sri lankan were bowled out for 240. england's women will face australia tonight. looking to add to the 50 over and become double world champions. we have had a bumpy ride but it has made this resilient and fight hard to get here, there is pressure on both teams and is about what happens on the day and how you react and how you play, it is going to be great, one we are looking forward to, playing another final is going to be a great experience for us going to be a great experience for us just like last year and will take confidence from from that. the raby went about things, i couldn't ask any more from the girls and that puts us in a good place. it is the final day of rugby union's

autumn internationals. wales take on south africa as they aim to win their first ever clean sweep of autumn victories. they will still be missing, fullback, leigh halfpenny who suffered from concussion against australia (00v) they could also, be without back row forward dan lydiate — who will have a late fitness test as he tries to come back from an elbow injury. if lydiate is ruled out, cardiff blues flanker ellis jenkins is in line to start. lsewhere scotland hope to pick up their second win of the autumn against argentina at murrayfield. and ireland, fresh off the back of beating the mighty new zealand, last week face slightly less challenging opposition in the usa. england take on australia, it what is an important game a year out from the world cup injapan. ed jones' england have not lost to his native country since he to took charge after the last world cup —

and jones expects a australia side ready to go.... we know we have to be at our best because australia will put in their best performance, this is the game they have been waiting for, it is they have been waiting for, it is the last games we are prepared for that and it is all we are worried about. now in football, claudio ranieri returns to the premier league, at bottom club fulham who take on southampton this afternoon. fulham fans will be hoping he can recreate similar results that he did when he won the premier league at leicester.... we must be calm and continue to work because it is not possible to change everything in one night. it is important to get points, very important to get points, very important but it is also very important but it is also very important to maintain a lot of men talented, never give up —— maintain oui’ talented, never give up —— maintain our men talented. mentality. in scotland, celtic will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the scottish premiership when they travel to hamilton academical in today's early kick off. manager brendan rodgers wants to maintain their good form ahead of a hectic run of games. we have a busy period, 11 games

between now and the end of december but it is what the players want, they are full of confidence. we have been playing really well as a team and the last few weeks and will look to continue with that at the weekend. that's all the sport for now. now on the bbc news channel — it's time for click... this week: fighting fires from the air, on the ground, and even on rails. the californian wildfires are the deadliest the state has ever seen. they have claimed the lives

of more than 80 people, hundreds are missing, and whole towns have been destroyed. but as residents tried to escape, the firefighters did what they always do: they ran towards the danger. it is a profession that relies on courage, dedication, and, increasingly, the latest science and technology — to find out how fires behave and how to beat back the flames. and if you want to be a firefighter, this is where you learn your craft. the international fire training centre in darlington, in the north of england. this is where brave firefighters come from around the world to learn the latest techniques in fighting all kinds of blazes. they can simulate a huge variety of fire scenarios here.

oil rigs, industrialfires, that's an overturned fuel tanker, and they can select any size of aircraft, from the smallest to the largest. that is an airbus a380, and this is a boeing 747. and it is notjust about gearing up and grabbing the hose. every fire is different. and each needs to be treated intelligently to make sure that you — and the people you're trying to save — have the best chance of survival. wow. oh my goodness. they're using the water as a protective shield. so they're keeping the two fires apart using the water. keeping the left at bay and then extinguishing the right one before we deal with the left.

this centre tries to make the fire as realistic as possible. not just the fire, but the treatment of the casualties, too. it is fascinating to see the science behind firefighting. for example, in a kerosene fuel fire, water won't put it out. this cone of water controls the blaze so that another firefighter can come in with a powder extinguisher. that is what finally tames the flames. and once they're gone, does that mean the job is done? well, that is where this thermal imaging camera comes in, to see what our eyes cannot. so once it looks like the fire is out, you still have to cover the area in water, just in case there are some hotspots. you can see here the vent at the top of this engine is still white hot, according to this thermal imaging camera. and there are many other ways to detect and deal with fires, and lara lewington has been looking at some of them.

