coming up on bbc one at seven o'clock — the nominees for this year's bbc sports personality of the yearfind out who's on the short list to follow in the footsteps of last year's winner andy murray and get their hands on this trophy. we'll have more throughout the evening. by by for now. temperatures ranging from around 80 degrees in london to only three celsius and glasgow. it is getting cold out for all of us over the next few days. brief mild air today but wind direction changing, not to north—westerly winds and temperatures dropping in the next few days. the milder westerly winds brought the cloud and outbreaks of rain as well. rain across south wales and southern england, moving southwards through the skies following, showers as well in northern ireland and wales and the south—west and went to showers across northern scotland. tonight cold the last eight, not desperately cold the last eight, not desperately cold just yet and patchy frost maybe 80 patches we have wintry showers and north of scotland. sleet and snow remaining over the highlands and some winter weather possibly over th

the shortlist for the 2017 bbc sports personality of the year has good morning from bbc london news.better protected from exploitation and abuse most of the uk's au pairs are thought to work in the capital. but they're not classed as employees. instead they receive "pocket money" in return for light housework and childcare. one leading academic says she's come across many cases where they're being mistreated and exploited the government needs to be quite firm about what hand au pair years, so firm about what hand au pair years, so somebody can say, 70 hours a week isn't au pairing, i should so somebody can say, 70 hours a week isn't au pairing, ishould be so somebody can say, 70 hours a week isn't au pairing, i should be paid minimum wage, employed as a nanny or a housekeeper, and that is a job and i have rights as a worker if i am doing that. they also need to think about knowing where au pairs r. nobody knows where they are at the moment, they are not registered in any way. the family of a psychiatric patient who died in a fire at a berkshire hospital say they are struggling to cop

this year's nominees for bbc sports personality of the year have been revealed — we'll look at who madert list. as they go 1—0 down in the ashes series, england are forced to field questions about antics off the pitch. and also coming up... i'm mark selby, the world snooker championshipsjoin i'm mark selby, the world snooker championships join me later i'm mark selby, the world snooker championshipsjoin me later in the programme to find out why i am dressed like this... good evening — first to this year's sports personality of the year. tonight this year's12 nominees have been revealed with the winner to be announced during the live show in liverpool next month. so who will take home the trophy? let's take a look at the contenders. funky music so these are the 12 nominees. head over to the website to find out more. you can vote for your favourite by phone and online during the live show in liverpool on sunday, 17th december. voting details will be announced during the programme and online. to cricket now, and while england have less than a week to prepare for their second test in adelai

awards season and here on bbc world news we're getting excited about who's going to be the bbc's 2017 sports personality. andy murray was the winner in 2016 after his amazing run of form at the end of the year. voting is already open for the overseas personality. you can have your say on our website. and you can still vote, but not for much longer, for the bbc‘s african footballer of the year. pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, sadio mane, victor moses and mohamed salah are those in the running. voting closes at 18 hours gmt this monday. looking back at sunday's action, and celebrations are continuing in brisbane after australia won the first ashes test against england. the hosts won the match by ten wickets but the damage was done on day four, when england's batting collapsed losing their last six wickets for just a0 runs. the second test, which is the first ever ashes day—night match, starts in adelaide on saturday. who's going to stop manchester city? pep guardiola's team are flying in the english premier league. a 2—1win at huddersfield means they're eight points clear of neighbours united. city

bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. good evening — first to this year's sports personality of the year.ave been revealed with the winner to be announced during the live show in liverpool next month. so who will take home the trophy? — let's take a look at the contenders. music here is the list in full. you can find out more about all the nominees on the bbc sport website. former england cricket captain michael vaughan says england need to focus on matters on the pitch rather then off it ahead of the second ashes test in adelaide on saturday. attention has been off the pitch following england's heavy defeat in the first test this morning after wicket keeperjonny bairstow had to field questions today about an alleged headbutt towards australian opening batsman cameron bancroft earlier this month. michael vaughan says that are more important issues to address. i'm concerned that the cricketing side of what i've seen is going to be difficult to get right. i think they've got a chance at adelaide because of the pink ball, because you could potentially get conditions that are similar to what

andy murray said bbc just called him to named sports personality of the year, but i would have to passll. >> the news continues right after this break. s. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. so don't wait. call now and request t

person. hello, i'm holly hamilton, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. gold medallist jemima sumgong is banned forfour years after failing a drugs test. goalkeeping legend iker casilla pips cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi to win the prestigious golden foot award. and from one legend to another — sir viv richards tells us how the cricketing community has come together to help areas affected by hurricane irma. hello, wherever you're watching around the world. welcome to sport today. our top story: olympic gold medallistjemima sumgong has been banned for four years after testing positive for doping. last year, she won the london marathon and the olympic title but in february she failed an out—of—competition doping test. the ban means she'll be unable to defend her title in toyko at the next 0lympics. 0ur athletics reporter ed harry has more. after finishing second at the boston marathon in 2012, he she was facing a two—year ban. the iaaf intervened in that case and said the injection that she had received to treat a hip problem was not an

person was involved. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft.n that we had a big victory for greek dimitrov. —— grigor dimitrov. he is called baby fed because his style is so like federer‘s. he went on to win the biggest title of his career and in the process, nearly £2 million. david moyes has returned to the premier league, having taken over by west ham side in the relegation zone. it is clear that points will bea zone. it is clear that points will be a premium for them that they will have to do more to get more. beach and 2-0. back to work for david moyes, and with his new club west ham in the relegation zone, back to basics. well, that was the plan, but there were no early signs of a new—look organised defence. no one took charge until will hughes did — for watford. this his first premier league goal. not the start moyes wanted but it could, and perhaps should, have been worse. richarlison and femenia coming close to getting watford's second. when west ham's chances came, there was an obstacle they couldn't overcome. these were some of heure

bbc news... it was andy murray's last year — but who will take home the crown for 2017? we look at this year's nominees for sports personalitye year. good evening. prince harry and the american actress, meghan markle, have announced their engagement, and they'll be married in the spring. as fifth in line to the throne, prince harry had to obtain her majesty's permission to marry, and buckingham palace said today that the queen and the duke of edinburgh were "delighted with the news". ms markle, who's 36 and divorced, describes herself as a "strong, confident, mixed—raced woman", and a feminist. in their only broadcast interview today, harry and megan spoke to the bbc‘s mishal husain. so let'sjoin mishal at kensington palace tonight. this was the first time we had heard the couple speak together, and it was a first glimpse into their approach to life and what brought them together. the interview took place inside the palace, close to the cottage in the grounds that is their home. more of what they told me shortly. but first, this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell finally, it's official. they are engaged t