that that again through sport, and rugby league in general.— that again through sport, and rugby leagueral. that programme is on bbc four at _ league in general. that programme is on bbc four at ten _ league in general. that programme is on bbc four at ten o'clock— league in general. that programme is on bbc four at ten o'clock tonight. i that programme is on bbc four at ten o'clock tonight. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app or from our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you're watching bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. labour leader sir keir starmer is about to use a speech at his party's conference in liverpool to promise to "build a new britain" if the party wins power at the next election. he's expected to outline plans to give extra powers for housing to local mayors and call for a "decade of national renewal", suggesting he's aiming for at least two terms in power. live now to our political correspondent nick eardley in liverpool. we are now to find out about, why labour? it we are now to f

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rugby league has hande out its annual player awards.ad peach of york valkyrie the women's prize, while wheelchair player lewis king is the first recipient of the wheels of steel award. he was paralysed in 2009 after suffering a blood clot on his spine and says the sport has given him a sense of purpose. to be here as a wheelchair player, and when they called out my name and done the highlight reel, i sometimes think back when i first got into the sport, and it makes me quite emotional sometimes because i got into the sport as part of my rehabilitation, you know, iwas going through a traumatic life—changing injury. so proud and grateful to be on this journey where the game's at now, winning these awards, the young kids growing up now that are watching made of steel tonight and watching the games that we are playing, i hope that they get into it and i look forward to where the game's going in the future. the stanley cup champions, vegas golden knights beat the seattle kraken 4—1 on the opening night of the nhl season. each year, the champ

captain george williams is named in england's rugby league squad for the tonga series despite being banned two games. and we'll hear from lucy charles—barclay as she sets a new course record and wins the ironman world championship in hawaii for the first time. welcome along. we'll start with that all important euro 2024 qualifier at wembley this evening, where england know a point will be enough to see them through to next summers tournament. they're taking on italy, whose qualification hangs in the balance. we have been ranked in the top five in the world now since 2018. so i don't think there has been any other period over the last 30—110 years where that has been the case, so these boys are consistently producing big and memorable nights, good performances, exciting performances in general, and we want to keep doing that. ultimately, the first objective is to always qualify for the tournaments, and our performances early in the group of put us in a really strong position, so although... the first thing we want to do is win the game, play well, when the game, but we know, if it is the 87

england hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three—test rugby league series. along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with the day's only premier league game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 2—1. —— 4—1. the result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. the manager marks a year in charge this week under his guidance, there are leaving an imprint on the top end of the premier league table can help by inform players like midfield players douglas louise, who gave them leads going scoring any six successive home premier league game. a foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and another goal from the spot. west ham briefly rallied with bow and benefiting from a deflection to become only the third player ever to score in each of his club as my opening five away matches of a premier league season. no answer to bela's dominance as a watkin scored his eighth goal of the campaign and substitute liam b

an area with a rich rugby league — french rugby league.m tomkins will win this wonderful semifinal for i england captain. sam tomkins will| win this wonderful semifinal for the catalans _ win this wonderful semifinal for the catalans dragons! one of the greats of the _ catalans dragons! one of the greats of the modern game and against the club with— of the modern game and against the club with whom he won three titles, dream _ club with whom he won three titles, dream swansong, perhaps. no,| dream swansong, perhaps. no, i couldn't have _ dream swansong, perhaps. no, i couldn't have written _ dream swansong, perhaps. no, i couldn't have written an - dream swansong, perhaps. no, i couldn't have written an ending i dream swansong, perhaps. tip, i couldn't have written an ending like this, getting here is amazing. that is not the dream ending though, the dream ending his winning here. but knowing i won't get any other chance, this is my final chance, means it will be the biggest game of my career. means it will be the biggest game of m career.

