the headlines at five: the foreign secretaryjeremy the headlines at five: the foreign secretary jeremy hunt urges the headlines at five: the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt urges european leaders to step back from the abyss, day after theresa may demanded more respect from brussels and the brexit talks. lewis grabban‘s penalty. gelling to stab their salah plummeting. nottingham forest extend jeremy corbyn tells labour's women's conferences of the party of equality. our party and our movement will always have the very highest candids so that everyone is safe and secure in our movement and sexual harassment has no lace whatsoever in oui’ harassment has no lace whatsoever in our movement. the bidding warfor sky draws our movement. the bidding war for sky draws to a close as rupert murdoch's 21st century fox and the media giant comcast submit their final bids to ta ke comcast submit their final bids to take over the broadcaster. tributes have been paid to chas hodges, one half of the musical duo chas and dave, who has died. rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. the singer passed away peacefully in

his sleep in the early hours of this morning. he was 7a. and we will have the latest on today's football matches in sports day in half an hour, including liverpool's victory against southampton at anfield. the foreign secretary has urged eu leaders to step back from the abyss ofa leaders to step back from the abyss of a no—deal brexit and engaged with the british government's proposals. jeremy hunt said they had not given a detailed response to theresa may's plans a detailed response to theresa may's pla ns after a detailed response to theresa may's plans after the so—called checkers plans after the so—called checkers plan was largely dismissed by eu leaders at the salzburg summit on thursday. last night, european council president donald tusk said

the british had really known about the british had really known about the eu's objections, but he insisted a brexit deal was still possible. mr hunt said brussels needed to stop dramatising the situation. what theresa may is saying is, don't mistake british politeness for weakness, and if you put us in a difficult corner, we will stand our ground. that's the kind of country we are. but that means we need to get the tone right, and insulting her, insulting the british people on social media, getting into these stand—offs where you are calling people liars and so on, is not the way that we are going to... you are referring in part to the instagram photo that was posted by the president of the european council president, donald tusk, about the cakes and no cherries and so about the cakes and no cherries and so on? yes, and basically, if we are going to work seriously towards a solution, then we need to avoid revving up the situation and making it worse by appealing to audiences

on social media, and seriously and diligently working towards a solution. that is what theresa may wants to do, and she has taken some big risks. she has shown real flexibility with these checkers proposals. she lost to important cabinet ministers as a result of that, we need eu to show that ability in return. there are elements of our proposals they find difficult, tell us what they are, and we will sit down and work through them. the foreign secretary. the foreign secretary. the british broadcaster sky will be auctioned off today in a dramatic end to a two—year £26 billion ta keover end to a two—year £26 billion takeover battle. the broadcaster has been subject to rival bids from rupert murdoch's fox and the us company comcast. the auction began on friday at five p:m., and the ta keover on friday at five p:m., and the takeover panel said all parties had agreed to the process, which would have a maximum of three rounds. earlier, i spoke to mark sweeney, media and business correspondent at the guardian, who explained the process of getting to this point. it has been a long road. for rupert

murdoch, this has taken the best pa rt murdoch, this has taken the best part of a decade to get at this point. you try to take full control of sky back in 2010—11, and obviously, the phone hacking scandal at his british newspapers e—mail that. there have always been issues —— derailed at that. they have a lwa ys —— derailed at that. they have always been issues that murdoch's control of news media. he has multiple babies in the uk, and sky, which has sky news. mark... i think we have sorry, i thought we had lost the line, but it has come good. please continue. sky news has been given guaranteed funding fora number of sky news has been given guaranteed funding for a number of years. everything has been crossing the t‘s and adopting the is one media front. a commentator was saying earlier this but sky in a very good position. would you agree? and will there be any impact our customers here in the uk, people who have subscriptions? sky news is probably a brilliant

place to work right now. it has guaranteed funding, and in fact, and almost 10% increase in its budget guarantee. no matter what the outcome, rupert murdoch is guaranteed to effectively underwrite, to make sure that even if the bid is successful, if there was some kind of shortfall in funding, he would be making sure it was still funded. so will be a great place to be the next decade or so. in terms of the sky customers, there will probably be no real change to them. you're not going to change a name like sky. it is a fantastic brand, now pan—european of course, germany, italy, as well as the uk. so for customers on germany, italy, as well as the uk. so for customers on a germany, italy, as well as the uk. so for customers on a day—to—day basis, you will probably see very little difference. but it is about the power play going on behind it, which is a very big importers, with silicon valley rivals like amazon, google and netflix, sky is an incredibly important strategic asset for both fox, and disney, which is going to buy fox, and comcast, which is why we are where we are now.

