danny cipriani pleaded guilty to assault and was fined £2000. a moment it will be time for the sport but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news that we were up more reaction to the death of aretha franklin. the preacher busman daughter who became the soul legend. as this year's a—level results are issued, will be getting top tips for freshers on how to survive and thrive at university. —— we will be getting. 0nto my plasma double edition of the papers, i guess will be ross altman and maria bos. that is all ahead for you here on bbc news. now it is time for the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm azi farni. coming up... danny cipriani says he's truly sorry after pleading guilty to common assault and resisting arrest. head coach trevor bayliss says the decision to recall ben stokes to the england squad was for the all—rounder‘s "wellbeing." and fernando alonso says f1 has become predictable — and that's one of the reasons he's walking away from the sport. also coming up in the programme... we'll be in dublin for the

danny cipriani escaping any further sanction from the rfu but gloucester have given him a sanction?earing came out from the independent disciplinary panel on behalf of the rfu which said danny cipriani was guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game. but no further sanction. it is because he had been sanction from the courts committee had already been sanction from gloucester. i have been speaking to the head coach at gloucester who argued danny cipriani had already been tried twice come he didn't need to go in front of another disciplinary like he did with the irfu and ackerman 110w he did with the irfu and ackerman now thinks eddie jones he did with the irfu and ackerman now thinks eddiejones should focus on what danny cipriani does going forward in a gloucester shirt. if he is going to be one of the 23 to represent england, they will have a discussion with him. danny isidora is stupid, he has learned a lesson and he will move on but the ultimate judgment must be what he has done on the rugby field. england cricket has done it with ben stokes, sol the rugby field. e

slightly hurt and eventually, with the help of a second officer and watched by a small crowd, danny ciprianiocial media, cipriani apologised for behaviour which he said had left him mortified. his return to the england side in june followed a series of misdemeanours, many associated with alcohol, for theft of a bottle of vodka, injuries after being hit by a bus while drunk, a drink—drive ban. his club are standing by him, but tonight danny cipriani waits to find out whether his international career has faltered yet again. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. ian livingstone has been named as bonucci constable of police scotland —— as the new chief constable. he said officers in the force must respond to the challenges of helping vulnerable people and supporting diversity in his first interview in the role. retail sales grew faster than expected last month with the good weather and world cup boosting food sales in particular. figures from the office of statistics said overall sales rose 7% from the figure injune, 3.5% higher than the same time last year. —— .7%. thanks for being with me. now on bbc

slightly hurt and eventually, with the help of a second officer and watched by a small crowd, danny ciprianid later on social media, cipriani apologised for behaviour which he said had left him mortified. his return to the england side in june followed a series of misdemeanours — many associated with alcohol — the theft of a bottle of vodka, injuries after being hit by a bus whilst drunk, a drink—drive ban. his club are standing by him but tonight danny cipriani waits to find out whether his international career has faltered yet again. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. time for a look at the weather with stav da naos. good evening. it was quite a mixed day today with a mixture of rain, sunshine and also some heavy showers but tonight many places will be dry and it's going to be quite chilly for many of us. as we head through to the evening and tonight, it looks like the showers will continue across the north—west corner of the country. most places will see clear skies and light winds and it will be call with temperatures out of town dipping into single figures. 0n friday we have another area of

england fly—half danny cipriani is remanded in custody after being arrested injersey.ty's kevin de bruyne faces a spell on the sidelines after a training ground injury. and we have the latest from another brilliant evening for great britain the european para—swimming championships in dublin. hello, and welcome to sportsday. england rugby union international danny cipriani has been arrested at a nightclub injersey. his club gloucester confirmed that he was involved in an incident in the early hours of wednesday morning at a venue in st helier. the former sale and wasps fly half will appear at a magistrates‘ court tomorrow morning. here's more from our sports news correspondent david ornstein. window danny cipriano was arrested in the capital ofjersey, the police released a statement saying this morning, danny cipriani it was charged with assault on police, resisting arrest and disorderly unlicensed premises. he has been remanded in custody until his court appearance at 10am tomorrow. we can learn more than. gloucester rugby cub —— club said they were aware of the incide

the rfu are staying tight—lipped about what this means for danny cipriani's future. nes has hinted that he was on somewhat of a last chance because of the issues he has had in the past. it will be difficult to second—guess eddie jones because past. it will be difficult to second—guess eddiejones because in the past he has been able to separate what players have been doing with the clubs and the international level. cipriani's conduct on and off the field during the tour of south africa was exemplary, according to jones. the tour of south africa was exemplary, according tojones. we will have to wait and see if he can park this issue or if he doesn't need the trouble. that is something that eddiejones need the trouble. that is something that eddie jones and need the trouble. that is something that eddiejones and the rfu hierarchy will be pondering. what will happen with his england future, whether this as a terminal impact, it will be a case of watch this space. our rugby union reporter, chrisjones. arsenal's ainsley maitland—niles has been ruled out for up to two month

