bottas was looking for a seat.ve been able to make it an official announcement today, and that alfa romeo have been able to unveil their new asset. but i think everyone saw it coming. and it's exciting times everyone with this big move that is happening in f1. there's a surprise new leader at the tour of britain, thanks to the best day's work of his career from american rider robin carpenter. carpenter made a solo bid for the stage win on dartmoor, and held off the chasing peloton all the way to the finish in exeter, winning stage two and taking the overall lead by 22 seconds. the race finishes in aberdeen on sunday. and that's all the sport for now. more reaction to your oppose mcquinn at the solheim cup over at the bbc news at the solheim cup over at the bbc new . . �* at the solheim cup over at the bbc new , , �* . �* , . ., news website. but that's all for me. have a good — news website. but that's all for me. have a good night. _ most of us had a fine day on monday, lots of sunshine, and now a dose of summer h

we all knew it was highly likely that george russell will replace valtteri bottas and that valtteri bottasor a seat, but as time went on through this season it became clear that alfa romeo was to become his destination. it is nice to have been able to make it an official announcement today and that alfa romeo have been able to unveil their new asset. it is exciting times everyone with this big move that is happening in f1. there's a surprise new leader at the tour of britain — the best ride of his career from america's robin carpenter saw him win stage two in exeter. he'll wear the leader's red, white and blue jersey tomorrow, and leads overall by 22 seconds. drew savage reports. sometimes cycling to those of the unexpected. most pundits on the start line with tipping the race leaderfor start line with tipping the race leader for second stage win but on the short, punchy climbs a dance now a small group established a six minute lead. it is rare for a breakaway to succeed. usually the main contenders real them in towards the end of the stage but the hope of delighting the crowd to the shop

max verstappen extended his lead to five points, vaulted bot has bottas starts from last after takingpen the deal were not with the dutchman starting the grand prix from pole. and nearly 60 thousand people will be pounding the streets of newcastle tomorrow morning — as the great north run takes place. but this year's event is expected be even more special than usual. mike bushell has been looking back at the uk's biggest run as it turns a0. forfour for four decades forfour decades it has been changing lives, transforming the communities along its route through the simple out of running together. backin the simple out of running together. back in 1981 the great north run was the first of its kind, before it came along running events were for the elite, not for the masses but olympic legend brendan foster change that when he witnessed a run in new zealand and decided to try it, over 12,000 entered making it the biggest race in britain and tempted the then england captain kevin keegan. alongside him many who had never thought of running before like aline and brenda, who have done everyon

bottas was looking for a seat.ith this big move that is happening in f1. there's a surprise new leader at the tour of britain, thanks to the best day's work of his career from american rider robin carpenter. carpenter made a solo bid for the stage win on dartmoor, and held off the chasing peloton all the way to the finish in exeter, winning stage two and taking the overall lead by 22 seconds. the race finishes in aberdeen on sunday. and that's all your sport for now. there's more reaction to your europe's win at the solheim cup over at the bbc news website. but from me and the team, that's all for now. goodnight. well, the warm southerly winds have arrived and a dose of summer heat is on the way. but it's not going to last very long. yes, a very warm and sunny tuesday on the way, but from wednesday onwards, late on wednesday, we could have thunderstorms in the southwest of the uk brought by this area of low pressure. but for the time being, high pressure over us, notjust over the uk but much of europe. and here's t

bottas has won nine races in five years since he joined mercedes in 2017.eld korea to a goalless draw in their group a opener, while the group leaders iran won theirfirst game with a narrow 1—0 victory over syria. the last time the two sides met was in 2019 when iraq won 2—1. plenty more on the bbc sport website including the latest from the us open tennis but from the us open tennis but from now, that is it for sport. let's have more on our main story — the situation in panjchir province in afghanistan. fahim fetrat is a journalist, political activist and former advisor to the afghan parliament. he is at an undisclosed location. thanks so much for being on the programme. as you well have been hearing, the taliban have said they have control of the panjshir valley. can you tell us that the situation is there now? ., ~' , ., us that the situation is there now? ., ~ a us that the situation is there now? ., a ~ ., now? thank you. as you know, what has _ now? thank you. as you know, what has been _ now? thank you. as you know, what has been going _ now? thank y

