and food critics paid tribute to his achievement in reviving interest in british cuisine. i wanted to cook, i wanted to be a chef. i didn't care what anybody else thought of that — that was going to be my career. the real show is the food, so sell it to them, give it to them. have them dribbling, almost, over what you're about to cook for them and that's where it all started. that was gary rhodes, who has died at the age of 59. the multi—talented writer, stage director and doctor — sirjonathan miller — has died at the age of 85. sirjonathan made his name as part of the satirical 19605 show — beyond the fringe — which also launched the careers of peter cook, dudley moore and alan bennett. he went on to direct operas and plays and presented a series of landmark bbc programmes. our arts correspondent rebecca jones looks back at his life and many achievements. he was one of the world's

great opera directors. when you give him the soup, you do it like that and go, "hello!" here's jonathan miller directing don pasquale. a man of many parts, he was a broadcaster, writer, sculptor and intellectual and he could have been a neurologist... ..were it not for beyond the fringe. sorry to drag you away from the fun, old boy. that's ok, sir. the war‘s not going very well, you know. oh, my god! he was a newly qualified doctor when hejoined the ground—breaking satirical review, which also starred alan bennett, peter cook and dudley moore. the show‘s success was huge and miller's medical career never recovered. goodbye, sir. or is it au revoir? no, perkins. laughter. if you prick us, do we not bleed? he went on to direct plays, including laurence olivier in the merchant of venice. a bit more clarity... strident, sometimes rude — he became a big beast

of english theatre. itjust needs to be a little more clarified. he was brilliant, he was mercurial! he could bite, as well. you know, he said to a group of actors, he said, "you know, it's not yourjob to be anybody. it's yourjob to make an audience think that you're somebody." and somebody said, "what if i don't agree with you, jonathan?" and he said, "change your profession." ooh. blood vessels, heart... he presented a medical series on television and said his training as a doctor helped his work with actors. i'd been taught to look for the small details, by means of which the doctor infers what might be wrong. little tiny details of how people carry themselves, how they talk — these negligible details, which you are trained to keep your eye open for, were absolutely all that the theatre was about. if you're here singing, i think you need to be a little bit more facing in that direction. his versatility meant he was called a jack of all trades, but he was a skilful director

governed by a simple philosophy... ..to remind the audience of what it was to be alive. the writer, broadcaster and director sirjonathan miller — who has died at the age of 85. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. i'm ben croucher, and these are your top stories on wednesday. lovren levels for liverpool, but it's not enough to see them into the champions league last 16 yet. chelsea will have to wait too after a flukey valencia equaliser in spain. or was it? and joe root has the backing

on his team after his poor batting performance in the first test against new zealand. thanks for your company. we'll kick off with football where we had two english sides in champions league action tonight. six goals. but neither liverpool nor chelsea could get the win they needed to assure themselves a spot in the last 16 with a game to spare. austin halewood's been following tonight's action. starting at anfield, austin — where liverpool took a while to get going against napoli? not like their usual selves, juergen klopp would've wanted this also not in the last 16. but itjust didn't happen, a1— one draw with snappily,

you can see the action here. liverpool not themselves. now liverpool not themselves. now liverpool did come out better in the second after the break, much more like the liverpool we've seen this season. like the liverpool we've seen this season. lovren with the equaliser to make it1—1, season. lovren with the equaliser to make it 1—1, but natalie continued to be liverpool's bogey team, the only team to have beaten them this season, which was earlier in the champions league. they've done it again, so liverpool are still in the group stage to go to the stadium now, they just need group stage to go to the stadium now, theyjust need to get a point at least against salzburg to get in austria. what about chelsea then — a hugely entertaining game in valencia. it was brilliant, both sides knew a win would get them into the 16. a good, entertaining game to watch, it was valencia, the home team, who we re was valencia, the home team, who were the better team at first. this court dashed they scored that goal

through salle her, butjust two minutes later, chelsea were back in it. it was all level at the break, then chelsea came out the better in then chelsea came out the better in the second half. with that to happen, they take the lead. now chelsea would have thought they were home and dry, particularly when this penalty was given because there was a penalty and it was saved, but that goal went in there. was it across? was it a shot? we will let you decide at home, but it was an equaliser that finished 2—0. that goes down as the final game of the group stage for chelsea, who are all the way at lille. they need to win, they have a good chance at that one. who did make it through tonight? there were two teams, not as many as last night, but to made it there. barcelona made it through as group winners for the 13th year in a row

with italy. and guess who scored one of their goals in a 3—1win over borussia dortmund ? of their goals in a 3—1win over borussia dortmund? lionel messi, who else, on his 700th appearance for the club. england forward jaden centre with that goal there. u nfortu nately centre with that goal there. unfortunately just a consolation for them. one of the team to get through was rp leipzig. they came from 2—0 down. thank you very much. let's quickly run you through some of the other stories today. temporary concussion substitutions could be introduced for the first time at the euro 2020 finals. it comes after new research found former professional footballers suffer disproportionately from brain disease. dillian whyte will face mariusz wach on the undercard of anthonyjoshua's world title rematch with andy ruinr next month in saudi arabia. the british heavyweight has not fought sincejuly where it emerged he failed a uk anti—doping test in the build—up to his win over oscar rivas. he has not faced any sanction since. former australia player israel folau

