patrick gearey, thank you, and andy swiss _ anfield. at the etihad, - anfield. patrick gearey, thank you, | and andy swiss at the etihad, thank you. match of the day is on bbc1 at 10:30pm tonight to look back on all the action. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall are to appear in a special platinum jubilee episode of eastenders. they visited the set of the bbc soap in march — it's now emerged while there they were filmed for an episode to be broadcast on the 2nd ofjune. rhaya barton reports. eastenders theme. when tv royalty meets real—life royalty. this was the duke and duchess of cornwall visiting albert square back in march. but it wasn't just a social visit. we now know the royal couple will be starring in a specialjubilee episode of eastenders to celebrate the queen spending 70 years on the throne. cheering. they won't be tangling with the mitchells or setting up on the market, though. they will be dropping in on a street party celebration as themselves. it's one of the best days of my life, honestly. and i mean that. i'm su

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news.ighlights of today's prmier league games, but here come the results, if you want them. liverpool are now 16 points clear at the top of the table after they beat manchester united 2—0 at anfield. virgil van dijk and mohamed salah scored the goals. in the day's other match, burnley beat leicester 2—1. that's your sport. that is it for us, a first look on the paper is coming up hello. this is bbc news. the prime minister has said he will raise the ‘driving habits' of us military personnel with the secretary of state, mike pompeo, after video footage emerged of another incident of a car being driven on the wrong side of the road, near the army base where harry dunn died. police also revealed details of a third incident in which a police vehicle was struck by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in october. we are certainly raising all those issues about the driving habits of us personnel at the base and we are continuing to work forjustice for harry dunn and for his family. the

patrick gearey, bbc news. the actorjohn bluthal, has died at the age of 89.for playing the likable but dull parish council secretary frank pickle in the vicar of dibley. tell us what you had for breakfast. toast. laughter i need a bit more than that, so make something up. let your imagination run wild! wild. great. two pieces of toast. laughter its star dawn french paid tribute on social media, saying "cheeky, naughty, hilarious. bye darlin bluey." he also appeared in carry on films and worked regularly with spike milligan. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:05 — bye for now. you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. it'513:10. president trump has said the us will determine in the next few days who it thinks was behind the murder of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. there have been reports that the cia believes mr khashoggi's killing was ordered by crown prince mohammed bin salman. saudi arabia has blamed rogue intelligence agents. essentially they're continuing with a policy of

here's our sports reporter, patrick gearey.t the home of the current champions, chelsea showed why they are still favourites to be the next ones. a 3—0 win at leicester is some statement. the only questions surround a man not here. premier league top scorer diego costa didn't travel after a row with the coach about fitness. reports suggested there was big—money interest in him from china. diego costa! reports chelsea's manager says he knows nothing about. you can listen to a lot of things. if there are the problems, you solve the problems in the changing room. never during a press conference. yeah. but i repeat — "if". that word again — "if" costa did go, he would be following the likes of oscar in heading for easters riches. he is earning an estimated £a00,000 a week. china has been the next destination for other chelsea players. john obi mikel this year

patrick gearey, bbc news.stretched his lead over lewis hamilton in the formula one championship after an incident—packed azerbaijan grand prix. the german was fourth but was given a time penalty for bumping into hamilton's mercedes behind the saftey car, and the british world champion had a separate fault with his car that feliciano lopez is the new champion at queens. the spaniard came from a set down to beat marin cilic in the aegon championships, and there was a very popular winner in birmingham. with wimbledon starting a week tomorrow, the two—time champion petra kvitova beat the australian ashleigh barty in three sets in the aegon classic final. it was only her second tournament after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife attack last year. all this week on bbc news we have been highlighting some of the issues faced by women in sport. sailing is dominated by men. only 3% of professionals sailors are female, dominated by men. only 3% of professionals be ors are female, skill, endurance, str

it's been a brilliant tournament for both, as patrick gearey reports.rhaps nothing is more unlikely than the story of nadia podoroska. behind these steps is a meandering journey of thousands of miles from rosario, argentina through battles with body and money. two or three years ago, i had too many injuries. i drop my ranking and eight months i was out of the tour. and then, i did not have money to start playing the tournament and it was a very tough moment for me. all but one of her grand slams had ended in the anonymity of qualifying, but she broke through, stunning in the quarterfinal. no qualifier has ever made it this far this event, but that is where it got complicated. opponent iga swiatek is ranked 54th in the world but clearly hurtling higher. nadia podoroska said she didn't want to wake from her french open dream, but the iga swiatek forehand was a brutal grooming alarm call. the polish woman isjust i9 and has a teenager's disregard for the speed limit. those rockets clocked 80 mph. she had already left her opponent in the dust. nadia podorosk

