and formula one britain's lewis hamilton will start sunday's hungary and grand prix in pole position after finishing ahead of his mercedes team . in qualifying hamilton circumvented the wet conditions of the ring in his speed hold in just over one minute thirty five seconds to victory puts him in a commanding position for sunday's major event if you look sweet stand seventeen point lead in the standings hamilton's title rivals the bachchan that will start in fourth place. just really and has made history by becoming the first woman to lead a team to victory in the clipper round the world yacht race skipper wendy talk and her serenity coast team won the two thousand and seventeen two thousand and eighteen edition the twelve identical yachts returned to liverpool england nearly a year after leaving for the race which covers forty thousand nautical miles talk edged out another team led by a woman twenty five year old british skipper nicky henderson's crew finished in second place. people around the world spent half the night with their eyes on the skies getting their fill of the longest

in rather formula one britain's lewis hamilton will start today's hungary in grand prix in pole position after finishing ahead of his mercedes team makes terry both tass in qualify hamilton took advantage of wet conditions the hungering go to speed home in just over one minister a five second victory puts him in a commanding position for sunday's main event as he looks to extend his seventeen point lead. in the summer i would have title of life us about in fact i will start in fourth. that's it for me for now you're watching news thanks for joining us. the touch. i. cannot go out and they will not succeed in dividing us about not succeeding taking the people off the streets because we're tired of this dictatorship. taking the stand global news that matters. made from minds. to fasten your seat belts. cuts.

on some sort of formula they do agreed which is which was quite a. an achievement and they agreed on a certain kind of formula by which britain would leave the european union that however that agreement was lasted for no more than twenty four hours because david davis as i say the secretary he resigned in a letter to downing street and then of course we're now talking about boris johnson boris johnson and david davis being the hardbacks it is those that want to complete carte between the united kingdom and the european union what had been agreed on friday at the now famous meeting at checkers the prime minister's country residence that was. considered to be rather too soft levels there was talk of can continuing to have associations with the european union with the single market and that was that was what pushed david davis over the edge. and boris johnson it would appear we haven't heard from boris johnson just yet but let's talk to our correspondent who's outside the house is of parliament lawrence lee lawrence what a thunderbolt then we were earlier talking about chaos what does this do to the main government. well coming clearly it's a whole new

formula one reaction news on the the bbc sport website, clive. the exceptionally dry start to the summer is forcing the closure of one of britain's longest waterways shut for a month at the end ofjuly, because of concerns over water supplies. phil bodmer has the story. a narrow boat navigates barrowford lock on the leeds liverpool canal. but from the end of this month, that will no longer be possible as a 55 mile stretch of one of britain's most popular waterways is closed simply because of a lack of water. we have not got the water to feed into the canal to keep them going. it is a difficult decision for us to take but it is simply down to this glorious summer that we are all enjoying. the leeds liverpool canal, which crosses the pennines through yorkshire and lancashire, is the longest man—made waterway in britain. it is also one of the highest, with water travelling downhill from huge reservoirs it is stored in. this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network. at the moment, as you can see, it is around 20% of its total capacity. indeed, sheep are now even beginning to graze where the water level sh

in sports let's begin news from formula one and sebastian fettle has taken the tenth race of the season the british girl three he got boss to britain's lewis hamilton who actually started the race in pole position. sensation in silverstone right from the green light surpassed in fact it was ferrari flew straight into the lead while a slow start for lewis hamilton was made even worse when kimi right commits ferrari sent him to rearing off the track a time penalty for the finn and a long way back for britain's federal established himself at the front joined by miss avies tried to follow terry protests with the end approaching vettel had dropped down to second behind with hamilton and rocketed instead and fourth vettel pulled off this plucky maneuver to brigade the lead with five laps to go and he had gone to meet crossing the line first the only decision ever time at silverstone hamilton and reichen and rounded off the party of the race and have a great crowd. yeah i think really a race that i enjoyed a lot i think the people enjoyed a lot so yeah but it amazing day. that's all now as a cushion of eight points over defending champion l

britain the only. rule. now the german grand prix in hockenheim has ended with a miracle win for formula one defending champion lewis hamilton adult and started the race in fourteen following a hydraulics failure and all fine but he took advantage of heavy rain to battle to win on expected with the mercedes drivers now seventeen points ahead of ferrari's the boston federal who crashed out of the race after skidding into the barriers in front of his home supporters finish driver about terry or just took second but can you reckon in finishing their. denmark's magnus court nielsen has won the fifteenth stage of the tour de france and making it two wins in a row for the rest on a team meanwhile the race favorites team sky's gareth thomas and chris froome were content to take it easy ahead of the three tough stages in the pyrenees mountains. stage fifteen from new york to cock a song was once again decided by a breakaway group with a day off followed by an onslaught on the peyronie's beckoning the favorites once again conserve their energy the peloton around the overall leader and karen thomas and defending champio

