maybe chris ashton back in the tea m try.ns. there is much talk at the new zealand media conference about the difference in styles, the english weight and the all blacks way. when i watched rugby asa all blacks way. when i watched rugby as a kid all blacks way. when i watched rugby asa kidi all blacks way. when i watched rugby as a kid i wanted to see the ball flying around and backs running in tries. if we could encourage that he would be great, it does not mean to say we will not see that from england, they have the potential. is it the mindset thing, you need confidence to play that way? we are encouraged from a young age to express ourselves, i don't know if it is the same appear but it is great growing up knowing that coaches back you to express yourself asa coaches back you to express yourself as a player because, ultimately, you are doing it for fun and that is where you get the biggest rewards and it is enjoyable, at the end of the day. 0ne the day. one thing is clear, before any match the all blacks play, everybody i

but could that see the return of another prodigal son, as chris ashton takes his place on the bench?st from the england camp, here's our sports news correspondentjoe wilson. if we're thinking of world cup final ina if we're thinking of world cup final in a year's time, the positive way of looking at things for england is that they have a chance to assess their options. but they're looking like a very experimental squad in this match with south africa, already inexperienced but now without manu tuilagi's potential from the bench. it puts pressure on owen farrell and he will start at fly half for england. he has the responsibility of making things tick for the english team. especially in the back line. he spoke to the media and didn't seem too concerned about the state of manu tuilagi's fitness. the lad's have seen him, he seems in high enough spirits. i don't think it's anything too serious. but obviously with his history, he is probably not the one to risk. so i'm sure he will be back in the next couple of weeks. do you think two ca pta i ns couple of weeks. do you think two captains

no leigh halfpenny for wales, chris ashton set to miss out for england.

loads of team news to bring you ahead of this weekend's autumn internationals, and chris ashton willngland in more than four years against new zealand. the sale winger comes in forjack nowell, who's been dropped to the bench. it's one of three changes following saturday's narrow win over south africa. there's no place in the matchday squad for manu tuilangi. asjoe wilson reports. as joe wilson reports. well, it is a welcome back to leafy south—west london for the autumn and national from the all blacks. it's been a while. i'm standing actually in the grounds of the team hotel, just a few miles from twickenham. new zealand's coach tim hanson has given a very full and interesting media conference just now. he touched upon the significance of this match. new zealand, by the road admittance, are very used to playing australia and south africa. i asked him if they consider twickenham to be the home of rugby. he smiled and said actually they consider it to be eden park in auckland. fair enough. you can see the influence in the test match. steve hansen simply said, well, if chris ashton is

chris ashton will make his first start for england in more than four years after being named in eddiejones'shampions new zealand at twickenham on saturday. the sale winger comes in forjack nowell, who's been dropped to the bench. it's one of three changes following the narrow win over south africa. having missed last week through injury, manu tuilagi is rested as a precaution. wales, meanwhile, have picked josh adams for saturday's test against australia, also one of three changes to their win over scotland. the worcester winger replaces luke morgan and plays ahead of british and irish lions star liam williams. and scotland have received a boost with news that full—back stuart hogg has been passed fit to face fiji. he only had ankle surgery eight weeks ago. he starts alongside finn russell and greig laidlaw, who also return after missing last weekend's defeat to wales. elsewhere in sport today: everton have been banned for two years from signing academy players after being found guilty of breaching premier league recruitment rules. they were also fined £500,000. mark selby made the third max

it's australia next for england and they are going to be without wing chris ashton.ll three of the autumn internationals so far but was replaced in the first half of saturday's win against japan. jack nowell and jonny may are expected to be the wingers for the match now. just a couple of years ago, great britain's women won an historic hockey gold at the rio 0lympics. but it's been a tough two years since — they lost their coach, they're without key players such as goalkeeper maddie hinch and captain alex danson — and they've been accused of lacking motivation. they're currently taking part in the champion's trophy in china — and have yet to record a win, today throwing away a 2—nil lead to lose to japan. emily croydon reports: the olympic champions are in transition, it an interim coach, a stand in captain, and many new faces in the squad. this tournament is the first step on the road to the next games in tokyo, but it was one of the rio stars who may be early breakthrough. sobhi finishing off a slick move for great britain. has howard was a surprise selection for h

