this afternoon, all eyes will be on gb's charlotte worthington at the bmx park, as she goes for goldh. good afternoon from what will no doubt be one of the liveliest venues on day two, it is quiet now with the last few minutes of practice but when the action is under way it will get loud. the ingredients for the atmosphere is simple. 0ne dj playing loud music and a sprinkle of riders going through the air and garnished with screaming fans. the food analogy, charlotte worthington is a former chef and yesterday she was in incredible form, topping her group. the advantage of that is she rides last a day and will know exactly what she has to do. also qualifying is her team—mate, a 16—year—old, who could have a european medal before she has a gcse. great britain has good news this morning because behind me yesterday, declan brooks had a bad fall. he was taken to hospital and treated and discharged this morning with concussion. we wish him well. action from last night. alice kinsella winning the first medal of the games for great britain. later, we can expect medals to be given out in trac

charlotte worthington won an olympic gold medal in tokyo last year and it did not take her long to wowere. a, , . ~ , not take her long to wow the crowd here-_ using - not take her long to wow the crowd here-_ using alll here. yeah, big backflip! using all of her class _ here. yeah, big backflip! using all of her class to _ here. yeah, big backflip! using all of her class to qualify _ here. yeah, big backflip! using all of her class to qualify for - of her class to qualify for tomorrow's final with the best overall score in the heat. but watch out too for team gb�*s 16—year—old, making it through to the final on her european championships debut. from the bmx park to the velodrome, a venue that has always been a source of real success for team gb and the team of alister fielding, jack hardin and turnbull were the second quickest in their qualifying run of the men's team sprint. under the women's team pursued, team gb also made it through the qualifying rounds, but they finished over five seconds behind world champions germany, and that is who they will face in round one tomorrow. after

if you like your sport a bit faster and bumpier, charlotte worthington in the bmx freestyle is someonehe athletics, and that is happening just over my shoulder in the olympic stadium. it holds 70,000, hoping to see the likes of dina asher—smith. we know that she might not be 100%, but we hope so, we know she limped out of those world championships. she is surely the favourite in the 100 and 200 metres. if we are the distance, you're looking at the likes of laura miller and jake white and keeley hutchinson. we like to call the norwegian mr 400 metres. there will be a pole vault superstar here as well. one of the biggest cheers will go through germany's long jump champion. an absolute superstar. plenty of happening to quench even the biggest sporting thirsts. iiit the biggest sporting thirsts. in front of that iconic munich olympic stadium, thank you very much indeed. it's european football's version of the community shield, but this year's super cup not only brings together the winners of the champions league and europa league, it also provides a rematch of one of the most famous matche

there aren't many who can manipulate a bike better than great britain's charlotte worthington.so qualifying, her team—mate sasha pardoe, who atjust 16 could have a european medal before a gcse. day one closes with a medal at least for great britain, clearly enough of a reason for some to go nuts. nesta mcgregor, bbc news in munich. john gilroy, a post—world war ii artist, liked a drink or two — and this unique mural in the bar of a hotel in county durham is an indirect result. gilroy was one of the most popular artists of the last century and now this work has been restored by specialists. and the mural, in case you were wondering, was his way of paying the bill. danny savage has the story. in a traditional english bar, in the hills of county durham is a unique work of art. a mural of dickensian frivolity, created by an artist who liked a drink. why did he do it? legend has it that he'd run up a bar bill, basically for the gin that he'd drunk whilst he was here. and he can't even remember painting the spider that's on the wall. the man with the brushes back in 1946 wasjohn gilr

one of the standout sports and the current 0lympic sports and the current olympic champion, charlotte worthington is when the action will heat up, lots of people excited about the athletics. dina asher—smith is in the 100 and 200m final and that is something to look out for. some of the finest sprinters in the world will be inside the olympic stadium, 70,000 people watching. as for me, the only running i will be doing is away from the sun, because it is absolutely scorching, joanna. back to you. sounds sensible, thank you. the olympic curling champion, eve muirhead has announced her retirement from the sport. she led team gb to win the gold up the winter olympics in beijing in 2022. tomorrow we'll be a step closer to finding out which uk town or city will host next year's eurovision song contest. 13 places have already shown interest — but they'll be whittled down to a shortlist, which will be announced tomorrow. and the final winner will be revealed in the autumn. eurovision's most recent host was turin, and our correspondent, daniel rosney, has been to hear some of the advice on offer from ther

