hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a 56—year—old man, named as cesar ceyak, is arrested in florida in connection with the suspicious packages being sent to public figures. president trump has described the acts as "despicable". the former attorney general dominic grieve strongly attacks lord hain‘s decision to name sir philip green using parliamentary privilege. sir philip says he "categorically and wholly" denies allegations of "unlawful sexual or racist behaviour". two former bosses of a restaurant in lancashire have been found guilty of manslaughter, after a 15—year—old girl had an allergic reaction to a takeaway. british shale gas company cuadrilla pauses fracking at its site in lancashire for eighteen hours, after a small earth tremor was detected earlier today. universal credit is causing "unacceptable ha rdship" for many of the claimants it was designed to help, according to a group of mps. but the government insists

it is listening to critics of its flagship welfare reform in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... we'll keep you up to date with all the developments in the us pipe bomb inquiry — a man has been arrested, and the justice department is due to hold a news conference at 7.30 at 8245, film criticjason solomons will give his verdict on the week's new releases, including bohemian rhapsody — in the film review. and we'll take an early look at tomorrow's newspapers — with the author and broadcaster natalie haynes and deputy political editor at the independent, rob merrick. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday.

i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. title bid take two. lewis hamilton needs just five points for a fifth world championship at the mexico grand prix. ben stokes hopes his england performances are his legacy as he promises to look forward after being acquitted of affray. i'm looking at things that went on, it's not the way early to think about things. klopp hoping to go top. liverpool are one of three teams that have the chance of finishing the weekend leading the premier league ahead of manchester city... who must wait until monday... also coming up — evolution not revolution for england. three rugby league tests against new zealand are to come with many more fresh faces in the squad. hello again.

thanks forjoining us on sportsday. so then lewis hamilton let's try this again shall we? a couple of things needed to go his way last weekend in the us to win his fifth formula one world title. and they didn't. this time in mexico things are a little simpler, ans so the wait may come to an end on sunday night, as patrick gearey reports. smooth acceleration, with some world taking corners. they feel more with some horsepower and lewis hamilton could be world champion. he was the fifth fastest on the track deliberate truck with little grip. it wasn't spectacular, but it doesn't need to be. he is ahead of his nearest rival by 17 points, so a seventh place finish in mexico would be enough for a title. he wants to

win the race as well as the championship, an obsession with victory that was there even as a boy racer. we have a winner! lewis, well done. it's a phrase that's been repeated and 71 grand prix is, hamilton has overta ken and 71 grand prix is, hamilton has overtaken graham hill andjim clark's two titles each, accelerating beyond the great sir jackie stewart is the most successful britain in formula 1. there we go, breaking the record time and again. by time and again. by sunday he could be alongside the bumper of l maestro, an iconic figure in the sport. while michael schumacher listed out in front, he won his last aged 35 and hamilton is still only 33, slowing down is not in his dictionary. is not in his dictionary. jennie gow is bbc radio 5 live's f1 presenter and joins us from mexico city between the two practices. just fifth in that first session hamilton said at the start we won't have another delay, willie

week? it's unlikely. we were saying about 80% is the —— we won't have another delay, will we? it could go so another delay, will we? it could go so badly wrong for mercedes this weekend for lewis hamilton not to be crowned champion. you want to do it on the podium and win the race. if sebastien freckle doesn't win, it's a lot of permutations. it's pretty much all groups that hamilton that lead to this title. he said at the start of the year, i don't know if it was mind games, but he said that ferrari's challenge would be stronger than he expected mercedes to be. why hasn't that happened? stronger than he expected mercedes to be. why hasn't that happened7m a way, it has. ferrari came out with the strongest card at the beginning of the season. they haven't done that for years. they had the fastest

car, but they haven't maximise their chances and opportunities with that vehicle, so lewis hamilton looked at things, mercedes looked at things, and they have come out on top. since some ferrari haven't been the fastest car, but they have been worthy opponents. and they will chase hamilton, he. for now, thank you very much indeed. enjoy the weekend. jennie and the team have full coverage of the weekend from mexico city from tonight's second practice all the way until the race from 630 on sunday on radio 5 live. we thank you for bearing with those pictures from mexico city as well. a missed ashes series and a missed test against india too. but now ben stokes is firmly part of the england fold again. he's still subject to an internal disciplinary investigation after being cleared of affray after a trial in the summer... but with a test series soon to start in sri lanka he's happy to be concentrating on cricket again... concentrating on cricket again

