england now? i australia get behind england now? l wouldn't australia get behind england now? i wouldn't say all of australia and if there is one thing that australia loves as much as england winning is england failing. loves as much as england winning is england failing-— england failing. england are riding the wave of— england failing. england are riding the wave of their _ england failing. england are riding the wave of their success - england failing. england are riding the wave of their success and - england failing. england are riding the wave of their success and with i the wave of their success and with so many favourites out this could be their best chance to win a world cup. jane google, bbc news, sydney. time for a look at the weather. here's stav danaos. good afternoon. we are holding onto the warmer theme for the next few days but a bit of low pressure throwing a front our way will bring increasing humid conditions and the chance of heavy, thundery rain. this is the area of low pressure i'm talking about and the active weather front is approaching close to our shores. high pressure bringing a largely fine day today. however, there is more clout than we had yesterday, particularly in scotland, north—east england and the south—west of england. we can't rule

out the odd light shower as well in the afternoon. much of northern ireland, the midlands, north—west south—west england, should do pretty well in the sunshine. quite breezy as well, especially along north sea coast. temperature is at best around 24 coast. temperature is at best around 2a celsius. any of those showers tend to fizzle out through this evening and overnight than most places will be dry. again we have got quite a breeze across england, wales and northern ireland and that picks up in the south—west bringing a line of heavy showers or thunderstorms. quite a muddy field to the south. a bit fresher further north. on friday things get a bit more interesting. we have got the first of two weather front spreading across england, wales and northern ireland and thundery showers spread northwards. around the irish coast 60 miles an hour gusts and that might cause issues. but a nice fine day for scotland. here we have got

the high teens. because of the clouds and thunderstorms 22 or 23 will be the highest tomorrow and increasingly humid. thru friday night a second band of rain spread northwards, so this could beat torrential. strong and gusty winds. that will be across scotland during the first part of saturday. then it wishes northwards into the northern isles and much of the country will see a fine afternoon with sunny spells and scattered showers, most in the north and west. humidity levels are coming down as well. it is still quite warm in the south—east, 25 or 26 degrees. the key performance for part two of the weekend, most of the showers in the north and the west where it will be breezy with light winds across the south and more sunshine. again it will feel quite warm, around the mid 20s. potentially turning warm or even locally hot in the south—east into the start of next week, but the further north and west you are, the closer to the low pressure it will stay more unsettled with showers.

thanks, stav. and that's bbc news at one. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. the countdown is on to the women's world cup final — as england look to make history against spain on sunday the world athletics championships start this weekend, but a blow for britain — as a big medal hopeful pulls out. and world rugby are now planning to appeal the decision to overturn owen farrell's red card — could the england star miss the start of the world cup? hello, welcome to the programme. it's been 2a hours since england's

famous win over australia at the women's world cup, which has taken them to their first ever final at the competition. it's been a rest day for sarina wiegman's squad — before preparations to face spain begin on friday. england's semi—final win over australia was watched by more than seven million on bbc tv, the most watched match of the tournament so far, with an additional 3.8 million streams on bbc iplayer and bbc sport online. sunday's final will also be shown on bbc one. the match has also broken tv records in australia, where the lionesses won 3—1, thanks to goals from ella toone, lauren hemp, and alessia russo. sunday's world cup final comes just over a year since england won the european championships at wembley. it was their first major trophy in women's football. and now they go in search of becoming just the fifth nation to win the women's world cup against anotherfinal debutant in spain. the former england men's defender and coach gary neville says it's an incredible achievement. they are showing us all how to do

it. i played for england and coached england in eight tournaments and never got past a semifinal. what they are doing is incredible. they are making their mark on everybody in this country and have done now for a number of years. you're talking about a team that is unified, is together, has high quality and talent, but this spirit and resilience is remarkable. i still marvel at the euro final when they were up against germany and they were up against germany and they were up against germany and they were keeping the ball in the corner, things we could never do. we have tried to do those things in tournaments, we have tried to beat those types of teams. even yesterday, when the aussies came back, thought this would be difficult, and then theyjust go ahead. they always respond, they always react. they have robustness and resilience. they have done things which we have never done in this country, which is performed. they do it again and again. they are so and deliver consistent and reliable. yesterday morning i was thinking, wow. ijust wish we had some of this when i was playing for england, that quality and spirit and