bottas has won nine races in five years since he joined mercedes in 2017.ecting on a brilliant games injapan, finishing second in the medal table again with 124 medals, including 41 golds. two of those golds were won by swimmer maisie summers newton. she told sally nugent what it was like racing alongside her hero. when i first started racing against ellie simmonds after she came back from rio, that was surreal for me because she has always been such an idol for me and someone i have always looked up to, so to race against her is really strange but i have definitely got used to it over the past few years. she is such an inspiration, a good friend and lovely person. to have her in the cool room and having that person who has the knowledge and experience to know that i can trust her and rely on her and i know is going to be a great race and is going to be really fun. over in ohio, it's all set for an enthralling final day at the solheim cup. the usa dominated yesterday's early foursomes to reduce europe's lead to a single point. but after a topsy—turvey after

the position to the chequered flag so valtteri bottas when showing hamilton what he could have had fulllted bot has bought stuff from last after taking a penalty for changing his engine which makes verstappen the deal were not with the dutchman starting the grand prix from pole. and to the golf where englishman laurie canter will head into the final round of the pga championship, one shot off the top as he hit 70 at wentworth. the 31—year—old hit a birdies in the round, including this one on the 8th ,to finish the day, one behind italy's francesco laporta.wales' jamie donaldson finished strong with two birdies and an eagle to finish two off the pace, where ryder cup spots are up for grabs. three england international cricketers have pulled out of the rescheduled ipl tournament in the uae. england'sjonny bairstow, chris woakes and dawid malan have withdrawn from the competition, which was delayed in may due to rising coronavirus infections. england limited—overs captain eoin morgan is among nine english players still scheduled to take part in the tournament, which starts on 19th septembe

valtteri bottas stuck to his plan.but it was the same result. he could not catch it was the same result. he could not catch. in. the dutch fans went delirious as that man one, returning to the top of the driver's championship. hamilton's any consolation, an extra point for the fastest lap. the excitations _ point for the fastest lap. the excitations were _ point for the fastest lap. tue: excitations were very point for the fastest lap. tte: excitations were very high going into the weekend and it is never easy to feel that. —— the expectations. i was so happy to win here, to take the lead as well in the championship, just the whole crowd here, it is incredible. we needed the strategy to be on point and it_ needed the strategy to be on point and it was— needed the strategy to be on point and it was not quite perfect. then we just— and it was not quite perfect. then we just came out in traffic, so even than _ we just came out in traffic, so even than before — we just came out in traffic, so even than before that was perf

bottas was given a grid penalty. to be a big hit this weekend. reporter: come on, there's a long race to go, right? - still opportunities. as i said, i know what's going to happen. i'll do the best i can tomorrow. ethan hayter could become the first home winner of the tour of britain in five years later today. belgium's yves lompart won the penultimate stage into edinburgh. hayter finished sixth to retain his overall lead, four seconds ahead of his closest rival belgium's wout van art. the race ends this afternoon in aberdeen. and englishman laurie canter will begin today's final round of the pga championship, one shot off the lead at wentworth. the 31—year—old hit four birdies to finish the dayjust behind leader francesco laporta of italy. ireland's shane lowry, in a tussle with lee westwood for a ryder cup place, is three off the pace. much more sport on the bbc website including _ much more sport on the bbc website including more reaction to emma raducanu's incredible win at the us open _ raducanu's incredible win

bottas, who is 32, won nine races for mercedes.w asset. —— valtteri bottas. it is exciting times everyone with this big move that is happening in f1. emma raducanu says she's relishing the prospect of playing in front of 20 thousand fans against the home favourite shelby rogers in the us open last 16 later. the british teenager is playing at the tournament for the first time and has reached the fourth round without dropping a set. she also reached this stage at wimbledon. rogers is the only american left in the women's draw and stunned top seed ash barty over the weekend. raducanu says she's "motivated for any situation" she's thrown into. there's a surprise new leader at the tour of britain — thanks to the best day's work of his career, from american rider robin carpenter. carpenter made a solo bid for the stage win on dartmoor, and held off the chasing peloton all the way to the finish in exeter, winning stage two, and taking the overall lead by 22 seconds. the race finishes in aberdeen on sunday. we'll have more for you in sport

