the uncertainty surrounding ben stokes, the england selectors have added steven finn to the squad tofollowing an incident outside a nightclub in bristol as it stands he will not be travelling to australia with the at the end of the month but the ecb still awarded him a central contract for next season which comes as no surprise to our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew. the status of his relationship hasn't changed, despite the police inquiry that is going on, but what we do know, and this is a new development, he won't travel at the start of the tour at the end of october, and he does have fractured finger and maybe would not have been fully fit anyway, and although they haven't ruled him out of the ashes, that decision is still to be taken, but he won't travel with the rest of the party at the start of the tour. steven finn has been added to the squad, what does he add? extra bowler. without ben stokes, he really is two cricket is in one, you say bowler and the batsman, and they have recognised they need some more cover in the bowling. steve finn had a nightmare tour of australia

the ecb have also announced that ben stokes has had the ecb have also announced that ben stokes has hadrew strauss is trying to bring clarity to the situation but what they have done is named steve finn, the fast bowler in the ashes squad, he was not initially, there, so they have named a replacement, even though ben stokes is still in the squad, they have not suspended him yet, even though they have said that ben stokes and alex hales are not available for selection. not available for selection until further notice. there has been an outcry about this? yes. many people asking why ben stokes was out on a night out until 2.00am in the morning when on tour. we have had confirmation from the ecb of different disciplinary proceedings, going into the behaviour of that squad. three players, jonny bairstow, liam plu nkett three players, jonny bairstow, liam plunkett and jake ball have been fined and warned for unprofessional conduct is what the ecb are saying. so when you look at this, is this damaging to their chances? well, a lot of people would say that ben stokes is not only england's best

and ben stokes will not go to australia with the rest of the ashes squad after his arrest last month.d afternoon. theresa may has said she's providing "calm leadership" as she responded to moves to oust her by grant shapps, former chairman of the conservative party. he claims up to 30 tory mps — including five former cabinet ministers — want to force a leadership contest that would unseat the prime minister. mrs may's allies have dismissed it as a plot that is fizzling out. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports from westminster. away from westminster, an attempt to clear the air. seemingly unphased by questions over her authority, a message to those who want her out. what i think is necessary for the country now, what the country needs is calm leadership. that's exactly what i'm providing and i'm providing that with the full support of my cabinet. he's been revealed as the ring leader of a plot to oust theresa may from downing street, former party chairman, grant shapps. he claims up to 30 mps, including five former cabinet ministers are in favour of telling her, her time i

moving on to cricket, with the uncertainty following ben stokes' selection for the ashes, the selectorses remains unavailable for selection following an incident outside a nightclub in bristol. as it stands he will not travel to australia with a team at the end of the month. today the ecb still awarded him a central contract for next season, which comes as no surprise to our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew. the status hasn't changed. just like the police enquiry going on. a new development, i think, we know he definitely will not challenge at the start of the tour at the end of october. he has a fractured finger, and that is looking to be fully fit, but although they haven't ruled him out of the ashes, that decision is still to be taken, they have said he will not travel with the rest of the party at the start of the tour. steven finn added to the squad, what does he have for england? an extra bowler. without ben stokes at the start of the tour now, ben stokes is to cricketers in one, a bowler and batsman. they have looked at the bowling side of it and recognise they need more cove

coming up on this evening's programme, ben stokes loses a major sponsor as he apologising for allegedlyng the disabled son of celebrity katie price. chelsea ladies make it through to the last 16 of the champions league, with a massive result in germany. and we speak to northern ireland's carl frampton as he looks forward to his homecoming fight in belfast next month. good evening — plenty come but we start with news this evening that sportswear manufacturer ‘new balance‘ has ended it's sponsorship with england cricketer ben stokes. it follows his recent arrest over an incident near a bristol nightclub and after the all rounder issued an apology today — to the tv celebrity katie price and her disabled son harvey, after a video emerged of stokes apparently impersonating the pair. here's more from our sports correspondent katie gornall. he said in a statement he should never have done this, he is sorry, it was never my intention to offend. he goes on to say he has written to them and offered to meet them in person with a view to getting behind the petition about online bullying. he ends by

without ben stokes, he really is two cricketers in one.ked at the bowling side and recognised they need more cover without ben stokes. he has experience, steven finn, he was in australia four years ago. he lost a lot of confidence there. he will be looking to put that right. there's still a question as to whether or not they added another player to the. another batsman. i wouldn't necessarily rule that out, as they look at the impact of stokes not being there. more interesting announcements from the ecb today. the one—day squad is being investigated will stop is there a problem that? has something seriously happened within the team? three have been fined. jonny ba i rstow, three have been fined. jonny bairstow, and two others. they've each accepted a formal written warning for unprofessional conduct. they say this is unrelated to the investigation of stokes and hales but it does relate to the one—day international series against the west indies. so the players have been fined like this and this discipline merit process has been set up sugg

