this is bbc news, i'm lewis vaughan jones. the headlines at 6pm. michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. 15 fire engines are attending a fire at a block of flats in east london. six floors of the building are alight — no injuries have been reported. chanting. there are reports of violence at huge protest in hong kong against a new law that would allow suspected criminals to be extradited to china. police are investigating after two female actors were targeted in an alleged homophobic attack in southampton. we're just two people looking for happiness, like everybody else is. so i don't really understand why

we're met with aggression from strangers to strangers. stuttering run—up. .. cheering. england beat switzerland on penalties to finish third in the nations league. and england are 2—0 up against scotland at half time in the women's world cup. good evening. the conservative leadership candidate michael gove has admitted he commited a criminal offence when he took cocaine on several occasions. speaking for the first time about his use of the class a drug he said he had a "profound sense of regret" about it. it happened while he was working

as a journalist 20 years ago. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. these weren't the headlines michael gove would have been hoping for this weekend as he embarked on setting out his pitch for the tory leadership. after it emerged that he'd taken cocaine 20 years ago, today an admission of lawbreaking from the formerjustice secretary. yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. should you have gone to prison? i was fortunate in that i didn't, but i do think that it was a profound mistake, and i've seen the damage that drugs do. he had wanted to focus on his pro—business agenda, and plans to replace vat with a simpler system. instead he was questioned about whether he'd been honest about his drug use, including when he applied for a visa to enter the united states. i don't believe that i have ever on any occasion failed to tell the truth about this when asked directly. but it would be on the form. i mean, you would have to say yes or no, and if you said yes, you could be banned for life

from entering the united states. i think it is the case that if i were elected to be prime minister of this country, then of course it would be the case that i would be able to go go to the united states. and i think that it's foolish to suggest otherwise. the environment secretary said he respected the country's most senior police officer, cressida dick, who has said that class a drug users have "blood on their hands". that's a view echoed by the home secretary, who's also in the running to be prime minister. today, he said middle—class people and others who take drugs destroy lives. they have their organic food and boast about buying fair trade, and talk about climate change — and at the same time, come friday or saturday night, they're all doing class a drugs. and they should be thinking about the impact they're having especially on children. are you going to be the next prime minister? another leading contender has come out of the shadows, promising not to pay the £39 billion divorce bill to the eu, which labour says is a legal obligation. i always thought it was

extraordinary that we should agree to write that entire cheque before having a final deal. i don't wish to conduct a postmortem of the original negotiations, but it was extraordinary that we agreed to pay the money in advance of a deal on the future partnership. while borisjohnson is promising tory members that if the eu doesn't renegotiate, he'll take the uk out with no deal in october, michael gove has suggested a delay to the brexit date of weeks or days to get a deal done. the real question is whether parliament will let any of this happen. susana mendonca, bbc news. and the assistant editor of conservative home, henry hill, told me that the issue of past drug use was always difficult for politicians. i think that after rory stewart's extraordinary opium smoking admission, it's open the floodgates on this. always a thorny question for politicians. i think the problem

with michael gove‘s answer is it doesn't please anyone. they won't like the fact that he's taken them, but more liberal people who might not mind that he's taking them will object to the fact that whilst education secretary, he instituted lifetime bands for teachers doing the same thing and has otherwise pursued a hard—line drug stance. very often it's the hypocrisy that's the problem. it slightly unedifying for the whole leadership race — all the candidates now coming out and talking about their drug use. this is someone that, whoever wins, will become prime minister. is someone that, whoever wins, will become prime ministerlj is someone that, whoever wins, will become prime minister. i think it's a lwa ys become prime minister. i think it's always tricky to work out where to draw the line when it comes to examining candidate's personal lives. an argument could be made that the things people did 20 years ago aren't particularly relevant, and that will certainly be difficult in the age of social media, where everything everyone does is recorded. but this has consequences for what they believe about drug policies today. if michael gove