union's autumn international fixtures come to an end this weekend and england have confirmed winger chris ashton against australia. he was injured during the game against japan on saturday. forwards coach steve borthwick says england will have to be at their best against some "world class" australia players and our rugby union correspondent chris jones has been down at the england team hotel looking at where the game could be won and lost. the scrum has been an area of english dominance over australia going back years, even decades, especially if the weather stays like this, that area could be particularly fascinating this weekend. england have lost a lot of experience in their front row for the campaign, whether because of injury, in the case of mako vunipola, retirement, joe marler, or in the case of dan cole, just not being selected. it has therefore been left to a trio of rocky exeter props to fill the void: —— rookie. conversely, australia come to twickenham with a couple of pi’ops come to twickenham with a couple of props who have seen it and done it, scott sio has more than 50 appearances

tries from chris ashton and dylen hartley giving them a 15—0 lead after 25 minutes. in london, new zealand came back, building momentum to make it 15—10 at half—time, and then beauden barrett edged the all blacks ahead kicking a drop goal and a penalty. england's sam underhill thought he'd helped england to a rare victory over the world champions with a late breakaway try, but it was ruled offside and the scored stayed 16—15. in the er a top class team obviously. they are number one team in the world at the minute. i did not feel at any moment in that game is that we did not believe that we we re is that we did not believe that we were going to win it. unfortunately, were going to win it. unfortunately, we did not come out on the right side. better news for scotland, who had a magnificent 54—17 home victory over a strong fiji side. they scored eight tries and six conversions at murrayfield, as adam wild reports. music merryfield is a stage that is rare to want passion or pride. the performances have amassed. scotland save their best for their home fans but here was a

he's injured his hamstring in training, and joins fellow winger chris ashton in the treatment room.ast time out. it's a big day for england's cricketers at the world t20. they play india in the semi—finals later, as they aim to become double world champions. jo currie reports from antigua. they may paint a picture of calmness, but underneath there is a nervous excitement bubbling in the england side. they are on the cusp of a second world cup final in the space of a year. afterfinishing behind the west indies in their pool, now they face india in the semis. we didn't play anywhere near the best cricket. we will face different conditions here. we'll have to adapt to that very quickly. there have been tough times. in terms of rain and preparation. the girls couldn't have done better in terms of how they have gone about things. that is most pleasing. you are still competing. still finding ways to compete. after claiming the one—day world cup in 2017 by beating india at lord's, now england have the prospect of being in possession of both world titles, something they haven't achieved sin

and chris ashton will start for england in the first time in four years.zealand at twickenham on saturday. i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. emboldened by the success of senate republicans in this week's mid—term elections, donald trump has fired his attorney general, jeff sessions, america's chief law enforcement officer. he's also now moved against the broadcaster cnn, claiming that one of it's correspondents was involved in a altercation, with a member of his staff. mr trump has on several occasions referred to cnn and the media in general as "enemies of the people." our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. jeff sessions was given a long round of applause by colleagues as he left the department ofjustice for the final time. he had been given thejob of attorney general in return for the loyalty and support he had shown donald trump. but his resignation letter made clear that he had been unceremoniously fired by a president who had long since lost faith in him. make america great again! mr trump never forgavejeff s

england at london's twickenham stadium england had taken a fifteen point lead after tries from chris ashton and dylan hartley a try for the all blacks by they mean mckenzie combined with the boots of biden barrett's saw them eventually going on to claim a sixteen to fifteen win. you know to be there in fifteen no. hostile environment with approval. syrian on point on the on of probably not doing q. is. in the weather conditions and i wasn't in juice of to bring out apply really busy work do so. you know the boys start work sometimes a game lodge and sometimes the game doesn't love it and begin to accept that if you stay in the fight long enough to gain a luvvie. and we're bedstand the fight so will get some love from the game for the day and try barry formula one world champion lewis hamilton is in pole position for sunday's brazilian grand prix it was hamilton's tense pole in a season that's already seen in iraq a fifth drivers' championship ask is for all your rival sebastian vettel is being investigated after crashing the stewards during qualifying. ferrari were. there in really quick a

