live to brisbane and our sports correspondent, andy swiss.es, huw, welcome to brisbane where it's very nearly the moment that cricket fans have been waiting for. 40,000 supporters deaccepteding on the gabba for the late latest chap term of one of sports most famous sagas. england are the holders, australia the favourites, the ashes are at stake. reporter: up a bit higher, guys. for now they both have their hands on the ashes. steve smith and joe root, but which captain's grip will prove the stronger? england's preparations have been overshadowed by memories of a thrashing on their last trip here and by the absence of their star player ben stokes, but for all that there is a quiet confidence. i'm sure there'll be a few nerves flying around underneath the surface, but as a whole there's a really calm atmosphere in the dressing room. i think that's a really good place for us to be as a side. but brisbane is a picture of australian bullishness. their familiar weapon, pace. mitchell starc testing the speed gun before he tests england's courage. an

well, welcome to brisbane, where the sun is out at the moment.the forecast is for more rain over the next few days, which could affect the players‘ preparations for the first test, which starts at the gabba on thursday. now, early on england‘s players arrived at brisbane airport from townsville, where they have been playing their final warmup game against a cricket australia 11. a smattering of the barmy army were there to meet them at the airport. now, the build—up to the ashes series has been dominated by the issue of ben stokes, who is currently back in britain under police investigation after an incident outside a nightclub back in september. but team—mate jonny ba i rstow september. but team—mate jonny bairstow says he is hopeful that stokes bairstow says he is hopeful that sto kes ca n bairstow says he is hopeful that stokes can still play some part in this ashes series. it would be amazing if stokesy comes out here, he isa amazing if stokesy comes out here, he is a fantastic cricketer. we don‘t know what is going on at the moment. that is

andy swiss is at brisbane's cricket ground, the gabba. yes, sophie, welcome.d comebacks from both teams, and australia will resume on 165—a, with the match intriguingly poised. after a patient opening day, the ashes were about to hit the fast forward button. long queues outside the gabba, and at first, england also played the waiting game. for an hour and a half they were calm, composed. a 50 for dawid malan. what could possibly go wrong? well, pretty much everything as it turned out. malan‘s swish sparking a collapse in the grand english tradition. losing 6—56. moeen ali was the next to go as nathan lyon sent the visitors spinning. chris woakes was utterly bamboozled. jake ball, brilliantly caught by david warner. and by the time stuart broad holed out, england hadn't even lasted the morning. all out for 302. well, lunch will be tasting pretty good for these australian fans after that horrible collapse by england. six wickets in barely an hour that transformed the mood of this match. but that mood was about to swing once again, as the gabba's glee was silence

i just assume the title of music director of the queen in the orchestra in brisbane and i'm really honored for that because this is an institution that's been going on for seventeen years actually this is it's seventy. birthday so join me in exploring all rehearsal space. creatures that we get to work. this is joke in them no longer our composer right and my favorite conductor how do you say just because i'm here and i know i said it on film so no no other conductor want to work with as. well we're very happy to see your new work for your daughter and how's it going for you. after the first i was so excited after the first reading you just you know everything jumped off the page three by my hands. the musicians are so open to it they get it yeah it's so i want tate to hear only we have. to do them and i write a whole singer and she's going to sing with the orchestra she is she she's i mean basically she's like an instrumentalist. instrument she's using the voice. because it's all worthless and even that the term scat which is associated with louis armstrong out of his general feeling. i to

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. time for a look at the weather.ew days in the morning and it already feels chilly out there in many areas. in the last couple of days we have had snow showers across scottish ales that will continue across the course of the evening. temperatures dipping to freezing in many towns and villages with the risk of ice in northern and western parts of the uk. the scene tomorrow morning, cold airfrom the norwegian sea is digging down into northern parts of france and iberia. there will be lots of crisp sunshine for us, and it will look beautiful, but very cold. this is roundabout lunchtime. some wintry showers across the scottish hills. 0ne lunchtime. some wintry showers across the scottish hills. one or two showers across the scottish hills. one or two s howe rs a cross across the scottish hills. one or two showers across northern ireland and wales. for many, central, eastern and southern areas, basically what you have is a beautiful, crisp, sparkling and chilly autumn day. temperatures in london briefly touching six or 7