england rugby union international danny cipriani has been arrested at a nightclub injersey.as involved in an incident in the early hours of wednesday morning at a venue in st helier. the former sale player will appear at a magistrates‘ court on thursday morning. our sports correspodent david ornsteinjoins us now. david, what more do we know? he was arrested in the capital of jersey and the state ofjersey police said this morning, a 30—year—old, danny cipriani, was charged with common assault, larceny, assault on police, resisting arrest and disorderly on licensed premises. he was remanded in custody until a court appearance at magistrates at 10am tomorrow and we can learn more then. gloucester by we can learn more then. gloucester rugby club are aware of the incident and will be making a further comment in due course. onlyjust made it back into the england team, eddiejones will not welcome this. no, danny cipriani was recalled by jones for the summer tour to south africa, a decade after his last international star. he perform well and joined gloucester after leaving wasps. h

danny cipriani enjoying a meal in st helier. took place later that evening when not on his own admission he had had too much to drink. it done with an altercation outside a seafront hotel, during which mr cipriani is said to have attempted to take a doorman's body camera. even resisted efforts by a female police officer to detain him, grabbing at her shirt collar —— he then resisted efforts. his barrister said his client was mortified at his actions and had offered sincere apologies. side £2000, mr cipriani left with other squad members without comment —— he was fined £2000. ina without comment —— he was fined £2000. in a statement gloucester rugby club said danny cipriani noses his responsibilities and is aware of the impact of this type of incident on the club. he is a gloucester player and will receive our full support as we focus on the exciting season support as we focus on the exciting season ahead. inevitably this incident will raise questions over his career with the england squad. the rfu have yet to give their reaction

slightly hurt and eventually, with the help of a second officer and watched by a small crowd, danny ciprianif misdemeanours, many associated with alcohol, the theft of a bottle of vodka, injuries after being hit by a bus whilst drunk, a drink—drive ban. his club are standing by him but tonight danny cipriani waits to find out whether his international career has faltered yet again. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. dramatic footage has emerged of a group of about a hundred pilot whales who got stuck in a fjord in iceland. the whales were guided out by experts, but they then seemed to lose their way again and were found back in the same spot a day later. lebbo diseko has the story. this is a rescue operation in action, the second in as many days for this pod of around 100 whales. they got stuck after swimming into a fjord that‘s opening is both narrow and shallow, making it hard to get out. police helped guide them into more open waters, and it was hoped they‘d go back to sea. but the next day, they were back once again. cue rescue effort number two. translation: 13 of them went all the way to t

danny cipriani enjoying a meal in st helier.ater that evening when on his own admission he had had too much to drink. it began with an altercation outside a seafront hotel, during which mr cipriani is said to have attempted to take a doorman's body camera. he then resisted efforts by a female police officer to detain him, grabbing at her shirt collar. his barrister said his client was mortified at his actions and had offered sincere apologies. fined £2000, mr cipriani left with other squad members without comment. in a statement, gloucester rugby club said danny cipriani knows his responsibilities and is aware of the impact of this type of incident on the club. however, he is a gloucester player and will receive our full support as we focus on the exciting season ahead. inevitably this incident will raise questions over his career with the england squad. the rfu have yet to give their reaction to this latest lapse in behaviour. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. you're watching afternoon live. these are our headlines: a—level studen

england rugby union internation danny cipriani has apologised after pleading guilty in court to charges a nightclub on the island ofjersey. he was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £250 compensation to a police officer following the incident in the early hours of wednesday. the fly—half said he was truly sorry for the "confusing situation" and was "mortified if he harmed the police officer in any way". let's have a look at some of our other sports stories this evening. carlos sainz will replace fernando alonso at mclaren next season. the 23—year—old spaniard is curently on loan to renault from red bull. he described the move to mclaren as a childhood dream come true. a majority of nations inside the international tennis federation have voted to change the davis cup, from it's usual season—long model to an 18—team season—ending event. the lawn tennis association was opposed to the move. super league leaders st helens responded to back—to—back defeats by fighting off a spirited comeback by wakefield trinity in the super 8s. regan grace rounded off the scoring in the 36—16 win at belle vue.

