west of england, into wales through the night. further south and east, try one with clear spells, like twins too. pressure in the south east —— light winds as well. it will be quite muddy down here. temperatures up a notch across the board. more cloud in the north—west corner thanks to this weather front but further south and east, and indeed eastern scotland, should see some sunny indeed eastern scotland, should see some sunny spells and temperature plaque up higher. most places in the mid—20s across eastern scotland, across england and wales, 27—30dc. this will be wriggling around the central parts of the uk on friday, thinking a little further south in the northern england, perhaps the north west midlands and towards wales. to the north, apart from that of cloud, some sunshine and good sunny spells across the south and east. it will be a much hotter day on friday, could be very hot across the south—east, 30—32d, closer to the south—east, 30—32d, closer to the low 20s celsius across the

north, so more average for the time of year. the weekend, high—pressure dominating, largely dry for more staff us and some decent spells of sunshine. saturday is looking pretty good across the board. there could bea good across the board. there could be a bit more cloud again across the north and west of scotland, maybe the odd shower around irish sea coast but good lengthy spells of sunshine, light winds generally but fresher across the western isles there. and deep orange colours again. to be hot for england and wales. closer to the high teens, low 20s, scotland and ireland. on sunday closer in moving southwards throughout the day, so i think highs area throughout the day, so i think highs are a notch down on saturday generally. more cloud across the north—west of scotland and elsewhere decent spells with temperatures into the mid to upper 20s celsius. fine into the weekend and into next week the high—pressure stays firmly with us, well there is dry weather in the

south. this is bbc news. the headlines. three people are reportedly killed in violent clashes between security forces and opposition politicians in zimbabwe's capital city — following monday's contested elections. protests outside england's most cash—strapped council which is holding crisis talks over proposed swingeing cuts to services. jeremy corbyn says he apologises for the concerns and anxiety caused after he hosted a meeting where the israeli government was compared to the nazis. the former leader of the english defence league is freed on bail after winning his appeal. an emergency drought summit is held following the summer's extreme