mercedes�* valterri bottas was fastest in both of today's practise sessions in sochi. team gold position after the dressage phase of the european champipoships. the all—girl team led by world champion ros canter have nearly a five—point advantage over germany in silver. rugby union's new championship gets under way this evening. it is the replacement for the pro ia league. tonight, cardiff start their campaign against connach, and their new director of a gb is helping the new director of a gb is helping the new talent in their squad will help them improve from last season. i am them improve from last season. i am really looking forward _ them improve from last season. i:n really looking forward to playing the first meaningful game, really, and i'm really looking for to seeing the players. because they worked their socks off stop this is a group of hard—working professional rugby players who want to achieve things, so i'm really enjoying being a part of it, and hopefully we can start looking like we are a team going forward. , ., andy murray has been knocked out of the

valtteri bottas had the last laugh, topping the time sheets.championship with a 2—0 win over derby county. scott hogan put birmingham ahead in the first half beforejeremie bela sealed the three points with this strike ten minutes from time. derby have now won just one of their last 13 games under manager wayne rooney, dating back to last season. there's one match to tell you about in rugby league's super league tonight. st helens are now guaranteed a top—two finish after thrashing leeds rhinos 40—6. they scored seven tries against a leeds side hit by injury and suspension. morgan knowles scored two of the tries. and britain's ethan hayter has retained the overall lead after stage six of the tour of britain — but only just. after taking four—and—a—half hours to cover 123 miles, it boiled down to a sprint finish in gateshead between the top riders. belgium's wout van art won the stage just ahead of hayter and now trails him byjust four seconds with two stages left. and that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall, with the

the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo.e was "absolutely buzzing", but was aware of "the scale of the challenge". hamilton said on social media that russell had "rightly earned his spot". there's a new leader at cycling's tour of britain, after the ineos grenadiers won the team time trial — and it's a british rider, ethan hayter. the 22—year—old won a silver medal in the madison at the olympics with matt walls, and now he's showing what he can do on the road. hayter was in the light blue sprinter�*s jersey, and a fine team performance from ineos means he's swapped that for the red, white, and blue of the race leader. head coach chris silverwood has said england will make a late decision on whether ben stokes will feature in the upcoming t20 world cup. all—rounder stokes has missed the test series against india after announcing he would take an "indefinite break" from cricket to look after his mental wellbeing. england will name their world cup squad on thursday. the tournament in the uae and oman starts next month. and that

bottas was given a grid penalty.nal round of the world rally championship in november. sebastien ogier has strengthened his grip on the drivers�* championship by finishing third at acropolis rally greece. the frenchman has extended his lead over toyota team mate, britain's elvin evans, to 44 points with three rallies remaining. hat�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. pope francis has had a brief meeting in hungary with the country's prime minister, viktor orban. the two men have radically different interpretations of what constitutes a christian approach to migration. the pontiff has severely criticised the reluctance of some european leaders to take in refugees, but mr orban says he's defending christian europe. our central europe correspondent nick thorpe is in budapest. both sides were keen to smooth over any differences. the vatican stressed that this is a spiritual visit for the pope to celebrate mass in heroes square in hungary for tens of thousands of chri

in second practice today, it was a mercedez one—two with valtteri bottas finishing quickest, just ahead heading into this weekend. andy murray has been knocked out of the quarterfinals of the moselle open in france. the former world number one, who's now ranked 113th, lost in straight sets to the top seed, poland's hubert hurkacz. meanwhile, us open champion emma raducanu has split with her coach who helped guide her to a first major title earlier this month. andrew richardson was hired for the summer tournaments in the united states, which ended with that extraordinary win in new york. the 18—year—old became the first british woman to win a grand slam for 44 years and the first qualifier ever to win a major. well, today, raducanu also got to play with royalty, the duchess of cambridge, who made a guest appearance at an lta event to mark britain's us open success. britain's eventers are in first place after the dressage phase of the european championships in switzerland. the all—girl team led by world champion ros canter have nearly a five—point advantage over germany in second going in

