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

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

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

patrick gearey, bbc news.to get better as the tournaments go on and we build on confidence, so pleased with the start today, and there is a lot of room for us to improve for next week and a few things to tidy up on, with the breakdown and a few things. yeah, that will be our focus for this week. barcelona's lionel messi won the fifa best men's player of the year this evening in milan, while usa's megan rapinoe won the women's award. it's the 6th time messi has won the award, he beat cristiano ronaldo and virgilvan djik. england's lucy bronze and american alex morgan missed out to rapinoe — she scored 6 goals for the usa on the way to their world cup victory. and also became a vocal advocate for many of the issues facing women footballers during the world cup — and continued that theme this evening in her acceptance speech. i feel like, if we ifeel like, if we really i feel like, if we really want to have meaningful change, what i think is most inspiring would be if everybody other than... if they were as outra

patrick gearey has more... cricket is oursummer patrick gearey has more...e are in the uk isn't always suited to cricket. all too often, the weather intervenes and play is lost. it isn't just frustrating intervenes and play is lost. it isn'tjust frustrating but it costs teams, games, points, viewers and the grounds themselves money. wouldn't it be nice if we can keep that rain away? that is exactly what they have done in melbourne at the docklands stadium. it has a retractable roof and has hosted cricket and aussie rules and rugby. it is a neat solution but not one for lord's. that is a particular set of demands as these pictures make very clear. the mcc have been approached with an idea that a giant canopy could cover the entire stadium. it isn't an aprilfool as the entire stadium. it isn't an april fool as the new chief executive guy lavender told us earlier... there are a lot of technical challenges and issues but not to say that we shouldn't look at it seriously. technology is developing all the time. drop in wickets. we need to keep looking forward and

patrick gearey watched the action.bley was always going to pause and reflect tonight, but events in leicester made the minute of remembrance still more poignant. football at its best can be escapism, especially when manchester city are in full flow and especially for riyad mahrez — the goal—scorer until earlier this year had been a leicester player. tottenham and wembley looked slightly worn. the mud and markings told of the nfl game played on this pitch only yesterday — maybe that explained harry kane's touch here. pep guardiola has built manchester city's success on perpetual motion, passing until there is a chance. the only problem here, they did not get around to a shot until it was too late. that is what the boss would have done. spurs survived, having enjoyed their best ever start a premier league season. they spent the evening running into city's defensive brick wall, waiting for a crack. here it was. there it went. erik lamela would not get another go. this is a gritty rather than particularly pretty city but t

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

patrick gearey, bbc news at its best and.wicket and to get 260, that was good. we never let them get to six per over. from that point of view it was clinical by the bowlers, especially looking at how flat the wicket was, i think they adapted really well. at the stuttgart open second seed grigor dimitrov has been knocked out by poland's world number 155 jerzy janowicz. the bulgarian goes the same way as top seed roger federer who was beaten on wednesday with janowicz winning 7—6, 6—3 and he'll now play france's benoit paire for a place in the semi—finals. no problems for third seed thomas berdych who is now the highest remaining seed when he was a straight sets winner over australia's bernard tomic. the czech progressing 7—6, 6—2 and he'll now face spain's feliciano lopez in the quarter—finals. ajax captain davey klaassen has signed for english premier league club everton for a fee of around $30 million. the netherlands midfielder has made 163 appearances for ajax, scoring 49 goals, winning three eredivisie titles. in what has

patrick gearey, the match, now they must survive longerstill. patrick gearey, bbc news.ns jabeur‘s remarkable run at the kremlin cup in moscow goes on. the tunisian qualifier is through to the semi—finals after beating estonia's anett kontaveit on thursday. colm harrison rounds up the day's action. another day, and another milestone reached by ons jabur. ranked 101 in the world, she followed her win over former us open champion sloane stephens by beating the number eight seedin stephens by beating the number eight seed in straight sets. she won a tight first set but lost just one game in the second set to secure a place in the semis and to is the first from tunisia to get to a wta semi—final. first from tunisia to get to a wta semi-final. i'm very happy. i started bad so i had to win at a certain point. really happy with the grass season certain point. really happy with the grass season this year and finishing like this in moscow is amazing. i keep thinking about the vacation i'm going to have after this tournament, so going to have after this tournament, so maybe this i