a real moment of rugby league history this afternoon.of the international game. this was the first time a tongan side had toured england in a three—match series. be under no illusions, they are a very good side indeed. ranked fifth in the world, england only ranked fourth, as they did in the world cup last year they brought plenty of noise and plenty of colour. england left in no doubt this was a real, proper test match. it was shaun wane�*s side who opened the scoring. micky lewis on his england debut, jinking and winging his way through the tongan defence. tackled just short of the line. from the resultant play out it went, toby king to crash over. tonga hit back. the winger going over in the corner. the try awarded eventually by the video referee. tonga, moments later, took the lead. the kick through gobbled up by tyson frizzell, his debut for tonga. the hugely experienced forward having previously represented both wales and australia at international level. mikey lewis, a man of the match performance from him. fruit for england produ

tell us about rugby league culture. _ wigan warriors. tell us about rugby league culture. france. like match _ much more social occasion in france. like match day? it is much more social occasion in france. like match day?— like match day? it is a little bit different, like match day? it is a little bit different. it _ like match day? it is a little bit different, it is _ like match day? it is a little bit different, it is a _ like match day? it is a little bit different, it is a carnival- different, it is a carnival atmosphere every week. we had the semifinal last week in perpignan and it was— semifinal last week in perpignan and it was nothing like i experienced before — it was nothing like i experienced before. fireworks and flares. entering _ before. fireworks and flares. entering the stadium is crazy. fans of smoke _ entering the stadium is crazy. fans of smoke bombs and flares and fireworks — of smoke bombs and flares and fireworks going off in the changing rooms _ fireworks going off in the changing rooms we — fireworks going off in the changing rooms. we could not

it's a huge weekend in rugby league with the start of the men's super league play—off semifinals thisefore hull kingston rovers play wigan in the other semi tomorrow. our reporter adam wild is here. adam, lets start with tonight because a big occasion for two clubs and for two players in particular. yes, two of the most impressive sights over the course of the season. catalan finishing second after the regular season, just nipping after the regular season, just pipping staines into third place. st helens going for an unprecedented fit back—to—back title. there are widely regarded as the greatest side in the modern era. catalan have really grown over the last decade or so. they have been to the big occasions before, winning the challenge cup. they were beaten by saints and the grand final a couple of years ago. there is a sense that this year could be their year. but there is an intriguing subplot to this one. we are given to hyperbole and hype and overusing the word great, but it is justified on this occasion. james roby, sam tomkins, true greats of the modern game will retire at the

england's men's rugby league side beat tonga 22—18 to take a 1—0 lead in their three match test seriesalf scores from toby king and mikey lewis, who was making his debut. tonga, the first pacific nation to tour england, took the lead and added a late score for a close finish. but england held on to take the victory and the series continues in huddersfield on october 28th. that's it from everybody on the team here. you can get all of the latest sports news from the bbc sport app or website. but for now, from all of us, goodbye. hello. we've got a window of slightly drier, quieterweather at the moment as storm babet has cleared away. but there are still plenty of flood warnings in force, particularly through central parts of england. now, monday will see quite a chilly morning, even some icy stretches, but a largely dry day for many of us once again. now for the rest of the overnight period, the early hours of monday morning, we have got some rain sitting out to the west here. but for most of us, clear skies, some mist and some fog patches and temperatures even in our towns and cities cl

actually taking in some of the safety measures that they have in rugby, which they've allowed rugby leaguey union, which is a rush what's called a rush defence in union used to use a thing called drift defence, which would mean you'd take the player outside, you , so take the player outside, you, so you drifted across the field. rush defence, you run straight. so bannau yes, in, in rugby league, when you have a breakdown, both teams have to retreat. so you end up with a space of between 15 and 20m and so you have a rush defence to close that space quickly . in close that space quickly. in rugby union they didn't bring that retreat into it. so when you have a breakdown in both sets of players are something like eight metres apart and you get a rush defence in that sort of situation and players don't have the time to adjust their body position. so you end up with more head collisions and that's why you've got more of this problem in evolved in the professional game then you had in the amateur game nothing to do with power, nothing to do with. >> that's very interesting. that's very that's a

