this is bbc news with carole walker. the headlines: theresa may meets the french president emmanuel macron at his summer retreat on the front riviera, as she tries to build support for her post—brexit trade plans. a warning from bank of england governor mark carney about the brexit talks. he says they are entering a critical phase and the financial system has to be ready if britain crashes out of the eu. four men who died in a car crash during a police pursuit in bradford have been named. the car was followed by officers early on thursday morning, when it crashed into a tree. the leader of zimba bwe‘s into a tree. the leader of zimbabwe's main opposition party says he is ready to go to court to prove vote rigging led to his loss in the presidential elections to robert mugabe's successoi’, emmerson elections to robert mugabe's successor, emmerson mnangagwa. 18—year—old safaa boular is jailed for life with a minimum term of 13 yea rs. for life with a minimum term of 13 years. she is the youngest woman

convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on british soil. the sister of a midwife missing for a week has made an emotional appeal for information. samantha eastwood was last seen at work last friday morning. ina morning. in a moment, it will become for sportsday, but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. just after seven, we will be talking a businessman in bulawayo in zimbabwe about how the country moves forward following the elections there. at 7.30, we will speak to the president of the chartered institute of taxation about whether tech companies like amazon should be paying more tax. and we will be looking at tomorrow's from pages with our reviewers martin benton from the london evening standard and then at its patio from france 2a at 10.30 and 11.30. that is all ahead here on bbc news, but 110w is all ahead here on bbc news, but now it's time for sportsday.

hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme... india chase 194 for victory in the first test after sam curran‘s 63 helps england to 180 at edgbaston. the first medals for great britain at the european championships in glasgow — as emily kay digs deep for silver in the women's scratch race. and tears and fears for andy murray — as he threatens to pull out of the washington 0pen after reaching his first quarter—final in over a year. hello and welcome to sportsday. we begin at edgbaston, where india need 194 to win the first test after england were bowled out

for a second—innings 180 at edgbaston. sam curran‘s maiden test 50 was the only bright spot of an england batting display which saw them crumble to 87 for seven just after lunch. 0ur reporter patrick gearey is there for us. it is fairto it is fair to say that since then, things have been looking up for england and there is a glimmer of hope? there is indeed. it has been an enthralling test match. next time you have an argument with someone about whether test cricket is interesting, i will point them to this match. momentum went one way and then the other and then back again. it started with india on top. they studied in england batting collapse, yet another one. malan was caught off with ishant sharma. malan has had a reputation match. we may not see him again featuring for england. and then jonny not see him again featuring for england. and thenjonny bairstow went the same way, not long before

lunch. best there is such a key man for england. almost immediately afterwards, yet another blow, ben stokes caught in the slips off ishant sharma. england only 99 ahead at lunch, four wickets in hand. they lost jos buttler at lunch, four wickets in hand. they lostjos buttler just after the afternoon, but then sam curran got involved, england's youngest player on this site, only 20. he took four wickets yesterday and smashed 63 all important runs today, and that changed the equation yet again. england then set india 194 to win this test match. edgbaston was really up. it was like a ball pit in there. stuart broad loves those kinds of atmospheres. he can charge in and make things uncomfortable for the batsman. he got morley vj earlier. he then got chicagoan, the other indian opener. the england bowlers have all chipped in with wickets, sam curran and ben stokes getting involved. it looked like england might be in charge, but india still had virat kohli at the

crease. he scored 149th in the first innings. if not for him, india would not be in this test match but while he is there, they still have a good chance. the target is now less than 100 for india. they are 103—5 and if kohli is still there at the end of the day's play, they might feel they are the favourites again. looking ahead to tomorrow, more of the drama could continue. how do you see things balancing out? we should get a fourth day. we had a bit of extra play today because we had some bad light delays earlier. but it is so difficult to call. it keeps changing from almost minute to minute. if kohli is still there at the end, india will fancy their chances. he can get these runs on their own, but if england get him out, there hasn't been much evidence that the rest of this indian batting order can cope with swinging conditions. we might see more of adil rashid tomorrow. he has not played much today. but india will want to get kohli through to