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they elected to bat in brisbane. they haven't lost that since 1988. mitchell starc removing the experienced alistair cooke thanks to catch peter hanscom. england have staged a comeback. now 53/1 after 2a overs approaching the lunch interval. australia may be the favourites to regain the ashes. you can favourites to regain the ashes. you ca n follow favourites to regain the ashes. you can follow the coverage. like text commentary and actions rather serious. atletico madrid, who have played into the fast finals, the second—half goals. i spoke tojohn bennett who said it's been a tough campaign. they showed real character. antoine had gone eight games without a goal. he had been criticised. saying he was distracted by too many of field issues, but he's stepped up. brilliant. as you say, kevin made a wonderful performance under real pressure for at the ticker madrid. at the ticker madrid had to beat chelsea. they beat qarabag 4—0. madrid had to beat chelsea. they beat qarabag 4-0. atletico madrid and rome are battling it. group d. juventus in barcelona. ju

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane.porting talent extends beyond football. since retiring from the beautiful game, he‘s become a successful racehorse breeder, and this lunchtime he‘s been making his debut as a jockey at ascot. joe wilson reports. approaching on four legs come unmistakably a racehorse but cube is the human being on board? recognise him? —— who is also it may be more recognisable doing this come almost a furlong from goal in the 98 world cup and a sprinters finish. michael owen has scored a wonderful goal! when you have scored over 300 times you need a new goal and horse racing became michael owen‘s business in retirement. owning horses in one thing, riding them, initially he thought it might have been easy. dressed in the suck at ascot it was all very real. this was just a charity race but he had trained hard and lost a lot of weight. calder prince has come through to have the lead under michael owen. there he was, closer to the rails, the dark blue colours on board calder prince and as they turned for h

in brisbane, just across town from the gabba in fact.ies for winger valentine holmes — who broke his own world record for tries scored in a single match. 12 tries overall for the tournament. england will be all too aware of the danger posed. both sides joining together at the end of the game in a traditional fijian show of mutual respect and thanksgiving. take a listen to this. england will want to silence that aussie attack if they reach the final. although they have a flying winger of their own, jermaine mcgilvary, who has been in fine form with 11 tries in 11 england matches. and they may well have to silence the tongan support too. david woods is in auckland. the support of the tonga is fanatical fans event in downtown auckland this week, thousands came just to see their heroes and grab a memento. england's task is to match the emotion and they will need to produce their best form of the world so produce their best form of the world so far. there is a real excitement, the potential organ can be involved in and do and we have not hit

the england men's team have arrived in brisbane ahead of the first test which starts on thursday.its the result of the investigation into an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. but his team—mates are still hopeful he can still play a part. 0ur correspondent andy swiss sent this report. welcome to brisbane, where the sun is out at the moment but earlier on we had some pretty heavy showers. the forecast is for more rain over the next few days, which could affect the players' preparations for the first test which starts at the gabba on thursday. earlier on, england's players arrived at brisbane airport from townsville, where they were playing their final their final warm up game against a cricket australia 11. a smattering of the barmy army were there to meet them at the airport. the build—up to this ashes series has been dominated by the issue of ben stokes, who is currently back in britain under police investigation after an incident outside a nightclub back in september. team—mate jonny bairstow says he is hopeful stokes can still play some part in this ashes series

now, cricket fans, there are ten days to go now until the battle for the men's ashes begins in brisbaneing for the first test with a spot of interaction with the local wildlife. our correspondent, andy swiss, is following the tour. welcome to townsville here on the north queensland coast. ten days to go until the first ashes test in brisbane, and england arrived here hoping to fine—tune their preparations for the final warm up game starting on wednesday. matches like this are a chance for players to explore a bit of the area and this morning, moeen ali and alastair cook visited a local wildlife sanctuary where they got to feed a crocodile named willie post—op can you imagine the headline writers having fun with that? moeen ali has not played either of england's matches so far because of a side strain, but the good news is he says he is fit and ready for whatever australia have to throw at him. that is part the game. it is not something i have not had before. these things happen. australians like to talk about a lot and big themselves up. for us guys, we need to stay calm and make sure w

