the reported and also the conditions they work in. that lawsuit does not look like it is going be clearing up anytime soon. it is still a big thing. there are hopes that these kinds of deals will start to follow on andi kinds of deals will start to follow on and i know some of the england prayers today have been talking about it. let's hearfrom bethany england with her thoughts on it. any woman footballer wants to be respected and equal to their male counterparts and i think it is showing more and more in the game and australia has taken the first up and australia has taken the first up andl and australia has taken the first up and i hope many more teams willjoin with that. and i think if that would happen for england as well, it would be amazing because we still train and do the hard work the same as the men. it's become a lot more equal and as you say the game is going so lam sure and as you say the game is going so i am sure eventually we should get to that point. and it is interesting listening to that there. players are so listening to that there. players are so much more confident of vocalising these things. that has been the biggest thing in the women's national team in the us when they watch that first run of negotiations

backin watch that first run of negotiations back in 2015 have paved the way for a lot of these deals. we will see what happens. sarah, thanks for joining us on sportsday. let's quickly run you through some of today's other top stories. fleetwood town bossjoey barton will go on trial next year, accused on assaulting former barnsley boss daniel stendel. he pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm at sheffield crown court today. tendai mtawarira, more commonly known to you and i as the beast, has retired from rugby union. after 117 caps for south africa, culminating in that world cup win on saturday, he said that was the perfect ending. former great britain rugby league coach brian noble says superleague should look into relaxing its salary caps rules to entice more top players to play in the country. it comes as toronto look set to sign new zealand's cross—code star sonny bill williams on a multi—million pound deal. staying on the theme of players salaries where saracens did not turn up to the launch

of the european champions cup today. it comes after they received a suspended 35—point deduction and £5 million fine for breaching the premiership‘s salary cap rules. it's a story that looks set to dominate the rugby landscape for a while yet with some saying the punishment is too lenient with others saying it doesn't go far enough and want them to be relegated. well, james burridge was at today's launch in cardiff and has been gauging opinion. saracens no—show here in cardiff has not gone down at all well. they are defending club champions in europe, have one this jamie chip three outlets for... echr are disappointed, and i expect there will be a fine announced in the coming weeks. it gave other teams, coaches and players there say on the saracens investigation. 0ne coaches and players there say on the saracens investigation. one of them was exeter and their director rob baxter for some was exeter and their director rob baxterfor some he was exeter and their director rob baxter for some he was was exeter and their director rob baxterfor some he was not was exeter and their director rob baxter for some he was not too impressed with the way saracens

responded to the investigation announced yesterday. he thought they could be more conciliatory particular in the way they responded to the accusations. and then there was chris raab sure, the former england captain, he is with harlequins aside from ten years ago we re harlequins aside from ten years ago were hoochie affected by the bloodgate scandal and now he is sure about the damage this saracens can do the game stop to i feel in roby we can only feel our grasses grew than others. we looked down at football, and others in athletics for cheating and stuff like this. but we are exactly the same now. we are in that position. rugby is now ina tough are in that position. rugby is now in a tough place which as a union and a collective, we're going to have to fight hard to get out of. we are no longer greener than everyone else. we are as guilty. saracens have announced they will repeal —— appealed this decision. there be many months of legal... the last thing they want is continued

disruption during the business and of the domestic season. james burridge, bbc news in cardiff. staying with rugby union, and there was actually an english winner injapan last weekend. yes, the men lost the world cup final to south africa, but at the world rugby awards, england centre emily scarrett was named women's 15s world player of the year, and i'm delighted to say she joins us now from the england camp in clermont—ferrand, where the squad are preparing for their international against france on saturday. emily, congratulations. a pretty whirlwind week for you. thank you, it has been met. heading over to japan not expecting to win that award, it was an awesome evening, surrounded by rugby royalty for both the men and women's game. it has been a crazy few days for sure. what was i eating like not only winning their award but being spread by so many of the world —positive super stress in that environment quiz ever it's one of

those where you look back on reflect. . . those where you look back on reflect... and you say what happened? i got into my seat and then i was approached, i grew up kind of watching him play and being a big admirer of how he played. the room was packed full of talent and it was awesome to be a part of it. you've only just come back into the england setup after a few years focusing on 7s. a quietish six nations but a great summer. 43 points. four tries in four games against some of the biggest teams in the world. what clicked for you out in california ? i think ithinki i think ijust played in the fifteens better... it was good to get that plane rather than just focusing on how that went for some and then in the summer series, i had and then in the summer series, i had a decent amount of time putting it ( and getting some solid training behind me. it's great to be a part of the steam and we are pushing each

other forward and always raising her own standards and having the opportunity to play against the four best teams in the world is or is something that you are going to raise your game too. you're in france of the minute the first of three autumn internationals, 2—2 against france afar this year. how is it working? we one that and we wa nt is it working? we one that and we want that to continue. but we will have other ideas. it will be really tough. france and anyone who's ever been to one of those internationals, it is tough. they get fantastic crowds, the atmosphere is unreal. we're in for crowds, the atmosphere is unreal. we're infora crowds, the atmosphere is unreal. we're in for a tough one at the weekend but hopefully we will prepare and put a best foot forward and see what happens to point fingers cross and best of luck with the world player of the year and their team england, they will fancy their team england, they will fancy their chances. emily joining us on sportsday there. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. more here and bbc news throughout the evening. goodbye.

