and it's robshaw out and brad shields in as england look to avoid a series defeat against south africae to sportsday. hello there, the 21st fifa world cup is under way, with one match down, 63 to go. and what a start for hosts russia. the lowest—ranked team in the tournament rose to the occasion against saudi arabia. first, we had an opening ceremony. robbie williams took centre stage. vladimir putin gave a speech welcoming the world and promising a feast of football. his team delivered on that promise. they beat saudi arabia, their opponents in group a, at the start of this world cup 5—0. 5—0! adam wild reports. after a ll after all the waiting, all the anticipating, this was finally russia's moment to welcome the world but before the real entertainment there was the real entertainer, robbie williams providing a little english swagger. but make no mistake, this was russia's show, vladimir putin centrestage with greetings. and then again saudi arabia this was his nation's time to perform, pride can take a long way, gazinsky with the opening moment of the game, the one that all of russi

in rugby union, flanker brad shields will make his first international start for england, as they aimseries with south africa this weekend. that means former captain chris robshaw won't be taking part, he's been left out of the squad entirely. new zealand—born shields was fast—tracked into the squad by head coach eddiejones and he made his debut off the bench in the first test. danny cipriani is a replacement for the match in bloemfontein on saturday, and in line for his first cap in three years. ellis jenkins will start at blindside flanker for wales as one of five changes for the second test with argentina on saturday. there are also starts for scrum—half aled davies, hooker ryan elias, and tight head tomas francis. owen watkin replaces the injured hadleigh parkes. wales lead the series 1—0. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are katy balls, political correspondent at the spectator and joe watts, political editor at the independent. most of tomorrow's front pag

in rugby union, flanker brad shields will make his first international start for england, as they aimeir three match series with south africa this weekend. that means former captain chris robshaw won't be taking part — he's been left out of the squad entirely. new zealand—born shields was fast—tracked into the squad by head coach eddiejones and he made his debut off the bench in the first test. danny cipriani is a replacement for the match in bloemfontein on saturday, and in line for his first cap for three years. jones said they were looking for something a little bit different to finish the game, which cipriani could bring. and the return ofjohnny sexton at fly—half is one of eight changes to the ireland side for the second test against australia in melbourne on saturday. defeat last week ended ireland's i2—game unbeaten run, but a far stronger side may well help level the three—test series. strong gusting winds could make scoring difficult on the first day of the us open at shinnecock hills in new york state, although organisers say a tweaked course design may alleviate the problem

brad shields makes his first start at flanker in bloemfontein.d afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. commemorations and vigils are being held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire one year ago. a memorial service has been held in west london, and a nationwide 72—second silence took place at midday. last night, grenfell tower was illuminated with green lights to mark the moment a fire was first reported to have taken hold. reeta chakrabarti is there. it has been a very sombre and poignant morning here. the names of the 72 people who lost their lives in that file one year ago were read out at a memorial service nearby, st helen's church. there was a separate remembrance at the foot of the tower where survivors and relatives of those who died gathered to remember the victims. last night, buildings gci’oss victims. last night, buildings across the capital including g re nfell tower, across the capital including grenfell tower, were lit up in green at the moment the fire started. richard galpin has ourfirst report. sh

in response, stalwart chris robshaw is left out, while flanker brad shields makes his first start.heritage, everyone though i was born in new zealand my grandparents very english my parents zealand my grandparents very english my pa rents let zealand my grandparents very english my parents let us know where we are from and they have moved back to england. it is different being from new zealand, but i know my family would be very proud of me and my friends will be very proud of me and iam friends will be very proud of me and i am grateful for this opportunity. what is the most important is the people who support me are you know the ones close to me and the ones who need it the most. people will have their opinions but the people round you that will mean the most will support round you that will mean the most will support you. in sport, world number one dustinjohnson, is the only player under par, at the halfway point, of the us open, with a host of big names, failing to even make the cut, included in that bunch is rory mcilroy, who finished on 10 over—par, 1a shots off the lead. als

flanker brad shields misses out through illness, so chris robshaw returns.n hughes will start the match. kyle edmund is back in action at queen's this afternoon. the british number one will try to do what andy murray couldn't do against australian nick kygrios in the last round. you can follow that match and all the other action at queen's on bbc two from 1:00pm. coming up later is grigor dimitrov and novak djokovic. just time to tell you that england take on australia in the fourth one day international at chester—le—street at 2:00pm. england have already won the best—of—5 series. hugh woozencroft will have more for you in the next hour. the details coming out of westminster in the last hour or so over the details of eu citizens of the brexit. sajid javid, the system, due to begin this autumn said it would be easy and swift as possible and there would be no repeat of the failings in the wind scandal. caroline nokes has been giving details. there will be three core things to show they can reside in great britain. applicants will need to prove their identity