chris ashton, what about him?has a calf injury. he has featured in all three of the autumn internationals so far but was replaced in the first half of saturday‘s win against japan. jack nowell and jonny may are expected to be the wingers for the match now. we have come to know and love and understand the nation ‘s league, over the last few months. england, switzerland, the netherlands and portugal, they will be into the mini tournament, a new trophy on offer. it is the final round of group matches tonight, and if scotland beat israel, they will top their group, get promoted to the second tier, in the nation ‘s league, next time it is played, in a couple of yea rs, time it is played, in a couple of years, more importantly, they will earn a play—off spot, should they need it, for euro 2020, that is if they fall short in next year ‘s regular qualification process. scotla nd regular qualification process. scotland and israel are level on points. scotland need only a draw to —— israel need only a draw to top the group

it's the latest set back for the centre — sale wing chris ashton has been brought onto the bench to replace fine. the lads have spoke to him, he seems in high enough spirits, i don't think it's anything too serious. but obviously with his history, he's probably not the one to risk. so i'm sure he will be back around in the next couple of weeks. i don't think england player would miss any player, we have so much talent in this team. we are excited to get out there and play together. and finally cricket england's warm—up match against a sri lanka presidents eleven in colombo — the last before the first test starts next tuesday — ended in a draw. england declared their innings on 210 for 6, ben stokes top—scored with 53 before retiring out, while sam curan made an unbeaten 48. in reply, the president's side reached 200 for seven. finally, max whitlock is looking to win britain's first medal of the world gymnastics championship in doha this afternoon as he goes in the final of the pommel whitlock has won gold in the last two championships in glasgow and montreal and received the highest marks i

winger chris ashton celebrating his recall to the team in perfect fashion.nd were not satisfied. a maul ending with dylen hartley crashing over. 15—0 down, the number one team was rattled but a response was inevitable. beauden barrett's sleight—of—hand putting damian mckenzie through, game on. momentum had shifted. new zealand taking the lead after the restart through the boot of barrett. in a tight match, and with time running out, it was england who appeared to have made a decisive breakthrough. a charge—down by courtney lawes picked up by the superb sam underhill. as the stadium celebrated, the referee looked again and the try eventually disallowed for offside. england cruelly denied what would have been what would have been a historic victory. new zealand win again, albeit byjust a point. they are a top class team obviously. they are number one team in the world at the minute. i did not feel at any moment in that game and that we did not believe that we were going to win it. and unfortunately we did not come out on the right side. i thought england playe

england tasted victory against the all blacks, but within two minutes, they were ahead — winger chris ashtonerfect fashion. england, however, weren't satisfied. an unstoppable maul ending with dylan hartley crashing over. 15—0 down, the world's number one team was rattled, but a response was inevitable. this sleight of hand putting damian mckenzie through. game on. the momentum had shifted. new zealand claiming the lead after the restart through the boot of barrett. but in a tight match, and with time running out, it was england who appeared to have made the decisive breakthrough, a charge down by courtney lawes picked up by the superb sam underhill. but as twickenham celebrated, the referee looked again. the try eventually disallowed for offside. england cruelly denied what would have been a historic victory. not much was expected of england coming into these autumn internationals. amid poorform and plenty injuries, the pressure was mounting on coach eddie jones. but after beating south africa and a performance against new zealand to build on, the mood among the team and their fans has lift