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

patrick gearey reports. the ashes gone, and still they come.eason england's fans are called the barmy army. when they're not watching cricket, they're playing it. and they've called up mr root to their team. not the england captain, but his brother, billy — a professional himself, who has had to watchjoe lose the urn with everyone else. i think he will always enjoy the challenge of it. i think there will be times where he is frustrated. but i think it is the sort of thing he will enjoy taking on, a tough challenge like this. challenge is an understatement. comment and criticism comes with cricket in australia. in the past week, root‘s had to watch the ashes go, and had to listen to his captaincy be described as "soft and childlike" by former australian skipper ricky ponting. he doesn't spend any time in our dressing room. he doesn't spend much time around the squad, so. i don't think i go about things as a little boy, for sure. i have my own way of doing things. i think it is important that you don't try and be something that you're not. now he

patrick gearey reports.ch will go into a fifth day but india will inevitably win it with needing just one wicket to do so. with needing just one wicket to do so. england suffered batting colla pses. so. england suffered batting collapses. jennings caught behind. alastair cook caught in the slips sparking doubts about how much longer he will go on in this england side. 0llie pope, another caught in the slips. ben stokes and jos buttler showed resistance, stokes to his slowest test 50 just after tea. the real starjos buttler going for his maiden test century. an innings that shows his maturity as a test batsman. he was trapped lbw by the bowler who took the new ball. 0ver twojimmy bowler who took the new ball. 0ver two jimmy anderson and bowler who took the new ball. 0ver twojimmy anderson and adil rashid to see out the final overs to take this into a fifth day. it might only last one ball. it is inevitable india will make the series 2—1.m was important to turn up and show character and fight and not give it t

patrick gearey, bbc news. djokovic under contorversial circumstances. he was disquaified after hitting a lines judge with a ball. he's spoken about what happened and says he'll learn from his mistakes. of course, it's a bit of a shock to finish in that way, but it is what it is. you know, life goes on. hopefully i can, you know, learn a big lesson from that and move on. you know, i did talk with the lady, laura, and checked on her after the match to see if she was fine, she said she was fine. so, thank god no one was really hurt badly. let's round up some of the day's other sports stories now. former fifa secretary generaljerome valcke and the chairman of qatar—based media group bein sports, nasser al—khelaifi, have gone on trial over the award of television rights for the world cup and confederations cup. both men deny wrongdoing. formula one bosses are looking into whether lewes hamilton broke rules at the tuscan grand prix yesterday by wearing a t—shirt highlighting police brutality. a spokesman said the ma

patrick gearey reports .ered for the kandy crunch — anticipating a short, sweet finish. they needed just three sri lankan wickets to win the series. moeen ali took the first and most significant of them. when niroshan dickwella departed, so did his team's chances of an unlikely victory. the end came quickly. two balls later moeen baffled suranga lakmal, then pushpakumara pushed back a sitter to jack leach. his fifth wicket in the innings, and england's first win in sri lanka for 17 years. to come here and perform as we have done, and manage to soak up the pressure and played back on the opposition for long periods of time as well, to hold our nerve, shows a lot of maturity for what is quite an inexperienced side in this part of the world. it's a victory that is in sharp contrast to england's recent away form. it is highly significant. sri lanka have a reputation of ambushing visitors here on pitches that suit them. the fact that they have won not just these first two test matches but also the twenty20 series

patrick gearey has this report. that searing pace, it is two!he moments that make football what it is, the explosion of uncontrolled toy that comes with scoring a goal breaks among sport's great highs, and experience to be shared, but this is not an age of hogging. affable has been told to tighten up and spaced out, to isolate and celebrate at the same time. —— now football has been. that might mean this is the final chorus for non—league chorley even if they get another unlikely win in the cup. and... i don't even celebrate goals, because of the var, i adapt, with certain direction of controlling emotions, that i believe players can also can do a little bit of the same. premier league players are tested far more regularly than those at the levels below, and if you play football, by keeping two metres apart from everyone else, you're probably not doing it right. so is there much point in relegating celebrating? to control the emotions when you're going to hundred miles an houragain, it when you're going to hundred miles an hour again, it is... w

