cricketers ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for international selection until furthercity's fabian delph is included in a gareth southgate squad for the first time. and why the british bobsleigh chief executive leaving his role means there is extra funding for the women's team. good evening, we begin with the news that ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for selection for international cricket until further notice after the pair were involved in an incident near a bristol nightclub. all—rounder stokes is said to be "fragile and devastated" after his arrest on suspicion of assault. the pictures you are about to see contain violent images. video footage allegedly shows him in a brawl in the early hours of monday. the bbc has not been able to verify the footage. on wednesday, the test vice—captain was named in england squad for the ashes tour of australia this winter. michael vaughan speaking to the bbc before the ecb decision was announced, says he doesn't hold out much hope for england's ashes chances without stokes. if ben stokes misses the ashes, because

jason roy is benefiting from the absence of alex hales at the top of the order. a long time ago that england were playing in the champions trophy, why back on me the visit when their season started. whether they stand now? they are a very good side. when you consider that they had an underwhelming performance at the last world cup in 2015, they have changed their attitude towards limited overs cricket and they have excelled after that. eoin morgan has led from the front and brought together this team of players which, in contrast to the test team, seems way more settled. and you have more players pushing for a place. jason roy, who was left out ahead of this series, comes in in place of alex hales and he has made the most of it. jonny bairstow, who has been knocking on the door for such a long time, scored 100 in the first game and did well again today. there are a number of bowlers who have had a good summer. we talked about liam plunkett before. obviously adil rashid and moeen ali we re obviously adil rashid and moeen ali were brilliant today, stopping the wind

alex hales, who was also there, is currently helping police with their enquiries.volved in the preparations for england's next one—day international. because it is a police investigation, there is only so much we know or can say but stokes is absolutely key to england in all three formats of the game and he will be central to their ashes plans. england are due to name their squad tomorrow so this is nightmare timing. yes, bad timing indeed. patrick gearey, our sports reporter, updating us on the latest on ben stokes. we will stay with cricket. the lancashire spinner sophie ecclestone has been named in the england squad for the ashes, starting next month. she replaces beth langston in the only change to the 15 that won the world cup. it'll be the first time that captain heather knight has led her side into an ashes series. they leave for brisbane on october the 7th, for a multi—format series and another of the cup winners is looking forward to getting going. few days off and then straight into the games, so it has kind of been an extended season for us but we go int

he missed training today, along with team—mate alex hales, who's also helping police with their enquiriesed tomorrow. ben and alex won't be available for tomorrow's one—day international against the west indies. ben was arrested early monday morning, september 25 after an incident in bristol. he was held overnight and released under investigation without charge late on monday. he will not join the team in london. alex hales, who was with ben stokes on sunday night didn't train this morning but returned voluntarily to bristol today to help police with their inquiries. we can't offer any further details on this at this point but we will provide updates when we have more information to give. how does it affect the players's chances of ashes selection? the selectors have been instructed to select the ashes squad based on form and fitness as they normally would. one of britain's most—successful olympians, jason kenny, has revealed he secretly retired after rio 2016 but has now decided to reverse his decision. the six—time gold medallist said he walked away from track cycling because the sport

alex hales was with ben stokes that evening.ers, fabian delph has been included. and the british bobsleigh chief executive, richard parkes has stood down. the restructuring and extra resources mea ns down. the restructuring and extra resources means a women's team will be partially funded for the winter 0lympics next february. a full update on the stories in the next 15 minutes. theresa may, has responded to the labour leaderjeremy corbyn's claim that capitalism is facing a crisis of legitimacy, by setting out the benefits of a free market economy. in a speech marking 20 years since the bank of england was given the right to set interest rates, the prime minister said capitalism's faults had to be addressed., but that simply abandoning the system, would be a backward step. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has more. it is nicknamed the old lady of threadneedle street, the bank of england foundered over 300 years ago. england founded over 300 years ago. this is where 40 years ago theresa may started her career. she returned

