andy swiss was there for us. and here come the teams.e world cup of tennis and 43 years after britain last reached the final, could they do it again? well, the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia's victoria skokova. it meant if katie boulter won her match, britain were through. and when she blazed to the first set against rebecca stramkova, it seemed just a matter of time. but from there it all went wrong as stramkova took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strike back! out of nowhere, britain's hopes were suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to this. a deciding match in the doubles. can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility, but in hunchakhava and partner tereza mihalikova, they were up against a seemingly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set and from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashion. slovakia through to the final, where they'll now face italy. what

selection made by interim boss lee carsley before thomas tuchel takes over injanuary. 0ur correspondent andy swiss

andy swiss, bbc news.involves a real banana, and comes with instructions on how to replace the fruit — whenever it gets too ripe. snow and cold has led to more disruption today, more than 150 schools in northern scotland closed and nearly 200 remained shut in south west england and wales. with difficult conditions on the roads, the aa warned motorists to check forecasts before setting out, and drive with "extreme caution". there is a yellow weather warning currently in place for much of the uk, and that stretches into the weeked as bert, the second named storm of the season, is expected on saturday. time for a look at the weather. here's chris foukes. yes, thank you. i suppose the weather will turn quite severe as we go through this weekend as storm bert makes its presence firmly felt. today we had snow in new places, for example in southern england. overnight tonight, more snow, vertically for northern scotland, heavy snow here. also lots of showers but northern ireland, the north west of england and wale

our correspondent andy swiss is with the squad in athens. the preparations in athens have really been blighted by the number of players pulling out of the squad, tonight they had their ninth withdrawal, and the england captain harry kane is not impressed, it is fair to say. he was asked earlier whether the desire to play for england has drifted during this international window and he said yes, it is a shame this week obviously, i think it is a tough period of the season, maybe that has been taken advantage of a bit. i do not really like it, i think england comes before any club situation. so are clubs putting pressure on players to withdraw so that players can take a break? the england interim boss says no, and he says november is never easy. i think with the amount of pull outs we have had in this window, it is historically, it has been like that in the past, november has always been a challenging window. like you said, the culture, all the staff, they have created a positive environment, and the players that are here fully deserved to be h

our correspondent andy swiss is there.a big athletic stadium opposite of the venue here which has the biggest banner you will ever see which says, thank you nadal, which sums up the wave of affection that is for nadal as he goes into his final tournament, for nadal as he goes into his finaltournament, but for nadal as he goes into his final tournament, but the big question is, will he actually play? spain have better singles players in carlos alcaraz and roberto bautista agut, so will be interesting to see if he plays. the eight quarter—finalists have already been decided but there's still plenty to play for. wales are looking for automatic promotion to the top tier of the competition later. wales need to beat iceland in cardiff and hope turkey lose in montenegro. if turkey draw and craig bellamy�*s side win, it'll come down to goal difference, and wales would need to win by four goals. bellamy has heavily rotated his side since taking on the job. it's a policy he says he'll continue. we do have a lot of players who are no

selection made by interim boss lee carsley before thomas tuchel takes over injanuary. 0ur correspondent andy swisseparations in athens have really been blighted by the number of players pulling out of the squad, tonight they had their ninth withdrawal, and the england captain harry kane is not impressed, it is fair to say. he was asked earlier whether the desire to play for england has drifted during this international window and he said yes, it is a shame this week obviously, i think it is a tough period of the season, maybe that has been taken advantage of a bit. i do not really like it, i think england comes before any club situation. so are clubs putting pressure on players to withdraw so that players can take a break?

well, our sports correspondent andy swiss is in athens for us.ell, after england's build—up to this match had been affected by nine players pulling out, this was really some performance. surprisingly, they left captain harry kane out of the starting line—up but the man that took his place certainly made his mark, ollie watkins putting england ahead with a neat finish. but greece, remember, beat england at wembley last month and they soon posed some problems. kostas tsimikas had a shot brilliantly saved byjordan pickford as england led 1—0 at the break. but after the break, england really took control. they scored their second when a shot from jude bellingham hit the post and then hit the unfortunate greece goal keeper before ending up in the back of the net. and then, the best was saved for last. curtisjones, on his debut, a fantastic back heel to complete a 3—0 win for england. and it means that despite all their issues with player withdrawals in the build—up to this match, they are now top of the nations league group going into theirfinal group

well, our sports correspondent andy swiss is in athens for us.cted by nine players pulling out, this was really some performance. surprisingly, they left captain harry kane out of the starting line—up but the man that took his place certainly made his mark, 0llie watkins putting england ahead with a neat finish.

well, our sports correspondent andy swiss is in athens for us.d by nine players pulling out, this was really some performance. surprisingly, they left captain harry kane out of the starting line—up but the man that took his place certainly made his mark, ollie watkins putting england ahead with a neat finish. but greece, remember, beat england at wembley last month and they soon posed some problems. kostas tsimikas had a shot brilliantly saved byjordan pickford as england led 1—0 at the break. but after the break, england really took control. they scored their second when a shot from jude bellingham hit the post and then hit the unfortunate greece goal keeper before ending up in the back of the net.