patrick gearey, bbc news.ew 2024 tennis season is already under way with the united cup mixed team competition in australia and great britain beat the hosts to get the tournament off to a winning start. katie boulter secured the vital victory in the three rubber tie with a straight sets win over ajla tomljanovic. the british number one winning 6—2, 6—4just after her team—mate had beaten her boyfriend. cameron norrie is the former, australia's alex de minaur the latter. the british number one claiming a three set victory and after the tie was won, boulter said it was �*super awkward�* but she �*hopes de minaur will still have me�*. britain can reach the united cup quarterfinals if they beat the usa on sunday. meanwhile over in brisbane... rafa nadal is preparing to return to the court after a year out, ahead of a year that may well be his last in the sport. nadal�*s most recent competitive match was injanuary at the australian open, which he�*s also preparing for next week. after missing the other three slams i

patrick gearey reports.the gentle slopes of centurion, you'd never guess there were such monsters in the middle. demons in the pitch that make the ball spit, that left rory burns a hapless victim — the first of many. next to be spooked, dominic sibley. watch that bounce. imagine trying to face it at 90 miles an hour. what a battle. a time for fortune and fortitude. a time to have a cushion of 284 runs on the board, as south africa did. a score that seemed colossal, when joe root succumbed. his decision to bowl first, looking ever more questionable. but there is a time in every scary movie when things seem ordinary. joe denley made it to 50, with ben stokes in support. but something was lurking around the corner. at first, it seemed innocuous. the umpire said not out. but the decision was reviewed. a slight touch showed up. it was the feather which knocked down england's dominoes. next, jonny bairstow. this winter, dropped, recalled, bowled. stokes was tempted to go where he shouldn't. the rest folded behind

patrick gearey, bbc news.s business at westminster and the government s failure once again to get its key brexit policy through parliament. events have once again highlighted how polarising and paralysing brexit has been to the political process. my colleague reeta chakrabarti looks now at the effect the brexit vote has had on the westminster political system and its future. the british people have spoken and the answer is we're out. the message from voters seemed clear. brexit means brexit, and we are going to make a success of it. but, after numerous trips to brussels and showdowns with the cabinet, nearly 1,000 days on, there's deadlock and division. has brexit proved too much for our political system? i sat down with three experts to get their take. it's the most difficult issue for parliament to resolve because, for the first time ever in our constitutional history, mps are being asked to enact something they do not believe in. the vast majority of mps were for remain, the majority in the cabinet voted re

patrick gearey, bbc news.t the only surprise on day nine, with the second seed, and australian open champion, caroline wozniacki, knocked out. she was beaten by russian daria kasatkina a former french open junior champion. rafael nadal‘s progress to the quarter finals has been as serene as you might expect. that iith french open title a step closer after a straight sets win over germany's maximilian marterer. england bowler chris woakes has been ruled out of sunday's one—day international against scotland. he took four wickets in the test win over pakistan but he also picked up a thigh strain and joins ben stokes on the injury list. surrey‘s tom curran comes in. meanwhile englnad's women have recalled pace bowler katherine brunt and wicketkeeper sarah taylor for the first two matches of their one—day series against south africa. the three—match series starts at new road on saturday so just before we go, if being told you're not in your country's world cup squad is bad enough, imagine having to see your rejecti

patrick gearey, bbc news.d the cricketing world — so let's get a feel for things in india — with cricket commentator, prakash wakankar. it is probably diwali and christmas, and all other festivals coming together. it's that kind of celebration. i can only think back to 1971 when india first one at the oval, one a series against england 0val, one a series against england where this kind of fervor — and i'd dare say it matches the 1983 world cup when too — you had chairman of large companies and a young man on the corner store, everybody glued to whatever was going on. as the new started filtering and that india actually one, there was a sense of disbelief that turned into absolute iby -- disbelief that turned into absolute joy —— as the news started filtering in. joy -- as the news started filtering in. ~ ~' ., joy -- as the news started filtering in. we know the special relationship the indians have _ in. we know the special relationship the indians have with _ in. we know the special relationship the indians

patrick gearey, bbc news.is evening — lets take a look at some of the other football headlines. wales women are leading the faroe islands 4—0 in their latest qualifier for the european championships next year. they lost to norway last month so a win here would keep their hopes alive. glasgow city will host ireland's peamount united in the first qualifying round of the women's champions league. the single—leg match is on november the 3rd or 4th. and fifa's boss gianni infantino says he's not interested in a proposed european super league. fifa were said to support plans for a 18—team tournament worth £4.6 billion. liverpool and manchester united were among five premier league clubs set to be included. now to some shocking statistics which show 43% of premier league footballers have experienced targeted racist abuse. raheem sterling, wilfred zaha and adebayo akinfenwa were three of the 44 players whose social media accounts were analysed in the study by the professional footballers association over the final six