mark sweeney. chas hodges — one half of the musical duo chas and dave — has died at the age of 7a. he formed the pop rock band with dave peacock in 1975 and became pioneers of the musical style labelled "rockney". they had 8 top—a0 singles, including rabbit, ain't no pleasing you and snooker loopy. chas hodges passed away as a result of organ failure. he'd been suffering from cancer for some time. let's listen now to their first top 20 hit gertcha, from top of the pops in 1979. # gertcha when the kids are swinging on the gate # gertcha when the # gertcha! chas hodges, who's died aged 7a. the former tottenham and chelsea

midfielder, micky hazard, who collaborated on tracks with chas and dave for tottenham's 1981 and 1982 fa cup final wins, spoke to me a little earlier. he was an incredibly lovely gentleman. my first memory of him was playing in football tournaments with him, organised by his ex—manager bob england. and then obviously, when we ossie's dream in 1981, i think it is the most iconic football record release, and it was a m football record release, and it was a joy to reach the woodwork with them. i think it reached numberfour in the charts, so it was an incredible experience for us as bob wallace, another is the, chas and dave being ardent spurs fans just made the experience all that much better. and before we listen to a clip, tell us and before we listen to a clip, tell usa and before we listen to a clip, tell us a bit more about how those fa cup final songs, how that collaboration came about? well, i don't actually know how it

came about. i think bob england, who was then manager, was again an ardent spurs fan, and he contacted the club with regard to doing the fa cup final single. obviously, written by chas and dave, and then performed by chas and dave, and then performed by them with the players on stage. i've got to say, as experienced as they were, we were sort of novices, and incredibly nervous, but to work with two such professionals, to such gentleman, was amazing, and to sing that song and see it go so high in the charts, i think it was a symbol of both chas and dave and the type of both chas and dave and the type of music they are renowned for, from then till now, and incredibly sad day for everyone at spurs and the spurs family. good afternoon. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, has urged eu leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit, and engage with the british government's proposals for a future relationship with the european union. he says there's still been no full explanation

of why eu leaders rejected theresa may's brexit plans at a summit in austria this week. the president of the european council donald tusk says britain already knew about the eu's objections, but he suggested a deal was still possible. here's our political correspondent matt cole. international law, international commerce, what have we got to fear? ata commerce, what have we got to fear? at a rally today, former brexit secretary david davis telling theresa may she's got it wrong and should seek a new way of leaving the eu. accepting a clean and clear brexit. not some fudge, not some new compromise. i have to tell you, i'm afraid that the compromise is exactly what chequers is. so, if leaders in europe have rejected her plans and she is being buffeted by backbenchers, who can theresa may

rely on for support? step forward the foreign secretary, insisting she is right to demand concessions from brussels. if the eu's view is by just saying no to every proposal made by the united kingdom we will eventually capitulated and end up either with the norway option or indeed staying in the eu, if that is their view, then they have profoundly misjudge the british people. this social media post from donald tusk, the eu council president, has helped steer bad blood, mocking theresa may for what he says is trying to cherry pick the best bits out of the single market. he played host at the salzburg summit, whether so—called chequers plan was dismissed. he rejecting suggestions that the ideas were knocked back without explanation. in a statement, he said... so, what next for eu negotiations?

who is going to blink first? theresa may says eu leaders have to come up with new counter proposals for future trading relations. but there is little sign of that. however, the prime minister says her officials are working on new proposals for northern ireland's border with the republic. if those plans can find a way to keep goods flowing freely after brexit, then perhaps they might be able to get some momentum back to the wider talks, too. in dublin today, ireland's foreign minister suggested a solution was doable. everybody has accepted, including the british prime minister, that unique solutions are required in order to put a backstop in place to ensure the border infrastructure between northern ireland and ireland cannot re—emerge. so, we need to get on now and negotiate that in a way that is a cce pta ble and negotiate that in a way that is acceptable to both sides. i believe it is possible to do that with an intensification of negotiations. but

getting brussels to agree on britain's divorce is only half the battle. theresa may needs the support of her own mps to get the deal through parliament, and a tricky conservative conference in just over a week might revealjust how hard it will be to unite the party behind her. brexit will be one of the key issues on the agenda at the labour party conference, which begins in liverpool this weekend, with the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell already accusing the government of being out of its depth in it's handling of the uk's withdrawal from the eu. our political correspondent vicki young reports from liverpool. stop brexit! a call from outside this conference that will be echoed by many inside. some labour mps and unions are putting pressure on the labour leadership to change its approach to brexit and back the people's vote campaign for a new referendum. arriving in liverpool, the shadow chancellor said the government was falling apart and it was time for labour to step in. we have to respect the referendum result, that's democracy. i want a general election, i'd rather have a general election.

