this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines. in a test of support for president trump's us senate nominee. the us senate decided by 51 votes to 49 to make a final decision on brett kavanaugh‘s nomination 49 to make a final decision on brett kava naugh‘s nomination later this weekend, even though he has been accused of sexual assault. a man who pushed and 90 rolled passenger on cheap tracks in central london has been found guilty of attempted murder. the 46—year—old told his trial that he did not intend to kill the man. ministers are being urged to explain why it didn't tell of problems disposing of medical waste including body parts. the shadow health secretary said it was quite staggering that parliament had not

been informed. and one week after an earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia, thousands of people are feared buried under mud and rubble. and big u—turn for unilever. the consumer goods giant has scrapped its plan to move its headquarters from the uk to the netherlands after growing criticism from investors. well, in a moment it will be time for sports day but first let's take a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc sport. at 7:30pm we will be reporting from west yorkshire at one of the sites where medical waste, yorkshire at one of the sites where medicalwaste, including yorkshire at one of the sites where medical waste, including body parts, has been piling up. and then at 8:1i0pm we will take a look inside chadwick hall at the university of roehampton in london. it is one of six contenders to win the prestigious architecture award, the reba stirling prize. and then as

ever later this evening we will take a look at what makes the front pages of tomorrow's newspapers. 0ur guest this evening and the uk correspondent for france 2a and the women's editor at the daily telegraph. that is all coming up on bbc news. before all that, it is time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday with me will perry, coming up for you this evening... it's the bigest game of the weekend, but what kind of welcome will manchester city get this time for what should be another thriller at anfield on sunday? it'll be just like watching brazil at meadow lane as phil neville‘s england hone preparations for next year's world cup. can tonight's super league semifinal live up to last nights? we'll be at the dw ahead of wigan against castleford with a place in the grand final at stake. and, jorge lorenzo is taken

to hospital after a horror crash in practice for the thailand grand prix. only one place to start, what an exciting game in prospect at anfield this weekend. the top two in the premier league go head to head as liverpool take on manchester city on sunday, two teams tipped to fight it out for the title this season. former liverpool and england defender stephen warnockjoins me on the sportsday sofa. stephen, how much of a sighter will this give us in terms of who's cut out for lifting that premier league trophy. i think it is a little bit early for that. i think it is sort of, it is

only the early stages. if this was maybe december, january time we would be talking completely different. i think the liverpool off the back of three games not getting a win, there is a little bit more pressure on them and with the then being the home team as well. what have you made of mo salah so far this season? to get back to that level of last season mentally and physically, they must be so hard. it is tough. he has been to the world cup and looks a little bit tired. the good thing is he's getting impositions on making things happen. i think he isjust impositions on making things happen. i think he is just matching a little bit, it is a confidence issue. liverpool's player last year but kevin de bruin for manchester city. we thought it would be back for the derby, five weeks early he could be in the squad. —— i would not be in a

rush to getting back, the season has got plenty to run and you do not wa nt to got plenty to run and you do not want to be losing him for another five or six weeks at this point for bringing him back too soon for this game. city have got more than enough quality to go into this game and get a result. let's hearfrom the managers. yellow last year we won obviously against city, twice in the champions league and once in the league. after none of these games you go in the dressing room and think now we've got it. now we know how to beat manchester city because there is no real way. always we know somebody is telling me good luck for sunday and i think always, u nfortu nately, we sunday and i think always, unfortunately, we need it.|j sunday and i think always, unfortunately, we need it. i have a lot of respect about the way he plays, how proactive his teams are.