danny cipriani last week was fined £2000 after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest.t crack on with their action against danny cipriani for bringing the game into disrepute. some feel danny cipriani is being tried and disciplined three times for the one incident at the jersey nightclub. england women‘s manager phil neville has recalled captain steph houghton and alex greenwood for the final world cup qualifiers against wales and kazakhstan. centre—back houghton is fit after a knee injury, while left—back greenwood returns from suspension. the winners of wales—england on the 31st august will qualify for the world cup. and olympic sprint legend, usain bolt, says he‘s ready to prove the doubters wrong by signing a professional 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 nothing more than a publicity stunt — a warning th

sophie hahn will be going in the tea to do metres. —— alla john davison stop england fly—half danny ciprianit his disciplinary hearing in bristol where he'll find out what punishment he'll face following his arrest in jersey last week. after pleading guilty to charges of common assault and resisting arrest, cipriani has been fined over the incident which took place during gloucesters pre—season tour. this rfu panel will be the third investigation into his conduct. his club had taken a supportive stance on their player and has criticised the rfu for its decision to launch its own investigation. aston villa are still unbeaten in the championship but onlyjust after securing a two all draw against brentford with just 16 seconds to spare. neal maupay put the bees ahead in each half at villa park. butjonathan kodjia was just as prolific and rescued a point for steve bruce's side at the end of five minutes of added time. brentford move up to fourth place and villa up to fifth in the table. elsewhere, stoke city's winless run in the championship continued as they were well beaten 2—0 by newly promot

are a very tight—lipped about what this means for danny cipriani's future.es has hinted that he was on somewhat of a last chance because of the issues he has had in the past. jones has had to separate a player's form and conduct with their clubs from what they have been doing at international level. when it comes to england, cipriani's conduct on and off the field during a tour of south africa was absolutely exemplary, according to eddiejones. we will wait and see whetherjones is willing to park a misdemeanour on clu b is willing to park a misdemeanour on club duty of whether he feels that trouble club duty of whether he feels that trou ble follows club duty of whether he feels that trouble follows cipriani around and he doesn't need that. that is something that eddie jones he doesn't need that. that is something that eddiejones and the rfu hierarchy will be pondering. england cricket head coach trevor bayliss says ben stokes is in the squad for this weekend's third test agains india for ”his own wellbeing”. the all—rounder is expected to return to the team

gloucester fly—half danny cipriani has been givenjust a fly—half danny cipriani has been given just ani has been given just a reprimand by the fly—half danny cipriani has been givenjust a reprimand by the rfu after he was fined by a jersey magistrate last week for common assault and resisting arrest following a nightclub incident. i will be back with more after 5:30pm. hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their gcse results this morning. there's been a rise in the overall proportion of pupils attaining the pass mark — up by 0.5%. in england, there have been major changes to the exam, with a new grading system and less coursework. elaine dunkley has the details. oh, my god! the reactions are familiar... wha... what... ! but the way results are measured in england is different. for gcse students, it's out with a* to g and in with a new scale from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest. i got a 8 in music, i got a 9 in geography, i got a 7 in history, i got a 9 in biology — happy with that as well, very happy. i got three 95... one, two, t

slightly hurt and eventually, with the help of a second officer and watched by a small crowd, danny ciprianind side in june followed a series of misdemeanours — many associated with alcohol — for theft of a bottle of vodka, injuries after being hit by a bus whilst drunk, a drink—drive ban. his club are standing by him but tonight danny cipriani waits to find out whether his international career has faltered yet again. robert hall, bbc news, jersey. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. tributes have been pouring in for aretha franklin, the soul singer whose career spanned seven decades. she has died, age 76, after a long battle with cancer. some other stories from here in the bbc newsroom... the number of people believed to have been killed by floods in the southern indian state of kerala has risen to about a hundred. the security forces are distributing food and drinking water to tens of thousands of people who've fled to higher ground. that's on bbc hindi. lawyers in uganda representing an opposition mp, bobi wine, say he has been brutally beaten since being detained on monday

talking about danny cipriani.will wa nt to due to play tonight, then he will want to draw a line under what's happened over the last few weeks. danny cipriani won't be sanctioned by the rfu over an incident at a nightclub in jersey last week. cipriani was fined by the courts after pleading guilty to common assault and resisting arrest. he was also fined by his club gloucester. rugby‘s governing body has decided that's punishment enough, and he's free to make his gloucester debut in a pre—season friendly tonight. england captain joe root says his side are still in the driving seat for their series with india despite a heavy loss in the third test at trent bridge. the final day lasted just ten minutes before england lost their last wicket, jimmy anderson the last man to fall. india winning by 203 runs, but are still 2—1 down in the 5—match series. we're definitely in the driving seat as far as the series goes. you know, we have to keep remembering that. we have got a little bit of time now to go away and reflect on

