leading the way was maisie summers newton who beat ellie simmonds on her way to setting a new world recordt time in ten years paralympic champion elly simmons has not won a medal in her favourite events the 200 metres individual meddling, however a british athlete was crowned european champion in the event, 16—year—old maisie summers neuton we even broke ellie simmonds world record in the process and what i caught world record in the process and what icaught up world record in the process and what i caught up with her at the end of the race she cannot quite believe she had beaten the record that belong to the athlete that inspired her to get into paris slimming. belong to the athlete that inspired her to get into paris slimminglj used to look up to her, she's the one that made me start competitive swimming in end, so it is a bit surreal beating her, but she's done so surreal beating her, but she's done so well, so proud of her. there was another world record at this time for tom hamer in vs 1a 200 metres of freestyle. you may or may bring him from winning gold at the commonwealth grip to l

a roller—coaster week for ellie simmonds in dublin.ilver in the 100 metres breaststroke. this evening she has qualified as fastest and is feeling positive about her performance —— is the second fastest. billy happy with that. i think it wasjust the second fastest. billy happy with that. i think it was just the 400, to be honest. i am looking forward... a lot faster time than expected, it felt really good. —— i am really happy with that. you never know what will happen, looking at the heat after me. swimmers in fine form this week. anything to play for tonight, i think. form this week. anything to play for tonight, ithink. i have really enjoyed my 100. was so happy to get the silver, really unexpected. just going to get a good swindon now, get some good rest, and give everything tonight, my last race at the europeans, sojust tonight, my last race at the europeans, so just see tonight, my last race at the europeans, sojust see how it goes. alice tai is on target to win her second gold of these championships, having qualified fastest in t

she swept aside the competition, including her idol, ellie simmonds.‘t think i was going to go that quickly. i went in hoping that i would try to did it again, try to break my own world record. it completely shocked me. i didn‘t actually know what the point of the world record was. i knew it was 2.59, but i didn‘t know what the point it was. i went to: 59.60. -- i what the point it was. i went to: 59.60. —— i went 2: what the point it was. i went to: 59.60. -- i went 2: 59.60. i what the point it was. i went to: 59.60. —— i went 2: 59.60. i could just see my mum jumping up and down in the crowd. then my phone kept going, on and off, because of all the messages. the support from home was amazing. you are 16 now, so you would have been six or something when ellie simmonds was winning gold in beijing at 13. was she an inspiration to you? yeah, london was where i first properly saw her and just thought, like, i want to be like her. she‘s the one that inspired me to start from those games. what about personal sacrifices, because, you know, 16, you quite lik

paralympian ellie simmonds qualifying from today's 200m individual medley sm6 heats to reach tonight's was a busy morning for the british team, with 11 athletes qualifying through to this evening's final. three of which came from the women's sm6 childrenm individual medley, including paralympic champion, ellie simmonds. it as the first time she was competing in a british cap since the rio paralympics and she qualified in third position, with 15—year—old briton maisie summers newton qualifying fastest. when i caught up with simmonds at the end of her race, she admitted she was focused on her long—term targets. to be honest, i'm not really thinking about medals at the minute, i'm just rented about their own race tonight. like i say, me and my coach say "mission: 2020", that's our aim. this isjust... i was just so surprised to make the team, let alone be here and race tonight. i'm just going to see how it goes. the british s14s continued to dominate, this time in the 200m freestyle. jessica —jane applegate qualified fastest in the women's event and world—record holder and commonwealth cha

looking ahead to tomorrow, the paralympic champion ellie simmonds will be in action and she will facesh star is grace hardy. from dublin at the european para championships. 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 tomorrow. with me are kate proctor, political correspondent of evening standard and dia chakravarty, brexit editor of the telegraph. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the daily telegraph talks about jeremy corbyn's extraordinary row with the israeli prime minister robert harris tribute. explain what all of this is about and why the prime minister of israel is criticising the labour party leader. jeremy corbyn has laid a wreath, it has finally emerged, to a group of palestinian terrorists, but the complication is over exactly who he leads the wreath for. this is back in 2014 saw quite a long time ago in tunisia. so it has been very confusing as to who he was actually laying it for but it has emerged today that there was a least late for the terrorists who were part

ellie simmonds qualified second fastest for tonight's aoo—metres freestyle s6 final at the european paraher heat, ahead of maisie summers—newton, who beat her to the 200—metres title on tuesday. and alice tai is well—placed to win a second gold at these championships — she was quickest in qualifying for the ioo—metres freestyle final and she holds the world record in this event. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let's have a look at some other stories this lunchtime. american researchers have warned that low—carbohydrate diets could be shortening people's lives. the study followed 15 thousand people for 25 years, and found that those getting half their energy from carbs lived the longest, while people who cut them to less than a third of their diet had their life expectancy reduced by four years. well, earlier i spoke to harley street nutritionist , rhiannon lambert, and i asked her what she made of the study. i don't think it's surprising. i see a lot of people