england at london's twickenham stadium england had taken a fifteen point lead after troy's from chris ashton and dylan hartley but a try for the all blacks by damien mckenzie combined with the boots of biden parents saw them venture going on to climb a sixteen to fifteen when. you know to be there in fifteen no. hostile environment with. the syrian on point on the want to be probably not going to do is. in the weather conditions and i wasn't in juice of to bring out apply real busy work to do so. you know the bush that well that sometimes a game lodge and sometimes a game doesn't love you and you're accepted if you stay in the fight long enough to gain a luvvie. and we've made the stand upright so we'll get some love in the game for the day when we're a formula one world champion lewis hamilton is in pole position for sunday's brazilian grand prix it was hamilton's tense pole in a season that's already seen in a fifth drivers' championship for raleigh rival sebastian vettel is being investigated after crushing the stewards during qualifying. for a. living really quick weekend the last three

england at london's twickenham stadium england had taken a fifteen point lead after tries from chris ashton and dylan hartley but a try for the all blacks by damien mckenzie combined with the boots of biden parents saw them venture going on to climb a sixteen to fifteen when. you know to be there in fifteen no. hostile environment with a clue to the syrian on point on the want to probably not being jewish. and the weather conditions and i wasn't in juice of to bring out apply real busy work do so. you know the bush. sometimes a game lodge and sometimes the game doesn't love you and your except that if you stay in the fight long enough to gain a luvvie. and we've made stan the fight so we'll get some love from the game for the day when worry formula one world champion lewis hamilton is in pole position for sunday's brazilian grand prix it was hamilton's tense pole in a season that's already seen in a fifth drivers' championship for raleigh rival sebastian vettel is being investigated after crashing the stewards during qualifying. for a. living really quick weekend the last three races that y

for a chris ashton will serve for his country for the first time in four years.al correspondent jonathan blake joins me from westminster. what of cabinet ministers been saying today? the discussion is on the final piece of the jigsaw with the withdrawal agreement, the terms of britain's exit from the european union and it is the so—called backstop that is still the big sticking point, an insurance policy for how to avoid checks between northern ireland and the republic of ireland on goods if a trade deal can't be reached or put in place by the end of the transition period at the end of december 2020. both the eu and the uk agreed there should be a passed out but they can't agree on how long it should last or whether one site would be able to pull out unilaterally whenever it wanted to. some in cabinet are very much at the view that the uk should have that option two and a customs arrangement which the uk would be in with deq whenever it wanted. and we heard from the international trade secretary liam fox early aunt who is very much on that side of the argument. w

chris ashton plays his first test match for four yea rs, plays his first test match for four years, ad against new zealand here at twickenham later on today. it's a three o'clock kick—off at twickenham and there's commentary on radio 5 live, plus highlights on bbc two at 7:30pm. now, it's been an unlucky 13 defeats in a row for wales against australia, but the welsh are enjoying a winning streak against other teams and after brushing aside scotland last saturday, they're eyeing their first win over the wallabies for ten years. and you can watch it live on bbc two. and scotland against fiji is on bbc one. the scots will be glad to be back on home turf — they've won eight games in their last nine there — and they'll be smarting after that defeat to wales last weekend. and flanker sean o'brien is back for the six nations champions, ireland, a year after his last cap. they're on a nine—game, winning run at home going into their match against argentina. third practice for the brazilian grand prix starts in around half an hour. valtteri bottas led lewis hamilton in a mercedes one—two yester

coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news, thet england wing chris ashton is set to miss nextst against australia at twickenham. he's got a calf problem. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. theresa may will travel to brussels tomorrow to meet the european commission president, jean claude juncker, ahead of a summit on sunday, when she hopes her brexit deal will be agreed by eu leaders. mrs may appears to have seen off attempts by backbenchers to mount a vote of no confidence in her leadership but her critics in the party went back on the attack today, accusing her of not delivering a ‘proper brexit.‘ this morning, the prime minister chaired her first cabinet meeting since a series of ministerial resignations last week. our political correspondent chris mason has this report. conservative mp jacob conservative mpjacob rees—mogg can attract a crowd. of reporters, that is. he and his colleagues in the brexiteer european research group have not managed, yet, at least, to muster up a big enough bunch of tory mps to force a vote of confidence in the prime minister, de