and don't forget you can keep up to date with all the goings on in brisbane via the live text commentarythe bbc sport website and app. there has just and there hasjust and other there has just and other wicket fallen so 270 — eight. india are set to make some changes as they prepare for the second test against sri lanka in nagpur starting injust over two hours. sri lanka were in a sound position in the first test for almost four days before collapsing in the final session as the match ended ina draw. india have only two days after the conclusion of this tour, before they fly out to south africa for three tests, 6 one—day internationals and 3 t20s. as it usually, we are crammed full time which we need to assess in the future. we assess the team but we do not look at how many days we have to play. everyone is atjudging players after test matches but it should be after test matches but it should be afame game after test matches but it should be a fame game where we want to prepare the way we want to and we are entitled to be criticised. in the europa league italian giants milan are through

we are looking forward to the game, a good result in brisbane but it is gone.now. fantastic series, great test, j howe tonight. —— day—night. england head coach wayne bennett has finalised his squad for the rugby league world cup final against australia on saturday — and there's only one change to the line—up that survived a late fight—back to beat tonga at the weekend. with josh hodgson injured, veteran forward chris heighington has been recalled. he takes a spot on the bench, with james roby starting at hooker. to rugby union — and wales will be without lock jake ball and flanker justin tipuric for their final autumn international, against south africa on saturday. ball dislocated his shoulder in the defeat by new zealand at the weekend and needs surgery, so dragons' cory hill is favourite to partner captain alun wynjones in the second row. tipuric has a thigh injury. arsenal manager arsene wenger says striker alexis sanchez and midfielder mesut ozil will still be at arsenal after the january transfer window "unless something unbelievable happens". both playe

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. back now to our main story. is at kensington palace. it's on. it certainly is. thank you very much and welcome back to a blustery kensington palace. this has been speculated about for some time now. let's speak to the royal editor of the sunday express. not least by your own publication. it's going to bea your own publication. it's going to be a busy spring next year. your own publication. it's going to be a busy spring next yeahm your own publication. it's going to be a busy spring next year. it is. the cambridges' third baby is due in april. the statement has gone out that they are going to have a spring wedding, so the question is exactly when, before baby or after? putting my maternal hat on, i would suggest that perhaps it's best to have it before kate gives birth, because i think you would rather be pregnant and shepherding young royal children, because we would expect prince george and princess charlotte to have a starring role in the day, rather than perhaps having a newborn in tow as well. easy times ah

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea.gland found an early break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman‘s third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it was an extraordinary match and afterwards our rugby league correspondent dave woods was pitchside to look back on the action. we had just witnessed an incredible occasion, england through to the world

and the england team arrive in brisbane ahead of the start of the ashes series on thursday.t was a career marked by the near misses as much as it was her successes. jana novotna was reduced to tears after missing out on the wimbledon title in 1993 before returning to win her one and only singles title at the all england club five years later. today, she lost her battle with cancer at the age of 49. david ornstein has been looking back on her career. it remains one of wimbledon‘s most enduring images. jana novotna might have lost the 1993 final to steffi g raf have lost the 1993 final to steffi graf but she won the shoulder to cry from the duchess of kent and the hearts of the british public. she just told me, you will do it. i believe one day you will do it. and ijust became believe one day you will do it. and i just became very believe one day you will do it. and ijust became very emotional. it was very nice and i appreciated very much what she said. she finished runner—up again in 1997. one year later, she finally killed the trophy. she was such a warm person, always very,

our sports correspondent, andy swiss has more on that from brisbane.h and a difficult day off it, the england and wales cricket board say they have spoken withjonny ba i rstow say they have spoken withjonny bairstow after reports that he was involved in an incident in a bar in perth. at the start of the tour for weeks ago. he was having a drink in the same bar as the australian player cameron brannagan of when at one point in the evening, quote, there are heads met, although it is understood the players left amicably. the ecb have released a statement saying there has been no report of any incident from the venue, security or police, nothing reported but they will follow up with england management after this test match. with the ongoing controversy surrounding ben stokes, this is not exactly the sort of thing they need right now. a 39—year—old man has been charged with aggravated burglary and the attempted murder of a d—day veteran. ninety—six—year—oldjim booth was seriously injured in an attack at his home in taunton, somerset. joseph isaacs will appe