she is now representing oakland alameda and san leandro botta says that she has always been someone whoks to serve with purpose and over the years she says she's taken on many roles to do that. she says in her new role, she will continue to be an advocate for students and families while also staying focus on the most urgent needs of her constituents. >> so that you get rain. i want to ensure that this couple, state legislature is focused on that. extending the eviction moratorium was something that i hope that we will get to consider and ensure that we can just be strong absolutely criminal justice reform. an extension of the work that was started by the former assembly member who is also my partner in life and partners services on subway to be a critical priority for me as well. >> bonta is filling the seat that once belonged to her husband, former east bay assemblyman and current california attorney general rob on them. >> we are exactly one week away from the gubernatorial recall election and governor newsome spent his day campaigning here in the bay area. plus, gubernatorial candida

on top on friday at silverstone, but in the week it was announced his mercedes team—mate valteri bottas season. the finn had the last laugh, topping the time sheets. max verstappen still can't seem to tame the temple of speed. the dutchman has never been on the podium they all started in the top four, but he will be hoping that changes this weekend as he will start the sprint race right between billie behind hamilton. nick parrott, bbc news. the premier league is back this weekend. after an international break. we will talk about 0ceano rinaldo in a minute. liverpool won't be able to field their brazilian trio of alisson becker, fabinho and roberto firmino against leeds on sunday. they didn't let them join up with brazil because of the quarantine protocols on return. the brazilian federation has asked fifa to ban them for failing to report for international duty, which is within their right, but the liverpool manager has criticized the scheduling of brazil's games, which would have ruled his players out this weekend even without any covid restrictions. they played this morning at won pm

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes briefly led after pitstops, but finished third.ing 368 to win the fourth test against india with over a day left to play. they looked to have got themsleves back in front with some early at the oval. but half centruries from pant and thakur and some useful runs from yadav and bumrah saw india reach 466 in their second innings. 10 wickets needed for them with the series poised at 1—1. england are 25—0. the fifth test starts on friday at old trafford. the paralympic games have come to close. great britain finishing second in the medal table, just as they did in rio five years ago but they won medals in 18 of the 19 sports they entered and that is a new team record. there's were no more british golds on the final day but krysten coombs took one of the two bronzes for the team in the sh6 badminton singles. the other came for the wheelchair basketball team. they trailed against spain at half time but they came back to win by 68 points to 58. it's been another gripping day at the solheim cup in ohio and the usa are right back in it after

valtteri bottas was third.368 at the oval. shardul thakur made 60 today, before india were all out for a66. england without loss at stumps and will look to bat through tomorrow's final day for at least a draw. details on day two of the solheim cup and the start of the tour of britain over on the bbc sport website tonight. for now though, that's all from me. and that's it from me. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, there. anti—cyclonic gloom is going to be a thing of the past, this week. instead of the winds coming in off the north sea bringing in all the cloud we're starting to entrain some drier and warmer air coming in from continental europe. now, that dry warm air hasn't reached everywhere yet. you can see there was a lot of cloud across scotland and northern ireland, and even on monday, there's a little bit of light rain or drizzle left over. northern areas of the uk seeing more cloud, some sunshine in north—eastern scotland, but away from the far north of england, engl

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes will start tomorrow from third.erton 4—0 in their opening match. vicky losada and janine beckie put city 2—0 ahead before khadija shaw made it three with a debut goal. all before half time and captain steph houghton made an immediate impact after coming off the bench to give the visitors their fourth goal. the game at goodison park was the first in the wsl to be shown free—to—air on uk television on bbc one. two more games today. earlier aston villa beat leicester 2—1. totenham lead birmingham 1—0 in the 3pm kick off. hannah cockcroft has won her second gold medal of these paralympics in tokyo and seventh overall. she set a new paralympic record in the t34 800 metres, in what was a british 1—2 as kara adenegan took silver. cockcroft dominated the race from the start to secure her second gold of these games. she broke her own world record to retain the 100m crown last sunday. she joked afterwards that she was gutted that she was unable to get the world record today. her team—mate, kara adenegan, recorded a personal b

