over much. i had a bit of a chat. over the last couple of days, some real good people donated. ty brown was another one, he's in china now. i think i played against him and he donated £250. never even had a conversation with him. lots of donations, lots of donations from villa fans. lots of people from the non—league crew. villa fans. lots of people from the non-league crew. can you explain the history, the reason why you know jack? history, the reason why you know jack? we were in the same youth team in villa growing up together. we just became really good mates and been on a lot of holidays together and still keep in touch. he's doing really well. one of the things i kept putting up on social media is just for him to get some good press. i think he gets a lot of bad press and people don't see the good stuff that he's done. he's really helped

me and other fans. we wish him all the best. still to come on sportsday... he's been described as the best boxer in the uk today — josh taylor is one step away from a unification fight for all four world super lightweight titles. and with lewis hamilton on the verge of equalling michael schumacher‘s record of f1 wins, we hearfrom his proud brother nicolas. the hamilton family, me included, if we can't make it, then who will be able to make it. we can't make it, then who will be able to make it. the cricket season finishes this weekend with essex fighting it out with somerset for the bob willis trophy. it's a new competition brought in to allow the county championship to take place, despite the disruption caused by coronavirus. though the sport has managed to defy some of the bleakest predictions, there's much uncertainty over what lies ahead, with many expecting fewer professional cricketers in the game next season.

patrick gearey reports. the first frost is forecast and cricket nearing the end of it spell. he's got them! but now the dreaded walk from the wicket, is accompanied by more doubt than usual. cricket‘s finances are precarious. next spring, some players may not have jobs. it's not fixed. there's always that anxiety around that, but obviously with the state of finances and the unknown of what lies ahead, i think that's certainly heightened this year. if thoughts are gloomy now, it was worse in may when there was talk of english cricket losing £280 million this year. they got through the storm in a bubble. the bya through the storm in a bubble. the by a secure return of international cricket was in cash, and of the overall —— fans even got to watch

cou nty overall —— fans even got to watch county cricket. now the government has slammed the gate shut. they warned about the consequences of counties not being able to hose conferences. keeps the lights on and keeps the towns running during the winter, and i can't overstate the importance thatis i can't overstate the importance that is being able to have full stadiums for concerts, for matches and for test matches, those things are massively important. planning is very difficult when so much is unknown, decisions on careers may have to wait until the winter has passed. obviously, we don't know next year what kind we can offer them. the whole spin offs of having

a big crowd, five or 6000 people, if you don't have a crowd, and it's a significant like it's notjust the hand sanitiser that's new. this match wouldn't have happened in a normal year. for the some things are more permanent. despite it all, that's on. patrick gary, bbc news. cook made a remarkable 172 in the end, helping essex to by in reply to somerset‘s first innings score of 30! all out. the side with the biggest scored will be chosen. mercedes have dominated second practice ahead of this weekend's russian grand prix where lewis hamilton could equal michael schumacher‘s record of 9! wins. he's got team—mate valtteri bottas standing in his way though. the finn was more than a quarter of a second faster than hamilton

around the sochi autodrome. bottas was also quickest in first practice. off the track, it's been announced former ferrari team boss stefano domeni—cali will become president and ceo of formula i in january. lewis hamilton's brother nicholas is behind the field as we can. silverton... he told nestor mcgregor the hamilton family are showing winter sport is a sport for all. if the hamilton family, me included, my dad and mum and everybody and lewis, if we can't make it in, then who will be able to? the hamilton family is the biggest name in motorsport, and we're not doing it for ourselves. we're doing it for others. i think they need to make sure they value this opportunity and trying get behind us in every way, and we can see they're doing that but still a long way to go. you're

both racing on the same weekend. you finish first or lewis finishes first, will you be watching? lewis is going to have a good weekend, i hope he does. for us it's about developing what we have. we know as a team we just have to keep moving forward , a team we just have to keep moving forward, so let's just see what happens. i'm just grateful and proud to be here. if it wasn't for my partners and sponsors, i wouldn't be here at all. so i'm just blessed to be here and trying to do the best job i can. the four—time olympic sprinting champion michaeljohnson has told the bbc that the black lives matter movement has helped make phenomenal progress in the battle against racism, but that it's going to be a generationalfight. johnson said systemic and institutional racism have been around for many years. we see progress, but that progress, we have to be very, very careful