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane.r ben stokes after he was seen at heathrow airport. the ecb says he's making a private trip to new zealand to spend time with family — and have denied he's on his way to the ashes or any other training camps within the england set—up. stokes is still waiting to find out whether he'll be charged after an incident outside a bar in bristol in september that led to his suspension from the national team. that case remains ongoing. sam allardyce is back in the frame to be everton‘s new manager. he had ruled himself out of the job, but following their 4—1 defeat to southampton yesterday, everton‘s search to fill their vacancy has become increasingly urgent. here's our sports correspondent david ornstein. sam alla rdyce sam allardyce was the initial favourite for the job but he publicly ruled himself out of contention because everton delayed making an offer to him. in the meantime, marco silva, the watford manager, became a key target. they tried to get him but they failed. sam alla rdyce trie

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane.back at the top of the table after snatching a win against saracens. they fought back to claim victory byjust two points. 18—20 the final score. patrick gearey has the details. two of the best teams in the country, one of the biggest games, not all the top players. with many of their stars on international duty, this was a test of strength in depth, a day for saracens to be thankful england are not calling for the talents of alex goode. it is not the saracens way to focus on individuals, they say the strength of the wolf is the back and the strength of the pack is the wolf. this was apparently brits try, but exeter chiefs are one of the few teams in england to know how to beat saracens. they did it on bush to the title last season and ian whitten lead them back into this. eight minutes remaining as saracens tried to hold them up somewhere in there low went lower. wait for the whistle. try. and the conversion was simple. this to win it, and almost effortless enter our relentless match.

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. teams will play next year. the frontrunner for the england team is a small village on the baltic coast near st petersburg. our moscow correspondent sarah rainsford went there to find out what awaits some of the highest—paid players in football. they are getting ready for the world cup here, not to play, not yet, but it looks like the england team will be based in this town just outside st petersburg. so the local boys have been swatting up on the squad. do you know anyone from the england team? kane — harry kane. rasheed, kane, hart. this is where the boys hope to see england. their old stadium is being rebuilt as a world cup training ground and, when the competition is over, the football school will inherit it. the pitch is still getting the final touches. but the official i spoke to is confident it will be up to scratch. translation: most of the work is already done. that pitch is almost complete. then we have to paint the lines and it's ready for play, because fifa has already appr

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea.england found an early break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it was an extraordinary match and afterwards our rugby league correspondent dave woods was pitchside to look back on the action. we had just witnessed an incredible occasion, england through to the world cup final but only by the skin of their teeth. and what an atmosphere, we have witnessed here in auckland. justin martyr worked with the kiwis down the years. justin, you live in the city and have you ever seen anything quite like this? never. you have to remember we are in new zealand and this is a tonga v england game so it has been phenomenal way they have really let this world cup alight, not only here in auckland but with t

england started the day in brisbane.ild out forjust 195. wickets in hand, but may build out forjust195. joe wickets in hand, but may build out for just 195. joe root wickets in hand, but may build out forjust195. joe root was the captain, and julia parred target was 170. at the close of play, the hosts we re 170. at the close of play, the hosts were 114, no wickets. 56 runs they need tomorrow to secure a convincing victory. off the field, the ecb says it has broken the wicketkeeperjonny ba i rstow it has broken the wicketkeeperjonny bairstow following reports he head—butted the australian batsmen cameron bancroft during a night out in perth and beginning of the tour. back on the field, where it is all going wrong for england? andrew miller is here. it is good to speak to you. you will know a lot about the stats. i was looking back at some of the copy, and to be fair to england they do not have a great record in first ashes test when they play down under. what had been wrong with the performance this time? as you say, the

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. time for a look at the weather.he end of the month so stay cold until the end of the month so chilly for all of us, right down towards the south coast. it‘s already been turning colder through the day and the temperatures were dropping through the day such is the extent of the chilly weather coming in. a dip in thejet stream here and this is what it will look like for the next few days, in this cold than” of ”fijiti in the last had some weather front in the last 24 hours, dreadful weather across the north of the uk with heavy rain across lancashire and cumbria but the worst of that has cleared away. there is some rain across the south—west tonight, clipping the south—west tonight, clipping the south coast but it will be just through the night so by the time we get to around six in the morning, that rain should be clearing away. many waking up to dry weather in the morning, and a lot of clear whether around with crisp sunshine on the way. in the far north of the country, western scotland and maybe northern ireland too

