allies say no, general election? his allies say no, but with the spending taps flowing again, who would rule one out completely? one man whose flight hasn't bern is frank zapata, an inventor from france. this morning, he made the first—ever successful crossing of the english channel on a jet—powered hoverboard. one way of getting there. i say successful — his first attempt lsst month ended in the water. this time, he took off from sangatte near calais crossing the 20 mile stretch injust 20 minutes — powered by a kerosene filled backpack. not a very safe way to travel, i suppose, rather him than me. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. another evening of drenching down pause. it won't rain all the time but when it does, it could be

quite intense. the met office yellow warning still in force for the rest of this evening for lincolnshire, across northern england, up into scotland. further very heavy showers which could cause disruption in yet another band of rain pushing in from the west as the night wears on. some clear spells in between. temperatures 13—16 degrees. quite a few showers around generally as we start monday morning. but england and wales, things improve. we push the showers away easily density increasing sunshine coast of northern ireland and scotland seeing some sunshine as well but a scattering of thundery downpours are more persistent rain moving across the northern isles, temperatures between 19—25. it stays unsettled as we head towards the middle of the week, lots of showers, particularly in the north. the risk of further disruption. hello, this is bbc news with chris rogers. the headlines. two mass shootings in the united states. the first at a walmart shopping

centre in which 20 people died. the gunman is in custody. we are treating it as a domestic terrorism case. and we're going to do what we do to terrorists in this country which is deliver swift and certainjustice. the second shooting took place just hours later in dayton, ohio where nine people were killed. the gunman in that shooting has been named by police as 24—year—old connor betts. a six year old is airlifted to hospital after falling from a viewing platform at the tate modern art gallery in london. a teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. efforts to shore up a damaged dam in derbyshire continue — as police urge those who remain in homes within the evacuation zone to leave immediately. those people who remain in that's song are putting their wives at rest. they also putting the wives

of the responders, primarily the police at risk because we have to keep going in, speak to them, and asking them to leave. tomorrow's heathrow strike is suspended to allow for further talks between the union and airport management. riot police in central hong kong have fired rubber bullets and pepper spray to disperse pro—democracy protesters blocking a cross—city tunnel, as regular demonstrations and the longstanding political crisis entered their third month. police chased the protesters into hong kong's causeway bay shopping district and fired tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent stephen mcdonell was there. police are pushing through at high speed chasing protesters. you can see they are not mucking around tonight. they want to clear people out quickly.

so, now we have a situation where the police have retreated for some reason, maybe a tactical reason, back into these vans and they are leaving. careful, careful, careful... now it seems here that the police are trying to create a route through the road. they are firing tear gas and they're trying to push over the barricade so they can make it through. here they come again. 0k, 0k! 0k, ok! we ok, ok! we are being pushed away. well it seems like the police were going to leave but as you can see thatis going to leave but as you can see that is not been the case. they have decided to change tactics and come back very hard, they are pushing us

away. as you can see what a battle zone hong kong's shopping district has become tonight. these rounds of tear gas being fired back over there and protesters... and they are retreating in a cloud of tear gas. you can barely see anybody down the other end of the road. that was from hong kong. we will keep you updated on the situation there. what's catch up on the sports now, shall we? now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. australia set a huge target for england — going into the final day of the first ashes test, following another sensational performance from steve smith. hungry for the win — lewis hamilton wins a dramatic hungarian grand prix to extend his lead in the formula one drivers championship. manchester city are victorious

in the community shield but only thanks to a penalty shootout — in their match against title rivals liverpool. also coming up in the programme... and a first major — in her first ever tournament outside of japan. hinako sibuno wins the women's british open, after an incredible final hole at woburn. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. england have a heck of a job on their hands, if they're to come away victorious from the first ashes test against australia. steve smith's second century of the match and another score of over 100 from matthew wade helped australia to build a huge lead before declaring, setting england a target of 398 to win on the final day. joe wilson reports

now from edgbaston. in sport, a precious few seem to live in a different world, to move at their own speed and dictate the pace. true vips. steve smith is one. he arrived at edgbaston at 9.1i5. ready to bat all day. england had to try something. well, that's different. a surprise at least. options were limited with anderson injured. jofra archer was only a substitute fielder, he couldn't bowl until the next test. smith was still doing his thing. he bats like nobody else. great fun, unless you are the bowler. plenty more where that came from. how is your patience? wilting? a word from stokes. a reply from smith. even edgbaston‘s enthusiasts at times today struggled. with this shot, smith got to 100. his second of the match. with every beaming minute, he extended australia's lead. his personal total, 142. well, matthew wade took the opportunity to find his form. he made 100 as well.