actually taking in some of the safety measures that they have in rugby, which they've allowed rugby leaguey union, which is a rush what's called a rush defence in union used to use a thing called drift defence, which would mean you'd take the player outside, you , so take the player outside, you, so you drifted across the field. rush defence, you run straight. so bannau yes, in, in rugby league, when you have a breakdown, both teams have to retreat. so you end up with a space of between 15 and 20m and so you have a rush defence to close that space quickly . in close that space quickly. in rugby union they didn't bring that retreat into it. so when you have a breakdown in both sets of players are something like eight metres apart and you get a rush defence in that sort of situation and players don't have the time to adjust their body position. so you end up with more head collisions and that's why you've got more of this problem in evolved in the professional game then you had in the amateur game nothing to do with power, nothing to do with. >> that's very interesting. that's very that's a

in rugby league, england clinched a series win over tonga with a game to spare by winning the secondld. matty ashton was the hero for shaun wane's side. he grabbed both of the tries for the hosts in a first half which england dominated. tonga pulled a score back after the break, but it was too little too late for the visitors and england now have an unassilable lead heading into the final test. i'm absolutely buzzing, to be honest, mate. absolutely proud of the boys, we dug in deep there. i'm living the dream, i'm absolutely buzzing. honestly, it's been a roller—coaster... that is it, absolutely buzzing. living the dream. we were treated to a thriller at the cricket world cup today — australia getting the edge over new zealand, by the finest of margins — the match going down to the final ball, with the win putting them in firm contention for a spot in the semi—finals. craig templeton was watching. two countries only separated by the tasman sea, cricket team is only separated by one place in the standings, antibody and bragging rights up for grabs. it was the first game back for travi

england captain george williams will miss the first two matches of the mens rugby league series againstribunal. the half—back�*s initial one—game suspension for a shoulder charge playing for his club south warrington was doubled after a failed appeal. williams challenged the ban again in the hope of having it overturned but that was rejected by a new three—person tribunal. to formula one now and daniel ricciardo will make his return from injury at this weekend's united states grand prix in texas. the 34—year—old australian has missed five grands prix since breaking a bone in his left hand in practice for the dutch grand prix in august. red bull decided against having ricciardo return for the previous event in qatar to give his injury more time to recover, saying there was no need to take any risks. after the news that flag football is amongst the new sports at the olympics, many nfl players hinted that they would be interested in playing at the games, and it could be on the cards. nfl executive peter o'reilly says the league will work with the players�* union on allowing current and for

the provisional details of rugby league's new grading structure have been released this morning, withne of seven clubs to be initially awarded grade a status, which would ensure their place in super league. the detailed analysis looks at five elements — on—field performance, fandom, finances, stadium and community. the plan is to give clubs a clear indication of their strengths and weaknesses, and the areas in which they need to improve to increase their score ahead of the start of the new system in the 2025 season. at the cricket world cup, australia look on their way to setting a strong score against the netherlands, with david warner reaching his century. in the last half—hour he has reached 140 balls. fix, in the last half-hour he has reached 140 balls. ~ _, ., , 140 balls. a record for this tournament. _ 140 balls. a record for this tournament. that - 140 balls. a record for this tournament. that amazing 140 balls. a record for this - tournament. that amazing school coming as he punished the elevens bowlers around the ground, eventually getting out to a couch —— a catch in the dee

sam burgess has spoken for the first time as the new head coach of rugby league side warrington wolvese of injury and said the decision to move from sydney wasn't an easy one. it was a hard choice but these are choices that you have to make. and now we are here, we are really enjoying our time, the club is fantastic and it's a great opportunity and a wonderful club, so when you really look at the job at hand, it's quite an easy decision. after an incredible year of football in the women's domestic leagues and major international tournaments, the vote for the bbc women's footballer of the year is now open with five nominees vying to be your champion. today, we focus on the australia and chelsea striker sam kerr. as the top scorer in the women's super league last season, she fired chelsea to a domestic league and cup double and also overtook tim cahill to become australia's all time record goal—scorer. will she be your choice? even without stepping on the pitch, walking out at a home world cup, not many people in their career get to do that. �* , . ., m do that. australia reached the sem

