hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister brings her brexit message to business leaders, telling the cbi that her plan is in the national interest and thatjobs and livelihoods depended on securing the right brexit deal for britain. it was never going to be easy or straightforward. and the final stage was always going to be the toughest. but we have in view a deal that will work for the uk. but business leaders warn of the impact on the economy if the uk crashed out of the eu with no deal. westminster of the eu with no deal. seems to be living in its westminster seems to be living in its own, narrow world. it seems to be playing at high—stakes game of risk where the outcome could be an accident or no deal. surely we can do better than this. in brussels, the eu's chief brexit negotiator says the deal is fair and balanced and that the focus should now be on the future relationship. the chairman of nissan,

carlos ghosn, has been arrested for alleged financial misconduct over accusations that he under—reported his earnings. tens of thousands of rail passengers are left delayed or stranded on some of the busiest routes in the uk after network rail engineering overruns. 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 be following all the latest brexit developments from westminster and brussels and will be finding out how pro—brexit businessman tim martin of wetherspoons views the deal. at 8:20, we'll be exploring why leaves on the line are still an annual headache for uk railways, with one of britain's leading experts on the problem. plus tomorrow's front pages in the paper review — our guests this evening are former newspaper editor eve pollard and laura hughes, political correspondent for the

financial times. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. all to play for — scotland can fastrack their qualification to the european championships if they beat isreael. bad news for arsenal and england — jordan nobbs will be out for months and could miss the world cup. and a fast track to full recovery — two months after suffering a mini—stroke, michaeljohnson hasn't lost that competitive streak. i'm confident i'll make a full recovery, not only that, i will make it faster than anyone who has ever

done this before. hello and welcome to sportsday. who'd have thought that the nations league would prove so popular? uefa's new competition, looking to provide just that — meaningful competition. a trophy at stake for the top teams and and also another doorway to the next european championships. the last group games will be played out tonight and tomorrow, with one more place to be secured in nextjune's four—team finals. england, portugal and switzerland are already there. wales missed out on promotion to the elite level, northern ireland have been relegated to the third, but scotland are one win away from topping their group, they face isreal tomorrow. stoke midfielder charlie adam, who also has 26 caps for scotland, joins us. before we get onto scotland,

what have you made of the nations league? it was all a bit complicated to get your head round to start off with, but people have been built over, people, fans, and managers?” but people have been built over, people, fans, and managers? ithink it isa people, fans, and managers? ithink it is a great set up, added some competitiveness to the games. and there is a trophy to win, great for there is a trophy to win, great for the teams that are going to be there. also it's an opportunity for there. also it's an opportunity for the smaller nations to get to the euros. amazing, once you put a trophy at the end of the tile, there is competitiveness. we saw these two matches at wembley, against the usa, hardly any atmosphere at all, but it was rocking against croatia. the

scotla nd was rocking against croatia. the scotland games will be the same, albania was good, but they were struggling to sell tickets for tonight against israel. the result against albania will boost that. it's made a lot more exciting and worthwhile. these four different tiers, you finish top of your group, you get into a play—off for the euros, it should you not go through in the normal altercation process. how important is it for the development of young players that these aren't friendly matches? normally in friendlies you get lots of subs and the game gets broken up. you can get as much out of the games as you can and to see players playing at this level, england against spain or croatia instead of

smaller nations, these games about ita smaller nations, these games about it a lot to it. the progress for younger players is going to help a lot, and it's tournament experience as well. question marks over the scotla nd as well. question marks over the scotland squad and how alex mcleish was going to get them working together, great work against albania at the other night and now this motivation to beat israel, that would get them promotion to the second tier in the next phase of the competition, and also this possible qualification to the euros. you get two sta bs qualification to the euros. you get two stabs at it, so it's a good opportunity. is great result in albania, we were expected to beat them, and going into this last game at home against an israel says with at home against an israel says with a couple of decent players, but i fa ncy a couple of decent players, but i fancy scotland plays to the same

level they will be then. that defeat in israel puts pressure on tonight. it does, they're a good side. lets get the thoughts about completion now. it's a huge game for us. we took on a huge game at the weekend after the israel disappointment and we absolutely nailed it. we just have to take that forward and realise, and the players are under no illusions of how big a game it is. they themselves are showing the body language i would like to see for a team going into an important game. he says he's looked into his players‘ dies he says he‘s looked into his players‘ dies and it‘s alljust

right. they've had a lot of injuries for this and people on the outside having a go saying that there are problems in the camp. i know aluko well, he‘ll begetting unsteady and ready to go. they played well the other night, christie‘s a good player and played well for us. i think school and have a great chance andi think school and have a great chance and i could see them winning the game. the elite teams have a great chance, just one place in the finals left, it could be france, the netherlands — if they get a point against germany tonight. the netherlands missed out on the world cup but they have embraced this tournament. they have. is all swings and roundabouts, because germany are struggling now. it's because germany are struggling now. it‘s great you to see the dutch

rejuvenating themselves, top players, hopefully they can do it. charlie adam, thanks forjoining us. you can hear more from the gang on radio 5 live from 7pm. in early september, michaeljohnson, the athletics legend, suffered a mini—stroke. the four—time olympic champion and former world record holder over 200m and a00m says he is close to making a full recovery, but the early days after suffering the illness were tough. two days after the stroke, i was allowed to start physical therapy, the therapist came to my room with a walker, i was able to get out of bed with assistance and get behind the walker. i walked around the hospital floor for the first walker. i walked around the hospital floorfor the first time. walker. i walked around the hospital floor for the first time. it was very difficult. what was amazing was