patrick gearey reports. patrick gearey rounds up the action. hopes it was baku or bask in my victory at azerbaijan was essential so victory at azerbaijan was essential so in the lyre slowing capital city they chose to aim high, that is six foot five kieffer moore who might have retired this year with a fractured skull, nights like this need courage. bravery takes different forms and sometimes it is the decision tojust different forms and sometimes it is the decision to just have a go, danieljames did, harry wilson and wales benefited. 2—0, that sucked the nerves out of the air, and there we re the nerves out of the air, and there were chances for a third but the job was done, or at least part one. hungary on tuesday will be decisive. more than i do know michael 0'neill will be leaving but first he has something he would like to finish. like wales and northern ireland are guaranteed a place in the play—offs, so guaranteed a place in the play—offs, so why not have a go against the netherlands? the referee spotted a dutch handball, penalty. steven

patrick gearey is in melbourne for us.by very english conditions here in melbourne, only taking two of australia's second innings wickets before the rain, and showers turned to storms after three o'clock and there was no more play. england will be consoled by the fact they are the only side with a realistic chance of winning this test, so they will avoid the dreaded 5-0 test, so they will avoid the dreaded 5—0 ashes whitewash. the only lasted one ball this morning beforejimmy anderson was out, so then alastair cook 244 not out, batting all the way through the england innings undefeated, the first enlistment to do that since 1997, and a record score for anyone who has done that ina score for anyone who has done that in a test match. england managed to ta ke two in a test match. england managed to take two of australia's second innings wickets, and then there was that really crucial period of play, england bowling to david warner and steve smith, the two best australian batsmen, and england's tactics was to dry up the runs,

patrick gearey, bbc news.inals of the vienna open, as world number one novak djokovic suffered the heaviest defeat of his career. the serb was beaten in straight sets by italy's lorenzo sonego, who is ranked 42nd in the world and only came into the tournament as a lucky loser. afterwards, sonego described the win as the best of his life. it's the first time djokovic has ever been beaten by such a margin, winning just three games. waiting for sonego in the last four will be britain's dan evans, who overcame grigor dimitrov in three sets to reach his second atp 500 semifinal of the year. chris gayle has become the first batsman to hit 1,000 sixes in t20 cricket. the west indies batsman achieved the feat in the ipl for his kings 11 punjab side with some trademark huge hitting. how h ow ofte n how often have we seen that? it didn't end too well, though, as he was remarkably bowled out on 99 — you can see how frustrated he was — just one short of his century! he's hit over 300 more sixes than anybody else. and i'm

patrick gearey, bbc news. british and irish lions have arrived in new zealand ahead of their 10 match tour. head coach warren gatland has admitted they have a tough schedule ahead. they landed in auckland overnight — just three days before their first tour match against the nz provisional barbarians. the all blacks head coach steve hansen said the lions should have arrived a week before their first game — while gatland urges players not to listen to the negativity. i've mentioned how difficult the schedule was for 12 months. for people to talk about it now seems a little bit ironic, as we've all been well aware of it and how tough it is. you cannot well on it, we cannot change it. if you let negativity in terms of thinking about those sorts of things worry you, it is going to influence a team. it is what it is, and we are excited about it, looking forward to it. the schedule is tough, but some of those tough games are going to get a slice preparation for the test series. it's been a long couple of months since

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news. in the premier league, leaders liverpool are currently beating manchester united 1—nil at anfield, victory would take them 16 points clear the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend. a lot of dry weather with sunshine, but it was cold with frost and fog during the mornings. monday, we start the new working week with high pressure and it will stay mainly dry with a good deal of sunshine, particularly gci’oss southern areas. further north, we've got these weatherfronts and more isobars bringing in more cloud and breeze. we start monday on a less cold note across the north and west of scotland than much of central, southern portions of the uk. a ha

patrick gearey, bbc news.ic the professional footballers association has been telling us its seen a rise in the number of footballers — current and former — accessing its counselling services for mental health. and they fear with the financial instability in the sport at the moment, things could get worse. in 2016, they had 160 members get in touch for mental health support. by 2019 that number was up to 653. and for 2020 — that number was already at 46a in september, and could surpass last year's total by the end of this year. as part of mental health awareness week i've been speaking to former brentford player michael bennett who's director of player welfare at the pfa. i think initially it was the financial aspect of things which we re financial aspect of things which were causing anxiety and low moods that define our situation where you had players who had been caught up in the panic of buying food spending made they did not have. you had financial concerns coming to an end with their contracts particularl

mclaren driver beat defending world champion max verstappen to take first place in miami, as patrick geareyorts. cheering. the boy from glastonbury, crowd—surfing at last. for years, lando norris has been the support act. now, finally, he is the headliner. i'm just proud, really. like, i mean, a lot of people... i guess, doubted me along the way. i've made a lot of mistakes over my last five years, my short career, but today we put it all together, so this is all for the team. i stuck with mclaren cos i could believe in them and i did believe in them, and today proved exactly that. what he needed was an opportunity. in miami, it came initially from the misfortune of others. this crash meant a safety car, a chance for norris to change his tyres and seize control.