our sports correspondent, andy swiss, is in brisbane.england fans are currently descending on the city. just 36 hours now until the start of the ashes and already, no shortage of fighting talk. especially from australia. their spin bowler make them lie they want to end the careers of some good players. he is also accusing england of being scared last time they played in australia four years ago. alastair cook was the england captain back then and he is playing again in this series and he saw the funny side. it's really strange, you know. i had a nice ten—minute chat with nathan, as he was the first person i saw when i got to the ground. he asked me how my kids were, how his kids were and stuff, so it's quite funny, isn't it? itjust makes me chuckle, i suppose. it makes everyone chuckle. do you think it is out of character, then? is it put on? i don't know, you're going to have to ask him. it's not that, it is what it is, isn't it? all the talking stops very quickly and the series becomes a normal series after the first two hours, i think

thanks for the moment in brisbane, andy swiss.'s women maintain their winning start in world cup qualifying after beating russia in mark sampson's last match in charge. macro tattoo marley in her first match oversaw a 4—0 win over bosnia—herzegovina. steph orton got the first after the keeper failed to clear. paris doubled the advantage shortly after half—time before horton got her second of the match and england's bird with that well taken freekick. and england's bird with that well ta ken freekick. franko and england's bird with that well taken freekick. franko b sealing the co mforta ble taken freekick. franko b sealing the comfortable victory in the end with the forth from the penalty spot —— bird. really happy, we've been doing a lot of work since we've been in post about being more creative. the opportunities we created we're obviously really pleased with. obviously tough opposition, really difficult to break down, but overall really ha p py difficult to break down, but overall really happy with the performance. it is wales

there was a flooded mcdonald's in a museum in brisbane.ith another phone, someone was kayaking through a real mcdonald's in brisbane. we saw these two images juxtaposed. it is a little scary. we have had a discussion, maybe we should stop making dark, dark movies because they become reality afterwards. >> i will have a hamburger. >> in 2009, in the aftermath of the economic crash, superflex were asked by channel 4 television in britain to make a series of short films. they were broadcast primetime across the nation just before its flagship evening news program. >> i would like to take you on a journey. and i would like you to close your eyes. so please, close your eyes. >> we thought it was interesting to look at the process of psychosis. we engaged ourselves with a hypnotist. >> try to imagine you are in a market square in a little town. watch people. they are buying, people are selling, and people are happy. >> the idea of hypnotizing the whole english population in primetime, it could create a bit of chaos, from our perspective. people

in brisbane, chris woa kes takes the first ashes test in brisbane, chris woakes takes six wickets onng day of england's final warm up match. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the army is now in control in zimbabwe after taking over the state broadcaster overnight. armoured vehicles are on the streets but the military have insisted they have not staged a coup. president mugabe is reported to be under house arrest. the british embassy in zimbabwe has advised uk nationals to stay indoors until the situation becomes clearer. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. snatched video films furtively tells some of the story, troops on the streets of harare, as the generals ta ke streets of harare, as the generals take control after 37 years of president mugabe's increasingly dictatorial rule. heavy gunfire could be heard in parts of the capital early this morning, but the picture overall is of uncertain quiet. it looks as if the bulk of the army has been moving to secure its hold on zimbabwe. soldiers seized the headquarters of the straight forecast, so that a general

ashes debutants james vince and mark stoneman lead an england fight—back on day one in brisbane.e a link between between heading a football and brain damage? a new study will investigate the long—term health impact of football. and the latest from arsenal's europa league tie at cologne. danny welbeck is back for the gunners after injury, in what is a much—changed side. plenty to get through but only one place to start, and that's in brisbane where all the hype and talking is over with the 70th men's ashes series finally underway. it's evenly balanced going into day two in around five hours time. england will start the day on 196—4 at the gabba, after mark stoneman and james vince's assured partnership of 125 on their ashes debuts. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. what an intriguing first day at the ashes we have had at the gabba, ending with honours relatively even. england on 196—4 at the close. they won the toss and chose to bat back, getting off to a terrible start with alastair cook out on just two, caught at slip by mitchell starc. at that point we wondered if the

andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane.global stories. in the longer term it looks like the weather pattern will settle down, but it may well be quite a cold theme. wednesday a day of extremes. look at this picture sent in by a weather watcher at ambleside. the result of about 100 millimetres of rain falling result of about 100 millimetres of rainfalling in result of about 100 millimetres of rain falling in the hills. waters of a different kind elsewhere. it is cold air causing problems across northern scotland, with some snow. wintry showers continue in scotland, more in northern ireland, and a few in northern england. most of the showers across the northern half of the uk, where it is going to be cold. largely dry with some sunshine in southern parts. a little rain comes in across southern parts of england overnight. doesn't amount to much for many, though showers continue in the north. overnight, some clearer skies, anywhere from the midlands and wales northwards could have some frost. not as windy by friday. some sunshi

the scheme and the two following its bleeding into the test in brisbane area bleeding into the test innd to make plans, knowing they will be going into the ashes without ben stokes. if you lose a player. we have to work out a different combination for this first test match. i am confident we can, but the team that is more than capable of winning. regarding player content in light of that incident in bristol last month, trevor bayliss said the players had met to discuss what was expected of them off the field. however, no official regulations were put in place by the england management. henry moran, bbc news, perth. still to come this evening, we'll be live in los angeles ahead of the world series decider between the dodgers and the houston astros. and i am in portugal with the england rugby team as they prepare for the upcoming autumn internationals but injuries have taken their toll once more. let's have a quick look at some of the days other sport's stories. andy murray's is to fall out of the world's top ten for the first time in three years when the new rankings are released on mon

our sports correspondent andy swiss reporting from brisbane.hael vaughan is commentating for the bbc‘s test match special. he says, rather than concerning themselves with off—field antics, the players need to focus on wickets and runs. the timing could not have been worse. i think england and australia dealt with it very well and have put it to bed. the press conference was a bit of comedy gold, i do not quit understand how you treat someone with a head—butt and everything to be rosy but it was clearly a bit of jostling and fun and the england tea m jostling and fun and the england team have dealt with it. i would think that behind—the—scenes jonny ba i rstow has think that behind—the—scenes jonny bairstow has been given a nice telling off. you have to remember the ben stokes situation, jonny ba i rstow the ben stokes situation, jonny bairstow was fined £1500 for being in bristol to early in the morning so in bristol to early in the morning so it is not good timing but i think they have dealt with at the best that they can. there are bigger iss

the ashes begins in brisbane between australia and england.t the opener should be ok to play. aussie bowler nathan lyon gave reporters something to write about. saying he wants to end the careers of some of england's players. all the talk, all the stuff that's happened this morning, just makes you chuckle. it's about what happens at 10:00am on thursday, and for the next five days, and whichever side plays better, whichever side bowls better, bats better, takes the catches, will unsurprisingly dominate the game. we're looking forward to another top billing of european champions league football with two heavyweights going head to head in turin. juventus host five—time champions barcelona. a win for the italians will send them through to the last 16. but if they lose to barcelona and sporting lisbon beat 0lympiakos, then they're in danger of missing out on the group stage! atletico madrid are two times champions league finalists in the past four seasons. but they are staring at an embarrassing and financially damaging champions league exit. unles

england and australia are neck and neck as they go into the third day of the ashes in brisbane.ok who's back — tom baker, the longest serving doctor, films new footage to complete an episode abandoned because of a strike at the bbc. good evening and welcome to bbc news. it is one of the deadliest attacks in modern egyptian history. at least 235 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, many critically, after gunmen detonated a bomb and then stormed a packed mosque at the end of friday prayers. it happened in a remote town in egypt's north sinai region. egypt's president has vowed to respond with brutal force. there are some distressing images injames landale's report. these were some of the chaotic scenes after the attack, as hundreds of wounded people were rushed to nearby hospitals. survivors of one of the most deadly attacks on civilians in egypt. witnesses said the militants stormed the mosque in northern sinai and exploded a bomb inside. they said around a0 gunmen then fired on worshippers as they tried to flee. they came here to kneel in prayer. instead, they lay