in rugby league, we're less than half an hour away from super league's grand final. first time. adam wild is at old trafford for us to look ahead. yes just minutes away from the climax of the rugby league season after 3040 weeks we finally have reached the grand final. it has been 1400 61 days of saint helen's dominance. the one thing we know for certain is that and said tonight. it is the top two clubs at the end of the regular season. we warriors against the catalans dragons. for weekend, they will have an exceptional season particularly for their coach. a couple of years ago when he was appointed there were a fair few eyebrows raised as his first head coach job fair few eyebrows raised as his first head coachjob but since being appointed to the top job he has won the challenge cup, the league leader shield and now they stand on the brink of the first super league title in five years. on the other side, catalans dragons themselves stayed on the brink of history. they would become the first french side to lift that super league trophy. and their myths, sam thompkins

a huge night of rugby league ahead with the start of super league's playoff semifinals.lling to catalans dragons. saints will make it five league titles in a row if they can see their way past the french side and beat either wigan or hull kr in next week's grand final. there is extra significance as it could be captainjames roby�*s last game should catalans knock them out. it could also be former england captain sam tomkins final game. both are retiring at the end of the season. there is live commentary of this one on bbc five sports extra. just the one game in the women's super league this evening, but it's a big one. manchester united are heading to arsenal and that means a first game against her former club for england star alessio russo. she joined the gunners on a free transfer in the summer. arsenal are looking to bounce back from that rather surprising defeat on the opening day of the season. there's an exciting night of boxing ahead this weekend with the all—british clash for the wba super featherweight title between champion leigh wood and the challenger josh wa

england's men's rugby league side beat tonga 22 points to 18 to take 1—nil lead in their three—matchcores from toby king and debutant mikey lewis. tonga — who are the first pacific nation to tour england took the lead through starford toa and tyson frizell, tolu—tau koula added a late score for a close finish but england held on to take the victory. the series continues in huddersfield on 28th october. the us grand prix is under way in austin. you can follow all the news on the bbc sport website and app. and that's all the sport for now. main story developments in the middle east. the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has visited jerusalem, showing solidarity with anglicans in the city. the anglican diocese ofjerusalem manages al ahli hospital in gaza — where hundreds of people are thought to have died in an explosion on tuesday. archbishop welby knows the hospital well, having opened one of its wings. he's been talking to the bbc�*s clive myrie. it's just an oasis in the middle of eastjerusalem... we meet in the garden of st george's cathedral, an outpost of the anglican churc

england hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three—test rugby league series. beat west ham by 4—1. the result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. the manager unai emery marks a year in charge this a year in charge this week. under his guidance, villa are leaving an imprint on the top end of the premier league table — helped by in—form players like midfield players douglas luiz,

union then to savour this weekend, but in rugby league, there's a huge match happening as it's half time in the match there wigan warriors and catalans dragons... commentary on 5live and the bbc sport website and app... low—scoring match so far. 2— 02 waken. —— weekend. the showpiece game sees 22 time champions wigan, looking to extend their record... with catalans hoping to become the first french side to win the title. it was a match long marked in the calendar of cricket fans — but india against pakistan at the cricket world cup turned out to be a one—way affair. to be a one—way affair with india cruising to a 7 wicket win, extending their long unbeaten streak against their opponents. craig templeton reports. a colossal venue fit for a colossal contest. india versus pakistan. not just one of the biggest games in cricket, but one of the biggest games in the sporting world. he has been unusually short of run so far this world cup, the pakistan captain's half—century health ca ptain�*s half—century health silence captain's half—century health silence them. but you cannot k

