it's not been the return to english rugby that chris ashton was hoping for.from toulon this summer, has been banned for seven weeks after he received a red card for a tip tackle in a preseason friendly against castres last week. ashton did not accept the charge, but was found guilty by an independent panel process. our rugby union reporter, chris jones has more. unless the panel dismissed the citing, he was always going to get a hefty ban because the lowest he could've got was six weeks, because he a dreadful disciplinary record. in 2016, he had two bans. one for making contact with the eye area, another for biting. and the panel added one week on. he argued he was provoked, but the panel did not see that as appropriate. seven weeks, six rounds of the premiership and a big blow for his team, who would have wanted their star signing up and running. and a dent in chris ashton‘s international aspirations, given he returned from france with the purpose of getting back into the england mix for the november internationals. hampshire's james vince is the only additi

chris ashton, back in the england fold for the first time in four years.ieve a lifelong ambiton to be a major champion. the 22—year—old from bournemouth became just the third briton to win the women's british open yesterday. she spoke to holly hamilton a little earlier, and, as you'll hear now, her achievement is still sinking in. i can't believe it, it hasn't even been 2a hours and i've been so busy but it's a dream come true also that this is your first major and what a way to do it, on home soil. it is so nice to have so much backing behind me and the crowd was amazing, cheering my name and getting behind me so cheering my name and getting behind me so it was so nice to have that support. it has been your dream since the age of seven? that's right. i used to hit six footers on the practice green thinking this was to win the ladies british open lakra and to have that, to have a tap in the last hole was very fortunate. it's great to be up there with some amazing players, some world number ones, and that is the reason i started playing, to win tournaments

a seven week ban for chris ashton — the sale and england winger will miss the first six rounds of theremiership season, after an illegal tip—tackle. just one change for england for the fourth test against india — james vince gets the call—up. burnley continue their quest for europe — beat 0lympiakos over legs, and they‘ re in the europa league group stages. the first leg kicks off in half an hour. we have a freshness and newness about us to come and take these challenges on. also coming up in the programme: petrol in his blood — michael schumacher‘s son mick, talks to us about following his father into motor—racing. hello and welcome to sportsday. thank you forjoining us, we will be starting with breaking news... in the last half hour, england and sale wing chris ashton has been given a seven—week ban from rugby union, he appeared at a disciplinary hearing this afternoon, following an illegal tip—tackle in a preseason friendly. the ban means he'll miss the first six rounds of the premiership season. chris jones, our rugby union correspondent, joins me now from our london newsroom. it

now, it's not been the return to english by it's not been the return to english rugby chris ashton was weeks after getting a red card for a for seven weeks after getting a red card fora tip for seven weeks after getting a red card for a tip tackle in a preseason friendly last week against castre. he didn't accept the charge but was found guilty by an independent panel process. rugby union reporter chris jones has more. unless the panel dismissed in the sighting, he was a lwa ys dismissed in the sighting, he was always going to get a hefty ban because the lowest he could get was six weeks and because he has a dreadful disciplinary record, in 2016 he got two huge bands, one for making contact with the eye area, ten weeks, one for biting, 13 weeks. instead of taking weeks off for mitigation, the panel added one week on. they argued he was provoked —— he argued that he was provoked, but the panel didn't see that as a defence. a big blow for sale who wa nted defence. a big blow for sale who wanted their stuff signing up and running and a massive dent in chris ashton's international aspirati

england and sale winger chris ashton could miss the start of the season — he's facing a ban after being pre—season friendly for new club sale sharks on friday. the liverpool goalkeeper loris karius looks to be on his way out of the club, with a loan move to besiktas in the offing. kenny miller has left his player—manager role at livingston after just seven weeks. he only took the position earlier in the summer after succeeding david hopkin, who led them back to the premiership. would you paint your living room this shade of pink? how about your bathroom? teams will go to great lengths to put their opponents off. perhaps you would consider painting your changing room this colour. norwich have painted the away team's changing room pink. norwich declined to comment but in their two games so far at carrow road this season, norwich lost one and won one so is it working? dr alexander latinjak is a lecturer in sport psychology at the university of suffolk. why would this work, what's the science behind it? colours are linked to different behaviours and different feelings since we were infants.