patrick gearey, bbc news.d cup every two years, saying, "players are not robots." fifa will hold a summit with its member associations and various fans groups at the end of the month. they say that there is a broad consensus that the international men's and women's calendar needs to be "reformed and improved". the current programme of fixtures runs until the end of 2023. fifa's head of global development, arsene wenger, is in favour of a world cup every two years while wiegman most certainly isn't. i wouldn't do it. why is that? because i think it's not good for the players, for their welfare. in europe, we are very organised. we have good competitions. we have the euros, then the olympics. then you have the world cup, which are major tournaments for us from europe, and i think when you have all these tournaments every year, when are the players going to get some rest? and when are they going to recover from a very intense football year every year in a row? players are not robots, so i don't think it's a very

our correspondent patrick gearey was watching.ll up, roll up, for wembley‘s big bank holiday giveaway. one lucky winner of derby county and aston villa gets a trip to the premier league, and with it at least £170 million over three years. if you stay up for one season, that becomes 300 million. it makes the 6.6 million going to next weekend's champions league winners look like peanuts. so, who wants to be a multimillionaire? villa buzzed first. on the brink of the break, anwar el ghazi the scorer with his shoulder. it's where it ends up that counts. derby's boss, frank lampard, won almost everything as a player, but the touchline could be a helpless place. he could only watch his goalkeeper kelle roos do this.

patrick gearey reports.end. on the top of your screen — and soon on top of the match — this was the road to their ninth straight grand slam title. there was a diversion. the accomplished pair fought back to nip the second set. but, when you've done it as often as hewett and reid, victory becomes a sort of muscle memory. this was the third australian open, but winning never becomes boring. in the past two years, they have seized every grand slam available. different surfaces, climates, and opponents — with one formidable constant. i think i've got a good leader next to me. ever since we first partnered, which was nine years ago now, he's always took me under his wing and mentored me. i think that relationship never changed. i'm just a little bit fearless out there, and he's the more composed, rational on the court. it would be easy to take glory for granted — but repeated success requires that you keep going up that hill. it sometimes hurts. and when they won wimbledon last year, there was worry behind the fi

patrick gearey, bbc news. congratulations to new zealand. first wave of athletes selected for the paralympicsgb squad for tokyo. great britain won 33 athletics medals in rio, including 15 golds. rachel latham has been talking to some of those heading forjapan. ina in a couple months' time, around 240 athletes are expected to compete for great britain at the paralympics in tokyo. but today, we are putting the spotlight on just three of them. pair athletics made its team announcement in loughborough this morning, and first up we spoke to paralympic champions holly arnold and hannah, croft. i’nn paralympic champions holly arnold and hannah, croft.— and hannah, croft. i'm really excited. _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited. i'm _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited, i'm really _ and hannah, croft. i'm really excited, i'm really nervous, l and hannah, croft. i'm really- excited, i'm really nervous, people are always asking me, this is her fourth paralympics? how can you be nervous? but i'm really excited, i think it's really nice now that l

patrick gearey reports. you cannot escape cricket in india.rist before the series even started. to win in india, body and mind must be aligned. we are to be mentally resilient in these conditions. that will be a real challenge for us, as it always is. you have to be prepared to play the long game and to outpace the other side. that will be a really important factor in the four games. england tend to be subordinate on the subcontinent. over the six series in the past 30 years, they've won only once in india. four years ago, they lost 4—0. and this time, of course, there will be a bubble. on arrival, england were swabbed up and then locked. to try and release the pressure, england in the likes of ben stokes and john for archer timeout before the tour and others will be rested during the series but not entirely noncontroversially. anyone who is criticising it has never been in a bubble for months. i think we need to get in and out because, at the end of the day, humans are social people, and if you're not having a great game or are not feeling go

patrick gearey, bbc victory tomorrow may only be a dry hour away. patrick gearey, bbc news.the top. leicester are still third in the table after they lost 2—1 at burnley. ashley westwood with the winner for the home side. that's your sport. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. high—pressure brought very different weather to weekend. high pressure brought very different weather to our shores this weekend.