with the word progress. this is progress in what would be a generational fight. this is not going to change. it's been hundreds of years of systemic and institutionalized racism, and what we've seen over the last four or five months is only a spark. the black lives matter is highlighting the racism, and it is taking the first step. it has done a phenomenal job of getting people, even myself, to sort of wake up and see that what we thought, the progress we have made have been phenomenal, but it's far from over. scottish boxerjosh taylor says he will not fall into the trap

of overlooking his next opponent and risk losing his world titles, despite the prospect of fights against some of the biggest names in boxing on the horizon. taylor faces the largely unknown thai fighter apinun khongsong tomorrow night, and our reporter andy burke has been spending some time in the taylor camp. 11 months out the ring, a new coach in the new team. there is a sense that this is a fresh start forjosh taylor. the scott is looking to maintain the upward trajectory of a fighter heading for the very top of the sport. i don't want to put my career on hold. i want to get it on and move on. i got the big goals to become a champion, but i want to get thisjob done. i want to keep become a champion, but i want to get this job done. i want to keep the momentum going. he comes into this fight... will take him a step closer

to unification against ramires and the chance to claim all four world super lightweight titles. the heavyweights like theory i think one is the biggest lights in boxing —— biggest fights. it's not very often ina game biggest fights. it's not very often in a game you get a fight for all the belts. so it would be a good fight for sure. the fight before the big fight can be notoriously tricky. a promise of glory and riches down the road often taking a fighter‘s i off the dangers right in front of them. it does always make it a slightly bit tougher. you do everything to make sure the fighter‘s mind is on thejob.

sometimes the mind can stray a little bit on what's to come, but you can't walk there thinking it's a co mforta ble you can't walk there thinking it's a comfortable spar. if the world title fight and something he had to work for his whole life, so it's important he has his mind on his job. get the job done against khongsong on september 26 and taylor can pump up or the next move in a career that is really beginning to fly —— can ponder. fingers crossed forjosh taylor. that's all from sportsday. don't forget there's more on the bbc sport website including a look ahead to the weekend's premier league and scottish premiership action. plus details of all the women's sport over the weekend. the fa cup quarterfinal, england's third to 20. but from me, goodbye.

it's still going to be fairly chilly across eastern areas of the uk with the wind blowing off the north sea. not a completely dry weekend. there are one or two showers in the forecast, but for the mass awe vast majority of the country, it could be dry. this is the more recent satellite picture. gale force winds along the north sea coast. we have gusts up to 67 miles an hour near grimsby. the winds will still blow very ha rd grimsby. the winds will still blow very hard during the course of the evening and night, actually throughout the weekend. not as strong but still very strong. elsewhere across the uk, the winds will be lighter and in fact, across scotla nd will be lighter and in fact, across scotland and northern ireland, light winds here in clear skies. temperatures will dip down to close to freezing, especially... this is

what it looks like on saturday. the vast majority of the country lights up vast majority of the country lights up to sunshine, chilly conditions but still that breeze blowing out of the north. however, towards the west, the winds will be light so with temperatures around 15 in plymouth, it shouldn't feel too bad at all. 13 in belfast, 1a in glasgow, but towards the east, still that very strong wind blowing out to the north sea. gale ‘s possible at least in exposed area along the lincolnshire coastline and also the north of norfolk coast. here sunday's whether, in between weather systems. one in the atlantic here, this is the jet stream driving the area of low pressure. whether they area of low pressure. whether they are out into the mediterranean, the weather here is actually looking pretty good for many western areas. there is a change in the wind direction, it's coming in from the south. that's a hint that things will be warming up a little bit. in

fa ct, will be warming up a little bit. in fact, 17 quite possible in cardiff on sunday with some sunshine. that should feel pleasant. eventually next week, we will lose that cold airfrom the north. the mild air or south—westerly ‘s will set in, so i won't feel quite so cold but that also comes unsettled weather. sometime next week, it does look as though things are going to turn letter and windierfor though things are going to turn letter and windier for all of us. that's all for me, by. coming up on some nights news watch, with less than six weeks to go for the us presidential election, we have to bbc‘s north america editor how to cover a campaign like no other. join us tonight at 8:45pm here on bbc news.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a police officer is shot dead at station in south london by a man who was being detained. it's understood the suspect then turned the gun on himself — he's now in a critical condition. the head of the met police paid tribute to the officer. the met is a family. policing is a family in london and across the united kingdom. today, we police are all morning a great loss. —— in mourning of a great loss. lament release the transcript! two people are injured in a stabbing in paris —— near the former offices of the magazine charlie hebdo, which was attacked in 2015. large numbers of students in scotland are testing