a magnification of ourselves. what do you want people to take away from this? awe. wonder. that's it. and at the end, a chance to really look at the main attraction. wouldn't you like to take a cruise in the sea of crises, wouldn't you like to go visit the ocean? i have... i have sailed the sea of crises many times. we all have. we all have, haven't we? yeah. when you get up just a little bit closer, it's quite stunning, that magnificent desolation. and that's what it is. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather — here's ben rich with those shots of the morning i will take you to a shot of the sun on the best chance of seeing that

todayis on the best chance of seeing that today is in the north of scotland. in scotland we started the day in some places below minus seven celsius, the coldest night so far but with clear skies we have four patches but the best of the sunshine. in the south are a small plant, tied in with a star named by the french weather service, storm frederico, it has dealt us a glancing blow, blustery winds in the channel islands and a lot of cloud around. this next band of rain pushing from northern ireland into west wales, feeling quite chilly. this evening and overnight this band of rain sweeps east, could be the odd heavy thundery shower, some showers following. if this skies remain clear in the north of scotland we could see for patches and like last night temperatures could drop below freezing but it's a chilly night wherever you are. into tomorrow, a window of mostly fine

weather, couple of residual frontal systems but this ridge of high pressure building for a time so yes we see cloud and patchy rain in the east first thing, some showers in the west but tomorrow is a day to draw breath. plenty of dry weather, relatively light winds, 6 degrees in aberdeen, 13 in plymouth and the rain arrives by the end of the afternoon, spreading north—east during friday. that is a sign of things to come for the weekend. low pressure firmly in charge for the weekend, the system moving east during the first part of saturday and that will bring heavy rain but behind that we have monitored, feeling different for the weekend. outbreaks of rain to start on saturday, clearing to sunny spells and how thundery showers, windy especially around the coasts, the chance for gale force winds around course in northern scotland. temperatures though 10—16 so a very

different feel, modelled on saturday night and on sunday, a mix of sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain, the strongest winds in the west and south—west, the chance for some gales but all of us in double digits, temperatures between ten and 13 degrees. the weekend will be mild but windy and there will be some rain at times. thank you so much. australia are on top in kolkata. 213 the target to reach the world cup final,

anthonyjoshua aims to hit las vegas. —— in december. and gambling on success in las vegas, formula one hits the strip for the first time since 1982 australia are chasing a target ofjust 213 runs to reach the cricket world cup final. they lost the toss against

south africa and fielded first but made a brilliant start taking a wicket in the first over, the proteas lost their captain temba bavuma for a duck and they slumped to 2a for 4. mitchell starc and josh hazlewood sharing the wickets. after a rain delay travis head's part time spin saw him take two wickets in as many deliveries. the middle order put up some resistance, with david miller making his first one—day century in five years, bringing it uup with a six. he almost saw out the fifty overs, but kagiso rabada was the last man out. all out for 212. what might be at the back of australia's mind earlier in the tournament when they were bowled out for 177. australia when they were bowled out for 177. have no wicket travis australia have no wickets down and travis head and david warner matching themselves at the top of the order. rory mcilroy has rated his season a seven out of ten despite missing out on a fifth major once again. the northern irishman played a major role in europe regaining the ryder cup and claimed a fifth race to dubai title ahead

of the season—ending dp world tour championship that started today. he hit a birdie on the way out but dropped a shot on the way back. his team—mate made six birdies on his round of 67. the painkiller tramadol will be added to the world anti—doping agency's banned list in the new year. former liverpool and england goalkeeper chris kirkland suffered from addiction to the opioid drug and spoke to the bbc about its impact on his life. at the start i was taking it in the dosage you are meant to take but we all know about addiction and the longer you take something the less it works and you need to up your dosage. i was nearly 2000 mg each