we're not taking the people's vote off the table, it's an option we'll consider. but i want a general election. i want the government held to account for what they've done over the last two years. activists here are gearing up for what is likely to be a lively argument. i'm not sure about the idea of a second referendum. i think it's so unlikely that we'd get one. we need to make sure that labour stands for a referendum on the final deal. it's really important that we make sure that brexit doesn't harm hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in the country. whether there should be a second referendum or not is irrelevant, because where we're going now is total chaos. for some, though, labour's brexit policy is unclear. what we've got to make sure is people understand what their view is. and i'm not absolutely convinced that people do know what their view is. i certainly don't. the government's woes over brexit have given labour an easy target these past few months. but it is going to have to come up with answers itself. labour says that it opposes a no—deal situation,

it wouldn't vote for theresa may's current compromise and it is keeping the option of another referendum open. this week, though, they will come under pressure to provide more clarity. jeremy corbyn's been accused of keeping his brexit policy deliberately vague, to mask divisions in his party. as he calls for a general election, he'll need to make sure labour looks like a government in waiting. vicki young, bbc news, liverpool. in iran, state media is reporting that at least 25 people have been killed and several others injured after gunmen opened fire at a military parade in the south—western city of ahvaz. it's thought two of the attackers were killed by police and two others have been arrested. a spokesman for iran's revolutionary guards says the attack is thought to have been carried out by sunni arab separatists. the church of england says it won't take on the loans of the failed payday lender wonga, which has gone into administration. concerns had been raised that

another lender might take on the debts of thousands of borrowers and still charge high rates of interest. but the church now believes it isn't as well placed as others, to take on the loans. a man has been rescued from a ferry, two days after it capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. he's thought to have survived in an air pocket under the upturned vessel. more than 200 people are now known to have died in the accident. jessica parker has more. an anxious wait from the shore, relatives unable to hold back their tea rs. relatives unable to hold back their tears. divers and rescue teams, attempting to bring more bodies to shore at lake victoria. the ferry capsized two days ago. officials say it was filled to four times its maximum capacity and tipped when passengers moved from one side to the other. divers resumed their search for survivors today after

hearing knocking from inside the vessel, rescuing an engineer. he said to have survived in an air pocket inside the mv nyerere and is a serious condition. while some families continue to wait for news, others have now begun the difficult process of collecting their relatives and preparing them for burial. cancellation matter most of the bodies have been identified by theirfamilies, so the bodies have been identified by their families, so all the the bodies have been identified by theirfamilies, so all the necessary arrangements have been made. the next step is to allow family members to start collecting their beloved ones ready for the burial ceremony. the government is already making plans for the bodies that have not yet been claimed or identified, digging gravesjust yet been claimed or identified, digging graves just metres from the site of the accident, head of a burial tomorrow. an official investigation into what happened will take place once the rescue effo rts will take place once the rescue efforts to find any survivors has ended. jessica parker, bbc news. chas hodges, one half of the musical duo chas and dave, has died. he was 7a. known for their "rock and cockney" style, chas and dave enjoyed the height of their fame

in the 19705 and ‘80s, with hits such as rabbit. david sillito looks back at his life and music. # with your incessant talking # you're becoming a pest # rabbit, rabbit, rabbit #. when they emergered in the late ‘70s, the age of punk and disco, chas and dave rather stood out. # you are a wonderful girl #. chas hodges' music was a unique mix of rock and roll with old school cockney singalongs. # no, you won't stop talking # why don't you give it a rest? he had grown up in north london, his mum made ends meet by playing the piano in local pubs. and in the ‘60s and ‘70s, he played in bands such as mike berry and the outlaws, and heads, hands and feet. what troubled him was the way he sang. i remember ringing up dave, going out for a pint, i said, i got an idea.

writing songs about things that i know about and singing them in my own accent. what followed was a series of hit singles and dozens of tv appearances and then a fall from fashion. # everything i ever done #. 20 years on, their career picked up again. this was no novelty act. chas hodges was a talented musician and songwriter. # i'll be around! chas hodges, who has died at the age of 7a. that's it. i'll back with the late news at 10:10. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. good afternoon. this is bbc news. on the eve of his party's

conference, the labour leader jeremy corbyn has vowed to put equality at centre stage, with a commitment to measure all politices on their impact all policies on their impact on women in society. during conference in liverpool, the party leadership is expected to resist grassroot pressure for another referendum on eu membership. joining me now from liverpool is our chief political correspondent vicki young. vicki. yes, andi yes, and i think of course, brexit is the issue that is dominating the political world, but i think labour will want to talk about other things too, particularly policies they thought were pretty popular during the general election, such as the renationalisation of the railways, but there is no doubt that internal wrangling over the power of members to deselect mps and issues over brexit, of course, will come to the forefront as well. let's discuss this a little more. i am joined with a member of labour's treasury team. first of all, you have been at the

women's conference, which started today, jeremy corbyn and others talking about how equality should be detesta ble talking about how equality should be detestable policies. how easy is that to do in practice? —— should be the test of all policies. first of all, we said we need to look at the impact of policies on women and men, people with disabilities, people from different ethnic minority backgrounds, and when you don't do that, don't even publish that information or think about it, you end up with very unequal outcomes. if you look at the changes we have had to social security, over 80% of the cost of that has been borne by women, so we really need to start looking at the impact of that policy. i really pleased thatjeremy impact of that policy. i really pleased that jeremy and others have said we're going to do that we get into government. if we look at the main policy being talked about today, renationalisation of the railways, it appears from polls that people do back the idea. but in practice, is there a cost to this? because i think the labour manifesto said it was cost neutral. there are some casting doubts on that. how would it work?