patrick gearey, bbc news.ght, the fia says it'll conduct a clarification exercise into the running of the race to see what lessons can be learned. standard protocols appeared not to be followed on sunday as max verstappen beat lewis hamilton to the title. verstappen paid a visit to the red bull racing factory in milton keynes today to celebrate his first championship with the team. a warm hug from team principal christian horner. mercedes say they intend to appeal against the decision to reject their initial protest against the result on sunday. they have until 7pm tomorrow night to decide whether to press on with that appeal. races should be won on the track, and i think throughout the whole season we have been doing that. if you look at the whole season, take away the bad luck, you can say we should've already won the championship. but you're in that position and so, we will celebrate regardless but we at least won it on the track. and that's all the sport for now. welcome to newsday, reporting live from sin

patrick gearey, bbc news. yeah, lots to look forward to.ng from a car crash, which this evening, the los angeles county sheriff has said was caused by "driving at a speed that was unsafe". they said he was travelling at up to 87 mph in february, when the speed limit was 45. there's lots more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website, but that's all the sport for now. have a good night. hello there. it was a cold, frosty start on wednesday with sunshine, but the cloud arrived and we closed out wednesday with quite a lot of clout around, acting like a blanket through the night, so temperature is not falling quite as far. in actual fact the wind direction changing for thursday to more of the westerly, and that's going to drive something in the tool less cold across the country, with the darker blues the quarterjust being pushed out of the way for one day at least. also got some rain arriving with this area of low pressure, the wettest and the windiest of the weather always going to be into the far north—west for thursday. so, quite a lo

patrick gearey, bbc news.y of a result made for a fantastic team to be a part of it. and for us, very proud moment in our history and a proud momentjust as team, really. four british players remain in qualifying for next week's wimbldeon championships. arthur fery and anton matusevich play in the final round of qualifying over five sets tomorrow. katie swan and naykta bains play their second round matches tomorrow. swan had a comfortable straight sets win today as she beat the australian lizette cabrera 7-5, 6-2. finally, wales flanker justin tipuric has come into the starting team for saturday's british and irish lions match againstjapan at murrayfield. he replaces scotland back—rower hamish watson, who suffered a concussion in training. watson, who was set to make his first appearance for the lions, will be cleared to play again once he passes a series of medical tests. now, for everything else, you can head to the bbc sport website, but thatis head to the bbc sport website, but that is all your sport for no

here's patrick gearey.his test, it's shaping up to be the best brummie drama since peaky blinders. act one, ravi ashwin‘s trap. he lured joe root to the catcher around the corner. a pattern set in. dawid malan caught in the slips off ishant sharma. jonny bairstow caught in the slips off ishant sharma. ben stokes — you know the rest. it took england's youngest player to break free. sam curran, 20 years old, in his second test match, smashed 63, set india 194 to win, and turned the noise up at edgbaston. stuart broad's fed off such energy all of his career. he removed both indian openers. the game was turning again. india were soon five down, still more than a hundred behind. but there at the end is their captain and superstar, virat kohli. 84 runs are needed. this incredible drama now has another cliffhanger. patrick gearey, bbc news, at edgbaston. great britain have won theirfirst gold of the european championships, with victory in the women's cycling team pursuit, on the track in glasgow. there was also su

patrick gearey reports.tian 0tto rinaldo, you cannot trademark a hat—trick but if you could, yesterday's would be stamped with his name and a special number. for with those goals, rinaldo claimed that he had gone back the great pele pots are total of 767 official goals. in fact on social media, rinaldo set unlike others who said he had already beaten the record, he had waited because he counts goals pay based scored for the sao paulo seat team and the brazilian military team which was nice of them. fantastic speed... many of pele's goes don't survive on film. those that do are sometimes drained of colour and context and the actual number he scored is also a little fuzzy. the man or goat himself responded on is chagrined that he was only sorry he could not hug rinaldo after passing his record of goals and official matches. a lovely moment but that is a tricky phrase. some say pele actually scored 1283 goals but then a lot of those came in friendly�*s. a friend game though had a different meaning in and for pe

patrick gearey, bbc news.d. sean dyche's side don't have the required number of players due to injuries, africa cup of nations commitments and covid—19 issues. when you get to the point you feel you cannot add leaks that you cannot, that has to be looked at. and they have welfare, and the hardest thing of all, because we are asked to isolate, they can to train, and therefore when they come back in, you've got two days to get ready and they can't play, and that's very difficult. celtic were 2—0 winners over hibernian as a full capacity crowd was allowed following the lifting of scottish government restrictions. fans are back for the first time in 2022 and came in their droves. new signing daizen maeda ofjapan scored for the glaswegians after just five minutes of his debut. and a second from the penalty spot from josip juranovic 20 minutes later set the hoops on their way, as they move to within three of leaders rangers. cameroon have finished top of group a at the africa cup of nations after a 1—1 draw with cap

