tv Sportsday BBC News September 4, 2023 1:30pm-1:46pm BST
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time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. it is looking like summer in september? yes, set to get hotter this week. we are importing our warm airfrom the continent this week. we are importing our warm air from the continent and temperatures are expected to rise and there will be plenty of sunshine around. we will still have some mist and fog in the morning, because we are now in autumn. however, the last time we saw temperatures in the low 30s was back injune. it has been cooler than that since. but could we make 32 or more during this week? our air source make 32 or more during this week? ourairsource coming make 32 or more during this week? our air source coming from the south—east. and at times the humidity will build as we move into the week. so nights will get warmer as well. this is is the satellite and we had some mist and fog, we still have this weak front affecting
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the north of scotland. here more of a breeze and more cloud, a few spots of rain, temperatures mid to high teens. elsewhere a glorious afternoon with widespread hot sunshine. mid to high 20s. close to 30 in the south—east. 29 for the london area. could be higher than that. tonight it is a fine end to the day, clear skies, that. tonight it is a fine end to the day, clearskies, mist that. tonight it is a fine end to the day, clear skies, mist and fog developing again, maybe some thicker patches in eastern england and that front across the north of scotland. cooler in some rural spots in scotland. tomorrow we start off with mist and fog that will soon clear. the chance of a shower in western areas, northern ireland and south—west england. most places dry and sunny with light winds and temperatures mid to high 20s. wednesday maybe more cloud in the mix. some coastal mist and fog. that
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should lift and burn away. we draw up should lift and burn away. we draw up some warm and humid airfrom france. we could be up to 31 celsius across the south—east. easily mid 20s in central scotland. as we move into thursday we see the areas of low pressure and the fronts trying to influence the weather and will throw a few showers for central, western and northern areas. they will spread north. western and northern areas. they willspread north. but western and northern areas. they will spread north. but a lot of dry and sunny weatherfor will spread north. but a lot of dry and sunny weather for england and wales. hue humidity and 30 celsius orso wales. hue humidity and 30 celsius or so again across the south—east. again it is the mid 20s further north. it is going to be quite a prolonged hot and sunny spell. temperatures do start coming down the following weekend. but is not until the following week that we see something cooler. and that's bbc news at 0ne. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it's time to join our colleagues
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across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. manchester united's jadon sancho hits back — following his manager erik ten hag's comments — saying he was dropped for poor performances in training. the build—up begins to the rugby world cup — as france gets set to host new nations at this year's tournament. and the biggest match of his career. jack draper flies the flag for britain at the us open — but faces his toughest task yet. hello there and welcome along to the programme — after arsenal kept themselves back
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in contention at the top of the premier league table — much of the talk today centres around manchester united forward jadon sancho. the gunners won 3—1 thanks to injury time goals from declan rice and gabrieljesus. but the fallout over the fitness of sancho is just beginning. sancho says he's been made a scapegoat at united. it's after manager erik ten hag didn't pick him in his squad yesterday — over what he said were poor performances in training. but sancho has hit back, saying "please don't believe everything you read. i won't allow people saying things that are completely untrue." before adding, "i've been a scapegoat for a long time, which isn't fair". former united striker dwight yorke has had his say. he's been left out because apparently he's not been training particularly great. and he comes out saying he's been doing exactly what he needs to be doing in training, so we don't know what's going on there. it's hard to start pointing your finger and to know the exact details. i've been in that situation
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so i kind of understand how it works. but it's a bit strange at the minute, i have to say. following that game yesterday, police are investigating an alleged assault on former manchester united captain roy keane. it follows footage on social media showing sky sports pundits micah richards and keane involved in an altercation with an individual. keane, seen here in the middle, and former manchester city defender richards were working on sky's coverage of the game. sky sports say richards was "acting to defuse a situation". the metropolitan police said — "there have been no arrests and enquiries are ongoing." a big day ahead at the us open, as british hopes in the men's singles rest with jack draper later — who takes on the eighth seed andrey rublev. the 21—year—old, who is the world number 123, has battled through injuries, including a shoulder problem to enjoy his best ever run at a grand slam in making the last 16. draper got the better
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of american michael moh to get this far but faces one of the fittest players on the tour in rublev today. the pair have come up against each other twice — with rublev coming out on top on both occasions. novak djokovic was on ruthless form to make the last eight of the men's, beating borna gojo in straight sets. djokovic had to come from two sets down against laslo djere to get this far but got the job done quickly against the croatian qualifier winning 6—2, 7—5, 6—4. djokovic will play taylor fritz of the us in the quarterfinals as the serb continues his bid to secure a fourth us open title and a record—extending 24th grand slam title. i'm going to get ready, obviously, for that match as any other match. doing my analytics and watching the last match we had against each other
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just a few weeks ago in cincinnati, where i played really, really good, really solid match, i won in straight sets so i'll take some positives out of that. so djokovic next in action tomorrow — the defending women's champion iga swiatek is heading home though — after she was knocked out by jelena 0stapenko. the latvian coming from a set down to win in three, ending swiatek�*s 75—week streak as the women's world number one. next up for 0stapenko in the last eight is home favourite coco gauff. usually, i can feel when i'm doing wrong but this time, i don't know, my mistakes were so huge and i had no idea why suddenly i couldn't return. i'm a good return. i was focused on the same things as in the first set and the same things overall when my game is working. so,