essentially, we already have a process, which is the franchise renewal process, whereby the different, at the moment, private operators have to justify keeping the franchise. we have seen a number of giving up their franchises, and already, those being taken into public ownership in practice, because they have not been able to run them properly. so labour are saying, right, let's do this in a planned way. when those franchises come up for renewal, we will start at take them back into public ownership and make sure that instead of delivering huge profits, often for shareholders, instead, those profits should be delivered and reinvested into the railway and into railway services. there will be some, though, who would question whether a government of any shade is anyplace to run the ra i lwa ys of any shade is anyplace to run the railways better. there are some who are old enough to remember british rail, and it didn't work terribly well, so why do you think this is the answer to some lines which aren't operating effectively? many aren't operating effectively? many are working effectively. well, labour's approaches in to turn the clock back, quite the opposite. ——

isn't to turn the clock back. it is to look at what is working well in the most modern railway systems across the world. quite a lot of the british railway system is already publicly owned, but by companies like deutscher ban, who are publicly owned a different country, who then deliver their benefits to a different country. we want those benefits to instead be invested in our railway system, and when you look at what is happening in rail, we need a change. we have seen an increase of almost a third in rail fares, and yet we have seen really, really severe impact on reliability. we had that absolute omnishambles around northern rail recently, when the responsible minister said nobody was in charge. some of us thought he should have been in charge. we need to have an accountable railway that is good value and delivers for communities. of course, the issue of brexit is dominating the political landscape at the moment and will for the foreseeable future. there are calls from within your party to back a second vote, a people's vote, as

some call it, on the terms that theresa may gets. do you feel like the party leadership is inching that way, and the thing that is so big that might have to be looked at? there is obviously enormous concern, notjust within the there is obviously enormous concern, not just within the labour party and its leadership, but across society, about where we are currently with brexit. we have now seen a complete stand—off, actually, between theresa may's position and the eu's. currently, it looks like theresa may is only going to offer a choice between her chaotic, extreme deal and no deal. that isjust not good enough. we are saying what we have to focus on now is having a proper vote in parliament with proper choice there, so if we end up with parliament rejecting theresa may's chaotic approach, but instead, we let parliament decide what the future should the. labour's preference is that we will have a general election. clearly, that is what we would need to have. theresa may's leadership is clearly failing on this, but if she loses her vote on this, but if she loses her vote on her deal, there is an even

stronger argument to have a general election in those circumstances, and then, we need to look at all options to get is out of this mess. there is an issue that some labour mps, there is an issue that some labour mp5, is in there, who under that scenario, would find themselves voting against checkers or something similar, maybe, that theresa may brings back. they would be voting with people like jacob rees mogg and the right of the tory party, and some would argue you are then guaranteeing there would be no deal, because we leave at the end of march. that is a problem, isn't it? yes, but we need to make sure that is not how the vote is run, and that is not how the vote is run, and that is not how the vote is run, and that is not an interpretation of voting against that deal. if we end up in a scenario here where there is effectively a gun to people's heads, saying you have to support this flawed deal, that is not a meaningful vote. after all, we did get a commitment to having a vote. labour pushed for that. we got that from the government. they now need to show they want to have some parliamentary democracy around this, that they want to have that accountability. they have been wanting on that so far. let's hope they shift in the weeks to come.

what is the mood of the party going into this conference? when we were here two years ago, it was a very different, fractious party. it does seem to have calmed down a little bit, but there are still internal wrangles, aren't macro there are meetings this evening of the ruling body, the nec, looking at is used such as giving the members more power, being able to deselect mps more easily. is that something that is going to cause a problem here? well, we have had that huge democracy review, we have had thousands upon thousands of submissions from different parts of the labour party on it, and dozens of meetings. hundreds would be a bit much! talking about some of those proposals. it has been a great instance, i think democratic engagement, and you are right, the ruling committee, the nec, is looking at some of those proposals, and they will be debated here in conference. i feel a lot of enthusiasm and excitement here. at women's conference, we have been talking about in particular what we can do to make sure women who have

suffered from domestic violence can be better protected. we have a really exciting policy about saying, employers should be helping those women if they end up in that situation, and they should get the lever that they need. i think that could make a huge difference. —— believe that they need. on average, in this country, two women a week are killed, and by current or former partners. if you give them the chance to get out safe, that number would go down. so we are actually coming up with the ideas at this co nfe re nce coming up with the ideas at this conference about how we want to improve our communities, public services, and our economy. sol improve our communities, public services, and our economy. so i feel a big buzz, actually, and i think it is very exciting. i hope it continues to the rest of conference. ikea very much indeed. and jeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell today calling for ajohn corbyn and john mcdonnell today calling for a john orr election, saying that that must happen now. —— a general election. this week, they will want to show that they are a party who are a government in waiting. thank you very much, vicki young in liverpool. hundreds of people have taken part

in a special walk in central london calling for more to be done to protect nature in the uk. the event was lead by the environmental campaigner, chris packham. caroline davies went along. rather different wildlife out this morning at hyde park, as campaigners met to start the people's march for wildlife. so many other issues are highlighted in the media. and wildlife just takes the sidelines. mankind is ruining the planet, and if we don't do something about it, we've had it. my life is much better for spending time out in the wild and enjoying seeing the wildlife. we need to protect it. the march attracted a multitude of different wildlife organisations, from advocates for hedgerows to bat activists, united to march to westminster and present a manifesto. the environmental campaigner chris packham is one of those behind it. these are things that if we implimentated them today if we implemented them today would make a difference tomorrow. and when you have declines of 97%, 98% that's the sort of action that we require.

