you can find all the results on the bbc sports website or via the bbc sport app.ompleted the signing of kepa arriza balaga from athletic bilbao for $93 million. that is a new world record fee for a goalkeeper. the 23—year—old basque, who made his debut for spain last year, signed a seven—year contract at stamford bridge. he replaces thibaut courtois, who's completed his move to the european champions, real madrid, for a fee of around $40 million. the croatian midfielder mateo kovacic has moved to chelsea on loan as part of the deal. courtois previously spent three years with real‘s city rivals, atletico madrid. england cricketer ben stokes told a court he "stepped in" to defend two gay men before an alleged brawl. the durham all—rounder is one of two men accused of fighting outside a bristol nightclub on the 25th of september last year, and he gave evidence on the fourth day of the trial, asjohn kay reports. sorry. do you mind just loosening that right one on my wrist? handcuffed in the back of a police car. this was the moment ben stokes was arrested in september

the bbc will not appeal after losing the high court case brought by sir cliff richard over its coverage of a police raid at his home. in a moment, sport first let's take a look at what is coming up on bbc news. we will be live in genoa for the latest on the search for survivors. ahead of tomorrow's a—level results thousands of stu d e nts a—level results thousands of students received their btec results and we look at why more people choose vocational courses. and on the papers, i am joined by david davis and owen bennet. all of that is to come but now it is sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm azi farni. coming up. celtic count the cost of failing to reach the champions league group stage for the first time in three seasons here in the studio with me joe lynskey and my guest owen coyle we'll look at what that result could mean for scottish football. england rugby union international danny cipriani will appear at a magistrates‘ court after being arrested at a nightclub injersey. and britain's most successful long jumper talks to us about his upcoming retirement. i'm greg rutherford and join me later on sports day. hello an

the full programme is on the bbc sport website. etimes struggle to attain, and there is also the cost factor. it should be inferior cheaper to run something like this going forwards. the action starts on thursday with qualification in some of the sports. 0ver my left hand shoulder in the hydro, women‘s gymnastics underwear, a couple of miles away at the velodrome laura kenney continues her comeback after giving birth to herfirst kenney continues her comeback after giving birth to her first child kenney continues her comeback after giving birth to herfirst child last year. when i first fell pregnant i think i was nervous about how to juggle think i was nervous about how to juggle being a mum with my career, because i knew deep down being a mum would always come first. i mean, after giving birth my body com pletely after giving birth my body completely changed, you know. i couldn‘t train as hard as i wanted to in the gym because my bodyjust wasn‘t used to it, so it took a while to get back to full strength. yeah, iam while to get back

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport., liam fox, has said he now thinks it's more likely than not that britain will leave the eu without a deal next march. in an interview with the sunday times, mr fox accused the european commission of being so intransigent that the odds of there being no brexit deal were now 60—40. 0ur political correspondent tom barton in westminster gave us his analysis of the comments. colourful language from liam fox in the sunday times this morning. saying, he thinks, we are heading towards an ordeal scenario. he puts the blame for this very squarely at the hands of the european commissioner and their chief negotiator michel barnier, calling the commission intransigent. now, while the language might be strong, this is to some extent on message with the government's broader point. jeremy hunt has been in france and germany this week saying the chance of a no—deal by accident is increasing every day. that strategy really is about persuading european leaders that no deal, if it were to happen, would b

that is all from bbc sport.rrespondent arturo wallace what else do we know about this alleged attack? it was drawn is with -- it alleged attack? it was drawn is with —— it was drawn with explosives on board. we know several soldiers were injured. there was blood on their faces. a nearby building shows the remains ofan faces. a nearby building shows the remains of an explosion. we do not know who was behind it or why. there isa claim know who was behind it or why. there is a claim from a very little—known opposition group called soldiers and t—shirts. apparently they were trying to detonate two drones containing explosives. there are other reports. the government have made many claims about assassination attem pts made many claims about assassination attempts in the past. people are very sceptical. it was reported earlier that several firemen who attended the scene have told them that an explosion was caused by the explosion of a gas tank and a nearby apartment. the government says they have captured some people

you can follow it all on bbc one or the bbc sport website.ll have more for you through the evening. now, it click. the sun is shining, the temperature's soaring. and the robomows are mowing. the science says we are going to have more and more of this weather in the future and fortunately, the uk heatwave is less punishing than many places so we have done that british thing of dressing inappropriately and letting the robots do the work. they do know this is astroturf, don't they? i'm afraid the heat has finally got to us so this week we are cracking open the summer gadgets, and the legs, sorry about those. first thing we need to do is fire up the barbie and forget coal, forget gas, this is the gosun go. it is a solar—powered cooker. welcome to therme erding, nestled in germany's bavarian countryside, one of the largest thermal baths in europe, the perfect place to relax, have a drink, maybe do some pool yoga. oh, and did i mention, there's also 27 waterslides? there's a water slide, there's another one, that's a water slide too. yes, this is a

