fewer electronic gadgets. so how worried should shoppers be? there'll be plenty of stock about. you should be a little bit concerned if it's something very special you want to buy and you might want to get that early. but the retailers want to get us into stores now. they want to get us buying at full price. they don't want to discount to us. but retailers do want their tills to be ringing, and the earlier the better. emma simpson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. i'm not going to ask about snow, don't worry, but what is the weather like? g , ., don't worry, but what is the weather like? , . ., , like? just a little early! if anything _ like? just a little early! if anything it's _ like? just a little early! if anything it's going - like? just a little early! if anything it's going to - like? just a little early! if| anything it's going to feel like? just a little early! if l anything it's going to feel a like? just a little early! if - anything it's going to feel a little less festive over the next few days because the weather is turning milder. with that, a lot of cloud and for the weekend wind and rain for some of us. the extra cloud will be rolling in from the north—west as we go through denied bringing spots of rain in places. where we hold on

to clear skies towards the south—east it will turn cold for a time with a touch of frost but in most places temperatures by the end of the night will be creeping upwards. up to 10 degrees across western scotland for example, but a cloudy start with outbreaks of patchy rain. less chances of sunshine through the day. there will be splashes of rain and drizzle at times but it will feel milder than it has done with top temperatures between ten and 13 degrees. through tomorrow night, bonfire night of course, it's not too bad if you have any celebrations planned. there will be cloud and drizzle but it will be mild. as we head into saturday, some very wet weather across northern areas with heavy rain pushing across scotland, into northern ireland, some into northern england and wales with sunny skies following behind and it will turn wendy in the north of the uk. still mild with highs of around 1a degrees. through saturday

night, some very windy weather close to this area of low pressure in the north, the isobars squeezing together, there could be gales with gusts of 70 mph or more in scotland. at sunday should bring more sunshine for most of us, the chance of showers in the far north. cooler by this stage but those temperatures are still in double digits. so it will turn milder but with that a lot of cloud and some wind and rain for some. . ~' of cloud and some wind and rain for some. . ~ i. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me, hello there, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday this evening: headingley is suspended as a venue for international and major matches — the ecb take action against yorkshire for their failures to deal with complaints of racism. moyes' management milestone —

after 23 years in the dugout, he makes it to 1,000 matches. and the future is electric — sport continues to play its part at the cop26 climate change conference. we already have the latest innovation of road cars today that are operating at really high voltage. that is a technology coming from formula e four years ago. good evening to you. the england and wales cricket board have come down hard on yorkshire county cricket club. in a statement, the ecb say there are serious questions about there are serious questions about the county's management and government about allegations of

racist bullying on azeem rafiq. last night, his formerteam—mate... —— last night, a former teamate of rafiq, gary ballance, admitted that he used racial slurs. azeem rafiq staying it is institutional, not about individual players. let's cross live to headingley and speak to our senior sports news reporter laura scott. evening to you, laura. my word, things really come to a head now. they really are. worsening by the hour now, in the last hour, we have heard from the england and wales cricket board, who held a virtual board meeting this afternoon on this matter. they've issued a lengthy statement about various action they are going to take, but one clear statement was this. they said, it is clear to the board yorkshire cosmic handling of the issues raised by azeem rafiq is wholly unacceptable and is causing serious damage to the reputation of the game. it added, the ecb find this medal a boring and

against the spirit of cricket and its values. it says, where racism exists, swift action must be taken. i am going to run you through some of the points they've taken at this stage full so they said it will hold yorkshire county cricket club to account in the heading of the matter. they say they committed to taking decisions in the best interest of the whole game and agree to sanctions including potential financial penalties in future but it is already suspending headingley behind me from hosting international and major matches. that will be a blow to yorkshire. a time it is already suffering financial followed. in the meantime yorkshire are also can be subject to a review. and gary ballance will also be suspended from england selection. england cricket fans following will know that he has not been selected