england rugby league coach shaun wane has named his squad for the men's three match series against tongaain george williams is included in the 24, despite uncertaintly over how much he'll be able to play. he was initially banned for one game, following a shoulder charge whilst playing for his club side warrington, but he had that sentence doubled after losing an appeal. he goes in front of a disciplinary tribunal this evening. and ivor robson, the official starter at the open, has died aged 83. 0nat on a tfrom ireland, all done. robson, described by the r&a as "one of the most distinctive voices in golf", began his career at carnoustie in 1975 and retired in 2015. he held the role for 41 years and delivered the famous "0n the tee..." introductions at the open — and many other tournaments. during his career robson announced almost 19 thousand players at the open. and that's all the sport for now. back in the uk, scotland's first minister humza yousaf has used his speech at the snp party conference to call for an end of the siege of gaza. the snp leader, whose wife's family were injured in

london broncos are back in rugby league's super league, after coming from behind to beat toulouse olympique final. (oov)the french side led 14—4 at half—time, the french side led 14—4 at half—time, but the broncos fought back with three second half tries — including two from iliess macani. cue the celebrations for the london club, who are back in the the top flight for the first time since 2019 when they were relegated on points difference. to the cricket world cup in india where afghanistan have pulled off the biggest win in their world cup history — beating england by 69 runs in delhi. patrick geary reports on a disappointing day for the defending champions. afghanistan believe they are getting closer to england, belief has always been important in their cricket. allowing them to clear hurdles but few expected the force unleashed. rashid the match turner, halting the afghan church. others followed along his curving path, notablyjoe root, england back on top of the sun had not yet set on afghanistan, finishing as they started, smashing themselves up to 284, a total for more than it might h

there's a huge night of rugby league tonight with the start of super league's play—off semifinals.g to catalans dragons. saints will make it five league titles in a row if they can see their way past the french side and beat either wigan or hull kr in next week's grand final. there's live commentary of this one on five sports extra. that's all the sport for now. the most vulnerable children will be living with the impact of covid—i9 lockdowns for the next ten or even 20 years, according to the former children's commissioner for england. anne longfield has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry, and said that in any future emergency, schools should be the last place to close and the first to reopen. from what i could see from the evidence, there were clearly some children that are more at risk and for the outcomes for those children i think has been devastating and still leaves in a position where they may, for the next ten, 20 years have the the long shadow of the covid experience. it was very clear that there was no one at the cabinet table who was taking children's best intere

england rugby league captain george williams will miss the first two tests against tonga after his appealay—off defeat to st helens was doubled after a failed appeal. williams again appealed, but unsuccessfully. jenni hermoso has been named in the spain squad for the first time since winning the world cup. former spanish football federation president luis rubiales kissed hermoso during the world cup trophy presentation, which she says was not consensual. rubiales eventually resigned and was given a restraining order. former paralympic head coach paula dunn has been appointed interim head coach of uk athletics. dunn will lead the performance programme at the paris olympic and paralympic games. her appointment follows the departure of stephen maguire. let's take you to india now, where the cricket world cup is getting really interesting. afghanistan were hoping to build on theirfamous victory against england, but it was the in—form new zealand who were their opponents today — and it turned into a rather different occasion. joe wilson reports. world cup match day in chennai, looking for some

rugby league has handed out its annual player awards. is the first recipient of the wheels of steel award. he was paralysed in 2009 after suffering a blood clot on his spine and says the sport has given him a sense of purpose. when they called out my name and showed the highlight reel, i sometimes think back to when i first got into the sport and it makes me quite emotional, sometimes. i got into the sport as part of my rehabilitation, going through at dramatic, life changing injury. i'm so proud and grateful to be on this journey, where the game is at now. i hope the players that follow on and watch us winning these awards, the young kids growing up are now watching this tonight and watching the games we are playing. i hope they get into it and i look forward to where the game is going in the future. to where the game is going in the future. nine months to go before the start of the paris 0lympics, team gb have confirmed their first athletes for the games. ten sailors have been named today, one of them in the new kiteboarding class. sai