under a cloud reported from greenland on the threats presented by the new realities bird tar and the new version britain. and sport with outen is back on top of the formula one championship stabbing german crown pre and dramatic fashion after sebastian vettel crashed out of the court. at least fourteen people have died in a suicide bombing targeting afghanistan's vice president abdul rashid dostum a former warlord an ethnic return from exile after fourteen months following allegations he had tortured and abused a rival at least sixty people injured i still claims it carried out the attack charlotte betis has more. as schools of vice president abdul rashid dostum supporters gathered to welcome him back at kabul's international airport a suicide bomber detonated his vest at the main entrance among the casualties with security forces and civilians. dostum escaped his convoy had passed minutes earlier the second most powerful man in afghanistan had been living in exile in turkey for the last fourteen months his supporters protested demanding his return but there are many who don't want him back. gen dostum lift off to ahmed is she in northern accused him and

four time formula one world champion lewis hamilton will race from his eighties for at least another two years the britain has agreed a new contract with the team thought to be worth fifty two million dollars a year the sadie's of won four consecutive drivers and constructors championships with hamas and winning three of them the thirty three year old currently trails for obvious about the investment by eight points in the a title race heading into sunday's german grand prix. basketball chiefs have come down hard on both the philippines and australia for their involvement in a brawl during a world cup qualifying game earlier on this month the sport's governing body fever has suspended thirteen players and two coaches from both teams for a huge fight in manila the philippines had ten players and two officials banned from a total of thirty nine games and will have to play the next time game behind closed doors they've also been fined almost two hundred fifty thousand dollars for an unsportsmanlike behavior while basketball australia has also been fined one hundred thousand dollars. and a lympics medal winni

on anti—semitism, says he's ashamed of the party. also coming up: britain's lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand prix. it means the mercedes driver heads into formula summer break with a 24—point championship lead. geraint thomas is on the brink of becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france. the riders are on the final lap in paris and, when he crosses the finish line on the champs elysees, he'll become the third british rider to win the race in seven years. let's speak to our wales correspondent, tomos morgan, who's in cardiff. that bar has been getting busier and busier behind you over the last few hours and we are approaching the final moments. yes, we are. this place will erupt any time soon. the atmosphere is truly electric right now, the first time i have seen car death like this for a cycling race. i have seen it many times on rugby and football but never the cycling. alan davies, the head coach were geraint thomas started, and huge moment for you, seeing him cross the line. it will be immense. it is hard to put into wordsjust how proud we are of what this man has achieved. you get this kind of atmosphere in wales during rugby, bu

thomas in the overall cost of a cation four time formula one world champion lewis hamilton will race from his eighty's for at least another two years the britain has agreed a new contract with the team thought to be worth fifty two million dollars a year miss avies of won four consecutive drivers in constructors championships with hamas and winning three of them the thirty three year old currently trials for obvious about the investment by eight points in the year title race heading into sunday's german grand prix. basketball chiefs have come down hard on both the philippines and australia for their involvement in a brawl during a world cup qualifying game earlier on this month the sport's governing body fever has suspended thirteen players and two coaches from both teams for a huge fight in manila the philippines had ten players and two officials banned from a total of thirty nine games and will have to play the next time game behind closed doors they've also been fined almost two hundred fifty thousand dollars for an unsportsmanlike behavior while basketball australia has also been fined one hundred thousand dollars and the lympics medal win

thomas in the overall cost of a cation four time formula one world champion lewis hamilton will race from his eighties for at least another two years the britain has agreed a new contract with the team thought to be worth fifty two million dollars a year miss avies of won four consecutive drivers in constructors championships with hamas and winning three of them the thirty three year old currently trials for obvious about the investment by eight points in the year title race heading into sunday's german grand prix. basketball chiefs of come down hard on both the philippines and australia for their involvement in a brawl during a world cup qualifying game earlier on this month the sport's governing body fever are suspended thirteen players and two coaches from both teams for a huge fight in manila the philippines had ten players and two officials banned from a total of thirty nine games and will have to play the next time game behind closed doors they've also been fined almost two hundred fifty thousand dollars for an sportsmanlike behavior while basketball australia has also been fined one hundred thousand dollars. and the lympics medal winnin

photon formula one world champion lewis hamilton the race for most see this for at least another two seasons in the britain has agreed a new contract with the team thought to be worth fifty two million dollars per year the three year old currently trails their eyes the best in vettel by eight points in this year's title race heading into sunday's german. we can now put absolutely every bit of energy every bit of thought into win this championship and there's no we can no questions lingering around so. maybe just as a hole in the hole and say it isn't with the team. it's a positive and we need that and we need any positive that we can get any bit of positive energy we can get to fight for the championship. the blockade of checkmating chess being on call it up and the thirteen month long diplomatic dispute as a fenton one hundred reports this tournament in doha is a chance for katter's chess players to move up in the international rankings but opportunities like this are proving harder to come by many of these players were looking forward to competing in the arab regional chess championship but host country