for england since 2017, but the ecb said they needed to take immediate action now. and also it is worth noting... action now. and also it is worth notina...~ . action now. and also it is worth noting- - -_ action now. and also it is worth notinm. ., . , , noting... what have people been sa in: noting... what have people been saying around — noting... what have people been saying around the _ noting... what have people been saying around the club _ noting... what have people been saying around the club today? i l saying around the club today? i think there are concerns about the damage this could do to the game more widely. 0f damage this could do to the game more widely. of course there has been a lot of work done in recent years to try to promote inclusivity and diversity in the game, and there are concerns that this will lead to are concerns that this will lead to a major backward step and that trust will need to be rebuilt among communities, specifically the south asian community, because of the treatment of azeem rafiq and this is the words of some fans we spoke to. yorkshire is maybe one of the most diverse _ yorkshire is maybe one of the most diverse places in england, so a lot of kids_ diverse places in england, so a lot of kids here — diverse places in england, so a lot of kids here of the ethnic minority, they don'i— of kids here of the ethnic minority,

they don't want to get abused, it is bad to— they don't want to get abused, it is bad to see — they don't want to get abused, it is bad to see yorkshire love this. they should _ bad to see yorkshire love this. they should of— bad to see yorkshire love this. they should of taken care of it early, because — should of taken care of it early, because there are people who love cricket _ because there are people who love cricket and — because there are people who love cricket and want to play at. | because there are people who love cricket and want to play at.- cricket and want to play at. i have soken cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to — cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people. _ cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people, and _ cricket and want to play at. i have spoken to people, and they have| spoken to people, and they have given— spoken to people, and they have given their— spoken to people, and they have given theirviews, _ spoken to people, and they have given their views, and _ spoken to people, and they have given their views, and they - spoken to people, and they have given their views, and they are l given their views, and they are simiiar— given their views, and they are sirniiario— given their views, and they are similarto ours, _ given their views, and they are similar to ours, because - given their views, and they are similar to ours, because we're| given their views, and they are . similar to ours, because we're the same _ similar to ours, because we're the same ethnic— similar to ours, because we're the same ethnic minority— similar to ours, because we're the same ethnic minority and - similar to ours, because we're the same ethnic minority and we - similar to ours, because we're the . same ethnic minority and we believe it is not— same ethnic minority and we believe it is not good — same ethnic minority and we believe it is not good enough— same ethnic minority and we believe it is not good enough and _ same ethnic minority and we believe it is not good enough and needs - same ethnic minority and we believe it is not good enough and needs to. it is not good enough and needs to be it is not good enough and needs to he changed — things have moved at a pace. last night, sponsors had cut their sponsorship. 0thers night, sponsors had cut their sponsorship. others have followed, including a huge name. exactly. two more high—profile sponsors have gone, among them, nike, which he said it would a longer be yorkshire's kit supplier because it says it stands firmly against racism and this commission of any kind. that is a significant decision by them. and harrogate

spring too, ending his association with immediate effect. —— springwater for so we know others are monitoring and reviewing the situation as it develops. many of them saying that what has happened here at yorkshire goes against their values as brands and that is why they've decided to desert the club on this issue. all of this commercial fallout would no doubt come up an emergency board meeting of yorkshire county cricket club tomorrow, the club has not commented this week, but the hierarchy are under immense pressure, and azeem rafiq is not alone in thinking that this scandal should bring about lasting change.— this scandal should bring about lasting change. laura scott, many thanks indeed, _ lasting change. laura scott, many thanks indeed, live _ lasting change. laura scott, many thanks indeed, live from - lasting change. laura scott, many i thanks indeed, live from headingley. as laura was mentioning, so many from within the game have come forward to pass comment. the former england spinner monty panesar spoke to the bbc today. it is an interesting debate, because some people are saying that if you

call an australian and ozzie, a new zealander key we, british persian brits, but a pakistani or british asian, why can we not because of the p word? i think that is a distinction that needs to be made here, you cannot advocate it is ok to use the p word because it is termed as banter, because people will search using it and a lot of people will get deeply offended, especially the british asians, so this is very much about rafiq and how yorkshire have dealt with his case, and they have actually have not provided the support he was looking for, and it was brave or gary ballance to come out, but i think yorkshire had made a complete mess of this and really did not understand context of this situation, the allegations that rafiq made, and when you get the

