europe return with 10 of the 12 players from that team in spain and the event has the same two captains — stacy lewis for the usa and suzann pettersen for europe. england's charley hull will kick things off around midday, when she and german rookie esther henserleit face world number one nelly korda and allisen corpooz. i have been in solheim cups and played some really good golf so when i take away from the three i have been in, i know i have played solid golf but at the end of the day we want to get points and it's just all going to come together and i certainly don't feel like i've lost confidence because of the record but i certainly want to put more points on the board. for a lot of players this is the — for a lot of players this is the pinnacle of our careers. it's — the pinnacle of our careers. it'sj'ust_ the pinnacle of our careers. it'sjust extremely the pinnacle of our careers. it's just extremely important to us— it's just extremely important to us and _ it's just extremely important to us and it means a lot to

win — to us and it means a lot to win even _ to us and it means a lot to win. even contributing to the team — win. even contributing to the team and _ win. even contributing to the team and our individual points as well— team and our individual points as well and we are just great friends — as well and we are just great friends and i think that's extremely important in team lolf extremely important in team golf and _ extremely important in team golf and when we go out there tomorrow_ golf and when we go out there tomorrow with our partner we will do — tomorrow with our partner we will do anything for them and we have _ will do anything for them and we have the back and that is what — we have the back and that is what is _ we have the back and that is what is most important. and these are the pairings that will go out first in the foursomes. this is when each team take alternate shots with the same ball. in the last group, spaniard carlota ciganda who won all four of her matches in spain last year and secured the point to retain the trophy is playing with sweden's linn grant, they face world number 2 lilia vu and sarah schmetzel who is the lowest ranked american at 58 in the world. the funeral of sven—goran erikkson, the former england manager, has been held in torsby, the swedish town where he grew up. hundreds attended the service including david beckham, who was englands capatin during eriksson�*s time in charge between 2001 and 2006. erikssen, who was 76, won numerous club honours, league and cup titles with gorthenburg,

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pipping lewis hamilton in the final moments of the session. and british teenager 0liver bearman was eleventh in his first fi practice — he's replacing kevin magnussen for haas. we heard yesterday how mclaren are going to adopt team orders to favour lando norris as they try and catch max verstappen over the last 8 races of the season. probably not in this car though. this is a replica of the mclaren pi road—car — made entirely from lego. norris gave it a spin around silverstone. it's comprised, of 342,000 bricks and components and hundreds of their own battery units. it took 23 people 8,344 hours of development using 393 different different bits. i wonder if there was one left in the box after the'd finished it? the first test match to take place between afghanistan and new zealand has been washed out without a single ball bowled across the five days. this was in the greater noida region in india near delhi and it's the first time a men's test has been completely

washed out in the country. it was the first time a test had been scheduled there and the prospects of play were never good with persistent rain for the last 2 weeks. rafael nadal says he won't play for europe in the laver cup in berlin next week. the 22—time grand slam winner hasn't played since his defeat alongside compatriot carlos alcaraz at the paris olympics in august. he didn't give a specific reason for his withdrawal but said, "this is a team competition and to really support team europe, i need to do what's best for them and at this moment there are other players who can help the team deliver the win." miami dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa has sustained a concussion for the third time in his nfl career. he collided with an opponent during the third quarter of their defeat to the buffalo bills. he didn't need to go to hospital but played no further part in the game and will have further tests today. it's the third time he's suffered concussion, his first two in the 2022 season, came in back to back games and led to the league and union

revising their concussion protocols. lots more on the bbc sport website. keep across the solheim cup which gets going in the next 15 minutes. from me, for now, goodbye. the prison population of england and wales fell by more than two thousand in the week of the mass release of prisoners at 40% of their sentence. figures published in the past hour show that the weekly prison population was down 2,188 on the previous week. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford breaks down the figures. as prisons were unlocked this morning, the population stood at 86,333 and that is down more than 2,000 in a week. the problem is that this

was something that was already developed by the labour government when they first came into power injuly, but in august the prison population went up by a thousand. so in fact they have actually, if you look across the piece from the beginning of august, they've actually only reduced the prison population by a thousand. so it's not as good as it might have been because of the rioting and disorder over the summer. exactly, because even that mass release we were witnessing and you were reporting on that consistently, that question over how much time the government has bought itself is still really important. yes. i think there was a sort of an idea that they had maybe bought themselves about 18 months before they were hitting up against the maximum population again by the mass release this week and the one that is scheduled for october. i think now because of the increased prison population just from the rioting in the summer there is a sense that maybe the amount of time they have bought themselves is going to come down