chris ashton has been called into income‘s pre—season training squad.five hours from now. but the operative word is start. it is not clear whether they will declare a winner by the time that the night is out. they will announce the results constituency by constituency, and there are about 210 they need to go through. all the parties here are mindful of the fact that the longer the results are delayed, the more anxiety and the more the tensions increase. by law the electoral commission is about to announce a winner by saturday and they are urging patience as they try to collate those numbers. nelson chemise that a short while ago visited one of the public hospitals to see those who were injured in yesterday‘s dramatic events. some who lost their lives are at the morgue. he remains defiant, repeating his statement that he believes he has won. he says he will not back down. he has called for mass celebrations. even though it is quiet here on the street, some of those tensions are still bubbling under. but nothing like the violence we we re under. but nothi

and one person who has always been ‘box office' is england winger chris ashton — he says he feels likeet—up. having not played for his country since 2014, ashton was named in a 44—man training squad that met up over the weekend. his re—call came after he secured an early release from french side toulon to join the premiership side sale. ididn't i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to come i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to come in and spend time in the group. very grateful for that opportunity. it is nice, it feels like it's, it is like a new player almost, when i first came in 2010. so i'm happy to be back in the group. i thought when i went to france that it was it for me and i could spend a few years in france enjoying rugby. buti could spend a few years in france enjoying rugby. but i still felt as though i had a lot to give for england. it has always bothered me not being involved. i've never gone away from the fact of having a point to prove to anybody. it is what spurs to prove to anybody. it is what spui’s

well, he's returned from toulon and now there's a call up to the england rugby union squad for chris ashtonsince 2016, as ashton is back in the premiership and will play for sale this season. jones is under some pressure going into the november internationals, following the series defeat in south africa this summer. so maybe, he's looking for some tips from another england manager. to me it is not about personality. it is about how him and his team connect. they had a lot of unity and a lot of clear purpose about what they wanted to do at the world cup. to me that is the learning. it is not about personality. u nfortu nately, not about personality. unfortunately, english sport is a lot about personality. you either a high priest or a dance. there is nothing in between. at the moment, gareth is a high priest and i am a dance. if we can keep it like that then i'm happy to be a dance. but it is not about personality. also coming up in the programme... andy murray wins the battle of the brits in washington. and we'll tell you about the goalkeeper who's got more major trophies in his cabinet tha

chris ashton has been banned for seven weeks, he will miss the start of the premiership season. championships, taking the t 38 200 metres title as britain go into day five on top of the medal table. that is all the sport. it's been nearly 40 years since pope saintjohn paul ii's plane landed on the runway at dublin airport. there was hysteria at the time, with almost half of the island's population gathering to be a part of the once—in—a—lifetime event. but the ireland that pope francis will visit this weekend is completely different to the one that greeted his polish predecessor. the catholic church has been rocked by revelations of paedophile priests, sexual abuse in orphanages and exploitation of women in mother—and—baby homes. it will still be the biggest event in ireland for decades, but how has the once staunchly catholic country changed ? the irish prime minister leo varadkar says it's a different country now. ireland has become a very different place in the past 40 years since the last papal visit and our relationship with the church has changed during that period, like i

chris ashton has been called into england's pre—season training squad. hall is tied third on five under par at the women's british open. more on those stories in about 15 minutes. an independent review of the murder of a toddler by her adoptive father, says healthcare professionals failed to raise concerns about her care despite the girl suffering a series of injuries. matthew scully—hicks shook 18—month—old elsie to death a fortnight after she formally became his daughter. the regional safeguarding children board found that previous injuries she had suffered were dismissed as childhood accidents. sian lloyd reports from cardiff. elsie was just 18 months old when she died — murdered by her adopted father. matthew scully hicks had been described by a judge as a jekyll and hyde type character. he was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today, a report was published into whether lessons could be learned from her death. it found that professionals did not consider or raise the possibility that elsie was bein

england winger chris ashton has been banned for seven weeks, after his red card for a tip tackle in salee—season friendly against castres last week. good evening. with seven months to go before the uk leaves the european union, the government has moved to allay fears over what happens if no deal is reached with brussels. it's released the first raft of papers offering advice to businesses and individuals, and setting out the government's preparations for any impact. the brexit secretary, dominic raab says it's unlikely that there will be no agreement, but ministers still have a responsibility to plan for all outcomes. today's documents cover a wide range of potential issues — among them concerns that consumers would face slower and more costly credit card payments when buying eu products. and british citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts and pensions in the uk. businesses exporting to europe may have to renegotiate contracts to reflect customs and tariff changes, and hire additional expert staff. and new medicines coming into the uk will have to be checked, as d