companies who are drawing —— withdrawing, government putting pressure, maybe they will understand that these racial slurs should have been taken a bit more seriously than they had done. been taken a bit more seriously than they had done-— let's get some cricket action on the pitch. australia weren't messing about in their latest super 12s match at the t20 world cup. they were big favourites against bangladesh in dubai and they made very light work of the group's bottom side. australia's last match was a heavy defeat to the group leaders england but they showed no hangover from that — captain aaron finch put bangladesh into bat and then watched his side bowl them out forjust 73. adam zampa returning with career best figures of five for 19. finch then starred with the bat, top scoring with a0 offjust 20 balls to help them reach the target in just over six overs. the eight—wicket win has also done wonders for their run rate as well,

lifting them to second in their group above south africa, so qualification for the semi—finals is in their own hands with just the west indies to play. that could be interesting, because the west indies are out now. their defence ended in the last hour, with defeat to sri lanka in abu dhabi. sri lanka set the windies a target of 190 and took regular wickets to stifle their chase, this stunning catch from bhanuka rajapaksa one of the highlights. despite shimron hetymer�*s 80, which included a late flurry of sixes, the west indies ultimately fell 20 runs short. they have one more match against australia. there's more european football tonight, four british sides in europa league action. a couple of them have reached half—time. david moyes is celebrating his 1,000th match in management. 23 years after his first game in charge of preston, he's brought up the milestone in belgium, where they are playing genk, looking to make it four wins out of four. but it is not going all the way that

david moyes would like because they are 1—0 down, joseph paintsil scoring for the hosts within the first five minutes. rangers really need a win to improve their chances of progressing to the knockout stages. they have three points after three games but are playing bottom side brondy away in denmark. rangers went behind, and own goal. 16 ties in all in the europa league. these are the ones involving british sides. leicester are at home to spartak moscow, a fortnight after beating them 4—3. celtic beat ferencvaros 2—0 a few weeks ago and are in hungary for the reverse fixture. those are 8pm kick—offs. and it's a big night for tottenham in the europa conference. if that is such a thing! new boss antonio conte and his coaching staff have got their work permits through, so will be in the dugout, they can take charge for the game against vittese arnhem. ryan mason has been promoted to first—team coach. he didn't need a permit.

we've got another international break coming up next week. gareth southgate has named his squad for the world cup qualifiers at home to albania and away to san marino. marcus rashford is involved again for the first time since the european championship. the manchester united forward has only recently returned to action following a shoulder operation. trent alexander—arnold is also back. he set up both of liverpool's goals in their champions league win over atletico madrid last night. kieren trippier was also playing for the spanish champions at anfield, but he's been left out, along with jadon sancho and jesse lingard. we had quite a few players missing last time, so you bring other players in. also young players playing well that had not quite made the squad. we have kept a reasonable amount of consistency, really, with the group that were with us in the summer. they did so well. we're only five international games on from that.

but also there are players pushing that group really strongly. northern ireland have also named their squad for next week's final world cup qualifying matches at home to lithuania and italy. 17—year—old dale taylor has been called—up for the first time. he moved from linfield to nottingham forest last year, but has yet to make his debut for the championship side. he scored for the under—21s against scotland in the summer and has captained his country at under—19 level. still to come on sportsday: small margins — dowsett comes up just short after the longest hour in mexico. i wanted to show to myself what i could do, and i did that yesterday, and i'm proud of that. we've got more rugby union internationals coming up this weekend. england start their autumn series at twickenham against tonga. they've named their team for saturday's match. here's our rugby union

correspondent chris jones. it was all happening down here at the england team hotel, one of eddie jones's team testing positive for covid, so the team taking more lateral flow tests and pcr testing, with more news expected on that friday morning, so eddiejones is confident england will be ready to go against tonga. he is urging ever to be as adaptive as they been over the last 18 month or so for some marcus smith making do with a place on the bench on the team. he trained with a leg injury, althoughjohn says he will be fit by the afternoon saturday. there are some faces in the background, but some order heads as well in the midfield cub with manu tuilagi, owen farrell at fly half and right across the forward pack, tom curry and number 8, and