thomas is from joe root as the ashes squad prepares to fly to australia without ben stokes.know that what has happened isn't good enough and we are determined to turn that around. good evening. lewis hamilton is aiming to become world champion for aiming to become world champion for a fourth time at the mexican grand prix this weekend, finishing fifth or better on sunday and the title is his matter what happens to sebastian vettel. it was a closely contested second practice. vettel was fourth fastest as he clings to his fading title hopes. if he is second in the race, hamilton needs only ninth to clea n race, hamilton needs only ninth to clean the championship. —— clinch. if the driver finishes anywhere else hamilton will take the crown. it was a lwa ys hamilton will take the crown. it was always going to be a tough start for england against australia, who are the best in the world and on their home turf. there are 18— four defeat shouldn't hurt their chances of qualifying for the world cup. for england this is about as tough as it gets. australia like the all blacks have an

the players fly out to australia tomorrow without their talismanic all rounder ben stokes.n suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in last month. his absence has made an already difficult tour seem unwinnable to many pundits. here's our sports editor dan roan. england hold the ashes, but the last time they went away to australia they suffered a 5—0 thrashing and many people feel the same fate could happen to them this time around, they have been forced to name a relative the inexperienced batting line—up, and when they leave london tomorrow they will do so without arguably their most important player, the all—rounder ben stokes, egypt to find out if he will be charged by police following that altercation last month —— he is yet to find out. the captain ben ——joe root has been speaking about it. we have got to sit tight and wait, it is disappointing that ben is not going to be with us, but we are a strong squad and this gives other players the opportunity to stand up and put their stamp on test cricket, they can do something spe

ben stokes. has happened hasn't been good enough. we are determined to get that right. also coming up on the programme... will they cope without kane? spurs will be missing their star striker when they take on manchester united at old trafford tomorrow. i'm in cardiff ahead of anthony joshua's latest world title fight. it's a big weekend of sport — with that anthonyjoshua fight, lewis hamilton's fourth world title almost in the bag, and some big clashes in the premier league — but it all kicked off with the start of the rugby league world cup this afternoon — where england lost their first match of the tournament to the odds—on favourites and hosts australia in melbourne, as katie gornall reports. for england, this is about as tough as it gets. australia, like the all blacks, have an air of the unbreakable about them. ten times at a world cup they'd been the last one standing. we rise as one. england are here trying to deliver a new script, with a revamped squad they had reason to be optimistic a

the story came out that ben stokes we nt the story came out that ben stokes went out till 3am test matchthe media centre. the story was ripped out of the papers, it was not allowed to go in. they made a massive mistake. i have no sympathy whatsoever for ben stokes. the management of the england team had to look themselves in the mirror and say, could we have done a bit more? could we have been stricter? certainly some income nations. the debate goes on. waiting to see what the police do about this, victoria. ucb are handing out central contracts. though be interesting to see if ben stokes gets one. next this morning, claims the government is failing women over the discriminating pregnant women and new mothers face. a government commissioned report last yearfound one in nine mothers felt forced to leave theirjobs. it called for the introduction of a german—style system which makes it harder to make women redundant during and after pregnancy. at the time the govt described the reports finding as "shocking and wholly unacceptable", but 19 months on nothing has changed. that's despite the em

the story came out this week that ben stokes was out until 3am during a test match in manchester.edia centre. the story was ripped out of the papers, not allowed to go in, they fought tooth and nailto make allowed to go in, they fought tooth and nail to make sure it did not breach the papers. he made a massive mistake and that no sympathy whatsoever with ben stokes in what he put himself into. but the management of the england team have to look at themselves and ask if they done more, been stricter. england captain heather knight says she's braced for a tough time on their ashes tour down under after her side dislodged australia at the top of the international rankings. it's the first time australia have been knocked off the top since the table was introduced in 2015. england's women will try to reclaim the ashes in a tour which spans seven matches, three formats and four weeks, starting in brisbane on october 22. a role reversal at her old school. instead of sitting listening heather at night in front of year five, answering questions. the team became professional three years ago

and cricketer ben stokes won't go to australia with the rest of the ashes squad.s arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm after an incident outside a nightclub last month. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. theresa may has said she's providing "calm leadership"