patrick gearey, bbc news.te there will be in play—highlights clips alongside live text commentary and there's also a highlights show on the bbc iplayer from 5pm on every day of each test. liverpool became the first english side to win six out of six in he group stage of the champions league beating ac milan 2—1 in italy. they were already guaranteed going through to the knockout stage as group winners, milan were bidding to finish second to reach the the next round and went head through fikayo tomori with almost half an hour gone. but their lead only lasted a few minutes as mo salah equalised for liverpool with his twentieth goal of the season. divock origi scored a late winner for the reds at wolves on saturday, and made it 2—1 to end milan's hopes. the draw for the knockout stage takes place next monday. manchester city, who'd already qualified top of group a were beaten 2—1 in germany by rb leipzig, riyadh mahrez scored late to give his side hope. but just when city thought they may have a chance of snatchi

patrick gearey, bbc news. of the day after the news, then press mute now. in the premier league, manchester united maintained their unbeaten record at old trafford this season. anthony martial came off the bench to score a late winner against tottenham. 1—0 it finished, which means spurs stay third, while united are second. in the day's other matches there were wins for arsenal, chelsea, liverpool and stoke, while league leaders manchester city maintained their unbeaten record this season, beating west brom 3—2. and in the scottish premiership, rangers are up to third in the table after a 3—1win against hearts, while unbeaten celtic were held to a draw at home to kilmarnock. there were also wins for aberdeen, hamilton, partick thistle and hibernian. lewis hamilton is closing in on a fourth formula 1 world title, but could only secure third place on the grid for tomorrow's mexican grand prix. hamilton will start behind his nearest title rival sebastian vettel, who took pole position in his ferrari with red bull

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's all from me tonight., will be on the andrew marr show tomorrow at 9am. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. an appeal has been made to identify a man who has urinated next to the memorial to pc keith palmer. the police officer was stabbed to death in the westminster bridge terror attack in 2017. this photograph was taken during the protests that were held in westminster this afternoon. the metropolitan police federation chairman, ken marsh, has suggested the man pictured should be sent to prison. a little earlier my colleague shaun ley spoke to the conservative mp and former defence minister tobias ellwood who was one of the first on the scene when pc palmer was killed and attempted to save his life. i'm really saddened to see this, in fact, disgusted. it's one of the most disturbing images i've seen. we're going through a very difficult period of self reflection here, quite rightly, for us to look back and have a long overdue debate about our complex past and perhaps be more aware and more cr

patrick gearey, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. more coming at top of the hi there.england. before the rain cleared away. i think it's drier for england and wales. could even be down to lower levels but elsewhere, with clearer skies, we could see a touch of frost. the bulk of the country, though, with southerly winds, as you can see, the mild air trying to push in so, for monday, then, we'll have that area of snow it will tend to ease down and become confined to the northeast. the rest of the country, could see a bit more sunshine but still quite cold in the north and east. monday and tuesday and then, all areas will turn more one or two spots could be up to 15 degrees. took her own life. about her death. soil, and then taken back to saudi.

patrick gearey, bbc news.ck cycling world cup in london. fred white and matthew walls took silver in the madison, finishing second to denmark in the long—distance points race. it follows—up on the women's team pursuit gold medal on the opening day and kadeena cox's victory over paralympic champion dame sarah storey. there was heartbreak for england's men's hockey team, who missed out on a place in the world cup final. they were beaten by belgium 6—0 in their semi—final in india. england will now play off against australia in the bronze medal match tomorrow. and the new formula e season is underway. portugal's antonio felix da costa won the opening race of the electric car series in saudi arabia. battery improvements mean the cars can now reach speeds of 170mph and last the full 45 minute race. that's it from me, but there's more on the bbc sport website, including justin rose — on course to finish the season as the world's number one golfer. goodnight. that's it. you can see more on all of today's stories on t

patrick gearey, bbc news.d jude bellingham during thursday's world cup qualifier in budapest. prime minister borisjohnson has urged fifa "to take strong action against those responsible". piara powar is the executive director of the football against racism in europe network. seeing things like that, with monkey chance and black players being targeted, is something that has been going on for a very, very long time, and it is something that is now... the time must be now to do more to tackle this and to make sure that everything that is possible to tackle this type of abuse is being done. great britain have passed the 100—medal mark at this year's tokyo paralympics. there were three golds on day ten. world tim highjump champion jonathan broom—edwards, a silver medallist in rio, went one better this time by clearing 2.10 metres with his second attempt for gold. owen miller, making his paralympic debut, put in a strong final lap to win the t201,500 metres in 3:51iz57 seconds, ahead of russian alexander rabotnitski

good evening. the british number one. as patrick gearey reports. and repetitions would have gone intois sudden success. which is a position to do this on the first point of the french open. the first point of the french open. comfortably trumped by the british number one. number one. crashed through since his rapid rise in the australian open. in the australian open. numbers, there are flickers of the player some feel he will become. player some feel he will become. biggest summer of his career with an almost blemish free victory. almost blemish free victory. that will attract plenty of attention. patrick gearey, bbc news. that was delayed due to thunderstorms in paris last night. since becoming a mother. but beat krystina pliskova in the first round. makes financial sense to the governing body. community football. debut this evening. on the world cup qualifiers. now is qualification for the european championship in 2020. we will do everything in our power that we can do to qualify this time. that we can do to qualify this time. been playing very well for the team over the last two se

