sir bradley wiggins has responded on social media today. he is not happy.de clear his fud. he said he was subject to a living hell, a malicious witchhunt. made clear his back row one. —— made clear his fury. he is angry. abbas will be uneasy about the ambiguous nature —— other people will be uneasy about the ambiguous nature of the findings. other people will be worried about the lack of power that the anti—doping scene seems to have. but this information will be passed to the medical council, so this saga may not be over. our sports editor dan roan — thank you. now — news today that france will host the 2023 rugby world cup came as a bit of a shock to many. it was south africa who were the favourites after they were recommended by world rugby‘s board. there was disappointment for ireland too who also entered a bid but dropped out in the first round. very disappointed. a lot of work has gone into this but when you come third of three you have to take your medicine and could charge that france, iam medicine and could charge that france, i am sure they will d

bradley wiggins. context —— this long investigation into the context — — the this long investigation into the context —— the contents of this mysterious package which was delivered him at the end of the race in 2011. a year — long investigation. they found they can't prove what is in it. it is the first time we have heard from about it? he spoke at the start when the investigation began. he was very outspoken on social media, saying the whole process felt like a witch—hunt. the whole process felt like a witch— hunt. essentially, he the whole process felt like a witch—hunt. essentially, he hasn't got that unqualified proof of innocence. they can't say what was in it. aftera innocence. they can't say what was in it. after a year—long investigation, a long time to get to this. britain's most decorated olympian did not hold back in his assesment saying on social media at times the situation"felt nothing less than a malicious witch hunt" and was disappointed that the result of the uk anti doping investigat

the cyclist sir bradley wiggins and team sky won't face any charges after an investigation into the contentsa five—time olympic champion, said that he'd been put through a "living hell" during the course of the inquiry. our sports editor, dan roan, is at the national cycling centre in manchester. dan, does this mean that all these questions have now gone away? sadly, not, huw. while today'sjudgment adds talk of strippingifiles or bans nor does it clear anybody of cheating. team sky and wiggins, no—one has actually been charged. that will no doubt come as a big relief to all of them that this long investigation which cast a shadow over the most successful sport in the country and the most decorated olympian in british sporting history is finally at an end. it falls short ofa is finally at an end. it falls short of a full exoneration of any of those involved because they said they were havrpdered by a lack of that evidence would support the explanation that that mysteryjiffy bag bag contained a mere deacon jesta nt and not bag bag contained a mere deacon jestant and not a steroid as alleged. t

sir bradley wiggins says his life was a living hell during an investigation into wrongdoing. jiffy bag contained a legal decongestant for sir bradley according to his team management. ukad say they cannot confirm or refute the claim but that they don't intend to issue any anti—doping charges in relation to the package. but, they have said their investigation was hampered by poor medical record keeping at british cycling and team sky and have passed theirfindings on to the general medical council. wiggins has responded on social media — saying there are still questions to be answered about the way the investigation was handled. france are the surprise choice to host the rugby world cup in 2023. france has staged the competition twice before — in 1991 and 2007. south africa last hosted in 1995. france won in the second round of voting by council members — ireland were knocked out in the first round. very disappointed. a lot of work has gone into this. but when you come third out of three you had to take your medicine and congratulate france. they will do a greatjob. congratulat

and sir bradley wiggins i5 to play for. rowing debut next month's british indoor championships. the five—time british 0lympic championships. the five—time british olympic champion will compete in the race in london on the 9th of december. he retired from cycling in december. he retired from cycling in december 2016 and admits he may be a little bit delusional. good luck to him. that is the sport from as for me. thank you very much. the united nations has held its first conference on weapons systems that can identify and destroy targets without human control. what you or i might call killer robots. experts attending the talks have warned that time might be running out as the technologies gather pace. the meeting in geneva marked an initial step towards an agreed set of rules governing such weapons. let's now talk to a professor, a robotics expert from the university of washington in seattle. thank you very much forjoining u5. of washington in seattle. thank you very much forjoining us. and there was even talk of an arms race