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

patrick gearey, bbc news.s caretaker coach graham thorpe admits england are suffering with a number of injuries — but will fight on to try and salvage a draw on the final day. we've obviously got some blows to some fingers, but i'm sure the lads will take whatever they need to take to get themselves into a position where they are capable of performing tomorrow. so, they'll all bat and they will do their very best. i know that. so work to do for england who could still be helped by the weather, with rain predicted on sunday. former england bowler alex hartley is alongside our reporter henry moeran. this was another entertaining, if difficult day for england here at the scg, with australia piling on the bronze after gaining the wickets, giving some hope at one stage. —— piling on the runs. the headline news was it was back on the side, becoming the first australian in two years to score two 100s in a test match. what a performance from him. it's left england with a mighty target, 388 realistically, their hope ha

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

patrick gearey, bbc news.ave moved 19 points clear at the top of the premier league table after a 2—0 win at west ham this evening. mohammed salah scored from the spot in the first half, before alex 0xlade—chamberlain doubled their lead after the break. west ham remain one place above the relegation zone on goal difference alone. conor mcnamara has more. liverpool's relentless march towards the premier league title continues. this was their long—awaited game in hand and it has gone the way of so many liverpool matches the season, a win and three points for can co—opt‘s side. the goals came either side of hassan, most of a penalty taken down ten mins before the break and then taman minutes, alex alex 0xlade—chamberlain a brick wiggle putting them to heavens or in front and west ham were never going to get back. for dave moy‘s sigh, they remain only on goal difference was that a nervy end of the season for west ham, difficult matches. they have to go to a way to difficult opponents as well. but for liverpool at

patrick gearey, bbc news, at lord's.n—affected fourth one—day international in kandy. the tourists had already won the series. south africa won the toss and put the home side into bat, and dasun shanaka top—scored with 65 as sri lanka made 306—7 in an innings that was reduced to 39 overs because of rain. further rain meant south africa were set a re—adjusted target of 191 from 21 overs. they fell just short as sri lanka won by threee runs to avoid the prospect of a series whitewash. the fifth and final one—dayer is on sunday. in transfer news, chelsea have signed one kepa to replace another. spain's kepa arriza balaga from athletic bilbao has joined the west london club for a world record fee for a goalkeeper believed to be around $79 million. the blues have agreed to sell belgium goalkeeper thibaut courtois to real madrid, with midfielder mateo kovacic arriving on loan from the spanish club. the deal is still subject to courtois agreeing personal terms and completing a medical but real plan to present the 26—year—old, w

here's patrick gearey. and so, to sydney.s at the moment, in the final port of this ashes series. england go into this match knowing there is no prospect of that humiliating 5—0 whitewash but also knowing that they've not been able to force a victory, in large part due to an inability to ta ke large part due to an inability to take 20 wickets, which has brought attention on their spinner, moeen ali. use only managed three wickets in the whole series. there's prospect he may be replaced by mason crane, the leg—spinner with some experience of this part of the world, having played for new south wales in the sheffield shield. whether mason crane plays depends on the pitch and we should get a better look at that tomorrow but england will take part in their performance in melbourne, it was a battle but they have the better of the draw there. i asked mark stoneman, the opening batsmen, whether he felt their momentum had switched towards england... whether he felt their momentum had switched towards england. . ij whether he felt thei

