fan, but the fact that i am a psg fan, but they have to progress to the final and whoever they face there is a challenge, but they are the favourite. with so i turned the last couple of minutes in a heartbreaking end of the game or a leg. this time it was their term, and they are really hoping to carry that momentum into the semi final tonight and hopefully into the final. we had to ask you while we had you hear, many thanks indeed forjoining us on sports day this evening. next tonight, world cup winner rose lavelle says she's relishing the chance of playing in the women's super league for manchester city as another of the biggest names in women's football makes the move to england. our reporterjo currie says manchester city can expect big things from her. this signing by manchester city really speaks volumes of their ambition for this season. she's only 25, so relatively still young and

her career but she is widely regarded as were most exciting talents in the game at the moment. he may remember at the world cup last year she was one of, if not the break—out player of the tournament. she helped the usa left that trophy once again, in fact kept usa captain out on the side for long periods of that term it. scored a wonderful goal and rewarded by being for the third best player behind her compatriot. she's only five foot four and had to be a technical player because what she was younger she decided that if the players cannot catch or they could not knock her off the ball. the american said that she can't wait to get cracking over here in england. going overseas us over here in england. going overseas us something i wanted to experience at some point in my career, and manchester city is a great club for the men's and women's side, a lot of great resources. i don't know much

about the city yet but i know the foot ball about the city yet but i know the football culture is amazing, so all of it isjust something i wanted to bea of it isjust something i wanted to be a part of it. i think the environment and support both in the clu b environment and support both in the club and the city as a whole was that they that really excited me. she is clearly relishing the prospect of playing here, and why not? she is the latest in a long line of some of the greatest players in the women's game who are choosing to play here. absolutely. following are not just to play here. absolutely. following are notjust the to play here. absolutely. following are not just the footsteps of samantha lewis also signed for manchester city but also seeing a large number of australian internationals playing in the women's a super league as well. most notably the best record in the world right now, sam kerr, the top players to big names are playing the women's super league. it's whether regarded as possibly the best league in the world. certainly would've the most competitive, it's physically tough and top players when they want play against the top players know what to

play with top players, and becoming a key destination. also because big name players can earn big money here. clubs like chelsea, manchester city and arsenal codes don't mind splashing at the money if it means bringing in some of the bigger players in the world. the question now is one of the going to get these players in the flesh. his super league is due to start in the first weekend in september and as things stand the start of the season will be played behind closed doors which we have such big—name players will bea we have such big—name players will be a shame for fans. a quick look at the day's other stories. the former manchester city goalkeeperjoe hart has joined tottenham on a free transfer. he's signed a two year deal after leaving burnley at the end ofjune. mercedes have been honoured by the royal academy of engineering for their work on the breathing aids used by the nhs in the fight against covid i9. sam bennett claims victory in the tourin

sam bennett claims victory in the tour in belgium. he's hoping it marks a change in fortune for his team. which has had high—profile crashes. recreational nap was given the go—ahead to return through a modified version of the game. the chief executive frank conley said it's an important step to seeing netball return in its fullest form. dutch cyclist fabiojakobsen says he's "glad to be alive" after his crash at the tour of poland which will require "multiple facial surgeries". jakobsen was pitched into the barriers at the finish of the first stage by his compatriot dilan grone—er—veygan. he spent a week in a coma and said today "the trauma doctors and nurses at the finish line in katowice saved my life, for which i am extremely grateful." jakobsen‘s statement comes three days after his team—mate remco evenepoel broke his pelvis crashing off a bridge during a race in italy. the 20 year old belgian is now recovering in a hospital

in his home country. i'm doing very well for the moment. i've had a good transfer to a belgian hospital now, first of all i want to thank all the people who supported me and helped me in the last couple of hours starting from the moment of the crash until now, actually, and, yeah, my season is over so far but we have no rush and we have all the time to plan a good come back. england have named a iii—man squad for their upcoming t20 series against pakistan, with dawid malan, chrisjordan and lewis gregory included after missing the recent one—day internationals against ireland. as before the white—ball squad will be entirely separate from the red—ball team in order to keep them in separate bubbles. national selector ed smith says its something they've been working on. we knew there were going to be times where we were playing, you know, two separate bubbles running concurrently, and also times when a white ball tournament

was going to start very, very soon after a test series as is the case in this instance. we are aware of all of that a while back and we planned for it. i know we are excited about continuing to play well across formats, even given the circumstances that we don't have access to every player. now we began the programme looking forward to tonight's big champions league semi—final between leipzig and ps6. well such is the nature of football this year that qualifying for next season's champions league is underway. celtic face reykjavic later while the champions of northern ireland are up against the polish side legia warsaw right now. currently goalless at half—time. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. more now on the exams fiasco — and the universities minister michelle donelan has called quual s grading system grossly unfair".