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kate, who's patron of the rugby football league, is there to promote inclusive equity in the sport ,light of sport, much to the delight of the participants involved . the participants involved. you're with jp news across the uk on tv in your car, on digital radio and on your smart speaker by saying play gb news this is britain's news channel . thanks britain's news channel. thanks for that, polly. >> i must confess , when the >> i must confess, when the headunes >> i must confess, when the headlines are on sometimes i'm busy organising my bits and pieces before i talk to you, but i'm sure i just looked up then and saw kit in a wheelchair. did i? is that . did i just see that? i? is that. did i just see that? i? is that. did i just see that? i think i did. and if i did see that, is that a little bit odd? i don't know. i don't know what the rules are around these things. get in touch. you tell me. i am michelle dewberry and i am with you until 7:00 tonight. the of the first property the ceo of the first property group, alongside group, ben habib, alongside me and the academic and ethno

wales has >> now the princess of wales has joined some of england's world cup winning wheelchair rugby leagueuad. today she got stuck in as well at the event in hull, where she sat in a wheelchair herself and gave the game a go. kate who's patron of the rugby football league, is there to promote inclusive city in the sport. much to the deught in the sport. much to the delight of all the participants . it's on tv online, dab+ radio and the tune in app . this is gb and the tune in app. this is gb news, britain's news channel . news, britain's news channel. welcome along. >> let's get stuck straight in britain is shock horror, not a hateful country. we are not a nafion hateful country. we are not a nation of racist bigots and that now is a fact. the latest hate crime figures are in and recorded . hate crimes are down recorded. hate crimes are down 5. race related hate crimes are down 6. year on year for a long time, a lot of ordinary people have been looking at legacy media outlets or twitter and wondering what is this unwelcome , coming divided, racist country that you're describing? because tha

the princess of wales has joined some of england's world cup winning wheelchair rugby league squad. wheelchair herself and gave the game a go. kate, whose patron of the rugby football league, is there to help promote inclusive city in sport . ulez gb inclusive city in sport. ulez gb news across the uk on your tv in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . please britain's news channel. please can we just stop banning things? >> when did we become a country that just banned stuff all the time? smoking. now i know most people aren't smokers and most people aren't smokers and most people don't like the smell. i know it's unhealthy, banning know it's unhealthy, but banning it point where it's some it to the point where it's some stage future. a 40 year stage in the future. a 40 year old man is going to be hanging around a corner shop in around outside a corner shop in basingstoke a 41 year old basingstoke asking a 41 year old man if he can go in and illegally get him a packet of marlboro gold is farcical. it's like

league group? two centurions for england and wales say they are retiring from international rugby union.ting. it feels right. it'sjust fitting. it feels right. i feel so privileged to be able to play and walk away my terms. and records tumble at the cricket world cup as australia keep themselves in the chase for the semifinals. hello there, welcome along. it's another busy night in the champions league. there were wins for manchester united and arsenal last night. we'll see how newcastle united, manchester city and celtic get on later this evening. all of them are 8pm kick—offs. let's start at st james' park. earlier this month, it was one of the great european nights there as they swept aside paris saint—germain to move to the top of group f. tonight, they face borussia dortmund. ian dennis and alan shearer are there for 5live. another special night in the offing here at st james' park as newcastle united take on borussia dortmund. with me is the newcastle legend alan shearer. eddie howe in his pre—match note said this is a pivotal game. do you agree with him?— you agree with him? absol

lastly the princess of wales has joined some of england's world cup winning wheelchair rugby league squadoday she got stuck in as well at the event in hull, where she sat in a wheelchair and took part in the game. kate, whose patron of the rugby football league , is there to help promote league, is there to help promote inclusive equity in the sport, much to the light of all involved. you were gb news across the uk on tv , in your across the uk on tv, in your car, on digital radio and now on your smart speaker by saying play gb news. this is britain's news channel . news channel. >> thank you, polly. >> thank you, polly. >> hello and welcome to headliners. >> your nightly run through the next day's newspapers with three comedians. one of them. i'm comedians. i'm one of them. i'm leo i'm joined leo kirsten. tonight, i'm joined by gb news the answer to anton dick because nobody's sure which one's which and one of them likes driving . it's paul likes drink driving. it's paul cox and lewis schaffer . how are cox and lewis schaffer. how are you both doing ? you both doing? >> yes, that's paul.