i have no sympathy whatsoever for ben stokes in what he put himself into.nd team have to look in the mirror and say, could we have done more and been stricter? more and been stricter? england's women have become the number one ranked team in the world for the first time. ahead of the ashes, they've overtaken australia at the top of the standings. captain heather knight says it's "flattering" and a "sign of progress." after a losing run of five matches, johanna konta has pulled out of next week's event in hong kong. the official reason is a foot injury, but it's not thought to be serious. she's due to play in moscow the week after and is still on course to make her debut at the season—ending wta finals in singapore. double olympic champion max whitlock says he's putting no pressure on himself to retain his pommel horse title at the world championships in montreal. he's through to the final, but he failed to reach the floor final when he stumbled towards the end of his routine. he also won olympic gold in this event, but has put in a lot of changes after rio,

following the arrest of ben stokes.or selection until further notice. meaning not be considered for selection untilfurther notice. meaning stokes might not travel to australia. we know how good a cricketer he is. and what he can bring to the table. he is one of the main players that we have. it would be great to have him out there. we will see what happens. iam out there. we will see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i played in australia in the world cup. the wickets are in australia in the world cup. the wickets a re really in australia in the world cup. the wickets are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan and i feel when you get in it feels like it is a good place for batting. the new zealand women's open golfers had plenty to do with yesterday. if you have played a round in challenging conditions, look at this. sweeping storms forcing the event into an unscheduled fifth day. umbrellas turned inside out and advertising hoardings swept down the fairway. this was in auckland. play was called off l

the england cricket captain, joe root, says the team is planning on ben stokes not being with them for after being suspended following an incident outside a bristol nightclub last month. root also denied there is a drinking culture amongst the team, as dan roan reports. his team may currently hold the ashes but captainjoe root knows england‘s grip on the urn is about to be tested. questions have been asked of the squad‘s strength in depth. here at lord‘s today, root said australia may have underestimated the tourists. i see a squad of players more than capable of going over there and doing something special. you look around the dressing room and we spoke about it a lot in the last week or so and if you don‘t believe you can go and do something good and come back winning, there is no point getting on the plane. i look around everyone in the eye and they‘re all keen to go out there and determined to win and come home successful. but england will depart without arguably their most important player. top all—rounder ben stokes is not being considered for selection while he waits to hear if

the trip is already controversial, with ben stokes, england's star all—rounder, not on the plane, as nightclub. our sports editor dan roan is at lords. well, england hunching hold the ashes, of course. the last time they went away to australia, they suffered a 5—0 thrashing and many people fear the same fate could be waiting for them this time around. they have been forced to name a relatively inexperienced and weak looking batting line—up. perhaps more importantly, when they leave london tomorrow, they will do so without arguably the most important player, all—rounder ben stokes. he is waiting to find out whether he will be charged by police following that altercation last month. the captainjoe that altercation last month. the captain joe root that altercation last month. the captainjoe root has been speaking about the incident for the first time. it's obviously disappointing that ben's not going to be with us, but we are a strong squad. what it does is it gives other guys opportunities to stand up, to put their stamp on test cricket. it gives them a chance to come into the team and

ben stokes has lost a major sponsor deal.behaviour that does not match our brand culture and values. stokes was arrest following a nightclub incident near a bristol night club last month. yesterday, he apologised to tv personality katie price and her son harvey for a video that appeared to show him imitating the disabled youngster. british swimming has apologised to paralympic athletes after it was found that a former head coach created a climate of fear. it said an independent inquiry into complaints of bullying from 13 pa ra—swimmers found they and their families faced unacceptable behaviours. chelsea are through to the last 16 of the women's champions league, despite losing 2—1 away to bayern munich last night. england striker fran kirby scored chelsea's goal, which sent them through on away goals after it finished 2—2 on aggregate. and england wingerjack nowell could miss the autumn internationals after fracturing his cheekbone against newcastle falcons on saturday. england face argentina, australia and samoa in successiv

we will find out for certain in the coming weeks whether ben stokes will trouble with england.s long been the bane of our summer sport. "rain stopped play" has cursed cricket for as long as the sport has been played, but the mcc and ecb have started to explore pioneering new technology that could put an end those frustrating interruptions. could a giant tent be the answer? the mcc‘s chief executive has been speaking to our sports correspondentjoe wilson. there is some technology being developed in the states, to be frank i have not seen the practical manifestations as yet. we have already been talking to the ecb and looking at options, this is the start of a journey, effectively, seeing what is practical and possible. it will not be viable initially but i think we have a role here at mcc to investigate and look at new technologies. this ground and this club have always been at the forefront of innovation, despite the traditions that have been here, we should get on and do that work as well. there are an enormous number of technical challenges and issues but thatis technical cha

at the this stage, ben stokes, one of the world's best all—rounders will not travel to australia withof the squad, as things stand. we have more on another story dominating across the atlantic. former san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick first protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling down during the united states national anthem in the summer of 2016. since then, a whole movement has grown around that gesture. with the us presisdent donald trump condemning those who "take a knee" as unpatriotic. well our sports news reporter richard conway has been out in the usa over the past week looking into the issue, and joins us now. richard, just how divisive an issue has this become in the nfl? it's highly divisive. sport has a lwa ys it's highly divisive. sport has always been wrapped up in political protest. one has to think backs to jackie owens, muhammad ali as american examples. but the scale of the protest we have seen and the response from president donald trump saying goes layers who do kneel during the anthem are unpatriotic, not respecting the a