the environment secretary michael gove has promised to listen to the ideas expressed today. campaigners will continue to make a noise until they see the changes they want. time for a look at the weather with ben. glik hello. it is turning into a decidedly cool weekend across the country. cool and bright for some, cool and wet brothers. as we head into sunday, a mixture of sunshine and showers in places, but once again, some heavy and persistent rain across the south. our first lump of persistent rain clears away from southern hours during tonight will stop we will have a lot of cloud from the midlands, south wales, sony are not especially cold. when a clear, starry skies were the north and west, temperatures, for glasgow or edinburgh, 2—3d. colder in the countryside in scotland, so a touch of frost to start the day here. prize guys are many northern areas tomorrow. towards the south, we

bring the heavy rain eastwards, tending into clear away around lunchtime. with it, some fairly gusty north—westerly winds. behind that, all of seeing sunshine and showers, temperatures disappointing, 11-15. it will showers, temperatures disappointing, 11—15. it will warm up a bit in the south as we head into the new week. cooler, with some wind at times in the northwest. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the foreign secretary urges eu leaders to "step back from the abyss" of a no—deal brexit and find a way to make theresa may's proposals work. jeremy corbyn addresses labour's women's conference in liverpool, saying his is the party of equality. 1 and tributes are paid to chas hodges — lead singer of the musical duo chas and dave — who has died at the age of 7a. sport now, and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's... hi there. it's been a busy afternoon in the premier league. we've had seven results so far. liverpool have made it six wins out of six to move to the top of the table. all the goals came in the first half at anfield in their 3—0 win against southampton. an own goalfrom saints got them going. joel matip and mo salah were also on the scoresheet. that's seven wins in a row in all competitions, following the midweek win against psg in the champions league, and that is a club record. to be honest, i was not impressed before the game because we adored he tried to do the seventh time or whatever, but to be honest now i like it. it's good. we will try a force to carry on with that part. but it's clear that the challenge is

going to get tougher and tougher. there was also a big win for manchester city — 5—0 at cardiff. aguero, bernardo silva, gundogan all scored in the first half, riyad mahrez got two after the break, his first goals for the club. city are up to second in the table. just when united thought that they were over their troubles, wolves gave them a reality check at old trafford. united took the lead through fred butjoao moutinho scored a great equaliser in the second half. 1—1 the final score there. better news for united was the sight of sir alex ferguson in the stands — theirformer manager, club legend — the first match he's attanded this season following emergency brain surgery back in may. he was given a great reception. burnley have their first win of the season, a really impressive 4—0 win at home to bournemouth. ashley barnes scored twice late on. they are now out of the relegation zone.

the lunchtime kick—off finished 1—1 at craven cottage between fulham and watford. fulham began the match as the team with the leakiest defence in the premier league. that was highlighted when andre grey put watford ahead in the second minute. fulham created little in the first half but were a different side after the break. aleksander mitrovic equalised. that was his fifth goal of the season. in the day's other games, crystal palace against newcastle was a goalless draw, leicester beat huddersfield 3—1. brighton kicked off against tottenham a few minutes ago. it is still goalless down at the annex stadium on the south coast. very rainy down there. the scottish premiership leaders hearts have dropped points for the first time. they were held to a goaless draw by third—placed livingstone. stephen naismith had a penalty saved. aberdeen beat motherwell1—0. hibs are second after their 3—0 win at dundee. dundee still without a point this season. rock bottom in the table.

hamilton beat st mirren 3—0. rangers face stjohnstone and celtic are at kilmarnock tomorrow. we are only a few hours away from the big fight at wembley. anthonyjoshua is defending his world heavyweight titles against the russian challenger alexander povetkin. let's cross live to wembley now and speak to our sports correspondent david ornstein. david, the spot at wembley before but that was 18 months ago. that will go down as one of the great heavyweight bouts of all time. how do you feel thatjoshua has developed in his two fights since then? he will certainly feel like it's then? he will certainly feel like its business well done, because he's won both of his subsequent fights, kubrat pulev‘s replacement and parker. the only belt that is