half and right across the forward pack, tom curry and number8, and it is that blend of the youth and experience that most excites the england coach. we experience that most excites the england coach-— experience that most excites the england coach. we are starting to ick england coach. we are starting to -ick the england coach. we are starting to pick the team _ england coach. we are starting to pick the team that _ england coach. we are starting to pick the team that can _ england coach. we are starting to pick the team that can win - england coach. we are starting to pick the team that can win the - england coach. we are starting to i pick the team that can win the world cup, so we needed to really generate and rejuvenate the team, and needed some good young players coming through an english club rugby. freddy stewart has, really deserves the opportunity, and radwan is one of those jack—in—the—box players that can do things other cannot even think about. that can do things other cannot even think about-— that can do things other cannot even think about. ., ., ,., ., , think about. tonga with some quality -la ers as think about. tonga with some quality players as ever- _ think about. tonga with some quality players as ever. england _ think about. tonga with some quality players as ever. england had - think about. tonga with some quality players as ever. england had had i think about. tonga with some quality players as ever. england had had a l players as ever. england had had a few problems dispatching tonga, with the match coming up against teams like south africa. wales coach wayne pivac says he doesn't expect his captain alun wynjones to be fit for next

year's six nations championship. he needs shoulder surgery after going off during last weekend's defeat against new zealand. wales face south africa on saturday and ellis jenkins will make his first appearance in three years. the cardiff flanker is one of six changes from the 54—16 defeat to the all blacks. full details of all the teams are on the bbc sport website. all this week, bbc sport have been reporting from cop26, the glasgow climate summit, about the role sport is playing in tackling global warming. progress on big governmental issues can often take time but one area where speed is a priority is in electric motorsport, here's our sports correspondent katie gornall. it is day five of cop26, and already here in glasgow, we have seen some significant developments for sport and climate action. we have seen major organisations like the pamir leak and fifa make firm commits to cut their carbon emissions, we have seen fans getting engaged in new interesting ways, but today is all about how sport is driving change in wider society, and there is perhaps no better example of that than what is going on in formula e and

electric racing. this is a prototype card. the technology and that battery is beyond what they are even racing with at the moment. earlier i spoke to the team ceo, told me how what they are doing here could impact the types of cars we all end “p impact the types of cars we all end up driving. the impact the types of cars we all end u- drivinu. . ., up driving. the main thing we have done is to make _ up driving. the main thing we have done is to make sure _ up driving. the main thing we have done is to make sure it _ up driving. the main thing we have done is to make sure it is - up driving. the main thing we have done is to make sure it is close i up driving. the main thing we have done is to make sure it is close to l done is to make sure it is close to the needs of the automotive industry. he formula e risse cards —— race cars, even though we can make these cars go faster, it has no bearing and positive impact towards cars. we focus all our attention on the battery technology and the technology to make sure we increase the energy and we increase the efficiency. what we do in the game, we can transcend to cars on the road within a few years, so that is really exciting. we already have the latest generation of road cars today

operating under the high—voltage. that is a technology coming from formula e three or four years ago. the tractor road link is very strong in formula e and that's where we are at. . , ., , , ., at. that is how the guys here are drivin: at. that is how the guys here are driving battery — at. that is how the guys here are driving battery technology i at. that is how the guys here are driving battery technology and i driving battery technology and innovation, but i have a look at this earlier in the week. this is the duke of cambridge, prime minister borisjohnson showing otherworldly to run a car from this team made entirely out of recycled plastic cub which is another sample of how sport is playing a more prominent role at this macklin event. the hope is that all of this will encourage more sports mac, organisation to come to the table on climate change —— this cop event. katie gornall there. let's have a quick look at some of today's other sports stories. cameron norrie is out of the paris masters. the british number one lost in straight sets

to the american taylor fritz in the second round. that's damaged his chance of qualifying for the season—ending atp finals in turin. fresh from winning her first european tour title, british golfer bronte law is three shots off the lead after the opening round of the saudi international. she hit a hole in one here at the third but had to settle for a round of two under par. despite opposition from some athletes, modern pentahlon chiefs have opened a consultation process to replace horse riding in the sport. it follows controversy at the olympics in tokyo this year when the leaders mount refused to perform. cycling has been suggested as a possible alternative. we've been taking a close look at each of five nominees for the bbc women's footballer of the year award. today, it's the turn of the netherlands and arsenal striker vivianne miedema. first of all, i genuinely didn't think it was on because there was no beeping light or anything on it, so i was like, "let's just have a look." on a personal note, my olympics were quite successful, but as a team, it wasn't.