this is howard brisbane, a navy medic killed in world war ii and this is where his family thought he was buried, under white crosses on the pacific beaches of tarowa, a place in the pacific ocean where we fought the japanese in 1943. >> i remember one time somebody said maybe we could bring him home and my grandfather said no, he died once and that's the end of it, anything official. again i'm going to reiterate that i thought they found it in a marked grave that said brisbane. >> reporter: but when we visited tarowa this summer, this was the reality. [ rooster crowing ] >> reporter: shantytowns built on top of american graves. even worse in this pit u.s. troops like howard are still buried. the white crosses are all gone. americans cleared howard's cemetery by 1944 only days after howard died. they also put up a parking lot right over howard's grave. it's a story our government never told howard's family. we told them. >> this is a very different story. and then it got run over. if you can get rid of something that big and memorials to people, cemeteries and crosses are gone, bulldo

australia host england in the ashes a competition first played eighteen eighty two the first test in brisbane tour thousands of fans to gather stadium where a party atmosphere quickly took over. england's fans have landed. the fancy dress. just as ever and the bobs are in full flow after one of the strategies bowl is said he wanted to end the careers of england's play is. all the banks with you know a lot of the last week's not media tells me that you know that france and england won the last ashes series but a stray you go into this one is favorites to reclaim the famous trophy. but the odds haven't done to the confidence of england's fan group the balmy army although i think i can rejoice so we can be bold and take what you go boys would you go. australia's fans are just as upbeat tell of a. paving the way for a competitive contest both on and off the pitch. for many of our viewers in the u.s. today thanksgiving a holiday that's pretty much synonymous with turkey and if you're one of those people who prefers your turkey deep fried well we've got some good news for you now it's not the healt

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea. but.ugh the pacific wave. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. a try for him for the tenth straight england match. by by the second half they looked safe and sound. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had the chorus inspired them to three tries. and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! england now await a final 22 years in the making. the latest round of rugby union's autumn internationals have seen victories for england and ireland. scotland won too, convincingly, over australia, while wales played host to world champions new zealand. patrick gearey reports. no wonder they are buying souvenirs. something's stirring in scottish rugby, and who better to test their new confidence against than australia. there is heartbreaking history here. the wallabies have a habit of snatching victory from the scots and there were

story from monis island let's bring in our guest now to discuss this further and for a skype from brisbane we have kate should see this as a specific research or at amnesty international and from perth also on skype in cook senior lecturer of global politics at ludlow university thank you both very much for joining us and how have we reached this point where a story or deems it acceptable to have these camps to detain these refugees and now a victim into a community where they don't feel safe yeah it is very much comes back to a sentiment and i asked another australians that some are fearful of economic change they're fearful as to the future. summit resistance to accept. refugees in general they're particularly concerned about muslim refugees. there is enough of them i guess to have a nothing the political effect to sort of lock their major parties into a situation where they're willing to go along with you know creating the sorts of conditions they've created or what are the astray in public and what is truly a media say about this how much of it is a talking point there in australia at

australia win the first ashes test against england in brisbane.league this season? all good things come to those who wait. after a shaky start to the nba season, cleveland are on a roll. they face the philadelphia 76ers on monday looking for their eighth win in a row. lebronjames‘ form is a big reason why the cavs are catching up with boston and detroit in the eastern conference. his 27 points helped them see off the charlotte hornets on friday. it's awards season and here on bbc world news we're getting excited about who's going to be the bbc's 2017 sports personality of the year — the nominations will be announced later this monday. andy murray was the winner in 2016 after his amazing run of form at the end of the year. voting is already open for the overseas personality. you can have your say on our website. and you can still vote, but not for much longer, for the bbc‘s african footballer of the year. pierre—emerick aubameyang, naby keita, sadio mane, victor moses and mohamed salah are those in the running. voting closes at 18 hours gmt this mo

two wickets also the craig 0verton, as he continues his push for a test debut in brisbane next week. just after lunch, johnny about a hat to leave the field for treatment after hurting a finger on the field. he was off the pitch for about 15 minutes. thankfully, it has turned out to be nothing worse than a bruised finger. during his absence, ben stokes made his debut on this tour. he took a catch. also some encouraging signs from the nets, where james anderson has been back boiler. he mist... england now will be keeping their fingers crossed. there are no more injury square is, they need to be keeping fit as well as staying focused with the first test starting in brisbane on november the 23rd. england's women beat a governor general‘s xi easily in their warm—up ahead of the t20 phase of their ashes series. sarah taylor scored an unbeaten 93 as england won by 90 runs in sydney. the first of three twenty20 matches takes place on friday. england need to win at least two of the three and remain undefeated to retain the ashes. the uk anti—doping agency has closed its investigation into a