believes he can serve as education sector and promised her having taking cocaine 20 years ago, then certainly it's right to ask him whether he doesn't feel the same for those in the education sector. that the question that won't go away, will it? let's move a away from michael gove and move to the other candidates. what stood out? boris johnson is cementing his lead. last time he went in as the favourite, but as is traditional, it all went wrong. he didn't appear to be taking his campaign seriously, and he was surprised by michael gove. this time he seems to be very much on top of things. more and more endorsements are coming to him from all beings of the party, which suggests he might be able to pull off being the unifying candidate. the other very significant endorsement was ruth davidson, the leader of the scottish conservative, has come out for saja javid. and in some ways, he's competing with gove to be the liberal space. you have boris johnson representing the pro—brexit right, there'll be another member to go into the final, and the question

is who that is? and if this drugs question doesn't continue to damage gove, there's a question that javid might be able to go in as the liberal alternative. is that your bet for the final two? who would you say are yourfinal bet for the final two? who would you say are your final to? obviously with so many early rows in the conservative mps being as changeable as they are, it's impossible to tell. i think borisjohnson is a lot for the first position, and for the second position, it's a competition between gove and javid. interesting. and for people who aren't in favour with the conservative rules and procedures, talk us briefly through the process of what happens neck with fellow conservative mps will vote in ballots until they have knocked out one candidate at a time, and they will do that over a week to make popular when they are down to the final two, they will go to a pallet. that will be preceded by a campaign around the rally, where conservative members and knowledgeable listen to them giving

televised debates. around 100 firefighters are trying to put out a large fire at a block of flats in east london. 15 fire engines are at the flats at de pass gardens near barking. the fire has engulfed six floors of the building. people have been evacuated and nearby roads have been closed off to the public. the cause of the fire is not yet known and there are no reports of any injuries. joining me now from the scene is our correspondent, leigh milner. so what is the latest there? the fla mes so what is the latest there? the fla m es have so what is the latest there? the flames have finally died down, but if you just look behind me, smoke is still pouring out of this block of flats. there is a total of six stories, but four of those have been com pletely stories, but four of those have been completely destroyed by the fire which broke out earlier this afternoon. now we've been told by the firefighters that they've deployed 15 fire engines and 100 firefighters to tackle the blaze.

now you can't see, but i'm absolutely surrounded by residents who are out here this evening. now raven, you live just who are out here this evening. now raven, you livejust behind who are out here this evening. now raven, you live just behind this block. tell me about the moment where you realise something was wrong? my neighbour wasjust banging on my door screaming, and is her what was up? she said she was there that there was a fire and there was fio that there was a fire and there was no smoke alarm. i picked up my sons and my mrs, and we just ran out. and as we ran out, the fire was raging — scariest thing i've ever seen. when i got out of my car when i got here, i was hit by the smoke. it was quite powerful. it was honestly the scariest things i've ever seen. especially with my little baby in my arms ‘ especially with my little baby in my arms — i have palpitationsjust thinking about it. it was scaryjust how fast it went up. now what have you been told by the fire crews? to

be fair they've been great. this guy isa be fair they've been great. this guy is a local hero. we don't know too much honestly about what's happening. just stand in front of here, what have you been doing? i've just been getting people out of the road, getting cars moved so we can help tackle the blaze, take the weight off the firefighters's shoulders. what was it like? it was stressful but i want to be a firefighter myself, so it was something i needed to do, just to keep everyone calm around me and try my best to help out and do what's necessary. how old are you? i'm 17. necessary. how old are you? i'm17. you've done a greatjob. do you know anything about your flat? has been saved or destroyed?” anything about your flat? has been saved or destroyed? i have no idea what happened yet.|j saved or destroyed? i have no idea what happened yet. i think we should avoid it. how would you approve something like this to be built, and fio something like this to be built, and no one treated this wood for six

years? well investigations are continuing, and we will have more on that later today. we've just been told by london ambulance that at the moment, there are no currently reported injuries at the moment. but firefighters are still continuing to tackle the blaze behind me. thank you very much, we'll be back with you very much, we'll be back with you if there are any updates or developments. thank you. there've been violent clashes outside the seat of the hong kong government after one of the biggest marches the territory has ever seen. hundreds of protesters tried to break into the legislative council complex, clashing with police in riot gear. 0rganisers say a million people took to the streets on sunday, but the hong kong government is insisting it will nevertheless press ahead with the passage of a highly controversial extradition law. critics fear the bill will erode thejudicial independence hong kong was guaranteed when britain handed it back to beijing. robin brant reports. estimates of the number of people