that energy they have, and the resilience they have. well, that resilience has been building since before sarina wiegman's side won the euros, they only suffered their first defeat under her reign in april this year. the fa's women's technical director, kay cossington, has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan — and said the plan for development is only getting started. i thought last summer was the emotional part, but this is even more so. it emotional part, but this is even more so. , ., emotional part, but this is even more so. , . . , , emotional part, but this is even moreso. . _ _, more so. it is an incredibly proud moment. — more so. it is an incredibly proud moment, watching _ more so. it is an incredibly proud moment, watching them - more so. it is an incredibly proud moment, watching them grow. more so. it is an incredibly proud. moment, watching them grow and evolve. it's really proud moment and i are honoured to be a part of that, the incredible individuals driving this game forward on and off the pitch. it is a really proud moment. last year was a huge boost for women's — last year was a huge boost for women's football in terms of profile and participation. how much more of and participation. how much more of a boost _ and participation. how much more of a boost would it be if their women could _ a boost would it be if their women could go— a boost would it be if their women could go all the way? we a boost would it be if their women could go all the way?— a boost would it be if their women could go all the way? we saw from last summer _

could go all the way? we saw from last summer that _ could go all the way? we saw from last summer that the _ could go all the way? we saw from last summer that the growth - could go all the way? we saw from last summer that the growth has i could go all the way? we saw from . last summer that the growth has been astronomical, biggerthan last summer that the growth has been astronomical, bigger than we could ever have imagined. there is still work to do. i think we all know that and recognise that. we still want to push. we want to ensure that we keep investing in our talent systems and pathways. we want to ensure that we keep going and supporting our club infrastructure at every level. we want to ensure we keep pushing equal access in schools, as we have done. want to give every young girl the opportunity to play the game, but also give every young talented girl the opportunity to fulfil dreams and ambitions. we still don't know we have got a lot to do, we are still focused. we have a great plan and strategy in place. we will keep following that and trusting it. can ou do following that and trusting it. can you do identify a moment when things changed, that led to this point? the build at st changed, that led to this point? tue: build at st george's changed, that led to this point? tte: build at st george's park was a fundamental moment. it is a wonderful base for england teams, men and women of every age group that comes together, shares and loans. it is one team england, and we do share and learn from each other. it is a wonderful facility to

develop and support young players, but also to prepare our top athletes for major tournaments. i think that was a pinnacle for us. we had greater investment in the game, we have a greater workforce in the game, and we are really thankful that we can fulfil our ambition to everything we see at st george's park. a blow for britain, ahead of the world athletics championships, which start this weekend. distance runner eilish mccolgan has been forced to pull out of the event in budapest, after failing to recover from a knee injury. there were high hopes for mccolgan, given she'd beaten paula radcliffe's long—standing 10,000 metres british record earlier this year. ben croucher�*s in the studio with more. it sounds like this could keep her out for while, do we know the extent? not at the moment. this is real disappointment for her. she was an outsider probably in budapest. she was ranked seventh in the world this year and was in really good form until she picked up that knee

injury. she broke that british record for the 10,000 metres in march. the following month she broke the british record for the half marathon as well. she has pulled out of the world championships in budapest, mainly because she wants to rest that knee injury and focus on the olympics next year. on social media she came out and said the stakes are too high with the olympics just around the corner. she says that she is going to take a break to prepare for 202a. thank you was always for the support, it has been a challenging year for me, however is that scots are made from hard stuff. she is looking forward to cheering on the rest of the team. disappointing as well considering that last year she went on in good form as well, high hopes, and picked up form as well, high hopes, and picked up a hamstring niggle, and was only able to finish 11 and tenth in the five and 10,000 metres. this means just go on a jet will be the sole representative. what make you should we keep an eye on visually one main man has been dominating athletics