much more on those games on the bbc sport website. the american gary woodland is the surprise leader after the opening round of the uspga championship, the last golf major of the season. but there are some well—placed britons in the field. justin rose and ian poulter are in a large group, three shots off the pace, after rounds of 67. johanna konta is out of the canadian open in montreal after a busy day. she completed victory over victoria azarenka in a match delayed overnight because of rain. but she then lost in straight sets to the defending champion elina svitolina. and away from the sport, it in wasps news, a great way to deter them, i have been told, because conkers are used to deter spiders, apparently don't coffee is used in greece to keep wasps away. as income adjust wafting? this novel that? keep wasps away. as income adjust wafting? this novelthat? how keep wasps away. as income adjust wafting? this novel that? how do you burn copy? professionally made

the best of the action will be on the bbc sport website.r a place in the final of the world championships in germany. they've reached the semi—finals where they're playing iran. they will play the usa, the rio gold medallists, after they beat australia in the other semifinal. great news there. great britain's women have reached their first ever final at the wheelchair basketball world championships in hamburg. they put on a dominant performance to beat the hosts germany 60—37. they'll face either the netherlands or china in tomorrow's final. catalans dragons are the rank outsiders to win saturday 5 challenge cup final against warrington. catalans are appearing in the final for only the second time, while warrington will be aiming to win rugby league stop prize for a ninth time. but the french club — who are only 18 years old — are aiming to upset the odds and write another chapter in their short history. dave woods has been to the club to find out more about them. the catalan dragons, formed of two historic clubs from prepping young. —— per

let's go back to the bbc sport touch—screen for a final look at today's transfer deadline day deals, ent david ornstein. one club goes into this season now with new note new additions. to the tea m with new note new additions. to the team that finished last season. until you finish the game you cannot say it is the end of the game but it will be difficult to sign some players in four hours. david ornstein is with us this time for more on the deals going through. but that's extraordinary, no team has made zero signings in a transfer window but this is a tottenham hotspur side that came third last year and still has aspirations to win the premier league. it's in canada role, breaking records for the wrong reasons in this case but they have a settled team, they were 23 points behind manchester city and many tottenham fans say surely we can improve on the squad but they have an excellent first team so will be confident. jack grimmer lish was the key one that people thought totte n ha m the key one that people thought tottenham would sign but they didn't pull it off. —— jack querrey lish.

hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the final preparations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well underway at bellerive country club near st louis in missouri, withjustin thomas defending the title he won at quail hollow last year. thomas is in good form too having won the wgc bridgestone invitational in ohio last weekend, to move up to number two in the world. but, in the 60 years since the pga championship became a stroke—play event, only tiger woods has retained the title, which he managed twice. so history could be against thomas winning again. it's a great opportunity, but the pa rt it's a great oppor

full details of the draw on the bbc sport website. will host wolves after they comfortably won 2—0 at league one side sunderland this evening. marco matias with their first goal here, barry bannen added a second. head coach trevor bayliss says the decision to include ben stokes in the england squad for the third test against india on saturday was taken for the all—rounder‘s "wellbeing". here he isjoining up with his england team mates at trent bridge earlier today. bayliss says he will take time before deciding whether stokes will play. this all comes after stokes was involved in a fracas in bristol last september but he was found not guilty of affray earlier this week. we will find out over the next couple of days, i have not spoken to him since. i'm sure he had plenty of phone calls. we have the next two days to assess whether he plays or not, and i have some guys and for him and it will be a difficult position to make, whether it is him oi’ position to make, whether it is him or someone position to make, whether it is him or someon

a lot more on our bbc sport website. in india's state of kerala which is on high alert. torrential rains during the monsoon season have destroyed farmland and led to mass evacuations in the southern state. 36,000 people have had to take shelter in rescue camps while millions of pounds worth of crops have been damaged. officials in new south wales in australia say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll. the state government says the miltary could be called in to help transport animal feed and water to badly hit communities in the outback. a warm, dry winter has left many farmers struggling to survive and little rain is expected in the months ahead. israeli arabs have been holding a protest in tel aviv against the new nation state law. it defines israel as a principally jewish state, and removes arabic as an official language. last week, thousands of israelis from the druze minority also protested saying the new law will legalise discrimination. nawal ass

