and is it thiem's time at the atp tour finals as he ends the run of the world number one? good evening. england wingerjonny may produced a stunning solo try as they beat ireland in their second autumn nations cup match at twickenham. he crossed over twice in the 18 points to seven victory, which leaves england top of their group and on course to compete for the title on the finals weekend. joe lynskey reports. every year, every yea r, test every year, test match rugby lights up every year, test match rugby lights up the autumn, but with twickenham silence, england players say now it's down to them to make a spectacle. so here wasjonny may. before today, he'd gone five england games without a try. for him, that's a long wait. so, having just scored the opener, he then set off by himself. one man to beat... from deepin himself. one man to beat... from deep in his own half, he kicked and weaved his way to the ireland line, his 31st england try means only rory underwood has more, and extraordinary score and an exhausted player. two tries was all england needed. they topped up

staying with the atp finals — thursday sees rafa nadal play his must win match against the defendingon tuesday, which means he now has to beat tsitsipas or he's out. the 20 time grand slam champion's never won the atp finals but says he doesn't have anything to prove: i really don't need to show, even to myself or do no—one, that if i played my best tennis i think that if i played my best tennis ithinki that if i played my best tennis i think i can win against any surface and any player. but i have never one end of this finals, that is a real thing at the same time so no problem about that. i know i have to play my best if i want to have chances. hatmaker to british royals and american celebrities, philip treacy, is presenting his collection in st petersburg's museum of contemporary art. he says that right now there is a great need for entertainment and happy distraction. gail maclellan reports. not so much a hat, all the work of art. philip treacy create headpieces, imaginative designs made in experimental materials, worn by british royals and hollywood stars. he unveiled his latest

and who will bring the curtain down at london's 02 with victory in the atp tour finals?he champions liverpool are up against leicester in the premier league, a win for the latter would send them to the top of the table tonight. it is liverpool who lead after a jonny evans own goal. more in a moment but in the early game, everton beat fulham three two in what was the most entertaining match of the day at craven cottage. everton up to sixth in the table. nick parrot was watching. everton would have relished the prospect of visiting craven cottage. it is little coincidence there poor run ofform... it is little coincidence there poor run of form... the brazilian quickly made up for as absence. the hosts recovered from that early setback when bobby found it way through. calvert—lewin put everton back in front. and they should have cruised to victory. but fulham boss second tactical change almost turn things around. his heart might have sank when cavallaro became the latest fulham player to miss a penalty. 83 seconds later though, they were back in contention. this time, his s

and who will bring the curtain down at london's 02 with victory in the atp tour finals?ello, and welcome to sportsday. good evening. scotland were beaten by france at murrayfield in rugby union's autumn nations cup. victory would have seen them top group and clinch a place in the final. but it's france, who continue their brilliant run, victory against italy next weekend will see them top the group. katie gornall reports. this year, scotland have been a team on the rise. no longerjust good to watch, but hard to beat. here, their new—found resilience will be tested to the limit. france have staged their own renaissance, widely believed to be... but scotland would match them straight for stride. the ever reliable duncan we are kicking for the horizon in a first half dominated by boot. immediately after the break, france would showcase their attacking flair, sliding through the scotland defence. another penalty would leave scotland needing a bit of magic. just when they need them most, their attacking deserted them. and the gamble has not paid off. it was an unfortunate end

so dealing with that and going straight into the australian open leaves the atp copout and other eventsperhaps it can be moved back a week. but that would affect the calendar for a that follow it. absolutely. will people make their way down there to go through two weeks of quarantine and then play the open? i'm not too sure and let alone the qualifiers. that must be gone as well. love talking to be done but it's injeopardy at the moment. because we are in the middle of november of the players think about their off—season and how they're going to prepare but it's very difficult to understand when you are going to be able to travel, so were you are going to be able to travel, so were ring times for everyone and fingers crossed whether it's tennis australia or the local government to come up with a solution pretty rapidly. we've got used to this, the is where ted is now, such a shame, and having the us of a behind closed doors. the australian open is where iconic events, has great matches. a shame to lose it. we love the freshness that everyone comes to the australian open with, always see

world number one novak djokovic has made a winning start at the atp finals in london. way to victory at what is, of course, an empty 02 arena in straight sets against diego schwartzmann of argentina to sit top of his group, above daniil medvedev, who beat alex zverev. djokovic is looking to win the event for a record—equalling sixth time. we don't get to experience this format in any other tournament throughout the season, so if you lose a match or two matches in a group, you still have an opportunity, a chance to qualify for the semifinal. so i have been playing the atp finals in this arena for many years, and i have been blessed to experience some incredible matches and atmospheres and, you know, i must say that it feels very strange to play in front of empty stands. olympic champion caeleb dressel has set a new world record in the men's 100m individual medley, becoming the first person to go under 50 seconds in the event. the american set the time of 119.88 seconds for the cali condors team in their international swimming league semifinal in budapest. and that's all