on the streets in hong kong vary from 250,000 just over a million. whatever the precise number, they were jam—packed into roads that are usually for weekend traffic — almost all are dressed in white. it's overwhelmingly peaceful, a mixture of hong kong's diverse society is here. their worry is that a new law that would allow people to be extradited to the chinese mainland, where the courts are not impartial and people can be imprisoned for their politics. well, people are afraid, people are also angry about this extradition treaty. mainland china uses all sorts of ways to exercise their so—called dictatorship in hong kong — to kidnap the people they treat as enemies. say no to the evil bill! say no to extradition to china! hong kong's new extradition law was controversial from the minute it was proposed.

supporters say it will target criminals taking refuge in hong kong. but critics see it as a further erosion of the independence of the former british colony, which has a separate judicial system from the rest of china. the police say permission for the protest runs outjust before midnight local time. after that, they will attempt to move people on. a protest of that scale would never, ever be permitted here in mainland china — certainly not now in 2019, anyway. and it's very unlikely that the will of the people marching on the streets of hong kong tonight will prevail on this particular issue. it is the will of china's communist party leaders in beijing that is almost certain to win out. as they move slowly, step—by—step to reintegrate hong kong to the mainland. robin brant, bbc news. a labour mp has been reported to the party's chief whip, after he supported campaigners

who've been protesting against same sex relationship teaching at a birmingham primary school. roger godsiff is the mp for the constituency which includes anderton park school — the focus of recent demonstrations. daniela relph reports. chanting: our children! our choice! their protests have been forced away from the school by a court injunction. but the local mp has defied his own party to support these families. for more than two months, there have been demonstrations outside anderton park school. parents arguing that their children are too young to learn about lg bt relationships. now the local mp has spoken out during a meeting with concerned families. i think you have a just cause. and i regret the fact that it hasn't been reciprocated by the head teacher. i will continue to work to try and bring this dispute to an end, because all of you want your kids back in school.

i will continue to fight your corner, because you're right. nothing more, nothing less. you're right. strongly critical of the comments, in a tweet, the shadow education secretary angela rayner said... a labour party spokesperson has also said that the mp will be reminded of his responsibilities. there is, though, no sign of the protests stopping. this week the parents will go to court to challenge the injunction that has moved them from the front of the school gates. daniela relph, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. 15 fire engines attended a fire at a block of flats in east london.

six floors of the building are alight — no injuries have been reported. there are reports of violence at huge protest in hong kong against a new law that would allow suspected criminals to be extradited to china. four people have been killed in sudan as protesters clashed with security forces on the first day of a civil disobedience campaign against military rule. many of the streets in the capital khartoum are deserted with people responding to opposition calls for a general strike. it's part of a campaign of civil disobedience aimed at forcing the ruling military council to relinquish power. a woman has died after being struck by lightning while walking in the scottish highlands. the 55—year—old was hiking near kinlochleven, when she and another member of the group were hit. police scotland said both were airlifted to hospital in fort william, but one died of her injuries.

the other walker is in a stable condition. five teenagers arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a london night bus, have been released on bail. a group of young men began harassing the women after discovering they were a couple, and asked them to kiss while making sexual gestures. the suspects were questioned on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm. a southampton theatre has been forced to cancel its last performances of a gay and lesbian play after some of the cast reported that they had been victims of a homophobic attack. two women actors say they were verbally abused and one was struck in the face with a flying object, as they made their way to the nuffield theatre at southampton university yesterday. the police are now investigating, as roger finn reports. two actors, who are also partners, pausing before they leave southampton after what they say was a shocking ordeal.

