in high spirits, john had trained for months. this is what it looked like with his own camera. he's backed by a huge safety team, and although not yet confirmed... ..he now knows he's gone into the record books. how did it go? wonderfully! swimmingly! you're now a record breaker! yay! john was somewhat bruised by the jump, but says he's glad he's leapt for his colleagues and his country. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in the english channel. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. thank you very much, i don't think he would be wanting to do that later this week across the seas around the uk, some rough conditions on the way and a real auto mix as the breeze picks up at times, bringing spells of heavy rain, something milder on the way later but out there tonight,

turning quite chilly. driving the force over the next few days is this mass of cloud, a strong jet stream overhead, area of low pressure and you could see 100 miles prayer wins attached to that, locally staying in the atlantic but it will have an influence in throwing cloud our way tonight, turning later by the end of the night in northern ireland, wales and the south—west. elsewhere, evening showers made under cold night, a touch of frost in scotland and northern england for tomorrow morning. if you start with the sunshine tomorrow, you will finish with a cloud and rain, if you start with a cloud and rain, if you start with a cloud in the rain, south—west england, wales and northern ireland, the sun will come out later but with a few showers. the sun will push its way northwards and eastwards, never quite gets to the far east of scotland, used a driest and brightest to read but because we start on a chilly note, temperatures will struggle to rise, 9—11 for many, 15 in the south—east corner. showers keep going tomorrow evening, the rain becomes confined to north—eastern scotland, a wet night into wednesday, the low pressure

still out in the north atlantic, tha nkfully still out in the north atlantic, thankfully staying away but with the wind blowing along direction across the atlantic, it will be top the high seas to the west of the uk and ireland, maybe ten metre plus waves off the coast of ireland and to go with it, a mix of sunshine and showers. showers most frequent in the south end of the west, some with hailand the south end of the west, some with hail and thunder. some eastern areas will stay dry and bright but after a chilly wednesday night, back to cloud and rain for many on thursday and strong to gale force winds, too. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me. and, on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

hello, and welcome to monday's sportsday — i'm jane dougall. have wheels, will travel — the brits re—writing history.

we reflect on the incredible achievements of geogeghan hart and hamilton over the weekend. eddiejones had to rip up his plans when england's warm—up match was cancelled — we hear from the head coach as he names his squad ahead of the six nations finale. and, after his ipl century, ben stokes speaks exclusivley to the bbc about a year of many ups and downs. i've had, you know, the book thrown at me. i've also had, you know, people, you know, wanting everything to do with me. but then those same people who want everything to do with me were then throwing the book at me a year later. welcome to the programme. lots to come, including updates

from the premier league where the first of tonight's two matches is already under way. but we start with these two british history—makers. lewis hamilton surpassed michael schumacher‘s all time record of race wins in formula one. meanwhile — tao geoghegan hart became only the second brit to win cycling's giro d'italia, following in the footsetps of chris froome. we'll have more on that in a moment — but first to formula one. it was 1a years ago when michael schumacher set the record of 91 race wins — a feat that many thought would never be beaten, but lewis hamilton has done just that. his victory at the portuguese grand prix taking him to 92 wins. they are undoubtly two of the best ever racing drivers — but does one stand out? well let's take a look at some stats. hamilton is on the verge of matching schumacher‘s tally of seven world titles, and hamilton has done that in 44 fewer races. having started 262, compared to schumachers 306. and hamilton started 97 of those

races from pole position — compared to the 68 poles schumacher had. plus hamilton has gone onto achieve 161 poduium finishes, that's 6 more than schumacher. the stats from both are incredible — but who is better? it's very difficult to have a comparison. it's not like boxing or tea m comparison. it's not like boxing or team sports that don't really change the regulations. formula 1 is always changing so you've just got to take it for what it is and at the moment lewis hamilton is the best driver in the world. i remember in 2006 when michael had won 91 races i remember thinking, well, no 1's ever going to get close to that again. it seems such a unique set of circumstances, the dominant year out of michael and ferrari, but itjust goes to the dominant year out of michael and ferrari, but it just goes to show the old cliche about records are there to be broken and he has broken it in style. he has got this natural tale nt it in style. he has got this natural talent which is unquantifiable. it is very difficult for anyone to beat him. the people who have beaten him

have usually destroyed his team—mates, to be honest. nico rosberg did beat him but then decided to give up the sport afterward so that gives you some clue how tough it is to beat lewis hamilton. and that's from people who know their formula 1! lewis hamilton has also made a significant impact off the track, raising awareness of the lack of diversity within motor—sport, especially during the black lives matter movement. however, there is a concern that very few black or ethnic minority drivers are coming through at grass roots level. for that reason, lewis has launched a project called the hamilton commission. james burridge went to meet one young up—and—coming driver who's involved. you can't have do they sing if you don't have fiercely had to be fearless while driving. the fact is, ifi fearless while driving. the fact is, if i train and push myself to go even faster than i know i can get there. if you want to race in formula 1 this is where it starts, with a cat in a dream. i do it

because i never really inspired by lewis hamilton, the way he conquered all of his challenges and how he was able to get through with it. when you think about it, he's just to about to win his seventh world title andi about to win his seventh world title and i think that's absolutely remarkable. just like his hero, though, 13—year—old shravan was the exception not the rules. admittedly it was the only one track but he was the only boy of colour racing hit out at 41 kids. we didn't see any young girl facing either. hamilton says the sport is not going to diversify the sport. is that it is in commission to get more black drivers racing behind the wheel. but how big a difference can he make in a sport where is king? after those, there is a concern that there will never be another black driver in formula 1. that shouldn't be in this day and age. in fact, they should be