and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name in an event she didn't really expect to be at.sing her love for the sport in the build—up to the last paralympics but she's now hoping to make the next in tokyo 2020. it's a lot to come back but to think after rio i was going to return and now i'm representing my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better. —— going to retire. i love swimming and the whole team and it's definitely really good. i'm looking forward to having a good swim now and then having some cheesecake and a prosecco! that's what i'm really excited for! there hasn't been much time off for dina asher—smith. no time for cheesecake or prosecco. a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championships, she goes again at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. one of those golds came in the 200—metres in berlin, which she's opted to run in birmingham, and though she may be exhausted, she's always ready to perform. i'm very tired. i did three events, i am very, very tired. i haven't hid that. but at the sa

paralympian ellie simmonds qualifying from today's 200m individual medley sm6 heats to reach tonight'ss competed in a british cap since the rio paralympics and she qualified in third, the 15—year—old maisie summers qualifying fastest. when i caught up with symonds at the end of her race she admitted she was focused on her long—term targets. her race she admitted she was focused on her long-term targets. to be honest i'm not really thinking about medals. i'm just going to go out and race tonight. me and my coach are focusing on admission 2020, that's our aim. i wasjust so surprised to make the team let alone be here and race tonight so i'm just going to see how it goes. british teams continued to dominate this time in the 200 metres freestyle. world record—holder tom hayman qualified in second but he reassured me there was more to come this evening with hopes to add to his medal collection. commonwealth gold medallist serena guthrie will be returning to the uk for the 2019 netball season. she's been playing in australia for two seasons but she's decided to come back for the build—up to

ellie simmonds qualified second fastest for tonight's 400—metres freestyle s6 final at the european parauesday. this will be her last race of the competition. meanwhile, alice tai is well—placed to win a second gold at these championships — she was quickest in qualifying for the 100—metres freestyle final. we'll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. thanks very much, chris. thank you. coming up to 25 to six. now, hoteliers and bed—and—breakfast owners in bath and bristol are calling for tighter regulations on companies which offer home rentals — such as airbnb — because they claim their business is being badly hit by homeowners offering unregulated accommodation. both councils are considering whether restrictions should be introduced. the chairman of the bristol hoteliers association called on bristol city council to "level the playing field between airbnb and hotels." we asked airbnb for an interview. they were unable to provide a spokesperson, but sent us this statement: with me now is kurt janson, the director of the tourism alliance, which lobbies the government on the iss

and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name, in an event she didn't really expect to be at.w hoping to make the next, in tokyo 2020. it's a lot to come back but to think after rio i was going to return and now i'm representing my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better. i love swimming and the whole team and it's definitely really good. i'm looking forward to having a good swim now and then having some cheesecake and a prosecco! laughs. that's what i'm really excited for! there hasn't been much time off for dina asher—smith. a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championships. she goes again at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. one of those golds came in the 200—metres in berlin, which she's opted to run in birmingham — and though she may be exhausted, she's always ready to perform. i'm very tired. i did three events, i am very, very tired. i haven't hid that. but at the same time, i'm a competitor. my family, my physios, everybodyjokes with me that even if i'm drained, even if i've got one leg, i

and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name, in an event she didn't really expect to be at.ow hoping to make the next, in tokyo 2020. it's a lot to come back but to think after rio i was going to return and now i'm representing my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better. i love swimming and the whole team and it's definitely really good. i'm looking forward to having a good swim now and then having some cheesecake and a prosecco! she laughs that's what i'm really excited for! she definitely deserves that p rosecco she definitely deserves that prosecco and cheesecake! warrington's preparations for next week's challenge cup final didn't go to plan last night. they were beaten 28—18 at castleford tigers, so they have some re—grouping to do before their next match, which is that final against catalans dragons at wembley in a week's time. in last night's other match, huddersfield beat hull fc 26—6. there has been so much more action to go throughout the day, it's nice to go throughout the day, it's nice to have the premier league back and stand. all i t

and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name, in an event she didn't really expect to be at.now hoping to make the next, in tokyo 2020. it's a lot to come back but to think after rio i was going to retire and now i'm representing my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better. i love swimming and the whole team and it's definitely really good. i'm looking forward to having a good swim now and then having some cheesecake and a prosecco! she laughs that's what i'm really excited for! i love that she's more excited about the cheesecake and prosecco! to be fairi the cheesecake and prosecco! to be fair i would be but that's probably why i'm not an olympic athlete! for many other reasons as well... the cheesecake will do it. wheelchair rugby league can be fast, furious and at times brutal but the sport is experiencing a rise in popularity. the sport's challenge cup finals take place later today and mike has been finding out what it's all about at a training session with the leeds rhinos. if you think that rugby league is tough, look at the wheelchair version.