missing is the wbc belt that belongs to deontay wilder. there are critics of anthonyjoshua who says he has not done it in the style his fans wa nt to not done it in the style his fans want to see. he toiled against carlos ta ka m, want to see. he toiled against carlos ta kam, who want to see. he toiled against carlos takam, who did not have long to prepare for that site, although he did not let him go the distance. he went with joseph he did not let him go the distance. he went withjoseph parker the full distance for the first time in his career. i was in cardiff that night. there were some boos at the end. it will be important now for anthony joshua to put on a show tonight. his priority again will be to win. he knows against alexander povetkin, one punch could be all it takes to ruin everything for anthonyjoshua, with all three of his belt on the line tonight. the first priority for him will be to win and hopefully he will go on to set up the spur fight in 2019 -- will go on to set up the spur fight in 2019 —— set up the super fight. he says he is feeling the pressure but he's got nothing to prove because he is 21—0. 20 of those

fights have been by way of knockout. anthonyjoshua will fights have been by way of knockout. anthony joshua will want to fights have been by way of knockout. anthonyjoshua will want to get the win tonight, and if he can he will wa nt to win tonight, and if he can he will want to do that in style too. povetkin, he's got a pretty decent record himself. that was to wladimir klitschko five years ago. he's 11 yea rs klitschko five years ago. he's 11 years older, the russian. when you look at the table in they weighed in yesterday can everything points towards the champion, doesn't it? everything seems to be injoshua's favour. that's right. josh was the overwhelming favourite. he's younger, he's taller, he's heavier. in recent times, he's thought more impressive opponents. alexander povetkin knockout the former british champion david price with a savage blow. he's got a good record. one defeat, and i was against wladimir klitschko five years ago in his last

world title fights. he does pose a danger and we could see that tonight in cold, wet conditions, a russian who was nothing to lose, although he is controversial because he has been banned or served to drugs offences. is doping record really very poor, but docs and —— boxing does itself no favours when dealing with doping cheats. many people think he should not be in the position to face joshua tonight. he was never properly sanctioned. this is a real dilemma for boxing and for sport as a whole, to look at such delicate sporting events like boxing, and only today tony bellew has said at some point somebody is going to die at the hands of a drugs cheat in boxing. the net is a potentially stark reality, really. two drugs offences, as you say. only one van, and it was cut short. anthonyjoshua

speaking in the last couple of days says if boxing was taking doping seriously, alexander povetkin would not be in the ring the basin tonight. last weekend in las vegas saw canelo alvarez face triple g for the second half. he has twice failed drugs test but has gotten to the biggest stage of all in vegas and is rated as one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. outside of the uk, there are several countries where you are not tested outside of competition in boxing when there has been no fight announced. potentially, you can take drugs and then be ready to go as soon as the fight is announced and thatis soon as the fight is announced and that is a sobering reality. certainly is. david ornstein there at wembley. the ring walk shortly before 10pm tonight. many thanks indeed. let's get the latest from the rugby union premiership. wasps beat sale by 31 points to 13, to move up to third.

they had nathan hughes yellow carded in the first 30 seconds but came from behind to lead at the break. hughes made amends in the second half, bundled his way over the line to seal a bonus point for wasps. theirfirst win at sale for eight years. in this afternoon's other games, bath beat northampton, bristol won at home to harlequins. glasgow's unbeaten start to the pro 1a season came to an end in south africa. beaten 38—28 by southern kings. there were three tries before the break, including this one from rudi van rooyen. glasgow scored four of their own in the second half — great game — but it was only enough for a losing bonus point for them. super league leaders st helens have beaten warrington for the third time this season, this one in rugby league's super 8s. wolves' final home game of the season was a disappointing one for theirfans, as saints ran in six tries to win by 3a points to 1a.

the sides are going to meet again in the semi—finals a week on thursday. arguably the most important games of the day are in the qualifiers, where super league survival and promotion are at stake. salford were top of the table but they lost 11—8 at london broncos, so a win for toronto wolfpack will keep them in the hunt for one of the three automatic promotion spots, along with hull kr, who are winning in toulouse. no points between toronto and widnes yet. andy murray is only going to play two more tournaments this season. he'll play in shenzen and beijing in china over the next fortnight, before focusing on a long period of training and conditioning in preparation for the start of next year. murray has only played nine matches after hip surgery injanuary and he's slipped outside the top 300 in the world. nekoda smythe—davis has won great britain's first silver medal at the world judo championships for nine years. it betters the bronze

that she won last year. it's the best result of her career, despite defeat in the final of the 57kg class in baku byjapan's world number two tsukasa yoshida. smythe—davis was a volunteer at london 2012 and described that experience as "inspirational". she went to the last olympics in rio but only made the last 16. you're up to date with the sport. still goalless between brighton and spurs on the south coast in the premier league. i'm going to be back with holly hamilton with sportsday at 6:30pm. but now it's time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode.

