england�*s georgia taylor—brown finished second, and there was a bronze medalfor scotland�*s beth potter from northern ireland with an impressive display as he notched up the session�*s highest score. it�*sjob done! wales secured their first medal of the games on the cycle track. para cyclist james ball with a silver in the tandem 1000 metre time trial. the gold went to scotland — neil fachie maintaining his 100% record at the commonwealth games. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. of course it�*s notjust in birmingham that we�*ll see sporting action this weekend, because attention is very much turning to london, and the final of the euros, where england�*s women will be taking on germany at wembley. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks looks ahead to the match. lovely build—up. in the footballing lesson dished out to sweden, one goal will be remembered above all. 0h! oh, wow! she might not have started a game yet, but superstar alessia russo�*s outrageous back heel has inspired a legion of copycats. come on, england! yeah! at charlton athletic, where russo learned her trade, they�*ve all been h

scotland's beth potter took bronze. more medals up for grabs this evening in the pool.ralian winning tenant winning the men's a00 metre freestyle. canada's candidate in the last few minutes has claimed gold in the women's a00 metre individual medley. these are live pictures. australia's olympic champion ariarne titmus is the overwhelming favourite in the women's 200m freestyle. coverage cover on bbc1 right now. the commonwealth games isn't the only major sporting event in england this weekend. the lionesses are taking on germany in the final of the women's euros on sunday. england midfielderjill scott says the women's game has come a long way since england were last in the final in 2009. i think we had maybe 15,000 at the final, now to have like 90,000 is just going to be great i think 2009 was on central contracts are first introduced which meant that the team could go full—time. you don't want to forget everybody who came before us and wore the shirt, because it's going to be a great moment even thinking about it. my voice goes a little bit. but we have to try to rema

beth potter and alex yee, thank you.ling is taking place at the lee valley park. it's the only venue of these games outside of the midlands. organisers felt building a new velodrome here wouldn't be so many stories. laura scott is there for us. it's been an eventful first day there. , , ,, ., ., , there. definitely. six gold medals on day one _ there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and — there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and you _ there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and you can _ there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and you can tell - there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and you can tell it - there. definitely. six gold medals on day one and you can tell it is i on day one and you can tell it is incredibly noisy. i am joined by neil fachie who wanted scotland's first gold medal of the games. just talk us through how that race panned out for you. i talk us through how that race panned out for ou. ., talk us through how that race panned out for yon-— out for you. i knew if we

scotland's beth potter took bronze.ortable throughout forjess thirlby�*s side as they won 711—22 at the nec arena — a record defeat for trinidad and tobago. elsewhere, jamaica beat wales 72—113, and new zealand beat northern ireland 79—20. the women's t20 cricket features at the games for the first time. initially it's a round—robin tournament with two groups of four, and the top two from each group go through to the semi—finals. australia won the first match against india at edgbaston. to ashleigh gardner, it was a tight affair, but australia were indebted to ashleigh gardner, who made an unbeaten 52. she scored the winning runs, leaving the aussies winners by three wickets with six balls to spare. but, of course, the commonwealth games isn't the only major sporting event taking place this weekend. the women's euros reach a climax on sunday, with hosts england taking on germany in the final at wembley. if england win, it would be back—to—back titles for manager serina wiegman, after she won the title with the netherlan

england's georgia taylor—brown finished second, and there was a bronze medalfor scotland's beth potterwas won by the paris cycle is james ball —— para cyclist. the gold went to scotland's neil fachie. their delight was apparent. at the newly built aquatics centre there was a deluge of medals, none more deserving than for barry mcclements. a bronze medalfor him in the ioo—metre backstroke. gymnastjoe ioo—metre backstroke. gymnast joe fraser grew ioo—metre backstroke. gymnastjoe fraser grew up just a few miles from the arena birmingham where he was competing. it high byte routine even more impressive when you consider it his appendix was removed just a few weeks ago —— high bar. the 23—year—old's performance helped england secured the men's team final gold. a beaming brummie. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. of course, it's notjust here at the commonwealth games that we'll see international sporting action this weekend, because attention is very much turning to the euro 2022 final at wembley stadium, where england's women will be taking on germany. our sports correspondent natalie pirks looks a