for the past two years, half of the uk's fire brigades have been deploying these drones. they focus on the safety of firefighters and their on—board cameras can provide much greater visibility, which means a better understanding of a fire and the way that it's spreading. using the drone we can get pretty much an instant overview of the whole fire in less than five minutes. then we can move our machines and firefighters around like chess pieces, really, all controlled by drone footage. it brings benefit as we can see fires as they are developing. the team here have also used them for rescues and searching for people in quarries or water. the hd camera can clearly zoom in on a face up to a mile away. but of course when it comes

to the spread of fires, what has happened recently in california is at the forefront of our minds. the university of westminster is researching a system that combines sensors on the ground and those in a drone. the aim? a solution for wildfires. these solar powered prototype sensors are tracking carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen, humidity, temperature, gps, and altitude. the aim is to combine them into one miniaturised cost—effective version they could be deployed en masse in areas susceptible to wildfires, providing immediate feedback. if there is something, they will alert all their neighbours also, forming to a network. alert taken, take measurements, convey to the master node, which then conveys it further up to the server, which alerts the drones,

which gives a visual. it comes with all the information it has got from the drones, the ground sensors, and it is what the wind speed and direction is, what the temperature variations are, and where the fire will be. then it makes a release from the air and then you have the heavens opening and these lovely pellets flying in and hitting the target when it the fire is. and you can fight fires day and night, 24 hours a day, with no visibility. meanwhile, this is the stinger. it can pierce through metal and pretty much any roof, dramatically blasting foam or water into the heart of the blaze. the quantity and force about water is pretty incredible. this pumps a thousand litres a minute, with even more powerful

jet to the side, capable of 4.5 times that. it has an on—board thermal imaging camera to assist with that precision. blackburn is currently the only fire service using it now. i'm told it costs over £600,000. but as costs come down and the technology evolves, this next generation of firefighting will become the norm. that was lara. back at the international fire training centre, i am about to be shut inside a mock boeing 747. see, when it comes to fire, sometimes it's not the one right in front of you that is the most dangerous. it's the one that is waiting to ignite. this is to demonstrate what happens when flammable vapours up high reach an ignition source.

it's called a flashover, and it looks like this. just that tiny bit of fire in this enclosed environment really shows that smoke is the real killer. my goodness, you can hardly breathe. it's stinging my eyes. they use so much water here every year that it would be silly if they didn't try and reuse it. so that is exactly what they do. all the water, the kerosene, the foam, the powder, and the general sludge from the site flow into a drainage system that goes underground and first of all in a small lagoon over here with the kerosene close to the top and is skimmed off and they can actually reuse it.

it will burn again. the rest of it ends up in the next lagoon, where the solids settle out, and the result is a watery foamy mix which is pumped to the reed beds over there. the foam is made of animal protein which the wreaths actually feed on. so they effectively suck the foam out of the liquid. so you are left with relatively clean water. and we will have more from this place soon. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that the price of bitcoin hit lows not seen since 2017, leading to speculation on the cryptocurrency‘s future value. uber announced it would make accessible cars available in 15 minutes or less to wheelchair users in six major cities after facing criticism of long wait times and availability. and star wars actor mark hamill teamed up with open bionics to send

a positive message to kids around the world living with limb differences. remember, luke lost his hand to darth vader, but that did not stop in defeating the empire. it was also the week that nasa finally decided where it will land its 2020 mars rover. they hope it holds the clue to enter light on the planet. meanwhile, they also launched a workplace safety review into space x and boeing. the two companies are contracted to fly astronauts to the international space station possibly as early as 2019. sources close to the investigation say it comes after elon musk was seen puffing marijuana on a podcast in september. and finally, you can never have enough star wars in the news. forget the forest moon of endor, devon, england, is where a local man has installed a 4.5 metre replica of an imperial walker by the roadside, where he hoped it

would become a tourist attraction. the local council were not impressed and ordered him to take it down. as well as the practical firefighting that happens here at the international fire training centre, there is plenty of theory to be learnt about the unusual ways that fires can behave. now, a real danger to firefighters is when a fire in a sealed room starves itself of oxygen, so it looks like the fire has gone out and the whole place is still really, really hot. then if a firefighter owns a deal to come in, oxygen roles in and starts to mix with the gases. they become flammable again and that is when you get a backdraught. so, wouldn't it be good if firefighters could use technology to see what they were