our sports editor dan roan: behind closed doors, the action continued from racing at chelmsford to atpondon but with no gate receipts since march, sport are facing an unprecedented financial crisis and today came a rescue kids to help them survive the winter. this package alone compares very favourably, we believe it is the most generous single package of any country around the world. you gave more than five times more than that amount to the arts in the summer so what would you say to those who think that's unfair? first of all, it is worth remembering we have provided well over £1 billion worth of support for sports already in everything like thejob retention scheme, various loan facilities. it is our assessment of working with the sport to see what they need to compensate them for that. sale sharks prepare for the new season this weekend, premiership rugby union clubs like this will share £59 million and for them it is a lifeline. in principle it is absolutely a necessity, we can't survive. and part of the fabric of everyday life is playing sport as a hobby and for us it is professi

coming up in the sport, a huge match at the atp tour finals the sport, a huge match at the atp tourfinalstefan tsitsipas and the winner will reach the semifinals. campaigners say they‘ re extremely disappointed after a meeting with the housing secretary, robertjenrick, about how to pay for flammable cladding to be removed from tower blocks in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. the government set up a £1.6 billion fund to help remove dangerous cladding. but campaigners say it's woefully inadequate as sarah corker‘s been finding out. the government has been delaying, it's been procrastinating. they are hoping that another disastrous fire does not break out in one of these blocks. three years ago, ritu found out her tower block in south—east london has the same flammable cladding as grenfell tower. the government fund for cladding repairs has been plagued with delays. ritu's block was the first to have its application accepted but so far they have received just £50,000 and their estimated repair bill is more than £2 million, while other dangerous buildings may get nothing at all. it is bas

behind closed doors, the action continued from racing at chelmsford to atp tour finals tennis at theday came a rescue kit to help them survive the winter. this package alone compares very favourably, we believe it is the most generous single package of any country around the world. you gave more than five times more than that amount to the arts in the summer so what would you say to those who think that's unfair? first of all, it is worth remembering we have provided well over £1 billion worth of support for sports already in everything like thejob retention scheme, various loan facilities. it is our assessment of working with the sport to see what they need to compensate them for that. sale sharks prepare for the new season this weekend. premiership rugby union clubs like this will share £59 million and for them, it is a lifeline. in principle it is absolutely a necessity, we can't survive. and part of the fabric of everyday life is playing sport as a hobby and for us it is professional but we see what goes back into the community from professional sports. really warranted. 1! sport

what an atp debut for czech teenagerjonas forejtek — the 19—year—old beat former us 0pen champion marinn draw and what a way to make a mark, dismantling the former us open champion in just over an hour — 6—3, 6—2. up next for forejtek, the winner of roberto carballes baena, and richard gasquet — who play on tuesday. and you may have seen this on social media again. south korea's baseball bubbleboy lee raon returned to the field on monday. he threw out the first pitch before game one of the korean baseball organisation's playoff between the between champions doosan bears and the kt wiz. lee went viral earlier this year on kbo opening day when he arrived on the field in his bubble to promote social distancing, then threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the wiz. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjau, and the rest of the sport team, that's your tuesday sport briefing. that is, thank you to govern and attain. let's highlight this on bbc online which you can read in detail. it is fascinating, about a 2 million year old's goa

the world number one novak djokovic plays his all or nothing match at the atp finals on friday, whereht sets last time out against daniil medvedev, as he chases a record equalling sixth title but standing in his way on friday is zverev who is relishing the challenge. lam i am excited for friday. it is going to be the most difficult match that you can have here, against novak, we play twice already and i'm looking forward to it. i said from the beginning of the week for every match i'm going to improve because after the small injury i had because after the small injury ihad in because after the small injury i had in paris i needed to re cover i had in paris i needed to recover and get back into the rhythm. i can play even better on friday. and finally it's always good to see a hole in one in golf — so that's what we're going to end with. this is america's lexi thompson in the opening round of the pelican women's championship in belle air in florida. one bounce, two bounce, in it goes. at the third... helping her to a level par round of 70. she's six shots behind the leader, sophia popo

a full sports round—up including the dramatic conclusion to the atp finals in london, the last tournament and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, with the cuban missile crisis. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the unites states says it hopes to approve — and start distributing a

the world number one, novak djokovic, is back in action at the atp finals in london on wednesday whenelivering a masterclass to beat diego schwartzman in straight sets and his opening match, whilst medvedev made his mark on monday with a win over alexander zverev. now, after multiple delays, the nba draft finally arrives on wednesday. fans are going to start to see how their team will look when the 2021 season begins next month. the minnesota timberwolves won the nba draft lottery and have the first pick this year. it's going to comprise of two rounds and, unlike past drafts, where prospects walk across the stage to shake the commissioner's hand as they'd picked, this year as they're picked, this year it's not going to happen — it's going to be held virtually. and we end with surely one of the happiest men posting on social media as smiley ferran torres took to instagram to celebrate his own historic achievement, and spain's, following their 6—0 win over germany. "what madness," he says. "great game. a historic win for spain and my first hat—trick as a professional. unforgettable. com