numbers of black drivers, female drivers, on the way up. it is about giving opportunity to others. if the spot isn't careful it will end up withjust wealthy kids spot isn't careful it will end up with just wealthy kids from wealthy families driving the best cars in the world. that doesn't give anybody help from the future. shravan's dad sammy spends almost 50,000 a year on his son's dream but says there is a limit to what he can pay to help erase professionally. but he does believe there is a simple answer to attracting more inclusive crowd in the first place, either behind the wheel in the garage. when we started this it was a bit of a lonely place. imean, we this it was a bit of a lonely place. i mean, we were trying to understand how this thing works. we didn't know where to go, what to do, what to buy. if you go to any other sport you will find a... , football, basketball for any spot you'll find that. but for the spot they visibility are still not there. although lewis hamilton is there in every muse at the grassroots level it is not getting visible. the sport

has not reached the most important place, which schools. this spot has to get into the mainstream within schools. that was not and the visibility gets greater. visibility is one thing, proving you don't need huge amounts of money in the process quite another. hamilton has shown it can be done. the trick will be many, many more. james burridge, bbc news, northamptonshire. let's move on to our other hero on wheels — two this time. tao geoghegan hart started the giro d'italia as a support rider, and finished the winner. he's only the second brit to take it after chris froome, but he might not be a name you recognise. well, the 2 —year—old comes from hackney in east london and, well, the 25—year—old comes from hackney in east london and, got into the sport as a teenager by bunking off school to watch the old team sky launch in 2010. drew savage reports. a new generation for british cycle home or cycling. tao geoghegan hart

is the youngest british rider to bring one of the planters. his team—mates are not surprised. bring one of the planters. his team-mates are not surprised. he has a lwa ys team-mates are not surprised. he has always been very talented since he was very, very young. he very dedicated, works very hard, as his feet on the ground and is a brilliant racer. in the end, cycling, like motorsports it's, you know, you can have the engine is a physical engine or engine but you've to be able to race and teo is a great racer, he really is. that they sing instinct was held in east london, cycling club in hackney where he is already inspiring the next generation.

tao is very inspiring for me. when i watched him yesterday, i was so shocked he won the giro. so for me to stand here where he grew up is so amazing. it's just so amazing. i would like to do what he done, what he done here, and, like, all the stuff that he's experienced here and that. when dave brailsford launched a british road cycling team built around 0lympic track stars like bradley wiggins, a 14—year—old geoghegan hart bunked off school to ride with them. i love myjob. i love waking up everyday and going out and ride my bike and exploring the outdoors and trying to inspire people in the way so, yes, this is incredible win this year most jay italia. he was racing for team year most jay italia. he was racing forteam gb at year most jay italia. he was racing for team gb at the world championships the same season, aged 22. he is setting them up here so it looks like you're sacrificing his own chances by keeping the speed high. but his vibes to fame has been meteoric, from support rider to grant or winning just three weeks. next on the agenda, catching up with his family. he's not seen year. the hope that after that? next year,

hopefully, the tokyo olympics are going to happen and that has been a long—term goal for a few months now so long—term goal for a few months now so that is definitely one of the bigger ones that i would look forward to. drew savage reporting there. for more on this incredible story we arejoined there. for more on this incredible story we are joined by cycling journalist michael hutchinson. thank you for speaking to us originally a support rider but of well for more on his incredible story, we'rejoined by cycling journalist, michael hutchinson. he was originally a support riderfor geraint thomas before he crashed out — has he been fortunate to get this win? i think there's an element of good fortune in anyone who went mental. circumstances of this year are unusual. his team leader went out on stage three very destructive nature of the year... he navigated his way

through that very very competently. he certainly took his luck where he could find it. i wouldn't say he was lucky because that to me diminishes the opportunity somewhat but he certainly... family. family. team ineos grenadiers were facing quite a bit of criticism before the tour de france because of a lack of british riders — will this win silence those critics? i'm sure the team are absolutely delighted to have another british winner because it was quite clear earlier this year, last year, it was quite clear that their focus was beginning to shift may be a little bit more towards the south american riders, they have got quite a lot of colombians and ecuadorians and those seem colombians and ecuadorians and those seem to be dividers that were in the foreground of the team. tao geoghegan hart has been a very talented rider and we all know he is there but i don't think we expected him to be winning events like this may be another two or three years and i'm sure the team which is a lwa ys and i'm sure the team which is always kind of... it's not a british

national team but it is always a kind of british focus on the loss of this is about, i am sure they are very, very pleased to have another british rider that they can but kinda front and centre of the team again. you have touched on this michael but. adam yates joins ineos next year, geraint thomas hopes to have one big last race in him, egan bernal will be around too — where does tao geoghegan hart fit into things or will he now be taking a back seat? it's an embarrassment of riches. i honestly don't know. it is going to depend what he and the team negotiate of the winter because it isa negotiate of the winter because it is a little bit like this room, his first big race was the wealth of the spaniard in 2011 which is run entirely unexpectedly and suddenly everything on the team changed for him so it really depends what the results of that is. he could be a giros d'italia winner who is still fourth or fifth in the pecking giros d'italia winner who is still fourth orfifth in the pecking order of nas grenadiers. his post race

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