yesterday morning, they were on their way to the nuffield theatre on the university campus where they were due to perform in the award—winning comedy rotterdam. they say they were kissing when a car drew up. we kissed once, and i saw the car approaching out of my eye. and then, we kissed again. you know, like, you kiss and you laugh, and you kiss again. and then they shouted something out of the window, and i felt something hit my face, but i was turned this way. i felt it hit my face, it knocked me down, and i could hear laughing because the car window was down as they were driving off. it was obviously quite upsetting because i didn't really know what happens. i heard some shouts, and then luce was in pain and on the floor — and, like, was struggling to breathe properly, and i was trying to calm her down. i heard boys' voices — young boys' voices — and then, laughing as they were going off. not really sure why they were laughing. it's not really funny to do that.

the play they're in is described as a queer love story which explores issues of gender and sexuality. we're just people. we're just two people looking for happiness, like everybody else is, so... i don't really understand why we were met with aggression from strangers to strangers. one of britain's most wanted men, who's been on the run for 16 years, is set to be extradited to the uk, after being arrested in malta. police want to question christopher guest morejr over the murder of a man at a remote farmhouse in cheshire, in 2003. he'll appear in court tomorrow. simonjones reports. in handcuffs, far away from home, christopher guest morejr — described as one of europe's most wanted fugitives — being led to his first court appearance, which is set to see him extradited to the uk. it's believed he fled the uk in 2003, after this man, brian waters, was tortured and beaten to death in front of his two children.

he sustained 123 injuries. mr waters had been running a cannabis farm in knutsford, when a group of men stormed the property to demand money. three people are currently serving life sentences for his murder. mr more jr, leaving court with a coat over his head, is wanted in connection with mr waters's death, the attempted murder of a second man, and false imprisonment and assault of other people at the scene. the national crime agency said it had waited a long time for this moment. it insisted it was never going to give up the hunt. mr more jr was apprehended on a european arrest warrant following a joint operation with authorities in malta. he has been remanded in custody and will next appear in court tomorrow. simon jones, bbc news. police in kazakhstan have arrested hundreds of people protesting against today's presidential election. the protestors say today's vote is not free.

the country's long standing leader, nursultan nazarbayev resigned in march and his chosen successor is expected to win easily. 0ur correspondent rayhan demytrie has the latest. riot police is moving in to push these protesters. many have already been arrested and moved to police vans. they are creating this noise to scare people. but nevertheless they are still standing because people are saying that they are fed up. for 30 years they have never seen democratic elections in this country and this time they are saying they will no longer be quiet about the real situation in their country. translation: they spend billions on building palaces but no money for mothers with children. there are just a handful of protesters left but they are being detained and mishandled by the police and pushed to numerous of those buses. so far we have witnessed dozens

of people being detained. the police just warned them through loudspeakers that unsanctioned protests are not allowed. after this announcement, they are now going and detaining people one by one. but people are saying here that to get permission for a peaceful protest is almost impossible in kazakhstan, and they are simply exercising their right to peaceful assembly. thousands of people in the city of venice are calling for large cruise ships to be banned from one of its main canals. the protest comes days after a cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, injuring four people. rahuljoglekar has more. the msc 0pera lost control and crashed into the pier in venice last week. it injured people and caused damage to property.

but in its wake, residents of the lagoon city have been left fuming. they came out onto the streets wanting ships like these to be kicked out from their canals. translation: we demand that these liners be immediately banned from venice lagoon. what happened on sunday shows that they are dangerous, out of control in case of failure, and they cannot continue to play russian roulette with our homes, lives and with our city, just to enrich these cruise companies. translation: it is absurd, i believe there is very little to say. if we want to save venice and the lagoon, we shouldn't allow those liners to enter — it is terrifying just to see them. the issue has been bubbling along for a while in venice. the government banned ships weighing more than 96,000 tonnes from the canal in 2013.