dominic thiem has started the atp tour finals in london with a win, beating last yea r‘s champion stefanoen said they struggled without a crowd in london. it's the last time the event will be held there before it moves to turin. rafa nadal beat andrey rublev in the same group later on sunday. novak djokovic says that sealing the year—end men's world number one tennis ranking has eased some of the pressure on him as he heads into the atp finals. he's aiming to equal roger federer‘s record of six titles, and starts on monday against diego schwartzmann in a group that also includes daniil medvedev and the 2018 winner alexander zverev. this is the crown of all achievements in the year and it is unreal that i managed to win its and finish as the number one six times. i am obviously super proud of it but at the same time, also mixed emotions a little bit because of what is going on in the world. and sometimes in the nfl it's not just whether you're a good player but whether you do it in primetime and the reputations of some are plagued by their performances when the nation's watching. and later

both players are heading to london for the season ending atp finals which start next sunday. grand prix in valencia and now stands on the verge of becoming champion. it's only the 23—year—old's second season in the series. mir will win the title if he finishes on the podium at next weekend's valencian grand prix. and delhi capitals are through to the final of cricket's indian premier league for the first time. they beat the sunrisers hyderabad by 17 runs in abu dhabi and will now play the mumbai indians on tuesday. to the final cycling grand tour of the year — the vuelta a espana — where british rider hugh carthy finished in third place while slovenia's primoz roglic retained the winner's red jersey. carthy‘s surprise podium finish makes it a successful couple of weeks for british cyclists, following tao geoghegan hart's victory at the giro d'italia. it was delayed and shortened, but the vuelta a espana finally made it to madrid. 0ne the vuelta a espana finally made it to madrid. one man delighted to get there was primoz roglic, denied victory at the tour de france, the slove

and dominic thiem opened the atp finals with a win — getting revenge over the man he lost to in lastwon in three sets, later on, rafa nadal goes up against andrey rublev. tributes have been flooding in for the former liverpool, tottenham and england goalkeeper ray clemence — who has died at the age of 72. former liverpool great sir kenny dalglish said today we have lost a true legend. sentiments echoed by many across football. clemence won three european cups, five league titles, and two fa cups, in a career spanning more than 20 years. andy swiss reports. when it came to the art of goalkeeping, few could be ray clements. in the reports all conquering team of the 19705, she conquering team of the 19705, 5he was the cornerstone and his courage and composure key to their success in their products five league titles, three european cops and legendary status. even after he moved to tottenham in 1981, the liverpool fence and welcomed him back like a hero. he won the fa cup with the spurs a5 back like a hero. he won the fa cup with the spurs as well as 61 with england. only the presence of

and is it thiem's time at the atp tour finals as he ends the run of the world number one?ny may produced a stunning solo try as they beat ireland in their second autumn nations cup match at twickenham. he crossed over twice in the 18 points to 7 victory, which leaves england top of their group and on course to compete for the title on the finals weekend. joe lynskey reports. every year, test match rugby lights up the autumn, but with twickenham silent, england players say now it's down to them to make a spectacle. so here wasjonny may. before today, he'd gone five england games without a try. for him, that's a long wait. so, having just scored the opener, he then set off by himself. one man to beat... from deep in his own half, he kicked and weaved his way to the ireland line. his 31st england try means only rory underwood has more. and extraordinary score and an exhausted player. two tries were all england needed. they topped up their lead through the bit of owen farrell. he was scoring points against his dad, the ireland coach. their winning forms since lockdown has been

djokovic clearly not ready to bow outjust yet — matching roger federer‘s record of six atp finals singlesng to be a brilliant weekend with those two semi finals coming ahead of the final on sunday. sue barker will be there for us and she's with tim henman now. the winner in straight sets, he really set the tone, walked out there at the first few points and on his a—game wasn't the? there at the first few points and on his a-game wasn't the? you want to stamp his authority on it and how they have frailties on the second serve that novak djokovic got that early break winning 12 of the first 14 early break winning 12 of the first 16 points and does really good foundation for him to get the first said under his belt and second set was closer but you just felt that he a lwa ys was closer but you just felt that he always said that extra gear. talking always said that extra gear. talking a lot about the second serve and he first served outstandingly but that second serve, it was costing them so many points. it it's amazingly beady disparity that he is serving as a 110 miles an hour, making 70 pl

and who will bring the curtain down at london's 02 with victory in the atp tour finals?le tonight. it is liverpool who lead after a jonny evans own goal. more in a moment but in the early game, everton beat fulham three two in what was the most entertaining match of the day at craven cottage. everton up to sixth in the table.