getting themselves into? that is what paul carter has been looking at in switzerland. for firefighters, it is the things they can't see that are the most dangerous. the helmet i'm wearing has a thermal imaging camera fitted to the side. what's unique is that it it has a heads—up display. it is visible over one eye, giving thermal imaging without obscuring normal vision. i'm going to use going into this very smoky room to see what i can see. luckily, it is not too smoky and i can still see it. once the smoke really starts to go up, as strange as it may sound, my view of the fire is going to completely disappear. in a modern building, there is a lot

of synthetic materials. buildings are more close than ever. there's less holes next to windows and so on. so there is a lot of smoke development and fire may actually be hidden behind smoke, or there may be people on the floor. the thickness of the smoke is a real issue. you always have access to thermal image, which starts adding some additional advantages then. before it was not possible to use the camera. working with a fire hose, you couldn't see as well, for example. but just as firefighters protect us, keeping them protected is critical. and nothing is more important than the clothing they wear out. one of the biggest issues with firefighters right now is that the gear prevents them from evacuating their own body heat so lots of developments go in them direction of preventing heat

stress for firefighters. making uniforms fireproof and heat—resistant is a no—brainer but doing so while making it flexible, breathable and light as a whole different challenge. at the dupont european technical centre in geneva, they've developed a material that can withstand extremely high temperatures. it's made of material that bubbles when exposed to high heat, insulating the wearer. it has been proven that if your body temperature, core temperature raises above a certain level, you start doing the wrong decisions, it affects brain functions and you don't want that to happen for a firefighter. eventually he would not realise when he is in extreme danger, he would realise it too late. you can feel how raised the surfaces, these bubbles, for want of a better word, have lifted off the fabric compared to the bit that has not been

exposed to the fire. naturally these fabrics have to be vigorously tested and certified and in the centre's own lab, they conduct a variety of burning tests to ensure robustness. as a comparison, i look at what happens when the same tests are conducted on regular cotton. the result was rather terrifying. my goodness. i mean, it's completely on fire. it's burned through. they've also developed a smart heat—sensing glove that firefighters can use to detect the temperature of surface or doors to prevent backd rafts. now, switzerland may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of fire. but it is surprisingly advanced

when it comes to firefighting tech. for example, it's the only country in europe to have a firefighting train. this cabin is pressurised so in the event of a fire, this can be operated as a safe breathing environment. this bad boy is one of 16 used across the country and it's an absolute beast. it can be used for a wide variety of tasks, only some of them specifically related to firefighting. it can be used as rescue vehicle for people on other trains. it can pick up derailed trains. it can also simply be used to transport fire crews more quickly and directly than by road. but let's be honest, fighting fires is the coolest thing

this train can do. it holds 43,000 litres of water and 1,000 litres of special firefighting foam. also, a foam cannon. it can also create a curtain of protection, a mist of water that blankets around the train, providing a protective area from smoke and chemicals. so far, at the international fire training centre, i've been learning how to physically deal with fires but in large disasters, the co—ordinators are the ones who need to see the bigger picture and try and control the entire scenario. it looks like the passengers are evacuating so can we get a fire appliance to start extinguishing the fire there?

we really need to stop that fire getting to the main body of the plane. this simulator allows me to take the role of incident commander. i've got crew commanders sat at each of these workstations in charge of each fire appliance. myjob is to assess and call commands to them to try and deal with this fire which already looks quite serious, i have to say. the undercarriage is on fire. the undercarriage is on fire? 0n the port side. oh, wow. that was an explosion. something tells me this plane is not going to be flying again any time soon. so was well as being the incident commander, you can swap roles and become a nurse or a paramedic or police officer as well. i can see how this could be a really intense experience, even though it is just a simulation but you really have to have your wits

about you to make sense of the very rapidly developing situation. now, this is not the only kind of simulation used by first responders. kat hawkins has been looking at how virtual reality is used to assess the aftermath of an emergency. i'm at leicestershire fire and rescue, the first service in the country to invest in virtual reality. their hope is money will be saved by replacing some of the expensive training techniques with br alternatives. i've seen the demo and the fire looks quite intense so don't think it is one i will be used to when it comes to virtual reality which isjust having a nice time. let's see. all the scenes in the training are scanned from the real world. for instance, this arson hotspot investor is a good reference for investigators looking for clues.