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

patrick gearey, bbc news.te to earn themselves a spot in the premier league's top four. ashley barnes scored an 88th minute winner ina ashley barnes scored an 88th minute winner in a hard—fought victory over stoke city at a wet turf moor. it increases pressure on stoke boss mark hughes. the reality is, we've got another tough game on saturday. the players have a right to enjoy this, but the next game comes quickly on a saturday, that's my focus. i'm pleased with last night. tonight we had to work hard for it, grind it out. a real moment of quality to win it. but thursday we will look to recover and look onto the next one. crystal palace left is even later, they came from behind to beat watford 2—1 at selhurst park. ba ka ry sa ko beat watford 2—1 at selhurst park. bakary sako and james mcarthur scoring in the last few minutes to snatch the point that moved roy hodgson's team off the bottom of the table and out of the bottom three. we've done well in the last minutes of game, really. we equalised late against w

patrick gearey, bbc news.s were turned away from chelsea's match at slavia prague after the premier league club identified them in a video appearing to sing a racist song and making reference to liverpool forward mohamed salah. three other fans singing in the video did not turn up to the game, but the bbc understands that chelsea are trying to identify them and will ban them if they are found to be season ticket holders or members. the club have made a statement which says... let's round up some of the day's other football stories now. league i side blackpool won't be deducted 12 points as a result of going into receivership. receivers were appointed by the high court in february, forcing then—owner 0wen 0yston to pay ex—director valeri belokon the £25 million he is owed. according to efl regulations, any club that becomes subject to an insolvency event, including the appointment of a receiver, could be deducted 12 points. they're currenly 8th in the table. meanwhile in scotland, hearts have closed part of the

patrick gearey has more.fghanistan believe they're getting closer to england and belief has always been important in their cricket. it allows them to clear hurdles. but few expected the sheer force gurbaz unleashed in the opening overs, he hammered england's bowlers unsparing, unsettling. time to change direction. and that's adil rashid's area, their lead spinner, their match turner with skill and the helping hands of his captain, jos buttler, he halted the afghan charge. others followed along his curving path, notablyjoe root. england back on top. but the sun had not yet set on afghanistan, finishing as they started. they smashed themselves up to 284, a total far more than it might have been. so in the delhi darkness they had something to conjure with. get root early and you know you're in business. getjos buttler too... well, they tell you the significance. england four down, nearly 200 short, more wickets fell. harry brook was left trying to steer through the crisis, but without support and against an incr

patrick gearey reports. day one of the paralympic games, and the story begins.arah storey will chase her first gold of the games which could see her make british paralympic history. the long miles on road and track led to this — when the three titles she won in rio, and shall become britain's most successful paralympian with 17 gold medals. janik it would be amazing to defend all medals. janik it would be amazing to defend al �* ., ., defend all three. i'm going to get close and get _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i _ defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i think- defend all three. i'm going to get close and get two. i think it - close and get two. i think it would just be something that i don't know whether i would see that's believe it when i saw it. both physically and mentally, it's good, and obviously it can be a personal best time that further cements that you've been doing the right work. march 2019, and her preparations for these games were all going to play o

patrick gearey, bbc news.r newcastle in their first ever champions league campaign. indeed, he was in the team that beat barcelona in 1997. and he says it's great for the club to be back in europe's elite club competition. it has been a long, long time since the keegan days and the days of champions league and bobby robson. it hasjust been champions league and bobby robson. it has just been a long time coming. as you say, we have had a lot of heartache and a lot of downs. we've now got new ownership. everybody seems to be pulling in the right direction, the same direction, like we had with kevin keegan and sir john hall many, many years back. manager eddie howe is doing a fantasticjob. brought in some brilliant, brilliant players. i think the recruitment has been exceptional. and we deserved to be in there and it is going to be very, very interesting to see how we do because we are in a very, very tough group. there's also been some more sobering news from milan, with police confirming a newcastle fan has been

patrick gearey, bbc news.ive 7—0 win over montenegro last night helped them qualify for euro 2020. as for the rest of the home nations, well they have plenty of work to do to, if they want to reaching next summer's tournament. —— want to reach. wales, scotland and northern ireland are all in action tomorrow. so let's have quick look at what they get. —— need to do. northern ireland have a tough task, they are third in the "group of death" behind germany and leaders the netherlands. they will need to beat the dutch tomorrow and the germans on tuesday as well as hoping other results go their way. wales have a similar challenge. they need to beat both azerbaijan and hungary and will hope for other results to play in their favour. scotland though, can't qualify automatically, but they do have a chance via the play—offs. let's have a look at some of the other stories around today. staying with scotland then as hibernian have confirmed that jack ross is their new head coach. it's on a three—and—a—half—year deal. the