danny cipriani has been arrested at a nightclub in jersey.morning at a venue in st helier. the former fly half will appear at a match its cordon thursday morning. here is more. window cipriani was arrested on mull cast a street in st helier in a. estate jersey police cast a street in st helier in a. estatejersey police released a statement saying this morning 30—year—old daniel cipriani was charged with common assault, larceny, assault on parade —— on police, resisting arrest and the living and licensed process. we may learn more then. gloucester rugby club said they were aware of the incident and they will be making a further comment in due course. kevin o'brien has suffered a knee injury in training with manchester city. —— kevin de bruyne. he has undergone tests, but there are reports that he could be out for two months. it saw him have an early layoff in 2016, if he misses the next eight weeks he could miss the start of manchester city '5 champions league campaign and potentially the important match against liverpool on the seven. they wi

danny cipriani was fined £2000 after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest.uld not crack on with their reaction against danny cipriani. some feel that danny cipriani is in effect being tried and disciplined three times for that one incident at that jersey nightclub. great britain claimed seven medals in berlin. he set a new camera chip record to win the javelin. there was no javelin in her classification at the last championships. that is all the spot for now. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is asking the european union to impose extra sanctions on russia in response to the death of dawn sturgess, who was poisoned with the nerve agent, novichok in salisbury. the kremlin has denied any involvement. the foreign secretary is in washington to deliver his first speech since he replaced boris johnson. speaking to the bbc, he said europe needs to match president trump's actions against russia. america has said that within 90 days they will implement sanctions and we have to recognise that is taking things further and we have to, as europeans, make sure that we a

the rugby football union says it'll continue with its disciplinary charge against danny cipriani afteresisting arrest outside a nightclub in jersey. the rugby players association had called on the rfu to drop its case against him. here's our rugby union reporter is chris jones. well, earlier today the players union, the rugby players association released a short, but strong statement saying that the rfq should drop their action against danny cipriani. last week he was fined £2000 after pleading guilty to assault and resisting arrest. he was then find the same amount by his clu b then find the same amount by his club and also told to do ten hours of community service. gloucester say it was some minor offence and they feel that rfu should not crack on with their action. some feel that cipriani is being tried and disciplined three times for that one incident. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. 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 wa

the metro headlined the case of danny cipriani, guilty of assault at a nightclub.inancial times. the daily express describes the number of councils who decided to back world wari councils who decided to back world war i commemoration events as shameful. many of tomorrow's front pages are in and we have had a chance to look through them. mihir, you are going to start on the i. of course we must start with the story dominating today, the death of aretha franklin. a lovely picture of her in full flow on the front of the i. yes, the headline, respect for the queen of soul, that's what she was, she was a great voice, and also a person who represented her age, she was a path breaker. her song respect, it became the anthem of the feminist movement. it was also part of the civil rights movement. she sang at martin luther king's funeral. herfather sang at martin luther king's funeral. her father was close to martin luther king. say vettel prayer, and a picture of barack obama crying. five years after the disease that killed her, getting the president of the us to cry and th

some breaking news to do with england rugby star danny cipriani who has appeared in court injersey. aded guilty atjersey magistrates court in the last few minutes to charges of common assault and resisting arrest, following an incident in a nightclub onjersey at the weekend. now the latest news withjulian. the weekend. now the latest news with julian. thank you. the weekend. now the latest news withjulian. thank you. an update on the headlines now. more than one in four a—levels were awarded an a or a* this year — the highest proportion for six years, according to the joint council for qualifications. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland are receiving their a—level results this morning. in england, most a—levels have been reformed in a move away from coursework and returning to students being marked on final exams only. rescuers in the italian city of genoa say there is little hope of finding any more survivors in the rubble of the collapsed motorway bridge. at least 39 people were killed when the bridge caved in on tuesday morning. the italian pri

the gloucester fly—half danny cipriani has been given just a gloucester fly—half danny cipriani has beens of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their gcse results this morning. there's been a rise in the overall proportion of pupils attaining the pass mark — up by 0.5%. in england, there have been major changes to the exam, with a new grading system and less coursework. elaine dunkley has the details. oh, my god! the reactions are familiar... wha... pass! but the way results are measured in england is different. for gcse students, it's out with a* to g and in with a new scale from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest. i got an 8 in music, i got a 9 in geography, i got a 7 in history, i got a 9 in biology — happy with that as well, very happy. i got three 9s... one, two, three, four, five... five 8s... no, seven 8s and one 7. and it's notjust the grades that have changed — there's less coursework and more emphasis on final exams to make gcses more challenging. near enough every subject said that they overtaught us because they didn't know what to expect, and i

danny cipriani faces an rfu hearing tomorrow to determine what action he'll face after being charged of the game. the rugby players‘ association had called on the rfu to drop its case against the gloucester fly half after being disciplined by his club side and fined byjersey magistrates‘ court having pleaded guilty to assault and resisting arrest following an incident outside a jersey nightclub. 0ver100 and 200 metres he was unbeatable for most of his career. a year after retiring from the track, usain bolt‘s quest to swap spikes for studs continues. the ambition to become a professional footballer has taken him to australia where he is training with the a league side central coast mariners. here's our australia correspondent hywell griffiths . he may be the fastest man in the world, but usain bolt has a lot of catching up to do if he really is to become a professional footballer. today is his 32nd birthday, an age when some players start to think about retirement. but bolt says playing professionally has been a lifelong dream which he is determined to achieve. football has always be