beth potter took the bronze medalfor scotland. earlier, england's alex yee triumphed.d had been leading, but an astonishing charge from yee saw him overtake. it was an incredible moment to win the first medal of the games. australia won three medals in cycling on the opening day, including in the women's 4000 metre team pursuit. they were among the favourites. they won the silver for written fell back britain and had to settle for bronze. summer mcintosh was absolutely dominant in the women's 400 metre. she set a new game record as she won by nearly eight seconds with australian kia milford ten taking silver and scotland's katie shanahan taking bronze. carry—on tip must also set again�*s record. this worried this was a much tighter affair. —— this was. just ahead of her compatriot. that's the medal of vince. there is a much more to keep an eye on, including the women's 2020 cricket for the first time. —— the medal events. the top two from each group go through the semifinals. australia won against india, but australia were indebted to ashley gardiner, who made an unbea

and at the world triathlon championship series in hamburg, great britain's beth potter took the silverduffy of bermuda for her second podium of the series. max verstappen will start tomorrow's austrian grand prix from pole after winning today's sprint race at the red bull ring. he increased his lead in the drivers championship, but will have the ferraris of charles leclerc and carlos sainz lining up behind him. george russell was the highest placed briton in fourth. nick parrott reports. formula 1 spin faces a fast and furious —— to win some extra points and set the grid for the grand prix. but the show did not get off to the best start at the red bull ring. alonzo's race was over before it could begin and problems for another so the start deported and base shortened by a lap. when things eventually got gavin, max. and made the perfect getaway from pole. the ferraris were left trading in his wake as they fought each other. lewis hamilton started from ninth after crashing in qualifying and was almost taken out at the first corner. a long tussle with schumacher meant he could only improv

scotland's beth potter took bronze.ures at the games for the first time. initially it's a round—robin tournament with two groups of four, and the top two from each group go through to the semi—finals. australia won the first match against india at edgbaston. to ashleigh gardner, it was a tight affair, but australia were indebted to ashleigh gardner, who made an unbeaten 52. she scored the winning runs, leaving the aussies winners by three wickets with six balls to spare. but, of course, the commonwealth games isn't the only major sporting event taking place this weekend. the women's euros reach a climax on sunday, with hosts england taking on germany in the final at wembley. if england win, it would be back—to—back titles for manager sarina wiegman, after she won the title with the netherlands four years ago. she's been speaking to our correspondent natalie pirks. of course it would be incredible. but most of all, what we wanted to do, of course, is to make a difference and make the country proud. and i think we already

alex yee should bejoining me ends scotland's beth potter.you very much. breaking news - you very much. breaking news regarding the grunfeld tower fire. the judge has decided for the first on the london council which owned grenfell tower is responsible for the deaths of five residents and the effects of a further four. the kensington and chelsea admitted they had failed to ensure that the building was not defective. a double negative. the admission and judgment came in the high court yesterday. 1125 people are trying to claim damages following the grenfell disaster. so far that council has only accepted responsibility for nine cases but medical reports are being compiled for dozens more. hundreds of other claimants will have the cases considered as part of his dispute resolution process, which will take place next year. they government has announced the details to help support people through the cost—of—living crisis. all households in england scotland and wales will receive for hundred pounds from off their energy bills paid in six instalmen