the close and they might feel that they are then in charge. patrick gearey, thank you. just one week to go now until the premier league gets back under way but if you can't wait that long — never fear. this weekend sees the curtain raiser for the new season — the community shield, with champions manchester city going head to head with fa cup winners chelsea. the likes of kevin de bruyne and raheem sterling are still rested after their world cup exertions — and it'll be a new battle in the dugouts, with pep guardiola meeting mauricio sarri for the first time at wembley. the team already, in a short time, have played like he wants. of course, you need more than. but the ideas are ready there, so i think it will be a good game the day after tomorrow. they are always a big

rival. but i am delighted with the players and this style of play. it will be perfect for english football. i am so happy he came here. he is the best coach in the world now, i think, he is the best coach in the world now, ithink, or one he is the best coach in the world now, i think, or one of the best. he is the best coach in the world now, ithink, or one of the best. so the matchup for us is difficult for one reason. they have worked together for two years. and we started two and a half weeks ago. the scottish premiership starts tomorrow — a league that has been dominated by celtic in recent seasons. they're going for an eighth straight league title. with the arrival of steven gerrard as manager at old firm rivals rangers, though, could the gap between brendan rodgers' side and the rest be about to close? brendan rodgers and celtic have

dominated scottish football in recent yea rs dominated scottish football in recent years as the new season approaches. they are targeting their eighth consecutive league title. approaches. they are targeting their eighth consecutive league titlem will be a very competitive league again, as it has been for the two yea rs again, as it has been for the two years that we have been here. it is not just about defending years that we have been here. it is notjust about defending the title, we have two win it. we have to earn the right. celtic begin their title defence against promoted livingston here on saturday. after two seasons of co m plete here on saturday. after two seasons of complete domestic dominance, can they achieve a third successive treble? i certainly think it's on. but to expect them to do it, it will be difficult. those one—off games and those cup competitions, they are the ones you look at and there is a lwa ys the ones you look at and there is always a possibility that something dramatic can happen in those games. you wouldn't put it past them, but i think it will be difficult. over the road at rangers, the appointment of steven gerrard as manager has

ca ptu red steven gerrard as manager has captured imaginations, but how strong a challenge will they present this season? for rangers, it's about trying to finish second. aberdeen have been the second—best team in scottish football for four years can they win an old firm game? they haven't won an old firm game in ten attempts. maybe a bit of silverware. can you stop celtic doing another treble? and so it is back, the scottish premiership. 0ften thrilling, always controversial, but never dull. so here are all the weekend's fixtures. newly promoted st mirren take on dundee. hibernian, fresh from progressing in the europa league, football now, and the english championship kicks off tonight with two of last season's play off hopefuls. frank lampard's first competitive match in charge of derby county sees them take on reading at the madejski stadium with the former chelsea and england midfielder hopng to lead the rams into the top flight this season. colin hazeldon has more. so this is it. this is where the

season so this is it. this is where the season begins. reading against derby could not be more intriguing. the manager of the home club, paul clement, done it all. he has been assistant at some of the biggest clu bs assistant at some of the biggest clubs in europe. he has managed at the top level here and has huge experience in the championship. 0n the other of defence, there is frank lampard. he is one of the great midfielders of his generation in the world, but is that going to translate to being a successful manager at derby county, who are hungry for success? i am excited, definitely. i am focused. it has certainly brought another intensity to my life this week and it was an intense preseason anywhere before that. but now i am excited and of course there will be nervous, match day, because this is a new role for me. serious games are going to come thick and fast now. you want to start well in the first

game because you have worked so hard in the past six weeks on the training field. we have played six competitive friendlies, and everything is geared towards the first game. but the first game will come and go quickly. we want to do well, of course, but then you have to move on. you have another 45 games after that. so it is reading against derby at eight o'clock on a sweltering friday night in august that gets us started on a nine and a half month roller coasters, when it will get cold and wet and all sorts of things will happen. most of all, it will be intriguing because this seasonis it will be intriguing because this season is chock of storylines in the football league, not least here at the madejski stadium for reading against derby county. so quite a game to kick—start what's likely to be a really competitive championship season. the opening weekend is spread overfour days. relegated west brom begin their season at home to bolton. swansea city start life outside the premier league away to sheffield united. stoke city face leeds, while steve bruce takes his aston villa side to former club hull city on monday.