patrick gearey, bbc news.ens are being given one last manicure, the fairway is a final trim, and a field of the finest players in the world have assembled for the world have assembled for the final major of the golfing calendar and it is all taking place at the sport's spiritual home in st andrews. the women's open tees off on thursday but the playing to the first time at st andrews featuring defending champion charley hull. she says just keeping warm on the famous course will be difficult enough. course will be difficult enough-— course will be difficult enou:h. ., , ., enough. you can prepare all you want, enough. you can prepare all you want. monday — enough. you can prepare all you want, monday through - enough. you can prepare all you i want, monday through wednesday, but it's all about the weather and taking it a shot at a time. and it's also fun because it's a different creative side to golf where you work the ball and sometimes more than you are used to because you are hitting bumps and runs and its mo

patrick gearey, bbc news.ng the fans back gave them joy and against a big rival like leeds. i think today was almost the perfect day.

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

patrick gearey, bbc news. celtic and we play tomorrow. —— and rangers.h, hibs manager shaun maloney in a moment, but first winning manager robbie nielson. it was a tough, tough game. credit to the hearts players, but also credit to the hibs players. i thought they battled really well. they put us under a lot of pressure, more so going down to ten men as well. and it was a real nailbiter at the end, but i'm just delighted to get through. you score a goal in that five—minute period, we did well to get a second, and then we made the wee error and letting them in, itjust gives them an opportunity. but to the boys' credit, they hung in there and deserved to go through. we had to play on an edge today, to metch— we had to play on an edge today, to match the _ we had to play on an edge today, to match the physicality of hearts and the aggression they had against us last week — the aggression they had against us last week. i asked the players to do that, _ last week. i asked the players to do that, and _ last week. i asked the players to do that, and joe just sl

patrick gearey, bbc news.ted, because i think we deserve another lesson, but sometimes you play well and you win, and for us it is like we need to play well, we need to score goals, we play well, and sometimes we are punished. that is the process in this moment that we are. in 15 days, in two weeks, we are going to have the second tie, and be positive that we can win the game and go to the final. ., ., , ., ., , the final. tonight was a really secial the final. tonight was a really special night. _ the final. tonight was a really special night. the _ the final. tonight was a really i special night. the atmosphere, hayden — special night. the atmosphere, hayden scoring, it was such a good night _ hayden scoring, it was such a good night for— hayden scoring, it was such a good night for us — hayden scoring, it was such a good night for us. we have to take that as a one — night for us. we have to take that as a one off, _ night for us. we have to take that as a one off, and enjoy that. the second _ as a one off,

leclerc was a good friend of the huberts — as patrick gearey reports.for the driver killed in the formula 2 race here yesterday, he was only 22. a tragic reminder of the risks drivers face as an occupational hazard. it's lights out and away we go! at these speeds anything can happen. many of the crowd had come to watch max verstappen, born in belgium and yet his race was over within a lap. most importantly, he was unharmed. meanwhile, lewis hamilton was chasing the ferraris. hamilton took longer in the pits than he might have but in his mercedes he knows he can make up time. he passed sebastian vettel into second and went after charles leclerc but the man from monaco had extra motivation to win his first grand prix. he'd race with his friend for many years. difficult to enjoy the weekend like this. some achievement but one of the moments of his life had been put in a sober context. some things are more important. patrick gearey, bbc news. on the one hand, i have got a dream that has been realised. on the other hand it has been a really difficult weekend

patrick gearey reports from the oval in london.ok at it, as hosts and favourites, this is their opening to do what they have tried to do over 18 attempts in 42 years. win a one—day trophy. we have been here before — well, not here, but up the road at lord's. 1975, the first cricket world cup, won on english soil by west indian skill. since then, kits, bats and hairstyles have changed. the outcome hasn't. until now, perhaps? if you are near an england net session today, you are best off keeping an eye out. these guys are specialists in big hits, and big scores. what's bad news for visiting bowlers and local pigeons is good news for expectant england fans! coming into the tournament as one of the favourites is pretty flattering. this trophy, and the world cup, they are huge opportunities for this squad of players. they are hard—working and talented, and recognise that we do have something special. making the most of that is hopefully gathering some silverware along the way. bangladesh remember when england got it wrong. these were th

