have outlived them all. you know why? i ignored them. and in game of thrones she played lady olenna, the sharp tongued queen of thorns. no, you're a dragon. the dragon. make sure we have plenty of ice... currently starring in all creatures great and small, into her 80s she was still working. her screen presence as formidable as ever. dame diana rigg, who's died at the age of 82. time for a look at the weather here's darren bett. it was the staycation weather today across more southern parts of england. elsewhere we have had more cloud streaming in from the atlantic and that will continue overnight tonight. we have rain in the north west of scotland and that will only turn wetter and the winds will be strengthening as well. many areas look like being dry. it won't be as

cold as last night actually, and a noticeable change across scotland and the north—east of england. we have that band of rain in north—western scotland which will move down into northern ireland. some heavy rain over the hills. eventually the rain arrives in the north of england and north wales. elsewhere dry with sunshine, temperatures similar to today. we get blustery, heavy showers in northern scotland where the winds could be touching gale force on friday. elsewhere we still have showers across scotland, but although they get swamped by thickening cloud, rain coming in from the atlantic and rains picking in as well. saturday should be dry, temperatures getting up to 21 celsius. it is likely to get warmer as we head into sunday. saturday night we have wet and windy weather. scotla nd night we have wet and windy weather. scotland and northern ireland, still with that around on sunday. elsewhere we get the sunshine coming

through, the wind is a bit lighter on sunday, temperatures responding to the sun as well. we could be looking at mid 20s across eastern parts of england. early next week we have the weather front flirting with the far north—west with a big area of high pressure across continental europe, and we will tap into some of that heat. briefly early next week we could see 30 degrees in the south—east. that is quite unusual for september. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, it's a busy one tonight — here's what's coming up. ”a new adventure” for sebastian vettel in formula one. as he swaps ferrari for the new aston martin team.

it's a big day in new york — serena williams and naiomi 0saka top the bill in the semi—finals of the us open. we'll look ahead to the start of the new nfl season. can star man patrick mahomes and his kansas city side repeat last season's heroics? 0n the last day of the transfer window i will be talking through the world —class window i will be talking through the world—class new arrivals and asking if the english league and now the best in the world? welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we start with one of the most successful drivers in the history of formula 1 who's hoping to revive his reputation. sebastian vettel says he's about to embark on a new adventure with a legendary car company after leaving ferrari. instead he's

swapping it next year for an aston martin, not bad work if you can get it i suppose and this is what they'll be getting, a four time world champion — who won in consecutive years between 2010 and 2013 with red bull. with 53 career wins he's only behind michael schumacher and lewis hamilton in the all time record books. here's what he's had to say about the move: "i have been impressed with the results the team has achieved this year and i believe the future looks even brighter. aston martin will be a new name on the grid. the racing point team will be rebranded next season to the legendary british sports car manufacturer, will that's because this man, lawrence stroll part owns the f1 team and has a big stake in aston martin. he's a canadian who made his fortune in fashion before first investing in f1 in 2018, taking over force india, that team became racing point a year later, and now it ll change names again oh and his son lance drives for them too! earlier, i caught up with our f1 reporter

jenny gow to discuss it all. this is a big move for him he has not one as much as he wanted to in his ferrari and he is not the first driver to try and go to ferrari and rebuild that team so i think it's a personal disappointment to him not to have succeeded but he will try again now. you speak to the driver is. how will he be feeling? how much pressure is he under now to rebuild his reputation and deliver? somebody messaged me earlier today who is quite a big sebastian from saying 0k is this the resurgence of him and is this a site and that by to this point? we do not know. that is the

beauty of formula 1. could he go there and do what he'd always dreamt of and smelled the team around just like his idol michael schumacher did? can he make aston martin a winning name and formula 1? he will certainly be driven to do that. he said he wanted to stay in formula 1 if he could find at the that made it worth his while. not in terms of finance but in terms of could he win again. he does not want to just drive around he wants to be on the podium and he wants to win. there is pressure on him and there is a lot of people looking to say can you succeed and do what you wanted?m has not been without controversy, the racing point has made huge strides, how much has this changed the landscape for formula 1? to get a driver like sebastian who, let's not forget if a former world champion to come to the team is just another mark of what they are hoping to achieve. it is the intent that's out there. city will be crossing their fingers that out there. city will be crossing theirfingers that all out there. city will be crossing their fingers that all his

experience but all the money can combine to turn this into a winning maker. what is your but instincts? we are wondering whether it is the snow that by are the great resurgence for him. where do you stand on it and does this at least make f1 a bit more exciting? maybe. my make f1 a bit more exciting? maybe. my honest gut instinct is that it may well change very little. the rules are not changing until 2022 so he has got one year to better himself with the team ended with budget cuts coming in and be aston martin team at the moment is quite a small team so financially be able to be able to compete with the others but can they even come close to mercedes and red bull and ferrari? i have a horrible feeling that they might notan have a horrible feeling that they might not an baysse to be a slow goodbye. it is keep positive and hope i'm wrong. it is keep positive and hope i'm wrong.

