paul gustard has backed england to win next year's rugby union world cup, despite leaving eddiejones‘med the defence coach willjoin harlequins as their new head of rugby after england's tour to south africa next month. the premiership club have agreed to pay the rfu compensation for gustard, who's worked with eddiejones since 2016. his departure means england will be without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan just 15 months away. opportunities do not always open at the time you want it to do. as i said, the fact that harlequins are such a big club, the fact they have underperformed, there is real potential year and i believe i can make a real difference. it is right for me and my family and i know the pa rt for me and my family and i know the part i have played with england at the progress we have made and i know what i have contributed. and i will be as happy as everybody else involved in that organisation and the rest of the country when we lift the rest of the country when we lift the world cup in 2019. britain's jay clarke has taken another step toward

england rugby head coach eddiejones will respond to their poor six nations showing by bringing in anrica. he is set to announce his squad this week with growing calls for wasps fly—half danny cipriani to be included. eddie jones for wasps fly—half danny cipriani to be included. eddiejones will also need to appoint a new captain for the tour with dylan hartley rolled out through concussion. he has been involved in the planning of the tour and wejust involved in the planning of the tour and we just wish a good recovery 110w. and we just wish a good recovery now. do you think he will come back? there is no reason why he can't. nature runs its course with head injuries. you have to be guided by the medical staff. but he's got the motivation and the intention of coming back so no reason why he can't. all being well could he come back as captain? will have to wait and see, we don't need to make a decision right now. eddie jones speaking to our reporter chris jones. major league baseball is to come to these shores next year with a regular two—game series in london nextjune. it has been conf

but he's been outstanding for wasps this season and head coach eddiejones said he deserved an opportunityeel like he has made progress, that he has the right attitude and with 20 players missing it is a great opportunity to test what he can add to the team. if he ends up on the front page of the paper, it can only be that he is holding a trophy that says 3—0 at the bottom. if it is any other reason again there is a plain straight back to england. the england and wales cricket board is launching a strategy to engage what it believes is the untapped potential of british asians in the game. a lack of effective talent spotting and access to equipment are seen as problems that need to be overcome. our sport correspondent joe wilson is in east london. cricket is part of the heritage in this area of east london, there is a grade ii listed cricket pavilion behind me. the issue is how it affects the modern situation. this area is ethnically diverse and a lot of people would and see being part of a south asian community. we have girls from those communities playing in this session today, which has

finished 63—45 to the barbarians and after a disapointing six nations will have given england boss eddiejonesorld cup in 15 months' time. rotherham will play in next season's championship after victory in the league one play off final at wembley. it took extra time, but they came through to beat shrewsbury 2—1. it was their captain richard who scored both their goals, the decisive one in the 12th minute of extra time. and that was enough to cement rotherham's place in the championship next season. as liverpool and their fans make their way home after last night's defeat in the champions league final against real madrid, goalkeeper loris karius who, of course, made those two game—changing errors, has been speaking about his disappointment on social media. this afternoon he has said: "i haven't really slept until now, the scenes are still runing through my head again and again, i'm infinitely sorry to my team mates, for you fans and for all the staff. i know i messed this up with the two mistakes and let you all down". another of the match‘s big talking points was the injury to liverpool leadin

to rugby union, and eddiejones says he wishes his england defence coach all the best.club after england's tour to south africa next month. gustard, who's worked with eddiejones since 2016, will be released from his contract with the rfu after quins agreed to pay compensation. his departure means england will be without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan just 15 months away. liverpool managerjurgen klopp is urging his team to be brave against real madrid, ahead of this weekend's champions league final. he believes their "desire, attitude and work—rate" can help them beat the 12—time european champions. klopp oversaw an open training session ahead of saturday's final in ukraine earlier. having just got back from a week long training camp in spain, klopp believes his team has already shown the characteristics this season needed to lift the trophy in kiev. we will try in a very positive way everything to bring the boys to show the boys why it makes so much sense to be really brave in that game. that what is we did in all the other games. it was

those concussion. —— according to head coach eddiejones.. the leader of the commons andrea leadsom reportedly didn‘t hear the comments, but mps who say they did are outraged. it follow previous allegations of bullying, which mr bercow and his office have consistently denied. let‘s cross to our political correspondent chris mason, who‘s at westminster. good morning. just explain what he is alleged to have said? john bercow is alleged to have said? john bercow isa man is alleged to have said? john bercow is a man who regularly dips into the thesaurus, he likes the latin at, thesaurus, he likes the latin at, the multisyllabic, the highfalutin when it comes to language. but not, it would appear when it comes to this particular exchange about the leader of the commons andrea leadsom on wednesday. reported in the daily telegraph today, speaker accused of calling ledson a, quote, stupid woman. the allegation is he offered a description which featured the word useless and was prefaced by a word useless and was prefaced by a word beginning with f, s