patrick gearey, bbc news at edgbaston. plenty to look forward there for sure.the us open in los angeles, for frenchman, matthieu pavon. he became the first player from france to card a hole—in—one, with a121i—yard effort on the 15th. pavon finished the day at 1—over. rickie fowler shot an 8—under 62, the lowest round in us open history, with ten birdies and two bogeys. but, just moments later, his round was matched by fellow american, xander shauffele, who also finished his opening round on 8—under. full details of the first round on the bbc sport website. andy murray reached the nottingham 0pen quarterfinals with a 6—3, 7—5 victory over france's hugo grenier, to cap a record—breaking day for british tennis. murray claimed his first title on home soil since wimbledon in 2016, with his win at surbiton last week. he is ranked 44th in the world, and trying to secure a top—32 seeding for wimbledon. the victory came after katie boulter, harriet dart and jodie burragejoined heather watson in the women's last eight, the first time four british women have reached the q

patrick gearey, bbc news. newsnight‘s about to begin over on bbc two in a few moments. urban. tonight, if theresa may's sit deal is to get through, labour will be crucial. we ask keir starmer what would take for labour to back the deal. join us on bbc two. that's it from me. now on bbc one it's time to join the news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm holly hamilton. we're live in antigua as england's cricketers take aim for the double in their world t20 semi final against india in antigua. nothing is impossible, the words of robert kubica as it's announced he'll return to formula one eight years after a life changing crash. he's not going anywhere, sadio mane agrees a new long—term contract at liverpool. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in sunnier climbs in the carribean where the semi—finals of the women's 2020 world cup are taking place. the first one is well underway with australia and the hosts and defending champions the west indies but later it's england who'll be looking for victory to move one step closer to being named double w

patrick gearey reports. sam billings had been busy.t behind the wheel, this morning behind the stumps. he had driven from canterbury to headingley to be a covid replacement. in front of him, new zealand's roadblock. tom blundell and daryl mitchell have spent three testifying england. now they build a lead. and slowly tucked in. england's scribbling for crumbs, both kiwis made 50s, always staying just out of reach, always surviving. such was there escape all that you that even being given out was no guarantee. mitchell wanted this checked, but he was in line this time. relief, belief. now, jack leach assigned opening. this one bold tim southee and bruised sam billings. the next trick she was kinder for billings. the next trick she was kinderfor him. neil wagner caught kinder for him. neil wagner caught by kinderfor him. neil wagner caught by billings, leg behind wicket. it is in here somewhere! there. leach would end up with five the innings, ten in the match, and when would be to 96 to win. when they chase, they chase hard. this englan

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

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

patrick gearey, bbc news. the bbc�*s cricket correspondent jonathan agnewjoins me now.ise, but the reasons for the withdrawl might be. it's this wording, not being security reasons? i think we did expect this, and after new zealand withdrew, quoting the security threat, very specific security threat that they didn't share with pakistan, he has created a bit of a rift between the two. but i would imagine certainly that england's cricketers, the players themselves would not have been happy with the situation. it's interesting that the board has chosen not to go down that route. that piece that was on a few moments ago was correct, these two games — that's all they are for the men's, and there are some women's games at the same time — but these two men's games were added on as a thank you, but pakistan coming last year test for pakistan coming last year test for pakistan coming last year. it was a magnanimous gesture, it was in the depths of the pandemic, no crowds — pakistan came and plate, and english cricket was very grateful for that. they took on these to match —— two

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

patrick gearey, bbc news, silverstone.ow and park sung—hyun of south korea has won the us women's open at trump national to pick up her first lpga title in her debut season. the 23—year—old carded a final—round five—under—par 67 to finish on 11 under in newjersey. she beat her compatriot, 17—year—old amateur choi hye—jin by two shots. a south korean has won the us open seven times in the past 10 years. spaniard rafa cabrera—bello birdied the first play—off hole to deny callum shinkwin and capture the scottish open. carded an eight—under course record 64 to finish the regulation 72 holes in 13 under. cabrera—bello needed a brilliant final round to put himself in contention — he duly obliged with eight birdies including this one on the 12th as well as no bogeys. but for most of the day it seemed england's callum shinkwin was on course for victory. in fact, the world number 405 needed only a par 5 at the final hole to take the trophy and double his career earnings. he missed the putt to send the competition to a play off. cab