might my indoor events such as last week was my atp finals tennis in london will now be able to havectators if they are in low—risk areas. to 1000 spectators if they are in low-risk areas. of fans not allowed in venues like the since march, today's news will come as a major boost to sports that depend on gate receipts. and a first step back perhaps towards the return of the passion and the atmosphere that the country has missed so much. great news today for grassroots sports which can resume next week and all tiers. robbie savage, who coaches a juniorfootball team tiers. robbie savage, who coaches a junior football team and campaign for a return of children's sport, told me how much the decision meant. i've got a big smile on my face and it means so much to the youngsters all around the country. it was imperative it was brought back from mental and physical well—being. the pressures on children in modern—day societies are already there are so they need a release on that release will be welcome. there was welcome news for indoor cash—strapped courts as well like was able to reopen. th

and it's going well for world number one novak djokovic, who's aiming for a sixth title at the atp finals sets opening win has sent him on his way. also coming up in the programme... a perfect fit, the jacket this man has dreamt of wearing for a very long time. we speak to the coach who helped dustin johnson get that record score at the masters. hello and welcome to sportsday. welcome to the programme. it began as a joke on social media, but it looks as though wrexham football club will be owned by two hollywood film stars. ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney have been given the green light by the supporters‘ trust to takeover the welsh national league side. they plan notjust to be figureheads but to invest financially, saying the sky's the limit and that they want wrexham to be a globalforce. craig templeton had the story. another bizarre twist in the strangest of years as it was confirmed that hollywood is coming to wrexham. yes, actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney‘s bid to ta ke reynolds and rob mcelhenney‘s bid to take over the national league club has been nearly accepted by nearly

thiem in a thrilling match at the 02, but he's still in the competition as the group stages of the atpue. also coming up in the programme... urgent action is required. the words of nobby stiles's family who say football needs to address the scandal of dementia in the game. all i hear from the football authorities as we need more studies, we need more studies. while they are doing that the players aren't getting the help they need and they need it now. welcome to the programme. a row has erupted tonight between the world anti—doping agency and the us anti—doping agency after a bill was passed by the us senate, allowing american officials to fine and imprison people involved in doping at international events involving american athletes. wada says the bill could de—stabilise global anti—doping, while giving us athletes a free pass, because it doesn't affect american professionals. called the rodchenkov anti—doping act after whistleblower grigor rodchenkov who exposed russia's state—sponsored doping program. punishments would include fines of up to $1 million dollars and prison sentences o

nadal and stefanos tsitsipas face play each other this evening for a place in the semi—finals at the atpore on that in a moment but we've already had one match today something of a dead rubber because the us open champions dominic thiem had already qualified for the last 4. this was always going to be andrey rublev‘s last match at the o2 arena, but he went out on a high winning in straight sets. so now attention turns to the nadal tsitsipas match which has a lot more riding on it. sue barker is at the 02 arena in london with former british number one tim henman. well, we know that dominic thiem is through so tonight it's rafael nadal against tsitsipas, it's such a wonderful match and two great blocks of his players coming head—to—head tonight. certainly it is with this round—robin format over the years had some public aid scenarios, but the beauty of this is it's winner takes all. the winner of this match will grow through to the semi finals and began to have this type of match up and began to have this type of match up is going to see who can really dictate play. at the get both played

an impressive start for novak djokovic at the atp finals, beating diego schwartzman in straight sets. the world number one is hoping to achieve a sixth title at the season—ending tournament. watching at the 02 is sue barker with tim henman. well, very comfortable victory for novak djokovic in straight sets. i thought it might be interesting when schwartzman broke early in the first set but he didn't get back into it. before the match, we were trying to painta before the match, we were trying to paint a picture how schwartzman could have a impact on the match. but it was always going to be an uphill task for schwartzman but we know the format of this event, with a round robin, although he lost easily, he still has a chance to go through to the semifinals so ominous signs that the rest of the field with jock of h signs that the rest of the field withjock of h playing so well. signs that the rest of the field with jock of h playing so well. it's not really schwartzman‘s surface. but it isjock of h's. not really schwartzman‘s surface. but it is jock of h's. yes, very much. in all indoor t

world number one novak djokovic has a fight on his hands to reach the semi finals of the atp finals inich he sealed in straight sets — guarantees his spot in the last four, whilst djokovic, who's aiming to win this event for a record—equalling sixth time, faces a straight fight against alexander zverev for the second qualifying spot. they meet on friday, with zverev having beaten diego schwartzmann earlier. england's cricketers will visit pakistan for the first time in 16 years next october, following the announcement of two t20 internationals. the tour‘s going to serve as a build—up to the twenty20 world cup in india that's scheduled to start in the same month, and comes as international cricket gradually returns to pakistan following that attack on the sri lanka team bus in 2009. england all—rounder moeen ali has welcomed the decision, and says it's a big step for international cricket. the teams that came over last year were amazing to have gone through the whole bubble, and obviously after the coronavirus pandemic, cricket was obviously on the edge and they helped massively with th