asjoe lynksey reports. ben stokes's career spent 11 months on hold, this was the moment he could focus on cricket again. after six days he was found not guilty of affray, and hours later he was back in england's team. after a summer series with injury they left for insure mantra. that's when he spoke the first time. i mean, look, it's all about looking forward now. we've got a huge summer coming up next year with the ashes and the world cup so everything's, you know, fully focused on that. looking at things that went on is not the way that i like to think about things, it's all about looking to the future. he was on trial for his part in a fight ina he was on trial for his part in a fight in a bristol nightclub. he missed the winter ashes in australia and england lost four of five tests. can you appreciate people's interest in what happened,

and the fact you weren't playing for england when people would have loved to have seen you playing for england? yeah, that's the best thing, you know, about going forward is, you know, everything that you do from here onwards is, you know, what people will hopefully remember, and it's what i'm trying to do. england are the favourites for that world cup on home soil, but stoke's hopes of playing rest on a disciplinary hearing. the panel meet in december, four months after he was cleared. for now he's embracing the crease hoping to move forwards. let's look ahead to the weekend's football next on sportsday. the biggest premier league game is actually not at the weekend spurs play leaders manchester city on monday night, so that means by monday night three teams could be above city at the top of the table. arsenal and chelsea are two of those teams they play on sunday, so it's liverpool that get the first go on saturday. tomorrow's games also

feature the two teams still without a win in the premier league, that's huddersfield and newcastle, who go to southampton. they haven't scored now in four league games in a row. cardiff won for the first time last weekend, but now have to travel to anfield where liverpool have that top spot in their sights. and neil warnock isn't particularly confident. it's virtually impossible for any tea m it's virtually impossible for any team in the current game, i think the front three are the best front three around the world, really, in a team. we've got to play to the top of our potential to give them a good game and hope they have an off day. i'm really looking forward to

meeting him. i've read a lot about him. he's obviously vocalised and very talented. it will be a big pleasure to meet him. not so much during the 90 minutes, but afterwards, i'm sure. it would be so cool if that's the but it's not. now do you know the last time the famous clasico between barcelona and real madrid didn't feature either lionel messi or cristiano ronaldo? the answer is 11 years ago. ronaldo's left real madrid... while in the first meeting with barcelona since he did... messi is injured. there could be further changes on the cards too because real‘s managerjulen lopetegui recently went five games without a win. and that doesn't usually mean positive long term job prospects. the fact is that we are suffering a

lot. the first win in the last five months happened mid week, and it was a lacklustre performance from real madrid. the rumour is that he would have been fired already, had he not had his classical coming up. it seems a bit silly, a bit hard to explain to fire a coach just before such an important match, the fact is that management has already lost all faith in him. it would be a surprise if real madrid '5 struggle looms on sunday, and he keeps hisjob. ronaldo has left, and lionel masi is only out for a couple of weeks, so he'll be back. the fact is that he will be missing their star more than

barcelona missing theirs. incidentally it's notjust spain that has a clasico... the french version between marselle and psg is also on sunday. meanwhile fresh from qualifying for the women's world cup and becoming the first team from the caribbean to do so, jamaica are in the uk for a friendly against nottingham forest laides. our reporterjo currie has been to meet the reggae girlz. when you think ofjamaican sporting heroes who comes to mind? may be the bobsleigh team? now it's the turn of the jamaican women's football team to ta ke the jamaican women's football team to take the headlines. they are in nottingham for a friendly against nottingham for a friendly against nottingham forest ladies on sunday, weeks after they became the first caribbean side to qualify for women's world cup. i'm still on a high. when i look at pictures i start to tear up. it hasn't hit me. it means a lot for me, myfamily hasn't hit me. it means a lot for

me, my family and my team—mates. it means a lot forjamaica as a whole, and countries smaller in size and structure. you know, with the investment in females you can see this in theirfuture investment in females you can see this in their future two. it's way more than football, it's about little girls growing up, and females in jamaica and about little girls growing up, and females injamaica and everywhere in the caribbean to see us doing so well. qualifying for the world cup evilly few years ago wasn't a pipe dream. in 2010 this team was actually disbanded. it was brought back recently thanks to the backing from the daughter of one of the country's most famous stars. we are called the reggae girls. her dad was the most famous reggae artist there is. he loved football himself. i think that supporting this team has a lot to do with continuing her dad's passions. this is their first visit to england, they've never played in

europe before, and with next year's world cup in france sunday's match will be a taste of what you football is all about. will be a taste of what you football is all about. you're watching sportsday on bbc news. coming up in the programme... we have a world champion in the studio. ross wilson tells us how he beat a two time paralympic gold medallist to claim his own title at the world para table tennis championships. and coming up in la we have a world series branch with some dodgers fans. can make comeback? oh, yes! they sound confident! england's rugby league team will spend the next three weekends finding out how much work they'll have to do in the next three years and the 2021 world cup. they have a series of tests against new zealand, who only two weeks ago beat world champions australia. the matches start tomorrow in hull and