chris ashton says he never expected to be back in the international set—up so soon.ince 2014, but was named in a ali—man training squad on thursday. after he secured an early release from french side toulon to join the premiership side sale. ididn't i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to i didn't think i would get the chance $0 50011 to come i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to come in and spend time in the group. i'm very grateful for that opportunity, and it's nice, it feels like a new player almost, like i did when i first came in in 2010. i'm happy to be back in the group. i thought when i went to france that that was it for me, it would be done and it was easy, i could spend the next few years in france enjoying rugby. i still felt as though i had a lot to give for england. it's always bothered me not being involved. ireland's women hockey players have returned to dublin ahead of a civic reception, to honour theirfairy tale run to the final of the world cup in london. they touched down at dublin airport earlier where they were greeted by th

and coming up on bbc news, sale winger chris ashton has been in front of a disciplinary hearing after illegal preseason tip tackle. we'll have the latest on sportsday at 6:30pm. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. with just seven months to go before the uk leaves the european union, the government has moved to allay fears, over the consequences of no deal being reached with brussels, on future trading arrangements. it's released a raft of papers offering advice to businesses and individuals, and setting out the government's prepararations for any impact. the brexit secretary, dominic raab says while no agreement with brussels is unlikely, ministers have a responsibility, to plan for all outcomes. the 2a documents cover a wide range of potential concerns. consumers would face slower and more costly credit card payments buying eu products, and british citizens living abroad could lose access to their bank accounts. businesses exporting to europe may have to renegotiate contracts to reflect customs and tariff changes, and hire additional expert staff. new medicines coming in

sale winger chris ashton has been named in the england squad for the first time in two years.n ended his contract with the french club toulon early in a bid to return to the premiership with a view to playing international rugby again. he scored 19 tries in 39 tests for england and forms part ofjones's 44 man pre season training squad which meets this weekend. i think he had the idea in his head. he wants to play for england. he seesit he wants to play for england. he sees it as his last opportunity. we are very pleased he has made that decision and we are looking forward to seeing what he can bring to the table. the women's british open is under way, the fourth major of the year on the women's tour. play got under way at royal lytham and st anne's this morning. yu liu of china leads. bronte law the best of the british so far — in the clubhouse on 2 under par, after a round of 70. ariya jutanugarn is the world number one she's bidding for back—to—back majors after winning the us open. three shots off course leader. highlights are on bbc two later tonight. andy murray says his

chris ashton's hopes of an england recall could be further, gated with the dates of his ban for furtheright. that match is not on the fixture list, which means the ban could start later and he will not get to play at all before england boss eddiejones named his squad for the autumn internationals. the burnley manager has been very critical of officials after his side's v in the first leg of their europa league play—offs in athens will stop ben gibson was sent off on both sides were awarded a penalty. he was also upset regarding the conduct of the home team at half—time. the conduct of the home team at half-time. after the incident where the try for a penalty which was not a penalty. they were around the referee, the linesman and the fourth official. all we get told is respect official. all we get told is respect of the referee and the conduct around the referee. the things i saw at half—time around the referee were interesting. from all and sundry on the side. and then things change in the side. and then things change in the second half. the first track gold of the day at the european c

and chris ashton could be banned after punching another player in a pre—season friendly.s set to submit his report of the incident today. he was banned for 13 weeks for biting back in 2016 and has only just been recalled to england's training squad earlier this month after a four—year absence. that's all the sport for now. just to let you know that david devine has won great britain's first medal of the european para athletics championships in berlin, picking up silver in the t13 1500m. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6.30. in 2008 the world's worst financial crisis in almost 80 years caused a global recession. many european countries including the uk had huge government debts but greece was worst affected, with a spiralling spending deficit. it had borrowed much more money than it was able to make in revenue through taxes. in 2010, the country revealed its sky—high deficit and was frozen out of bond markets. greece needed to be bailed out by the european union and international monetary fund. after

england winger chris ashton has been banned for seven weeks after he received a red card for a tip tackleshton contested the charge of foul play, but was found guilty by an independent panel process and will miss the first six rounds of the premiership campaign. our rugby union reporter chris jones has more. u nless unless the panel dismissed the sighting he was always going to get a hefty ban because the lowest he could've got was six weeks because hea could've got was six weeks because he a dreadful record, in 2016 he had two bands, one for making contact with the eye area and another for biting and the panel added one week on. he argued he was provoked but the panel did not see that as appropriate, seven weeks, six rounds of the premiership and a big blow for his team who would have wanted their star signing up for his team who would have wanted theirstarsigning up and for his team who would have wanted their star signing up and running and a dent in chris ashton‘s international aspirations given he returned from france with the purpose of getting back into the england mix for november