then with arsenal, we obviously had a tough season which, at the end, we did manage to qualify for champions league, which was really good. coming back in after the summer, i think, obviously, with arsenal, we've been off to a flying start, so i'd definitely sayjust a game individually, for example, the chelsea game at the emirates, winning that game 3—2, yeah, was a highlight. being top goal scorer for your country is really special. being the first player to score 50 goals in the wsl... miedema running into the box, crosses it, and bottom corner! vivianne miedema with her 50th goal in the wsl! 50 goals in 50 games! once i hang up my boots, i think these are all moments that you'll really look back on and can be proud of as a player. to be honest, it was a bit disappointing because i didn't even get a wee medal or cup or anything from it.

i mean, obviously, as i said, i felt really good at the olympics. i think everything i touched just went in. i was really confident and it was just a shame that, as a team, we obviously went out on penalties against the usa. first of all, i genuinely didn't think it was on because there was no beeping light or anything on it, so i was like, "let's just have a look." then i thought i turned it on, which obviously... ..didn't do anything. and i've actually looked it back now, but i wish i could take it back. i think before that, you just continuously were in the cycle that you have to play games, have to play football, and i think once it falls away, then you realise what you miss. coming back and has been tough, not being able to see the family, not being able to see friends, we are lucky to be on the pitch and just do what we love it. vivanne miedema.

the other nominees are ashley lawrence, caroline graham hansen, sam kerr and alexia putellas. you have until the 8th of november to get your vote in via the bbc sport website. great britain's alex dowsett has come up short trying to reclaim cycling's hour record. the 33—year—old pulled out all the stops, travelling to mexico, to the fastest velodrome in the world, but ended up 534 metres short of the current record that stands atjust over 55 kilometres. i spoke to him earlier. i always find it quite surreal being on the start line of something you have been targeting for so long. it was quite a surreal experience. and then once we got under way, just focused on sticking to the plan and hoping that i was good enough to take the record, but i was, yeah, not quite, but it's early was not for a lack of trying and i am proud of what i have done, because i've held the record before, i knew when i back in 2015, it was not the ultimate i could do in that hour, so i wanted to prove to mess up i could

do it, and i did that yesterday, and i was proud of that. proud of that on top of everything. fin i was proud of that. proud of that on top of everything.— i was proud of that. proud of that on top of everything. on top of the attem t, on top of everything. on top of the attempt. falling — on top of everything. on top of the attempt, falling a _ on top of everything. on top of the attempt, falling a couple _ on top of everything. on top of the attempt, falling a couple laps i attempt, falling a couple laps short, but raise the profile of those who have haemophilia — that condition — including yourself. yes. condition - including yourself. yes, eah, condition - including yourself. yes, yeah, absolutely. _ condition - including yourself. yes, yeah, absolutely. and _ condition - including yourself. yes, yeah, absolutely. and i— condition — including yourself. 1a: yeah, absolutely. and i think that has been the overriding success from this attempt. it is the message we have sent out, the money we have raised, people of been fairly generous, and so very happy with what we have done. it is going to do a lot of good for the haemophilia community, and even further, because there's a message about the card you dealt with as a kid, you have to adapt, i have done the best i can, it has turned something that was quite a negative when i was young into a positive, we can never have dreamed of when i was first

diagnosed. let's just return to cricket. some of england's test squad have flown to australia today for next month's ashes series. and at the age of 39, the evergreen, record—breaking bowler jimmy anderson is getting ready for his ninth series against australia. before he and his teamates set off, he caught up with mike bushell. more wickets than any other incan player in test history, the burnley express, the king of swing, still omniscient his ferocity at the age of 39. and is excited to get stuck into his ninth ashes series as he was in his first. the players assured they would be allowed more freedom down under than in recent covid bubbles cub even if it does mean anderson will be away from his home and family this winter. ~ , ., , , ., ., ., winter. when you spend a lot of time awa from winter. when you spend a lot of time away from your _ winter. when you spend a lot of time away from your family, _ winter. when you spend a lot of time away from your family, locked - winter. when you spend a lot of time away from your family, locked in i winter. when you spend a lot of time away from your family, locked in a i away from your family, locked in a hotel room for weeks and the time, it does take its toll. we have done for 18 months now, maybe a bit longer. we discussed it for quite a