there'll be a number of new faces in the england squad. three world cup is the next biggest thing, and i'm sure they want to build on that and bring younger players through. some of the names won't make it, i'm taking each day as it comes. definitely saturday, and it's important to keep that consistency. if you have got one slip up you can be out of the team. i take it one game by each game. as he says, he's one of the fresher faces in a new looking squad. england will face new zealand, and now we arejoined england will face new zealand, and now we are joined by our rugby league correspondent. jake, was talking to us they are about the fa ct talking to us they are about the fact that there is a lying about what's to come in the world cup. but as far as these three games are concerned there is a freshness, but it's not necessarily by design?

some of it is, but some of it is because there are star names missing, sam burgess being the most obvious. players who would have played a key role in this series had they been fit. it is an exciting time, because it is a building process , time, because it is a building process, as you say, for the world cup in three years' time. so jake could be included, oliver gillard who gets a test debut is another one who gets a test debut is another one who is very much one for the future. only 21 years of age. a sprinkling of familiarfaces only 21 years of age. a sprinkling of familiar faces but new stars in there too. let's talk like new zealand band, as much of england are putting some pieces together, they are very much, after a terrible world cup, com pletely after a terrible world cup, completely rebuilding? they are. they've had a wheelbarrow in two years, but they've got a new coachin in two years, but they've got a new coach in michael mcguire, who english rugby league fans will know well from his time at wigan. an australian who is a real hard taskmaster, which is probably what

they need. they have, as you say, young players that we don't know much about beginning to shine. we've not seen them on the international stage, but we will know more about them in three weeks. one familiar foe, in sean johnston, them in three weeks. one familiar foe, in seanjohnston, england fans still wake up screaming at the last second try he scored against england in the world cup semifinal in 2013. he keeps popping up and producing bean magic, magicjohnson as he is known. he is a player they will be all too wary of. there are others who could be stars as well over the next few weeks. dave woods, joining us on sports day. let's bring you up to date with some of the other stories we've been covering at the bbc sport centre today. british moto gp rider cal crutchlow will miss sunday's australian grand prix after crashing and breaking his ankle in practice today. he's fifth in the overall standings with three races of the season to go. sloane stephens is through to the last four of the wta finals in singapore after beating world number two angelique kerber in impressive fashion...winning

in straight sets. and she'll play karolina pliskova in the last four. eighth seed kiki bertens is also through and will play elina svitolina tomorrow after us open champion naomi osaka was forced to retire with a leg injury. england's justin rose and tommy fleetwood are are both tied for second at the world golf championships event in shanghai. they trail leader american tony finau by three shots. now it's worked for t20 cricket... rugby sevens has for a long time been a hugely successful format and over the weekend it's netball‘s turn to showcase their spin off. fast5 has smaller teams, shorter games and the whole tournament is played over two days. england are in australia to defend the title they won last year. their captain is jodie gibson... one of our values in netball is to

have fun and enjoy everything. i think when we have fun and work together we have so much confidence and belief. we have those amazing shots in pursuit across the whole circle. we have to create a defence, andi circle. we have to create a defence, and i think adding it all together it's great. bats are key to success. local support, having fun. it's great. bats are key to success. localsupport, having fun. —— it's great. bats are key to success. local support, having fun. —— that's our key to success in this tournament. they were huge participation benefits from what happened in the commonwealth games, nationally captivating moments, that was earlier this year. in terms of trying to engage with those people who have come to the game in the last seven or eight months, will this help? the fast five is definitely a fun element of netball. it's something different you can try in training.

having the different spin is really exciting. i think it allows people to see the game in a different way. having five a side means more space to play, and you can be more creative with your movements, leading people into a space. it gets you skills and tactics. and kids in primary school, they play five aside netball, high five netball, because they don't have the shots, but primary school teachers and coaches could introduce those long shots just to make it a bit more exciting. lots to look forward to in melbourne. lots to look forward to in melbourne. the world series has moved west and 3,000 miles away from boston the la dodgers will be pleased to be home, and a little bit hotter. the red sox have dominated so far and have a 2—nil lead. but the conditions have drastically changed... which will please the dodgers. and our reporter chris mitchell as well. that right chris? yes, the heat is good. the sun is

shining in la. we are on sunset boulevard. we are at a rodeo diner having a world series branch with some dodgers fans. debbie and dan, ken and nancy, thank you for coming along. first of all, dan, can be dodgers who are too nothing down really co m e dodgers who are too nothing down really come back as macro yes, they are coming back huge. this is going to be a great game and i'm looking forward to it. do you think they can comeback? absolutely. they are a spun he team. look at the line—up than they can play multiple positions. they will do a great job. debbie, does america cared about the world series like it used to? is