and ellie simmonds now has two silvers to her name, in an event she didn't really expect to be at.back but to think after rio i was going to return and represent my country at a european games, like, i can't imagine anything better. the whole tea m imagine anything better. the whole team at it is good. i'm looking forward to having some cheesecake and oppressed echo! that's what i'm excited for. —— and a prosecco. there hasn't been much time off for dina asher—smith. a week after taking three gold medals home from the european athletics championships. she goes again at the diamond league event in birmingham this weekend. one of those golds came in the 200—metres in berlin, which she's opted to run in birmingham — and though she may be exhausted, she's always ready to perform. i'm very tired. i did three events, iam very i'm very tired. i did three events, i am very tired. at the same time, i ama i am very tired. at the same time, i am a competitor. my family, my physios, everybodyjokes with me, evenif physios, everybodyjokes with me, even if i am drained, even if i have one leg, i

leading the way was 16—year—old maisie summers—newton, who beat five—time paralympic champion ellie simmondscker than this morning. but to go that fast, ijust can't believe it. i have been training really hard with my coach. yes, itjust all came together. tymal mills had a night to remember as sussex sharks pulled off a dramatic win over glamorgan in the t20 blast. the welsh side were needing a pretty remarkable turnaround to get the win, but that dream was soon in tatters thanks to mills. two wickets in two balls set up a hat—trick opportunity to close the innings, and he didn't let it pass! sussex winning by 98 runs. just to warn you there is some flash photography coming up, because we're going to talk about tyson fury. the former world heavyweight champion continues his comeback on saturday night after spending two and a half years out of the ring. he'll fight francesco pianeta in belfast, and he was in fine voice at yesterday's press conference. ready? suite caroline! —— sweet caroline! sing it. , born. there is loads of people in here, can't hear you! —— come on. who is actually singin

and you beat ellie simmonds. is she your idle?e way? yes, i spoke to her before because she has been to the games and loads of european and world championships. it was my first major, so to control my nerves a bit i spoke to her and asked her how she felt, and everything. would you just hold your medals, we always like to get a good look at them. do you get a bit of a break now? yes, three weeks' rake, and then back in the water. and you say back in the water, i am always fascinated. how many hours a week do you do swimming? it is notjust women, presumably, as well. how many hours of training? so the sessions at 2.5 hours, and i do that eight times a week. however that adds up to. good luck tomorrow. andjust times a week. however that adds up to. good luck tomorrow. and just 16 as well, so many years to come. yes, hopefully. and is grandad driving you home today? my mum is driving me today. all the best for tomorrow. thank you. that is a lot of training. the good thing about swimming, as well, the weather doesn't matter, if you ar

ellie simmonds, hannah cockroft and max whitlock are some of the uk's best athletes and they've all participatedetition like the commonwealth games. over the course of the weekend they will all be staying here, participating in the 11 different sports. something like 1400 athletes are taking part and like i said there are 11 sports, one of those will be hockey. this morning, these guys have woken up especially early for breakfast. you are in good company of the sports stars who have been to the school games. what is it like a sack a great opportunity to know that outstanding players have come across this competition as well. are you guys feeling that it is something that you hopefully be able to achieve sunday, be at the olympics and, while games? potentially, yeah. —— commonwealth games. there are so many other things happening. all of these volu nteers things happening. all of these volunteers as well, good morning everyone. there are game makers who will be helping out and joining us we have a long night sports star cement the kinghorn. think you so much forjoining us. —— cement the. you are

ellie simmonds qualified second fastest for tonight's 400 metres freestyle s6 final at the european parar last race of the competition — and simmonds says she will put her all into getting top spot on the podium. it's a lot faster time than i expected. it felt really good. but you never know what everyone is going to turn out tonight. maisie has been on fine form this week. there is everything to play for, to be honest tonight. really enjoyed my 100 breaststroke. really happy to come away with silver. really unexpected. get a good rest and give it everything i've got. tonight is my last race of the europeans so we'll see how it goes. and alice tai is well—placed to win a second gold at these championships — she was quickest in qualifying for the 100 metres freestyle final and she holds the world record in this event. that's all the sport for nowjulian. stars in the music industry continue to pay tribute to the singer aretha franklin. the queen of soul died yesterday at her home in detroit. she was 76 years old. speaking on cbs television's this morning, an emotional stevie wonder spoke o