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes briefly led after pitstops, but finished third.y's play in the fourth test between england and india at the oval on monday. the tourists were eventually bowled out for 466 in their second innings with shardul thakur and rishabh pant both hitting half centuries. england made a promising start to their pursuit of a record 368 to win and will resume play on the final day 77 without loss with the series finely poised at 1—1. we have certainly got the belief that we can go and get the win. a lot of hard work still needs to be done yeah, you can draw on those experiences, i think. you can draw on those experiences, ithink. on you can draw on those experiences, i think. on what we have done in the past. but we have done in the past. but we are capable as a team and a lot of the time it is just a matter of belief and believing you have the ability to do that and going out and executing. there's more on that fourth test — and updates from the us open tennis — on the bbc sport website. but from me and the team, that is all your sport for now

valtteri bottas had the last laugh topping the timesheets.s been a showery picture. sunny spells between the showers as we saw in suffolk, but we've also seen a lot of lively showers and through the second half of the afternoon across the eastern half of england. the weekend will bring fewer showers for many of us, but it'll feel fresher, and the region — the low pressure is moving out into the north sea. bringing wet and windy weather to scandinavia. we still got the remnants, but the change i talked about is the wind direction. it's a fresher feel. you can see the heat gradually through the day on saturday. still a few thunderstorms. possibly one or two in northern ireland. but they fade away through the night. the wet areas really dominated by the low pressure across north scotland, notjust tonight, but tomorrow as well. the most —— for most of us, it's misty and great and quite warm. we haven't lost that humidity yet. quite a warm start, but also quite misty, particularly over the hills but there could be fog. it does take a little longer

bottas was given a grid penalty.on, there is a long race to go, right? _ hit this weekend. come on, there is a long race to go, right? still- a long race to go, right? still opportunities. sis a long race to go, right? still opportunities.— a long race to go, right? still opportunities. as i said, i know what's going — opportunities. as i said, i know what's going to _ opportunities. as i said, i know what's going to happen. - opportunities. as i said, i know what's going to happen. do - opportunities. as i said, i know what's going to happen. do the opportunities. as i said, i know- what's going to happen. do the best i can tomorrow. ethan hayter could become the first home winner of the tour of britain in five years later today. belgium's yves lompart won the penultimate stage into edinburgh. hayter finished sixth to retain his overall lead, four seconds ahead of his closest rival belgium's wout van art. the race ends this afternoon in aberdeen. and englishman laurie canter will begin today's final round of the pga

valtteri bottas in the other mercedes briefly led after pitstops, but finished third.t england on the fourth day of the fourth test at the oval. at least play has been able to go ahead. india's head coach ravi shastri and three of his backroom staff have tested positive for covid—19 and are self—isolating. the india players have returned negative lateral flow tests, so could take to the field india have piled on the runs, with some big hitting from shardul thakar taking the lead past 300 england have taken some wickets including that of rishabh pant but the lead has now passed 350. a short while ago, india were 452—9 with over four sessions still to play paralympicsgb�*s chief penny briscoe says the team have "rewritten the history books" with their performance in tokyo. the games finished today with great britain second in the medal table on 41 golds and 124 medals in total, and though that's down on rio five years ago, winning medals in 18 of the 19 sports they entered is a new team record. there's were no more golds on the final day but krysten coombs took bronze in

in second practice today it was a mercedez one two with valtteri bottas finishing quickest, just aheadound in the championship — the dutchman is five points ahead of hamilton heading into this weekend. england have won the netball series against new zealand, after an astonishing come back to beat the world champions. the roses were ten goals down at one point, but rallied in the fourth quarter to level the score. england then nudged themselves in front and held on for a close win. they lost the series 3—0 last time they visited new zealand in 2020.. but now have a confidence boosting win going into the commonwealth games. anthonyjoshua, has opened up, about how he deals with the stress, and mental challenge, of competing, at an elite level. the wba, wbo and ibf world heavyweight champion, defends his titles tomorrow, against the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, olek—sandr usyk in london, and says, it's the little things in life that matter. it's a lonely sport, yeah. so we're talking now, we're chill, but there will be a time when i'm on my own and thinking about it. when you