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i don't know, i don't know. coco gauff is through after beating caroline wozniaki ending her dream run in three sets. wozniacki was only playing in her third tournament since making the decision to come out of retirement and having two children. the 19—year—old gauff is among the favourites as she goes for her first grand slam. celebrations for max verstappen and red bull. the dutchman with a landmark tenth consecutive win in formula one. a record that's "completely irrelevant" in the eyes of mercedes team boss toto wolff. verstappen overtook sebastian vettel, whose record of nine was set in 2013 with the win at the italian grand prix. wolff explained that in his team's dominance over a six year period to 2020 he didn't count the races they won in a row, but did admit the runaway leader verstappen was a great driver in a great car. i'm very happy with it. it's
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something that you don't even think about, trying to achieve. because it's very unlikely that those kind of things happen but very proud that it happened and in general of course very proud for the team. the whole year so far has been pretty incredible. to wind here at monza is pretty special. ——to win here at monza is pretty special. just four days to go until the start of the rugby world cup in france. and as the preparations for that epic opening match between the hosts and new zealand enter theirfinal stages, tthe french team were joined by their president emmanuel macron at their marcoussis training base. france are among the favourites to lift the webb ellis cup, alongside the all blacks, ireland and reigning champions south africa. world rugby chair bill beaumont has also welcomed the newest nations to qualify for the competition, as the countdown to kick off continues. the stage is set, now it's down to the teams to perform and i think it's fair to say that the action
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will be compelling, spectacular and unpredictable. indeed, it will be an event of firsts. we welcome chile for the first time, and portugal making its first appearance since they last played here in france in 2007. we also believe the rugby world cup to be an exceptional event. we should project our values, make a contribution to society and inspire new players and fans. wales received a warm welcome as they were greeted by fans on their arrival in versailles on the outskirts of paris. wales have dropped to ten in the world rankings their lowest positon ever and have had just five wins in 20 games since the start of last year. but warren gatland has been overseeing a change of eras — with the likes of alun wynjones and justin tipuric retiring. wales will play fiji, portugal, australia and georgia with the top two sides going through to the quarterfinals — theirfirst game is
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on sunday against fiji. since we've arrived, even when we arrived at the airport this afternoon, we arrived at the hotel this evening and excitement has gone through the roof. it sort of feels like we're here now and the rugby world cup has arrived and it's been months and months of talking and talking and we are just really glad and excited we are here. another huge event on the horizon too — with golf�*s ryder cup at the end of the month. team europe ryder cup captain luke donald will announce his team today, with this six captain's picks this afternoon. matt fitzpatrick sealed his spot in the team, after hitting three bogeys in his last four holes at the european masters to fall short of winning his first tournament since the us open last summer. having led going into the final round — his 69 meant a finish on 16 under par — which left him three shots behind the eventual winner, sweden's ludvig aberg. scotland's robert macintyre claimed the other spot despite finishing 55th,
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thanks to the european points list. 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. you're watching bbc news. the new term has started in england with more than a hundred schools fully or partially closed, because of safety concerns about crumbling concrete known as raac. in scotland, 35 schools are affected and surveys are under way in wales and northern ireland. ministers have said the government will spend what it takes to make classrooms safe. let's look closer at this type of concrete called raac. it stands for reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
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it is a lightweight material. raac was used mostly in flat roofing, but also in floors and walls, between the i950s and i990s. it is a cheaper alternative to standard concrete, is quicker to produce and easier to install. it is aerated, or "bubbly". but it is less durable and has a life span of around 30 years. so why is this happening now? how many more schools could be affected? and how long will it take to make them safe? our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at some of the key questions. these are four questions the government's facing about unsafe concrete in england's schools. first, why is this happening now? because raac has long been a known problem, while the government says the risk assessment has changed. education secretary gillian keegan says there's new evidence of when raac had failed unexpectedly, most recently towards the end of august. and that has led to a new policy where, if raac is identified in schools, those buildings will be taken out of use, according
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to the schools minister, nick gibb, at least while mitigation measures are taken. which leads us to how many more schools could be affected. well, gillian keegan says that of 22,000 schools in england, 156 have confirmed they have raac concerns, and 52 have already taken action. but the process of each school completing a raac questionnaire that began last year, is ongoing. the truth is, right now, we're not sure how many schools are affected, but some definitely are. and so, how long to make sure they are safe? well, mitigating measures can include reinforcing buildings, or using portable classrooms. but some specifics on timescale and cost are outstanding. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says, "we will spend what it takes." the government says it will pay for mitigating measures, but it hasn't said how much money it will spend, nor how long the work will take, nor if there'll be new funding for long term building work.
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and then there's a longer term question. is all of this connected to austerity? go back to 2010, and david cameron's coalition government ended labour's building schools for the future scheme. pointing to that, labour now says that chickens are coming home to roost after 13 years. now, it's true that overall spending on education infrastructure, which includes building repairs and building new schools, has declined since labour was in power. if we adjust for inflation, for the year to april 2010, that spending was almost £10 billion. the equivalent to april this year was about £6 billion. though the government highlights that since 2015, it spent £15 billion to keep school buildings safe and in good working order. also, labour has declined to say if it would fund a full school rebuilding programme if it were in power. now last week, gillian keegan advised that most parents should not be worried about this at all.
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