good evening, cricketers ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for selection by england, untile as investigations continue into a brawl outside a bristol nightclub earlier this week. stokes was arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, but no charges have been brought against him. his ashes hopes took a further blow as a video was released that appeared to show a violent fight involving the all—rounder. joe wilson was at lord's for us earlier today. as criminal proceedings are ongoing the ecb has its own disciplinary code and the code of conduct begins with these words. the ecb is committed to maintaining the highest standards of behaviour. the events of bristol have to be seen in the context of those words, and specifically, we have to consider that code of conduct when we think about the video which has come to light. it was after studying that video evidence which appears to show the altercation, that the ecb came to this position. it has to be seen as the start of disciplinary proceedings rather than the end and there is an indefinite sense about alex hales an

jason roy equally making the most of alex hales's absence. here, police in bristol were again renewing their appeal for two witnesses in particular to come forward as a criminal investigation goes on into the events of 2:30am or thereabouts monday evening in bristol. i think everybody out of the ground tonight including england's failures are beginning to think seriously about how england will take on the ashes this winter without ben stokes. there was more super league semi final drama tonight, following the golden point drop goal that sent castleford through to the grand final. leeds held off hull fc, beating them 18—16 at headingley to reach old trafford for a west yorkshire derby next weekend. 80 minutes from the grand final and would it be the final 84 danny mcguire and rob burrow, leading and retiring from the game respectfully? hull haven't won at headingley in decades with was little surprise when leeds went into an early lead. two tries, 12— zero in 20 minutes. two tries, i2— zero in 20 minutes. just like their team bus which turned

alex hales went back to help with inquiries on tuesday.uld be the case that both men are called back for further questions in the coming days, we will have to await confirmation on that, but it shows the serious nature of this, the ecb effectively putting a brake on things, saying they are aware of the situation, giving themselves so space to deal with this. quite how crucial is he to the squad? he is a run makerand crucial is he to the squad? he is a run maker and wicket taker, he is a member of the team, the england cricket selectors, the director of cricket, andrew strauss, they will wa nt cricket, andrew strauss, they will want on the plane, but they have a very tried and tested disciplinary process and they will need to stick to that, because they will be watched. they have a delicate line to follow, they have taken these measures today, and in time they will have to make a decision over whether ben stokes is on the plane going to australia. richard, thank you very much. ryanair is being threatened with legal action for "persistently

ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for selection by the ecb, following the arrest of benkes ecb, following the arrest of ben sto kes o n ecb, following the arrest of ben stokes on monday in bristol. more on that on the bbc sport website. you can keep up to date with the rugby league world cup and the everton match later on. that is all for now. more on bbc news throughout the evening. some news coming in from the midlands. we are hearing about a light aircraft crash. this is in a field. west midlands ambulance service and warwickshire fire and ‘s are also there. apparently two men we re are also there. apparently two men were travelling in the aircraft and they are reported to have suffered serious burns which are potentially life threatening. they have been taken to hospital in birmingham. the air accident investigation branch have been informed. that is a light aircraft crash. it sees case review has found that the murder of a teenage girl by a fellow resident at a care home was preve nta ble. fellow resident at a care home was preventable. the victim was struggled —— t

team—mate alex hales, who was with him, is helping police with their inquiries.s ashes squad that will leave for australia in november. but the ecb, having reviewed the footage this afternoon, said that neither he nor hales would be considered for selection pending their own internal review and the police investigation, england's ashes preparations thrown into disarray. it's not the first time that stokes has faced scrutiny off the field. in 2011, he was cautioned after obstructing a police officer during a night out in newcastle. two years later, he was sent home from the lions tour in australia for repeated late—night drinking. in 2014, he broke his hand after punching a dressing room locker that ruled him out of the t20 world cup. and last year, stokes was banned from driving after being caught speeding four times. he is not streetwise off the pitch. that is something only he can get right. he has been told by many to improve his lifestyle, to not do this or that. but ultimately, he has to look himself in the mirror and change. earlier, stokes, who fractured a

jason roy making the most of alex hales‘ absence.onight including england‘s players are beginning to think about how england will take on the ashes this winter without ben stokes. there was more super league semi final drama tonight. following the golden point drop goal that sent castleford through to the grand final. leeds held off hull fc beating them 18—16 at headingley to reach old trafford for a west yorkshire derby next weekend. tim hague reports. 80 minutes from the grand final. will it be the final four

