the historical epic, years in the making, was also a movie—making milestone. it was the first film allowed to be shot in beijing's forbidden city, something the director felt was essential for his vision. i couldn't find another place like the forbidden city, this is an incredible, amazing, huge place. i mean, hollywood never dared to build a set like this one. years before, his early film the conformist had been an influence on directors like spielberg. he went on to make one of the most controversial films of the 1970s — last tango in paris shocked audiences with its sexual content. before her death, the actress maria schneider said the way the director and her male co—star, marlon brando, decided to film one scene made herfeel as if she'd been assaulted. bertolucci denied this, saying she was aware in advance of the violent nature of the scene in question. in recent years, he'd been

in ill health but still travelled the globe, doing everything from being celebrated with a star on the hollywood walk of fame to being presented with an honorary palme d'or at the cannes film festival. he'll be remembered as one of cinema's greats, much of whose work is as powerful today as when it was first experienced by audiences. the italian film director bernardo bertolucci, who's died at the age of 77. newsnight‘s coming up on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm azi farni

newcastle hold on for a nervy win against burnley in the premier league joe root turns guitar man, as england celebrate a history making whitewash in sri lanka. and big shoes to fill for andy farrell. he'll be the new ireland rugby union boss whenjoe schmidt steps down next year. hello and welcome to sportsday. joe root‘s paid tribute to a ‘complete squad effort‘ after his england side made history in sri lanka. they won everything on tour — the one day series, a t20, and a whitewash in the three match test series. . .the first time they've done that in sri lanka. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. let's start with the premier league. just one match tonight as burnley hosted newcastle. two sides struggling

to get their season's going, but it was a cracker at turf moor. joe lynskey was watching. sometimes football has to pause for more important matters. before this match started, the referee's assessor eddie wilson home collapsed in the tunnel. he was conscious when he was taken to hospital, and kick—off was put back by half an hour. in the context of the season, it has been a slow start for burnley and newcastle, but the signs in black and white are that the two and have found momentum. this was the kind of start you would expect from a team chasing a third straight league win, even if it went in through an opposition boot. but newcastle's second came from a more deliberate deflection, a stretch of the neck angled ciaran clark's header into the corner. burnley have won in the leaks in september but they thrust their way back into this match by the direct route. that sam vo kes match by the direct route. that sam vokes header went in from the edge of the box, if i is your place to score would be presented to matt ritchie. somehow in the mix up here he missed from a single yard out. at

this end of the table, moments like that can lead to lost russia's points. newcastle missed another chance to kill this game whenjoselu had opposed. by this time on their night, their strikers got away with it. burnley ran out of time and newcastle got their first away win of the season. it could have come much easier. joe root‘s paid tribute to a ‘complete squad effort‘ after his england side made history in sri lanka. they won everything on tour — the one day series, a t20, and a whitewash in the three match test series. . .the first time they‘ve done that in sri lanka. here‘s our sports correspondent andy swiss. it‘s all over! the perfect ending to what, on paper, has been a perfect series. but how england had to work for it. sri lanka‘s target of 327 had looked impossible but no one appeared to have told kusal mendis. suddenly, the hosts had hope, but just when england needed something special, they found it. direct hit! that might be what gets england going! jack leach with the

flash of brilliance. mendis gone for 86 along, seemingly, with sri lanka‘s chances as england‘s spinners once again turned things their way. soon they needed just one more wicket, with the hosts still needing more than a hundred. surely all over? not quite, as sri lanka‘s final pair blazed away, but amid the rising tension, leach held his nerve. what do they think this time? gone! replays confirmed it was hitting the stumps and at last, england could celebrate. their first series whitewash in sri lanka. it was some fight, but some feat. andy swiss, bbc news. change is coming for ireland. after five brilliant years at the helm head coachjoe schmidt will step down after next year‘s world cup. tulsen tollettjoins me now, tulsen what hasjoe schmidt said about why he‘s stepping down? who is replacing him? what has he said about why he is stepping down? the 53-year-old he

has been in charge for five and stepping down? the 53-year-old he has been in charge forfive and half yea rs has been in charge forfive and half years says it is a lifetime to be coaching, now time to be earning more time with his family. he is actually giving up coaching. in the time he has been there probably the biggest thing he has happened as he beat the all blacks twice. 2016 they beat the all blacks twice. 2016 they beat them in chicago, like buses, to come along at the same time, they beat them just over a week ago. one grand slam, 36 nations titles and —— three six nations titles. rob kearney had this to say about him. two championships, one grand slam, a winning series in south africa, beat the all blacks twice, you know but i think the fantastic thing about joe is that he is leaving irish rugby in a much better place. he will commit to making sure there is a contingency plan that he is breeding new coaches who come in and who ensure that this irish team is going oi'i ensure that this irish team is going on to continue to try and be competitive at the very top level.

