they came in peace, but found themselves under attack from the army. 15 people were killed and hundreds more were injured. now the british director mike leigh has made a film?about one of the defining moments of that age. he's been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz. applause. it's the 16th of august 1819, and people congregate from miles around in manchester's st peter's fields for a pro—democracy rally for the right to vote. it was meant to be a peaceful gathering, but the authorities... we must read the riot act... ..had other ideas. so, mike, here we are in the middle of manchester. the peterloo massacre happened around us. as a young boy, studying in that library, you knew nothing of it. no. i mean, the primary school i went to was a good school, and they could have got us down here on the bus and back in time for lunch, and walked us around this area and said, this happened here. now is the time to say, well, it did happen here, and it happened right here, and on that august day in 1819, there came a point where this was a bloodbath.

gunshot. hundreds of protesters were injured, and at least 15 died, as government forces charged the peaceful gathering in what became known as the peterloo massacre. in view of the magistrates, the crowds coming in from all over the place, right here were the two carts, the hustings, hunt and all the speakers. that's here. the order will come crashing down. this, as you can see, was the edge of st peter's fields, so people were kettled up against this wall. some of them were pulled up into the ground, which is raised up on the other side of this wall. but what good is a parliament if it does not represent its people? applause. only 2% of the population had the vote. what you see in the film, and indeed what happened, was a motivated working—class, hungry for education. for me, what's tragic is that here we are where in fact

everybody has the vote, and they don't vote. everybody has education, and they are not hungry for education. the hungerfor knowledge isn't there. and it is tragic. one man, one vote? parliamentary representation? preposterous proposition! peterloo — the latest film from the director mike leigh. that was will gompertz reporting. newsnight is getting underway on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... he's out — fulham owner shahid khan withdraws his bid to buy wembley saying the plan

had become "divisive". almost rained off... a six hour delay, but england go on to take a 2—0 lead in the one—day series against sri lanka. and england's injury problems continue, mako vunipola the latest to be ruled out of their autumn tests. hello and welcome to sportsday. let's start then with the future of the home of english football... as today, the fulham owner shahid khan withdrew his offer to buy wembley. the plan to sell off the national stadium has been divisive, from the very moment it was announced — but khan says he didn't expect

such a mixed reaction, and that he would only buy wembley if the sale received more support within the fa and the wider game. well, earlier i spoke to former england goalkeeper peter shilton, and he gave me this reaction. iam i am pleased. i was against the sale, i think wembley has so much history and it is a fantastic stadium. i think a country like england should have a stadium like that. that's a lot of money, it would have made a difference but that money can easily get evaporated down at the lower levels, and i think we are producing a good line up of players. england goalkeeper peter shilton there. others today have expressed their disappointment that potentinal money from the sale, will now not make its way to grassroots football. the daily mirror's chief football writerjohn cross joins us.

i understand you are one of those in that regard. why are you so disappointed? i see it as a wasted opportunity, to be honest. ifeel it's almost like a no—brainer because while i respect peter shilton‘s view, i think it's wrong to paint wembley as being a big traditional home of english football. it's a very iconic venue but the fa have rarely opened it down the years. this time you're talking about selling it off for the good of grassroots football. it's a £600 million deal, or it was, for shahid khan to buy it. that sort of cash investment would have made a world of difference to the grassroots game, which isjust com pletely grassroots game, which isjust completely in disarray at the moment. thousands of games being called off every single week because of the poor state of.. when we talk about developing young players, i

just feel at the moment we're not giving ourselves the best chance to do that. this would have been, i think, a golden egg, a wonderful opportunity and frankly we would have lost a little bit of history and heritage, but if that means that the good of the game in the long term, which i think it would have, then i think it would have been a decent swap, in my view. do you think it matters who owns wembley? no, i don't. think it matters who owns wembley? no, idon‘t. i think it matters who owns wembley? no, i don't. ithink think it matters who owns wembley? no, i don't. i think the more important aspect over who owns the bricks and mortar of the stadium is that the stadium remains in good working order, good tact, is respected as the home of english football, of course it is. but we're talking about a deal that was absolutely bloated will —— loaded with clauses and the slightest hint of trouble, the fa would have reclaimed it. i can understand the viewpoint that basically perhaps it was being undersold, perhaps they should have press for more money. i

think now the spotlight will fall on the clubs to do a bit more. i really don't see the harm in it being owned bya don't see the harm in it being owned by a foreign owner. shahid khan has proved himself to be a very good football clu b proved himself to be a very good football club are owner, very hands—on at fulham. it was a no—brainerfor me. hands—on at fulham. it was a no-brainer for me. thank you very much. the daily mirror's chief football writer there. well, once again, on england's tour of sri lanka, heavy rain affected play. the third odi in kandy, which england went onto to win by seven wickets, was delayed by six hours and became a 2i—over game. henry moeran is there for us. like so much of this series, the rain that was the dominant factor for this third one—day international. when the supporters went through these entrances some 12 hours ago expecting a game of 100 overs, in the end they were left frustrated as covers went on, came