it's almost becoming a habit! it is. what have you got for us this week? it is a very strange week. we have the little stranger, the new film by lenny abrahamson. we have a simple favor, which i know you are going to see this weekend, so you are looking forward to the review. can't wait. and the house with a clock in its walls, a sort of family fantasy with a horror inflection. 0k. so first, the little stranger. is this about a haunted house, or haunted residence? the question about whether or not it is actually haunted is sort of central to it, so it is based on a novel by sarah waters, stars domhnall gleeson. he is this dr faraday, who goes to a house where he is called to attend to someone working there, who appears to be ill, but he thinks they are just freaked out. something has scared them. and it turns out that he went to this house when he was a child,

where his mother worked there and he was completely overwhelmed by the house and he fell in love with it. now he goes back, and the house is crumbling, and the people inside the house appear to be coming apart. and everyone is sort of slightly brittle, slightly on edge and there is something creepy going on on the background. here's a clip. how did you find the patient, doctor? mrs ayres. mother, this is dr faraday. he thinks we're brutes. a little under the weather. i imagine she'll be quite well by tomorrow. you'll observe a change in betty yet. this house works on people. girls come here like specks of grit. ten years later, they leave as pearls. i expect dr faraday‘s thinking betty won't stick it out for ten years. most girls would rather work in factories these days, and who can blame them? as it happens, i was thinking of my mother. she was a maid here before i was born. well, i do hope

she enjoyed her time. right, roderick. so there is... something is wrong. there is talk about the house being haunted by, you know, by the little stranger. fantastic performance by ruth wilson there, who is somebody who seems to be trapped in the house. it is like the fall of the house of usher, everything is falling apart around her. the question is, is it actually a haunting or is it people imagining things? or is it them projecting their fears on to the house itself? if you have ever read the haunting of hill house, the shirley jackson novel, one of the greatest ghost stories ever written, there is a lot of that in this. one of the problems, it has been marketed slightly as a horror film. asa as a chiller. it is not.

it is absolutely not a horror film. it's a psychological drama, which happens to have a ghostly edge, and you can read pretty much the whole film in one of two different ways. i liked it. i liked the fact it lets the pot simmer rather than boil. it is paced very moderately, it takes its time, it tells the story in an orderly fashion, but you get this growing sense of disorder. there is a couple of really terrific performances in it, i think particularly ruth wilson, who is great. my only worry is, i think some audiences might grow slightly impatient if they go, thinking it is going to be a ghost story, it's going to be a chiller, which is why when you say is it a ghost story, yes, but no. it's — you can read it in a number of ways, but i thought it was rather well done, and rather impressive in a very low—key, very understated fashion. it is very spare, isn't it, the way it is, the script is quite stripped back? it builds up tension. you get a sense something is wrong but you are not quite sure what, and as i said, the key to all this is the haunting of hill house, which is the urtext from all modern

ghost stories and it is written large on this. i am really slightly anxious now about the second film, which is a simple favor. i have been co—opted by my 14—year—old daughter to go and see this film, so, tell me it's a good choice. directed by paul feig. anna kendrick is this staid supermum, who she is somebody is at school, being all perfect and over volunteering. her son makes friends with another child whose mother is blake lively‘s martini—swilling pr executive. they form an unlikely friendship. anna kendrick‘s character starts to see a possible new world opening up to her — and then herfriend disappears. somebody described this as gone girl'sjust wanna have fun. it is definitely — it wasn't my line, it is a good one, but not mine. it's the most crazy mishmash of genres. on the one hand, it's a ditsy romcom, then it's a twisted erotic thriller, then it's an old—fashioned whodunnit.

the book was described as being like in the mould of gone girl, and yet somebody else described it as a post noir comedy. there are times watching it i thought, "this is the most chaotic film i have ever seen." however, i liked it. and the reason i liked it was because you have two great performances, anna kendrick, blake lively, who — even when the film is careering around like a boat tossed on a roaring ocean, they somehow keep their eye on the horizon, and as long as you stick with them, you go with it. one minute, it's funny, the next, it's weird, then it's twisted, then you are meant to take it seriously, then it is not. it really did seem sometimes like channel surfing, but all the way through it, you have these two central performances. they sink their teeth into it gleefully. it has a nice bite to it. i came out thinking, "that was all

over the shop, but i liked it". i think i am going to need a lie down after it, but i will go and see it anyway. you'll enjoy it. as you come out, ask yourself, what that was all about? genre? what genre? the house with a clock in its walls. if the cast is anything to go by, it should be a treat. very good cast. jack black, cate blanchett. based on a popular book from the 19705. young orphaned kid is sent to stay with his uncle, played by jack black, who is a warlock. he conjures up spells. cate blanchett is the next door neighbour, mrs zimmerman, with whom he has a sparring but ultimately loving relationship. here is a clip. that's a lot of clocks. what constitutes a lot is really a matter of personal taste. for me, it's a perfect amount of clocks. oh, sorry, there's a deranged cuckoo in there. your ratchet wheel's shot and the click spring's not far behind. hello, you're lewis, i presume. how was your trip? this old hag is my next door neighbour, mrs florence zimmerman. i'm relieved to see you didn't inherent your uncle's freakishly oversized head.