the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo.tish rider, ethan hayter. the 22—year—old won a silver medal in the madison at the olympics with matt walls, and now he's showing what he can do on the road. hayter was in the light blue sprinter�*s jersey, and a fine team performance from ineos means he's swapped that for the red, white, and blue of the race leader. head coach chris silverwood has said england will make a late decision on whether ben stokes will feature in the upcoming t20 world cup. all—rounder stokes has missed the test series against india after announcing he would take an "indefinite break" from cricket to look after his mental wellbeing. england will name their world cup squad on thursday. the tournament in the uae and 0man starts next month. and that's all the sport for now. see you later. fairly balmy weather out there after a hot tuesday, and for many of us, wednesday will be every bit as hot with tonnes of sunshine on the way. having said that, the southwest of the country is already starting to see a breakdo

valtteri bottas had the last laugh, topping the time sheets.last season. there's one match to tell you about in rugby league's super league tonight. st helens are now guaranteed a top—two finish after thrashing leeds rhinos 40—6. they scored seven tries against a leeds side hit by injury and suspension. morgan knowles scored two of the tries. and britain's ethan hayter has retained the overall lead after stage six of the tour of britain — but onlyjust. after taking four—and—a—half hours to cover 123 miles, it boiled down to a sprint finish in gateshead between the top riders. belgium's wout van art won the stage just ahead of hayter, and now trails him byjust four seconds with two stages left. and that's all the sport for now. good evening. with low pressure sitting across the uk today, it has been a showery picture. there have been sunny spells between the showers as we saw in suffolk earlier in the day, but we've also seen a lot of lively showers through the second half of the afternoon across the eastern half of england. the weekend, though,

hamilton's team—mate valterri bottas starts from third on the grid.rilliant start on the opening day of the solheim cup where they lead the united states in ohio, more on that on the bbc sport website. but for now, that's all from me. that's all from us — goodnight. sunnier, warmer weather is on the way and that means a big change for those parts, especially of england, which have been under the cloud for the best part of a week and have been again today. we'll eventually break out into brighter skies which some have already enjoyed, especially parts of wales and south—west england. as the area of high pressure moves away, clearer, warmer weather moving in not quite there yet, but england and wales turning warm on sunday. scotland and northern ireland, the atlantic weather front coming in and there's some rain on the horizon. clear spells overnight across western scotland, wales and southern parts of england. there may be some foggy patches. cloud remaining elsewhere and temperatures into double figures. tomorrow, fine and dry weather to start the day

mia botta has taken an early lead over john nani ramachandran in special election for district 18 state assembly seat. who is president of the alameda unified school district board received about 55% of early votes ramachandran a social justice attorney received about 45% and is trailing by roughly 4600 votes. the winner will represent a district of about 500,000 people who live in oakland alameda and san leandro. the seat was left open when governor newsom appointed rob bonta, who is married to me to the position of state attorney general. >> still ahead tonight, a different way to save water during this worsening drought which bay area county wants you to water your lawn while you're doing your laundry. >> also the powerful and ominous remnants of hurricane ida still leaving destruction behind days after making landfall. >> an east bay community shaken tonight after a suspected arsonist is caught on camera allegedly trying to set a church on fire. we'll have more when we come back. boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just

in second practice today, it was a mercedes one—two with valtteri bottas finishing quickest, just aheady brought us another day with some warm september sunshine for many areas. it has been breezy with some spots of rain from northern areas, but through the course of the weekend, largely dry, still quite warm with some spells of sunshine around too, and that is down to the fact we have got our air coming from a south or south—westerly direction. this warm air mass still with us, and if we compare temperatures to average, they are around five or 6 degrees above average for many areas. contrast that to the colour change next week. by the middle of next week, temperatures will return to average or even a little bit below, by the middle of this coming week, but back to the here and now. and for the rest of this evening and overnight, places dry, quite a lot of cloud around. certainly won't be a cold night, with temperatures sticking mostly in the mid—teens, warm, humid air. just a bit cooler across the coast of scotland there. some rain to start saturday morning across the far north and nor

in second practice today, it was a mercedes one—two with valtteri bottas finishing quickest, just aheadeading into this weekend. the liverpool managerjurgen klopp says now is a "good moment" to consider bringing in safe standing at stadiums. premier league and championship clubs can now apply to pilot safe standing areas from january next year, and klopp says he would welcome it. the stadiums are completely different to the time when these really sad, sad things happened, construction is different, all these kind of things, so i think i liked it. i like the idea, but especially i am really excited about how much better the adversary could be if we have safe standing. == better the adversary could be if we have safe standing.— have safe standing. -- the atmosphere _ have safe standing. -- the atmosphere could - have safe standing. -- the atmosphere could be. - andy murray has been knocked out of the quarterfinals of the moselle open in france. the former british number one, who's now ranked 113th in the world, lost in straight sets to the top seed — poland's hubert hurkacz. meanwhile, us