loughborough on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now.n florida after last night's fatal shooting at a video game tournament in jacksonville. 24—year—old david katz, from maryland, shot two people dead at the jacksonville landing shopping and entertainment complex, injuring at least 11 others. he then killed himself. unconfirmed reports say katz had become angry after losing a round of the madden nfl american football game. shopping online has become the norm for millions of us. almost one in five sales are now made on the internet rather than on the high street. it means there's been a building boom in retail distribution centres that get our products to us. warehouse space has doubled injust a decade. here's our business correspondent emma simpson. it's big business, delivering parcels. these days, most of them contain our internet shopping. it's 9pm at dhl‘s vast depot at east midlands airport and things are getting busy. each night, we process 190,000 shipments through this facility. and it's growing. dhl has invested more than £150 m

tim allman, bbc news. sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft. good afternoon. a big win over newcastle could put chelsea top of the premier league, later. newcastle fans might not be too optimistic of victory, with the club still without a win this season and with protests planned at st james's park later, over a perceived lack of investment in the playing squad. i have a lot of sympathy for our fans, because they are really good. they know the city, they know the club, they know the north east and how well you can stay here and you can live here. so, they know all these things. and they know they would like to see the team or the club doing things in one way. so, what i would say is that be sure, when you go to the stadium, you support the team, because it's the only way for us to be stronger. the other thing, i have to respect them and i have to concentrate on myjob. benitez is of course a former chelsea manager and his opposite number today, maurizio sarri, followed him into the napoli job three years ago. i h

now on bbc news, sport today. welcome to bbc news.op stories: a shooting in florida. three people are dead after a gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in jacksonville. the single suspect in this case is a white male, and its pending confirmation we believe him to be 24—year—old david katz from baltimore, maryland. pope francis ends his visit to ireland, saying he'll pursue justice for victims of abuse committed by the roman catholic church. one of the kings of broadway, american playwright neil simon, dies at the age of 91. and celebrating a hundred years since the birth of legendary composer and musician, leonard bernstein.

now on bbc news, sport today. you're live at the bbc sport centre. and hall entrance. england's georgia hall has her hands on her first major, the british open. six of the best. the netherlands thrash ireland and they're world cup winners again. and marta bastianelli wins gold on the road at the european championships. england's georgia hall has won the women's british open. hall, who's just 22 years old, beat thailand's pornanong phatlum by two shots. phatlum had led for most of the weekend but a double bogey at the 17th ended her hopes and helped hall to her first major title. colm harrison has the story. this is the trophy they were all playing for on

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, you're live at the bbc sport centre with me chris mitchell. england's cricketer ben stokes. canada is open for venus williams, who breezes through her opening tie in montreal. do you know who this man is? only one of the greatest of all time. the little master gives his thoughts on india's captain virat kohli. the england cricketer ben stokes played a key part in england's dramatic win over india last week, but this week he's in court accused of affray. on monday, the first day of his trial, a court here in england heard how stokes is accused of mocking two gay men, before brawling with two others. stokes denies affray. but while his teammates prepare for the second test match against india that begins on thursday, he'll still be in court. here's our sports editor, dan roan. having had to swap cricket field for courtroom, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old all—rounder sat in the dock alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year,

website. 0lly on the bbc sport website., thank you.l, who's died at his home in london. sir v s naipaul, who's died his best—known books include a house for mr biswas, a bend in the river and in a free state, which won the booker prize. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has been looking back at his life. in has been looking back at his life. 196! v s naipaul‘r established in 196! v s naipaul‘s name was established as a writer, inspired by his own wife, an oxford educated author whose roots lay in the indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantations. indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantationslj indentured indian workforce of the caribbean sugar plantations. i was born in trinidad, all these facets, the background personality and life, to be explored. in 2001 he was awarded the nobel prize for literature. it was just one of many, but he could also be gruff, prickly, his views on africa upsetting his critics... you didn't try to keep the worst aspect of his earlier behaviour away from the site of the b

now on bbc news, sport today.ing up on this programme: a late winner at newcastle ensures chelsea's ioo% start to the season continues. a huge crash in the belgian grand prix, but sebastian vettel steers clear of the pile—up to win and close the gap on lewis hamilton. and american bryson dechambeau leads the fedex cup playoffs after winning the northern trust in newjersey. thanks forjoining us on sport today. it wasn't easy, but chelsea maintained their 100% start to the premier league season with a 2—1 victory over newcastle at st james's park, to the delight of new boss maurizio sarri.