that is never went player—manager think after beating to formal satisfaction. we tried to beat them asa team. satisfaction. we tried to beat them as a team. in the premier league we did itand as a team. in the premier league we did it and in the champions league we could not do it. we saw shots of the bus earlier and we all remember manchester city's team bus arriving at anfield and what resulted from that. apparently they have changed their route this year. how difficult will liverpool make it, chester city? they have to make it hostile but —— manchester city. they have to make themselves known and heard but we don't want any disturbances outside the ground because it takes the shine of the victories last year. let's hear from former england manager kevin keegan who has fond

memories at both clubs. he won three league titles at liverpool and got manchester city promoted. he thinks it could be the year liverpool lift the premier league title for the first time. if you are a liverpool fan now you have to believe that you have got absolutely the right man running it. he gets liverpool, he gets the humour, he gets the passion, he is open with them. he's like me, kicking every ball. that is my idea of football, here it is, this is what we are. too many clubs now, they are not open enough with the fans. fans want to know what is going on at their club. stephen, stay with us because i want your thoughts on this next. potentially two tea ms thoughts on this next. potentially two teams fighting out for the family title but also to teams who have realistic ambitions of lifting the scottish permission title. rangers take on

hearts. jane, how much of a surprise to see hearts set in the early pace in scotland this season? yes, i think most people would agree it is a surprise and that is no disrespect to hearts when i say that. when you look at how many players they brought in during the summer, 16 fresh brought in during the summer, 16 fres h fa ces brought in during the summer, 16 fresh faces came into the squadron in the summerand fresh faces came into the squadron in the summer and you usually expect some bedding down time for the team to gel. but from day one they seem to gel. but from day one they seem to have clicked right into how the manager wants them to play. they have signed some absolute gems from the lower leagues in european football. they have come over here and set the game on fire. a lot of other players around that. playing exactly how craig levine wants them to play. if you add to the financial aspect of things as well and you

talk about how much of surprises is, the likes of hearts, yes, they have more money than some clubs in scotla nd more money than some clubs in scotland but when you compare it to rangers and celtic that gap is significant. yes, it is a surprise from that point of view. beside the more money you have the stronger squad you have but hearts will be feeling very comfortable where they are now, sitting pretty at the top of the scottish premiership. they have played seven, they have won six and only drawn one and consistently they have very, very impressive. they have already beaten celtic this season and there will be a big test for them on sunday as they go to ibrox to take on rangers. all the talk is of steven gerard, has he lived up to the hype already? that is an interesting one, it has been a peculiar start to his reign as rangers manager. before he came up here and since he has been up here there has been an absolute mountain of interest on him and rangers as

well and that can only be good for the scottish game. the start has been peculiar, at home they are rock solid, they have not lost a game at home in all competitions this season, including their europa league win last night. but away from home it is a bit of a different story. 0nly last weekend they've lost to livingston, livingston are going well but it was a bit of is a surprise to see the rangers side, when you look at how well they can do at home, to go away to livingston and lose that game. so at the moment, clubs are picking up points left, right and centre, they're dropping points as well. whether they whether he is living up to the hype or not, i will come back to you on that one! steven gerard, you played alongside him, is he the sort of player who can wrestle the power away from celtic and what you have seen? i think he has the determination and what is tried to do is rebuild the club so it will

ta ke do is rebuild the club so it will take time on the pitch but he has to get things right behind the scenes now and he's slowly doing that. theirform in the europa league has been very strong home form has been very good. you are going to do five live sport tonight if you want to listen to steven. england's women take on brazil tomorrow, an opportunity for the lionesses to show what they are capable of, according to midfielder fara williams. england's most—capped player has been recalled to the squad after she was forced to withdraw from the last round of fixtures because of injury. phil neville's side face the brazilians at meadow lane, home of notts county, before taking on australia on tuesday at craven cottage. what i am looking forward to is seen my players put under pressure, playing our style under that kind of pressure and see if they can handle it. because i look forward to eight months‘ time when we go to france, i think this could be a quarterfinal, semifinal potential match against some of the best teams in the world. this is not a friendly family, this is almost a world cup game and we have to play our style. can we beat

these type of teams? this is the challenge ahead, we have set up the challenge ahead, we have set up the challenge for the next eight months, they know where we‘re going on the things we‘re going to be working on and this is the first rung on the ladder. i am genuinely excited about these games. england‘s women rugby players have met up for a training camp ahead of their autumn internationals. . . . it‘s the first time the squad has been together since they were given full time contracts last month. emily croydon has been along to meet the squad. a squad of 36 have gathered here in loughborough. after a period of uncertainty, they now know that 28 players will receive full—time contracts injanuary. it isa full—time contracts injanuary. it is a great step forward for women‘s by is a great step forward for women‘s rugby where up until now they have had to combine careers with their sport. the many, this is the dream situation they have been waiting for but for others it is not quite so straightforward. 0ne but for others it is not quite so straightforward. one player is a full—time firefighter and now has a difficult decision to make.|j