uncapped forward brad shields has been fast—tracked into the england squad for saturday's first testrg. he only arrived in the camp on sunday, but has been named among the replacements. shields willjoin wasps next month, from hurricanes who are based in new zeland. head coach eddiejones has overlooked danny cipriani completely for the 23, despite his outstanding season at wasps. and lockjoe launchbury hasjust failed a fitness test so nick isiekwe will make his first test start in the second row. now, the philadelphia eagles have responded to donald trump's decision to withdraw an invitation to the white house — which is usually offered to the new super bowl champions. many players had opted not to attend, so the meet—up was cancelled altogether, with the administration saying protests during the national anthem were unpatriotic. so one eagles player, malcolm jenkins, made his points via hand—written cards instead, with comments about social injustice in the us. one card also appeared to address the president directly, reading "you aren't listening". that's all the sport for now. you

the amp capped forward brad shields has been fast tracked into the first tea m has been fast trackedr the test against south africa injohannesburg. head coach eddiejones has overlooked danny cipriani completely despite his outstanding season at wasps and lock joe launchbury has failed a fitness test. the england women's rocket team has been given a significant pay increase. the salaries of tempe is going up by at least 50% —— the women's cricket team. all players will be earning twice what they received last year when they won the world cup. the players welcomed the pay rise. it is a sign of how professional the women's game is going now. it is a sign of how brilliant last year was as well and how many people are interested in where the game is going so obviously, really delighted for us but our minds are on the cricket game tomorrow. that is all the spot for now but you can find out more on the bbc sport website. i will have more for you at 6:30pm in sportsday. thank you. more now on the leaked recording of the foreign secretary borisjohnson speaking about brexit. at a private dinne

brad shields will make his first international start at flanker.back with more on those stories at half past. the rules which tightly restrict the number of doctors and nurses from outside the eu who can work in the uk are to be relaxed. the cap on skilled migrants was introduced by theresa may when she was home secretary. but the nhs is now struggling to fill thousands of medical vacancies. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. working hard under pressure, but there just aren't enough doctors and nurses. hospitals across england are badly short—staffed. in february, nhs england had 35,000 vacancies for nurses, and nearly 10,000 doctors' posts unfilled. we have got substantial demand pressures on the nhs, an ageing population, and more patients needing health care services. also it is linked to a decision in 2010 when austerity hit, to restrict the number of nurses and doctors being trained in the nhs to meet that demand, which is why we have got so many vacancies across the nhs at the moment. the prime minister knows the health servi

jones has fast tracked uncapped forward brad shields into the squad — he only arrived at the camp on res fan gabby dimarco caught it in her beer and then proceeded to drink said beer, with the ball inside the cup. i guess that‘s what happens when your team is being thrashed at home. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. yvette austin is at one of the longest running agricultural country shows in the uk — the south of england show in ardingly in west sussex, which gets underway today. more about that in just a moment. and annabel tiffin is in salford and can tell us why hollywood stars may well be heading to an abandoned littlewoods building the region in the nearfuture. but first to yvette. what‘s going on? well you have some forces just beginning to warm up behind me. these are the atkinson action horses and they did a show earlier today and they did a show earlier today and they did a show earlier today an

brad shields missing out through injury. joe marler will start the match. backin start the match.rom 1pm. grigor dimitrov and novak djokovic also in action. more in the next hour. thank you very much. president donald trump has ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents at the us border with mexico. his administration's policy of "zero—tolerance" towards illegal immigration led to thousands of children being detained, away from their parents. but last night he signed an executive order bringing the policy to an end, as our washington correspondent gary 0'donoghue reports. this stretch of the rio grande in texas is where many tried to enter the united states. every week some drown in the attempt. those who make it face arrest and prosecution. it is at centres like this that adults and children were being separated, leading to those now notorious images of children apparently housed in cages. the national and international outcry was in the end too much, even for president trump. he struck a defiant tone while doing his u—turn. so the democrats want open

brad shields misses out through illness and soap chris robshaw is back, joe mahler and nathan hughes. of a man by a violent schizophrenia patient was a result of racism, and could have been prevented — according to a report by the local safeguarding board. kamil ahmad, who was an iraqi asylum seeker, was stabbed byjeffrey barry in 2016, hours after he'd been released from a secure mental hospital. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan is in bristol. drunk and armed, jeffrey barry heads towards a neighbour's flat. a knife is visible. moments later it would be used in a frenzied attack that killed kamil ahmad. shortly after dismembering the iraqi asylum seeker, jeffrey barry called the police. today's report says kamil ahmad should still be alive and the failure to fully recognise his killer's races recognise his killer's racism contributed to his death. the two men, who both had mental health problems, lived in this sheltered housing complex. today's report says there were at least six incidents between the two men between 2013 and 2016 while they stayed at this property. t

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