chris ashton returned from playing in france during the summer, with the hope of forcing his way intol miss the first six games of the premiership season with sale and he'll really need to prove his worth for the autumn internationals. great britain's sophie hahn claimed her first european 200m title at the european pa ra—athletics championships. hahn's victory in the t38 class was one of six golds for great britain on day four in berlin, and they top the medals table with 31, including 13 golds. britain also dominated the inaugural racerunning events with hannah dines taking gold. the event mainly features athletes with cerebal palsy, using specially designed trikes which give them free movement. it's been a long process to get it included at a major championships. it is about cerebral palsy and really severe disability is getting on the stage. and it is also about a wee kid being handed a dream. i was 19 but i felt two years old when i had the first unimpeded sets of movement. it doesn't matter how old you are. it is about me winning the gold, i really wanted it. 31 years after his

meanwhile, sale's chris ashton is facing an rfu disciplinary panel this afternoon.premiership season. 0lympic sprint legend usain bolt says he is ready to prove the doubters wrong by signing a professional football contract. he turned 32 today, and this is how he celebrated, his first training session with the central coast mariners — an australian a—league side. the eight—times olympic gold medallist has been given an open—ended trial with the club, who finished bottom of the league last season. cynics says it's nothing more than a publicity stunt. a warning — there is some flash photography coming up. iam not i am not setting myself any targets to say, this is what i'm going to do. i'm just going to put in the work, you know what i mean? this is my first chance of playing, chance to train and to get to level to play asa to train and to get to level to play as a professional footballer so to train and to get to level to play as a professionalfootballer so i don't know what to expect. so i am just here to push myself, to learn as much as possible. i told the coach f

the sale winger chris ashton has been named in the england squad.the barbarians against england earlier this year. celtic are closing in on a place in the champions league group phase after reaching the third qualifying round after a goalless draw against rosenborg. they led 3—1 from the first leg and despite the norwegian champions having the better of the chances, they couldn't score so celtic are through to the next round to play ache athens. win that and they face a play off to then earn a spot in the group phase. the women's british open is under way, the fourth major of the year on the women's tour. play got under way at royal lytham and st anne's this morning. ariya jutanugarn is the world number one, she's bidding for back—to—back majors after winning the us open. bronte law the best of the british so far, in the clubhouse on 2 under par, after a round of 70. three shots off course leader. highlights are on bbc two later tonight. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. new legislation in scotland means that onc

meanwhile, sale's chris ashton will face an rfu disciplinary panel this afternoon.ld miss the opening six matches of the new premiership season. hollie arnold and harrijenkins won gold as great britain claimed seven medals on the opening day of the para—athletics europeans championships in berlin. reigning world and paralympic champion arnold set a new championship record to win the javelin final. it's her maiden european title after the event was withdrawn from the last european championships. she celebrated with her coach afterwards. she celebrated with her coach afterwards. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. you can find it out in the usual place. i will be back later. see later, thank you. let's get more now on the news that sir norman bettison will not face prosecution over the aftermath of the hillsborough disaster. last year, the former chief constable was charged with misconduct in public office. it was alleged that he had lied about his involvement in the wake of the disaster and about the culpabil

meanwhile sale's chris ashton will face an rfu disciplinary panel this afternoon.s on the opening day of the para—athletics europeans championships in berlin. reigning world and paralympic champion arnold set a new championship record to win the javelin final. it's her maiden european title after the event was withdrawn from the last european championships. that's all the sport for now. as you can see, very pleased to be back and coming back as a winner. our exclusive story today is that three quarters of maternity units in the uk are failing to follow guidelines which allow women to choose to have a caesarean section. we ve spoken to mums who've request a c—section, even if they're overwhelmed by anxiety about the birth. a leading charity has found that trusts around the country are making their own rules, it says in some cases women's human rights are being ignored. we'll talk about this more in a moment with women who this happened to but first a short extract from our reporterjamilla malik‘s exclusive film. having a baby is, for most women, one of the happiest

chris ashton says he never expected to be back in the international set—up so soon.the premiership side sale. i didn't think i would get the chance so soon to come in and spend time in the group. i'm very grateful for that opportunity, and it's nice, i feels like a new player almost, like i did when i first came in — in 2010, i think it was. i'm happy to be back in the group. i thought when i went to france that that was it for me, it would be done and it was easy, i could spend the next few years in france enjoying rugby. but i still felt as though i had a lot to give for england. it's always bothered me not being involved. ireland's women hockey players have returned to dublin ahead of a civic reception, to honour their fairytale run to the final of the world cup in london. just to warn you there's some flash photography coming up. they touched down at dublin airport earlier, where they were greeted by the media and ireland's sports minister, who confirmed that the team will now receive more funding. the green army surprised eveyrone at this year's world cup by mak