clearly the next coach will have big shoes to fill but who is going to be? it is andy farrell, the irish defensive coach came in in april 2016, after that disappointing world cup performance with england. he is a jewel code international, andy farrell, very meticulous and everything he does. i had the pleasure playing with and against many years ago, i had a text conversation with him today, relegating forward to taking over thejob. no relegating forward to taking over the job. no doubt that he will take on thejob the job. no doubt that he will take on the job and do itjust as well as joe schmidt does. it doesn‘t have his experience but he has been working under him for a long period of time and i think it would do a fantasticjob. thank of time and i think it would do a fantastic job. thank you very of time and i think it would do a fantasticjob. thank you very much. let‘s take a quick look at some of the day‘s other stories. the rescheduling of the copa libertadores final will be discussed tomorrow. the second leg between boca juniors and river plate was postponed after an attack on the boca team bus by riverfans. the former chelsea and watford manager, gianluca vialli, says he‘s had treatment for cancer — but is now ‘doing well‘. vialli says he hid his illness because of a ‘sense of shame‘,

but has now written about it in a new book. and formula 3 driver sophia florsch says she‘s happy to be on her way home, after the high—speed crash that left her with a fractured spine. floersch crashed at around 180 miles an hour in the macau grand prix eight days ago. it was my first ever big crash, and it took me some while to get over it but i‘m over it now, and now a new chapter but i‘m over it now, and now a new cha pter starts. but i‘m over it now, and now a new chapter starts. as i said, it was a bad crash, but it was a very good sta ble bad crash, but it was a very good stable chassis, and i am walking, and everything is good, and i will be back walking and chasing my dream. the wife of a liverpool fan critically injured before the club‘s match against roma in april says he will never make a full recovery. father of three sean cox suffered serious brain injuries when he was assaulted by italian hooligans ahead of the champions league semifinal. martina cox has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan they were the scenes

that shamed football. crowd disturbances outside anfield in april. the violence which overshadowed liverpool‘s champions league semifinal against roma resulted in one man fighting for his life, sean cox, the victim of an attack which left the irish father of three with severe brain injuries. at her home just outside dublin, his wife martina told me just how tough the last seven months have been. sean went to a match in april, and he never came home. i miss sean, the children miss their dad, you know, everyday life has completely changed. it was horrific looking at him, absolutely horrific. your husband just sitting there, lying there, lifeless. it‘s all so senseless, you know? having been brought out of a medically—induced coma, sean is now being treated in a local rehab centre. he can‘t sit up on his own, he can‘t talk. there are certain words, and there are more words coming since he started to eat, that does help, but it is a very, very long, slow process.

he‘s not going to make a full recovery. they say you don‘t get back the same person, and we know that. but the only way that he will reach his maximum potential is if he gets the therapies that he needs. liverpool‘s fans have led the fundraising efforts for sean‘s future medical care. roma have donated £130,000, with liverpool‘s manager, jurgen klopp, also making a contribution of his own. the fans have been absolutely amazing. even when we stayed in liverpool, the letters, you know, people wanting to drive us round in their taxis, not charging us. the attack on sean cox led to support across the game, support that he and his family still need as they continue to deal with its devastating impact. dan roan, bbc news, dunboyne. and we‘ll give the last word tonight, to england‘s

cricketers, they made history on the pitch... and they celebrated royally in the dressing room afterwards. captainjoe root on the guitar...not sure that he helped much with the melody though. though they are celebrating that historic win. that‘s all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political correspondent for the ft, henry mance, and caroline wheeler, who‘s the deputy political editor at the sunday times.

welcome, both of you. many of tomorrow‘s front pages are already in. the guardian says donald trump unexpectedly criticised theresa may‘s brexit deal. saying it sounded "like a great dealfor the eu". the daily telegraph highlights the president‘s warning that britain "may not be able to trade with the us" because of the deal. according to the daily mail, mr trump "threw a grenade" into the brexit debate, with his comments. the metro reports that the prime ministerfaced relentless attacks in parliament as both remain and leave mps trashed her brexit deal. the ‘i‘ says theresa may has 1a days to save the brexit deal — and her career — in the countdown to the crucial vote in parliament on december the 11th. the sun speculates that a tv debate between theresa may and jeremy corbyn could take place before the commons vote, and may even clash with the climax of ‘i‘m a celebrity‘. i wonder which would be the viewing winner? away from brexit,

the financial times says general motors will cease production at seven plants worldwide and lay off thousands, in an effort to save billions of pounds in costs, as the biggest us car—maker braces itself for a downturn. the times reports that a council invited a jailed sex offender to play a part in the future of the child of a woman he raped, the times has learnt. let‘s start as we so frequently do nowadays, with brexit, and this is the metro, probably one of the headlines tonight, commons assault, may maulfrom all sides. it headlines tonight, commons assault, may maul from all sides. it was probably easier to name the people who were slightly favourable about this deal. nicky morgan gave it a go. there are a few people who get honourable mentions for being favourable. caroline flint is another one that might support it but might not. but then we know there is 90 or more torreira bosses

say they will vote down the deal and we find out even today we have sir michael fallon, who of course was the defect secretary —— defence secretary until last year and even how he has said it is a huge gamble. a lot of people scratching their heads try and work out what on earth is the strategy here. you basically have the dup, labour, the snp, most of your party would seem against this deal vowing to bring it down and vote against it were me hope that momentous vote on december the 11th. none of us can quite work out how she is either going to bring anybody round to vote for it and survive the defeat of that boat when it happens. what do you think? have you worked out any strategy behind it, because i am absolutely baffled. initially people were talking about she will lose the first vote and then bring it back but it will be very tight. bring it back and changed? and that has to be unchanged. who knows what little

bits of wiggle room you could find, possibly in the political declaration, it is so tricky but she has nailed her colours to the mast. she is effectively on the titanic and the iceberg is huge, it is two weeks away and not showing any sign of changing course to avoid it. that is what is rarely puzzling at the moment. she is warning of uncertainty of not taking any steps to cause a different outcome. there isa to cause a different outcome. there is a chance, so they say, that labour could come to her rescue, evenif labour could come to her rescue, even ifjeremy corbyn does not want his mps to vote for it. downing street had a briefing for labour mps to try to win them over, a tactic by the way that would infuriate conservative mps, but fewer than 30 labour mps turned up to this, and when you have 90 of your own mps who have said they are not go to vote for it, then having 30 who are interested maybe interested is not going to balance the numbers.