few weeks. it is something that i've managed to get our heads around have done it before, been away from the christmas at this time of year, not easy, but for me it is probably my last time going which australia, so wanted to do it. amazing to go, so delighted when things got sorted out and got the green light.— and got the green light. anderson was art and got the green light. anderson was part of _ and got the green light. anderson was part of the — and got the green light. anderson was part of the last _ and got the green light. anderson was part of the last england i and got the green light. anderson i was part of the last england team to win a series done under back in 2010, when he also took one of his all—time wickets. it is 2010, when he also took one of his all-time wickets.— all-time wickets. it is strange. i aet all-time wickets. it is strange. i net the all-time wickets. it is strange. i get the odd _ all-time wickets. it is strange. i get the odd flashback _ all-time wickets. it is strange. i get the odd flashback of - all-time wickets. it is strange. i get the odd flashback of certain | get the odd flashback of certain wickets at times, it is not one of the favourite wickets that pops into my head cub but that particular series, i remember mitchelljohnson and my cell having a piggly battle. —— and myself having a particular battle. the wickets are great, and they do feel special, any milestones you take off to feel special, but there's nothing better... it is a

team sport — we played for those victories. forthe team sport — we played for those victories. for the fifth test in that series, we won in sydney to make it pre—1, and we sat on the outfield after the series was done and just had a beer together and reminisced on the seven or eight weeks and what that meant to us stash — one. you know who has gone before you, the series that of been played, incredible. that is what makes it mean so much to us now. we are notjust doing it for us as a team, we are doing it for everyone who is gone before us and those coming after us. it is who is gone before us and those coming after us.— coming after us. it is hard to imaaine coming after us. it is hard to imagine an _ coming after us. it is hard to imagine an ashes _ coming after us. it is hard to imagine an ashes series i coming after us. it is hard to i imagine an ashes series without jimmy anderson, but eventually he has to go to one side. he could follow cricket stars before him on the strictly dance floor. michael vaughan has done a... laughter can you dance? ida!

vaughan has done a... laughter can you dance?— vaughan has done a... laughter can you dance? no! hopefully that is wa off, can you dance? no! hopefully that is way off. thinking _ can you dance? no! hopefully that is way off, thinking about _ can you dance? no! hopefully that is way off, thinking about stuff - can you dance? no! hopefully that is way off, thinking about stuff like i way off, thinking about stuff like that, but i would not rule it out. laughter quick reminder of our top story. heading we suspended as an international cricket venue by the ecb with those ongoing investigations into the county's governance of claims of international racism. more on that on the bbc website, but for me, that is all from sportsday —— institutional racism. hello. after a chilly evening, temperatures are likely to edge upwards overnight across parts of scotland, northern ireland and, indeed, northern england as well, because there's cloud moving in and some outbreaks of rain, most of it patchy and light, although there will be some heavier bursts in northwest scotland. the clearest skies by the end of the night will be across east anglia and southern

england, parts of the midlands, and this is where we'll still have a frost going into friday morning. overall, tomorrow is looking like a cloudier day. we'll see from the cloud some outbreaks of patchy rain at times spreading south and may still continue to have some drizzle in some western areas, especially on hills, through the day. the most persistent rain will be in northwest scotland. but overall, although it is a cloudier day, it will be largely dry. there will still be a few brighter breaks across eastern parts, to the east of high ground. it is a westerly breeze coming in now. that's from a less chilly direction, so temperatures are edging up closer again to the seasonal average. that's your forecast.

hello, i'm ros atkins. this is outside source on pbs and around the globe. we begin in the uk, where the conservative mp at the centre of a row over lobbying rules resigns after this major government u—turn. while there is a very strong feeling on both sides of the house that there is a need for an appeals process, there is equally a strong feeling that this should not be based on a single case. a major diplomatic push is undwerway to defuse the civil war in ethiopia as millions are trapped in a desperate, escalating situation. more than a0 countries promise to phase out the use of coal, but australia, india, china and america aren't among them.