the story came out that ben stokes was out until 3am came out that ben stokes was out until3am ina cameof the papers. it wasn't allowed to go in. they fought to make sure the story didn't reach the papers. i have no sympathy for ben stokes in what he put himself into. but the management of the england team have to say, could we have done more and been stricter? england's women have become the no1 ranked team in the world. they have overtaken australia. their captain says it is flattering and a sign of progress. double olympic champion max whitlock has failed to reach the floor final at the world championships in montreal. the british gymnast took gold in the discipline in rio last year — he did reach the pommel final though. he stumbled during his routine. he has put in a lot of changes to the routine after rio. i made a mistake on the second from last. but i'm happy with the whole thing. i went out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy- i out quite inexperienced, so i'm happy. i will so go back to the gym and work hard and hopefully come back next yea

ben stokes when travel to a stranger with the rest of the england squad at the end of this month.to be made. and the deadlines are bidding to host the 2022 commonwealth games is extended just days after birmingham appeared to be the only candidate. the games federation declared birmingham's bid is not fully compliant. there will be more sport in about 15 minutes. join me then. several uk retailers have stopped selling baby sleep positioners also known as baby nests , because of concerns about their safety. a us health regulator said they can cause suffocation and have been linked to 12 infant deaths in america. the products are aimed at babies under six months old and are designed to keep them in the same position while they sleep. adina campbell reports. known as baby nests or baby pods, these sleep positioners have become increasingly popular with parents worldwide. but now there are safety fears, described as dangerous by the us health regulator, the fda. it's now advising parents not to use them, claiming they can cause suffocation, resulting in death. babies are safest lying

but england will depart without arguably their most important player, top all—rounder ben stokes is noter footage emerged of the street fight outside a bristol nightclub last month. and today, root spoke publicly about the incident for the first time along with the issue of player behaviour. it has been suggested this may be a culture issue with this site, a drinking culture, does there need to bea drinking culture, does there need to be a change? i don't think there is a drinking culture in cricket in our side. i think we have addressed the issue as a side and make sure the situation like this does not happen again. of course, no one wants that. we are grown man, we know how to behave and we will make sure that we conduct ourselves well on this tour. we know what has happened has not been good enough and we are determined to get that right. after losing 5—0 last time they toured australia, england regained the ashes two years ago, but they travel as outsiders despite a promising summer. on the summer, joe root‘s captaincy has got off to a great start winning his first two test series,

on the day it was announced ben stokes will be travelling to australia with the rest of the ashes squado find three other england players regarding an off pitch incident. stokes is still being investigated after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm during a night out in bristol month. the ecb are yet to decide if the all—rounder will play any part in the ashes series, though they've awarded him a central contract. jonny bairstow, jake ball and liam plunkett have all been fined for unprofessional conduct relating to an unconnected offence following the same one—day match against the west indies in bristol. amid the uncertainty over ben stokes, steven finn has been called up to the ashes squad as an extra bowler. you'll stay in australia for the full five match series. days after it appeared birmingham was the only city in line to host the 2022 commonwealth games, the bidding time has been extended. it can be made until the end of november after the games committee said birmingham's application was not fully compliant. the city was the only bidder before the original

following the arrest of ben stokes last week after an incident in bristol, the ecb said he would not travel to australia. we know how good a cricketer he is. and what he can bring to the table. he is one of the main players that we have. it would be great to have him out there. we will see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i played in australia in the world cup. the wickets are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan and i feel when you get in it feels like it is a good place for batting. two course two course records two course records in cardiff this morning. the second largest half marathon behind a great north run and a record 25,000 people took part this year. the kenyan runners have dominated. the winner of the men's race crossed the finish line in 60 minutes and 40 seconds, setting a new record. followed by his countryman and defending champion. griffith finished fourth in a personal best time of 61 minutes and 32 seconds. brilliant effort by him. in the women's race, edithjulie mote set a course record with her victory, completing a kenyan clean sweep in the

i have no sympathy for ben stokes for what he put himself into.rrorand team have to look themselves in the mirror and say, "could we have done a bit more? we we have been a bit stricter?" england women have overta ken stricter?" england women have overtaken australia who they face in the ashes series later this month. the captain says it is flattering and a sign of progress. that's all your sport for now. i will have more in the next hour. bye for now, ben. bye, holly, thank you very much. see you later. huge crowds have gathered in barcelona to demonstrate against the government crackdown on sunday, when police tried to stop people voting in a referendum on independence for catalonia. a general strike is being held across the region, schools and shops have closed, and only a quarter of buses and trains were running during the rush hour in barcelona, causing gridlock. gavin lee reports from barcelona. the streets of barcelona today — working life on hold, thousands of catalans united behind the new momentum for independence, and against the violen