eddiejones has called up four uncapped players to start against the barbarians at twickenham on sunday mercer in the forwards. elliot daly will move to full back for the exhibition match, having been employed predominantly as a winger by eddiejones. danny cipriani will start on the bench, his first involvement under eddie jones. the italian alps will provide another stern test of simon yates credentials, as he bids to defend his lead in the giro d'italia. he struggled on stage 18 yesterday, losing half of his lead to defending champion tom dumoulin. it's down to just 28 seconds with two big mountain stages in the next two days. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. allow me to come to the next section inafew allow me to come to the next section in a few moments because first i wa nt to in a few moments because first i want to show you a conversation answering your questions and then these live pictures from new york. this aerial shot is showing you the first precinct there. to the left and to the right of that door there are lines of photographers and c

it's a bit of a bloke actually, for eddiejones‘ coaching setup.to the northern side they were doing so well —— a bit of a bloke. his defence coach podcasts and him went on a huge winning spree but now he is leaving underneath jones to become the head of rugby at the premiership side harlequins. in a statement he said today opportunities don't come along very often like this and amazing to be given a chance to lead a club like harlequins. he said the opportunity was hugely exciting. bad news for jones. that means he has being left without a permanent defence and attack coach. form has waned over recent months but the world cup in japan is only 15 months away. eddie jones really needing something more to come in. gustard will be going to the england tour this summer to south africa, though. 2010 world cup winner cesc fabregas is amongst four high profile premier league names. to miss out on spain's squad for this summer's world cup. his chelsea team—mates alvaro morata and marcos alonso have also been left out ofjulen loppiteggi's squad, along with

eddiejones, who led the japanese side to victory over south africa at the last world cup, has become. and the south china morning post says hong kong is harbouring some big ambitions when it comes to their waterfront. the shoreline is already famous for its glittering skyline, but this giant pumpkin is also proving a big hit. it's part of a plan to bring art into the heart of the city. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? we all like a good bus in britain. hedblom social media have been discussing where is britain's most beautiful bus route. —— people on social media. the journey takes four hours and travels across the county of yorkshire including views of the moors and the historic city of york. the route is part of a competition to discover the county's most scenic route. the winner will be announced later this month. this coming saturday prince harry, now sixth in line to the british throne, marries his american girlfriend meghan markle at windsor castle. interest in the royal wedding is huge and it's predicted that more than a billion people worldwide will

there's been a blow to eddiejone's coaching set—up with england's rugby union side.ard has become the new head of rugby at premiership side harlequins. gustard's departure means england will be left without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan only 15 months away. he's described the opportunity as hugely exciting and willjoin his new club after england's summer tour to south africa. shaun wane has resigned as the head coach of super league side wigan warriors, and will leave the club at the end of the season. wane played for the club 150 times during the 19805 and has spent nearly seven years in charge, winning the challenge cup, league leader's shield, world club challenge and two super league grand finals. chairman ian lenagan says the club won't rush into a appointing wane's replacement. simon yates is on course to become the first british cyclist to win the giro d'italia. the mitchelton—scott rider won yesterday's 15th stage with a great solo ride to take what could be a definitive step towards victory. yates now has a lead of two minut

to stay in england as part of a bid to stay in england as part of a bid to establish himself in eddiejones at the world cup. his wasps team—mate james haskell is also keeping alive his hopes of japan and he will be joining also keeping alive his hopes of japan and he will bejoining saints next season. they state in england this season with overseas players ineligible for choice in the side. it's a rest day in the giro d'italia today, so overall leader simon yates can take stock ofjust how well he's doing before a tilt on the title. the british rider increased his lead to more than half a minute after winning yesterday's ninth stage. chris froome is almost two and a half minutes behind. the race finishes in rome on the 27th of may. that is all the sport for now. but just a reminder you can follow the cou nty just a reminder you can follow the county championship on the bbc sport website and you can follow ireland's first test match against pakistan. that is bbc. co. uk/sport, first test match against pakistan. that is bbc.co.uk/sport, and i will be back in the next hour. studio: hugh, thank