full—time firefighter and now has a difficult decision to make. i would not want to give up all the hard work are done so far to get into the fire service so would be whether i was offered a contract, could we combine the two in some way and just keep both going at the same time in some fashion that benefits everyone, myself, kent fire and rescue and england rugby. people will look from outside and think it is a tough decision but your career as an international rugby player, being the best you can be at the top of your game, only so many people get to put on that white shirt and where the rows that there is no question in it, well, for me there is no question, because i have the rest of my life to work. i think if anything it will make is better as individual players but as a team. said plenty of excitement in the squad and also according to the head coach simon middleton and extra edge. the door is open for anyone to play themselves into the contract before

themselves into the contract before the 28 is named at the end of the year. first though he names the bigger squad for the autumn internationals against the usa, canada and island. so any player who wa nt to canada and island. so any player who want to contract will need to impress. still to come on sportsday... how did video gaming go from sensible soccer in the ‘90s to part of an official premier league competition in 2019. we‘ll explain. and, we‘ll be live in vegas ahead of connor mcgregor‘s much—anticipated ufc return to the 0ctagon this weekend. after a thrilling semi—final win for warrington at st helen‘s last night, wigan and castleford fight it out this evening to decide who willjoin the wolves in next saturday‘s grand final at old trafford. tanya arnold is at the dw stadium for us. they have got quite something to live up to these two. what we can guarantee you is an emotionally fuelled atmosphere here because for three of the players it is their

final home game. sam tomkins is going off the catalan dragons and two others going off to the n r l and the head coach is leaving to four scottish rugby union. they will be desperate to bow out at in the grand final. wigan are the only unbeaten team. castleford were the ones flying high last year. the spotlight was firmly on them. they have gone under the radar, had a lot of injuries but have finished firmly in that third place and have their man of steel back guiding them around the park. you can follow all of the action on five live sports extra and get highlights from both the semifinals tomorrow lunchtime bbc one at1:15pm. rugby league continues to be associated with the m62 corridor of towns and cities like leeds, hull, st helens and wigan. however, this weekend the chance of winning promotion to the game‘s top table — the super league — falls to a team in canada and the london broncos. it‘s called the million pound game and sara 0rchard has more. the london broncos rugby

league team were in london earlier this week preparing for the biggest match of their season. now they are in toronto, canada, to play it. match of their season. now they are in toronto, canada, to play itm is huge, certainly the biggest game for the club since the challenge cup final in 1999. it is what is at sta ke final in 1999. it is what is at stake and the prize offer to get back to the super league. a lot of players don't get to playing grand finals and for me this is one of them, this is london's grand final. we might not play in a final against this is massive for me. so why are they playing for a place in the super league in canada? sunday‘s game is known as the million pound game is known as the million pound game because of the central funding available to super league clubs. toronto wolfpack have home advantage having finished higher in the table. the canadians have been working

their way up the rugby league ladder, becoming the first transatlantic club in world sport and london broncos have already played them twice this season across the pond, losing both fixtures. as you say, third time lucky. we‘re going to go out there, empty our ta nks going to go out there, empty our tanks and that‘s it. as long as everybody is giving 110% you can‘t ask very more. two huge cities playing off to be in the top league of rugby league and it is fantastic. london last played in the top flight in 2014 and a return to super league is hoped to boost its profile. we are the only full—time professional side that is playing rugby league in london and if we can get the team back to where it deserves to be, which is in the super league, it makes the game more attractive we will bring more fans