england cricketer ben stokes has apologised to the tv celebrity katie price and her disabled son harveyd of him apparently impersonating the pair. stokes said he "should never have done this and i am so sorry". he claimed, "it was absolutely not my intention to offend harvey, katie or anybody else." he has offered to meet them in person to apologise. it's the first time stokes has spoken publicly since he was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm on a night out. the england and wales cricket board has said stokes will not travel to australia with the rest of the ashes squad "at this stage". former england spinner monty panesar thinks that the england management will keep a firm eye on all the players during the ashes. i think they'll probably have some cu rfews in place, i think they'll probably have some curfews in place, and they've got to obviously demonstrate good behaviour. and i'm sure the management, i know andrew strauss well from his playing days, he was very much into you got to be amongst, follow the rules, the team values, as we call it. we used to have the ten

england are the current holders of the urn but all the talk has been about their allrounder ben stokesiminal investigation. then has obviously been a massive pa rt then has obviously been a massive part of this temporary long time, 110w. part of this temporary long time, now. but, you know, it could be that he did his knee or whatever and was out for six months. we are fully aware that as things like that happen, and with a strong squad with plenty of other all—rounders, and players that can come in for the squad, i think we are desperate to prove a point. i think that is one of the great things about playing in australia. you have a huge amount of respect that you can earn if you play well here. that is a motivator and a driver for everyone. caroline wozniacki beat venus williams in straight sets to take the wta finals title in singapore for the biggest win of her career. the dane went into the final having lost all seven of her previous meetings against williams. she broke in the eighth game of the first set and went on to take it 6—4. from there woznaicki won the opening five games

ben stokes management company have released a statement saying the england all—rounder will make publicion and evidence when the time is right. he was arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a brawl outside a nightclub in bristol last month. no charges have yet been brought by the police. while the investigation is ongoing he will play no part in the ashes tour which sta rts play no part in the ashes tour which starts this month. joanna conta's form has ended out on her missing the end of final. she is unable to qualify for the singapore event. and criminal proceedings have opened against the paris st germain chairman by swiss prosecutors. the proceedings are connected to an ongoing investigation into former fifa secretary general and relate to the sale of world cup tv rights to be in sport. it is described as a once ina be in sport. it is described as a once in a generation transformation of pe across primary schools in england. this year the government announced it would be doubling the amount of money it gives to schools to spend solely on physical education and

ben stokes has lost a lucrative sponsor deal with a sports equipment supplier following his arrest lastnates the tv personality katie price and her disabled son harvey. the ladies are through to the last 16 in the champions league at the expense of bayern munich. they lost 2—1 last night, but they went through on the away goal from the first game. gordon strachan's future as scotland manager will be discussed at an sfa board today. he will not be there. the meeting was scheduled before they failed to qualify for next yea r‘s world they failed to qualify for next year's world cup. and johanna konta will not be able to qualify for the season—ending wta tour finals. more details on that story after ten. spain is marking its national day amid a continuing political crisis sparked by catalonia's disputed independence referendum. yesterday the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy gave the catalan leader, carles puigdemont, five days to clarify whether or not the region has declared independence. he threatened catalonia that it may be put back under direct rule from madrid. let's speak now to

on the day it was announced ben stokes would be travelling to australia with the rest of the ashes squadd three other england players regarding an off pitch incident. stokes is still being investigated after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm on a night out in bristol last month. the ecb are yet to decide whether the all—rounder will play any part in the ashes series, though they've awarded him a central contract. jonny bairstow, jake ball and liam plunkett have been fined for unprofessional conduct following the same one—day match against the west indies in bristol in separate incidents. amidst the uncertainty over ben stokes steven finn has been called to the ashes squad as an extra bowler. he'll stay in australia for the full five matches. tommy fleetwood has broken the course record at carnoustie, scoring 63 on his second round of the alfred dunhill links championship to claim a share of the halfway lead. he's 11 under par alongside defending champion tyrrell hatton. rory‘s chances of ending his frustrating year on a chances of ending his frustrating yearona wi