we took a walk around the hospital floor and it just happened we took a walk around the hospital floor and itjust happened to be about 200m, ironically. why, ijust don‘t know why that was the case, but it was about 200m. and i timed it, because that‘s just what i do! i estimated when i got back it probably took me about 15 minutes to cover 200m, which, ordinarily, probably took me about 15 minutes to cover200m, which, ordinarily, you think that would be very, very disconcerting and i wouldn‘t have much hope that all given a use to be the fastest person in the world at that distance. but i was actually very encouraged. these tiny, incremental improvements that i achieved gave me hope and i got back to my room and told my wife i was confident i would make a full recovery, and not only that, i would

do it faster than anyone who has ever done this before. also coming up in the programme: billy whizz, after his life—changing crash — the teeanger is back behind the wheel and looking to reach the very top in motor racing. i‘m stillaiming for i‘m still aiming for f1 and as i go up i‘m still aiming for f1 and as i go up the levels i‘m sure questions will be asked if i can achieve what eve ryo ne will be asked if i can achieve what everyone else is achieving in the sports. i‘ve had plenty questions asked me so far and i think i‘m doing all right. england are through to the nation‘s league finals, but there‘s a more important tournament for england‘s women next summer, the world cup. but they might have to do without one of their most important players. jordan nobbs was stretchered off at the weekend playing for arsenal and she has suffered a serious knee injury. emily croydon is here with me. the club has confirmed last half

hour at the worst news? in a statement released this afternoon they confirmed she has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in her left knee. many feared the worst immediately yesterday when she received specialist treatment on the pitch after an innocuous tackle, she was given oxygen and left the ground ina leg was given oxygen and left the ground in a leg brace. arsenal scanned and noted this morning and confirmed the acl injury and says she is now receiving specialist care. she is their captain receiving specialist care. she is theircaptain and receiving specialist care. she is their captain and starred in their 100% start to the season, but this is crucial newsnight and the england. the world cup stars on the 7th ofjune, 200 days today, and nobbs involvement in that now must be in doubt. she is obviously going to recover from this, recovery is on a case—by—case basis, but typically

ta kes a case—by—case basis, but typically takes at least six months, and even though she was to recover quicker than average, she would have little time to get games under her belt before the tournament. she has been brilliant this season, but how important is she to fill level pass my plans next summer? she is a real driving force in midfield and one of the first names on the team sheet. at 25, she has 56 caps for england and was named player of the year in 2016. at the last world cup she was largely on the bench, but followers of the team would have expected her to play a pivotal role this time round. fran karrubi has tweeted, speedy recovery, this part of the game is so cruel. film ever has options in midfield but there is no

doubt this is a huge knock the ball to preparations. thank you, jordan nobbs suffering cruciate, damage to her knee. over the weekend, the shortlist for the bbc african footballer of the year award was announced. every day this week, we‘ll find out a bit more about each of the five players. medhi benatia is one of the worlds best centrebacks, winning two serie a titles and two bundesliga titles in the past four years. he helped morocco reach the world cup in russia, their first in 20 years. it‘s the first time the 31—year old has been nominated for the bbc award. translation: nady is like my brother, he‘s really

good captain. medhi benatia is nominated along with mohamed salah, sadio mane, kalidou koulibaly and thomas pa rtey. you can vote for your favourite one of them via the bbc sport website. voting closes on sunday 2nd of december, the winner will be announced on the 14th. here are some of the days other sports headlines: danny care has been dropped by england for next saturday‘s test against australia. the scrum—half started and scored againstjapan but hasn‘t made the squad for their final match of the autumn series. dina asher—smith is on the shortlist for the iaaf female athlete of the year award. the 22—year—old became the first british woman to win triple gold at the european championships. the winner will be announced in monaco next month. five—time world darts champion raymond van barneveld is going to retire at the end of next year. the dutchman says that after playing for 35 years at the top, he can no longer keep up with other players. last year, racing driver billy monger had a horrendous crash at donnington park.

then 17, he drove into the back of a stationary car during a formula 4 race and lost both his legs. a documentary, driven — the billy monger story, on bbc2 tonight, follows his recovery and his successful return to the racetrack. he joined me earlier to talk about how his life has changed, but how his ambitions remain the same. just a warning, we are going to show pictures of the crash and they are quite shocking. i don‘t think about it too much, if i‘m honest, the actual accident itself. 0bviously, my life has changed completely since then but in terms of sitting and thinking about it, it doesn‘t play on my mind. terms of sitting and thinking about it, it doesn't play on my mind. the realisation you have lost your legs, how quickly did that happen and how did that impact you?” how quickly did that happen and how did that impact you? i could tell when i was in the car the injuries

we re when i was in the car the injuries were bad and the doctors, i could see on theirfaces were bad and the doctors, i could see on their faces around the car, they were concerns. although i went into an induced coma and woke up after the surgeries and i had lost my legs, i had some brief understanding. i didn‘t have that moment of panic where i realised they were gone, for some reason, i think i already knew something like that was going to happen. it‘s weird for other people to understand that i woke for other people to understand that iwoke up for other people to understand that i woke up and wasn‘t in mass panic, it didn‘t happen like that for me. watching the tv crews followed you in the following 18 months, it‘s not just the impact on you, it‘s those around you as well? way i see it, i had a three—day snooze and the injuries were what they were. but eve ryo ne injuries were what they were. but everyone else had to live through hearing what was going to happen to

me. if i had been in that situation, being awake and having to make the choice of trying to save my legs get them amputated, it would have been difficult. in some ways, i am glad i was in that coma and then just woke up, because it was not down to me. for me, it is a change from the active person i was before to being dependent and everyone else. especially at my age, because i want to get independence in my own life, so that was tough to deal with. now i‘m at the stage where i am independent and it‘s a good feeling to have back. we saw the crash in macau over the weekend, so when you know, a horrendous looking accidents. it's not nice to see, especially when i know sophia so well.