team it's a promising side. twas a disappointing europeans for britain's bmx 0lympic champion charlotte worthingtonnal with the best score in the heats, she crashed in both of her subsequent runs — finishing last out of the 8 riders. fellow briton — sasha pardoe was 6th. the czech republic's ivita micla—cova won the gold. the sport is sometimes just a test of confidence to see who has the confidence to go for it you may look back on it and wonder and ask all the questions, i went all in again and just didn't pay it off this time and just didn't pay it off this time and like you say, it's sport and you have to go nonstop fear and adrenaline, it isjust have to go nonstop fear and adrenaline, it is just what you have to handle. team gb have won two mdeals over at the european aquatics championships in rome. first — katie shanahan took a silver medal in the 200m backstroke. it's her biggest achievement to date after taking two bronzes home from the commonwealth games in birmingham earlier this month. and then olympic gold medallist freya anderson also took a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle for great

an untimely topple for charlotte worthington in the european bmx championships in munich as she crashesvers at nine rail companies are striking tomorrow in a dispute over pay. there will be limited service or none at all on lines run by great western, greater anglia and lner among others. the train drivers' union aslef said the strikes were a last resort — but the rising cost of living meant workers faced a real terms pay cut. our business correspondent caroline davies is at euston for us. caroline — what more can you tell us about these strikes and the services affected? tell us about the avanti strikes on sunday. they are running a reduced schedule, too? , ., ' . they are running a reduced schedule, too? , . , . ., too? yes, a difficult time on the railwa s too? yes, a difficult time on the railways and _ too? yes, a difficult time on the railways and over— too? yes, a difficult time on the railways and over the _ too? yes, a difficult time on the railways and over the summer. l railways and over the summer. tomorrow it is a turn of the train drivers to strike, they will walk—out over

olympic gold medallist charlotte worthington is back in action at the european championships.lified for tomorrow's final with the best score in the heats. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last for four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37c in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month's a0 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there's concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies and transport problems. the met office alert for southern, central and some of northern england and also parts of wales runs until sunday. the met office has also issued its highest alert for what is known as �*fire severity�* over the weekend and it's expected that a drought will be officially declared tomorrow. these are the high temperatures stretching to the north of england and into scotland, although the north of scotland is much cooler. campbell reports. earlier today in west sussex, one of two fires which destroyed acres

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still at the europeans in munich... and britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashedy in both of her subsequent runs, finishing last out of the eight riders. fellow briton sasha pardoe was sixth. the czech republic's ivita miclacova won the gold. these are live pictures of the triathlon event also taking part in munich. theyjust started the run, this is the third part of this three event triathlon like, sorry, swim, bike run is the order. non—stanford summit at the moment. she was in the leading pack in the cycling and she still in touch with the running event. you can follow all of that on the bbc sport website. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. seven uk cities have been announced as the contenders to host next year's eurovision song contest. the shortlist, whittled down from 20 places that expressed an interest, is — birmingham, glasgow, leeds, liverpool, manchester, newcastle and sheffield. unbiased, alphabetical order. the uk will host next may after coming second in this year's contest — organisers decided it wouldn't be possible to stage it in t

charlotte worthington, britain's reigning world champion in freestyle bmx, is safely through the heatshe group. raheem sterling says he was growing concerned about his lack of football at manchester city, and that was a deciding factor in his decision to sign for chelsea. the 27—year—old has moved back to the capital after spending more than a decade in the north west. despite winning four premier league titles, sterling made the £47.5 million switch because of fears that his career at city could stall. asa as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff, and ijust felt as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff, and i just felt that my time at city was getting limited on playing time for different reasons. and it was not one that i can afford to waste more time, because when i look back in the future i never wanted to look back and see a rise and then a decline. so my thing was i needed to keep that and a fresh challenge was to be made. the premier league will have drinks breaks during this weekend's games because of the hot weather across the country. temperatures could be as hi

charlotte worthington, britain's reigning world champion in freestyle bmx, is safely through the heatsummer — taking only two medals — but will be hoping to repeat their 2021 european success, when they topped the medals table with 12 in total, including five golds. the men's four won their heat earlier. raheem sterling says he was growing concerned about his lack of football at manchester city and that was a deciding factor in his decision to sign for chelsea. the 27—year—old has moved back to the capital, after spending more than a decade in the north west. despite winning four premier league titles, sterling made the £47.5 million switch because of fears that his career at city could stall. asa as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. ijust as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. i just felt as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. ijust felt my as a person, you always strive to achieve stuff. i just felt my time at city was getting it on playing time, for different reasons, and it was not one where i could afford to waste more time, because when i look back