the world number one novak djokovic is through to the last four of the atp finals.beat alexander zverev in straight sets — 6—3, 7—6 at the o2 arena in london. he's aiming to win a record equalling sixth title at the end of season tournament and plays the us open champion dominic thiem in the semis tomorrow. that's all the sport for now. the weather as we head through the weekend is looking a little bit mixed. we will see a cold front moving south and that'll dominate things for the next few days. on saturday, eight mild and breezy sort of day. there will be some rain and initially that will be in the cold fronts across scotland and northern ireland, it will slip across england through the rest of the weekend. he will see deals developing with gusts to 60 miles an hour. billy windy in the north of scotland. breezy and mild elsewhere with temperatures holding into double figures, so much madder than last night. on saturday, this cold front will sit across northern england and into wales for a good part of the day so it will bring a line of rain there. but scotla nd br

next to a brilliant game at the atp tour finals in london, where the us open champion dominic thiem beatht sets. it was a really tight first set which thiem ultimately won on a tie break. he then squandered three match points before the second set went to a tie—break, which the austrian managed to win too. that victory, coupled with a win for stefanos tsitsipas over andrey rublev, means thiem is through to the semifinals. fiji's autumn nations cup match against italy on saturday's been cancelled after coro navi rus tests found 29 positive cases in the fijian camp. it comes after their opening match against france, which was due to be played last sunday, was also called off. it could have a knock—on effect for scotland, who are due to play fiji in their final pool match on the 28th of november. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder a

all the details on the atp sport website.ritish table tennis number one liam pitchford has travelled to china after becoming only the third ever brit to qualify outright for the international table tennis federation finals. he faces brazilian hugo calderano tomorrow, but before that, has had to cope with some very stringent restrictions in the country where the virus originated. i spoke to him earlier and began by asking how he's coped with not being able to play competitively during lockdown. it was definitely tough. the first few weeks of obvious that i just come off the back of one of my best tournaments, playing really well. then going straight into lockdown not be able to play for pretty much a couple of months, really. was tough. obvious and mentally and try tough. obvious and mentally and try to keep on top of it physically. i have a table at home so i could play a little bit but it's not like normal practice. but yeah, just try to keep active and keep doing what i needed to do until i could get back on the table stop

austria's dominic thiem ended novak djokovic's hopes of winning a record equalling sixth season ending atpee sets to see off the world number one who will face the winner of rafa nadal and danil medvedev in tomorrow's final. sue barker is with andrew castle. a three hour marathon, it was, andrew and thiem, how did he come back with like 4—0 down in that final tie—break and he'd just hit winner after winner. very impressive. also impressive was the way after having match point in the second set, he managed to establish and just carry on, deal with the disappointment going into the third, but you're right, to be 4—0 down, i do not think novak djokovic would have lost a tie—break from 50 down ever. there were times when he was a little flat today, but thiem was there to take advantage. i think he is changing the game. despite having on the one hand on the racket. he hit so hard. if you can hit some 60 winners or whatever it was past novak djokovic, you are doing something right. a new star in the game. the server and beforehand are exceptional. the backhand is a thing of beauty. yet just exce

crunch time for rafa nadal, he has to win this evening to stay in the atp tour finals. up in the programme. lewis hamilton one a champion once worked but more more to achieve in formula 1. when the seven title but we have another big thing, fight and that's for racial equality. good evening, 11 sports are going to benefit from the government's winter survival package. £300 million of help in the shape of low interest loans or grants for those sports hit hardest by the pandemic with fans still locked out. rugby union is going to get 135 million pounds of that, horse racing a0 million, non—league and womens football 28 million. the culture secretary oliver dowden has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan, who asked him why most of the package was made up of loans rather than grants. . it's worth remembering that we have provided well over £1 billion with the support for sports already through everything like the job retention scheme, various loan facilities, and what we said is this is a very specific thing. it's about, mainly winter sports, we are expecting to have

. >> in tennis, russia's daniel medvedev has won the atp titles after coming from behind to win a grippingatch against dominik team. he won seven straight points to level of the match, then held his nerve to win 6-4 in the third said to clinch the title. the russian follows up his victory earlier this month at the paris masters to take us biggest title of his career. he ends the year ranked number four in the world. pope francis has met with five nba basketball players in the vatican to discuss their social justice advocacy. sterling brown, who led a player strike last season and the orlando magic's jonathan isaac, who is known and minister, were among those attending. the state organized an overnight flight after the pope's office contacted them to find out more about how players were tackling issues of social justice and economic inequality. >> it is regarded as the toughest race in saline, some 33 solo skippers set sail from france. among them, the first german to ever compete in the event. he is not only finding the elements. he is also helping to understand global warming. >> alone in