from one of the formula one greats, to somebody out to become tennis' all time greatest serena williams. at the us open she's still on course to win a record equalling 24th grand slam singles title and takes on victoria azarenka later tonight in the semi finals. serena's not won a slam since the australian open in 2017 when she was eight weeks pregnant with her daughter. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fullerjoins me now, we could potentially get a repeat of the 2018 serena williams naomi 0saka final? she seems to be getting stronger amex is going into three sets? pretty good so far. she does tend to start matches slowly and then opponents have paid very well against her as you'd expect a file for me to raise their game and they tend to give it everything when they come up against a player like serena williams. but she has come through in three sets. 0ne williams. but she has come through in three sets. one of those victories with against sloan stevens, former champion in 2017. the last round of the payor against bulgaria was a surprise quarterfinal list. i don't think she is absolutely unbeatable because there

are signs of vulnerability particularly early in natchez and other players believe they can be turned parts five winds out of five and now just two turned parts five winds out of five and nowjust two wins away turned parts five winds out of five and now just two wins away with turned parts five winds out of five and nowjust two wins away with all that experience from the 24th grand some single title. and victoria azarenka, a friend of hers who is going to be something of a resurgence herself and they often have brilliant matches. they have done over the years. they had to had record is not very good if you are aza renka record is not very good if you are azarenka because they won 18 of 22 matches and all nine of the grand slam matches they have paid but in recent yea rs slam matches they have paid but in recent years those grants are matches have been brilliant. aza renka matches have been brilliant. azarenka because she knows that williams is the toughest mental performer out there raises her game against her and absolutely she believes she can beat her. debbie many times in recent years richey has been accepted and you think should be across the finish line first i find it very hard to split them. and the other semifinalist we could potentially assuming a william wings of the 28th and final repeat with me on the soccer. wouldn't that

be something? this time without a crowd which contained the nature of the match. i think it will be very high—quality. naomi 0saka will start as their favourite againstjennifer. she has not lost since their redemption of the wta tour she got to the final of the wta in new york before the us open but she played victoria azarenka and put it lit defendant with a hamstring problem so she will not defeat on her card yet. we should not write off grady who is not particularly well known to the uk audience but she is doing very nicely and is not taught us that in the entire championship so far. and very quickly looking ahead to the men's draw we're going to get the first new winner of a men's slam since marin cilic at the us open in 2014? i would think that winner would come from the team semifinal. it does to look ready to win a grand slam particularly after being the up three times including at the australian open to novak djokovic.

medvedev is the us open specialist and he nearly beat i nadal in the final and last year that semifinal may well determine who wins the title although i was very because he's won so many big events exactly like his chances and we will see how he goes and he semifinal against the outsider of the four. and the winning semifinal is tonight people can winning semifinal is tonight people ca n follow winning semifinal is tonight people can follow that on bbc radio 5 live? yes, unfortunately the time does not work for the domestic audience but the first semifinal featuring dan from midnight and then will be switching to five live for 2:30pm against williams. thank you. it's notjust a big night in new york — seven months after patrick mahomes led the kansas city chiefs to their first superbowl win in 50 years — the nfl returns tonight. amidst a pandemic, the league's 101st season is going to be like no other...as nesta mcgregor reports.

we, the national football league condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. football is america's biggest sport. their patriotism often meant to play as it we re patriotism often meant to play as it were discouraged from protesting. but not any more. some of the biggest names in the nfl have broken ra nks biggest names in the nfl have broken ranks and spoken out. seeing our black brothers and sisters to be murdered by police like it's nothing andi murdered by police like it's nothing and i feel like it's murdered by police like it's nothing and ifeel like it's time murdered by police like it's nothing and i feel like it's time for a change. it appears to be working. we the national football league admit we we re wrong the national football league admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier. and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. now an iconic image, colin kaepernick milwaukee september 2016 an athlete standing against racism by taking any accused of disrespecting the national anthem he has not paid since. fast forward

four years and taking them he has been replicated across ports. the premier league, funny one, and cricket. field by events in the us, sport has been at the forefront of trying to deliver change. in the nfl, one of its most popular themes, washington, have been forced to change its name. for decades, many considered it a racial slur. ultimately. the washington football tea m ultimately. the washington football team said it with a business decision, not a social context decision. this is because fedex and make came out and said hey you need to change this is unacceptable. this is the brand stadium in los angeles. at nearly £4 billion it's the worlds most expensive arena although covid—19 restrictions mean fans will have to wait to enjoy its splendour. as for the actual game, the kansas city chiefs are attempts to retain their estimable title. when you are

out there with those grown men running into you, you are getting ready for the game because if you are not ready, the game will run you right over. may be in the second quarter of the actual first game you will see some sloppy play but i think eventually as soon as things get back to normal you will see a number level of standard of play that we have been accustomed to. sport authentic equals escapism and athletes continue to entertain in their fields and fight for change of eight. their fields and fight for change of eight. time now for some of the day's other sport stories and: the return of fans to stadiums in scotland has been delayed by 3 weeks, to the 5th of october at the earliest after a rise in coronavirus cases. two games scheduled to be played in front of some fans this saturday will go ahead as planned. the head of the racecourse association says horse racing faces a 300 million pound loss if spectators aren't allowed to return. david armstrong was speaking after racegoers were stopped from attending the final three days of the st leger