it's australia next for england, but they wont have winger chris ashton, who has a calf injury. ic career there. big fans —— in toulouse. showing their support. lauren price is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the women's world boxing championships in delhi. she won her middleweight quarter—final on a spilt decision and she'll now face the european champion in friday's semi—final. it's only two years since great britain's hockey players won the olympic title but they're having a hard time of it at the moment. despite tess howard's first international goal, they drew 2—2 with japan and they're still without a win at the champions trophy in china. tomorrow, they face the netherlands for the first time since beating them in the final in rio. james anderson will be rested for england's third test against sri lanka, which starts on friday in colombo. he's played a relatively minor role in their two wins so far, taking only one wicket, and he steps aside for stuart broad, who's yet to feature in the series, which england have already won. british speed skater elise christie says s

head coach eddiejones has brought chris ashton in on the bench with the sale wing now in line to earnnearing half—time. edinburgh lead the scarlets. while ospreys trail at home to glasgow. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. well, campaigning is well underway in the united states ahead of the midterm elections next week — all 435 members of the house of representatives, 35 seats in the 100—member senate and 36 out of 50 state governors, along with many state and local offices, are on the ballot. president donald trump is campaigning right now in huntington, west virginia. mr trump himself is not on the ballot, but the midterms are considered by many as a test of his presidency, halfway through his first term. it's in his interests to keep republican control of congress. let's listen to a little of what he has to say. asian—americans, unemployment, have all reached the lowest levels in the history of our country. how do you lose that in a debate? it is always nice when you go into a debate it is a lwa ys nice when you go into a debate it is alw

head coach eddiejones has brought chris ashton in on the bench with the sale wing now in line to earnn a few days' time, millions of voters across the united states will have their biggest say yet on the donald trump's presidency. the midterm elections on tuesday will see americans casting their ballot for members of congress and state governors. the president himself is travelling around the countrying rallying republican support. last night, he was in missouri, which is expected to a very tight race. he urged voters to throw out their democratic senator. philippa thomas is in st louis for us. ben, thank you. welcome to st louis, you can see the gate way arch, the gate way to the west. we are in the heart of the country and donald trump is coming here quite a lot. he is spending a lot of time her. —— here. that is largely because of the senate race. there is a democrat in the skweet, but the republicans scent blood and their candidate, josh hawley is saying a vote for him isa josh hawley is saying a vote for him is a vote for donald trump. that is the other key factor, donald trump i

england's tasted victory against the all blacks, but within two minutes, they were ahead — winger chris ashtonunstoppable maul ending with dylan hartley crashing over. 15—0 down, the world's number one team was rattled but a response was inevitable, beauden barrett's sleight of hand putting damian mckenzie through. game on. momentum had shifted, new zealand claiming the lead after the restart through the boot of barrett. but in a tight match and with time running out, it was england who appeared to have made the decisive breakthrough. a charge down by courtney lawes picked up by the superb sam underhill. but as twickenham celebrated, the referee looked again, the try eventually disallowed for offside. england cruelly denied what would have been a historic victory. at new zealand win again, albeit byjust a point. not much was expected of england coming into these autumn internationals amid poor form and plenty of injuries. the pressure was mounting on coach eddie jones. but after beating south africa and a performance against new zealand to build on, the mood among the team and their fans has l

it's australia next for england, a notable absentee is wing chris ashton. he has a calf injury.win against japan. jack nowell and jonny may are expected to be the wingers for the match now the final round of nations league group matches take place tonight. if scotland beat israel at hampden park, they'll top their group and get promoted to the second tier. and perhaps more importantly they will earn a play—off spot, should they need it, for euro2020, that's if they fall short in next year's regular qualification process. the sides are level on points at the top of their group, israel only need a draw to finish top, becasue they beat scotland in haifa last month so plenty at stake. we took on a huge game at the weekend, after the disappointment against israel, and we absolutely nailed it. we just have to take that forward and realise... and the players are under no illusions about how big a game it is. sir mo farah will make another attempt to win the london marathon next april. he finished third this spring, in his first race over the distance since quitting the track, but went