and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, eddiejones wishes paul gustard all the best as his defence coachced harlequins‘ new director of rugby. good evening. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire opened today and it began with a poignant 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. over the coming days, the inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire. but the first testimony has come from relatives paying harrowing and heartbreaking tribute to their lost loved ones. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. so many killed, so many lives cut short. none more so than logan gomes, not even born when he died after g re nfell. his family shared pictures with the enquiry, heartbreaking ones with the inquiry, heartbreaking ones of their tiny, stillborn son, so loved. they prayed he would open his eyes. he looked like he wasjust sleeping... ..as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to... to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, cho

effect for england and maybe ireland, because mark mccall would have been in the frame to succeed eddiejonesboss or evenjoe schmidt as ireland head coach. this seems to have put paid to that although of course the rfu and the irfu could pay out big compensation if need be. as well as mark mccall, a host of his backroom staff have signed extensions at saracens including defence and forwards coach alex sanderson which again may rule him out of replacing paul gustard as england defence coach. it certainly makes it highly unlikely. big news today for both saracens and england. raheem sterling has defended his decision to have a rifle tattooed on his leg. some anti—gun campaigners have criticised the manchester city forward, calling it "totally u na cce pta ble". but sterling says the tattoo has a "deeper meaning" and refers to his father who died when he was a child. liverpool have made the first big—money signing of the summer. wasting no time after their champions league defeat at the weekend, they've signed midfielder fabinho from monaco. the fee is thought to be in the region of £40 million.

i don't want any trouble with eddiejones. naga. i don't want any trouble with eddie jones.at malahide. ireland become the 11th nation to play the longest form of the game after being granted test status last year, although they face a tough task against the touring pakistanis. a briton is the new leader of the giro d'italia but it's not chris froome. simon yates made his move to take the leader's pinkjersey a mile from the finish of the sixth stage on mount etna. he leads by 16 seconds. froome is more than a minute behind him in eighth. golf's so called fifth major, the players championship, is underway at tpc sawgrass in florida and the world number one dustinjohnson is among six players leading the pack on six under par. england'sjustin rose isjust two behind on four under. plenty more to come, including some surprises later. thanks, mike, see you later. six months ago donald trump was tweeting little rocket man when it came to kimjong—un, tweeting little rocket man when it came to kim jong—un, now tweeting little rocket man when it came to kimjong—un, now in a remarkable

it will have given england boss eddiejones plenty to think about ahead of next month's tour and the worldool fa ns thousands of disappointed liverpool fans are returning home. but be a disappointment will be nothing compared to the anguish and dejection felt by liverpool's goalkeeper who's errors handed the spanish side two of their three goals. adam was just talking about him. joining us now is dan sly, university lecturer in sports performance and psychology at canterbury christ church university. thank you forjoining us. your heart goes out to him, doesn't it, what impact is going to have him? massive. i think everyone, particularly from a neutral point of view could really feel for him. feelings of dejection, sadness, just questioning his own ability. it's a really u nfortu nate questioning his own ability. it's a really unfortunate situation in such a high—profile game. i think those kind of emotions i'd expected, to be fair, hejust kind of emotions i'd expected, to be fair, he just needs time to reflect on that performance. with social media and people to comment insta ntly media an

eddiejones had deserved an opportunity.ayers. andy murray's mother, judy, says he is still aiming to be fit in time for the grass court season. there have been suggestions he had suffered a setback in his recovery from hip injury butjudy murray told victoria derbyshire that he was still working hard on his comeback. it has been a long and frustrating lay—off for him and he is doing everything that he cant be ready but the strength and depth of men's tennis is so great now that i don't think anybody would want to come back from an injury and into that environment unless you are 100% fit, so environment unless you are 100% fit, so he is doing if he cant get ready andi so he is doing if he cant get ready and i am sure that when he has some yea rs and i am sure that when he has some years it will show it but his goal was always to try and be ready for the grass court season and fingers crossed that will happen. are you able to put a percentage on how fit he is? no. it will take as long as it takes and he will decide he is ready

as england boss or even joe frame to succeed eddiejones as england boss or evenjoe schmidt as irelandneed be and as well as mark mccall, a host of his backroom staff has signed saracens extensions including defence and forwards coach alex sanderson which again may rule him out of replacing paul gustard as england defence coach. it certainly makes it highly unlikely. big news today for both saracens and england. raheem sterling has defended his decision to have a rifle tattoed on his leg. some anti—gun campaigners have criticised the manchester city forward calling it "totally u na cce pta ble". but sterling says the tattoo has a deeper meaning and refers to his father who died when he was a child. the former england goalkeeper rob green says the liverpool ‘keeper loris karius might have to move abroad to get out of the spotlight after his mistakes cost liverpool in the champions league final. green himself made a big mistake in the 2010 world cup, and says premier league crowds can be unforgiving. i think moving out of the spotlight is no bad thing. going outside of this country, for