come from behind, and georgie taylor brown took silver in the women�*s just ahead of scotland�*s beth potterlaying barbados behind me in the t20. this is a big occasion because it�*s the first time that t20 women�*s cricket has been included in the commonwealth games. to discuss this, i�*m joined by the senior sports journalist with express news from pakistan. just tell us a little bit how big women�*s cricket is in pakistan. first of all, we have covered so many medals, but pakistan could score more and more. pakistan board is covering, so many facilities providing... i�*m sure the pakistan team can do well in this competition. but we have to play it well. i think the pakistan team can do very well. well. i think the pakistan team can do very well-— well. i think the pakistan team can do very well. what's the score when ou last do very well. what's the score when you last look? _ do very well. what's the score when you last look? i _ do very well. what's the score when you last look? i think— do very well. what's the score when you last look? i think it _ do very well. what's the score when

beth potter is among the field in the women, but she will face a tough challenge from flora duffy fromom the games, south africa beating them by 58 runs, it was in the second t20 match in cardiff to level the series to one all. there was some big hitting from riley rouseau, who scored 96, as the tourists made 207—3 and england didn't really get going, they were all out for 149. the decider is on sunday. lewis hamilton has described sebastian vettel as a "legend", after the german announced he'll be retiring at the end of the season. vettel won four world titles with red bull and his total of 53 grand prix wins has only been bettered by hamilton and michael schumacher. hamilton praised vettel�*s move towards activism, especially on the climate crisis. the final decision i took yesterday and i told the team, but leading to that, i have been thinking about it for longer than that. it is a bit strange to look into the unknown and i am also a little bit afraid of what is coming, but i'm looking forward to it and i have made my decision and i am excited to see what is around the corner. ther

and in the women's event, scotland's beth potter is in action., a home nations rivalry. and they will be up against flora duffy amongst others. more medals to be won in gymnastics, swimming, cycling down at london lee valley velodrome. and women's t20 cricket and three on three wheelchair basketball. they both make their commonwealth - wheelchair basketball. they both| make their commonwealth debut wheelchair basketball. they both - make their commonwealth debut today. thank you. the details of a new government scheme to help with rising energy bills. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has the details. a few months ago, the government made this announcement. we have decided that the £200 of support for household energy bills will be doubled to £400 for everyone. we are on the side of hard—working families with £6 billion of financial support. now, we are hearing the details of how and when the money well arrived. how and when the money wioll arrive. for direct debit customers, £66 will be deducted automatically from your monthly pa

silver went to georgia taylor—brown, and scotland's beth potter won the bronze.irst gold medal title. at the age of a9, she is trying to add to her collection. later on todayis add to her collection. later on today is the main stand time trial. —— men's tandem time trial. next, to the netball where england, the defending champions thrashed trinidad and tobago in their opening game. it was comfortable throughout forjess thirlby�*s side as they won 7a—22 at the nec arena — a record defeat for trinidad & tobago. the roses need to secure a top—two finish in their group to make the semi—finals. later on in their group, jamaica face wales, and new zealand play northern ireland. action is also taking place over in coventry this morning where the rugby 75 has finished. there was a very comfortable opening win for the england womens side. they absolutely steamrollered sri lanka in their pool a match. wasps winger ellie boatman was the star, grabbing four tries. 57—0 it ended in that one. not such a good start for the scottish side. they were beaten in their opening match

scotland's beth potter also hoping to be in contention.gainst new zealand right now. they are hoping for a medal in that. there are six events here at the velodrome today and we've seen qualifying already this morning. dame laura kenny who was leading team england in the women's team pursuit, they haven't made it through to the gold medal race. australia were unbelievably dominant in that. instead team england are up against team wales for a bronze medal a bit later on. we've also seen qualifying in the women's tandem sprint and it's been a good morning for aileen mcglynn from scotland. she is olympic, world and european gold, she's never won a commonwealth gold. she's here with a new pilot ellie stone and they will be hoping for a gold medal later on. another scot hoping for glory is neil fachie, if he were to win gold in the men's time tandem then he would be thejoint in the men's time tandem then he would be the joint most decorated, that would be his fifth gold medal. we've also got the men's team sprint in the women's team sprint a bi