closer to a year. these things are fairly unpredictable, we don't quite know how good the courts are going to be next year in terms of recovering from the pandemic because that can have an effect on prison population. but certainly they are not buying themselves ten years, 15 years. it's a matter of a year or so. and when we are talking about that next mass release, will it be on the same terms as this one that we saw? the release this week was for people who had prison sentences of five years or less or for violent offenders for years or less. the release that is coming in october will be for prisoners whose sentences were over five years, apart from violent offences. so people serving much longer sentences, people serving sentences of seven, eight, nine, ten years will be coming out at the 40% stage rather than the 50% stage. so it's a different kind of prisoner. we hope not serious violent offenders. that is certainly what the government's intention is. but as we saw this week, there are always odd cases that

fall through the cracks. in the uk, the first so—called "citizens jury" on assisted dying in england has backed a change in the law to allow people who are terminally ill to end their life. the jury of 30 people spent eight weeks listening to expert evidence and campaigners, and concluded it should only be an option for those who are terminally ill and have the capacity to make their own decisions. our medical editor fergus walsh has the details. away from the placards and the protests, the citizens jury was intended to produce a measured response to this highly sensitive issue. jury members were selected to be representative of the makeup and the views of the population, which meant most were already in favour of assisted dying at the start. by three to one, the jury voted in favour of the law

being changed to allow assisted dying for those with a terminal condition who have the capacity to make their own decisions. the lethal drug could be self—administered or given by a health professional. ashok was part of the jury and says they were given time to explore the issue in depth. it was an amazing experience and it was nerve—racking. it was sensitive. it was like a mixed emotion to be part of this actually, because it is a very sensitive topic to be deliberated. 0urjury members wanted terminally ill people not to suffer and prolong the agony, and to have the option to choose to die in their own country rather than going abroad to die. a minority ofjurors were concerned that assisted dying could be misused without adequate safeguards. there was near—universal support for more funding for palliative care. we know that policymakers want to have more evidence about what the public think.

they want to understand the richness, the detail of people's views and understand where, for example, people want to see safeguards and other considerations around, for example, palliative care. 0pinion polls have consistently shown overwhelming public support for assisted dying in the uk. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has said he's committed to giving mps a free vote on the issue at some point. private members bills have already been introduced at westminster and at the scottish parliament, holyrood. the isle of man and jersey, which pass their own laws, are already on track to introduce assisted dying. but throughout the british isles, the impassioned debate on this key issue will continue. fergus walsh, bbc news. that said from me but stay with us on bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. you may have noticed it was pretty cold this morning, the earliest september frost across england and the temperature down to —2.7 degrees in yorkshire this morning. through the next few days, that colder air disappearing. you notice on this air mass picture, we switch to a southwesterly by saturday and into sunday, so the temperatures rising, we won't see that frost again for a while. for today, staying pretty sunny for the rest of this afternoon. a few showers affecting northern scotland, perhaps some down the north sea coast as well. more cloud across northern ireland later but otherwise, with light winds and that sunshine, feeling pleasant, milder than the last few days. through tonight, the cloud increasing across scotland and northern ireland. the southwesterly wind picking up with rain pushing in and, crucially, because of the southwesterly wind and that cloud, temperatures perhaps

staying in double figures, so a much milder night compared to last night. whereas, for england and wales, with clearer skies, perhaps chilly but not as cold as this morning. sunshine to greet us first thing across england and wales. the cloud increasing across scotland and northern ireland with rain and turning gusty here as well. temperatures up a little, up to 19 celsius, but in that sunshine in the south east, feeling pleasant. sunday, the wet weather across northern areas moving southwards gradually on this weather front. during the day, rain in scotland, northern england into wales. it will take a while but will eventually push into the far south. for much of a day, dry with sunny spells. as rain clears northern areas, some sunny spells and temperatures up by a degree or so with that milder air pushing in from the atlantic, up to 20 degrees. next week, high pressure becomes dominant and that

keeps the weather settled through the week. there will be sunny spells, dry weather around and temperatures up to 23 celsius, more typical for the time of year in september. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the uk government says russia's claims that six british diplomats were spying, are "completely baseless". it comes as sir keir starmer prepared to meet president biden — they'll discuss vladimir putin's warning over allowing ukraine to strike inside russia using western weapons. the governor of nigeria's borno state tells the bbc that an estimated two million people have been affected by floods there.

two men have been charged with burglary after a painting by banksy was stolen from a gallery in central london on sunday. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the uk government says russian accusations against six british diplomats in moscow are "completely baseless". the group was expelled by the kremlin, which accused them of spying and sabotage. the russian government said london had engaged in "multiple unfriendly acts" and that actions of the british embassy in moscow aimed to cause harm to russia's people. but the government here says it believes the suspension came after it brought in measures against the russian embassy earlier in the year. these developments come on the day that britain's prime minister, keir starmer, is due to meet president biden at the white house.

on thursday, president putin warned western governments not