andy swiss is in athens for us. well, after england's buildup to this match had been

andy swiss was there for us.e world cup of tennis. 43 years after britain last reach the final, could they do it again? the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia's viktoria hruncakova for them it meant if katie boulter when her match britain through for that when she plays to the first set it seemed just a matter of timing. from there, it all went wrong. as she took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strikes back. foot up out of nowhere britain's hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to theirs. at the siding match in blood doubles can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility but they were up against hruncakova and mihalikova a seemly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set. from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashion. slovakia through to the final where they will now face italy for what utter euphoria for them but for britain after a

andy swiss was watching. you could hear the expectation.alia? murrayfield hoped australia ? murrayfield hoped and australia? murrayfield hoped and it was certainly rewarded. sione tuipulotu was actually born in australia but has a scottish grandmother, there she was to celebrate as he bulldozed scotton into a 7—3 lead at the break. after they were soon racing clear thanks to one of rugby's most ruthless finishers. the dazzling duhan van der merwe once again unstoppable, as wasjosh bayliss who had no right to score from there. and yet somehow he did. if that was good, the hosts saved the best till last, as finn russell rounded things off in style. a statement win for scotland and for murrayfield and afternoon to remember. at twickenham, england were looking for their first win of the autumn against the former head coach. eddie jones's japan have largely struggled recently and they were soon struggling again, as ben earl set the hosts on their way. it was the first of five first—half tries for england, perhaps the pick of them from this one a

andy swiss was watching. you could hear the expectation. hoped, and it was certainly rewarded. tuiplotu was born in australia but has a scottish grandmother, and there she was to celebrate as he bulldozed scotland into a 7—3 lead at the break. after that, they were soon racing clear thanks to one of rugby's most ruthless finishers... the dazzling van der merwe once again unstoppable, as indeed wasjosh bayliss, who had no right to score from there... oh, they have done it! yet somehow he did. if that was good, the hosts saved their best to last as finn russell rounded things off in style. a statement win for scotland, and for murrayfield an afternoon to remember. at twickenham england were looking for their first win of the autumn against their former head coach. eddiejones�*s japan head coach. eddie jones�*s japan have largely struggled recently and they were seen struggling against is a ben earl set the hosts on their way. it was the first of five first—half tries for england. perhaps the pick of them from olley sleightholme as they led 35

our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching at anfield where the reds took on real madrid — andy and they were hoping for anotherfamous night years and they were hoping for another famous night here against real madrid. real madrid are of course the reigning champions but liverpool have had a terrific start to the season and they have continued that terrific start with a tu— zero win over real madrid, the goals coming from alexis macallister and coady gakpo. it was a dramatic match, both sides also missed penalties but liverpool held on for a win which puts them top of the champions league table, so delight for the fans here at anfield. at villa park meanwhile, aston villa drew 0—0 with the italian giants juventus. there was a controversial finish when morgan rogers had a goal ruled out right at the end for villa but a draw for aston villa and that could be a valuable point for them. there was also a draw at celtic park as celtic drew against the belgian champions club bruges, daizen maeda with the equaliser after the break after celtic had gone behind in the first half. a draw f

andy swiss, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon.f 86. special services in birmingham remember the victims of the city's pub bombings exactly 50 years on. we ll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren. thank you very much indeed. big changes on the way for this weekend out in the atlantic and area of low pressure is undergoing explosive cycle of genesis. it will become storm birch and sweet wet and windy weather across the uk and eventually mild weather as well. but on saturday before the mild weather arrives, we have this amber snow and ice morning from the met office. this part of scotland could be particularly snowy and icy that even before we see the significant changes over the weekend, before then we still have cold air in place, so more snow showers, more icy conditions. i will have more later on. thank you, darren. the rate at which primary school pupils are being suspended from state schools in england has more than doubled in a decade. new by the bbc also

our sports correspondent andy swiss in in athens for us this evening.tain harry kane it's fair to say is not impressed. he was asked earlier whether the desire to play for england has drifted during this international window, and he said, yeah, it's a shame this week obviously. i think it's a tough period of the season. maybe that has been taken advantage of a bit. i don't really like it. i think england comes before any club situation. so our club is putting pressure on players to withdraw so that players can take a break? the england interim boss lee carsley says no, and he says november is never easy. historically, november has always been a challenging window with pull—outs, so, yeah, look at the players that we've brought in. it's really a proud moment for them as well. the focus is on the players that are here, not the one that aren't. yes, we can certainly expect to see yes, we can certainly expec

our correspondent, andy swiss in athens. he's not happy, is he?lly someone - he's not happy, is he? know, harry kane is normally someone who - he's not happy, is he? know, harry i kane is normally someone who avoids controversy so this is really quite unusualfor controversy so this is really quite unusual for him essentially he is saying that some of the players who pulled out of this squad really could have been here. we are in the middle of a packed club calendar, and the suggestion is that some players are using this international window to take a break, rather than play for england. now, thousands of england supporters have been arriving here in athens over the course of the day, they've been enjoying themselves in the bars around the city centre. but they are disappointed that some of 1450 00:28