well the indefinite ban extends to alex hales but undoubtedly in the spotlight here is ben stokes because this is not just an ordinary england cricket has become a big global sport star largely through being the most expensive player in the indian premier league ocean this year but also his achievements with but with a filter he's the best fielder also in the england team has been talked about as one of the only time best in the dog around his knees only twenty six but there's always been an issue with his temperament and now you see how damning this looks the investigation into it continues it's not just damage to his hand it's not just the fact that he's going to be banned from the england saying for an indefinite period but when willie's reputation recover after this and he leads the england squad in a complete mess it was already considered a weak squad going into those ashes in australia in november now it's without its best player really looking at and thinking how can we cope without ben stokes but what choice did the england cricket bosses have and think of the strain as well on t

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he missed training today, along with team—mate alex hales, who's also helping police with their enquiries tomorrow. ben and alex will not be available for tomorrow's one—day international against the west indies. ben was arrested in the early hours of monday morning, the 25th of september, following an incident in bristol. he was held overnight and released under investigation without charge late on monday. he will not join the team in london. hales, who was with stokes on sunday night did not train, and has returned to bristol voluntarily to help police with their inquiries. we understand we can't provide further details at this point, but we will provide updates when we have more information to give. how does it affect the players' chances of ashes selection? the selectors have been instructed to select the squad based on form and fitness, as they normally would. the lancashire spinner sophie ecclestone has been named in the england women's squad for their ashes, starting next month. she replaces beth langston in the only change to the 15 that won the world cup this summer. it'll be the

his team mate alex hales who was with him, will also not be considered for selection.katie gornall‘s report disturbing. a night that spiralled out of control. this video allegedly shows england's vice captain, ben stokes, here in a green t—shirt, involved in a street fight. the footage, published by the sun newspaper, claims to show the cricketer brawling outside a nightclub in bristol in the early hours of monday morning. stokes was arrested after visiting the nightclub in bristol, the city where hours earlier england had played a one—day international. he was held on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and released under investigation. today, stokes was said to be fragile and devastated following his arrest we need to know the full facts of what went on that night. he shouldn't have been in that position. i don't think being out at 2:30am on a monday morning is the right thing to be seen doing during the series. he has got to be the one who changes his lifestyle away from the cricket field. we want ben stokes the cricketer we have seen on the field over the last

he is batting the opposite end to someone who is in fine form in alex hales.ressure in terms of the scoreboard, but this is his first chance in the white ball game to establish himself at the top of the order and stamp his authority on the team. rory mcilroy will return to where it all started for him after being added to the field for next week's british masters at close house. it's the tournament in which he made his professional debut 10 years ago. the world no 8 is joined in northumberland by several of his 2016 ryder cup teammates, including masters champion sergio garcia and tournament host lee westwood. mcilroy failed to qualify for the pga tour's season—ending tour championship yesterday, so won't be able to defend the fedexcup title he won last year. there could be a new member of the fury family crowned heavyweight champion of the world come saturday night. tyson's cousin hughie fury takes on new zealand'sjoseph parker for the wbo world title. a warning there is some flash photography coming now. the pair faced off today ahead of the fight in manches

it was announced that stokes and his teammate alex hales will not be considered for international selectionimmediate future in the hands of cricket authorities and police, his ashes dream seems a long way off. 0n the field sri lanka fought back on the first day of the first test against pakistan in abu dhabi. despite making a shaky start after choosing to bat first, they were in trouble on 61 for three until opener dimuth karunaratne led the recovery. he shared a fourth wicket stand of 100 with skipper dinesh chandimal but was run out for 93. chandimal is still there, 60 not out, and sri lanka will resume on 227 for four. south africa are on top after the first day of the first test against bangladesh in potchefstroom, thanks to a superb innings from dean elgar, 128 not out. hashim amla alongside him, aiden markram and elgar had put on 196 for the first wicket, before markram was run out for 97. south africa will resume on 298 for 1. in tennis, the semi—final line—up for the wuhan open in china is complete — but it doesn't include the world number one garbine muguruza. she was beaten in thr