, the south west and perpignan will be changing their big screens and fans zones to follow the rugby leagueatalan dragons, based in perpignan, will aim to become the first french side ever to win the competition. it'll also be the final game in a glittering career of their star player, sam tomkins. the former england captain will continue to live in the south of france after he retires tonight, and it's fitting for his finale that he will be up against his former club, wigan warriors, who many of his mates support. could not have predicted an ending like this. getting here is amazing. it is not the dream ending, the dream ending as winning here. i have played a lot of games for wigan and have a lot of friends at the club. to be able to share my last game with those guys on the biggest stage is an amazing opportunity. one match to tell you about at the cricket world cup, bit of a big one. india taking on pakistan in front of a massive crowd — the stadium in ahmedabad holds over 130,000. india won the toss and put pakistan into bat. they passed the 100 mark a short time ago thanks to their ca

rob, a former rugby league player for leeds rhinos, was diagnosed with the condition in 2019.own up watching pride of britain. we watch it every year. so to actually be here on the red carpet today is something really special. guys, how does it feel to be on the red carpet? it's really exciting. yeah. how about you ? it's really exciting just to walk it. now, i'm going to ask you a favour. how do you fancy doing a bit of red carpet reporting and doing some interviews? yeah. are you up for that? yeah. yeah? 0k. i'm going to give you the microphone. there you go. take it. there you go. right. ok, ladies, fire away. i love your outfit, by the way. what does it mean to be here? well, it's a joy, because firstly, i get to get interviewed by you. but secondly, it's such an amazing night because we get to celebrate people that aren't in the spotlight. what does it mean to be here tonight? it's a privilege to be - here tonight because we get to celebrate unsung heroes, - people that don't probably don't get enough recognition. so very happy to be here. are you interviewing me? yes. sh

england's men's rugby league side beat tonga 22 points to 18 to take 1—nil lead in their three—matchnd debutant mikey lewis. tonga — who are the first pacific nation to tour england took the lead through starford toa and tyson frizell tolu—tau koula added a late score for a close finish but england held on to take the victory. the series continues in huddersfield on 28th october. and that's all the sport for now. and spring trip to davidson developments that have just been prating, number of trucks carrying humanitarian aid of crossed into gaza from egypt and the second convoy in two days and we've also heard details of the phone call between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. president biden welcomed the first two convoys of humanitarian assistance and both leaders affirmed there will not be continued flow of critical assistants into gaza. but they say they will need much more than what is already been going through. stay with us on bbc news. and just that one storm, wakefield, june aa mm in the south of england also had a number of rainfall and because the sun is out, doesn't

the former england and leeds rhinos rugby league player rob burrow is being honoured with a pride ofinfield, who between them have campaigned to raise awareness and millions of pounds for motor neurone disease charities. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. we can of contrasts coming our way, heat building for some of you. unseasonably warm across the southern half of the country into this weekend, but it will not be the same everywhere, because in some parts of scotland, we could see the risk of some flooding and mudslides, as we see rain persist, particularly on saturday. at the moment, some of the wettest weather to the central strip of the uk, especially north west england, north west wales, towards the isle of man in the south of northern ireland. starting your day reasonably well, if you are heading out over the next two hours some rain across shetland, a few light showers across the rest of northern scotland, but the big story is the wind. up to 50 or 60 mph. southern and northern ireland, more especially northern england, on the pennines, some heav

