david weir revelas his battles with depresssion. the toughestjourney of my life, my career. but it is such a positive mindset now, that nothing can get in my way. eyes on the prize. anthonyjoshua prepares to put his titles on the line once again. and remaining in red. briton‘s simon yates edges closer to a first grand tour title. good evening. david weir has been speaking of his battle with depression that led to suicidial thoughts after the rio paralympics. the eight—time marathon winner quit the track with para gb after the games but has vowed to return in tokyo in an attempt to add to his six paralympic titles. in an interview with the bbc he said his depression stemmed from not being able to deal with his disability as a youngster. i could see i was struggling. they said do you think you can go and talk to someone? i was like no, i cannot talk to anyone. i think i'm all right, to be honest. ifound someone all right, to be honest. ifound someone that was not involved with sport, did not know me and literally the first conversatio

and you can read about david weir, his battles and hope for the future on the bbc website.from sports day. we'll have more throughout the evening. police in australia have launched a new search for the remains of a woman who vanished more than 30 yea rs woman who vanished more than 30 years ago. the disappearance of lynette dawson is at the centre of a crime podcast series which has topped download charts around the world and its popularity has given the investigation new impetus. inch by inch, a new search to try and solve a decades—old mystery and a case which is now being followed by millions of people around the world. lynette dawson disappeared 36 years ago, leaving behind her two young daughters and her husband, teacher chris dawson. he's always insisted that she abandoned them and denies any wrongdoing, but his affair with a schoolgirl has led many to believe he killed his wife. two coroners have called for him to be prosecuted, but he's never been charged. lynette dawson was reported missing by her husband, former newtown jets rugby league star chris dawson. the new

and david weir opens up on his depression and recovery.my career. but i am in such a positive mindset now that nothing can get in my way. kristina vogel has been 5peaking publicy for the first time about the training crash that has left her paralysed. germany's 0lympic sprint cycling champion suffered serious spinal and chest injuries during training. she said she knew very quickly afterwards 5he would never walk again. nick parrott reports. with two 0lympic with two olympic gold medals and 11 world titles, christina i5 with two olympic gold medals and 11 world titles, christina is one of the more successful track cyclist5 the more successful track cyclist5 the sport has seen. at 27 years old, there was more to come until a life changing crash involving another cyclist while training injune. the left the german paralysed. translation: i do not blame anyone. 0ther5 investigated the incident for me and i'm happy there is an investigation going on. the dutch cycling a55ociation investigation going on. the dutch cycling association has not con

snopek works as a teacher in maidenhead and is a member of david weir's academy., and caster semenya has run the fifth—fastest 800 metres in history. it was also the second—fastest time of her career. ——it was also the third—fastest time of her career. there's only been one run quicker in the past decade and that was semenya herself, setting her personal best injune. it's the 29th consecutive 800m race that the double olympic champion has won. 0lympic triple jump champion christian taylor ran against team europe's matthew hudson—smith on the first leg of the mixed 400m relay at the continental cup, but it was the brit who passed the baton over first. however, a dropped the baton in the second changeover cost them dearly and they couldn't come back to beat the americas, who ended on a stunning last leg from 0lympic 400m champion shaunae miller—uibo. in the 100m, america's noah lyles ended his dominant season with a win, just one—hundredth of a second outside of ten seconds. former world champion yohan blake pulled up before the line. 21—year—old lyles was the faste

snopek works as a teacher in maidenhead and is a member of david weir's academy.ry. it was also the second fastest time of her career. there's only been one run quicker in the past decade and that was semenya herself, setting her personal best injune. it's the 29th consecutive 800m race that the double olympic champion has won. the mixed 4 x aoom relay will be a new event for athletics at the tokyo 2020 olympics, but at the continental cup it also means mixed nations. olympic triple jump champion christian taylor ran against britain's matthew hudson—smith on the first leg, but it was european champion hudson—smith who passed the baton over to belgium's kevin borlee first for team europe. the second changover to dutch athlete lisanne de witte. despite her carrying on, they couldn't come back to beat the americas, who ended on a stunning last leg from olympic aoom champion shaunae miller—uibo. in the 100m, america's noah lyles ended his dominant season with a win, just one hundredth of a second outside of 10 seconds. former world champion yohan blake pulled up befor