team played, which was in the semi finals of the icc champions trophy injune and he'll open with alex hales side is not up to scratch. we are so close to being a fantastic team but also too close to being too pooh team but also too close to being too poor. maybe in australian conditions oi'i poor. maybe in australian conditions on those pictures, it may be their downfall. australia's attack has got that little bit more pace and that is the area that really concerns me that the english test match team going to australia. afghanistan is starting to scale the heights in world cricket. the country was recently granted test status and has risen up the world rankings. now, its own home grown t20 tournament, taking place in kabul, is attracting attention from far afield, as keith york reports. ina in a country with its recent chaotic history as afghanistan, cricket has remained and wafers of calm. despite the disruption to a match in kabul last week because of the bomb blast close to the stadium, this cricket league has proven a crowd favourite and now into its fifth year, afg hanistan‘s very own

he missed training today along with alex hales who is helping police with enquiries. orrow for the one—day international against the one—day international against the west indies. ben was arrested in the west indies. ben was arrested in the early hours following an incident in bristol and he was held overnight and leased under investigation without charge. he will notjoin the team in london. alex hales was with him on sunday night, he did not train, he returned voluntarily to bristol today to help police with enquiries. we understand we can‘t offer any further details on this at this point but we will provide updates when we have them. how does it affect the players chances abbasi selection? the selectors have been instructed to selectors have been instructed to select the ashes squad based on form and fitness as they usually would. jason kenny has revealed he secretly retired after rio 2016 but has now decided to reverse his decision. the six time gold medallist said he walked away from track cycling because the sport had taken its toll on him physically and mentally.

he and alex hales will not be playing for england. investigations continue.s yet. they will not play for england until further notice. it's looking more and more unlikely that ben stokes will be able to play in the ashes tour. he was selected despite being arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following a brawl outside a bristol nightclub earlier this week. no charges have been brought but investigations continue. theo walcott scored twice as arsenal beat bartey borisoff to make it two wins from two in the europa league, including this bizarre goal set up by the goalkeeper. there were defensive errors at goodison park too, where wayne rooney scored for everton against apollon limassol. but the match ended 2—2, leaving them bottom of their group, with just a point. and castleford tigers are through to their first ever grand final in super league, after an extra time win over st helens. luke gale, who had his appendix removed only two weeks ago, kicked the winning point to send the tigers to old trafford. at half past six we will hear how he fe

jonny bairstow opened the batting alongside alex hales. 40 a0 after one as you can see the current score 7 o'clock kick off tonight for england's lionesses as they begin their world cup qualifying campaign. they take on russia in their first match since reaching the semi—finals of the euros in the summer, and so it's also their first since allegations of racism against their coach mark sampson were made public. he was cleared of any wrongdoing by an initial investigation but that could be re—opened amid further accusations. our sports correspondent katie gornall is at the game at tranmere‘s prenton park. katie, how big a distraction has this been for england's lionesses? it certainly has dominated the build—up to the match. and something mark sands and even mentioned in his programme notes. he said that since the heroes they have been through an incredibly tough time but everyone connected with the allegations would have suffered. he's been under intense scrutiny since the allegations first emerged from eni aluko at the start of august. claims of bullying and discrimination, claims which

despite alex hales top—scoring with 43, england fell short by 21 runs, all out for 155 with three ballsy at old trafford. rugby union's premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia in the united states. but i'm not convinced americans have taken to the sport, lots of empty seats... it's only the second premiership game to be played in america. saracens won 29 points to seven. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester. meanwhile munster maintained their unbeaten start to the pro14 season after a 21—16 win over ospreys at the liberty stadium. the hosts took an early lead, but two first half tries gave the irish side an eight point advantage. and while several second half penalties put ospreys back into contention. a late penalty sealed the victory. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won't be playing in super league next year after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries including this one from danny craven that keeps them in the hunt for

alex hales fared far better, battering a3.nd, crucially, going. a late night in durham with england left with plenty to do. adam wilde, bbc news. play still underway, england requiring 2a from 5 balls for victory. i suggest looking away now if you don't want to know the premier league results. former england manager roy hodgson suffered a defeat on his return to football. his crystal palace side lost 1—0 to southampton becoming the first top flight team to lose their opening five league matches without scoring a goal. sergio aguero grabbed a hat—trick as manchester city a hat—trick as manchester city beat watford 6—0, to move to the top of the table. they've scored a total of 15 goals in their past three matches. newcastle moved into the top four with their third successive league win, beating stoke 2—1. philippe coutinho made his first start of the season but couldn't prevent liverpool from being held at home to burnley. the remaining matches also finished in draws. celtic moved clear at the top of the scottish premiership wi