patrick gearey, bbc news. know the scores, then look away now. maurizio sarri maintained his 100% start to life in the top tier of english football, eden hazard coming off the bench to set up marcos alonso‘s winning goal in a 3—2 victory. harry kane scored his first goal of the season as tottenham beat fulham 3—1 at wembley. celtic put a bad week behind them to reach the quarter finals of the scottish league cup. after successive defeats for the first time under manager brendan rodgers, they beat championship side partick thistle 3—1. triple european champion dina asher—smith finished second in the women‘s 200m on her return to the track at today‘s diamond league meeting in birmingham. meanwhile, reece prescod ran the 11th fastest time by a british man in the men‘s 100m, american christian coleman pipping him in a photo finish. both sprinters clocking a time of 9.94 seconds. former heavyweight boxing champion tyson fury‘s moved a step closer to one of the division‘s most anticpated fights after victory in belf

it was watched by patrick gearey. flood lights on but no son but at least it was dry.a long way from australia but at times aaron finch looked as though he was trying to hit it back there. together with david warner he gave the aussies a superb start. a man punished for a famous mistake got away with one here. it brought up got away with one here. it brought up his first century with his country since that ball tampering band. as for pakistan, for a while it was this... but you can't stay mad at them for long because next they were back at this... bowling australia out for 307, it might have been many more. pakistan still had a chance especially while they were hitting them like this. hard to believe that just two ballss after that beauty they collapsed. burning brightly but too briefly. they were seven down and surely heading for defeat but this is pakistan and you never know. they have a number nine creates a —— capable of creating chaos. their hopes were ended with a slightest edge. typically there match ended with a mix up. if you give the aussies make a glimpse th

patrick gearey reports.nal of 2020... the grand national, turned digital. while aintree was empty today, the 40 horses most likely to have run for real in the actual grand national fought it out virtually instead. the simulated race has been run since 2017 and uses computer imagery and complex algorithms to see how it would have played out. it's been pretty true to life so far. usually, it's part of the build—up. this year, with real sports shut down, this was the main event, broadcast on itv. it is the greatest race in the calendar of racing, without question. so not to have a grand national doesn't seem right, so we've done everything we can to recreate the grand national in the best possible way. of course, it wouldn't be the national without a flutter and you could bet on the virtual result up to a maximum of £10, with all profits going to the nhs. in real life, tiger roll would have been going for a third national win in a row, but in the virtual race, he was overtaken by aso, who found out the aintree

patrick gearey, bbc news, in sydney.on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:05pm. bye for now. the prime minister has defended her government's record on the nhs, saying it was better prepared for a winter crisis than ever before. in an interview with the bbc‘s andrew marr show, she said she recognised people's concerns over the nhs, but that extra funding was being put in to the service. league nhs has been better prepared for winter pressures than it has been before. operations being postponed well part of the plan. the only operations to be reinstated as soofi as only operations to be reinstated as soon as possible. it is about those who need urgent care are able to get that treatment when they need it. i visited finlay park hospital in a few days ago, i also know that the nhs staff have been doing a fantasticjob. they do that day in and day out and have been working really ha rd over and day out and have been working really hard over this time of winter pressure. and really delivering for people and

patrick gearey reports.re you are in the wider picture, while keeping your mind clear. 0llie pope has that rare clarity. this is only his sixth test but already he seems to be on top of things — 50. he and joe root mopped up the bowling. this was getting away from south africa, fast. then, a fightback. first pope went, then root. this time he's got him! sam curran lasted one ball. three wickets for 11 runs. were things starting to swing? stuart broad certainly was. he batted the attack all around johannesburg. by the order, he's england's worst batsman. partner mark wood, second worst. and yet, watch them go, enjoy the show! england ended up on 400. surely the series now beyond south africa. after all, the local batting's not inspired too much confidence of late and england often bowl quicker. around 90 miles an hour in mark wood's case. pieter malan was the first domino down. the others toppled behind him. these the shots of beaten men and tired minds. six south africans came and went, three to wood. on a g