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.ga championship in missouri, and a third major title in the space of 1a months. premier league champions manchester city are off to a winning start as they beat arsenal in their first game of the season. and world number one simona halep wins the canadian open in montreal, beating sloane stephens in three sets. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the golfing news that american brooks koepka has won his second major of the year and third in 1a months, by claiming the 100th us pga championship in missouri by two strokes. after a shaky first five holes for the world number four, that included two bogeys, he regained his composure, showing great consistency both off the tee and to the greens. but he was pushed all the way by adam scott and 14—time major winner tiger woods, who was in the running until he fell apart on the penultimate hole. and the 28—year—old from florida held his nerve to finish on 16—under and cement his place as arguably this year's premier player, a

you're live at the bbc sport centre with me, chris mitchell. coming up for you in sportsday...son spun out as england lose the third test by 203 runs. bordeaux gunning for henry. the frenchman is poised to shake on his first coaching job. coming up, i'll bring you the latest from the third of action at the paralympics championships here in berlin. hello and welcome to sportsday. it was inevitable. a question of when, not if. india wrapped up the third test match early this morning at trent bridge. james anderson the final wicket to fall. england losing by 203 runs. a big defeat that changes the whole feel of the series. patrick geary‘s been covering the series for us, where there was an early end to the day. it is an eerie place, a test match ground after the action has moved on. only one wicket to go, that england needed —— india needed for victory, and they took it after 17 deliveries, thatjimmy anderson, and it took about ten minutes. there we re it took about ten minutes. there were a few people to witness it, and a few more f they had stuck to the original pricing plan. th

now on bbc news, sport today.c sport centre. coming up on this programme: gary woodhouse leads the us pga championship, and this man — his compatriot, rickie fowler — by a stroke after the first round. four—time champion novak djokovic is knocked out of the toronto masters in the third round by greece's 19—year—old stefanos tsitsipas. and turkish delight in berlin, as 200m world champion ramil guliyev adds the european title to his collection. hello there and welcome to the programme, where we start in missouri at the us pga championship, with gary woodland the one stroke leader after the opening round at bellerive. the american carded a 6—under first round of 64 in the year's final major and leads compatriot rickie fowler by a stroke,

now on bbc news, sport today.m the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: atletico madrid score twice in extra—time to beat neighbours real and lift the uefa super cup. a blow for manchester city. kevin de bruyne could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee in training. and, from a set down, novak djokovic battles back to make it into the third round of the cincinnati masters. real madrid's first competitive match without zinadine zidane and cristiano ronaldo ended in defeat, as their neighbours atletico beat them 11—2 in the uefa super cup in tallinn. the europa league champions, atletico, took the lead in the first minute through diego costa, before benzema equalised, and a ramos penalty turned the game around for the champions league winners. costa's second sent the game to extra—time, where a brilliant saul volley put atletico back in front, before koke scored a fourth. they made history by becoming the first premier league champions to reach 100 points. now, the inside story of manchest

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.art to the day and the weather going downhill. there will be rain across western areas later on but nothing on the scale of the rain we had yesterday, which across eastern england brought 49 millimetres. 0ver three quarters of the month's worth of rain here. in contrast to that, many have had skies like that this morning. as we go to the rest of the day, we will see cloud continuing to work in and from the south—west we have seen the cloud arrive across parts of wales and the south—west of england. 0utbreaks parts of wales and the south—west of england. outbreaks of rain here turning heavy and steady as we head into the afternoon as well. by the time we get to 4pm the rain will be in across south—west england and wales, turning heavy in places and strengthening south—westerly winds as well. some of the damp weather will arrive across central and southern england, the midlands and eventually greater manchester and merseyside late evening. scotland, largely dry day but a few showers for

now on bbc news, sport today.t centre. coming up on this programme: going global — spain's top division, la liga, confirms a top—flight game will be played in the united states. the round of his life — brandt snedeker cards an 11—under par 59 to make history at the wyndham championship in north carolina. the heavens open in cincinnatti, but simona halep needs just five minutes to finish off her match. welcome. the top flight in spanish football, la liga, has announced a 15—year deal to stage matches in the united states. la liga's presidentjavier tebas has called it a ground—breaking agreement but details about which game will be played abroad and the season it starts are still to be revealed. the deal‘s designed to increase revenue from sponsorship and media rights in north america. spanish football journalist eduardo alvarez believes it's long overdue. la liga knows that it has taken very few and very timid

now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.rogramme: its 100% start to the season forjurgen klopp's liverpool, as they see off crystal palace with a 2—0 win. frustration for diego costa, as atletico madrid kick off their la liga campaign with a draw at valencia. captain kohli shines again as india leave england with a mountain to climb. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. we start with football, and liverpool have made it two wins out of two at the start of the new english premier league season. they won 2—0 at crystal palace on monday, and are one of six teams who've made a perfect start to the new campaign. liverpool took the lead when their captain james milner scored with a penalty on the stroke of half—time. the spot kick was awarded for a clumsy challenge by mamadou sakho on mohamed salah. palace were reduced to 10 men when aaron—wan bissaka was sent off 15 minutes from the end. and set up sadio mane for the goal which sealed a 2—0 victory. the class that as a three points? great three points, great game, i am

