he timed his run perfectly to give trainer aidan o'brien a perfectly to give trainer aidan 0'brien arace, a six victory over as well. —— a sixth victory over as well. —— a sixth victory as well. let's go back to the general election. with less than a week till the country heads to the ballot box, reality check‘s presenter has been... questions have been raised about how reliable the polls are. in the last three days, we have had polls putting the conservative leader anywhere between three and 14%, so have the pollsters lost their mojo? there have been problems in the past, most notably, of course, during the general election campaign in 2015, when the polls said there would be a hung parliament, but of course, the conservatives as won an outright majority, so what's going on? let's ask a majority, so what's going on? let's aska man majority, so what's going on? let's ask a man who really should know. there is a persistent issue, which is how do we avoid over estimating labour and underestimating the conservatives? that was a problem that re—emerged quite starkly in 2015 and is a prob

and on the track the feature race was the prince of wales stakes which saw the aidan o'brien trainedwith jockey ryan moore on board. it was also the 300th top—level triumph for o'brien and a first win at this year's meeting. looking splendid. that is all we have time for. go to our website for everything else. from me and the a lwa ys everything else. from me and the always splendid sports today team, have a nice evening. hello, there. we saw the peak of the hit wave on wednesday afternoon, with temperatures across southern britain soaring into the low to mid—30s celsius. it was 35 degrees recorded at heathrow, which was the warmest day of the year, so far, but also the warmestjune day since 1976. wales also saw its hottest day with 31 degrees recorded in cardiff. further north, though, it is a little bit cooler, and we see a thundery breakdown developing, particularly across northern england and west scotland as we head into wednesday evening. that he will continue to retreat back into the near continent as cooler and fresher conditions push in off the atlantic, with a fair old bree

it was the first win for the irish jockey, and the sixth for his trainer, aidan o'brien.uch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @alpapatel. goodbye for now. good evening. it's a cooler, fresher feel to the end of the weekend compared to the last few days. it will be cooler than last night. there were some showers around today, particularly across northern ireland and scotland, where we have had lightning flashes dancing away in the skies and moving north across the country. the heaviest showers should be clearing away in the next few hours and it should be dry overnight, just a few showers lingering on the western coasts. temperatures in towns and cities will sit around 11 by the end of the night. the countryside, an average of three celsius. showers gather towards the west and push their way towards the west and push their way to the east in the morning. a few heavy showers in that lot. quite a lot of showers by the afternoon across scotland. there could be some halo and thunder in scotland. not many showers across the southern parts of the country. —— some hail

he timed his run perfectly to give the trainer aidan o'brien a 1—2 in the race, and his sixth victoryatted first but failed to make too much of a promising start. hashim amla top scored with his 25th century in odi cricket. 299—6 turned out to be enough. imran tahir took four wickets. the other match in this group tomorrow is a big one — india against pakistan at edgbaston. that is all the sport for now, more in the next hour. hugh, thank you very much. reports from the iraqi city of mosul say dozens of civilians have been killed while fleeing a neighbourhood held by islamic state fighters. reports from the iraqi city of mosul say dozens of civilians have been killed while fleeing a neighbourhood held by islamic state fighters. exactly how they died is not yet clear. but there have been reports of the militants targeting civilians attempting to escape the city. iraqi government forces retook eastern mosul back injanuary. they began a new push — this week to capture the remaining part held by islamic state in the west. the latest fighting is focused on al zan—jili — which is near the r

there was no royal winner in the hardwicke stakes as the queen's horse dartmouth was beaten by the aidan o'brien win ensures aiden o'brien finishes as champion trainer at royal ascot week — for the eighth time. that's all the sport for now. i apologise for the coughing fit i have had throughout that. a valiant effort. thank you for persevering. they should bring you a glass of water. they are so mean. if you only knew what gallery crews could be like. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the observer leads with fire safety in schools — saying proposals to relax standards are to be dropped by ministers. prince harry dominates the frontpage of the mail of sunday, saying he considered quitting his royal role, but stayed for the queen. the sunday telegraph headlines ‘blackmail fears after mps hit by cyber attack‘ the cyber attack is also the main story on the sunday times — who report there was fury at the time it took for the incident to be revealed. and the express leads with an image ofjeremy corbyn, saying he ignored armed forces day invitations to appear at glastonbury.