it was a hugely emotional moment for andy murray in washington last night to reach the quarter—finals of a competition for the first time in over a year. so overwhelming in fact, that the former number one was reduced to tears. but that victory came at a cost — with match pointjust after 3 o'clock in the morning. he's due to play australia's alex deminaur this evening — but murray says there's a chance he won't play. kheredine idessane has more. in the end, he had nothing more to give. tea is a triumph for andy murray after his latest comeback victory. emotional, he said, at the end ofan victory. emotional, he said, at the end of an extremely long day and a long match, finishing matches at 3am is not good. it is not good for the players and not good for anyone involved in the event, fans, tv on a

nobody. his mum probably summed it up nobody. his mum probably summed it up best. brutal. after a year out with his hip problem, time on court is what andy murray is after. with no room for error, the former world number one level the match. and he was a break—up in the third before eventually being ta ken was a break—up in the third before eventually being taken to another tie—break to secure the win. physically and emotionally drained, the question now is whether he can recover quickly enough to take on australian teenager alex deminaur tonight for a place in the semifinals. well, a little earlier i spoke to bbc radio 5 live commentator david law, and i started by asking him what he made of murray's performance. i thought it was really good. he is obviously not the player that he was yet, when he was reaching world number one in 2016 and winning grand slam titles. maybe he will never get

to that sort of level again. but he is back on a tennis court. you saw the emotional reaction and one of the emotional reaction and one of the reasons you saw that is because of what it means to him. if you consider that he had not played tennis professionally for a whole year, at times he must have wondered why there were he would ever get back out on court and be that competitive again. and to be out there playing at that level three matches in a row, all of them having gone three sets, and this 13 hours and one minutes in duration and ending at three in the morning, that isa ending at three in the morning, that is a real achievement. regardless of how much further he goes in the tournament now, he can be really pleased with that. but finishing at three o'clock in the morning, that would be testing for anyone, let alone someone who has been coming back from injury and has not played in competition for over a year. yeah. it is tough and it has led to a lot of discussions today. we have

had these discussions before about whether we should be asking tennis players to play professional sport in the early hours of the morning. andy murray himself said in his press co nfe re nce andy murray himself said in his press conference afterwards, who does this benefit? there are hardly any spectators left in the stadium. it's the middle of the night. why are you playing professional matches at that time? it is tough on the players. he would not have got to bed until about six in the morning and he has got to come out again and play against alex deminaur again tonight, probably at about eight o'clock in the evening, less than 24 hours later. so it's really tough. but at the same time, it is the same for all the players if they happen to be in that position. and when rain has intervened the way it has in washington this week, it does put things back. that isjust in washington this week, it does put things back. that is just the way it goes. england's georgia hall remains firmly in contention to become just the third home winner of the women's british open since it became a major championship.

she hasn't dropped a shot in the first two days at royal lytham, adding a second round of 68 for a halfway total of nine under par, a shot behind thailand's pornanong phatlum. 0ur golf correspondent iain carter is there for us. it is looking tight at the top, but a few standout names as well? yes, it isa a few standout names as well? yes, it is a congested leaderboard at the top. you have phatlum from thailand. the most excitement with it being a british open surrounds georgia hall, who was very impressive. you highlighted the statistic that stands out, the fact that she has been bogey free on a major championship, set up for two rounds now, adding a 68 to the 67 to move to nine under par. the other one that stands out is

canada's brooke henderson. she got a five under par thanks to that wonderful hole in one on the short nine. the ireland coach graham shaw described his side as "an incredible group of people", after they reached the semi—finals of the hockey world cup for the first time. they produced another surprise victory, beating india in a shoot—out. remember, ireland entered the tournament as the second—lowest ranked team but now now they take on spain tomorrow, for a place in the final. before the game today, we were like, we wa nt before the game today, we were like, we want two more games in this world cup. we want two more games. now we have two more and we are going to enjoy every second. we want to go home with a medal. we are notjust