disbanding thirteen years ago, they'll begin in the second tier of the women's game there's more on the bbc sporto you. that's it. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. this week, it's a look back at click‘s summer of sport. we will start with our trip to f1 from july, which has been at the cutting edge of technology and design since its creation in 1946. welcome to the pit. every year, teams compete fiercely to outdo each other in aerodynamics, data communications and materials, all with one aim — to make their cars go really, really fast. and they do a really good job of making them that, as we are finding out here at the austrian grand prix. lewis hamilton's ride. what's even more impressive is that this whole show is permanently on the road, with car, teams, engineers and scientists moving from country to country and track to track. now, these are the most expensive motorhomes i've ever seen. each one of these is a lorry, and theyjust drive them to the next formula 1, stick them together, zip, zip, zip, and that's ferrari's office for the l

this is sport today live from the bbc sport centre.ohanna konta returns serve to move through to the second round of the rogers cup, beating jelena 0stapenko. dina asher smith equals the world leading time for this year in the 100m claiming european gold in berlin. and tiger woods continues his bid for major number 15 as preparations for the 100th us pga championship continue. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with tennis and there was a shock defeat for the number 11 seed jelena 0stapenko in the first round of the canadian 0pen on tuesday in montreal. the former french open champion was beaten in three sets by great britain'sjohanna konta — who's currently 43 in the world. konta — who beat serena williams in sanjose last week — came from a set down to win the decider 6—2 over the latvian— to seal her place in the second round where she'll face victoria azarenka. maria sharapova is also through to the 2nd round in montreal. her match against the bulgarian qualifier sesil karatantcheva was suspended because of rain on mo

hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre.back on the opening day of the first test in birmingham. arsenal score late to equalise, and then beat chelsea on penalties, to win their international champions cup match in dublin. and south korea's in—kyung kim is the defending champion as the women's british open gets underway in the coming hours. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and india have the upper hand after the opening day of the first test against england at edgbaston. the home side were 216—3 at one stage, but slumped to 285—9 at stumps. ravi ashwin took four wickets for india, leaving the match delicately poised heading into day two. patrick gearey reports. england fans will feel they have seen this a few times before over the course of england's 1000 seen this a few times before over the course of england's1000 test matches. the position of strength turned into a position of weakness because of a clutter of late wickets. it started well for the home side, it always seems to. they won the

xtra, plus the bbc sport website. all—rounder ben stokes put in a match winning performance as england beat india in what was a great advert for test cricket. it was a thrilling climax on the fourth morning. india needing 84 runs to win, england needing five wickets. when stokes removed the india captain virat kohli, an unlikely win looked possible and he then wrapped it up, taking four wickets in all, to give england a 31—run win. well, what a game of cricket, from start to finish, it swung both ways throughout. three and a bit days, it made a fabulous spectacle. it was great to be involved in, great with india to play some fabulous cricket along the way and i am so proud of the group. all i wanted to see was the desire and the belief that we showed in the previous days. celtic began the defence of their scottish premiership title with a comfortable 3—1 win over livingston. they're second in the table, behind hearts on goals scored, after they beat hamilton 4—1. and can can you believe it's only 11 weeks since chelse

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.the egyptian hotel where a british couple died in have arrived home. john and susan cooper from burnley were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada. thomas cook said the circumstances of the unexplained deaths remained unclear. the couple's daughter who was also staying in the hotel says she believes the couples' deaths are suspicious. matt cole reports. they should still be enjoying sandy beaches and luxury pools, but holiday—makers have chosen the safety of a wet bank holiday weekend in britain over the uncertainty surrounding their luxury hotel in hurghada. when you find out at 10pm—10:30pm at night that two people have died two days ago, and nobody knows why. if they'd been open and transparent, i wouldn't have got on that plane. some people were quite irate and upset because they didn't have answers, instant answers, and you can't give instant answers because it's speculation. thomas cook did what they could. no—one had said a word until thursday. but it is a bi

a joint investigation by bbc sport england and the bbc england data unit has found that 10 premier leagueums during the 2016—2017 season and still made a profit. our correspondent jo currie has more. bans: the lifeblood of football. and for a decade the main source of income to close. ——. but not any more. tv rights deals mean more than half the teams in the premier league could remain in top flight even if they play to empty stadiums. —— fans. but how important are supporters today? if you focus just on television rights deals and that the fans could you are making a mistake, because we are part of the television product. if there was not full grounds with large away support and a good atmosphere, it would not be nearly as attractive to the broadcasters. there were so many top—flight clubs making profit before a single fan has attended a match, they hewitt everton, itjust that money be filtering down to supporters in the way of shifting its? there people on low incomes that are working hard and just want to go to games, and they are priced out. you pay the money, if music as you think yo