fascinating change of direction for sir bradley wiggins.ormat series. they knew they had to win the remaining matches to challenge australia but australia have retained the ashes with two games to spare. the hosts cruised to victory in the first twenty twenty in sydney by six wickets to take an unassailable 8—4 lead in the multi format series. here‘s our correspondent andy swiss. the first ashes triumph of this exciting few months has gone emphatically to australia as they retain the ashes with two games remaining in the series. it was always going to be a tough ask for england, having to win tonight and the last two games to win back the ashes and they made a terrible start. captain heather knight was out second ball. england subsided to 16—4 at one stage and there seemed no way back but a gutsy half—century from danni wyatt guided england to 132—9 and at that stage they still had a chance. but australia swept those chances away with a ruthless run chase. beth mooney hit the winning runs, finishing on 86 not out. australia celebrating here

and sir bradley wiggins will launch his competitive rowing career next month.return now to an issue we've discussed on the programme before — the financial support made to families when a parent dies. you may remember that the goverment changed the rules earlier in the year. before april 6th 2017, families would get regular payments for up to 20 years. now they get a larger initial sum, but regular payments stop after 18 months. charities, church leaders and some politicians say the changes leave 75% of uk families affected by bereavement worse off financially, compared to before. days before the bereavement benefit changed, we spoke to a man we called "alan". he had a wife and two young children. he also had incurable cancer. if i were to have died, or still do, in the next couple of days my family will benefit from the current support system. two days later, we lose £50,000. what conversations have you had with your family about this? i've explained the situation to them, i've said in some ways it wouldn't be a bad thing if they lost me a couple of days early

the uk anti—doping agency has closed its investigation into a package delivered to sir bradley wigginsffy bag contained a legal decongestant for sir bradley according to his team management. ukad say they cannot confirm or refute the claim but that they don't intend to issue any anti—doping charges in relation to the package. but, they have said their investigation was hampered by poor medical record keeping at british cycling and team sky and have passed theirfindings on to the general medical council. 0nto football and austrailia have booked their place in the world cup after a 3—1win in the second leg of their play—off against honduras. the first leg finished goalless but there was a hatrick for the aston villa midfielder mile jedinak, all set pieces his first a free kick from just ooutside the box, that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. armoured vehicles are... appearing on state television, a general dressed in red, a statement said that he was targeting what he called criminals associated with robert mugabe, but he insisted that there was no coup. wel

the uncertainty is over for cycling ace sir bradley wiggins.ng ace will not face charges after an investigation into the contents of a package delivered to him in 2011. and what's wrong with a little treat from granny and grandad? new research shows they mean well, but could be harming the kids‘ health. good evening and welcome to bbc news. zimbabwe plasma military leaders are doing their utmost to make to persuade the world that their ta keover persuade the world that their takeover from robert mugabe persuade the world that their takeoverfrom robert mugabe is not a clue. robert mugabe, the man who has ruled zimbabwe since its independence in 1980, is under house arrest tonight. it follows an intervention by the country's army. there are military vehicles on the streets of the capital and the state broadcaster has been taken over. the army says this is not a coup but an attempt to deal with what were described as criminals around the ageing president. that's widely seen as a reference to mr mugabe's much younger and controversial wife — she's

sir bradley wiggins is set to make his competitive rowing debut at next month's british indoor championshipse winner will compete in the 2,000 metre race at london's olympic velodrome on the 9th of december. and lee kendall has quit hisjob, former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fa ke former goalkeeping coach, adopted a fake caribbean accent while speaking to aluko. no further action to come. tomorrow, the autumn internationals. wins for england, ireland, scotland on the opening weekend but how different that could be tomorrow. england after the sluggish start against argentina last weekend take on australia. wales against georgia after defeat last weekend. whether scotla nd after defeat last weekend. whether scotland can notch another victory remains to be seen as they take on world champions new zealand and ireland complete the line—up. eddie jones ringing the changes tomorrow. fourin jones ringing the changes tomorrow. four in total, accusing his opposite number of showing a lack of respect after the australian suggested england will try to bully his side tomorrow. but praise for the england