the prospect of playing australia in the ashes series — and thinks his side can win, even without ben stokesfter an incident in bristol, the england and wales cricket board said he wouldn't be considered for selection until further notice. we all know how good of a cricketer he is and what he can bring to the table and he's one of the main players that we have. it would be great to have him out there but we will see what happens. i'm looking forward to it, i've played in australia, in the world cup, the wickets are australia, in the world cup, the wickets a re really australia, in the world cup, the wickets are really good album. i saw them against pakistan, i feel when you get in, it feels like it's a good place to bat. birmingham should know by the end of this year whether its bid to stage the commonwealth games in 2022 has been successful. it was the only city to submit a bid to the commonwealth games federation before yesterday's deadline. the governing body will now review birmingham's application to check it meets the necessary requirements. northern irishman jonathan rea made history

ben stokes says he'll publicly explain what happened on the night out in bristol when he was arrested a fight, but not until legal proceedings are over. stokes' agent today released a statement saying the player would make public what had happened, but didn't want to prejudice the ongoing investigation. the england batsman was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm but has not yet been charged. as things stand, he won't travel with england's ashes squad. simple conte is unable to qualify for the singapore event due to a foot injury. more on the football coming up in a moment. for now, former liverpool and england goalkeeper chris kirkland has given an interview over the mental health issues he suffered over the years. our sports news reporter david 0rnstein has been to meet him. it was here at the national football centre i caught up with chris kirkland. kirkland was once the most expensive goalkeeper in english football. he won the champions league with liverpool. his career never fulfilled its true league with liverpool. his career neverfulfilled its true po pension. he

as test captainjoe root prepares for the start of the ashes series without all—rounder ben stokes, heat home, he wasn't selected for the touring party after an incident outside a bristol nightclub. i don't think there is a drinking culture in cricket, in our side. i think we will address the issue as a side and make sure that, you know, situations like this don't happen again, and of course, no—one wants that. but, you know, we are grown men, that we conduct ourselves well on this tour. it is disappointing up and is not going to be with us. but we are a strong squad and it gives other people opportunities to stand up, put their test on —— dump on test cricket, do something special and strengthen the depth of our squad when ben is ready to play. forget the ashes and the rugby league world cup, this is the real story, a cat on the pitch! the game in the nfl bewteen the baltimore ravens and the miami dolphins, play interu pted by a cat on the field. i know this quote your life. yes, and they start commentating on it, thatis and they start commentating on it, that is the best bet! that is

the story came out that ben stokes was out to 3am during a test match in manchester. i knew that.a massive mistake. the management of the england team have to look themselves in the mirror and say, "could we have done a bit more? could we have been a bit stricter?" straight to manchester and boris johnson is speaking at the tory party conference. young people and if there is a message to our american friends it is this — that they will come through it and they will come back stronger because this city has shown that nothing and no one can bow the spirit of the people of manchester. applause applause a city which in recent years has reinvented itself as the great engine of the northern powerhouse. with its vast potential to generate jobs, infinance, with its vast potential to generate jobs, in finance, in academia, with its vast potential to generate jobs, infinance, in academia, in journalism, the arts, and that‘s just the ones held by my old friend, george osborne! laughter and since our subject this afternoon is how to win the future and build global britain i want to introduce

time to use the tech ben stokes in here. this comes with a pump, cups and flask for your hot water.esn't need to know that. carrying a the flask. it's pretty handy if you want something stronger, a portable espresso marker, pretty handy and easy to use once you have worked out what to do. all in all, massive thumbs up. andy. then has downloaded something i need. this app is available on the ils and android and you can download hundreds of thousands of detailed maps anywhere in the world. the skyline feature is quite cool. if you point your camera in any direction, it will label it for you. it could be points of interest. not particularly in mountainous areas critical label mountains as well. if there is no wi—fi or you are out of phone signal you can rely on your phone's gps. cave eat is the maps are expensive. —— caveats. this cost us are expensive. —— caveats. this cost us £24 for this high. that is a lot of money. there you are! i saw you look at your watch. you know i got a bit more than a bit lost at some point. i would always rely on a map and compass that usually if the techn

australia in the ashes series — and thinks his side can win even if they have to do so without ben stokestol, the england and wales cricket board said he wouldn't be considered for selection until further notice meaning stokes may not travel to australia. you know how good of a cricketer he is, what he can bring to the table, he is one of the main players that we have saved would be great to have him out there that we will have to see what happens. i am looking forward to it. i've played in australia, the wicked are really good out there. i saw them against pakistan, when you get in there, it feels like it is a good place to bat. golfers at the new zealand women's open had plenty to deal with yesterday — if you've ever played a round of golf in challenging conditions take a look at this. sweeping storms forced the event into an unscheduled fifth day. umbrellas turned inside—out, & advertising hoardings swept down the fairways at the windross farm course in auckland. play was eventually called off late in the afternoon when the violent weather stopped play for the third time. iam not i am