patrick gearey reports.en that's not lord's on a saturday morning. for englishmen in the seats and at the crease, important not to get carried away. just top things up. old friendsjoe root and jonny bairstow made serene progress on a pitch so helpful to batsmen, that maybe india could have done with the extra man. just not, perhaps, that extra man. despite the brilliant disguise, his test career is probably over before it started. unfortunately, jonny bairstow was deceived a little easier here. he'd scored 57 but that face showed regret at a chance missed. he'd have wanted to be there when root went to his 22nd test century. he's in the kind of form that puts him among the world's best. it's another hundred forjoe root. the problem is bringing his team with him. jos buttler then moeen ali stayed a while, then left abruptly. ishant sharma got them both. and then sam curran, first ball. that was how he meant to play it. root, of course, needed no second chances. on he went, past 150, taking england into the le

patrick gearey reports. wales are planning their world cup down to the last note.herteam him. singing lessons to help them with her team him. that is a warren gatland way, this is his final home match as wales' head coach but the first verse was set to an irish tempo. that is jacob stockdale with a new aerodynamic haircut, ireland hoping he will be their bullet train injapan. once he is off it is nonstop until he reaches his destination. they were 15—3 up at the break and then scored a penalty try in the second wales filing their final audition, a day before the world is cup squad is named. or lane taking his cue on debut and impressing his boss. probably... warren gatland said this week he doesn't care about rankings for the locals do and well is' number one spot was on the line, rhys patchell continuing the comeback charge but the momentum ended there while ireland might have found some are just the right time. from defeated dragons to georgia, scotland's next calling point on the path ofjapan. they ran in five tries in a 411—10 win and look to have found their s

patrick gearey, bbc news. that's it for now. we're back with the late news at ten.ose peace talks between the afghan government and the taliban, which are under way in the gulf state of qatar. 0ur chief international corresopondent, lyse doucet, is there. the bright lights of doha seem a long way from afghanistan. they are, but today, as you have been hearing, a very first and historic step was taken in what will be a very long and very hard road towards ending four decades of a devastating war. it is also, for so many afghans who travelled here, a very emotional moment. they spoke of that today, about how emotional they feel, all of them pondering the losses that every family across afghanistan has felt in all of these years of war. after the opening ceremony, from which you heard those speeches, the two sides sat down for their first direct negotiations. the taliban on one side, the afghan government on the other. after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. they were able to agree on the formula for the talks. on a 6—member committee to facili

patrick gearey, bbc news, twickenham.home to chelsea today. if you've been avoiding the days results because you're waiting for match of the day 2, which follows the news, then look away now. it was an emphatic start to the season at old trafford as frank lampard lost his first league match in charge. united winning 4—0 thanks to two goals from marcus rashford, £80 million summer signing, the defender harry maguire, enjoying an impressive debut with his man of the match performance. just the one goal separated arsenal and newcastle, pierre emerick aubamayang scored it, as steve bruce lost his first league match in charge. the day's other game between leicester and wolves finished goalless. jermain defoe helped himself to three goals, his first rangers hat trick, as they beat hibernian 6—1 in the scottish premiership. this was him getting his second, it means rangers and celtic are the only two premiership sides to win their opening two matches. fifth placed st mirren earned their first win of the season against aberdeen.

patrick gearey, bbc news, in melbourne.in court today accused of smuggling drugs into egypt has been adjourned. laura plummer‘s sister says the hearing has been put back 2a hours after the defendant became visibly upset. the 33—year—old shop worker from hull was arrested in october when she was found with 290 tramadol tablets in her suitcase. the painkiller is legal in the uk, but not in egypt. christmas is meant to be a time of giving for all — but one family from west yorkshire has gone further than most with their seasonal goodwill. the clarkes from halifax collected clothes, sleeping bags and food, and drove to calais. they've been giving them to some of the thousands of refugees and migrants still in the area, despite the closure of the so—called jungle camp. here's their story, in their own words. i'm katie clarke from halifax, west yorkshire. good morning! we have had people leaving donations. thanks very much, that's great, and they are clearly marked. so we've filled our van up with mats, sleeping bags, blankets, h

patrick gearey reports.n making up super league's first clad since march to 15th, and the catalan fans hadn't waited that long just to watch oliver gill thus scored for wigan warriors inside seven minutes. that was a sound we had almost forgotten, the locals booing the rest. if there we re the locals booing the rest. if there were doubts of a forward pass, no such excuses here. we can skip through south—west france as if to rub it in, there score a's name devon french. 16—0 then at the break. wigan were allowed to travel to this without quarantine, and they played without restriction. joe burgess got his second try of the game. then sam powell helped make it 28-0. the game. then sam powell helped make it 28—0. the dragons' preparation had been affected by self—isolation due toa been affected by self—isolation due to a virus outbreak. at least they gave their fans a couple of tries to watch, if not exactly celebrate. wigan enjoyed spoiling the fun. after all, who knows when they will play in front of fans aga