sir bradley wiggins and team sky will face no charges, following an investigation into the contents ofer reports that a mystery package had been delivered to wiggins‘ doctor, at the end of a race in france in 2011. uk anti—doping says it has been unable to prove the package contained a banned substance. a new home for a pound. it sounds far too good to be true. but in stoke on trent the council is selling a handful of homes for just that. it‘s all part of an attempt to breath new life into old homes that are lying empty. frankie mccamley has been to stoke—on—trent to find out more. a normal street in stoke—on—trent with a very unusual way of solving the housing crisis. thanks to a project by the local council, it costs just £1 to get a key to one of these front doors. what did you have to do here? yes, so in here it was the same again, so had to get all the flooring in... gavin took up the offer and bought his first home after the council spent £30,000 partially renovating it. he had to do the rest. it was quite a shock when you came in first. just because it was just plaster everywher

on sir bradley wiggins is set to make his competitive rowing debut in next month's british indoor championshipslympic velodrome on the 9th of september. he retired from cycling in december last year and admits he may be a bit delusional. that of the sport for now, more in the next hour. join us then. police in dorset have just released a man they were questioning in connection with the disappearance of 19—year—old gaia pope who was last seen in swanage ten days ago. he is the third person the police have arrested on suspicion of murder and then released. jon donnison has more. the beautiful dorset coast — now the focus of an ugly search. more than 50 officers from the police, fire service and coastguard combing the area above and below the cliffs, just outside swanage. but it's ten days since gaia pope was last seen. the search moved to this clifftop area after police found women's clothes — similar, they say, to what gaia was wearing when she was last seen. it was shortly after that discovery that officers arrested 49—year—old paul elsey. this evening, he's been released under investigation. p

admission was not included in the fa statement, who said ‘no further action was necessary.‘ sir bradley wigginsodrome on the 9th of december. wiggins retired from cycling in december 2016 and admits he may be a ‘bit delusional‘. the sale director of rugby steve diamond has been given a six—week stadium ban for comments made about the referee after his side‘s match with exeter last month. half of this ban is suspended, but diamond will also serve the remainder of a suspended touchline ban for previous offences. sale have also been threatened with a points deduction if diamond‘s behaviour continues. tyrrell hatton shot a fantastic 2nd round of 63 to take the clubhouse lead at golf‘s end of season event in dubai. hatton hit an eagle and eight birdies, but bogied the last to miss out on a share of the course record. meanwhile tommy fleetwood also landed eight birdies in a sublime second round of 65 to keep himself in with a shout of the prize. it marked a huge turnaround from fleetwood, who shot a disappointing round of 1—over par yesterday. he now lies just three shots off hatton‘s lead. i fired i

thejiffy bag contained a legal decongestant for sir bradley wiggins according to his team management.hat over indulgent grandparents may be bad for the grandchildren‘s indulgent grandparents may be bad for the grandchild ren‘s health. a university of glasgow study suggests grandparents often treat and overfeed their grandchildren. it also says some smoke in front of them and don‘t give them enough exercise. and it suggests parents feel unable to interfere because they are reliant on grandparents for childcare. we know a quarter of working families rely on grandparents for childcare, so it is right we look at what they do everyday, and see them asa what they do everyday, and see them as a resource. if what they do everyday, and see them 3s a resource. if we what they do everyday, and see them as a resource. if we want to get positive messages about healthy eating and activity, we need to talk about the grandparents about what they are doing and what they might do in the future. grandparents often see it as the role to treat their grandchildren. but we‘re not talking about occasional tr

cani can i ask you about sir bradley wiggins because he will make his competitive rowing debut next monthines, but i rode with rebecca and i was world champion with rebecca a few years ago and she made a successful swap into cycling. so, there is already a mix between cycling and rowing that exists and it's possible. i think, cycling and rowing that exists and it's possible. ithink, i know cycling and rowing that exists and it's possible. i think, i know that bradley is being coached and advised byjames bradley is being coached and advised by james cracknell. he knows a thing or too. he won't go lightly on bradley. it will be interesting for all of us to see how he does. would you like to see him at an 0lympics if his numbers are right?m you like to see him at an 0lympics if his numbers are right? if his numbers are right and he can move a boat fast, it will be fascinating to watch him compete. all eyes on sir bradley, thank you. let's find out what the weather has in store. here's carol. 0h oh dear, you don't want to be on that motorway this morning. we have a lot of rain, we've got snow