yes, you are correct, chris ashton, if back to his best, england have a chance.ham and there's commentary on radio 5 live, plus highlights on bbc two at 7:30pm. now, you have to go back to 2008 to find the last time wales beat australia and they've lost 13 in a row since then. however, they're on a six—match winning run, after brushing aside scotland last saturday, and head coach warren gatland is keen to put right their torrid record against the wallabies. to be honest, pretty gutted after a few games that we've been in positions to win them and throw those winning positions away and having lost on a number of occasions... we should have beaten australia on quite a few occasions over recent years and we haven't managed to do it. you want to put that ledger right. wales against australia is live on bbc two at five o'clock, but before that, you can watch scotland take on fiji at murrayfield — that's on bbc one at two o'clock. the scots will be glad to be back on home turf — they've won eight games in their last nine there — and losing their opening autumn internat

it‘s australia next for england — a notable absentee is wing chris ashton. he has a calf injury.inst japan. jack nowell and jonny may are expected to be the wingers for the match, with a relatively untried front row in the scrum all coming from premiership leaders exeter chiefs. it's it‘s always an important part of test match rugby and it‘s really ha rd test match rugby and it‘s really hard for that. they make excellent place throughout the team and we know it‘s a big challenge. world —class know it‘s a big challenge. world—class players that we start looking through that group, you have michael and they have tremendous players. we have got to be our best on saturday. wales‘ lauren price is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the women‘s world boxing championships in delhi — she beat the pole elzbieta wojcki in her middleweight quarter—final on a spilt decision. she‘ll do well to reach the final though, she faces the dutch european champion nouchka fontijin in friday‘s semi—final. that‘s all the sport for now. asa as a final playoff spot. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll hav

with fellow winger chris ashton also out injured, it means bath'sjoe vokahna singa will start, havingt time out. and it's a big day for england's cricketers at the women's world t20 in antigua. they play india in the semi finals later tonight. delighted to say that we will have a report from antigua later in the programme. strangely they didn't send me. didn't they? yes. they missed a trick. i campaigned. i know you are worried about it. the research has been done, that probe to mars, the deceleration from the speed of a bullet to walking pace, six and a half minutes. that is really fast. that is slower than i thought it was going to be. disappointed? a little bit. i have an americano with milk. know what i needed? soupe. no. iamjust offering up soup as an option. no, i just needed coffee. 0k. carol is in kew. you are still on mars up with that probe. carol is at kew gardens for us this morning. what about a nice cup of soup?m what about a nice cup of soup? it is cold. last night, temperatures went down to as low as —5 in south newington and 0xfordshire but generally we have —2s, thre

the autumn internationals continue tomorrow with all the home nations in action, and chris ashton hase all blacks to twickenham. it's the first time they'll have met infour it's the first time they'll have met in four years. scotland have made nine changes for their match at against fiji at murrayfield, with stuart hogg returning to the starting line just eight weeks after having ankle surgery. he was expeced be out for longer and miss the entire autumn test series. josh adams has been picked in the wales team to play australia this weekend ahead of british and irish lions wing liam williams. ireland bossjoe schmidt has brought back the big guns for the visit of argentina, with sean o'brien recalled for his first international game since last november. only two players are retained from the side that beat italy in chicago last weekend. tony bellew has told the bbc that he will retire after saturday's fight against 0leksander usyk. bellew faces the undefeated ukrainian for all four world cruiserweight titles at the manchester arena. he's a big underdog with the bookies but he says rega