it's the inside of a destroyed smoke alarm. ijust need to say, the environment is, like i'm standing on ash. it feels very real. teleportation. oh, my gosh. there is a body down there. if you enjoy the training, you will get more out of it. if you train in the virtual reality environment, the retention rate is 75%. most of the talks i do on road safety or powerpoint, we tend to make 5%. you can see why we are looking at this because our training is going to be enhanced so much. if you want to go 10 seconds forward, you can do it on the controller, just skip forward and fast—forward the fire. you remember from the scene you saw a minute ago, that monitor was melted. you can see how it physically affects things that are not even burning yet.

then the idea is, when it stops, we show the people putting out the fire, and you get the ability to dive straight back in the scene and you are in that same burn scene. seeing the impact of the fire is pretty remarkable. it went pretty quickly. it's an immersive experience. the ability to hold objects, to photograph them, to mark them. we don't often see the initial development of a fire, fire behaviour and how fire develops in a fire scene, it's useful for mine as well. from a forensic perspective and training new people in the field, i think it will be invaluable. part of the reason this experience feels so intense is the realism. for leicestershire fire and rescue, this was important, that they move away from gamification and into real life.

they have been working with a company called rivr, to make this happen. both cameras and lasers photograph in real life, 360—degree scenarios up to thousands of times. we've seen how fire services are using virtual reality but what about other first responders? here at the defence science and technology laboratory, they are hard at work on how police might use virtual reality in ourtraining. number 7 ferguson house, call a report for a violent disturbance. i can see some feet already. people wouldn't expect to put the police and virtual reality together. why is it so important police are interacting with technology in this way? you can replicate one—off events, an event which could be a dangerous or hazardous environment, you can recreate as a one—off and people would never get the opportunity

to rehearse that but in vr, we can, we can give them that vehicle and the opportunity to do a one—off scenario and do it safely. oh, my gosh. ok, i'm going to see if she is alive. she has obviously taken some pills. there is a heartbeat here. i can definitely see already how it could be used, in the way that a lot of games are, really, to open up your mind to possibilities around crime, why people may have committed criminal activities, those kind of questions are definitely there already. yeah, that was more enjoyable than the fire one, i think, which perhaps shouldn't be my takeaway but i could go back into that world where as the fire scene, ijust wanted to get out. that's it from the international

fire training centre. i hope you found it is fascinating as we have. we are going to put a load more footage and photos from this place up on social media. don't forget, we're live on facebook and twitter at bbc click. thanks for watching, we will see you soon. that is going to be a chilly day for most of us, largely dry with the best of the sunshine across the west but it will remain quite cloudy and

wet. the good news is this evening it should start on dry across southern areas and for older is going to be chilly with the easterly wind. drain peters out across the south, turning drier here towards the end of the night, the channel islands remaining quite wet, elsewhere in variable cloud, mist and murk, temperatures around three orfour and murk, temperatures around three or four at and murk, temperatures around three orfour at will be and murk, temperatures around three or four at will he get clear skies we could see a patchy first as temperatures dipped down to freezing. for tomorrow, temperatures dipped down to freezing. fortomorrow, pretty similarto 2—d, dry freezing. fortomorrow, pretty similar to 2—d, dry weather around, a few showers across eastern scotla nd a few showers across eastern scotland and england, better across the south and possibly some brightness, the chance of some rain across a news conference returning north into the south—east of england, going to be eight lady and stays chilly enter the start of next week as well, things are turning wetter and wonder and milder from midweek onwards. good afternoon. theresa may is heading to brussels

for last—minute talks ahead of tomorrow's summit, where eu leaders are due to sign two key brexit documents. she'll meet the european commission president, jean—claude juncker, to finalise the withdrawal agreement as well as a political declaration on future relations. this morning the chancellor phillip hammond defended the deal mrs may has negotiated, insisting it was the best way