the mercedes of valtteri bottas was third.nal test at old trafford. and reigning champions chelsea were beaten in their first match of the women�*s super league season. they only lost once in their title—winning campaign but two second—half goals from beth mead handed arsenal a 3—2 win in front of 8,000 fans at the emirates. in the day�*s other game, brighton beat west ham 2—0. over on the bbc sport website, the latest from the solheim cup, where the united states are trailing europe by a point. and dan evans isjust about to get underway in the last 16 of the us open tennis against the second seed, daniil medvedev. that�*s all for me. you can see more on all today�*s stories throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. i�*ll be back with the late news at 10pm. you�*re watching bbc news. we will take a look at a view of the other stories around here today. the government has admitted that long queues at immigration desks at heathrow, one of the world�*s biggest airports, are unacceptable. some passengers were delayed for sev

bottas, who won the race last year, finished just over two tenths of a second ahead of hamilton. a park last weekend. officers have also released images of another person they“d this like to speak to in connection with the investigation, as sean dilley reports. do you recognise this man? if you do, police would like to hear from you, as your information could help officers investigating sabina nessa“s death. police believe the 28—year—old primary school teacher was attacked as she walked through cator park in south—east london on her way to meet a friend. we believe as she walked through the park she was approached by an individual and fatally attacked. sabina“s body was sadly found by a member of the public, and we are appealing for anyone who was here on friday evening, and who thinks they saw anything unusual, to come forward. last night's arrest was the second in a case that has hit local people hard. the many poignant tributes reflect a community's loss, as people young and old try to understand. the other arrested man, who is in his 40s, was released under investigation ear

the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, who hasjoined alfa romeo.*the scale of the challenge.�* hamilton said on social media that russell had �*rightly earned his spot.�* scotland's footballers resume their world cup qualifying campaign tonight with a tough trip to austria. at the halfway stage in the group, scotland sit third, and a win tonight would put them right in contention to qualify for qatar next year — but manager steve clarke says his squad must take it one game at a time. every game's important. i think when you represent your country, especially in qualifiers, every game's important, because every point can be important towards the end. i don't know what the points total will be now. you look at it and you have so many combinations and so many thoughts in your head, and so many results that can go one way or the other that it's better just to concentrate on the game. look for a good performance and get the result that we can get. england might have won all five of their world cup qualifying matches so far, but their manager's warning t

bottas has won nine races since the join mercedes back in 2017.acing against ellie simmonds, especially when she came back from rio, i think it was really surrealfor me, came back from rio, i think it was really surreal for me, because she is or has been such an idol for me, and someone i have a was looked up to. so to race against her was pretty strange! but i have definitely got used to it over the past few years. she is such an inspiration, such a good friend in such a lovely person. because we have done the same races when we were out there, so to have her in the room, and it wasjust having that person who has the knowledge and experience to know that i can trust her and rely on her, and it is going to be a great race, and it will be really fun. finally, just to mark your card for some exciting golf coming up. europe need just five points from today's five singles matches in ohio to retain the solheim cup. they leave the usa 9-7, retain the solheim cup. they leave the usa 9—7, playing just after 5pm, and you can follow it all on the bbc sport

the 23—year—old replaces valtteri bottas, whojoins alfa romeo.ing moment, beating lizette salas on the 18th. it has been a nightmare start to the rugby season for england's emily scarratt, who has undergone surgery on a broken leg. scarratt was injured just two minutes into loughborough lightning's premier 155 defeat by harlequins on sunday. the 31—year—old will miss the red roses' four autumn internationals, but will be hoping to be fit for the delayed world cup next year. head coach chris silverwood has said england will make a late decision on whether ben stokes will feature in the upcoming t20 world cup. all—rounder stokes has missed the test series against india after announcing he would take an "indefinite break" from cricket to look after his mental wellbeing. england will name their world cup squad on thrusday. the tournament in the uae and oman starts next month. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. wea k stay weak stay with british teenager emma raducanu reaching the us "finals. —— the us open quarterfi