going to settle. we are going to keep fighting, so keep supporting us. now a look at the other stories making the headlines today. formula one driver daniel ricciardo has announced that he will leave red bull at the end of the season to join renault. the australian driver is fifth in the driver's championship with two wins so far this season. leon reid has been cleared to run for ireland at the european championships after the iaaf granted his international transfer. reid represented britain at youth level, but as his late mother was born in belfast, he had the possibility of switching. he won a commonwealth games 200metre bronze medal for northern ireland in april. former england spinner monty panesar has written to counties asking for a trial as he bids to revive his career. panesar has had well documented off field problems — he was released by essex in 2015 and then played briefly for northants. since then, he's been out of the professional game and is currently playing club cricket. now, the story of london 2012 paralympic rowing champion

david smith is one we've followed closely on sportsday in recent years. he's returned to compete despite having surgery four times on a life—threatening spinal tumour. he will find out next week whether it has returned. brennan nicholls has been following his journey back to the pinnacle of his sport. this is the day david smith has been dreading. inside this room, they will discover what is inside him. surgery in 2016 robbed him of half of his body and nearly destroyed his will. the real turning of his body and nearly destroyed his will. the realturning point was, i remember breaking down in tears and falling in the shower and lying on the shower floor, crying, falling in the shower and lying on the showerfloor, crying, almost wanting my life to end. already an international athlete in karate and bobsleigh, he was drafted into the

great britain adaptive rowing squad. as well as unlocking his talent, health checks unlock his body secrets. 0nce tumour less later, he won gold at the london paralympics. more surgery left him too weak to rome. para—cycling more surgery left him too weak to rome. pa ra—cycling instead more surgery left him too weak to rome. para—cycling instead would allow him to represent his country ina allow him to represent his country in a fourth different sport. his body had not finished with him yet, though. another tumour would rob the scot of being at the rio paralympics. when they said to me in hospital, the best can do it is potentially a brush your teeth, which was a realistic thing when i was ina which was a realistic thing when i was in a wheelchair and couldn't move and needed help to wash myself, ijust had the visualisation of people in the paralympics, swimming with no arms and doing things that arejust impossible. with no arms and doing things that are just impossible. and with no arms and doing things that arejust impossible. and i'm thinking, i have seen the impossible done. if i can't do something, it is because i have chosen not to give enough effort. for the past three weeks, david has been pushing

himself up the mountains of northern italy. the pa ra—cycling himself up the mountains of northern italy. the para—cycling world championships will see him tackle the time trial and road race for great britain. this is me three surgeries down, five months in hospital, a year and a half in rehabilitation, being told, you will never walk again. to be on the start line and to see the commissar‘s hand count down, to live that moment and by that time trial at the world championships will be my proudest moment. all the best to david. sarah storey has won gold on her return to international competition, 10 months after giving birth to her second child. she won the c5 time trial at the para—cycling road world championships in maniago, italy. it's been a busy day in the sir chris hoy velodrome, with britain's emily kay narrowly missing out on victory in the women's 10k scratch race. the 22—year—old moved near to the front with two laps remaining but was unable to catch dutch rider kirsten wild — taking silver and the first british medal of the games.

0bviously, kirsten wild was scratch race champion. so i knew it was going to be a tough sprint, and it was really close on the line. now i am really happy. we'll be taking you live to the final of the women's team pursuit later in sportsday. great britain will be up against italy, with four—time 0lympic champion laura kenny looking for her first major gold medal since the birth of her first child. alongside eleanor barker and katie archibald and neah evans, they qualified for this evening's final after beating france. laura's husband jason kenny, alongside phillip hyndes and ryan 0wens, struggled in their heat in the men's team sprint. they were beaten by poland after hyndes slipped at the start — faiing to reach the medal races. meanwhile — since we have been on air —

great britain have beaten germany to win bronze in the men's team pursuit. italy race switzerland for gold later. it's been a busy day in the pool with heats and finals taking place this afternoon and a first medal for the british team. hannah miley won bronze in the women's 400 metres individual medley. the scotswoman — second from the top — was third behind frantine lesaffre of france, who took gold. aimee wilmott started slowly and could only manage fourth. adam peaty, meanwhile, wasn't hitting his world record—breaking heights, but still qualified fastest for the 100 breaststroke. his time was the 13th fastest ever recorded. james wilby won the other semi. let's return to the european championships now, where laura kenny's team pursuit quartet are facing italy for gold — we can go there live now,