this year and that is the fastest man in the world this year. he won the british championships, he broke linford christie's record. the men's sprinting events are expected to be quite opened, so it is going to be fascinating to see how he does, full of confidence. so is dean asher smith. she finished third last year. she says she is an amazing shape. probably the race of the championship, for most people, is the women's 800 metres. that has keely hodgkinson in,. hodgkinson was beaten to gold but they are still not certain whether she is going to race in budapest. it will be interesting to see how that plays out. it starts on saturday and there

is full coverage on the bbc. tote out. it starts on saturday and there is full coverage on the bbc. we look forward to it. _ is full coverage on the bbc. we look forward to it, thank _ is full coverage on the bbc. we look forward to it, thank you _ is full coverage on the bbc. we look forward to it, thank you very - is full coverage on the bbc. we look forward to it, thank you very much. | staying with athletics for the moment — seb coe has been re—elected for a third term as president of world athletics. the former 1,500 metres runner was unopposed — in the vote which took place at the world athletics congress in budapest. the double olympic champion — who has led the organisation, since 2015 — said there was "still a lot of unfinished work to do." world rugby will appeal the decision to overturn the red card given to england's owen farrell against wales this weekend. a disciplinary panel reviewing the incident this week, found mitigating factors and overturned the dismissal. the appeal, if successful, by the sport's governing body could put the england captain s availability for the start of the world cup next month back in doubt. england next take on ireland, in their latest tournament warm up, in dublin, on saturday. well, farrell's former boss, the former england head coach, and now australian boss eddiejones, has labelled his country's media �*negative�* . in what he said was "the worst press conference" he's ever had in world rugby —

after facing questions over the loss of all four tests, before the tournament begins next month in france. take a look. i know what is wrong with australian rugby. you're so negative about everything. you're so negative about everything. you're so negative about everything. we will go out there and do our best. if you haven't got anything positive to say, don't ask. don't ask any questions. just be the pessimist you are. love this negativity, it is fantastic. love it, love it. keep going, keep going. you know were terrible. just tell us we are terrible. we will prove you wrong. eddie jones, absolutely not mincing his words. lets hope the feedback for my show is better.

you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co. uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. this this is bbc news. more now following the announcement earlier that, sir michael parkinson — one of the biggest names in television has died at the age of 88. he launched his chat show �*parkinson' in 1971, marking the beginning of an on—screen career that would last decades. by his own account, he interviewed more than 2000 celebrities during that time. many tributes have been paid to sir michael parkinson. the actress and singer, elaine paige said he was "a legendary interviewer". he'll be remembered as "the best of his profession. we will never see his like again." the comedian, eddie izzard, described sir michael as the "king of the intelligent interview". meanwhile — sir david

attenborough said — he was extremely professional, you knew he would know all the background and you didn't have to fill in anything. he was extremely generous, he wanted you to shine and would always laugh at yourjokes and give you an opportunity to make them sound funnier than in fact they were. and sir eltonjohn said... lord grade — michael grade — knew sir michael parkinson over many years — and was former chairman of both the bbc and itv. he was a master of his craft who... i don't really know of any chat shows other than the parkinson show that were absolutely an appointment to view. he was incredibly reliable. he got the biggest stars of the day to talk to and he had a lovely.

he had such a respect for their great talent and their stardom that, although he always remained a good journalist, he gave him a chance to speak. journalist, he gave them a chance to speak. he gave them a chance to be at their best. and he loved interviewing his heroes. the show was about who was on. it wasn't about... it wasn't about michael. he saw his role, really, as a journalist, to get the best interview he could out of out his subjects. interview he could out of his subjects. and boy, his canon of work, his library of parkinson interviews, is the popular history of the 20th century, pretty much! i was a talent agent in 1900 and frozen to death. and i saw him doing... i knew him as a sports journalist. i read him avidly. i was a sports journalist once and i saw stuff he was doing for london weekend on their local sports programmes. and i thought, "this guy's got something." so i lushed him up at the savoy in london and offered to be his agent. and i never heard another word, but i wish i'd had 10% of him

for the rest of his career.