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england rugby union international danny cipriani has pleaded guilty in court to charges of common assaultey. he's been given a $2500 fine and has been ordered to pay $300 compensation to a female police officer. cipriani said in a statement on social media that he was mortified by the way he acted and apologised to his club gloucester, his teammates, supporters and the police. american golfer brandt snedeker has become only the 10th golfer to shoot a sub—60 round in the history of the pga tour. it's after he carded an 11—under—par 59 on the opening day of the wyndham championship, including this incredible eagle on the 6th. needless to say, nobody else got near that, which means he has a four—shot lead over fellow american ryan moore. isaid, you i said, you know what, you've got to embrace it, and i said i'm not going to have a better opportunity than this, the greens are perfect, they are soft, if you can't do it now you're not going to be able to do it, so figure out a way to get it done and luckily i was able to do it. angel yin of the united states is the the overnight leader on 8—und

the england rugby international danny cipriani, has been arrested and charged following an incident anhalf was arrested in the early hours of this morning, in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates court tomorrow morning. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: atletico madrid score twice in extra—time to beat neighbours real and lift the uefa super cup. a blow for manchester city. kevin de bruyne could face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee in training. and, from a set down, novak djokovic battles back to make it into the third round of the cincinnati masters. real madrid's first competitive match without zinadine zidane and cristiano ronaldo ended in defeat, as their neighbours atletico beat them 11—2 in the uefa super cup in tallinn. the europa league champions, atletico, took the lead in the first minute through diego costa, before benzema equalised, and a ramos penalty turned t

england rugby union international danny cipriani has been charged with common assault after an incidentb in jersey. the former wasps fly—half, now at gloucester, was arrested in the early hours of wednesday in st helier. police say he has been charged with common assault, larceny, assault on police, resisting arrest, and being disorderly on licensed premises. the 30—year—old has been remanded in custody until a hearing on thursday. the england and wales cricket board says ben stokes will now face an internal disciplinary process, after he was found not guilty of affray following an incident outside a nightclub last year. the england all—rounder, along with team—mate alex hales, was involved in a street fight in the early hours of the morning which left one man unconscious, and their actions will now be reviewed by the cricket discipline commission. stokes and hales, who was not charged in this case after being interviewed under caution by police, will both have to answer a charge of bringing the game into disrepute. iam hearing now, by i am hearing now, by the way, that hearing might ta

he's said dutch danny cipriani. his future in doubt with england, says, he was with his side, gloucester, but his offence was over and done, he was found guilty and the punishment imposed within 48 hours, he has been fined £2000, ordered to pay £250 in compensation toa ordered to pay £250 in compensation to a police officer but gloucester are sticking by him. he's had a fair amount of support from across the world of rugby including his boss at sale. but this is something that a lot of people are concerned about. with his club backing him some say the rugby union will stick by whatever the club says. you think back to when he was on the tour of south africa, he was in the form of his life and at that time eddie jones made it clear that if he stepped over the line he would be on the first flight home from johannesburg. but this time it's been up to the club to deal with that incident and with the world cup around the corner a lot of people will hope that eddiejones follows suit. thank you, holly, see you later. body

and a club against country row brewing over danny cipriani in rugby union.ere he'll have to explain himself to english rugby chief to keep alive any hope of being part of england s rugby world cup squad injapan next year. his club gloucester have since responded to that with its ceo stating they are extremely disappointed by the decision to begin disciplinary action against cipriani. they also say they feel that the decision has been influenced by the significant media coverage and not based on the actualfacts. manchester city manager pep guardiola says the intense footballing schedule has contributed to the injury of his midfielder kevin de bruyne. the club has confirmed that the belgian international suffered a knee ligament injury in training on wednesday. it's the same knee he injured in early 2016 that kept him out for 10 weeks and although the club say he won't need surgery, he's likely to be sidelined until mid—november. they don't rest. it was a tough season last season. he came back and showed recovery. we demand in the first moment, come on, let's

gloucester say they're "surprised and extremely disappointed" after their fly half danny cipriani wason for assault earlier this week. cirpiani has now been charged with "conduct pre—judicial to the interests of the game" by the rfu after the incident outside a jersey nightclub. however, gloucester have released a statment criticising the decision and the timing of the announcement. manchester city's manager pep guardiola says the intense footballing schedule has contributed to the injury of his midfielder kevin de bruyne. the club has confirmed that the belgian international suffered a knee ligament injury in training on wednesday. it's the same knee he injured in early 2016 that kept him out for 10 weeks, and although the club say he won't need surgery, he's likely to be sidelined until mid—november. they don't rest, they don't have... it was a tough, tough season last season. they come back, sure recovery, and it is demanding, the first morning, come on, let's go, because we are in the competition, and of course human beings have a limit. and sometimes these kind of things happen.