alex hales fared better, offering england hope. but it was fleeting. he players came and went.pressive start the with the 6-0 their impressive start the with the 6—0 win over watford, topping the premier league table. that is 15 and u na nswered premier league table. that is 15 and unanswered goals in three days for them. it is complicated. after three games, away again. just, i am so happy for the players, for their commitment, fallen, and yes, three more points, it is fantastic. to continue return to liverpool's starting line—up, but could not prevent them being held to a macro to draw. liverpool racked up 35 attem pts to draw. liverpool racked up 35 attempts at goal, but almost lost in the end. in the daily‘s other games... birmingham city have sacked harry redknapp after six straight defeats. the former tottenham and portsmouth boss kept them up last season. after signing 1a players in the summer, they sit bottom. sebastian vettel will be hoping to regain the formula one championship lead from britain's lewis hamilton after claiming pole position for tomorrow's singapore gr

alex hales and jonny bairstow helped themselves to early boundaries.e battling the rain today. the covers are on. we're waiting for a break in the bad weather before play can resume. brian cookson says he departs with his head held high after he lost the election for the uci presidency to frenchman david lappartient. we can speak to alex capstick. it was a crushing defeat in the end for cookson? yes, a landslide victory for his opponent. brian cookson swept into power four yea rs brian cookson swept into power four years ago promising to transform a sport traumatised by a long history of high—profile doping scandals. he says he has transformed cycling during his period in charge, but it would seem from today's election a whopping margin of defeat, 37 votes to eight. delegates have been unimpressed by his efforts. he may have been affected by the negative headlines concerning english cycling, allegations there was a culture of bullying in the organisation. that might have swayed some people against him during that. we have a new president. the first fre

notts lost the wicket of alex hales early on, half centuries from brendan taylor and samit patel helpedt notts completed the double after also winning this season's 50—over competition. that's all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. a huge wildfire raging in los angeles has forced hundreds of homes to be evacuated in what the mayor has called the ‘largest fire' in the city's history. an area spanning 5,000 hectares has already burnt, and so far one home has been destroyed. around 500 homes have been evacuated in various parts of the city and neighbouring glendale. hundreds of firefighters are battling the fire which broke out on friday during the us labor day long—weekend. authorities are concerned that winds will whip up the flames and cause it to spread quickly in unpredictable directions. frankfurt is moving 65,000 people from their homes this morning to allow for a controlled explosion of allow for a controlled explosion of a world war ii bomb. the financial capital has been warned it could grind toa capital has been warned it could grind to a halt tomorrow if people don

notts lost the wicket of alex hales early on, but posted a total of 190, thanks to 64 from samit patel home ground, that meant notts completed the double after also winning this season's 50—over competition. lewis hamilton can take the lead in the formula one championship this afternoon. it's the italian grand prix at monza and hamilton is on pole for a record 69th time, he was quickest in qualifying by over a second despite treacherous conditions. the williams driver lance stroll, at 18, is the youngest driver to secure a place on the front row. championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth in his ferrari. but it was hamilton's day with that record breaking pole position. we've had lots of tries on the opening weekend of the rugby union premiership, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday london irish beat harlequins and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. there was also a big win for wasps against sale.

notts recovered from losing the wicket of alex hales early on to post a total of 190, thanks to 64 from't get close to that on their home ground, notts becoming champions for the first time and completing the double after also winning this season's 50—over competition. lewis hamilton can take the lead in the formula one championship this afternoon. it's the italian grand prix at monza and hamilton is on pole for a record breaking 69th time, he was quickest in qualifying by over a second despite treacherous conditions. the williams driver lance stroll has become the youngest driver to secure a place on the front row. championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth. but it was hamilton's day with that record breaking pole position italy, i love you, so happy to be here, we are in ferrari homeland but we have such great support for mercedes, i appreciate the love. to do this on such a historic circuit, beautiful country, i am going to have some pasta tonight to celebrate! we've had lots of tries on the opening weekend of the rugby union premiership, there was a double header at