that is all to catch up with from the atp world tour finals today. furiously like swans beneath the service and the viewers don't see them and sometimes, sometimes they do see them. apologies, yes, but they do happen. catherine, thank you so they do happen. catherine, thank you so much. the time is 9:37am. just seen literally in the last few seconds, the provisional number of deaths registered in england and wales because of covid—19. for the week ending the 6th of november. 11,812. 925 more than the previous week. 1481 more than the five year average, looking at comparing excess deaths due to covert, compared to the number of deaths normally expected at this time of year. those numbersjust expected at this time of year. those numbers just coming in, expected at this time of year. those numbersjust coming in, we will try and get more assessment of what they mean. that news coming in as mps hear evidence today from front line nhs staff and care workers about how they are coping during the pandemic. there's concern many have suffered burnout under the

it was a blow for evans, who's reached the semi—finals at the last two atp events.ding into the turn of the year. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. confirmation wales manager ryan giggs will not take charge of their next three matches following an allegation of assault. that is all from me for now, i be back with plenty more a later on. i just want to bring you a pic of breaking news. the comedian and actor john sessions has died, aged 67. he was best known for his work on spitting image and whose line is it anyway? he was also a character actor, appearing in films like kenneth branagh's henry the fifth and tv series including itv‘s victoria. let's ta ke let's take you to austria, because the interior minister has been holding a news conference on those attacks and we can hear from him now. transition, ladies and gentlemen, we have to correct the figures. we have fourfigures gentlemen, we have to correct the figures. we have four figures who are dead and we have heard that 22 people have been injured. what

tennis and the atp tour finals are under way in london and rafael nadal has taken the first set in his year's final which dominic thiem lost. both said they struggled without a crowd as the last time the event is going to be held there. it moves to during next year or being well. —— it moves to northern italy next year. ray clements, the former england, liverpool and tottenham goalkeeper has died at the age of 72. he won every trophy with the ball in the 19705, including five league titles and three european cups. the club said today that they are deeply saddened by his passing. he played 61 times for england and later went on to become a goalkeeping coach with them. he had been living with advanced prostate cancer since 2005. a great great goalkeeper. he has died at the age of 72. that is all for now. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. more coming up. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. wind gusts of 92 mph on the isle of wight today at an exposed weather station. although it has been stormy to the english channel on an adjacent coasts, a bit

on the last day of the tennis season, a new era began as danil medvedev won the atp tour finals, the of his career. the young russian, who'd knocked out rafa nadal to reach the final, beat the us open champion dominic thiem over three sets in london. it's the last time the tournament will be held at the o2. turin will host next year's event. british swimmer adam peaty has smashed his own world shortcourse record for the fastest 100 metres breastroke. the olympic gold medallist shaved another eight hundredths of a second off his previous best to touch in 55.41. it's the ninth world record set this weekend as the international swimming league comes to a close in budapest. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of a dramatic late win for wasps on the opening weekend of the new premiership rugby season. but that's it from me. back to you, rita. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. good evening. most of us got to see at least some brightness today. with clear spells overnight, allowing it to get quite chilly, a touch of frost in a few places. those

russia's daniil medvedev has won the biggest title of his career — the atp world tour finals in london—year stint next season. and medvedev will be joining us here on breakfast around 8.40 this morning. there was a spot of deja vu in the final of the northern ireland 0pen snooker. for the third year in a row, judd trump beat ronnie 0'sullivan by nine frames to seven. it was at a different venue, at least — it was been staged at least — it was staged in milton keynes this year, because the marshall arena has on—site accommodation, meaning everyone involved could stay within the complex. adam peaty set another world record in the men's 100m breastroke on the last day of competition in the international swimming league in budapest. he beat his own short—course mark, setjust a week ago, with a time of 55.41 seconds. peaty holds three world records now. he's certainly looking in good form ahead of next year's 0lympics. i hate watching these. we have to show you this from the weekend. the question is, how does a team get on the scoresheet without having a shot on goal? the answer is, with a

next to a brilliant game at the atp tour finals in london, where the us open champion dominic thiem beaten squandered three match points before the second set went to a tie—break, which the austrian managed to win too. that victory, coupled with a win for stefanos tsitsipas over andrey rublev, means thiem is through to the semifinals. fiji's autumn nations cup match against italy on saturday's been cancelled after coro navi rus tests found 29 positive cases in the fijian camp. it comes after their opening match against france, which was due to be played last sunday, was also called off. it could have a knock—on effect for scotland, who are due to play fiji in their final pool match on the 28th of november. there's more on the bbc sport website. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the very mild air that's been with us for the past few days is going to get swept away, and we're set to see a real change in weather type through the course of wednesday. it's going to be windy with some rain moving eastwards, and behind that, some colder air moving in, too. it's all down to this area of l