gloucester say they're "surprised and extremely disappointed" after their fly half danny cipriani was summoned to appear before an rfu disciplinary panel. it follows the england international‘s conviction for assault earlier this week. cipriani has now been charged with "conduct pre—judicial to the interests of the game" by the rfu after the incident outside a jersey nightclub. however, gloucester have released a statment criticising the decision and the timing of the announcement. manchester united bossjose mourinho says he "couldn't be happier" with paul pogba after the france midfielder suggested he was dissatisfied with life at old trafford. the world cup winner fell out of favour last season, and this summer has been linked with a move to barcelona. but mourinho has denied reports of a rift between the two of them. we are together for two years and a couple of weeks. and i have never been so happy with him as i am now. that's the truth. i cannot demand more from him. i cannot ask more from him. he came here on monday, he trains three days, i asked for his support, for his contrib

england international danny cipriani has been given an additional £2000 fine by his club side gloucesternightclub injersey. he pleaded guilty in court to assault and resisting arrest. gloucester have now given him an additional sanction, as well as ordering him to spend ten hours community service coaching local youngsters. the rfu are still to announce the findings of their report into his behaviour. red bull racing have confirmed that frenchman pierre gasly will replace renault—bound daniel ricciardo at the team next season. the 22—year—old is competing in his first full season in formula one with red bull'sjunior team toro rosso. he'lljoin max verstappen at the milton keynes—based outfit. while british prospect lando norris will have his first taste of an f1 weekend as he replaces fernando alonso in first practise for this weekend's belgian grand prix. he's believed to be vying with stoffel vandoorne for the second seat at mclaren next season. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us t

england rugby union international danny cipriani has been fined an additional £2000 by his club sideassault and resisting arrest on their pre—season tour to jersey last week. he'll also undertake ten hours of community service coaching local children. england and sale winger chris ashton could miss the start of the season — he's facing a ban after being sent off for punching castres' rory kockott in a 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

danny cipriani — the gloucester fly half — is at his rfu disciplinary hearing this evening.nd‘s women internationals. it‘s a controversial issue because the union didn‘t renew the contracts of the world cup winning team last year, preferring instead to invest in the sevens format of the game. giselle mather is director of rugby at wasps, she says it‘s important to professionalise the game in the right way. as far as i see it, it is evolutionary, and you have to put it on the platform for women‘s sport in general, which has exploded, as it should have done, perhaps ages ago, but people are now seeing that it is not a smaller, slower brand of sport. it‘s different, and it‘s exciting that the women‘s game generally is an untapped platform in terms of sponsorship and media interest, and obviously that is gaining over time. if you try to do it too quickly, it will go wrong. a slow and steady approach is how i look at it. you have to get the balance right. if you make some players professional and others not, particularly in our sport, with the contact and strength elements, you h

danny cipriani has apologised after charges of common assault at a nightclub in jersey.a police officer following the incident in the early hours of wednesday. he was on a pre—season trip with gloucester when the incident happened. cipriani's defence afterwards said he was truly sorry for the situation and said he was mortified if he harmed the police officer in any way. pochettino says he is disappointed that the delay in moving into the club's new stadium. spurs had hoped to play against liverpool next month in that stadium now it will not be until october at the earliest will stop it has angered some fans. the match will now be played at wimbley instead. as i understand, the problem is about the ticket, the money and everything. ifeel sorry for them and i want to say thank you and apologise we are going to try and apologise we are going to try and reward them by winning games in the way that only we can do. major changes have been announced to the format of the davis cup. the competition where andy murray led great britain to victory traditionally spans most of the ca

headlines, starting with rugby union: the rfu are going ahead with their disciplinary process against danny ciprianir fly—half was fined byjersey magistrates and his club following an incident outside a nightclub over the weekend. the rugby players association asked the rfu to drop the case because he has already been sanctioned by his club. england captain, steph houghton, has been recalled for the decisive 2019 world cup qualifiers against wales and kazakhstan after a knee injury. alex greenwood also returns after suspension. the winners of the clash between wales and england will qualify for the world cup. west brom's chris brunt has retired from international football. he won 65 caps for northern ireland over the course of 13 years. bru nt‘s last appearance was in the world cup play—off against switzerland last november. it's the second day at the european para—athletics championships in berlin. kate grey is there for us, more british medals kate. hello, kate, more british medals? that's right, it has been another successful night in berlin, great britain have won three gold medals on the second