end of this term and he's decided to stay in england in a bid to establish himself as part of eddiejones's northampton saints. like cipriani, haskell is hoping to play in next year's rugby world cup. it's a rest day in the giro d'italia today, so overall leader simon yates can take stock ofjust how well he's doing before a tilt on the title. the british rider increased his lead to more than half a minute after winning yesterday's ninth stage. chris froome is almost two and a half minutes behind. the race finishes in rome on the 27th of may. tiger woods may have fallen short at the players' championship in florida — but he's proved he really is back this time. he had a great weekend, challenging the winner webb simpson on the final day. woods says he felt extremely positive — and many pundits believe he could yet win a 15th major title. before i go, a quick update onjohanna konta's first—round match at the italian open in rome — she's taken the first set against magdalena rybarikova. she has taken the first set. a break—up right now. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in t

farrell is a "winner" and will put his own stamp on the england rugby team according to head coach eddiejones a break to recoverfrom concussion. jones says "owen is a completely different character to dylan" comparing his leadership style to that of australia great george gregan. andy murray has not asked for a wildcard into next week's atp challenger event in loughborough. the double wimbledon champion has not spoken publicly about his recovery from hip surgery, but the bbc understands a recent setback has left his chances of playing on grass this summer in some doubt. now, manchester city's gabriel jesus is not only a hero for the premier league club, he's an inspiration in his home town too... in the build up to the world cup, a mural has been painted on the houses of the sao paulo neighbourhood he grew up in. this is where the player made his name, before his mega money move to manchester city. world cup fever clearly atking hold, with the striker set to star for brazil, who will be hoping to eradicate the painful memory of that heavy semi final defeat to germany four years ago on home so

eddiejones will also need a new captain for the trip with regular skipper dylan hartley out with concussion ns reason why he can't. it seems nature runs its course with head injuries, and we have to be guarded by the medical staff but he has the motivation and the intent and the comebacks in a reason why he can't. all being well do you see him coming back as england captain? will have to wait and see, i don't think we need to make a decision on that now. speaking to chrisjones there. that's all the sport, 0lly foster will have more in the next hour. thank you. more now on the news that president trump will announce later whether the united states is withdrawing from the iran nuclear deal. there are suggestions that he may phase in sanctions against tehran. let's speak to sir richard dalton —— former british ambassador to iran, who joins us via webcam. good to have you with a sir richard. donald trump as we know previously has made announcements sometimes that has not followed through on them, at least not wholeheartedly. what is your best guess on what the announcement will be at 7pm our ti

appearance was three years ago, but he's been outstanding for wasps this season, and head coach eddiejonesis career, beating novak djkovic in the second round of the madrid 0pen. the british number one is now almost certain to break into the world's top 20, and he said making it to the semifinals of the australian open this year had given him vital experience in the big matches. reaching the semifinals of a grand slam was a great experience for me, like...a new environment, new pressures mentally and so it was good for me to learn, so it's good after that to take some time and reflect but also just use it and bank it and use that experience in these situations. but i did that, kept calm, realised my game is enough, i don't have to do more against the top player. chris froome literally has a mountain to climb if he's to get back into contention at the giro d'italia. today's sixth stage takes the riders on a gruelling ascent of mount etna. froome is almost a minute behind the leader, rohan dennis, with britain's simon yates just 17 seconds off the pace. enrico battaglin of italy won stage fi

eddiejones said he deserved an opportunity. it's the first time jones has picked him. the destruction was enormous. from the mud, and hundreds have been left homeless. northamptonshire county council. found the conservative—run authority had lost control of its budgets. correspondent tom barton. for people in the region what has this meant? this meant? february when the council said it was at risk of running out of money. was at risk of running out of money. essence, being badly run and was incompetent. incompetent. at northamptonshire county council that needed to be dealt with. that needed to be dealt with. the running of the council and that is what we have got today. is what we have got today. governance at northamptonshire county council. county council. only £21 million overspend, what are the figures? the figures? local authorities to spend more money than they had. money than they had. finished the year a little more than £12 million overspent. £12 million overspent. avoid breaking the law but by a whisker. whisker. enough money to just about keep the council v