upa once we have reached brisbane, that will wrap up a little bit.ys will wrap up a little bit. it's always exciting at the start of every test series. especially in an ashes series. that is all the sports. now it's time for click. this week a phone is born and we are exclusively behind the scenes. can artificial intelligence log the belize. and driving monsters. just across the water from hong kong, on the chinese mainland, lies a city at the heart of the country's technological revolution. welcome back to shenzhen. this is where stuff gets made. when you think of china's electronic scene, this might be what you think of. thousands of factories and millions of people mass—producing billions of devices. more than 70% of the world's mobile phones are manufactured in china. their components, also made locally, or sourced from the city's famous giant electronics market. where everything is for sale. but all that industry is taking its toll on the city. as the buildings go up to accommodate the influx of businesses, the smog has come down to remind every

we'll get the latest from the first ashes test in brisbane, from this kangaroo.e mps have rallied around the chancellor after his budget was overshadowed by a gloomier than expected forecast for economic growth. philip hammond announced a series of spending and tax measures amounting to £25 billion. he won cautious praise for providing extra money for the nhs, housebuilding and brexit. the chancellor says his budget has delivered "a package for britain" and for families who are feeling the pressure. however, labour say mr hammond failed to address the squeeze on household incomes. the new leader of zimbabwe, emmerson mnangagwa, has urged the country to unite. in a speech to a cheering crowd he praised the army for removing president robert mugabe peacefully. mr mnangagwa, who will be sworn in as president tomorrow, said zimbabwe was experiencing a new democracy — and his priority is to rebuild its economy. the argentine navy is investigating reports of a sound heard a few hours after it lost contact with one of its submarines a week ago in the south atlantic. the

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea.'s town. this stadium can hold a quarter of the nation, but england found an early break. when play in this sport is about timing. jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman‘s third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it's a great feeling. there will be plenty of young kids back home watching this and they have been a long time waiting. the supporters are unbelievable. they are passionate and they keep fighting to the end. to our boys credit, we were there and we're off to the final. over in brisbane, day three of the opening ashes test has seen england take a slim lead — but it was australia who really turned up the heat in the final hour. andy swiss reports. well, if the first two

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea. in auckland they were staring down at tonga's town. this stadium can hold a quarter of the nation, but england found an early break. wing play in this sport is about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. gareth widdop scoring. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end, england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. over in brisbane, england have a slim lead after day three of the opening

andy swiss reports from brisbane.st match were so evenly balanced, but barring miracles australia will surely take a 1—0 lead in the ashes series. england began the day knowing they had a chance if they batted well, but they lost early wickets, most crucially captainjoe root just before lunch. moeen ali batted well for a0 but was controversially given out stumped. it looked very marginal. from there, england capitulated, losing their last four wickets for just ten runs to set australia a target ofjust 170. england bowlers tried their best but cameron bancroft and david warner were in superb form, they both scored unbeaten half centuries before the close. australia now need just 56 on the final day to go 1—0 up in the ashes. england knew they always faced a really tough task in australia. 1—0 down, it seems, it will be even tougher. obviously very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well and were in the game, today we let ourselves down, with the bat especially we got in and never really got on to ge

to get to brisbane, england had to cross the red sea.stadium can hold a quarter of the nation, but england found an early break. it's about timing and jermaine mcgillivray is rarely late. by half—time they had it under control. the team looked safe and sound and john bateman's third score looked to have sealed it. england's try. it's looking as if it will be england in the semifinal. but the drama was just beginning. tonga's fans sing hymns from the stands and other team from the stands and now the team had found something almighty. the chorus inspired them to three tries in the last seven minutes and in the final seconds, they were on charge for the line. fifita has lost it! he has lost it and england have won it! tonga may never get so close to the top of world sport, but in the end england's cruise control became survival instinct. tonga trauma overcome, it is australia next for the title. it's a great feeling. one of the best games i have ever played. unbelievable. they are passionate and they keep fighting to the end. staying in the