and confusion over a pre—season friendly means chris ashton ‘s seven—week ban for an illegal tackle couldhol consumption and health officials should consider recommending that people go teetotal, that's the finding of a major global study. the research, published in the lancet medicaljournal, concludes that although moderate drinking may protect against heart disease, the risk of cancer and other diseases outweighs these protections. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink? different studies offering apparently contradictory results can be confusing, as is the level of risk posed by drinking even a moderate amount of alcohol. now new research says there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. the global study looked at drinking habits over 26 years in 195 countries. your risk is much more increased if you drink one or two alcoholic drinks and the risks increased markedly as you get to three, four and beyond that level of drinking. it really hazardous to your health. the global study looked at drinking habits over 26 years in 195 countr

chris pratt and kathryn schwarzenegger getting serious. >> i think my love language is quality time. >> exclusive new details. the big step they just took. >> i love it. >> plus mila's marriage shockers. why she's speaking out about ashton's ex demi moore. >> who is he with again? >> then meghan markle's dad unhinged? his new attacks on the royal family after being cut off by his daughter. and we're celebrating meghan's birthday with a flashback to her interesting and unknown past. >> i'll be okay when i get some payback. >> plus -- only we're backstage as luke bryan makes history. >> we're going now. >> you ready? >> and our mark wahlberg interview interrupted. >> who's talking out there? >> the star who shut us down real fast. >> you went out there like a bull in a china shop.

chris pratt and katherine schwarzenegger getting serious. >> i think my love language -- >> exclusive news details. the big step they just took in their relationship. >>> then mila's marriage shocker. why she's speaking out about ashton'sx demi moore. >>> plus, we're breaking "dancing with the stars" spin-off news. announcing the new judges taking over. >>> plus -- nthe celeb not afrad to reveal her stretch marks >>> the star who shut me down real fast. you went out there like -- >> like a bull in a china shop and came in like a little kitten >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >>> okay, imagine this -- chris pratt calling arnold schwarzenegger dad. that would happen if chris maryland around's daughter. >> it's just too good. >> now it needs to happen. come on. >> maybe it will. because the relationship just went next level. after sealing their last date with a kiss, a source tells, "e.t.," chris pratt and katherine schwarzenegger have gotten serious, quickly. the two went from casually dating to spending much more time together. chris and katherine have introduced one another to their family and friends, and have been almost inseparable when they are free. and hollywood's newest couple has a lot in common. first, the

chris and cristi. they were never thought of as separate. they were a unit. >> these are the three daughters. courtney, the eldest, is a teacher. brianna, a personal trainer. and ashtonthe youngest, just returned from playing professional volleyball in europe. all of them of course have heard scores of times the story of how their parents met. it was 1978. cristi had gone to see a relative at the air force base in nearby san bernardino. quite by chance, while she was there she encountered a security guard who, to her at least, looked just like elvis. it was blair christopher hall. chris to his friends. >> apparently she was a little flirty at the gate. [ laughter ] >> in short order, chris and cristi got married. she was 17. he, 20. and as the girls grew up, they said they never doubted for a single moment the powerful bond of love. their parents with them, and with each other. >> they were probably closer with their parents than most children. they're the parents i hope to one day be. >> cristi, the vivacious but you of the family. chris, her perfect mirror. >> my dad is a little more kicked back, quiet, relaxed. they're the perfect balance. >> chris was a police of

chris pratt and kathryn schwarzenegger getting serious. >> i think my love language is quality time. >> exclusive new details. the big step they just took. >> i love it. >> plus mila's marriage shockers. why she's speaking out about ashton'sx demi moore. >> who is he with again? >> then meghan markle's dad unhinged? his new attacks on the royal family after being cut off by his daughter. and we're celebrating meghan's birthday with a flashback to her interesting and unknown past. >> i'll be okay when i get some payback. >> plus -- only we're backstage as luke bryan makes history. >> we're going now. >> you ready? >> and our mark wahlberg interview interrupted. >> who's talking out there? >> the star who shut us down real fast. >> you went out there like a bull in a china shop. came in like a little kitten. >> this is "entertainment tonight." news on jennifer aniston after sitting down for what could be her most candid interview ever. michelle turner is off this weekend, but brooke anderson is here with me. >> so is jennifer brokenhearted. why hasn't she had babies? everything about aniston's private life is now all out there? >> five months after jen and justin announced the end of their marriage, molly mcnearny, who happ