that is all from bbc sport centre. most of those will continue with the dry weather.gh the afternoon. lot of sunshine for england wales. highs of up to 30 degrees. temperatures moral —— normalfor a degrees. temperatures moral —— normal for a scotland and degrees. temperatures moral —— normalfor a scotland and northern ireland. this evening rainwater and heavier for scotland and in particularly western areas. the will also be reined in nonviolence. there isa dry also be reined in nonviolence. there is a dry nature england and wales. temperatures in london only slowly easing back to around 16 degrees. in the week ahead we start with hot dry and sunny. it will be more u nsettled, and sunny. it will be more unsettled, with rain later in the hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the president of venezuela says an attempt has been made on his life, using drones carrying explosives. it happened during a live televised speech in the capital, caracas. the president has blamed columbia.

now on bbc news, sport today.t today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: the final preparations are underway asjustin thomas looks to defend his us pga championship when play gets underway in missourri on thursday. novak djokovic eases through to the third round of the rogers cup in toronto. and a first ever european championships track gold medal for israel as lonah chemtai salpeter claims the victory over 10,000m. hello and welcome to the programme, where by this time tomorrow, the 100th us pga championship will be well underway at bellerive country club near st louis in missouri, withjustin thomas defending the title he won at quail hollow last year.

now on bbc news, sport today. today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: despite the heat and humidity in new york, novak djokivic battles through to the second round of the us open. kashima antlers score a stunner in the asian champions league as their opponents pay the price for a missed flight. and the president of the united states is shown a red card by the fifa president. thanks forjoining us. let's start with the tennis. aiming for his 14th grand slam title, novak djokovic eventually dealth with the extreme heat and humidity in new york to see off hungary's marton fuchovic in four sets. the two—time champion looked needed the trainer to give him tablets for sickness at one stage, but after losing the second set he won the next two 6—4, 6—0 to make it through in four sets. elsewhere, former champion marin cilic also reached the next

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc. co. uk/sport.ing about it being too muggy over recent days, well, i'm afraid things are set to change, but this is what we saw today with highs of 27 when we got some sunshine in lincolnshire, but we won't see temperatures like that, certainly over the weekend, and for england and wales it is a bank holiday weekend. the reason is the weather fronts pushing in from the north—west, introducing something fresher, particularly the second front, it will drive in westerly wind, and it will bring cool air right across the country. so, to start off, we could see some outbreaks of rain first thing and that will continue to push across east anglia and the south—east of england, behind it some showers to come, and there will be some breaks and sunny skies, but a fresh feel, particularly further north and west, temperatures perhaps down into the midteens, but further south it is not as cold just yet. it looks as though the fresh air continues to push south, and some good news is that if it has been too sultry

there is more on the bbc sport website. in staffordshire have begun a murder investigation. police searching for 28—year—old samantha eastwood found a body near stoke yesterday. a 32—year—old man, who was detained last sunday, has been re—arrested on suspicion of murder, while two other men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. the body is yet to be formally identified. 0ur reporter simon ward has the latest. well there has been no formal identification of the body, this is what people feared the more it. they made the discovery farther up the slain. the last time she was seen was on friday the 27th ofjuly when she was leaving work. she worked at the royal stalker hospital. she was seen leaving that morning. later that day, staff who raised the alarm. the police have been investigating her disappearance since then. 0n the day she disappeared, her neighbours reported they heard a scream that afternoon. 0n they heard a scream that afternoon. on friday, her sister made a public appealfor information. on friday,

with all the sport now, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre.the catalans dragons beat warrington wolves in the challenge cup final to become the first ever non—english side to lift the trophy. adam wild reports from wembley. allez, allez, allez. .. from the south of france, the catalans dragons, officially in sang et or, blood and gold, perhaps no more fitting colours for a rugby league final. not in great numbers, but in great hope of becoming the first french side to conquer this english cup. warrington wolves stood in their way but failed to block the channel out wide, catalans breaching defences early. the french side's determination to make their mark on history all too clear, starting the second half as they did the first, this time brayden wiliame extending their lead. but warrington finally got the luck they needed when george king gathered this fumble, setting up an agonising finish, catalans just clinging on for an extraordinary victory. and so after 122 years, the catalans dragons have done what was once unthinkable. they'll now head