welcome back to the main news agenda and the man accused of murdering the british backpacker grace malan in new zealand last year has gone on trial in auckland. the court hurt the suspect who campaigning for legal reasons went on a date with another woman while grey sponsoring body was in a suitcase in his room. he denies murder, he claims her death was accidental. recorders respond to phil mercer reports. grace millane came to new zealand for the adventure of a lifetime. but on the eve of her 22nd birthday, she disappeared. on wednesday, grace's parents arrived at the high court in auckland to find out what happened to her. in the dock, accused of murder, a 27—year—old man who, for legal reasons, we can't identify. the jury heard that the couple met through an online dating

app and went drinking. grace millane went back with the defendant to his appointment. she died there. prosecutors say she was strangled in this city centre building. a week later, her contorted body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a shallow grave. only two people know what happened in that room. one of them can't tell us. and the other one hasn't told the truth about what happened. prosecutors allege the next day the defendant went on a date with another woman while the body of grace millane was still in his apartment. lawyers say this has shown his utter disregard for the life of the young english woman. the defence, however, has a different story. it believes miss millane's death was accidental. defence lawyers argue it was a sex game that went wrong. miss millane died as a result

of what they consensually engaged in during their time together. so while his actions may have caused her death, he is also not to blame, although he may blame himself. and he is certainly not criminally responsible. grace millane's death last year shocked new zealand. the judge has warned the jury to ignore the publicity surrounding the case. today the court heard a poignant statement from grace's father david. he said she was a gregarious young woman who chose her friends carefully. the trial is expected to run for at least a month. phil mercer, bbc news, auckland. since schools in delhi have open for the first time this week after being close since the dangerous spike in

air pushing. millions of people in the indian capital have been suffering with the worst pollution in decades. level set pm 2.5, the tiny particular matter that can enter the lungs and blood stream remains high in the indian capital. 0ur south asian correspondent has more 110w 0ur south asian correspondent has more now from delhi. as we heard from doctors there is real concern about the long—lasting health effects that breathing in this toxic air here in delhi can do to people particularly young children. and the elderly. and so there is growing frustration of course and there have been a number of protests here in the capital city new delhi over the last few days as well. but i think the real question is what will change because this is not the first year that delhi has experienced. farmers in neighbouring states, burning crops trying to clear their field for the new season and so what you see are huge great black plumes of smoke in neighbouring states and

that smoke comes into delhi and contributes to that pollution. so the supreme court today directing those states to actually do more to try and stop farmers burning this crop stubble. now, they want to order the states to give farmers incentives, try and clear this field instead of actually stubble burning. in many ways, the question is with these directives actually change anything, they have not before. the other thing the supreme court justices said is that they criticise the delhi government as well. they are saying that not enough has been done when it comes to road dust and garbage dumping trying to kind of get rid of those things that contribute to the particles in the air. breathing in this air, it's invisible. many people don't really know of the huge damage it can do to lungs. doctors are warning of those damages but actually, unless people

are damages but actually, unless people a re really damages but actually, unless people are really concerned, especially those politicians, what actually is going to change? good question. no time for a look at the weather. here is been. good evening, after what was a bright start for many this money, things have been changing. cloud and rain spreading from the west and rain will be a big feature threader for customer. showers pushing into scotland and wintry weather of the high ground for somebody does this bound of rain that could cause us problems tomorrow. chapter is not dropping quite as far as last night because we will have more cloud, more of a breeze and those outbreaks of rain. through tomorrow cross east anglia, the more vitamins but also north england in north wales, this will become very heavy. there could be transport disruption and potentially some localised flooding as well. next of sunshine of hundred for new showers. some of the shares across scotla nd showers. some of the shares across scotland will continue to be wintry over the high ground. it was say

quite breezy for many. captures a —— to produce and have a 10 degrees. at their friday it does say quite cold.

you're watching beyond one hundred days. it might feel like it's been underway for weeks already but borisjohnson today declared that the election campaign has officially begun. minutes before that announcement came the news that a cabinet minister was resigning over what he knew about the collapse of a rape trial. the prime minister says the uk will leave the eu bgyjanuary if they win the election. the first open hearings are set in the impeachment inquiry for next week. while just moments ago the testimony of america's top diplomat in ukraine was released. also on the programme. samatha power — the former us ambassador