off again, eventually though, just as time is running out, we did get a 21 over a side match in. once again, england dominant. why has this series been scheduled in the monsoon season? the collective thoughts of a crowd desperate to see some cricket. after six hours, they finally did on their side flew out of the blocks. sri lanka 57—0. it looks like nothing would dampen their spirits. until adil rashid came onto bowl. the spinner took four wickets in the match, two in the same over, with help from jason roy in the outfield. sri lanka's runs trying up. set 151 to win, england were the happier side at the break. two wickets in two overs from the spill at rocked them momentarily but it takes more than that to get the better of this england side. jason roy bludgeoned

his way to a1, before a half—century from captain eoin morgan saw them home. a six from ben stokes, a fitting end to a comfortable win. england 2—0 up in this five match one—day international series with two to play. a dominant performance from eoin morgan's men. on saturday, the game is a daily game, it helps with the weather. typically speaking it's drier in the early part of the day, the rain coming in the afternoon and evening. fingers crossed we can get some more cricket on saturday. indeed. there has been plenty of speculation about the club thierry henry would choose to begin his managerial career, and today he was officially introduced as head coach at the club he began his playing career with — monaco. he's already taken his first training sessions with the squad — so today was just for the cameras really. he has quite a task on his hands — monaco are 18th in ligue1withjust one win and three draws so far this season, and he's been talking

about what he learned at arsenal. for me, when the offer came, it was quite logical. my heart... you know obviously the connection i have with monaco. this is where i started. this club will always have a big place in my heart, that goes without saying. so to be able to come here and start here again, it's a dream come true. i won't lie. a lot of work to do, as you can imagine, but iam more work to do, as you can imagine, but i am more than happy to be here. talking about the managers i had, i learned with a lot of them, every single one of them. whether they challenged me or sometimes were doing the wrong stuff, that's where you learn the most, when things are not going well. if i talked about, obviously, arsene, he unlocked a lot

of stuff in my mind. made me understand what it was to be a professional, what it was to perform. i will never forget that. you guys know the relationship i have with him, so it goes without saying i will always carry some of the stuff he was doing. it's been a mixed night for the two british clubs in the last 16 of the women's champions league. glasgow city were beaten 5—0 by barcelona, while last season's wsl winners chelsea will still have work to do in their second leg after a 1—0 win at home to the italian side fiorentina, asjoe lynskey reports. this is the last english teams standing in the champions league, but chelsea are out to show they are still a force. they were beaten 5—0 at the weekend, while fiorentina, came to london having just won the italian cup. but chelsea but the momentum on their early build—up caused a handball. with100 caps

behind her, karen carney is one for the pressure situation. a goal up in ten minutes, chelsea does not chance for a big first leg lead but instead they faced resistance, namely from they faced resistance, namely from the v fiorentina goalkeeper. she almost kept this game in the balance 1-0 almost kept this game in the balance 1—0 on her own. chelsea go to florence in a fortnight with work still to do. in both the men's and women's game, a trip to barcelona brings the fear factor, and for glasgow city especially, this was david against goliath. the scottish champions had a 16—year—old in their defence, while the spaniards had the superstars. hamraoui came here of the back of winning the champions league with the lyon, she has the quality becketts her notice. glasgow's tasks and up by the third goal they conceded. for all the bravery of their defensive blocks, barcelona kept sending it back. in the end, the home side racked up a five goal lead to take to scotland. a second leg that is now a dead

rubber. it should be remembered that glasgow are still an amateur side and this was a night the continent's superpowers showed they are moving up superpowers showed they are moving upa superpowers showed they are moving up a level. let's take a look at some other stories making the news today. the injury crisis continues for eddiejones — he's lost four players this week alone, the latest mako vunipola whojoins his brother billy, chris robshaw and joe launchbury on the sidelines for england's internationals next month. ronnie o'sullivan may think the venue is "a bit of a hellhole" but that didn't stop him racking up his 15th career maximum break at the english open. he beat allan taylor a—o today, his 1a7 coming in the final frame. and great britain have won their first gold medal of the youth olympics in buenos aires — ivan hope price doing the business in the first round to take the flyweight boxing title. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers.

bye— bye. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate andrews, news editor at the institute of economic affairs and the political editor of the new statesman, george eaton. welcome to both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the i says theresa may could ask to extend the transtion period — where the uk still follows eu rules after brexit — to make time for a deal to be finalised. the telegraph goes with the same story,

describing the move as ‘playing for time'. the mailfront pages also leads with the story, bemoaning ‘another year in brexit limbo'. the metro reports that french president macron is threatening to declare all brits living in the country illegal immigrants in the event of a no—deal brexit. the times has a special investigation claiming that an autistic women with a history of exploitation was the subject of a court order which allowed her to be exposed to high levels of risk. the express says esther rantzen thinks scrapping free tv licences for the over 75s would be an act of cruelty. the mirror has an interview with poisoned spy sergi skripal‘s mother. and the guardian has a picture of eastenders actor danny dyer dressed as an elizabethan nobelman, to promote a new popular history tv series. so, a vaired set of front pages — let's take a look at some of those stories in more detail.