remember when australia were on the ropes in this match? it seems like a very different ashes now. even australia's tail—enders were dispatching england's weary bowlers as their lead just grew. they invited england to bat again. 397 behind. australia has such a good opportunity now. all they potential to ta ke opportunity now. all they potential to take ten wickets and when their match. tomorrow there may be floodlights and maybe even a shower but england will have to bat for hours to try to rescue this test match. from their point of view each one of their players has to display worry burns spirit. joe wilson reporting there. what a dramatic finish to tell you about, in the formula one. lewis hamilton won the hungarian grand prix — overtaking max verstappen in the closing stages to extend his lead at the top of the drivers championship. it was the gamble from a pit

stop that paid off for the mercedes driver. nick parrott reports. formula one has enjoyed three epic races on the spin. and for hungary it was hoping for a grand finale. before its summer break. lewis hamilton was keen to bounce back after his worst race. but he has max verstappen standing in his way. the young dutchman was on pole position for the first time and the perfect start saw him stay ahead of the mercedes. hamilton quickly got past his team—mate valtteri bottas to move up to second. but on a circuit where it is difficult to overtake, it looked like verstappen would hold on for a second win in a row. that was until mercedes gambled by bringing in hamilton for an extra pit stop. but it turned out it was. red bull could do nothing as his 22nd lead quickly evaporated. with just three laps ago, the game was up and hamilton went on to claim his eighth win of the season. despite their recent wobbles, mercedes showed they are still

masters of this sport. nick parrott, bbc news. so that victory puts hamilton 62 points ahead of bottas in the championship with nine races to go. there's a maximum of 234 points available. but it looks like it would take some dramatic change of fortune for him not to go on to retain his title. onto football now — and manchester city have won the community shield, the traditional curtain—raiser to the season at wembley. the premier league winners beat liverpool, the champions league holders, to claim the early bragging rights before the big kick off. but the match went all the way to a penalty shootout as katie shanahan reports. under the wembley arch a sign said "football is back." and so was the rivalry between manchester city and liverpool, adding extra spice to the to the occasion. the premier league champions started slicker as raheem sterling gave them the lead, scoring against his former club for the first time. after the break, liverpool hit the bar and the post but finally got what they deserve.

as joel matip headed home the equaliser. mohamed salah nearly won it for liverpool in the last minute but a remarkable clearance off the line sent the game to penalties. a miss from liverpool gave gabrieljesus the chance to win it for city, adding another trophy to their cabinet. katie shanahan, bbc news. we won the community shield, so another trophy. we have to win but the quality of the opponent which we knew from the last two seasons especially last year, and we knew how difficult it would be because they are an exceptional team. we know that. it's the champion from europe so we beat them, so that is why it is nice. in the championship, leeds got the better of bristol city — as they look to push for promotion this year. pablo hernandez put them 1—0 up at half time. they went three up —

thanks to jack harrison, on loan from manchester city, bristol pulled one back, but it finished 3—1 to leeds. in the scottish premiership two goals from sam cosgrove helped aberdeen to get off to a winning start. they beat hearts 3—2 at pittodrie. and rangers also kicked—off their season with a 2—1victory at kilmarnock. steven gerrard's side got off to a great start at rugby park, scott arfield putting them ahead after 16 minutes. but when kilmarnock levelled it late in the second half, it looked like it was going to be a draw until connor goldson‘s stoppage—time header secured all three points for rangers. british hopes at the women's open disintegrated on the final day at woburn. but there was a fairytale ending, forjapanese debutant hinako shibuno. the 20 year old, playing in her first tournament, let alone major, outside her own country, sealed the trophy on the final hole to cap off a thrilling last day. jo currie was there for us and sent us this report. few will have known her name before this

tournament but golf fans will simply know it now. after she announced yourself on the international stage with this stunning victory. incredible this was her debut at a major. . shbuno was the overnight weeder, and despite playing musical chairs at the top of the leaderboard and with players farmer spirits than herself, she held her nerve to claim the final measure of her round associate, she saw her finish on 18—under that was one hot —— shot of lizette salas. she pulled off birdie. she will be left wondering what might have been with a miss pot at the 18th. as for world number one jin young co., who was close to making her third major of the year, finishing unceasing under par, that is to off the lead. a couple of fingers players had been in contention. however both charley hull and bronte law faded early on as they finished on five and three

under par respectively. bronte law in particular had not dropped a shot in the opening three rounds. u nfortu nate in the opening three rounds. unfortunate she saved all her bogeys from today, hitting seven as nerves got the better of her. meanwhile georgia hall's title defence and with a bit of a whimper. this caps ofafairy with a bit of a whimper. this caps of a fairy tale finish for a player known as a smiling cinderella. of a fairy tale finish for a player known as a smiling cinderellam currie reporting for us. in the super league, hull kr snatched a late winner against castleford with a drop—goal in golden point extra—time. danny mcguire saved the day for the relegation threatened side, as the tigers were going for their third win in a row. castleford led 26—14 with just over 20 minutes left. two ben crooks tries levelled the scores before mcguire's winning kick. 27—26 the score. and niall evalds' hat—trick helped salford keep their super league play—off hopes alive by thrashing london broncos. 58—28 the score there.

the richest prize in one—day cycling, the ride london event, featuring 150 of the world's top professional cyclists, was won by italy's elia viviani. the 169km race started out in central london, before heading into the countryside, and finishing on the mall in front of buckingham palace. viviani powered through in a bunch sprint finish to take home the main share of the 100,000 euro prize. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. now, it's time for the travel show. see you soon. we start in northern ireland, in county down, because here,