but then, legislation was overturned. following sunday's accident, the mayor of the city urged immediate action and asked for a different channel to be opened up. translation: even if everything went well today, it could have been a tragedy. i thank all of the rescue teams, firefighters and security personnel who are working here. once again, it has shown that big ships cannot go down the canal, they must go through san marco. we have said it already, now the minister must decide quickly. for centuries, venice has been a hub of maritime trade and nicknamed the city of water. now, its residents want to keep large ships out of these waters, while the government claims it is finally close to a definitive solution. rahuljoglekar, bbc news. a new exhibition is bringing to life the diary of anne frank — the journals of the jewish teenager hiding from the nazis

in occupied amsterdam. earlier this week, anne frank's stepsister, 90—year—old auschwitz survivor eva schloss, visited the exhibition and spoke to the bbc'sjohn beattie. she was a very lively little girl. very full of stories. was very interested in always looking smart, with nice hairstyles and different clothes. full of stories. a big chatterbox. we've been covering the 75th anniversary of d—day all week and the number of people alive who can tell the stories is getting smaller. how important is it that we talk to people like you and that we remember? yes, well it is, and we are getting very thin on the count. every day i hear about a survivor or a military man who was fighting in that war is dying. so this will be the last generation of kids who will hear

a personal story of us. your family were sent to auschwitz. can you even begin to describe to someone like me what that is like? well, we knew already that when we were being transported to auschwitz, we knew that people were going to be gassed there. so that is, of course, incomprehensible. healthy, young people, children were going to be taken in a room and within 15 minutes they were killed. this is still something which i can't comprehend how this was possible — since the world knew about it and the world didn't object whatsoever. what happened to you and what was left of your family after the war? well, my mother, luckily she survived as well, with me. and 0tto frank, the father

of anne was the only member of the family who survived. and both were lonely. both had problems to cope with the loss. he helped me as well, over my hatred. he who had lost his whole family had no hatred. and, you know, he said, "if you hate people, the people you hate they don't suffer, they don't know, but you will become a miserable person". and i was. and slowly, slowly he help me. when you think of your father and your brother what was your last memory? well, my brother, he was very, very scared of dying. i think that we all are. we wanted to have not lived for nothing. we wanted to be remembered. anne has become a symbol now of one and a half million children who have been murdered. and everybody knows about her. so she has become immortal. her diary will be read and read

and read for many, many generations. humbling to hear those words, remarkable memories. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. also working their way further northwards in eastwards, so nowhere immune from a sudden thunder downpour. but with lighter winds feeling heavier than it did. that shower goes through this evening into tonight, slowly fading but the... heavy and persistent rain arriving into southeast england and east anglia. temperatures generally between 7—11dc, locally 2—3dc for parts of rural scotland. much of scotla nd parts of rural scotland. much of scotland and northern ireland are having a mainly dry day tomorrow with spells of sunshine, but heavy and persistent rain initially across

eastern counties of england starting to rotate north and west through the day. the far north of england staying dry with heavy and sure lack of thundershowers for southwest wales. a brisk northeasterly wind, that rain will feel really cool and autumnal at 13—14dc.

hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... michael gove acknowledges he committed a crime when he took cocaine while working as a journalist 20 years ago. yes, it was a crime, it was a mistake. i deeply regret it. fifteen fire engines have attended a fire at a block of flats in east london — no injuries have been reported and the fire is now under control there are reports of violence at huge protests in hong kong against a new law that would allow suspected criminals

to be extradited to china. police are investigating after two female actors were targeted in an alleged homophobic attack in southampton we are just two people looking for happiness like everybody else is. i don't really understand why we are met with aggression from strangers to strangers. and after the sport there's another chance to see simon mccoy's extraordinary interview with d—day veteran eric chardin, who took part in the landings aged just 19. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. england are off to a flyer, at the women's world cup but can scotland mount a fightback,

in their opening world cup match? and the king of clay reigns supreme. rafa nadal wins a 12th french open final at roland garros. also coming up in the programme... two titans of world cup cricket going head—to—head in london but can australia achieve a record run chase at the tournament set by india? and lewis hamilton looks to extend his winning streak in f1. but he starts behind sebastian vettel at today's canadian grand prix. hello and welcome to sportsday. to the women's world cup first, and scotland have work to do if they're to get back into theirgroup d encounter with england. phil neville's side are 2—0 up in nice. around 15 minutes or so