day. ifailed three dosage. i was nearly 2000 mg each day. i failed three times before to come off it and went back on it but i can't get envelopes are parcels of the postman so i was get them off the postman so i was get them off the internet so he knows not to give me stuff and the doctors know i can call them up and so want to go back on this because they will let me. —— they will not let me. we might actually see the fractured heavyweight division sort itself out over the next few months. anthonyjoshua tops the bill in saudia arabia just before christmas. the british fighter takes on sweden's otto wallin with a lot riding on the result as he looks to make it back to the top. it's been two years since he lost his belts to oleksandr usyk. if he wins, then there's a potential fight against deontay wilder, another former champ

who's facing former champ joshua parker. if they both win, they could face each other next year. i know what i've got to do and i took the l but it was a learning lesson. i'm not silly person, i am really taking my time and assess the situation and use everything went through in the training camps to improve myself so hoping for a good performance in december 21. this improve myself so hoping for a good performance in december 21.- performance in december 21. this is auoin to performance in december 21. this is going to be — performance in december 21. this is going to be a _ performance in december 21. this is going to be a beautiful _ performance in december 21. this is going to be a beautiful year - performance in december 21. this is going to be a beautiful year for - going to be a beautiful year for boxing, — going to be a beautiful year for boxing, notjust myself and joshua but boxing — boxing, notjust myself and joshua but boxing in general and they finally— but boxing in general and they finally get to see what they have been _ finally get to see what they have been waiting for for this very long time _ red bull's max verstappen says this weekend's las vegas grand prix is "99% show and 1% sporting event". the triple world champion said he is not looking forward

to the razzmatazz around the race, the first time formula one cars have raced there since the early 80's. mercedes's lewis hamilton is far more enthusiastic about the race, describing it as "a great buzz", although was less positive about his team's chances this weekend, with cool night—time temperatures causing teams a lot of technical issues. i think it might be a challenge to get the tyres working this weekend and we are often not the quickest on the streets so it will be a bit of a challenge to make sure we keep up with everyone on the corners but it is not the most technical circuit so hopefully that makes it a little bit easier. the british and irish lions have announced a new partnership with premiership rugby and the united rugby championship that will avoid players joining the next tour late. recent tours have seen some players involved in the knock—out stages of their domestic club competitions join the tour training and activities late due to an overlap in the playing calendar.

the lions said the crucial agreement demonstrates a wider commitment throughout rugby union to work togetherfor the good of the game. snapped ribs, muscle strains are just some of the issues faced by great britain's female rowers in their pursuit of olympic glory, injuries sometimes linked to the menstrual cycle. a new research programme is now trying to change that. project minerva's goal is to make the rowers healthier, stronger, and ultimately, medal winners. sarah dawkins travelled to the gb base in oxfordshire. from early starts on the water to giving everything on it, and offered the rowers are giving everything. everything heart, the legs and arms and lungs. the everything heart, the legs and arms and lunas. ., , everything heart, the legs and arms and luns. . , , and lungs. the latest focus the health of female _ and lungs. the latest focus the health of female athletes. - and lungs. the latest focus the i health of female athletes. project minerva testing to find saliva and

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are being investigated for possible breaches of police professional standards for the way they handled investigations into the murders of anthony walgate, gabriel kovari, daniel whitworth and jack taylor. port is serving a life sentence for murdering the men after drugging them with overdoses of ghb, and disposing of their bodies near his flat in barking, east london, betweenjune 2014 and september 2015. the new home secretary, james cleverly, has been speaking at the association of police and crime commissioners and the national police chiefs' council summit. he told police bosses that his instinct is always to praise in public and criticise in private. have a listen. i want you to know that i will back you when you take the action that you need to take. of course i will push you.

i will cajole you. because i know that that's very much the attitude you will want to apply to yourselves and your forces. but i also want you to know that i will back you when you do the right thing. and i want you to know that i will, i will be critical if i think you need to be critical. but i will always attempt to do so professionally, calmly, directly so that we always maintain that professional working relationship. and i think you can have a relationship that has challenge and demands excellence and professionalism without having to be in a relationship of of conflict.

the two are not inextricably linked.