the rugby player danny cipriani is due to appear before magistrates on jersey this morning after beingelier. the gloucester fly—half, who has recently been recalled to the england team, was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning. he is charged with a number of offences including resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. a malaysianjudge is due to rule shortly on whether there is sufficient evidence against two women to be tried for murdering a half—brother of the north korean leader, kim jong—un. the prosecution say the women smeared kim jong—nam's face with a toxic nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport last year. our reporterjonathan head is in the malaysian capital. tell us a bit about what the latest is, and what are we expecting today? well, thejudge has now ruled that this trial must now proceed, that there is what he claims is sufficient evidence from security camera video that was presented in court showing the two women, one of them appearing to put her hands over them appearing to put her hands over the face of kim jong—nam, that they attempted to kill their vi

gloucester say they're "surprised and extremely disappointed" after their fly half danny cipriani was conviction for assault earlier this week. cipriani has now been charged with "conduct pre—judicial to the interests of the game" by the rfu after the incident outside a jersey nightclub. however, gloucester have released a statment criticising the decision and the timing of the announcement. manchester united bossjose mourinho says he "couldn't be happier" with paul pogba after the france midfielder suggested he was dissatisfied with life at old trafford. the world cup winner fell out of favour last season, and this summer has been linked with a move to barcelona. but mourinho has denied reports of a rift between the two of them. we are together for two years and a couple of weeks. and i have never been so happy with him as i am now.

coming up on bbc news there is growing support for danny cipriani, following his arrest as england head continuing to pay tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin, who died yesterday. mourners have been paying their respects at the baptist church in detroit where she began singing as a child — and at sites across the united states. jenny kumar reports. music: "respect" by aretha franklin today the world is still reeling from the loss of a soul legend. aretha franklin was a distinctive talent. the daughter of a gospel singing mother and baptist preacher father went on to find global fame in a career spanning went on to find global fame in a career spanning six decades. her fellow music greats continue to pay their respects. she isjust consistently great human being. and she always with whatever turmoil may have been happening in her life, even with her illness, she did not put that on anybody else. she believed, i think, put that on anybody else. she believed, ithink, that put that on anybody else. she believed, i think, that she was doing god's work. and she was. she broughtjoy to

the gloucester fly—half, danny cipriani has been givenjust a reprimand by the rfu after his arrest injerseyto play. he pleaded guilty to common assault and resisting arrest following an incident at a nightclub and was fined £2,000 in court, and also the same amount by his club. an rfu disciplinary panel upheld the misconduct charge against him but decided against further sanction. his club coach doesn't think the incident should affect cipriani's england career. you can only select your strongest side. if he is going to be one of that 33 representing england then surely england can have a discussion with him. danny is not stupid, he knows he has learnt a lesson and he will move on. the ultimate judgment has to be what he does on the rugby field. i think that is the way to go forward. the players in spain's top division could go on strike, that's in response to la liga's plans to stage one match a season in the us. representatives from all 20 sides met with their union yesterday, incuding real madrid captain sergio ramos and barcelona vice—captain sergio busquets. a 15—year deal with a us me

the england rugby international danny cipriani has been arrested and charged following an incident anf this morning in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates‘ court tomorrow morning. now, what price convenience? that's the question many cash—strapped councils are being forced to ask when it comes to providing free public toilets. numbers have been declining for years and now the bbc has learnt that some uk high streets and tourist hot spots have no council—run loos at all. so, is the era of a free pee set to end completely? sian lloyd has been finding out. it's become a familiar sight — public toilets no longer in use. in some cases, they're being sold off, or transferred to other bodies to run. either way, councils are maintaining fewer of them and saving money. research by the bbc shows that across the uk, councils have stopped running 13% of public toilets over the past eight years. major councils now maintain 4,486. that's down from 5,159 in 2010. and in 37 areas, they no longer run any publi

with danny cipriani having left the club in the summer, and star signing lima sopoaga yet to arrive fromitions, ahead of the new campaign. andy murray makes his grand slam return at the us open later. having missed wimbledon to help build his fitness, having returned from nearly a year out with a hip injury. he faces australia's james duckworth in the first round and having dropped to 382 in the world, murray feels great to be back at the scene of his first grand slam success. i have great memories from new york overall, from juniors through the first slam final to then obviously winning my first grand slam here, so, yeah. i have lots of great memories. i'm happy i'm able to be back, competing again here. it was tough, missing it last year. i was pretty upset at the time so i am really pleased to be back and i will try to enjoy it as much as i can. you can find all the details of the tennis on the bbc website. including live text of the t20 quarter—final between nottinghamshire and somerset. notts chasing 210 to win, they're currently 113—2. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. back with more in the