despite alex hales top scoring, england fell short, all—out for 155 with three balls remaining. all sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the government in bangladesh is planning to build a camp to accommodate the a00,000 rohingya muslims who have fled a military crackdown in neighbouring myanmar. the authorities also say they'll impose restrictions on their movement, to stop the refugees settling in other parts of the country. in an interview with the bbc‘s hardtalk programme, the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, said myanmar‘s leader, aung san suu kyi, had to contain the country's military. it is clear we have two dimensions. 0ne dimension is it is not a perfect democracy. this is a situation where the military have the upper hand. you are blaming the military, not aung san suu kyi? who is responsible? it is a complex situation. it is clear there is pressure from the military side to do what is being done on the ground. of course, i would expect that the leader of the country would be able to contain it and would be able to reverse the situation. she has a las

team—mate alex hales, who was with him, is helping police with their inquiries. 0nly yesterday, ben stokesstrated in november. but the ecb, having reviewed the footage this afternoon, said that neither he nor hails would be considered for selection pending their own internal review and the police investigation. england's ashes preparations thrown into disarray. it's not the first time this stokes has faced scrutiny of the field. in 2011, he was cautioned after conducting a police officer during a night out in newcastle. two years later, he was sent home from the lions tour in australia for repeated late—night drinking. in 2014, he broke his hand after punching a dressing room locker that ruled him out of the t20 world club. and last year, stokes was banned from driving after being caught speeding four times. he is not street was off the pitch. that is something only he can get right. he has been told by many to improve his lifestyle, to not do this or that. but ultimately, he has to look himself in the mirror and change. earlier, stokes, who fractured finger in this latest incident, was sa

despite alex hales top—scoring with 43, england fell short by 21 runs, all out for 155 with three ballsu can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and i'll have more in the next hour. thank you. some other news. the m5 in gloucestershire remains closed northbound between junctions 14 and 16 following an accident yesterday in which four people were killed. a lorry crashed through the central reservation and collided with traffic coming the other way. a woman and two children remain critically ill in hospital.

we havejust lost the wicket of brendan taylor as well as alex hales, losing brendan taylor for 65.ed on points in group dat those teams tied on points in group d at the moment, saw a must win for chris coleman's side. it is 0—0 still at the city of cardiff stadium there between wales and austria. you can keep up with that on the website and radio five live as well. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport on the bbc news channel throughout the evening. but for us, for now, goodbye. whether your team won are lost, what a lovely day for watching sport, broken clouds, sunshine and someone does well with the odd heavy showers reports of east anglia. this is one view from the moray coast. a gorgeous looking view and for many of us that was our saturday. for many of us this is our sunday, this cloud is looking to the west of us. already pushing the cloud to western parts of the uk. an atlantic weather system and the rain bearing down on northern ireland will push to overnight, into western scotland, west wales and the far south—west of england. a slow process, gales developing t

investigation without charge stop england played the west indies in the city and sunday, his team—mate alex haleshools should ban what‘s being called ‘harmful contact‘ in rugby for children under the age of 16 — that‘s according to researchers at newcastle university. they say all schools should ban tackling and scrums to make it saferfor children. last year, the four most senior doctors in england, wales, scotland and northern ireland ruled out a ban, but this latest research says the risk of head injuries and concussion are not adequately reduced by safety equipment such as scrum caps or mouth guards. here‘s our sports correspondent katie gornall. he took a fearsome front. it's a fundamental sparked —— part of the sport but doesn‘t belong in schools? today there are fresh calls to remove contact from school rugby training is ban would reduce injuries such as concussion. we are finding children have anything from our one finding children have anything from ourone in 828 finding children have anything from our one in 828 one in four chance of injury and these injuries can often be very serious, t

notts recovered from losing the wicket of alex hales early on to post a total of 190 thanks to 64 fromrters. they finished their 20 overs on 168—8. notts become t20 champions for the first time. that's all the sport for now. as parliament prepares to debate brexit legislation this week the prime minister is trying to prevent a potential rebellion from some backbench mps who backed remain in the referendum. writing in a sunday newspaper theresa may's second—in—command damian green warns any attempt to water down legislation could lead tojeremy corbyn getting into power. to talk us corbyn getting into power. to talk us through this and some of the other stories making the newspapers, chris mason, our political correspondent. let's start with what damian green has been saying? politics is very much back, it's been around quite a bit in august but it properly returns to westminster this week with mps returning on wednesday and the whole business of the brexit bill being discussed in the commons on thursday. we've got a co—ordinated effort by the government to make its case in the sunday ne