the atp finals are under way — the end of season tournament featuring the world's best eight playerse playing now in the first match in what is a repeat of last year's final. they're still in the first set and it's going with serve so far — with tsitsipas leading 5 games to four. some sad news to end on and it's been announced in the last few minutes that former england goalkeeper ray clemence has died. one of the greatest goalkeepers ever to grace the game, rayjoined tottenham from liverpool as a five—time league champion and three—time european cup winner in 1981, having also lifted the fa cup, league cup and two uefa cups during his time at anfield. that is all the sport from us for 110w. see you in an hour, thank you. austria is facing a second national lockdown from tuesday. current measures have proved ineffective with the number of coronavirus infections continuing to soar and authorities pleading with residents to follow the rules. sylvia lennan—spence has this report. another european country, another national lockdown. austrian officials admitting the spread of coronavirus

and in tennis — austria's dominic thiem beats novak djokovic to reach the atp final. have more on that and a round up of the rest of the sports news in sportsday at half past six. and coming up later this hour — mark kermode gives his unique take on the latest releases, including the volcanic action thriller — skyfire — in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the annual 620 summit has opened with a call for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to everyone. saudi arabia is hosting the annual summit which is being held virtually online because of the pandemic. borisjohnson is expected to call on them to be more ambitious in their efforts to tackle the pandemic. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. a thoroughly modern moment. many families have to meet like this these days. even the powerful 620 family. the 84—year—old saudi king presiding. everyone at their own table this year. every country struggling with the impact of the deadly pandemic. it's this summit‘s top issue. shall i take the mask off? the world's wealthiest under

defending champion stefanos tsitsipas lost his opening group game at the atp world tour finals in londonnd robin group, spain's rafa nadal — second seed at the o2 arena — had a much more comfortable evening, easing past russia's andrey rublev 6—3, 6—4. to the nations league now — england can't reach the finals next youri tielemans opened the scoring before dries mertens stepped up to send this free kick beyond jordan pickford. 2—0 to the number one—ranked team in the world. wales are now ten games unbeaten fter a 1—0 win over the republic of ireland. david brooks's header kept them top of group b4. if they draw against finland on wednesday, then they will gain promotion to the top tier of the nations league. nothern ireland were heading for victory over austria, but conceded two late goals and lost 2—1. they remain bottom of their group. the northern irish were beaten in extra time in their euro play—off final three days ago. just three days after reaching next summer's euros, scotland lost 1—0 to slovakia — the team that beat northern ireland a few days ago. the only goal of the game th

a thriller at the atp finals in london — as the french open champion rafa nadal is beaten in straighta's dominic thiem. good evening. more than two million people in scotland are facing the country's toughest restrictions from friday, to try to curb some notably high rates of infection. the new regime will be in place until two weeks before christmas. level 4 rules will be imposed in 11 council areas, including glasgow, as well as east and south ayrshire, renfrewshire and east renfrewshire, west and east dunbartonshire, north and south lanarkshire, stirling and west lothian. in those areas, non—essential shops, bars, restaurants, hairdressers and visitor attractions will all have to close. non—essential travel outside the local council area is now against the law in tier 4, and anyone breaking the rules could be arrested. but schools in the affected areas, along with nurseries and essential shops, will be staying open. we start with this report by our scotland editor sarah smith. maryhill road in glasgow, the city where scotland's infection rates are highest, and so tougher rules are

novak djokovic and dominic thiem are in action in the first semi—final of the atp world tour finals int taken the first set 7—5. the austrian going for a first title at the event in london, teh last time it's to be staged there. djokovic is aiming for a record equalling sixth but has work to do in the second set. let's bring you some live pictures now, a break between points at the moment. novak djokovic serving at two games all in that live set. whoever wins this will go on to face the winner. rafael nadal and danniil medvedev who meet in their semi—final tonight. it is the last time it is going to be staged in london before it moves to turin next year. and britain'sjoe salisbury plays in the doubles semi—final later with his partner rajeev ram. the pair who are australian open champions meet lukasz kubot and marcelo melo this evening. the best thing about our partnership is that we get on very well on and off the court. we are very open with each other, so that is important to kind of develop the relationship, to develop as a team and improve on the things which we are maybe not doin

nearly three hours to beat the world number one novak djokovic to book a place in the final at the atpn the deciding set tie—break to complete the victory at the 02. he'll play either rafael nadal or daniil medvedev tomorrow. it's been a day for the history books at the finale to this year's international swimming league. several records have been broken in budapest, including two by the us superstar caeleb dressel, who became the first person to swim the 100m shortcourse butterfly in under 48 seconds. and you can watch dressel‘s record breaking swims on the bbc sport website but that's it from me. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. have a very good night. north—east england and northern ireland. in wales and the west midlands. 0n blustery winds although. you're watching bbc news with martine croxall. leaders of some of the world's richest economies have called for coronavirus vaccines to be made available to all countries, regardless of wealth. the german chancellor, angela merkel, was among those to call on the 620 at their summit

