beth mead one on one with the goalkeeper. here comes beth mead. beth mead continues her hot streak.use of what we have done, so now we want _ because of what we have done, so now we want to _ because of what we have done, so now we want to keep pushing on to the next level— we want to keep pushing on to the next level and i want to continue playing _ next level and i want to continue playing well and doing the best for my team _ playing well and doing the best for my team is that i can and the sky is the limit _ the other nominees are chelsea and australia striker sam kerr, arsenal and england forward beth mead, wolfsburg and germany striker alexandra popp, barcelona and spain midfielder alexia putellas and olympique lyonnais and france defender wendie renard. you can vote via the bbc sport website — you can vote via the bbc sport website. that is pretty much it, manchester united are still losing to the _ manchester united are still losing to the cypriot team 1—0. manchester united are still losing to the cypriot team 1-0. interesting fact, neil lennon _ to the cypriot team 1-0. in

when england's player of the year, beth mead, marauded down the wing, defender alana cook flapped atith pounced. stanway would make amends soon enough, though. only it wasn't. no goal. that was a bum decision. away, this victory might help change things in the future. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. earlier this week, after losing to relegation rivals leicester — a result that was expected to put steve cooper's position in jeopardy. but the forest boss has signed a new contract today, keeping him at the city ground until 2025. cooper took charge of forest last september with the team bottom of the championship, but guided them to play off success in may, ending their 23—year wait for a return to the top division. forest have just four points after eight games, manchester city have been fined more than a quarter of a million pounds for the pitch invasion at their stadium on the final day of last season. fans poured on to the pitch after city beat aston villa to retain their premier league title. during the disorder, the villa keeper was assaulted. according to home office figures, c

when england's player of the year, beth mead, marauded down the wing, defender alana cook flapped atied, georgia stanway was outmuscled, and sophia smith pounced. stanway would make amends soon enough, though. lucy bronze took a kick to the head, and var took an age. but finally the referee pointed to the spot, and stanway was emphatic. but you don't keep the world champs down for long. check out this sumptuous backheel to set up an equaliser. only it wasn't. as they crossed their fingers, var was busy again. no goal. half—time brought reflection — the first lionesses finally recognised with caps after 50 years. remarkably, var intervened again, after the ref said this was handball. that was a bum decision. a friendly can't change history, but with the world cup ten months away, this victory might help change things in the future. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. liverpool is jubilant tonight, after being revealed as the host of the eurovision song contest 2023, beating its rival, glasgow. britain is holding the competition after organisers decided the winning country, ukraine, was

midfielder alexia putellas, chelsea and australia striker sam kerr, arsenal and england forward beth meadednesday morning. not long to go. if you can't swim, how long to put off trying to learn? well, 27—year—old bbc presenter summaya mughal has been confronting her fears. in a five—part podcast series, brown gal can't swim, she looks at why many south asian women are less likely to swim and tries to see if she can master it in eight weeks, with the help of olympians rebecca adlington and alice dearing. asa as a non—swimmer, as a pakistani british muslim woman, i looked to make amenity and ijust british muslim woman, i looked to make amenity and i just could british muslim woman, i looked to make amenity and ijust could not see the equivalent alice deering, i cannot see the same degree of conversation and proactivity to raise awareness about the challenges that we may face. that's not to say it does not exist, but ijust cannot see it, so i wanted to do something about it. hence, brown gal can't swim. 50 about it. hence, brown gal can't swim, ., ., about it. hence, brown gal can't swim. .,

the other nominees are chelsea and australia striker sam kerr, arsenal and england forward beth mead,on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. have a lovely evening. hello. the weather is been changeable through the week but for this weekend it's looking fine, lots of sunshine on the way. rain clears the cell thesis evening, that's the weather front that swept across the country today and brought very heavy rain and gusty winds. by the end of the night is clear in most places however, a few showers and a brisk wind still affect western parts of the country. 5 degrees in many towns and cities first thing on saturday so quite a chilly start for the high pressure is in charge of the weather so light winds, fair weather cloud billing out. that's pretty much a foot or perhaps a few more showers in western scotland, particularly the north of scotland put up here around 13 degrees but further south around 13 degrees but further south around 15 or 16, should feel pleasant in that some child with a light wind. a fine saturday for the majority of the uk but come sunday we're expectin

putellas, the other nominees are chelsea and australia striker sam kerr, arsenal and england forward beth mead vote, head to our website bbc.com/womens football to vote before 0800 gmt on wednesday 12th october. liverpool's lee — — liverpool's lee —— lewis diaz will be out _ liverpool's lee —— lewis diaz will be out until— liverpool's lee —— lewis diaz will be out until around christmas, after the world _ be out until around christmas, after the world cup. his colombia side aren't— the world cup. his colombia side aren't in— the world cup. his colombia side aren't in the world cup. you would ntiss— aren't in the world cup. you would miss that — aren't in the world cup. you would miss that anyway. a big blow to liverpool. — miss that anyway. a big blow to liverpool, a knee injury ruling lewis— liverpool, a knee injury ruling lewis diaz— liverpool, a knee injury ruling lewis diaz holt. let's have a quick look at some of the other headlines today. steve bruce has been sacked by west bromwich albion after eight months in charge. they finished 10th in the championship last season but they are on an