there's more on the bbc sport website, including a first world title for great britain's mens wheelchairme. thank you for that. that's it. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel, and i'll be back with the late news at 10. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. you are watching bbc news. the daughter ofjohn and susan cooper — the couple who died at a hotel in egypt last week — has told the bbc she is convinced ‘something in their room killed them.‘ kelly 0rmerod — who was also staying at the hotel — believes her parents did not die of natural causes. egyptian investigators say no trace of poisonous gas has been found in the couple‘s room. the night before they actually died and went for a family meal together. and we all departed, and my mum and my daughter went back to their bedroom on their own. as soon as they went into the bedroom by daughter said that they could smell something that was a little bit funny that was not right, and all they did really well sprayed a little bit of perfume to try and limit the smell. they then fell asleep and my father came

there's more on the bbc sport website tonight, including the draw for the scottish league cup quarterfinalse's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news with julian worricker. hundreds of people have attended a service to mark the 30th anniversary of the ballygawley bus bombing in county tyrone. eight soldiers were killed and 28 people injured in an ira attack. survivors and relatives of the victims laid wreaths and poppy crosses near the scene. 0ur reporter kevin sharkey was there. the scene of carnage along this road around this countryside three decades ago, well, it's hard to imagine in the northern ireland of today. but the accounts, the memories of those who were there that night, survivors, local people, and members of the emergency services who came here to help in the minutes and hours after the attack, they recall scenes of devastation in the dark, in the dead of night. james, you were a young soldier, at 21, you were on the bus that night. yes, iwas, yeah. i was one of the survivor

with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. good evening. mate day of the multi—sport european championships. dina asher—smith won her second gold medal, completing the sprint double. ade adedoyin reports from berlin. europe was watching. after all the hype, now time for one of the most anticipated head—to—heads thorsten dina asher—smith, the constant‘s number one, against the two—time world champion, dafne schippers. dina asher—smith takes the title, 21.8 nine. she has done it again. two gold medals, two british records and make history in the process, becoming the first briton to win the 100 and 200 metres at the european athletics championships. 100 and 200 metres at the european athletics championshipsm 100 and 200 metres at the european athletics championships. it does give mea athletics championships. it does give me a bit of confidence. it's not the olympics or world champs, i don't know how it would place near those competitions but i am definitely proud of myself tonight. j°y definitely proud of myself tonight. joy for dina asher—smi

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website.a full support stay in an hour and i will see you laterfor that. —— sportsday. good evening. detectives searching for the midwife samantha eastwood, who's been missing for more than a week, have found a body near caverswall, in staffordshire. than a week, have found a body a 32—year—old man arrested on sunday on suspicion of kidnap has been rearrested on suspicion of murder. 0ur correspondent sarah corker is in caverswall. yes, police closed off this quiet country lane about ten miles from stoke—on—trent earlier this morning. specially trained officers had been searching farmland as they looked for samantha eastwood and this afternoon came the sad news that a body had been found. forensic teams are at the scene. samantha are at the scene. eastwood was described by her samantha eastwood was described by herfamily as samantha eastwood was described by her family as warm, generous and a selfless midwife. these cctv images of the 28—year—old leaving the royal stoke hospital after a night s

sport, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's adam wild.ening day of the third test at trent bridge, having been cleared of affray. indian captain virat kohli produced one of the performances of the day, falling just sort of a century as his side finished at three have been 7-6. his side finished at three have been 7—6. for ben stokes it was a welcome return to cricket following the media scrutiny he faces week. few cricketers will ever have a week like ben stokes had. from the trial to the test in four days. this was trent bridge's welcome back. if that was mixed, so was his first bowling spell. the occasional edge and accidental barge or pretty innocuous. england have another all—rounder. not stokes, but chris woa kes, woakes, who... woakes, who. .. england's woakes, who... england's man of the match worked so hard to those two he deserved a bonus. it came when pshaw got greedy and ruined his lunch. after the interval, look at the changing colour on—screen. brighter, that tends to be better from outing. virat kohli prospered for a session

you can read more about that over on the bbc sport website tonight, but for now, it‘s back to you, clivello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. a former labour mp has been suspended by the party because of comments he reportedly made online about the jewish community. jim sheridan was the mp for paisley and renfrewshire north — until 2015. he allegedly said he‘d lost "respect and empathy" forjews amid the ongoing row over anti—semitism. derek crawshaw reports. for months, the labour party has been engulfed in anti—semitism row. jeremy corbyn has been accused of being anti—semitic by people both outside and inside his own party. now ex—mp jim sheridan, who lost a seat in the 2015 general election but is still a member of the party, has been suspended after remarks he allegedly made on social media. the bbc has attempted to contact mr sheridan but he did not respond. the labour party has said it cannot comment on individual cases but told us that all complaints are fully investigated. a statement from the party said... derek crawshaw, reporting scotland. the former ukip leader nigel far