ben stokes will not travel to australia with the rest of the ashes squad at the end of the month.l decision is yet to be made on whether he will be involved in the series at all, but if he is, he willjoin at a later stage. stokes is under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm last month. but he is among the eight test players awarded contract by the ecb today. steven finn has been added to the ashes squad. he will stay in australia for the full five match series. there's been a worrying development in birmingham's bid to host the commonwealth games in 2022. the bid not fully compliant" although they're refusing the games federation said the bid not fully compliant" although they're refusing to say why at this stage. birmingham was the only city to put forward a proposal by last saturday's deadline but that's now been extended to the end of november. gareth southgate said that his team could have played better in slovenia last night, but the important thing was that they had qualified. he said the team was a work in progress, and harry kane w

thomas is from joe root as the ashes squad prepares to fly to australia without ben stokes.ned isn't good enough and we are determined to turn that

the former england batsman marcus trescothick says it will be a ‘huge blow‘ for the side if ben stokestravel to australia for the ashes. the test vice captain will be withdrawn from the squad if he remains under police investigation when the tour begins. stokes was arrested following an incident outside a bristol nightclub last month. no charges have yet been brought, with police putting no timescale on the inquiry. the team flies out to australia on the 28th of october. ben is such a key player. when you see the likes of jack kallis of south africa, it makes such a difference to a team when you have the genuine all—rounder position. ben has been that for england for a couple of years now. i think it would be very tricky to go down there and really win the ashes, but you never know. you cannot rely on one person is to win any competition, but it would go a long way because of the role they play so it would be a big loss. stooke's team—mate jack fearn has failed a drug test. he failed the test after providing a sample in september. durham say he will receive their support as long as the

cricket — and ben stokes will not travel to australia with the rest of the england squad for the ashescricket board said a final decision had yet to be made on the all—rounder‘s future — and that he may fly out to join the team later. the 26—year—old is under investigation after being arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm last month. football and wales are in action in their world cup qualifier against georgia in tbilisi. they need to win this evening — anything less will take qualification out of their hands. currently they are leading 1—0. tom lawrence was the scorer and this was his first goalfor wales. commentator: lighting up the georgian night, tom lawrence with his first goalfor wales. the funeral of liz dawn, who was coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, has been held at salford cathedral. she died last week at the age of 77. judith moritz reports. to herfamily she was mum and gran, but to millions she was vera. salford cathedral isn't far from the corrie cobbles where liz dawn made her name. and from where her cast mates came to say goodbye. carry on d

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: the england all—rounder ben stokes will miss the ashes if he police investigation when the tour to australia begins. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may has delivered a difficult keynote speech to delegates at the conservative party conference in manchester. the prime minister suffered coughing fits throughout the speech, repeatedly struggling with her voice. it was not the only setback for mrs may, who was interrupted by a prankster, who handed her a piece of paper marked p45. in her speech, the prime minister apologised for her party's performance in this year's general election, saying the campaign had been "too scripted, too presidential." and she promised to build a new generation of council houses by investing two billion pounds in affordable housing. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. some thought she might not make it to this point. after a tough election, it has been a tricky conference. now she needs to prove she can lead her party and the country. the prime minister's speech today was not a v

as test captainjoe root prepares for the start of the ashes series without all rounder ben stokes, heot need monitoring whilst away on tour. stokes is staying at home, he wasn't selected for the touring party after an incident outside a bristol nightclub. i don't think there is a drinking cull thur in collict, in our side. think we will address the issue as a side and make sure that, you know, situations like this don't happen again, and of course, no—one wants that, but, you know, we are grown men, we know how to behave and we will make sure we conduct ourselves well on this tour. will make sure we conduct ourselves well on this tour. it's obviously disappointing that ben's not going to be with us, but we are a strong squad. what it does is it gives other guys opportunities to stand up, to put their stamp on test cricket. it gives them a chance to come into the team and do something special, and really strengthen the depth of our squad when ben is ready to come back and play. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i'll have more

he had been out with ben stokes, who was arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.ing the china open final.the romanian defeated latvia'sjelena ostapenko 6—2, 6—4 in their semifinal. her ousting of spaniard garbine muguruza as the world's top woman player will be officially confirmed on monday when the latest rankings are released. for sure it's the best way in my life, the dream is true now, and all the work that i had during this year, during these years, every challenge, every desire, so i'm really ha p py challenge, every desire, so i'm really happy that i could do this. it's a magic day for me and ijust wa nt to it's a magic day for me and ijust want to enjoy it to the maximum. halep will play caroline garcia in tomorrow's decider. garcia beat petra kvitova in the other semi. garcia must win the final if she's to have a chance of replacing britain'sjohanna konta in the end of season wta finals in singapore, which is contested by the world's top eight. moment it is still —— but at the moment it is stilljohanna konta who should be in those finals. after his doubl