england forward beth mead took second spot after her heroics in leading the lionesses to victory at theshe had an incredible year with barcelona. thank you very much. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it will get much milder than we would expect for the time of year. if you are stepping out, actually start. mothers particularly in central and southern parts of england where there is a local frost. there is a bit more cloud across the channel islands. also frost in southern areas. cloud across western scotland. eastern scotland starting of sunny. the same for northern ireland. for eastern and central england, when fog lifts you are looking at a fair bit of sunshine. it will be slow to clear parts of wales and the south—west. cloud currently in the north—east of scotland which will fade. the thickest cloud and breeze across devon and cornwall. the chancellor not shower through the day. temperatures nine in the north and 18 in the south. a change as showery rain starts to push steadily north. low cloud comes in from the north the across northern england and into scotland.

when england's player of the year, beth mead, marauded down the wing, defender alana cook flapped atld champs down for long. check out this sumptuous backheel to set up an equaliser. only it wasn't. as they crossed their fingers, var was busy again. no goal. half—time brought reflection — the first lionesses finally recognised with caps after 50 years. remarkably, var intervened again, after the ref said this was handball. that was a bum decision. a friendly can't change history, but with the world cup ten months away, this victory might help change things in the future. natalie pirks, bbc news, wembley. nottingham forest dropped to the bottom of the premier league earlier this week, after losing to relegation rivals leicester — a result that was expected to put steve cooper's position in jeopardy. but the forest boss has signed a new contract today, keeping him at the city ground until 2025. cooper took charge of forest last september with the team bottom of the championship, but guided them to play off success in may, ending their 23—year wait for a return to the top division. fore

it was also an incredible year for beth mead, her six goals and five assists saw her get the golden bootses on that one on the 12th of october, i think, so, plenty of time to get your votes and for that. and just a reminder that there is plenty more on our website including all of those details on how you vote for the winner of that award. for now, that is all from me. donald trump has launched a libel action against cnn, accusing the us broadcaster of comparing him to hitler. the former president is seeking $475 million dollars in damages. mr trump accuses cnn of carrying out a slanderous campaign against him because it fears he will stand again for the presidency. the network has not responded. our north america correspondent david willis says it's not the first time the former us president has threatened to sue the broadcaster. donald trump has used the phrase fake news and regards to all sorts of different media organisations here in the us, of course, but perhaps none more so than cnn, which, together with the new york times, have become his betes noires, if you like, as far as medi

the victory was rounded off by, england's beth mead, the runner up this week in the ballon d'or, ands, t20 world cup super 125, with a 16 run victory over the netherlands. opener kusal mendis, struck 79 from 44 balls to set the dutch side a target of 163 to win, max o'dowd's entertaining, 71 not out from 53 balls, kept netherlands in the game throughout their innings. but lah—iru kumara, expertly defended 23, from the final over, to secure the victory for sri lanka. they have won their last two games on the bounce, to secure qualification. in the other game of the group between uae and namibia which has just got under way the uae chose to bat and are currently 41—1. england bowlerjofra archer willjoin the lions tour in the uae next month as he continues his comeback from injury. the online safety bill imminently ensuring social media platforms finally prioritise protecting children, remove apparent illegal content quickly, including hate crimes, and that they keep their promises to their own users. mr speaker, online hate speech affects all, speaker, online hate speech affects all. a

england forward beth mead took second spot after her heroics in leading the lionesses to victory at the on our main news, with liz truss saying she will not be stepping down as prime minister. in an interview with the bbc, ms truss apologised for what she called "mistakes" over the past six weeks — but she insisted she would lead the conservatives into the next general election. let's hear that exclusive interview now in full. prime minister, who is to blame for this mess? melayu first of all they want to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that have been made. i say sorry for the mistakes that have been made-— been made. i wanted to act to help --eole been made. i wanted to act to help people with — been made. i wanted to act to help people with their _ been made. i wanted to act to help people with their energy _ been made. i wanted to act to help people with their energy bills - been made. i wanted to act to help people with their energy bills to . people with their energy bills to deal with the issue of high taxes, but we went too far and too fast. i have acknowledg

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the victory was rounded off by england's beth mead, the runner up this week in the ballon d'or, and sheng to end their barren run last night, but lost to the cook islands in leigh. wales' last victory in the competition saw them reach the semi—finals in 2000 and thanks to ollie olds, they were 12—8 up at half—time. but they were overpowered in the second half, as tries by from davvy moleah and steven marsters inflicted an 18—12 win. wales face a tough test against tonga next, on monday. and this in the group was to match that wales — and this in the group was to match that wales were most hoping to win, the most _ that wales were most hoping to win, the most closely matched in terms of the most closely matched in terms of the rankings, and the cook islands were _ the rankings, and the cook islands were 20th — the rankings, and the cook islands were 20th but big difference appointment even though they put on appointment even though they put on a good _ appointment even though they put on a good performance tonga were too strong, _ a good performance tonga were too strong, sorry, the cook