danny cipriani is let off with a reprimand by the rfu, and now backed by his club to star for englandw that fewer people are coming to live and work in the uk from other countries in the european union. the office for national statistics said net migration from the eu to the uk has fallen to its lowest level for more than five years. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here. he has been looking at the figures — what do they tell us? well, the headline still is that fall in eu migration into britain. it's still the case that more people are coming to britain then leaving but the overall figure, where you take one from the other, is 87,000 at the moment, and that is the lowest figure since december 2012. and it's less tha n figure since december 2012. and it's less than half what it was only two yea rs less than half what it was only two years ago. the factors behind that are things like the fall in the pound, which makes britain a less attractive place to work and also that continuing uncertainty about the place of eu citizens in britain after brexit. but what about net m

the england and gloucester rugby player danny cipriani has been arrested and charged following an incidentalf was arrested in the early hours of this morning in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates' court tomorrow morning. hundreds of people have attended a service in the centre of omagh to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing by the real ira group which left 29 people dead, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. it was one of the worst atrocities of the troubles in northern ireland. no one's ever been convicted. from omagh, our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. the horror of omagh was unprecedented. the carnage and panic of that day will forever be in the memories of those who survived. when they came in and said, "there's a bomb scare, would you move down?" kevin skelton had been shopping in town with his wife. they each walked into different stores. this brief moment that separated them was fateful. and as i turned to come round, to come out — bang! the bomb went off. he found

extremely disappointed" that the rfu has opened disciplinary proceedings against england fly—half danny ciprianis been "singled out" due to the significant media coverage around the incident. attacker sasha corbin is named amongst a very strong england netball squad for next month's quad series, corbin returns for her county alongside defender layla guscoth, who's back in the england camp for the first time since 2016. and, finally, rotherham united's new york stadium was the venue today for the funeral of children's entertainer barry chuckle, who died earlier this month, aged 73. barry, part of the chuckle brothers, a mainstay of children's bbc for over 20 years, was an honorary life president of the club, along with brother paul, who helped carry the coffin into the stadium today. now, a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championship, great britain's dina asher—smith will be hoping for more at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. after her 100 metre, 200 metre, and four by 100 metre successes in berlin, asher—smith will race in the 200 in birm

the england and gloucester rugby player danny cipriani has been arrested and charged following an incidentrrested in the early hours of this morning in st helier. he's been charged with five offences, including assault and resisting arrest. he's due to appear atjersey magistrates court tomorrow morning. hundreds of people have attended a service in the centre of omagh to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing by the real ira group twhich left 29 people dead, including a woman who was pregnant with twins. it was one of the worst atrocities of the troubles in northern ireland. no one's ever been convicted. from omagh, our ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. the horror of omagh was unprecedented. the carnage and panic of that day will forever be in the memories of those who survived. when they came in and said, "there's a bomb scare, would you move down?" kevin skelton had been shopping in town with his wife. they each walked into different stores. this brief moment that separated them was fateful. and as i turned to come round, to come out — bang! the bomb went off. he found his wife

knee ligament reconstruction surgery after suffering an injury in the preseason friendly, with danny cipriani the summerand cipriani having left the club in the summer and their star signing yet to arrive from new zealand, wasps are currently right in their playmaking positions ahead of the campaign. there is a brilliant weekend for a british basketball, the manjust won the world wheelchair bust above championships, beating the us in the final. team gp claimed at 79—6 to hand the real paralympics championed their first defeat in four years. —— 79-62. bit surreal, think yours expect, with two minutes to go being up expect, with two minutes to go being up15 points, any expect, with two minutes to go being up 15 points, any normal game that is game over but i still had in the back of my mind, you never know. pc pentium amazing things in sport that you never know. —— you see plenty of amazing things. i was focused on not blow the lead. that is all this portrait now. you can follow all the stories as well as the cricket and the bbc website. holly hamilton will be here with more free at 6:35pm. tha

rugby players' association has called on the rfu to drop its case against the gloucester fly half danny cipriani has begun training with an australian football team, as he seeks to fulfil his ambition to become a professionalfootballer. since retiring from athletics last year, the jamaican sprinter has trained with several football teams around the world. he's hoping to earn a place with the a—league central coast mariners, but he's had to fend off criticism that he's taking part in a publicity stunt. 0ur australia correspondent hywel griffith has been along to see him in action. he may be the fastest man in the world, but usain bolt has a lot of catching up to do if he really is to become a professional footballer. today is his 32nd birthday, an age when some players start to think about retirement. but bolt says playing professionally has been a lifelong dream which he is determined to achieve. football has always been something that is a passion of mine, that i enjoy. even when my coach at a professional level would say, "usain, don't play football, you can't be playing football in the middle