here's andy swiss. cheering england's fans had made it to athens, just not all the players.y kane, the supporters here were also less than impressed. like harry kane said, they should all be thankful to put on that england shirt, notjust play for the big games. it's the greatest honour, isn't it, playing for england? so surely they should be all turning up. do you agree with harry kane? i kind of do agree with harry. if they are injured, | that's fine, and i'm sure they are. they would not pull out if they weren't injured. | surprisingly, though, kane didn't actually start. instead, kyle walker captained the side. but england's unfamiliar line—up burst out of the blocks as the man picked ahead of kane proved why. commentator: and that is why he's in the team. - ollie watkins putting the visitors ahead, a neat move and a no—nonsense finish. but greece, remember, beat england last month and onlyjordan pickford's brilliance stopped an equaliser. while the players also had to deal with a green laser being shone from the crowd. after the break, though, it was england posing all t

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arguably their toughest match tomorrow, against the world champions south africa. 0ur correspondent andy swissight encounters, inclduing a 1 point game in last years world cup. after defeat to the wallabies last weekend, england are down to seventh that's right. they went into that world cup semifinal last year against south africa as hefty underdogs and they very nearly one in the match, but they know they are going to have to produce something very special indeed if they are to avenge that defeat here tomorrow. england have made full changes —— for changes beaten by australia here last weekend. freddy stewart coming in for george burbank. but he is so solid, so reliable under the highball and his suggestion perhaps that england might be going for more of a kicking approach against the springboks rather than a more expansive style that we saw against australia last weekend, but south africa, of course, just so strong in every department, they are the world champions, also the new world number ones having replaced ireland at the top of the rankings. they have made 12 changes to the side which

andy swiss joins us from athens. pped out, displeasing the captain — perhaps the more cynical among us might think it's pressure from clubs? it's a good question. welcome to the england team hotel here in athens. behind me you might be able to see the acropolis they are shining in the acropolis they are shining in the darkness, but as you say, that list of england absentees continues to grow because in the last few minutes, england have announced that jared brown swathe has not travelled. the ninth england player to withdraw from the squad. now, earlier on commands you say, the players that are available worker training at st george's park before flying out here to athens. why are so many missing? well, undoubtedly some are injured. but there is also a sense that some club managers don't want to take any risks with players at a time when the games are coming thick and fast. as you say in the last few hours, those really interesting comments from the england captain, harry kane, in an interview with itv. he said it was

andy swiss, thank ou for england tonight. andy swiss, thank you would _ for england tonight.r england tonight. andy swiss, thank you would be in _ for england tonight. andy swiss, thank you would be in athens . for england tonight. andy swiss, . thank you would be in athens where england can't afford any slip ups in greece. i will give him that one for nothing. so england are looking to get into the top tier of the nations league, scotland are desperate to stay there, but they are bottom of their group, with one point from four games, and could be relegated tomorrow if they slip up at hampden against croatia. lewis irons reports. it has been all smiles for scot mctominay any. after leaving manchester united, for italian football, the scold midfielder has helped propel his club to the top of the table. no wonder he is thankful he made the move the table. no wonder he is thankful he made the mov— the table. no wonder he is thankful he made the move times like that in our life he made the move times like that in your life you — he made the move times like that in your life you h

our sports correspondent andy swiss reports from malaga.n called the world cup of tennis. it's been called the world cup of tennis. 43 years after britain last reach the final, could they do it again? the early signs were encouraging. emma raducanu beating slovakia for them it meant if katie boulter when her match britain through for that when she plays to the first set it seemed just a matter of timing. it all went wrong. as she took the next two sets and with it the match. slovakia strike back foot up out of nowhere britain's hopes suddenly hanging by a thread. and so it's all come down to theirs. at the siding match in blood doubles can britain hold their nerve and secure their place in the final? olivia nichols and heather watson had the responsibility but they were up against a seemly inspired duo. slovakia took the first set. from there they never looked back as they ended britain's hopes in ruthless fashion. slovakia through to the final where they will now face italy for the what utter euphoria for them but for britain after a time

uefa wanted to see more of with the new format, and it's the feature of tonight's nine games with andy swiss's the holders against the only team still with a 100% record. that's right, yes, he doesn't get a lot better than liverpool gets real madrid, especially with liverpool in such terrific form. let's have a chat with a former striker chris sutton, who is part of the commentary team of %live. —— 5live. are you expecting them to win tonight against liverpool? i think the stand tonight against liverpool? i think they stand a _ tonight against liverpool? i think they stand a fair _ tonight against liverpool? i think they stand a fair chance. - tonight against liverpool? i think they stand a fair chance. i - tonight against liverpool? i think they stand a fair chance. i don't i they stand a fair chance. i don't think anybody saw them really hitting the level which they have so far. eight points clear at the top of the premier league, winning every game in the champions league so far and the new look at real madrid, you think they've got plenty of injuries to their key players. everything poin