olympic champion charlotte worthington scored best in the heats, in the women's bmx freestyle event.rigues top scored with 51 as superchargers finished on 143—5. but invincibles surpassed that total with ease — alice capsey hit the winning runs with 16 balls to spare on her 18th birthday. the men's teams were also in action. the invincibles chasing down 158 to win. in the final few balls, superchargers�* captain faf du plessis dropped what looked to be a simple catch from tom curran. the home side winning by three wickets. cameron norrie is out of the canadian open. the british number one losing in straight sets to home favourite felix auger—alliasime, revenge for the canadian's defeat to norrie in mexico last week. jack draper is through to his first masters 1000 quarterfinal. he took the first set against gael monfils, but the frenchman, ranked 20th in the world, had to retire from the match after injuring his right foot during the second set. draper is on course to meet fellow briton dan evans in the semifinals. the british number two continued his run by knocking out american 10t

olympic champion charlotte worthington finished with the best score in the heats of the women's bmx freestylehere are four games to go. it's been confirmed by fifa that the world cup will start a day earlier than planned, on sunday 20th november — with hosts qatar facing ecuador. normally, the home country play the first game in the world cup, and this tradition will now continue. the change won't the affect the release dates for players. and england and wales' first games are also still on their original date of the 21st november. you kind of do understand it a little bit. if you are going to have a party you want to be fast and full front. qatar will be there on the first day of the world cup will touch you have witnessed if you seen this pattern transitions in your day, haven't you? —— baton transitions. at approximately 8:36am, you will see us transition seamlessly to the radio two studio, zoe ball is going to take over. there she is now. working hard. you have kind of put a little bit of a curse on the seamless. no, no, it is going to be perfect. do you think she is live on bbc breakfast

in the last few minutes, charlotte worthington has missed out on a medal in the bmx freestyle at thehe comfortably won his singles sculls race. there are plenty of medals up for grabs in the track cycling today, but great britain won't be winning one in the women's team sprint. that's after a nasty crash during their heat. sophie capewell and emma finucane went down towards the end of the first lap. thankfully, both riders were able to get up and leave the track themselves. these are live pictures from the velodrome where france have just pipped great britain to the bronze medal. , ., ., , , , pipped great britain to the bronze medal. , ., ., , ,, ., ., ., medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for _ medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for the _ medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for the bronze _ medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for the bronze in - medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for the bronze in a - medal. they narrowly missed out on a celebration for the bronze in a few- celebration for the bronze in a few minut

britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashed out in the freestyle.t of the eight riders. the czech republic's iveta miculycova won the gold. over at the european aquatics championships in rome, katie shanahan won a silver medalfor team gb. shanahan came second in the 200m backstroke final. it's her biggest achievement to date after winning two bronze medals at the commonwealth games earlier this month. freya anderson won bronze in the 100m freestyle. elsewhere, there was more british success for medi harris, james wilby, jacob peters and anna hopkin who won bronze in the mixed llx100m mixed medley. the netherlands took gold in that one with silver for italy. the lionesses feature heavily. england euro 2022 winners millie bright, beth mead and lucy bronze have been nominated for the women's ballon d'or, awarded to the best female footballer of 2022. mead was named the best player at the euros after winning the golden boot award given to the tournament's top scorer. chelsea's sam kerr is also in the running for the prize. natalie aspinall will make his

britain's reigning world champion in freestyle bmx — charlotte worthington — is safely through the heatsut. i made the decision and i stuck with it. a lot of times it was like, are you sure you are doing the right thing? and ijust knew i was. someone said to me several years back, you will know when the time is right, when you want to stop, and i rememberjust waking up one day and thinking, do you know what? i think it is time. i spoke to my mum and dad, i spoke to close friends and it wasn't long before i decided this is definitely the right time. that's all the sport for now. thanks for that. new research by the bbc has discovered more than 1 in 6 local authorities across the uk has lost at least one public swimming pool in the past three years. some have closed permanently, others are shut temporarily because of staffing, funding or repair problems — such as shortages of chlorine. in some towns, there's now no public pool at all, emily unia has the story. learning life —saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no publ