team—mate alex hales, who was with him, is helping police with their inquiries. ecb, having reviewed the footage this afternoon, said that neither he nor hales would be considered for selection pending their own internal review and the police investigation. england‘s ashes preparations thrown into disarray. it‘s not the first time that stokes has faced scrutiny off the field. in 2011, he was cautioned after obstructing a police officer during a night out in newcastle. two years later, he was sent home from the lions tour in australia for repeated late—night drinking. in 2014, he broke his hand after punching a dressing room locker that ruled him out of the t20 world cup. and last year, stokes was banned from driving after being caught speeding four times. he‘s not streetwise off the pitch. that‘s something only he can get right. he has been told by many to improve his lifestyle, to not do this, not do that. but ultimately, he has to look himself in the mirror and change. earlier, stokes, who fractured a finger in this latest incident, was said to be fragile and d

apparently fighting outside a nightclub in bristol he was released on the investigation team mate to alex hale who was with him that night was also suspended wallace post correspondent leigh welling says this is a damaging incident for stokes the england team and cricket. well the indefinite ban extends to alex but undoubtedly in the spotlight here is ben stokes because this is not just an ordinary england cricketer has become a big global sport star largely for being the most expensive player in the indian premier league ocean this year but also his achievements with but with as a filter he's the best field also in the england team is being talked about as one of the all time best in the round isn't exactly twenty six but there's always been an issue with his temperament and now you see how damning this looks the investigation into it continues it's not just damage to his hand it's not just the fact that he's going to be banned from the england saying for an indefinite period but when willie's reputation recover after this and he leads the england squad in a complete mess it was already consi

alex hales top scored for england with 43 but they fell short by 21 runs, all out for 155 with threee marina bay street circuit by three tenths of a second, from red bull‘s max verstappen. hamilton was more than half a second off the pace and will start from fifth. very, very happy. the car, as i said, is amazing. it‘s an amazing track. if you feel that the car is coming alive, then you can do what you want to. so i know we had it in us. it was a bit of a struggle to get here, but now i‘m just happy. rugby union‘s premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia in the united states. but i‘m not convinced americans have taken to the sport. lots of empty seats. it‘s only the second premiership game to be played in america. saracens won 29—7. in the day‘s other game, leicester beat gloucester. in rugby league, disappointment for london broncos. they won‘t be playing in super league next year after losing 38—16 to widnes vikings in the super 85 qualifiers. widnes ran in a total of seven tries including this one from danny cra

england are without ben stokes and alex hales following their involvement in an incident outside a nightclubdidate city for the 2022 commonwealth games. other countries will have until saturday to make a bid. the cwg federation has suggested birmingham could still face competition from canada, malaysia and australia. staging the event would cost at least 750 million pounds — making it the most expensive sports event here since london 2012. 0ther other uk cities have hosted the commonwealth games in the past and we have seen a very strong legacy from them hosting. there has always been a boost to the local economy from hosting the event and what you do see is a strong legacy in terms of participation but also use the venues after the event so i think this is a real opportunity for birmingham, a real opportunity for the west midlands and a real opportunity for the uk to showcase itself as hosting these major international events across the world. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. the uk's fishing industry is also likely to be radically affected by brexit. for decad

notts recovered from losing the wicket of alex hales early on to post a total of 190, thanks to 64 fromting the double after also winning this season's 50—over competition. lewis hamilton can take the lead in the formula 1 championship this afternoon. it's the italian grand prix at monza and hamilton is on pole for a record breaking 69th time, the british driver was quickest in qualifying by over a second despite treacherous conditions. championship leader sebastien vettel will start from sixth..the williams driver lance stroll has become the youngest driver to secure a place on the front row. the canadian isn't as young as ben woodburn though, he's 18. but it was hamilton's day with that record breaking pole position. it's the opening weekend in the rugby union premiership, we've had lots of tries, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. saracens are looking to regain their title