he's heading to stamford bridge on loan from real, lots more transfer news and speculation on the bbc sportr now. you are watching bbc news. let's have a look at if you other stories around here this afternoon. the largest wildfire ever to hit california could burn for the rest of the month. officials say the mega—blaze has already destroyed nearly 300,000 acres of land. nine people have died since the fires started injuly. lebo diseko reports. it looks like hell on earth. firefighters battled to contain this wildfire, the biggest recorded in california's history. called the mendocino complex i exactly two blazes which joined together and now covers an area almost the size of la. it has destroyed buildings and thousands have had to leave their homes as it rages through the countryside. it's devastating, it's really devastating to see. and so many people lost their homes in the back, there's nine homes over there in the back. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they've worked for all their life gone in a heartbeat. dry hot weather along with high winds has allowed

for great britain men's wheelchair basketball team at the world championships in hamburg on the bbc sportin about an hour's time. catherine, thank you very much. we say goodbye to her. let's return to other news. a search and rescue operation is continuing off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk for two fishermen after their boat sank last night. three other men were rescued 25 miles out at sea by a passing cruise ship, which had spotted their life raft. the family of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, have confirmed that she has returned to prison today. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was reunited with her four—year—old daughter this week as she was given three—days release. her family tried to extend the release date but failed to do so. she was jailed in 2016 on spying charges which she denies. joining me now is our correspondent caroline davies, who has the latest. remind us the background of the case and also what has happened today. so, to tee —— so nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was on holiday with her daughter. she has dual citizenship with british and iranian

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. good morning. starting with the news ofjoy and shop, dina asher—smith the first briton to do the sprint double that the european championships, she added the 200 metres title to the 100 metres she w011 metres title to the 100 metres she won on tuesday. her time, smashing the british record, the fastest by any woman in the world this year. how good could she be? michael johnson says the sky is the limit. female sprinters are watching this, they have seen this, they will see it, they will take notice. elaine thompsons, millers, daphne can tell them all about what happened, front i’ow them all about what happened, front row seat! those are the best in the world, and she is absolutely now one of the best in the world. next yea r‘s world of the best in the world. next year's world championships, olympic games, this is a true contender now. she is one, as other athletes are training, they will have dina asher—smith in mind. training, they will have dina asher-smith in mind. three more medal

sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. good afternoon. the bbc that victory for his side in the challenge cup final could give rugby league a boost not just in southern france, but across europe. catalans became the first non—english side to win the trophy after beating warrington in yesterday's final. i think it will be massive. it has been a turbulent time over a number of years for the sport in france. this generally will grab national headlines in france that not only in france, that in spain, the catalan region and barcelona region in spain. they are proud we have represented catalan at wembley in the challenge cup final. that in england, being the first foreign tea m england, being the first foreign team to win in english domestic competition raises the profile in england or so. a big win over newcastle could put chelsea top of the premier league later. newcastle fans might not be too optimistic of victory though with the club still without a win this season and with protests planned at st james's park later, over a perceived lack o

you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport.al visit to the republic of ireland for almost a0 yea rs. republic of ireland for almost a0 years. that is the pope‘s plane in knock, these are live pictures, he‘s just finished his visit to knock in cou nty just finished his visit to knock in county mayo and he‘s heading back to dublin. my colleague anita mcveigh is there, waiting for him. thank you very much. it is expected to say mass at 3pm this afternoon in the vast space behind me at phoenix park. we are told half a million people are due to attend this mass. the weather is pretty inclement and it may deter a few. but, sadly, i can see lots of people starting to pour in, enter the area behind me right now. joining me and phoenix parkis right now. joining me and phoenix park is our religion editor martin bashir, how are you? cold! and a bit damp. i'm pretty much the same. as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, ijust want as we wait on the pope to arrive here, later on today, i just want to begin by asking you about

for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. good evening.ing final round to claim her first major title. she's just the third home winner of the tournament in history and registered just one bogey in a final round 67 to win by two shots at royal lytham. hall is just 22 and hasn't even won on either the european or american tours before. i cannot believe the amount of support that i have had in the last four days. they have been amazing and helped me finish the four days. they just kept and helped me finish the four days. theyjust kept on cheering so loud and saying come on georgia. it is amazing to have the support. and saying come on georgia. it is amazing to have the supportm and saying come on georgia. it is amazing to have the support. it is a huge springboard for her to greater things. and itjust the right time. this is a nice little platform to you to build on and achieve great things, and they think your potential is really something significant within the game, within the women's game of golf. ireland's fairytale run to the final of