his mercedes team mate valterri bottas was third.racing against ellie simmonds after she came back from rio that was surreal for me because she has always been such an idol for me and someone i have always looked up to such a race against her is really strange but i have definitely got used to it over the past few years. she has such an inspiration, good friend and lovely person. to have her in the cool room and having that person who has the knowledge and experience to know that i can trust her and rely on her and i know it is going to be a great base and it is going to be really fun. that's all the sport for now. masks in secondary schools, and whole bubbles being sent home after a positive test — covid restrictions were a fact of life for most pupils before the summer holidays. now, as many children in england, wales and northern ireland start their first full week back in the classroom, they will notice a few changes. will there be a rise in covid cases? joining me now is rachel de souza, the children's commissioner for england.

valtteri bottas was quickest in friday practice, ahead of his mercedes team—mate lewis hamilton.u became the first british woman to win a grand slam for 44 years and the first qualifier to win a major too. yesterday she was playing with royalty, the duchess of cambridge, making a guest appearance at an lta event to mark her achievement. i definitely want to keep just improving and being the best version of myself and on the court and off the court and maximising my potential and i still think i have a lot of room for development in terms of my tennis career and where it can 9°. of my tennis career and where it can go, so i am excited to start working on it. andy murray's impressive run at the moselle 0pen is over after being knocked out in the quarter—finals. murray is now ranked 113th in the world and was a wild card at the event. he did manage to force a first—set tie—break against poland's hubert hurkacz. but he lost in straight sets to the top seed. afterwards, he said he was happier with his consistency, but added he'll be more motivated if he can get nearer to the top of th

alpine's esteban ocon was third, ahead of mercedes' valtteri bottas and red bull's max verstappen.that is now, you know, the time must be now to do more to tackle this and to make sure that everything that is possible to tackle this abuse is being done. and arsenal women have completed the signing of united states forward and two—time world cup winner tobin heath. the 33—year—old spent last season at manchester united where she scored four goals in eight league games before an ankle injury and won a bronze medal with the us at this summer's olympics. and there's build up to the new women's super league season on the bbc sport website ahead of tonight's opening game between manchester united and reading. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the news that government advisers have decided against recommending covid vaccines for all 12—15—year—olds, because there would only be a "marginal gain." the decision from thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation comes as children begin to return to school after the summer holiday. but the committee is widening the roll—

valterri bottas is leaving the team and moving to rivals alfa romeo.e away on dartmoor, and held off the chasing peloton all the way to the finish in exeter, winning stage two and taking the overall lead by 22 seconds. the race finishes in aberdeen on sunday. are you ready for this? what is it, sall ? i are you ready for this? what is it, sally? i saw _ are you ready for this? what is it, sally? i saw it _ are you ready for this? what is it, sally? i saw it in _ are you ready for this? what is it, sally? i saw it in the _ are you ready for this? what is it, sally? i saw it in the running - sally? i saw it in the running order. what is it? finally, to a goal which perhaps has pet—tential to be goal of the season. well, if you take into consideration that it was scored by a dog on the football pitch. this is from a league in chile, posted on san miguel�*s social media. keep your eye on the goal—hungry hound here, who sniffs a chance, and has an eye for the goal, creeping in behind the defence i love the way we have highlighted the dog, in case you were c

his mercedes team mate valtteri bottas was third.utely. thank you very much, we will see you later. almost 30 years ago english football changed beyond all recognition with the introduction of the premier league. now a new series looks at how it grew from a controversial breakaway to the most watched sporting competition in the world. the first episode looks at the title race between manchester united and blackburn, way back in 1992. let's take a look. the £360 million fortune of steel magnate jack walker was having a direct impact on the title race. the return on his investment was being paid back with interest. an alan shearer shirt, please? what size? small boys. we never really had fan mail for players, you know? but with alan shearer, it was a different story. it just came in thick and fast. my mum and dad were so proud. they couldn't wait to tell everybody where i worked. "0h, she works for blackburn rovers. "0h, she's alan shearer's secretary." if they'd have said i was a surgeon, they were just as proud. the memories! we'rejo