eddiejones has brought in sale wing chris ashton to replace him, it will be his first cap in four yearsd follow in the vault and bars today, with the beam and floor to come tomorrow. this is herfirst international competition since the rio olympics — and she could leave doha with a total of six golds. and later this afternoon, britain could win theirfirst medal of the championships when max whitlock goes in the pommel horse final. whitlock has won gold in the last two championships in glasgow and montreal and received the highest marks in qualifying for today's final. that's all the sport for now. john will be back with more for you in the next hour. britain's high streets are getting unhealthier according to a report looking at 70 major towns and cities. grimsby has been named the unhealthiest as it has more businesses such as takeaways, gambling shops and tanning salons, and far fewer healthier ones, such as gyms, libraries, dentists and coffee shops. edinburgh was named the uk's healthiest, according to the royal society for public health which compiled the study. sharon allen runs a

chris ashton will make his first start for england in more than four years against new zealand this weekendm curry. there's no place for manu tuilangi in the matchday squad. rugby league — and tommy make—inson is having a week to remember. last weekend he was the star — scoring a hat—trick of tries as england beat new zealand to secure the series win. now the st helen's winger‘s been given the sport's golden boot — awarded to the best player in the world. pretty special, it's not something i thought i was in with a chance without the start of the night, but even to be nominated was something special, and to come away with it it means so special, and to come away with it it means so is much to me, how much work i have put in. i had my injury troubles, for two years you are out of the game, and you always question yourself, can you come back and reached the pinnacle, which is international rugby? i am safe to say i think i am well on my way there now, and with people around me like my good family and good coaches, club, country, it definitely means a lot. gymnast louis smith has announced his

chris ashton is expected to miss saturday‘s match against australia. he has a calf injury.de the juventus chairman, they responded to claims talks have taken place to create a new competition. be super league is, in a way, a fiction now. it will not happen. this is out of the question andl happen. this is out of the question and i think clubs can confirm it. do you agree? we are fully engaged with u efa you agree? we are fully engaged with uefa in shaping the game going forward. the final round of nations league group matches takes place tonight. all to play for for scotland, if they beat israel at hampden park, they will top their group and be promoted to the second tier of the competition, perhaps more importantly, they would also earn a play—off spot for euro 2020, should they fail in mixture‘s normal qualification process. the sides are level on points at the top of that group. scotland meet the win because they lost their way in israel last month. it is a huge game, you know it, we took on a huge game, you know it, we took on a huge game at the weekend, after the is re

it's the latest set back for the centre — sale wing chris ashton has been brought onto the bench to replacewant to risk. i'm sure he will be back around in the next couple of weeks. i don't think any england team will blame anything on missing any player. we've got so much talent in this team so we are excited to get out on the field and play together. some big matches to come. that is all the sport for now. i will be that with more at 3:30pm. the brexit secretary dominic raab is visiting northern ireland for meetings with politicians and business leaders. the northern ireland so—called "backstop" remains the major unresolved issue in current withdrawal negotiations. let's speak to our reality check correspondent chris morris and get more on this. this is still the big stumbling block in brexit talks. the backstop, the guarantee that they will be no return to a horrid border, checks or infrastructure on the border in ireland. the idea is this will kick in if at the end of the transition period, there is no deal keeping the border open. customs has proved the most difficult thing to resolve.

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ashton. what -- give me some background on how this debate came about and how the hyde-smith people negotiated for it. >> so for months, both mike espy and chrisiel who was a republican opponent before the november 6th general had been asking her for a debate. she repeatedly refused. first she said that she didn't want a debate because -- or she couldn't debate because of her senate schedule. but then when the senate went on recess she said, well, actually she didn't want a debate because she thought mcdaniel's supporters might come and be rude and boo her if it had a live audience. so the day after -- the day after the november 6th election, she apparently spoke with farm bureau and by thursday morning she had put out a press release saying she had agreed to this debate. and when i called the mike espy campaign that morning after the press release. they had not even seen the rules of the debate or seen the terms. they hadn't accepted it but she accepted it immediately. i'm assuming, you know, she must have already talked to them about what those terms would be. but the espy campaign did not even know the terms at the time she accepted. >> der