has increased his compensation demand from rugby australia. folau — who is a christian — is suing for religious discrimination after being fired for making anti—gay remarks on social media. england captainjoe root has the backing of the whole squad according to all rounder ben stokes. it comes after the batsman was criticised for making two low scores in the first test defeat to new zealand. his captaincy hasn't escaped scrutiny, either. root himself insists leading the side doesn't affect his batting — even if the numbers suggest otherwise and his vice captain has tipped him to return to top form. he has the backing of everyone in the changing room. that is the most important thing, to him as a captain and to us as players in general. the only thing that matters is the changing room vibe. everything else outside of that is just noise. he's england captain.

he is the best player in england. he knows that. he has the full support of us in the changing room. four years ago, great britain's bryony page made history as the first brit to win an olympic medal on the trampoline. now she's targeting another personal milestone hoping to win her first individual medla at a major championships. she's competing at the world championships in tokyo and feel in a better place now than in rio despite having to overcome ankle injuries. i have overcome certain obstacles — obviously the injury, but also just technical knowledge and practising skills. so the year of the rio olympics, i went through an intense time of learning and picking up about sport psychology, and just the technical knowledge and more adn more training, and visualisation. i did a lot of that over my rehab process, so i feel my skills have improved

and, i have more experience to back myself up on. so it feels different in that sense. the main thing is just experience and knowledge i've gained. a first olympic medal in trampolining in 2016. how about a first in climbing next year? the spot will make its debut in tokyo. shauna coxsey has already qualified. will bosi is the only british male in with a chance of being on that plane, too. he'll compete at the penultimate qualifier event in toulouse this weekend, needing a top six finish to seal his spot on team gb. our olympic sports reporter nick hope has been to meet him. climbing at the olympics is a combination of three spots. the easy way to remember them is higher, faster and stronger. speed is all about being faster, meat is all about going higher and bolder is all about being stronger. it is like trying to run

a 100—metre print, 5k and the 400 metres. it is a massive challenge for everyone in climbing. how important is this setup here in sheffield and why make the change? the first reason is the climbing walls down here for bouldering are amazing. there are also other climbers who live here like shona cox the, bouldering is her background sport. the amount of tips and pointers from her, evenjust placing your foot at a slightly different angle, the difference that is crazy. how do you work here in sheffield? she's been able to learn snippets of other languages and tonnes of research into speed climbing. the strong teams currently are the russian team, the french team, and the chinese are coming along so i already know french fluently — so i can learn from them but they do not share

a lot of what they do. so it was learning snippets of russian and trying to understand what they are saying to get their movements nailed so we can improve our speed. i grew igrew up i grew up cheering for all the british athletes growing up. now i have a chance to be there for my sport. it seems like a dream come true. best of luck to him, as well. after champions league football the last two days, the europa league takes centre stage tomorrow and when manchester united take to the field in kazakhstan to play their game against astana, one name in their squad will stand out. defender max taylor has never played senior football for united, but what makes the 19—year—old's expected debut more special is that it comes just two months after overcoming testicular cancer. he's been talking to the bbc. you are by yourself, you cannot sleep and all you're thinking is, this is serious. this could end my life.

hi, my name is max taylor and i'm a professional footballer for manchester united. i had been checking and ifelt a lump, so i went to the doctor and said, obviously i have a lump. he ran a scan and said yes, it is normal, a cyst, quite common in teenagers. he gave me a week of antibiotics. had those. a week later it returned bigger. i got told it was a 30mm cancer cell. my mum broke down straightaway. i was sort of like, so taken aback that i did not cry. i got out and it was like, oh my god. my mind was running 100 miles an hour at what could happen, what is next? will i play football again? will i be alive? once i got out of the chemo and it was all successful i thought right, i will get back there. then when i came back, mourinho had gone and ole had come in. they invited me to go out and watch first—team training.

at that time i could not do anything. i came out, i was stood there, just talking with ole. it was a great way to come back, it was uplifting. it taught me to appreciate the things you love and i do not know what i would do if i wasn't playing football. you're up to date then from the bbc sport centre. plenty more reaction to all those stories on our website. coming up next on bbc news, it's the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead

to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crichton, westminster editor at the daily record, and sam lister, deputy political editor of the daily express. thanks for coming in, lovely to see you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the guardian reports on the release of uncensored documents, which, according tojeremy corbyn, prove that the nhs is on the table in trade talks with the us, despite denials from the conservatives. the paper also features an image of the australian broadcaster clive james, who has died at the age of 80. the times writes that borisjohnson is on course for a comfortable majority in the general election, suggested by the latest poll for the paper by yougov. the poll was based on 100,000 interviews carried out over seven days. by contrast, the telegraph leads on a warning from dominic cummings, boris johnson's most senior adviser, who says "the election is too close to call" — and that the conservatives