..that could finally answer the big question — was there ever life on mars? and that was to you. close—loop control. the rover is called perseverance, and it's going to a region that was once covered by a lake. we now know mars had an enormous amount of water in its past. if ancient life was on mars, you know, we have a good bet that we might be able to find it in these sediments. so this is really a life—detection mission. this is the most advanced mars rover that nasa's ever built. it's about the same size and weight as a small car and it is jam—packed with instruments. this is its robotic arm, equipped with a drill and it will take samples of rock that could contain signs of life. there's also an instrument that will try to make oxygen from the carbon dioxide rich atmosphere — a vital technology for future astronauts on mars.

and for the first time, nasa will test a mini mars helicopter that will try to fly in the extremely thin martian air. it's another pair of eyes from a totally different vantage point. just being able to get to places that we simply can't get to today. like sides of steep cliffs or very steep crevices, craters, places like that that a roverjust can't rove into. i mean, we're going to need to fly. another first for this mission is that the rock samples collected will be stored and eventually brought back to earth, and some will head to the uk. hopefully, in about ten or 15 years, we'll get those rocks back from mars. we'll be sent to bring them back and then we'll be actually able to study those pieces of mars in laboratories on earth. nasa's spacecraft is the last of a trio heading to the red planet. china and the united arab emirates are already on their way.

if they all succeed, it will mean a giant leap in our understanding of mars. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather here's louise lear. hello. it has been a day of contrast gci’oss hello. it has been a day of contrast across the country. we have seen some cloud and rain around but for others, it's been lovely and sunny and pretty warm with it as well. in fa ct, and pretty warm with it as well. in fact, 29 the highest temperature this afternoon in london. it will get warmer still as we go through tomorrow. the warm air coming from the near continent and will flood its way steadily northwards. that means we could see temperatures in the mid—30s in the south—east but perhaps the southern scotland, where cloud and rain has been a nuisance, mid 20s and out of the question. but it has been a disappointing day in terms of sunshine across the north, with cloud and light rain for much of scotland, a little heavier and more persistent the further north and west and into northern ireland. you can see where the best of the sunshine has been. the area of low

pressure will drift steadily northwards through the night. we will start to see another front bringing some showers into western fringes later on. it stays relatively mild, so a warm start to oui’ relatively mild, so a warm start to our friday morning at a sunny one pretty much from the word go. lots of sunshine expected across the country tomorrow with a light breeze driving up that warmth from the near co nsta nt. driving up that warmth from the near constant. may be clouding over a little towards the end of the afternoon into western fringes, some showers into northern ireland and scotla nd showers into northern ireland and scotland as scotland as well. here, highs of 21, but as i say, we could see temperatures peaking into the mid 30s. that is not going to suit everybody, i understand that, but it could trigger some sharp thundery downpours by the end of the evening. worth bearing in mind if you are planning a barbecue, anywhere across eastern england. very hit or two will be quite sharp and heavy as well. as heavy as well. as i say, things will change as we head into the weekend. a noticeably fresher fields of things, still dry with

lots of sunshine and a few scattered showers, temperatures into the mid 20s. thank that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. on the programme tonight, the takeover is off. more drama at newcastle united as the saudi—backed consortium pull out of a deal to buy the club. a man with a point to prove. david willey takes out his world cup frustration on ireland.

from dagestan to the octagon. we meet the teenage refugee who's now one of the most talked about fighters in mixed martial arts. and in mixed martial arts. ahead of the british grand p service and ahead of the british grand prix service and we are talking silverware and meeting the man and tea m silverware and meeting the man and team that has helped develop nearly half of the formula i grid. hello and welcome to the programme. and there's almost a feeling of deja vu. the latest bid to buy newcastle united is off. the saudi arabian—backed consortium has pulled out of the £300 million deal to buy the club from mike ashley saying they had run out of patience waiting for approval. our correspondent katie gornall is at st james‘ park and has more details.

after 16 weeks of waiting a deal for which newcastle fans have set the heart on it is all now over and this will be a devastating fans learning the news today. it is the closest mike ashley has come to selling the club, he agreed a deal to sell the clu b club, he agreed a deal to sell the club back in april, a £300 million deal which included the saudi arabia arabia public investment fund, and the rubin brothers but today they said that after 16 weeks in which the premier league had scrutinise the premier league had scrutinise the deal under the owners and directors test they were pulling out we understand because they ran out of patience. they released a lengthy statement that i can summarise a few of the key points, they said that the focus was on building long—term value for the club, its fans and the community as "we remained committed to collaboration through difficult period of uncertainty." they went on to say that ultimately during the

unferth cp prolonged process the commercial agreement between the investment group and the club pot site owners expired and our investment thesis could not be the same facet the deal would now be off, the premier league were facing questions about saudi arabia as a human rights record, about alleged tv piracy as well in the country, there was a lot of controversy surrounding the seo but it is now deadin surrounding the seo but it is now dead in the water. there is perhaps some hope for newcastle united fans who want to see the end of the mike ashley era, there withdrawal could pave way for a takeover by henry morris the american entrepreneur who has registered his interest in newcastle united and a potential £250 million takeover but as for this deal, it is back to square one formike this deal, it is back to square one for mike ashley and a huge blow for newcastle united supporters. we will have more from katie in the programme. let's get more reaction from steve howey who spent 11 years

at newcastle united. he says it's hugely disappointing for fans. every fa n every fan of every club if they not happy with the owners and if there is possibility of a table they get excited. newcastle fans have been through more than most. we all know ta keovers ta ke through more than most. we all know takeovers take a long time and sometimes a lot of workers behind the scenes before anything gets announced and i think this was the case with this one but obviously it was made public 17 weeks ago and fa ns were was made public 17 weeks ago and fans were waiting and everyday waiting and waiting but ultimately, it is not happening. it is devastating for all the fans. but for me personally i tend to worry as well about the club itself. and how well about the club itself. and how we go forward because i think steve bruce has done a fantasticjob and i think the players have done very well to get where they finish this season well to get where they finish this season but next season is coming around in six weeks' time so it would be very tough to all of a sudden here you go again but will there be any new faces and there?