everybody watching or are we getting too focused on it? everybody is really going to enjoy themselves this weekend. it's a break from everything else going on in the world when we can relax with our favourite team. you talk about a nice break from the rest of the world, it's a busy time in the usa right now. we've got the mail bombs and bad story in the background as a backdrop, but we've also got the mid—term elections. america, is it fairto mid—term elections. america, is it fair to say, this is a country divided? does fair to say, this is a country divided ? does baseball fair to say, this is a country divided? does baseball help unify you? yes, it's an all-american sport. we all know someone who has played. we are rooting for a family member right now, so it brings to coasts together. the east coast and we st coa st, coasts together. the east coast and west coast, we are ready to go. my hope is that it doesn't matter if you are on the left or the right, let's put it to bed for a little while, let's watch the world series.

as one nation. you talk about a family member, you actually know chris taylor, tell us about your connection with the dodgers player? chris taylor is the son of our cousin, mary taylor. and chris taylor's father, and chris has always loved the game of baseball. he got traded to the dodgers and it was the best move that could ever have happened to him. he scored the home run in the opening pitch last week? yes, very exciting. you've got the inside scoop! i wish i did. they are a great team. and today is going to be huge. they've got to win, it isa to be huge. they've got to win, it is a must win game, isn't it? chris plays second base and centre field, he's very versatile and that's why the dodgers are so successful, so, 90, the dodgers are so successful, so, go, dodgers! these guys are

confident, we've had a nice brea kfast confident, we've had a nice breakfast and be sun is shining, what's not to like. thanks, chris, jealousy is not to like, that's for sure. thank you very much chris the melee. thank you very much chris the melee. britain's always had a good relationship with para table tennis. there are two paralympic champions in the team and at the world championships in slovenia that finished last weekend. four medals were won, including a first gold for ross wilson, in the class 8 category. ross joined me on the sofa this afternoo and so i asked him how much his life had changed since he won his world title. not a lot, to be honest. ijust love keeping it the same, win or lose. just going out there is one of the best experiences of my life. you know, winning at something, i've never really experienced that before. and that a world championship, made debut world championship, made debut world championship was just incredible. tell us about your opponent, this is a champion from china. i think

you've beaten him once before, but you've beaten him once before, but you played him many, many more times. he had three match points, which he failed on because you fought back. at that point where you thinking, it's all happening again here? were their reserves you drew one? he won london and real digital era. he's an absolutely amazing player. you know, when you're about to play someone you you know, when you're about to play someone you don't really think about your losses before, you just try to think what you want to do to get the win against him, and how you are going to make it as difficult as you can to play against him,. you one around the world champion, you are there to be shot at. how do you think you will deal with that pressure next time? hopefully i'll just when! i'll get back to

training, and then i'll approach next year in a new way, and hope you can with some more medals. i've realised we haven't yet seen your bling. let's finish with a nice... there you go. it is shining a bit too brightly, i have to say. congratulations, i hope there are many more of those to come. that was a very expensive bit ofjewellery. just before we go, in the last few minutes, tottenham have confirmed that they will be playing their games at wembley until at least december the 29th, that's another delay to the new white hart lane. december 29 is the new earliest state that they have given. that's when they play wolverhampton wanderers. much more on that broke the evening. thanks forjoining us and good night. —— throughout the evening.

there is certainly a chill in the airthis there is certainly a chill in the air this friday evening. and it's going to remain through the weekend. cold and windy with sunshine and showers. some of them heavily. wintry over some of the hills in the north. this evening and tonight, many places keep starry skies overhead but she was blow in across the east coast of england and wales. they turned wintry over high ground in scotland with temperatures getting close to freezing. there could well be some icy stretches to start tomorrow morning. through the day they will continue to be some sunshine. some showers inland for a time. those temperatures, six to 11 degrees at best, it will feel colder than that given the strength of the

wind. sunday, another chilly day, still a few showers. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: after a mail bombing campaign against critics of president trump, a man is arrested in florida. us officials name him as 56—year—old cesar cayoc. president trump described the acts as "despicable", and called on americans to come together. americans must unify, and we must show the world that we are united together in peace and love and harmony as fellow american citizens. the politician who revealed harassment allegations against sir philip green is accused of endangering the rule of law. the 15—year—old girl who died after an allergic reaction to a meal — two takeaway owners are convicted of manslaughter. the attempted smash and grab of a magna carta from salisbury cathedral. witnesses say a hammer was used to smash the glass case protecting