he is trained by aidan o'brien and ridden by ryan moore, and i'm sure that bookies will not wa nt and i'm sure that bookies will not want that on to win today, but there are others in the field that could rival him. it is ladies day at royal ascot. we have been seeing some bright and colourful fashions going through the gates. the milliners of britain have been doing a brisk trade over the last few months! back to the racing, at her majesty the queen will be arriving shortly after 2pm. she won the gold cup with her horse in 2013. she doesn't have a runner in the race today, but she does have a horse in the britannia sta kes at does have a horse in the britannia stakes at 5pm. maths prize will run for her in her colours, and she hopes that that will bring her a winner in this, one of her favourite weeks of the year. time for a look at the weather. what a difference what a difference a what a difference a day what a difference a day makes. what a difference a day makes. yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees cooler for some yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees coolerfor some of us, yester

this one looked to be a battle between the three favourites, the aidan o'brien trained cliffs of moherners, wings of eagles. the 40—1 shot taking flight for a famous victory, and injockey padraig beggy‘s first derby ride too. o'brien is now a six time winning trainer, and if the derby is the jewel in flat racing's crown, the understated o'brien is its king. padraig beggy‘s first time in the race — and first win. while there were two frankel foals, who finished third and fourth, wings of eagles is the son of the 2011 derby winner pour moi, so maybe not quite so much of a surprise. he finished ahead of his stablemate, cliffs of moher, giving trainer aiden o'brien a one—two at epsom. south africa got their champions trophy tournament under way against sri lanka. the world's number one ranked 50—over side, looked to be cruising towards a significant total thanks to hashim amla's century. but a flurry of late wickets saw them post 299, giving sri lanka a shot at victory. maz farookhi reports. south africa have walked a little unsteadily since arriving on british shores. in preparation for t

he is trained by aidan o‘brien and ridden by ryan moore, and i‘m sure that bookies will not wa nt andhe gates. the milliners of britain have been doing a brisk trade over the last few months! back to the racing, at her majesty the queen will be arriving shortly after 2pm. she won the gold cup with her horse in 2013. she doesn‘t have a runner in the race today, but she does have a horse in the britannia sta kes at does have a horse in the britannia stakes at 5pm. maths prize will run for her in her colours, and she hopes that that will bring her a winner in this, one of her favourite weeks of the year. time for a look at the weather. what a difference what a difference a what a difference a day what a difference a day makes.

to the racing, it wasn't a great day for aidan 0'brien the racing, it wasn't a great day for aidan o'brienesterday. a lot of runners, no winners. he does have a horse in the first one today? that has been one of the teams in recent years, this rivalry between godolphin, sheikh mohammed from the emirates and, in, at the rivalry between them. , getting the upper hand recently, but that form was reversed yesterday, they will go head—to—head tomorrow. we're going to see highland reel running againstjack hobbs for godolphin. that'll be a dominant theme again today, as racing gets underway. it'll be interesting to see comes out on top in that one. but for those who follow the names rather than the trainers in the form, there is an interesting one, given the way the queen has been so central in today's news and at while ascot, queen's trust runs. 0nce news and at while ascot, queen's trust runs. once a look for there. thanks indeed. novak djokovic has been given a wild card to play at eastbourne next week. it's the first time since 2010 that the world number two has played a grass court tournamen

this book to be a battle between the three favourites, the aidan o'brien trained cliffs of moher, untilings of eagles, wings of eagles coming from the crowd to win the derby! the 40-1 shot taking flight win the derby! the 40-1 shot taking flight for a famous victory, jockey padraig beggy‘s first derby ride too. if this is the jewel in flat racing's crown, the understated joe brya n racing's crown, the understated joe bryan is the king. —— o'brien. south africa got their champions trophy tournament under way against sri lanka. the world's number one ranked 50—over side, looked to be cruising towards a significant total thanks to hashim amla's century. but a flurry of late wickets saw them post 299, giving sri lanka a shot at victory. maz farookhi reports. south africa have walked a little and steadily since arriving on british shores. in preparation for this tournament, they failed to find solid ground against england. still, timing is everything. you opening batsman have the consistency of hashim amla, and he quickly found firm footing on the biggest stage. others around them could not f

winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brienweet day for red bull's max verstappen ahead of this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated practice, but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just seconds to go. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. england's boxers have made history at this week's european championships by guaranteeing more medals than ever before in the competition's 90—year history. eight of the gb boxing team reached this afternoon's semi—finals in ukraine, guaranteeing medals in the process. —— seven of the great britain boxing team. richie woodhall has been commentating on the action for the bbc. richie, what's happened this afternoon? a tremendous day with eight boxers boxing in the semifinals and seven made the final. from an english point of view it has been a tremendous day. i think the objective before the tournament was to get as many boxers as we could do the world

winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brienns and the all blacks starts at 8.35 tomorrow morning. the lions will have a fight on their hands — new zealand haven't lost at eden park since 1994. our sports correspondent katie gornall is in auckland. auckland is undergoing a transformation. the lions are coming and what started as a trickle has become a flood. everyday is getting busier. we are like minions walking around here with red tops on! but some fans have struggled to find an affordable place to stay. until locals came up with a solution. they have opened up their homes forfree. we're young so we are on a real tight budget i would say, so just the ability to have somewhere to stay for the night and not have to break the bank for it, means we can have a much better time. at the end of the day, they're guests in our country, so it seemed like the right thing to do, and it's been a lot of fun, actually. i think it's going to be a 3—0! sorry! to the lions? no, no, to the all blacks. i hope it's not. history is against the lion

find his run perfectly to give aidan o‘brien a 1—2 in the race. predatory 3rd.campaign. south africa in bat 1st had failed to make the most of a promising start. hashim amla scoring his 25th century in odi cricket. in reply, schleicher started well, too, but a moments of brilliance from the staff at wincanton, ab de villiers, including that stunning catch. drew ryder reduced to 1a9— 5 with 2a overs remaining. coming up on sports day, we will be in cardiff, looking ahead to the champions league final. that‘s all for now. an early and small scale trial of a new drug to combat ovarian cancer has shown "promising results", according to researchers. the drug shrank tumours in almost half of the 15 women in the advanced stages of the disease who took part. here‘s our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. marianne heath has advanced ovarian cancer. there are very few drugs to treat this type of cancer, and the ones that exist can no longer help her. so she says when she was asked to take part in a trial fora new drug, shejumped at the chance. well, i decided to go o

victorious in the english and irish 1000 guineas, winter was ridden byjockey ryan moore and trained by aidan o'brienadingley. zak hardaker scored a superb individual try as castleford bounced back from their challenge cup quarter—final defeat to hull. it's castelford's eighth successive super league victory, and the third time they've beaten leeds this season. it will kick off in just over two hours time. six games they have had so far, and only four wins. two losses and, performance wise, we know that the all blocks... they have a huge record there in auckland. it will not be easy. 23 yea rs auckland. it will not be easy. 23 years at eden park and they have never lost on that ground. that is extraordinary. an extraordinary reckitt and they have that on the back of their mind today. thank you, holly and we will see you later full. stick with the sporting theme. one sport that began in finland has proven to be successful at getting girls involved in sport. but now hobbyhorse showjumping has arrived in the uk. it has proved controversial, as well. ahead of the national championships this weekend, we s

a short head is all that divided the two on the line, denying aidan o'brien the trainer a chance to winain, thought it was in his grasp. but it is big orange for michael balcon and james doyle has ridden it to victory. richard conway live at ascot. elsewhere this our club crystal palace are close to appointing frank that there as their new manager. the former netherlands player has been offered thejob, former netherlands player has been offered the job, and former netherlands player has been offered thejob, and negotiations are, we understand, at an advanced stage. it is understood the birth has said pallasator his preferred club. so he is set to succeed sam alla rdyce, club. so he is set to succeed sam allardyce, who left after helping to avoid relegation last season. the burr has been out of work since he was sacked by inter milan last season after just 85 days was sacked by inter milan last season afterjust 85 days in charge. ireland's cricket team have been handed test playing status. the international cricket association admitted ireland along with afghanistan into the elite member

winter, winner of the english and irish 1000 guineas, trained by trainer aidan o'brien, who won the commonwealthd's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated both sessions claiming the top spot by almost half a second in the morning. but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just 30 seconds to go until the chequered flag. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. gilles muller's impressive run continues. he's beaten sam querrey of the united states in straight sets at queens. the man from luxembourg saw off querrey 6—4, 7—6 to book his place in the semi—finals. muller knocked outjo wilfried tsonga in the previous round. yeah, it feels good, to be honest. everything is working out great at the moment. i'm playing real good tennis and i feel also on the important moments i am able to bring up important moments i am able to bring up some good shots so everything is going my way at the moment. and muller, the world number 82 will face world number seven marin cilic in the semi—