patrick gearey, bbc news, in melbourne.s celebrations take place amid rising tensions in the region, following the us decision to recognisejerusalem as israel's capital earlier this month. from bethlehem, our religion editor martin bashir reports. in a town famous for a miraculous birth, bethlehem is praying for a new miracle, the appearance of tourists. the fragile peace in this holy place has been shaken by president trump's announcement earlier this month that america would officially recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the threat of violence immediately affected businesses in bethlehem, like the five—starjacir palace hotel, where there are now plenty of rooms at the inn. every year, we are fully booked at christmas and new year. this year, we had before, it was overbooking, but when the uprising started, everything cancelled. and is this because of what donald trump said? of course, of course, because the uprising... what he said, the uprising started, we lose everything. and it's notjust tourists who are look

and, ireland beat france to maintain their challenge, as patrick gearey reports.. so, too, the six nations. blown off course last time, scotland in paris. brilliant clear by the french. wales in cardiff. and scores! 0ne further false move for either and their championship hits a dead end. so, much hanging over this. for 20 minutes, so little ground given. until wales set off on the open road. liam williams, the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's barriers. so they tried to catch them another way. finn russell kicked scotland closer. but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped — for now. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in a city of train—spotting, try—spotting. was it? it was, just. scotland ahead. they moved six points clear, then wales responded. this time rhys webb asked the question but before he reached the try—line he reached touch. the answer was no try. under the pump scotland have cracked in the past. now the pressure powered them. a fizzer to tim visser. delirium, vern cotter—sty

our sports correspondent patrick gearey has been watching the action at headingley.lows jamie overton — a bowler on debut — to bat to the brink of a century. 97 — he had come so close, he had come so far. because together with jonny bairstow, he'd changed the game, and bairstow kept going. past 150, past new zealand. an innings that started with england in crisis ended with england in front. the boy from bradford beloved in leeds. having left with love, he returned with gloves as stand—in wicketkeeper. england ahead by 31 and hunting wickets. that was the first — will young. but slowly england moved from chasing to fetching. kiwi confidence inflated. tom latham and kane williamson looked comfortable. england needed new energy. cue overton... one ball after tea, he got latham. bairstow�*s catch among the pigeons. the weather kept them from maintaining a grip, but again, first ball after the restart, joe root struck. devon conway magnificently caught by ollie pope. now england were on the charge. new zealand's captain, williamson, edged matthew potts behind. england be

patrick gearey reports. they don't hide it at millwall.into. for this quarter—final, the den was a freezing cauldron — even the weather designed for maximum discomfort. it took until the second half for the lions to strike. alex pearce escaped his handler. the roar must have carried to westminster. millwall are in very real danger of being relegated to the third tier. and yet here wasjed wallace, beating his man, putting it on a plate for aidan 0'brien. 2—0, 11 minutes left. pandemonium. brighton were going out with a shrug against a side a division below them. finally, jurgen locadia gave them a bit of gumption. but only one minute of the 90 remained, plus stoppage time, and we were deep into that when solly march took aim and somehow took this into extra time. david martin would surely have had a lot on his mind, right through to penalties. a chance, perhaps, to be a hero? no. lewis dunk‘s kick meant jake cooper had to score. brighton had gone from the brink to the semifinal. patrick gearey, bbc news. brighton's reward — a wembley date w

patrick gearey, bbc news.�*s headline performance, which you can see after this programme. from worthy farm, our culture editor, katie razzall, has just sent this report and a warning her report does contain some flash photgraphy. # can't buy me love, love. # can't buy me love... 80 years of age and the pyramid stage is his. sir paul mccartney, glastonbury�*s oldest ever solo headliner. # can't buy me love... this morning's sound check took place in front of fans who had already claimed the best spots. some were really dressing for the occasion. i got here nice and early because i thought i'd make the most of it. i beat them all here. brilliant. we've only got nine and a half hours to wait. that's all. i've worked a night shift and i come here, haven't gone back to the tent but i may as welljust sit here and hang in— there. he's the legend, he's just written the soundtrack to our lives. - it's great. we are on the way to the park, you're not following me that far, are you? # don't walk away... noel gallagher w

patrick gearey reports.rded, the fans you see might seem a little flat, but this is a fixture that could never feel empty. there's something on every game, every pass, every goal. especially that one, from liverpool's mo salah. it was his side's first since the last round, ending a dry january. manchester united, though, are league leaders, and they have marcus rashford — a man of vision, who spotted mason greenwood, who slotted the equaliser. greenwood's just 19, the same age as liverpool's rhys williams. still learning — sometimes, the hard way. after williams missed this, he'd have known rashford wasn't going to. 2-1. jurgen klopp had hoped this game would reignite his team. sometimes, the switch only flicks when you force it. salah sparked. liverpool lit an old flame. it would be extinguished by magic. a year ago this week, united signed bruno fernandes, precisely to do things like this. so a rivalry built on close geography, sustained by competitive history, is settled by individual quality. patrick gea