britain's david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time.ite including extraordinary footage of a motorbike racer grabbing arrivals lead in the grand prix. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. coming up, a look at tomorrow morning's front pages in the papers, but before that, here's the weather for the week ahead, with stav danaos. hello. it is pretty typical this time of year, the transition from summery whether to autumnal and we get quite a mixture of features across the uk. this week is certainly going to be one of those, a very changeable week in store. a little bit of everything. sunshine, rain, strong winds and in some places a bit of warmth too. the change in weather starts on monday, a brief ridge of high pressure to begin the day, the next weather system comes into western areas bringing increasing rain. we start with plenty of sunshine through monday, that holds on through southern and eastern areas but turns wet and windy through scotland and northern ireland through the day. it will be a fairly cold day in the north, 20

six—time paralympic champion david weir is to return for great britain at the tokyo olympics in 2020ar the gb vest again. i'll be back with more on those stories later etc. it has emerged that e. coli was one cause of the deaths ofjohn and susan cooper in egypt. at the time their deaths were a mystery. thomas cook moved tourists to other hotels asa cook moved tourists to other hotels as a precaution. our correspondent sarah campbell is with me to give us the latest on this. john and susan cooper died on the 2ist john and susan cooper died on the 21st of august. it is three weeks since the family has been waiting to hear what happened was the egyptian general prosecutor has released a statement following the autopsy is saying what they believe had happened. john cooper is 69 for that they talk about an underlying heart problem and they say his death when he tested positive for e. coli bacteria which cause the beer —— caused severe diarrhoea and vomiting was because of the underlying heart problems it led to severe gastroenteritis and his death. susan cooper did not have any underlying

britain's david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time. that's all the sport for now.or her portrayal of queen and due for release in the uk next year. the top award, the gold mine, which went black—and—white spanish—language drama. it brings net flicks its first major festival victory and seals the company's reputation as a big name in arthouse movies. roma is a deeply personal black—and—white memoir to be conspired by his childhood in the rumour “— conspired by his childhood in the rumour —— roma district of mexico city. the film has inspired the judges as well, taking the top prize at the venice film festival. it was at the venice film festival. it was a decision that was reached unanimously by the jury. 9—0.|j a decision that was reached unanimously by thejury. 9-0. i am the queen. the favourite, which, like roma, focus predominantly on female characters took the grand jury female characters took the grand jury prize. its star, olivia colman, received the best actress award for her portrayal of queen and. the best actor went to william dafoe who played vincent van

kenya‘s 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women‘s event, while britain‘s david weirndian ocean. this is the moment, earlier today, when brendan rendall completed the three month journey from namibia to mozambique. it saw him run the equivilent of 9a marathons in as many days. he‘s raised tens of thousand of pounds for a charity helping orphans in malawi. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. we‘re going to start the working week with a tussle, a battle between warm air and cuvelier. we felt both today, so these generic as with sunshine, temperatures approaching the middle 20s. —— cool air. temperatures here around 16 degrees with some frequent heavy downpours. this cloud here on the satellite picture is going to bring further heavy downpours across scotland, particularly through this evening and tonight. heavy showers drifting north—east. blown along on a brisk wind. gusts of around 50 to 55 mph across parts of western scotland. read herself, quieter night. read the with some clear spells to come. around 9012 degrees. into monday, many

paralympian david weir won the wheelchair race for the seventh time — also in a course record time.ing ovation as he batted for england for the last time today, during the fifth and final test against india at the oval. india's lower order battled to 292 all out before the former captain guided england to 114—2. tim hague reports. there was no doubting who the capacity crowd had come to see but before alastair cook's final innings, the home team needed to get the final indian wickets. that wasn't easy, jadeja's style and substance got him to 86 not out but he ran out of partners. india, all out for 292, a0 behind england. this match was less about the result and more about him. cook coming out one last time. but how many could england's record run score accumulates this time? definitely more than keaton jennings. accumulates this time? definitely more than keatonjennings. that's called leaving a straight one. no such worries for alastair cook, who remained focused as usual, and showed why he'd be so missed. moeen ali couldn't follow his lead, another industry beaten by the bowler ——

kenya's 2016 champion vivian cheruiyot took victory in the women's event, while britain's david weirelchair race. rules which prevent some victims of crime from being compensated if they lived with their attacker are being scrapped by the ministry ofjustice. the "same roof rule" was changed in 1979, but not retrospectively, meaning victims from before that time have been refused payouts. last year, more than a 150—million pounds was paid out by the scheme. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. after a violent crime, what happens to the victims? for over 50 years, they have been able to claim compensation under a scheme funded by the state. but the government says the system needs modernising to reflect the changing nature of crime, so it is starting a review. the criminal injuries compensation scheme review will examine the two—year time limit on bringing claims, if people with convictions for certain offences should be barred from compensation, and whether sexual grooming victims should be able to make claims. currently, they can't. following a court case this summer, m