notts recovered from losing the wicket of alex hales early on to post a total of 190, thanks to 64 fromemiership, there was a double header at twickenham yesterday london irish beat harlequins and the european champions saracens are up and running after a thumping win over northampton saints. sarries scored nine tries — three of them by scotland winger sean maitland. 55—24 the final score. there was also a big win for wasps against sale. defending pro12 champions scarlets got their pro 1a campaign off to a winning start. debutant leigh halfpenny scored one of their 8 tries against south african side southern kings. 57—10 the final score. there were also pro14 wins for 0spreys, leinster and glasgow. chris froome is still wearing the leaders red jersey at the vuelta espana, he has a 55 second lead the 14th stage was won by poland‘s rafal maj ka. froome finished in fourth a few seconds behind vincenzo nibali — who is second in the overall standings. there‘s another mountain stage today. remember froome is going for a rare grand tour double, having already won the tour de france this year.

team—mate alex hales, who was with him, is helping police with their inquiries.hat neither he nor hales would be considered for selection pending their own internal review and the police investigation. england's ashes preparations thrown into disarray. earlier, stokes, who fractured finger in this latest incident, was if he has not been charged, but if he is and then convicted, his future could be in question. stokes was the man the aussies feared most this winter, but after a night that appears to have spiralled out of control, his fate now lies in the hands of the police and the cricket authorities. the all—rounder‘s ashes dream seems a long way off. dan roan, bbc news, at lord's. you're watching beyond 100 days. the spanish region of catalonia is scheduled to hold a referendum on independence on sunday — but the madrid government seems to be doing everything in its power to stop that vote going ahead. today, police in barcelona are guarding a warehouse containing ballot boxes. websites informing catala ns about the referendum have been shut down. but thousands

jason roy was in to replace alex hales at the top of the english order.faltered. marine ali steered them back towards victory. england faltered. a quick 48 from him put them 61 ahead before the rain came. england fortunately taking the match. 0ne rain came. england fortunately taking the match. one to play. england had to do without ben stokes today. he was named in the 16 man ashes squad to tour australia this winter. this pending an ecb disciplinary proceeding. he was arrested in the early hours of monday morning on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an incident in bristol nightclub. there will be further testing on an injured hand. he is expected to be fit in time for the first in november. them do like ben stokes, go back to what used to do with ian botham, let these people run as best you can, rein them in when you can. ben has matured a lot believe it or not over the last two or three yea rs. we not over the last two or three years. we thought he was making all the right steps in all the right directions as a player and ambassador. th

alex hales top—scored for england, with 43.la 1 championship from britain's lewis hamilton. the ferrari driver claimed pole at the marina bay street circuit by 0.3 seconds from red bull's max verstappen. hamilton was more than half a second off the pace, and will start from fifth. rugby union's premiership match between newcastle and saracens was played in an unusual setting last night — in philadelphia, in the united states. it is only the second such game to be played in the states. saracens were also involved in the first, in newjersey last year. and it was a second win of the premiership season for them, as they ran out winners by 29—7. in the day's other game, leicester beat gloucester 24—10. jonny brownlee finished fifth in the final world series triathlon race of the season, in rotterdam. the two—time olympic medallist has won just once this year, and his season ended with a race where he had to swim without his goggles. brownlee finished sixth in the overall standings. spaniard mario mola successfully defended his men's

tough decision on their hands because obviously you seen the field controversy with ben stokes and alex halesl—rounders in the world, let alone england. if you bring ina the world, let alone england. if you bring in a bowler you fall down on the batting, if you bring in a batter you fall down on the bowling. a tough decision. so disruptive, the worst timing. very much so. amid all the controversy off the pitch, england rounded off their summer of cricket sealing a 4—0 one day series win against west indies. liam plunkett took two wickets as england restricted the tourists to 288 from their 50 overs. and england reached the target with ease. jason roy hit 96. and a confidence boost forjonny bairstow ahead of the ashes, he finished on 141 not out. joe root ended the summer in style, completing the victory with a six! probably the most convincing thing about the last couple of days and the distractions that have gone on was a wind at the oval. a chance to wind the series, everything that happened was quite fresh, everybody knew about it the last couple of days so to produce a performance like th