the atp finals are under way — the end of season tournament featuring the world's best eight playersnd stefanos tsitsipas are playing now in the first match in what is a repeat of last year's final. as we've been hearing, ray clemence, the former liverpool, tottenham and england goalkeeper — has died at the age of 72. clemence was regarded as one of the greats of goalkeeping and won three european cups, five league titles, an fa cup and a league cup as a player. clemence played 61 times for england and later went onto become a coach in the national team set up before retiring in 2013. the club where he spent the majority of his career, liverpool, paid tribute today — saying they are ‘deeply saddened' by his passing. clemence had been living with advanced prostate cancer since 2005. think we can go to alan kennedy now, former left back from liverpool from 1978 to 86. thank you forjoining us what's your reaction. i personally am devastated at the news. i only heard in the last five 01’ news. i only heard in the last five or ten minutes about the passing of ray. we knew how bad it was a

atp finals in london.back to win the second a tie—break. and he carried on that momentum into the decider, winning it 6—4. he lostjust two sets all week, one today and one to nadal in the semi—final yesterday. it's the last time the tournament will take place in london as it moves to turin for the start of a five—year stint next year. france look likely to make the final of rugby union's autumn nations cup after they beat scotland 22 — 15 in their group b game. it's france's first win in edinburgh since 2014. virimi vakatawa scored the game's only try at the start of the second half. the team who finish top of the group will go to onto the final. france are currently top and will go through if they avoid losing at home to italy next week. that's all the sport for now. the funeral has taken place in belgrade of the leader of the serbian orthodox church, patriarch irinej. president aleksandar vucic, was among the mourners. the patriarch died on friday, aged 90, after contracting covid—i9 — apparently at the

novak djokovic and dominic thiem are in action in the first semifinal of the atp world tour finals in—5. the austrian is going for a first title at the event in london. djokovic is aiming for a record equalling sixth and took the second set on a tie—break with thiem squandering three match points. thiem will need to regroup after missing those three opportunities to reach the final. these live pictures over on bbc two at the moment. bbc one, i should say, at the moment. it is 1—1. whoever comes out on top will meet the winner of rafael nadal and daniil medvedev, who meet in their semi—final tonight. we will have plenty more for you later on. the chancellor, rishi sunak, is to change the way the government assesses big spending projects, to remove the longstanding bias that has affected northern england and other regions outside the south east. the reforms are due to be unveiled in parliament at next week's spending review. our business correspondent katy austin has been giving us more details. with its political commitment to so—called levelling up, spreading prosperity across the cou

and finally, jannik sinner has his first atp tour title, it came at the sofia open in bulgaria.isil. he's the youngest italian in the open era to win a tour title. he's already the youngest player in the top 100 and next week will move up to 37th in the world. roger federer always said he'd be good. that's all the sport for now. the festival of lights or diwali is being celebrated today by hundreds of millions of people in india and around the world. even though festivities have been limited in many areas by the coronavirus pandemic, there have still been some spectacular displays — including this record—breaking celebration in the indian city of ayodha. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. the wind and the rain which has characterised the start of the weekend isn't finished with us again. there will be some further heavy rain at times and quite strong winds, not a wash—out everywhere, some of us have had a little sunshine occasionally today and will again tomorrow, but very clearly low pressure in charge. around that these w

sports have insisted the return of fans can be achieved safely, and indoor events such as last week's atpo 1,000 spectators if they are in lower—risk areas. with fans not allowed inside grounds and venues like this since march, today's news will come as a major boost to sports that depend on gate receipts, and a first step back, perhaps, towards the return of the passion and the atmosphere that clubs up and down the country have missed so much. there was further good news today for a grassroots sport with organised outdoor activities able to resume from next week in all tiers. former international robbie savage who coaches a junior football team and campaigned for a return of children's sport told me just how much the decision meant. well, you can see i have a big smile on my face. it means so much to the youngsters all around the country, it was imperative that it was brought back for the physical and mental well—being. the pressures on children in modern day society is massive anyway, so they need a release, and that release coming now is going to be welcomed. there was welcome news for

more on all those stories and build—up to the atp finals on our website, with rafael nadal taking onor a place in the semis. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back with another update at around i will be back with another update ataround 2:30pm. thank you very much. good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. i'm jane hill to take you through the next few hours of coronavirus coverage and much more. nicola sturgeon has said she hopes there will be a four—nations agreement next week on how to ease coronavirus controls at christmas. speaking in holyrood, scotland's first minister said she and colleagues from across the uk are working to draw up a joint plan. i took part yesterday late afternoon inafour i took part yesterday late afternoon in a four nations discussion with michael gove from the uk government, the first minister of wales and the first minister of northern ireland, and amongst other things we discussed the christmas period and how we could come to a sensible, and i stress sensible, and safe plan that will allow people not 100% normality over christmas but a greater degree