possibly not so it will be a tough ask for them. that is the new question, you are notjust talking about bringing in new players but even asking the current players to stay put, we have seen it before what happens when there is this level of uncertainty around the club. there is a few players that could possibly leave and i think the one certainly that has caught the eye is he is a good player, when he talks everybody once the code to invest and we all thought that was going to be with new owners. but can fans say that mike ashley will put money back in the club so the team can push on again? probably not. so it is a worrying time for me and it is going to be a difficult one. a frustrating time for fans but they we re a frustrating time for fans but they were a large number of fans who weren't happy about this takeover and had concerns about their links to saudi arabia and human rights issues. can you see where they're coming from than the fans that might be relieved by this news today? i'm

not going to answer political things about that. it is certainly above my head, that kind of thing. i am just looking at it from a football perspective and i just thought having new owners and that could possibly infest not just having new owners and that could possibly infest notjust in the club at the area and possibly career jobs, especially with the times with covid—i9, that would be a major plus for the area. that's what i was looking at it as facet that will not happen now so it is pretty much doom and gloom it newcastle at the moment. we will be returning to that story later in the programme. one other significant piece of football news for you this evening and criminal proceedings have been started against the fifa president gianni infantino. it's all to do with an alleged secret meeting that infantino had with swiss attorney general michael lauber. last week lauber offered to resign after a court said he covered up the meeting, and lied during an investigation by his office into corruption surrounding fifa. both he and infantino

deny any wrongdoing. if david willey felt he had something to prove after being left out of england's world cup squad last summer, well today, it was more of a statement. he took five wickets for just 30 runs during their first one day international against ireland who were bowled out for 172 in southampton. joe wilson was watching. you will recall english cricket present boys and pale blue almond morgan present world champions. caught, gone, easy as you like. but david willey was the boers drop for the world cup the butler who ran through ireland on—site batsman in southampton. for quick wickets for him. kevin 0'brien has hit english poets everywhere before straight to david willey here. it all seemed a bit too simple for england. ireland gave a debut to curtis camphor, south african raised with an irish

passport and in innings he could certainly be proud of. andy mcbride was going well too, a0 and then caughtjust when was going well too, a0 and then caught just when he was going well too, a0 and then caughtjust when he was starting to enjoy it. ireland mated to 172 all out, nothing says remember me like five wickets for 30 and david willey could imagine thousands rising to their feet as he led england could imagine thousands rising to theirfeet as he led england off could imagine thousands rising to their feet as he led england off the field. joe wilson, bbc news. and england are 8a—a in reply. a reminder they need 173 to win it. 89 needed from around 200 boston southampton. we will keep an eye on that for you throughout the programme. a look now at some of today's other main stories. england will not play in next year's shebelieves cup in the usa. the fa says the decision has been made "based on existing uncertainties around the future trend of the covid—19 pandemic". bournemouth have accepted a £a0

million bid from manchester city for defender nathan ake. he's been on pep guardiola's radar for quite some time. and it's understood he would've been leaving the club even if bournemouth hadn't been relegated. and anthony hamilton has withdrawn from the world championship because of coronavirus health concerns. the tournament begins tomorrow and will be the first indoor sporting event with crowds. world snooker tour chairman barry hearn says hamilton, who has severe asthma, is worried about his own health. as 20 drivers line up for the british grand prix this weekend, one racing team in surrey can claim to have helped nearly half of them along their track to formula 1. carlin motorsport operate in thejuniorformula, developing young talent both in the uk and around the world. ahead of their 25th season, ben croucher has been finding out the secret of their success.

you are watching one of britain's most successful racing teams, we are not talking about mercedes or mclaren posner h but found for pound carlin motorsport are big hitters at the front end of most single seater chamfer chips below f1 for nearly a quarter of a century. not bad for modest beginnings. for nearly a quarter of a century. not bad for modest beginningsm started out with one car and for people basically in a little workshop, not much more than this office. because i had been a what of people for a lot of time, i knew some guys people for a lot of time, i knew some guys and avoid working with us some guys and avoid working with us so we sort of grew it. from that operation to this rather clean while occasionally noisy factory inspired by the best. this way out is the same as red bulls formula 1 which is where copied it from. down to the tool boxes and everything facet if it's good enough for them i thought it's good enough for them i thought it is good enough for us. it is going forfuture world it is good enough for us. it is going for future world champions to trusting carlin motorsport with their careers. 0ver

trusting carlin motorsport with their careers. over 25 years 29 formula 1 drivers have driven for carlin in one shape or another. nine of them on the current f1 grid including one of its brightest young stars. mclaren‘s lando noris is lighting up f1 right now but from a bright 15 euros, or to accelerated his progress through the ranks. bright 15 euros, or to accelerated his progress through the ranksm was the perfect platform for me to start thisjourney off was the perfect platform for me to start this journey off with my team to get into formula 1. i'm going... are not going there just to drive and when, i want to learn how they work and give myself the better understanding to get to f1 and how to set up a car, what to think about, and how to improve as a team. if noris is the pass, billy munger is the present after losing both legs in an accident in 2017, carlin took him on and redesigned a car to get him back on track and winning again. commentator: he sees the chequered flag, he wins the 78th running... what they