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news: paralympic champion david weir tells the bbc his battle withression led to suicidal thoughts in the months after the rio paralympics. good evening. a group of leading brexit—supporting conservative mps have produced proposals for the highly contentious issue of how the irish border will be handled after britain leaves the eu. the european research groups approach is an alternative to what's been laid out in the government's chequers plan and comes amid renewed questions about the support commanded by the prime minister. the proposals include simplified customs procedures, to avoid the need for checks at the border, similar uk and eu regulations for agricultural producers, and a so—called trusted trader scheme for larger companies to clear goods for export and import. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. plotting a way through not, they say, plotting against theresa may. former cabinet ministers and the first ever first minister of northern ireland say forget the political fuss about brexit and the border. they claim there is a simpler

david weir opens his heart and says he's coming out of retirement to make it to tokyo 2020.hman brothers bank — a key moment in the unfolding of the global financial crisis. in the period that followed, share prices plunged, the banking system teetered and millions lost theirjobs. the impact can be seen even today — research carried out for the bbc has shown that real annual wages are £800 lower than they were a decade ago. our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. it's called a financial crisis. you're totally oblivious to it when you're in it. what i was trying to do was make sure there was food on the table, you've got water, you've got heating. just happy to be in work. earl martin from manchester. like so many people, unaware events thousands of miles away would still matter now. lehman brothers, america's fourth largest investment bank, goes bankrupt. this is a once—in—a—century type event. looking back now with his son. have you noticed any big changes in the last ten years? um, yeah. financially, loads. economically, loads. the recession. massive slump. we are slowly

the six time paralympic champion david weir has spoken of the depression which made him consider ending two years ago empty handed. speaking to the bbc he said he had suicidal thoughts in the months that followed. i found ifound someone i found someone that wasn't involved in sport, didn't know me, literally the first conversation i was on the floor in bits, to be honest, crying and... didn't realise how bad it was, yeah. it has been the toughest journey of my life. but, i mean, it is such a positive mindset now that, you know, nothing can get in my way and ifi you know, nothing can get in my way and if i want to get to tokyo i am going to make sure i am going to get there. simon yates has maintained his lead in the tour of spain aftre today's 17th stage. his lead was over 30 seconds heading into the basque country today — he lost eight seconds on his nearest rival alejandro valverde, but remains ahead in the general classification. four stages of the race remain. yates is aiming to becomejust the second british rider to win it after chris froome's success in 2017. us open champion naom

one of britain's most decorated para—athletes, david weir, has admitted his battle with depression.aralympics after rio 2016, saying he was in bits and on the floor, has announced he'll be returning for tokyo after all. and the world heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua says it's a golden age for his sport and his division. he fights the russian alexander povetikin at wembley next weekend. and there is an interesting anthony joshua move coming up in the papers ina joshua move coming up in the papers in a moment. don't tell us about it. i look forward to it. fancy the sun up i look forward to it. fancy the sun up over london? absolutely. you ask and we deliver. look at that. st paul's cathedral looking beautiful. do you know what is sad about that? what? the sky. grey. blue. it is not quite mourning any more. there is daylight in the distance. the sun is rising. it looks very still compare to the dramatic pictures on the other side of the atlantic. matt was telling us about hurricane florence hitting america earlier. how are things? a lot quieter, of course, some up in london in 20 min

resort of hurghada sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s john watson david weirat the 2008 and 2012 games, but returned empty handed from rio and retired from track cycling soon afterwards saying he would never wear the gb shirt again. speaking to the bbc he outlined his plans to return and spoke of the depression he suffered after the rio games. i wasn‘t involved in sport, did not know and, it is the first conversation i was on the floor in bits. i was crying. it made me realise just how bad it was. it‘s been the toughest journey realise just how bad it was. it‘s been the toughestjourney of my life but i‘ve been in such a positive mindset now that nothing can get in my way and if i want to get back to it, and going to get that. it‘s been another succesful day in the saddle for simon yates who‘s edging ever closer to becoming the second british winner of the vuelta a espana aftre maintaining his lead in the race. the stage through the basque country was won by canadian michael woods who emerged through the gloom. yates had his lead trimmed by five seconds but sti