and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: cricketer ben stokes loses a major sponsorship deal after apologisingegedly mocking the disabled son of celebrity katie price. good evening. the divisions within the conservatives over the brexit process have been exposed yet again. this time, it's over how much money should be spent on plans for leaving the eu without a formal brexit deal in place. the prime minister says the government is ready to spend whatever is necessary to make sure the country is ready to leave the eu. but earlier, the chancellor had told mps that he wouldn't be prepared to approve such spending until ‘the very last moment'. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. number 11, where the money is counted. number 10, where decisions are made. and behind that scaffolding, number 9 downing st, where brexit plans are made. but when it comes to paying insurance policies in case it all goes wrong, the government can't yet agree. chancellor. the chancellor this morning saying we shouldn't pay that much, at least not yet. i don't believe that we should be in the business of spendi

anderson has said england's players need to focus on their own preparations, as the fall—out from the ben stokeslved in series wins and defeats down under, so he knows more than most about what it takes to beat australia. before you go to australia, there is generally some distractions and you obviously don't want them, you want the perfect preparation. that's the world as it is. there is always going to be distractions there and asa going to be distractions there and as a team all we can do is focus on ourjob. as players, focus on how we are going to contribute to england winning over australia. that's my job is to go away and work on my fitness and work on my bowling as much as i can and try and help england win when we get there. great britain's amy tinkler is through to the all—around final at the world gymnastics championships in montreal. the olympic floor bronze medallist amy tinkler only resumed training alongside alice kinsella. the final gets under way at midnight tomorrow and it's live on bbc two. tonight, you can see nile wilson in the men's all around final. johanna konta could be l

news — avon and somerset police say they are not expecting any significant developments in the ben stokesub. huge crowds have gathered in barcelona to demonstrate against the government crackdown on sunday, when police tried to stop people voting in a referendum on independence for catalonia. a general strike is being held across the region — schools and shops have closed, and only a quarter of buses and trains were running during the rush hour in barcelona, causing gridlock. our correspondent, gavin lee, is there. this is one of the busiest streets in barcelona. look around me right 110w. in barcelona. look around me right now. it has been brought to a com plete now. it has been brought to a complete standstill. parts of the whole of the catalonia region slowed down with people coming onto the streets with the flag of catalan you can see everywhere. but there are those who say they do not feel co mforta ble. those who say they do not feel comfortable. they do not want the vote for independence, and it is a day where the rhetoric has been ratcheted up by the government as well. spanish po

good morning, things are looking very ominous for ben stokes on the field and off it. all—rounder will be withdrawn from the ashes squad if he remains under police investigation when the tour to australia begins. the 26—year—old was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. police have put no timescale on the inquiry and such cases can take months to be resolved. he hasn't been charged with anything yet. it means it is unlikely to be on the plane with england when they leave for australia. england fly out on 28th october, with the first test starting on 23rd november. if the investigation is concluded before the squad departs, the england and wales cricket board will assess the outcome before deciding whether stokes is to retain his place or be dropped. although no formal decision has been made, the bbc understands that stokes will not go to the ashes if the investigation is ongoing. now the premier league. for many yea rs now the premier league. for many years it has been contentious, how much m

steve finn, has been added to england's squad for the ashes, because of the uncertainty surrounding ben stokesncident outside a nightclub in bristol which is being investigated by police, although he was awarded a central contract yesterday, at half past eight, however, we have the rugby league grand final trophy. we will also update you on formula 1 qualifying in japan which we will also update you on formula 1 qualifying injapan which is well under way. will still he tell you what happened at half past eight. quick question. when you go out for dinner, do you use your phone at the table? i am guilty. yes. get out. 0nce, my daughter sat opposite me in a resta u ra nt 0nce, my daughter sat opposite me in a restaurant and we tweeted each other. it seemed like a big table... we are talking about that. talking about whether people are using phones too much when they go out for dinner. there is a restaurant that is sick of this, people like mike who walks out with his head hung in shame. it now suggests topics of conversation. 0wner dave roberts and his son came up with the idea to trial "tech—fre

as test captainjoe root prepares for the start of the ashes series without all—arounder ben stokes, he stokes is staying at home. he won't have trouble with the squad. —— he won't travel with the squad after trouble in bristol on a night out. there is and drinking culture in the squad. we will address issues to make sure things like will not happen again. we are grown men and no how to behave and will make sure we conduct ourselves on this tour. it's disappointing that he is not going to be with others but we are a strong squad. it gives other guy is an opportunity to stand up and put their stamp on test cricket. to come into the squad and strengthen the depth of the squad for when ben is able to come back and play. caroline garcia is through to the next round of the wta championships at the expense of simona halep. carolina press code will replace simona halep as world number one if she wins the title in singapore. kyle edmund maintained his fine form with a win putting him into his third atp semifinal of the year. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you at 10:30pm. back