england's men's rugby league side beat tonga 22—18 to take 1—0 lead in their three—match test series.ho are the first pacific nation to tour england, took the lead through starford toa and tyson frizell. tolutau koula added a late score for a close finish, but england held on to take the victory. the series continues in huddersfield on 28th october. and that's all the sport for now. the israeli military has expressed regret for the shelling of an egyptian position near the border with gaza by one of its tanks. it said the incident not far from the rafah crossing, was a mistake and would be investigated. it happened as checks were carried out on a second convoy of trucks waiting to take humanitarian aid from egypt to the gaza strip. the rafa crossing is on the egyptian border — and is the only route not bordering israel — which means it's currently the only potential way to deliver humanitarian aid into gaza. israel has been continuing to carry out aerial bombing of gaza. it's nowjust over two weeks since the hamas attacks inside israel, in which 1400 people were killed. the palestinia

but in the south west of the country, perpignan will be switching their attentions to rugby league for, based in perpignan, are hoping to become the first french side to win the competition, but take on a wigan warriors side with years of pedigree, aiming to add to their record 22 titles. former england captain sam tompkins is retiring from the sport after the game. and the catalans player, formerly of wigan, will be fired up, to end his career on a high. could not have written an ending like this. getting here is amazing. it's not the dream ending, the dream ending is winning here. i have played a lot of games for wigan and have a lot of friends at the club. to be able to share my last game with those guys on the biggest stage is an amazing opportunity. and lexi thompson was aiming to become the first woman to make the cut competing alongside men at a pga tour event since 19115. but she fell just short, despite carding a two—under 69 in the second round of the shriners children's 0pen. the 28—year—old was just the seventh woman to play on the pga tour. i knew once i had made a few bir

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french fans are celebrating in rugby league. of a record—breaking career forjames roby, as adam wild reports. in france, a farewell party that no—one really wanted. defeat in the semi—final would be the season's full stop for some that stop would be final. few players have burned brighter than catalans sam tomkins, and he was desperate for a not to all and here. as sentiment shared by st helens james roby, another of the game's rate, whose career is reaching the and. scenes, the first stride, will have a wide day finding a little space, but it was all he needed. penalties catalan level with the scores, just minutes remaining. pressure, drama, is what the occasion deserved. one final act to prolong his super league stay. an astonishing finish, in a career that won't finish here, the night that became suddenly saints and ruby's farewell party. a grand final, and one last dance. there are six premier league matches later with spurs, chelsea and manchester united all in action. the ver officials said they will consult with one anoth

i'd like to see it extend further down than just the premier league premiership. and rugbyal structures to make sure this doesn't happen again. i guess the ideal is you want...you want settled teams with the ability to bring those young english players through, with also giving clubs the ability to sign one or two really good, maybe perhaps overseas players or, you know, quality internationals who are going to...going to help those young players. that's the...that's the ideal. it's a special club. there's a big history about them. within the last couple of decades, they've won premiership title, they've won european, it doesn't get any bigger at club level than that. it's interesting when people say to me, "so who are you going to support now?" and i go, "i don't really want to support anybody. "i'm still with...with wasps." so, you know, i think a lot of supporters like me, who are desperate to see them back and being successful again, and i think it will happen. london irish still exists - as an amateur club and there's a thriving amateur game there. and a...and a lot of

in rugby league, wigan warriors were crowned super league champions with a narrow victory in the grandfrom the south of france they came with hopes of history to be made. at old trafford it felt like the stuff of legends. warriors taking on dragons. perhaps a fairytale and thatis dragons. perhaps a fairytale and that is what the catalan players were searching for. the final match of sam thompson's glittering career. but against his former club on the biggest occasion for the game, there is no room for sentiment. welcome to the grand final. the first half of intensity and lydia times, not matched by points. a penalty and all both sides offered as reward. the only space after the break was found by wiggin. here a chance appeared to have been missed but interference was spotted by the referee and cost a playerfor catalan was spotted by the referee and cost a player for catalan centre the sin bin. moments later, the game's decisive moment on the same side. leah marshall crossing for the only try of the game. catalan's quest for history ended in bitter disappointment. but for the warriors,