she says she's set up a taskforce to deal with the challenges universities will face over the next few weeks. quual had been working to try and produce a system that was as fair as possible under current circumstances. i have always said no system is really fair unless you have exams, and i visit with coronavirus public safety and public health had to come first. over the days and has risen nearly been highlighted both locally to me as an mp but nationally as a minister that there's a number of anomalies in that algorithm. we made the right decision yesterday, because students come first. we cannot carry on with a system that is grossly unfair. let's get more now on the health secretary matt hancock's plans to disband public health england — and create a new health protection agency which will take over many of its functions. phe has come under intense scrutiny for its response professor maggie rae is the president of the uk

faculty of public health, the standard—setting body for public health specialists in the uk. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. it's a pleasure. good to have you with us. when we miss public health england? i think many people working in public health england need our thanks, and one of the things that i was very pleased with the secretary of state, matt hancock, acknowledged it was the excellent work was that excellent work that the people have been doing in the commitment to that staff that he very much sees them as forming pa rt he very much sees them as forming part of the new agency. so i think without the people, the organisation would not succeed. so i'm delighted that the secretary of state was so strong in his messages of support

for the public health workforce. how sensible is it to attempt this kind of reorganisation in the middle of a global pandemic? i think that's the sort of thing, rebecca, that we are all scratching our heads a little bit about. because i know as part of the academy of royal medical colleges we don't ask the government to do colleges we don't ask the government todoa colleges we don't ask the government to do a rabbit analysis and to look forward. —— rapid analysis. and have them engage directly with us, but it's possible they made this decision in light of the knowledge that winter is coming, and they are going to need a much greater and bigger capacity for public health. and with that i would hope to see an awful lot more resources and funding going into public health. because

the charges against public health england were that it was over centralise, to a bureaucratic, not nimble enough when it came to dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, is any of that fair do you think? it seems to me like a trial where public health england has announced it is guilty when we have not really heard the evidence. and i know from my own personal experience of public health across national, regional and local public health, but the system works at all three of those levels, at all the local areas of public health are also doing a fantastic job and actually of public health are also doing a fantasticjob and actually supported by colleagues and public health england. so it does need public health england in the system to make it work. i think though that there is some genuine confusion from the public, from ourselves, probably

from you in the media about who is responsible for what. and i think confusion and a lack of accountability and responsibility, and clarity on that is not going to serve us and clarity on that is not going to serve us well in a pandemic or any other point. i was hoping you might be able to clear up what a bit of confusion that i've got, because one of public health england's responsibilities have been looking after public health in terms of obesity and alcohol, and smoking. whose responsibility was that now be? do you know? i think that's an excellent question to ask because infectious diseases going into the new agency is quite complicated. and there are many, many infectious diseases not just there are many, many infectious diseases notjust coronavirus or covid—i9. so teams run the country are working on those infections and keeping the public safe, but you are now taking us into the area of

non—communicable diseases. as you know we have really stark health inequalities in this country and we have some provinces from the government —— promises from the government. there was some indication for the secretary of state today that he would set up an advisory board, and i very much want to be part of that advisory board. soi to be part of that advisory board. so i and my colleagues in public health can help advise the government but also to hold them to account. for standards of excellence in public health. so i and going and expecting that we will see some arrangements put in place for the noninfectious diseases part of that agenda, because the country will be very badly damaged if those services are not in place. the clock is ticking up to seven o'clock but i

wa nt to ticking up to seven o'clock but i want to squeeze in one small final question. public health england has collected a lot of data and intelligence of the past few years, what is your sense of what will happen to that? again, you have hit ona happen to that? again, you have hit on a really good question, because without intelligence, data and knowledge needs to be turned into intelligence and that's the basis on which we make decisions. we have seen which we make decisions. we have seen that with all the information we have to put out about covid, sets vitally important. it is likely to be split between the joint security centre or with the new agency? or in some other part of the nhs and department of health? we will be asking those questions, i will be asking those questions, i will be asking those questions, and i dearly hope that the promises of greater investment will come into public health and make it stronger than ever. we must leave it there, but really good to talk to you. thank you for talking to us on bbc news. phil avery has the weather forecast.

the once again, many parts to continue with this mix of glorious late—summer stays in some locations and when you just know it, just when you're getting used to that, a long comes in lots of cloud and some pretty hefty showers. in that way about why the across the british isles but either side of the scottish border there's been more cloud with the odd vulgar burst of rainfor cloud with the odd vulgar burst of rain for that to the northwest. showers and thunderstorms gradually dying out the course of the night as things settle down and a warm night right across the peat. a new dawn will bring area of wind and rain to the southwest corner of england and wales and the wednesday drive the area of cloud and rain through the further north and by tea—time most parts of england and wales will see that claudia rain as pretty gusty winds in the south is welcome in northern ireland picking up on that rather wet end of the day. the best of the sun generally from one or two murky coast in the heart of scotland, ask her to high on the date of about 22 degrees.

hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is outside source. an international court — convicts a member of the militant group hezbollah — of assassinating the lebanese prime minister, rafik hariri,15 years ago. mr hariri's son gave this reaction. the tribunal came out with a result that is satisfying. we accept it. and a coup attempt by soldiers and molly. in the uk there's a scramble for university places for students, after the government's u—turn on a level grades.