to go in that match. england took the lead, thanks to a nikita parris penalty, only with the help of var though. fran kirby's cross hit scotland defender nicola docherty. handball given. and then ellen white made it two just before half time with a fantastic strike. white has scored in each of her last three appearances for england against scotland. these are live pictures from nice. it's on bbc1 right now. england have won 22 of the previous 25 meetings between the sides. the lionnesses came third at the 2015 world cup in canada. scotland are playing in their first tournament. we've had two results in group c. there was a straightforward 3—0 win for brazil, against world cup debutants jamaica. brazil's 34—year—old forward has become the oldest person to score a hat—trick in either the men's or women's world cup. brazil were without marta,

the leading scorer amongst those three goals, there was also a brazilian penalty saved by jamaican goalkeeper sydney schneider. it's the first treble by a brazilian woman at a world cup in 20 years. there was an upset in valenciennes, as italy came from behind to beat australia. the matildas took the lead through their captain and star player sam kerr, her penalty was saved but she put away the rebound, that was her first ever world cup goal. 1—0 at halftime, italy levelled through barbara bonansea after a defensive error. and when italy won a corner in injury time, bonansea headed home at the far post for the victory. it's italy's first world cup appearance for 20 years. they face jamaica next. australia face brazil england's men have finished 3rd at the nations league finals. their play—off against switzerland was goaless after extra time. and gareth southgate's side were flawless in the penalty shootout with goalkeeper jordan pickford stealing the show!.

the match in guimaraes. it was the last game of the season and again no one wanted. pressure was on for england to deliver. they almost had something to cheer from the off from harry kane. switzerland, the bored kids in class, england trying to give a footballing lesson but missing their queues. finally, in the dying moments of the game, england took the lead. callum wilson but here was old friend var. the tug was enough to put england back to square one. the game was heading for penalties. jordan pickford stepped up to take the fifth penalty. in sudden death,

pickford again finally put the game out of its misery. england went one better than in russia but still without a trophy. it will not exactly be one for the memory banks. it's becoming such afamiliarsight — rafael nadal lifting the coupe des mosquetaires, at the french open. nadal won his 12th title today — beating dominic thiem — though thiem did manage to take a set off the so called king of clay. nadal is nowjust 2 grand slams behind roger federers record of 20. austin halewood reports. no player has lifted a grand slam trophy more times than rafael nadal has done in paris. another piece of history for tennis's king of clay. no doubt his throne is under threat by dominic thiem, the austrian took the first break of the final. beating nadal in his own backyard mightjust be their beating nadal in his own backyard might just be their toughest beating nadal in his own backyard mightjust be their toughest task in tennis. if you are slightly off the mark it just will tennis. if you are slightly off the mark itjust will not be enough to make the dial taking the opening set

ina make the dial taking the opening set in a second set the relentless hitting continued. —— nadal. angering the spaniard can be a dangerous tactic. quickly gaining his authority and quickly taking their third set. time and again the touch of the champion was just too good. the fourth was much of the same. a titanic method he could not keep up. in the end, profound that i was comfortable and champion for the third time. —— nadal. india set australia a record world cup run chase, in their match at the oval today. they scored 352 for 5, chasing their second win in the competition. as they hope to inflict a first defeat of the tournament on australia. craig templeton has been watching. the biggest game of the world cup so

far. india won the toss and decided to bat. not to be outdone, sharma went louder and things began to look ominous. they were made to wait a little longer before getting a century. the best batsman in the world began to make his mark. it was not just about virat kohli, he world began to make his mark. it was notjust about virat kohli, he was ably assisted. what earlier was ominous had become 352 runs and the highest total australia have conceded at a world cup. work to do. india were never going to make the

web easy and it took australia time to get going. when they did it looked like the crowd might need some shelter. the australian captain needed to keep his concentration. when it voted, aggression. steve smith tried to pick up the pace at the chase with some success. glenn maxwell followed making some quick runs but it is going to take an almighty australian effort to win. this is how the current score stands at the moment. they need another 41 runs with six balls remaining. they're not going to do it really. alex carey is on 52 not out. india set to win the match. england's women will look to wrap up the one day series against west indies today. the second match in worcester had been reduced to 41 overs because of rain. england batted first and reached 233 for 7. tammi beamont hit 61 and anya shrubsole boosted the total with some big hitting late on. and shrubsole was in great form with the ball too, taking two wickets. the west indies are 60—5 after 22 overs.

