.- it were just better than enclandtoda .�* ., , england today. england today. and of japanese baseball star is donating - baseball star is donating $500,000 to help firefighters and impacted by the fires in la. he said on instagram we will be donating to help those firefighters... that is all the support from me at the moment, there is more on the bbc sport website and app, we will see you again soon. this is bbc news. england's local roads have been branded "a national embarrassment" by the head of an influential select committee. conservative mp, sir geoffrey clifton brown, has warned that road users are being put at risk by highways riddled with potholes. charlotte gallagher reports. they're despised by drivers and a danger to cyclists and pedestrians. but potholes continue to plague our roads. a damning report says highways in england are a national embarrassment that are putting people at risk. it says the department for transport hasn't taken responsibility for its role in how roads have deteriorated. fiona jack is one driver who's become u