where chris boa rdman and sam brotherton are commentating. commentator: last year, italy got the best of britain in the final. big part of this is down to lottery funding, which has allowed athletes to invest time. and being a track cyclist is actually a career path now. that wasn't possible before lottery funding. it was a very different space. it was a delight to watch what happened to the sport. which is good to see how pleased germany's team pursuit riders are with getting a medal here. great effort from them. it wasn't an easy ride. you would know better than anyone that it is never an easy ride. it is good fatigue, though,

when you win. so, the introductions are about to take place for the final as the riders come up onto the track. their trusty steeds await. we will bring you all the latest from the sir chris hoy velodrome later as great britain vie for a gold medal at the european championships. leeds rhinos take on castleford in the women's challenge cup final tomorrow. it's quite an achievement for the rhinos, because this is their first season operating a women's team. their captain lois forsell hopes this is the onlyjust the beginning as the team looks to build a long term legacy. it is the first milestone we have reached on our journey it is the first milestone we have reached on ourjourney this year as a new team. we set out some aims at the beginning of the year and who are getting close to taking one off. so we are excited to put in a good performance and hopefully come away with a win. we have all come

together. early on, our head coach set out some standards. he plays for the men's first team and is bringing that culture of what is expected to bea that culture of what is expected to be a leeds rhinos player and how we all work together is really key. we have been in the challenge cup final this week in our first season, so it is exciting. let head now to the european championship, where laura kenny's team pursuit quartet are facing italy for gold. let's get the latest. commentator: for this team, the road to tokyo starts here, and away we go. it is katie archibald who will lead off on the opening lap for great britain. great start, straight as an arrow out of the gate, arms locked, driving it forward. the crowd have really come alive here. this big turn that katie archibald

does out of the gate is quite unusual. takes a long, gets everyone settled into position. a pacey start for great britain. laura kenny is behind katie archibald in second place. kenny'sjob is to raise kenny's job is to raise the kenny'sjob is to raise the pace. studio: if you want to follow all the action from the sir chris hoy velodrome at the european championships, you can head to bbc two or follow all the action at the bbc sport ‘s website. we will have more sport for you later. scorching hot day in the south—east

today. temperatures got up to 33 degrees in surrey. and we have a very warm weekend on the way, also around 30 degrees. for most of us, it is going to be sunny. a bit of cloud here and there, maybe a few spots of rain, but that is pretty much it. once again, it is going to be very warm. temperatures in the south could be hovering no lower than 19 degrees in london. a bit fresher in scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow, scotland and northern ireland will turn a bit more cloudy. whereas the best of the sunshine will be across southern, eastern and central areas. and it will be a hot day. and the beautiful weather continues through sunday and actually into next week. it is an actual bob.

in fact it's got so thick, yesterday was katherine's first blow dry! aw! and let's give our biggest hello to our guest tonight, whose daughter came on the one show this year to introduce her fiancee to us. here's what she told us about jack. this isjack. we met when i was 20, jack was 24 and we have the same aims, passions and drive for life. it is great we get to share it with everyone. with a background in hospitality, are you planning to do the catering for the wedding?” hospitality, are you planning to do the catering for the wedding? i am not sure, i cannot get a word in edgeways. let's get an update on how the wedding plans are going from the mother of the bride, sarah, duchess of york!

applause irememberyou in i rememberyou in phantom. the day started quietly, no celebrations the morning after an election which declared emmerson mnangagwa the leader, but there were pockets of disruption. don't push me. a press conference by opposition leader nelson chamisa was interrupted by riot police. mr chamisa was eventually allowed to speak. he claims the election was rigged, and that the results announced by zimba bwe's rigged, and that the results announced by zimbabwe's electoral commission do not reflect the will of the people. if you go around the country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there country, you will find that there is no jubilation, there is country, you will find that there is nojubilation, there is no celebration. if anything, today is a day of mourning. mourning over democracy. it is a black day. because we are seeing a repeat of what we saw during the yesteryear regime. very late last night, the electoral commission declared the result. therefore, emmerson mnangagwa of zanu—pf party is therefore duly declared elected president of the republic of zimbabwe. this legitimises president mnangagwa's position following a military coup that ousted former strongman robert mugabe last november. the ruling zanu—pf party has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, and president mnangagwa has extended an olive branch.