england can close in on world cup qualification for 2021 with a win. the world triathlon series is in leeds this weekend with brownlee brothers in action in their home race. but, it was australia's jake birt—whistle who comfortably won the race ahead of spain's javier gomez. the leading brit was tom bishop, with alistair brownlee well off the pace. great britain's georgia taylor brown won the women's event with a commanding finish. it's her first world series victory. jess learmonth was third. great britain secured a vital win againt australia in the hockey pro league. after a dramatic penalty shoot out. the game was poised at 1—1 when chris griffiths slotted home from a penalty corner, the aussies then levelled and it went to a shootout. daniel beale had the chance to take the match to sudden death but he couldn't convert, meaning great britain won 11—3 to pick up a crucial two points.

couple of super league games to tell you about in rugby league. and a real shock with bottom of the table london broncos inflicting a golden—point defeat on leaders st helens. morgan smith's drop—goal proved the difference — the broncos just edging it 23—22. there was another tight finish in today's other match. sam powell's late drop—goal gave wigan a 19—18 win at hull kr. the canadian grand prix get‘s underway in around half an hour or so. ferrari's sebastien vettel is on pole just as he was last year in montreal before going onto win the race. championship leader lewis hamilton is also on the front row , he is chasing a record equalling seventh win in this grand prix. here's our reporterjennie gow it is around seven and we could be infora it is around seven and we could be in for a real thriller, may be the

first real racing battle of the year. on pole position as the ferrari of sebastian vettel with lewis hamilton lining up next to him. these two have great respect for each other but they are both really hungry. at the moment hamilton leads the championship by 17 points but sebastian vettel would be loving to claw some of that difference back. whilst valterri bottas is challenging for the title, he starts back in sixth place. lots to play for today, lots of excitement. max verstappen will come through the field from ninth, after he failed to get into the final part of qualifying in the red bull. daniel ricciardo was the happiest man at of everyone i spoke to yesterday, in his renault, he starts in fourth place. the party is starting and it should be a cracker. scotla nd starting and it should be a cracker. scotland have pulled a goal back in the world cup match with england. it is now 2—1 to england with five minutes to go. more throughout the

evening. first time in our lives, there were dead bodies all over the place. we didn't give up, no. we just did what we were supposed to do, i think. i'm actuallyjoined by one of the veterans of d—day, eric chardin. you landed on gold beach — you were 19 years old that day, you're 94 now. as you eventually realised this was it and you were on your way, what did that feel like? i think we had tried to convince ourselves that we had got something special to do — even if we didn't have any idea how to do it. and what's your first memory of the moment you realised "we are about to land,

and this is about to happen"? well, i mean, it was all going then. we got ourselves together and helmets on. 0ver trousers which did not work. we still got soaking wet. we clambered off and made for the beach. i think it's fair to say that the worst of the opposition had probably passed by the time we landed — you know, the earlier assault troops had probably cleared the lower parts of the beaches, anyhow. but there was still a lot of gunfire. and, of course, sadly, the first time in our lives, there were dead bodies all over the place, which is a very sad sight — a shocking sight to us, i suppose. you were on gold beach, one of the three british beaches. you describe bodies around you. as a 19—year—old,

what kept you going? well, i suppose we weren't allowed not to, really, i suppose. we didn't give up, no — we just did what we were supposed to do, i think. we just kept moving upwards and reached higher ground. we did have a few casualties, i think, before we finally got to higher ground. but when you got to that higher ground, was there a sense of relief, was a sense that "we've done it"? i think so, yes — yes, all of a sudden, that we've done that, yes. and the rest of the day is very vague. i know none of you i've ever spoken to has ever described yourselves as brave. don't you think you were brave that day? no, not really, no... laughter. we were kids, a lot of us, i suppose.