and people in and it allows the sport to grow in the capital. whether it is the london broncos all the toronto wolfpack who wins on sunday, the potential is huge. here are some other stories to bring you up to date with on sportsday... british number one, kyle edmund, is through to the semi—final of the china open in beijing after a straight sets win over dusan lajovic. he‘ll face georgia‘s nikoloz basilashvili for a place in only a second atp tour final. rafa benitez will have to dip into his pockets after being fined £60,000. he accepted an fa charge of improper conduct for talking about the referee before newcastle‘s match with crystal palace, something you‘re of course not allowed to do. check out this, three—time world championjorge lorenzo is likely to miss this weekend‘s thailand motogp after that huge crash in practice. injuries to his wrist and ankle added to a foot problem he picked up racing in spain recently. he said he‘ll decide on his fitness in the morning. another man nursing injuries is sam burgess. he‘s going to miss england‘s upcoming rugby league internationals in the tri series against new zealand to have surgery on his shoulder and wrist. he‘ll stay in australia, where he plays club rugby for south sydney. and here‘s inspiration

for teenagers across the globe. this is sheyla diaz — she‘s been called into panama women‘s squad world cup qualifiers. she is just 13—years—old and could make her debut this weekend against world champions, the usa. for those of you who enjoy nothing better than spending the weekend playing fifa — you‘ll soon be able to represent your club on the national stage. joe lynskey has more at the touchscreen for many people watching, their football video game memories may be tied up with the likes of sensible soccer and fifa 95, the games which came out in the early ‘90s and that have now laid the foundations for an empire so big that the premier league itself is now clamoring for a slice of the action. it‘s been announced this week that the newest edition in the ea sports fifa series — fifa 19 — will now partner up with english football‘s top flight in an official tournament linked to its 20 clubs. it‘ll be called the epremier league and will take place at the start of 2019.

anybody in the uk can sign up and they‘ll then go through a qualifying process that could see them advance to a play—off stage held at the home of their favourite club and then onto the epremier league final, which takes place across a weekend in march and will be televised live. and when the premier league announced this news, it seems they want this competition to become part of the process of fans supporting both their real—life premier league clubs, and the virtual ones. so who would‘ve predicted this when the first edition in the fifa series came out as the brainchild of a chinese student in 1994? well, the rise in popularity of fifa has worked in tandem with the rise of youtube with many star vloggers using the game as a point of familiarity with their audience, and through the development of global competitions like the eworld cup, which more than two million people regularly sign up for every year. now premier league clubs are already recruiting official egame players to represent them in these

tournaments, much like the man wolves recently announced as their new official egamer. so what will an official premier league tournament mean for the development of esports? earlier, i spoke to heather dower, part of esl — the body that oversees many video game competitions worldwide. this can only hopefully shed even more of a mainstream light on the industry and we‘re hoping this will encourage not only more players to step up and take part in tournaments but also encourage more viewership in things like the fur and other east sports titles. it is an exciting time. you will see abundance of players in uk you are never considered becoming an athlete in east sports taking the challenge and going for it. this is going to be an incredible story and the individuals that will qualify and represent, they will make waves. use

the word athlete and there will be some people here thinking that the partnership between the premier league and video games is not healthy, they will not want to play but i will get under virtual root.|j think we have this constant discussion about how traditional sports are dumbing down with the millennials and there is not the interest. i actually think this will spark an interest in sports again in the more traditional formats. spark an interest in sports again in the more traditionalformats. i think people will want to watch and spectate fifa and compete in it but also this will maybe be the way that younger people will choose what team to root for now rather than their pa rents to root for now rather than their parents thinking how you need to support tottenham hotspur. they might have a favourite ski sports tea m might have a favourite ski sports team that will also encourage them to bea team that will also encourage them to be a real—life spot. i think the debate about it being unhealthy is

actually really squashed straightaway. this will be incredible for all young people. with a huge lead in the formula 1 drivers championship is there any way lewis hamilton can be stopped from claiming a fifth world title? well not if things go as they did in practice at the japanese grand prix? jenny gow‘s at suzuka for us. lewis hamilton came into this weekend knowing that he was 50 points ahead of his nearest rival in the championship title fight. this is around 17 of the formula 1 world championship and as you can see behind me the big wheel of suzuka and the fairground are in full action and it is going to be a roller—coaster of a weekend for sebastien battle. after practice on the first day, considerably slower than hamilton, almost a second slower than that mercedes car. at the moment, lewis hamilton looks as sure bet to be on pole position. however, there is a typhoon in the area. we were expecting friday to be