ha! says the woman who literally looks like a q tip. oh, look, the giant head is angry. my god, did that withered purple skeletonjust speak? she thinks she's smarter than me because she has more college degrees. no, i think i'm smarter than you because i'm smarter than you. the relationship between those two is actually the most fun of the film. the rest of it... it is directed by eli roth, who is known as a hard—core horror director, and did things like hostel. this is a very strange choice for him. i have to say, i don't think it works. it's, although the source material predates harry potter and those novels, the film itself looks very much like, not even post harry potter, post percy jackson and the lightning thief. it has got a lot of special effects, but for a film about magic it isn't very magical. the script doesn't hang together in any way, so as the narrative is unfolding, "what is the thing with

the clock, the back story?" so at no point does it do that thing that one of the movies needs to do, which is to click, "oh, i'm in a differentarea, i'm in a new realm, you know, magical possibilities." so it's a mess. one of the strange things is i like, you know, films for younger viewers that have a bit of scares in them. i remember thinking that the harry potter movies were basically hammer movies for younger viewers, and i mean hammer in a good sense because i am a big fan of the hammer films. this just felt all over the place. it is interesting because it has a lot of resources, it has this source material and a very good cast, and special effects all available to the director, and yet, it is a mess of a film that i think will disappoint more than it will enchant. some people will get some fun out of it because there are some nice moments, particularly in the relationship between the two central adults, but beyond that, i don't see it having a huge shelf life. best out is wajib, a palestinian drama. yeah, i really liked this.

this was the palestinian entry for the foreign language film oscar, although it wasn't nominated. it is the story of a father and a son, who are estranged, travelling around nazareth in the run—up to christmas, but they are handing out wedding invitations, which they have to do by hand. that is the wajib — the duty of the title. and as they travel around, you discover their relationship, how they have fallen out. one of them has stayed, one has gone away, one is young, one is old, there is resentment, and yet, it is really funny, it's very subtle. it is kind of bitter in some places, it blends the personal and the political. it is very, very low—key, and i thought it was kind of wonderful. it did the thing i want a film to do, which is to intrigue me about the characters, and i thought it was really good. it is called wajib. it's a very small release, but if you get a chance, do check it out. it's really good. and best dvd this week is the breadwinner, which is an animation. and a hand drawn one at that? it is an animation directed by norah twomey. it is made by the people who made song of the sea, so it's not one of those

3d digital animations. this has cut outs and hand drawns and different forms of animation. it is the story of a young girl living in taliban era kabul, whose father and brother are arrested, and leaving only women in the house. women are not allowed to go out on their own, so she has to disguise herself as a boy to go out into the town, and suddenly, she discovers this whole new world when she changes gender. it is brilliant. it deals with some very dark subject matter but in a way which is really accessible. they have made it so it can be watched by viewers of all ages. there is tough stuff in it, though. i loved it, it is one of my favourite films of the year. i thought it was absolutely brilliant. mark, as ever, thank you very much. particularly for the reassurance over the choice of our film this weekend. do ask yourself, what was that all about? i expect to be bamboozled. a quick reminder before you go, you will find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online. and you can find all of our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. that's it for this week. thanks for watching. bye.

hello there. it is turning into a decidedly cool weekend forjust about all of us. for some, saturday has been cool and bright. this was how it looked in fife a little bit earlier on from one of our weather watchers. while on the south coast in hastings, some thicker cloud and an outbreak of rain. we'll show you what's going on. this strike of cloud wriggling across the atlantic. as we go through this evening, we will slowly but surely lose that ran from southern areas. further north, under clear, starry skies, it is going to turn into quite a chilly night, particularly across parts of scotland. you can see pale, green,

even blue colours on her temperature chart in the middle of glasgow and edinburgh. on in the countryside can be very close to freezing. to be a touch of frost to the day tomorrow. there will be northern parts under the influence of this little ridge of high pressure. further south, here's our next month of rain. moving across southern counties of england, bridging to the south of wales, parts of the midlands and east anglia is a good thursday morning. it will be moving quite quickly and without —— and as we head towards lunchtime... eight sharp bursts of northwesterly winds. elsewhere, it will be a breezy day. i gave them a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of these and showers could be on the heavy side as well, but just showers could be on the heavy side as well, butjust about showers could be on the heavy side as well, but just about anywhere, you could take a shower as well as in sunny spells. as temperatures,

though, who is struggling. 11 to 15 degrees at best. the channel islands sticking out a summer we'll have something just a bit warmer. then we'll go through to sunday evening and these guys tend to clear out. most of the showers fade away. as we get into monday, high pressure sta rts get into monday, high pressure starts to work its way in. and that means certainly few majority, there is unsettled weather to come through the week ahead, especially down to the week ahead, especially down to the south, where will start to warm up the south, where will start to warm upfora time. the south, where will start to warm up for a time. it will be a little bit cooler. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at six o'clock: the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, urges european leaders to "step back from the abyss" a day after theresa may demanded more respect from brussels in the brexit talks. brexit is set to be a key issue a the labour party conference, but today the focus was on equality. our party and our movement will

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