area. we were expecting friday to be a total wash—out. it hasn‘t happened, so when it comes to saturday will the weather affect qualifying? is lewis hamilton able to be rattled that all as we careered towards the end of this championship? at this current rate, with the points as they are, lewis hamilton could tie this up into races time in mexico. could he do it sooner? we will have to wait and see but whatever happens, vettel needs to attack and he needs to attack this weekend. finally, love him or hate him you can‘t ignore him. in the early hours of sunday morning, connor mcgregor returns to the octagon after a two—year absence from ufc. the irishman takes on khabib nurmagomedov in part of ufc 229 in las vegas. we can go live to vegas now and speak to former ufc fighter dan hardy, who‘s part of the bbc radio 5live commentry team this weekend. is he still king of ufc? tell us why this fight is interesting. is he still king of ufc? tell us why this fight is interestinglj absolutely think he the king of the

ufc. the press conference was massively controlled by connor mcgregor. i thought it was a very powerful play but i still think conor came out on top. we‘re looking at3 conor came out on top. we‘re looking at 3 million pay—per—view buyers and thatis at 3 million pay—per—view buyers and that is incredible, we only really get that when connor mcgregor is on the scene. he looks a bit like 0 nslow the scene. he looks a bit like 0nslow from keeping up appearances with his flat cap and vest. where every goes he leaves a trail of controversy. is it all a pantomime? it is difficult to say. it starts for but when somebody bites to something i get the reactionary ones, connor mcgregor likes to get his teeth into something. other people in the team are starting to engage with, which has made this far more personalfor his engage with, which has made this far more personal for his opponents and you can see is starting to get irked

by it. the irish fans were really giving him some noisier the day at the open work outs as well something that got him. and connor mcgregor, as you saw on the open workouts and media days, he swaggers onstage, has great one—liners. it is the connor mcgregor show even though he is not the champion and if his opponent wins this weekend he will be a global star. the ufc is marmite, it divides opinion. when we saw the press co nfe re nce divides opinion. when we saw the press conference yesterday, let‘s be honest it was quite unsavoury at times. is that damaging for ufc or is it part and parcel? i think it can be. there has been a line as being crossed for this event, certain things that have been said and it has got quite political. 0utside and it has got quite political. outside of combat sport that is consult affect things. it is difficult to say because in this day

an age where extreme opinions and views get views, that is where connor mcgregor is out. he‘s using his responsibility to release their interest in this fight and get pay—per—view is. ultimately, the numbers will come in on saturday night and it will be validated by the pay—per—view figures that we get back. these guys will never be friends after this and i think things have been said and these guys will always be at war with each of them. it perhaps as a ground for a rematch the future if we get that. look forward to listening to on the early hours of sunday morning. more sport throughout the evening. have a good one. hello there. the weekend is looking mixed, tomorrow england and wales will see most of the rainwear is

scotla nd will see most of the rainwear is scotland and northern ireland will see the rest of the dry weather and then on sunday it is a reversal. this area of cloud and rain straddling central parts of the country is a weather front that will p9p up country is a weather front that will pep up as the night wears on. to the north apart from a few showers around it should be generally clear and cold. to the south—east again another mild night with mist and fog patches developing. saturday, a drab day for much of england and wales, heavy rain at times that will become defined in eastern areas of the day wears on. further north, apart from the odd shower it is a fine day, bright, cool and much cooler across the south—east compared to friday. sunday, wet and windy across scotla nd sunday, wet and windy across scotland and northern ireland, someday soon the best of the sunshine in england and wales. at the age of 99. so they arranged for her to be strapped to a parachute this is bbc news.

i‘m lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven. in a test of support for president trump‘s supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh — us senators narrowly back a motion to advance his nomination to a final vote. the yeas, 51. the noes, 49. the motion is agreed to. a man who pushed a 90—year—old passenger onto tube tracks in central london has been found guilty of attempted murder. the government faces criticism for not alerting mps to problems in disposing tonnes of medical waste and body parts despite convening an emergency committee to discuss it last month. it's it‘s irresponsible that the health department and environment agency still have not told of the full fa cts still have not told of the full facts about what is going on in