finally for time formula one world champion lewis hamilton well advice from a site is for at least another two seasons the britain has agreed a new contract with that same thought to be worth fifty two million dollars per year the thirty three year old carlie trials ferrari's sebastian vettel by eight points in this year's title race heading into sunday's german grand prix. that is over. the bottom of that and london that cannot thank you very much for that and that is it for this news hour but you can get a lot more on everything we've been covering on the website you know the address al-jazeera dot com that's it for me to pick up palin will be with you in just a few minutes a by. the way when this idea popped into it whether online it's unguarded the chief court. of opinion equality in our society today or if you join us on sat criminal justice system is dysfunctional right now this is a dialogue what does it feel like bring you have to go back for the first time everyone has a voice and allow refugees to plead to speakers for change join michael o'boyle conversation on out his iraq. we understand the differenc

formula 1 rolls into hockenheim for the german grand prix this weekend. and after his amazing drive at the last race in britain, lewis hamilton will be hoping to build—on thementum as he battles for the championship. today, though, max verstappen laid down the surprise early marker in practise and jennie gow was watching for us. well, the german grand prix took a break last year but we are back here at the hockenheim, and what a fantastic weekend it is going to be. we have already had a lot of action on and off the track, both of the mercedes drivers signing new contracts, lewis hamilton on a multi—million—pound deal for two years and valtteri bottas, his team—mate, signing up for another year with an option for another year on top of that. so, good news for mercedes but on the track it was red all who dominated, daniel ricciardo the fastest in the first session, max verstappen fastest in the second. however, there is a slight problem in that daniel ricciardo has to change some elements in his engine, and that power unit change means a grid penalty and he will start from last. that means there will be lots of overtaking hopefully from his point of view. ho

britain s rising star robert lambert in training. the glitz and the glamour welcomes those in a sport that‘s all about true grit. faster acceleration than formula oner the british grand prix — the highlight of the calendar. it‘s such a big stadium, and not normally used for speedway. it‘s normally used for rugby, football, that kind of thing, so to put thousands of tonnes of shale down and get the thousands of fans in there will make this such a great atmosphere. over in norfolk, robert has been putting in the laps at his home track at king‘s lynn, and practising those flying starts. and away he goes, my goodness! 0h! you can feel the air vibrate as he shoots around. you can see why it‘s the most extreme form of motorcycling. he is out racing most days — if not in the uk, in sweden or poland, where the sport has a higher profile. and despite being one of the form riders, he knows they‘re always on the edge. there‘s always that fear, but if you thought about it, you wouldn‘t be able to race. it‘s kind of a "no—fear" sport, and i‘ve got no fear, so i‘m definitely suited to this. while his body is prepared for the physical demands by a set of gruellin

over misinformation on facebook, and other social media, to regulate political ads and abusive posts. and britain's lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand prix, heading in to formula 1's summer break with a 21—point a 21—point championship lead. 11 years ago, he was the youngest rider competing in the tour de france. well, in the last hour, geraint thomas has crossed the finish line in paris, becoming the first welshman to take the title. he joins sir bradley wiggins and chris froome as british winners, and together the trio have won six of the last seven titles. olly foster is in paris with all the details. tell us how it pans out. good evening to you. in the last 20 minutes, geraint thomas just about held it together on the top step of the podium after this final stage, the podium after this final stage, the final stage which is always a formality for the man in the yellow jersey, a time to look back and reflect on all those hard stages over the last three weeks across france up and down mountains, but also a time to soak up and enjoy the adulation herejust on also a time to soak up and enjoy the adulation here just on the champs elysees. the fans mingling here

formula one car and yet have no gears and no brakes. earlier in the week, to see how that feels, we sent, who else but mike bushell to meet britain s risingn training. the glitz and glamour that welcomes those in a sport that is all about speed. hitting the bands with no bra kes speed. hitting the bands with no brakes at 70 mph walter bibles show you. the worlds best have gathered in cardifffor you. the worlds best have gathered in cardiff for the british grand prix, the highlight of the calendar. not normally it is used for speedway,, to put tonnes of showdown and get thousands of fans and their and get thousands of fans and their and makes such great atmosphere. over in norfolk, he has been putting la ps over in norfolk, he has been putting laps in, and practising those flying starts. and away he goes. my goodness! you can feel the air vibrating as he shoots around. he is out raising most days, if not in the uk, in sweden or poland. where the sport has a higher profile. despite being one of the form writers, he knows it is on the edge. there is a lwa ys knows it is on the edge. there is always a fear but if you thought about you would n

christophe for the win arnaud de mar was third britain's gerald thomas retains the overall leaders yellow jersey. mercedes driver valtteri bottas will stay at the formula one team for another year the twenty eight year old from finland is in fifth in the driver's standings fifty nine points behind teammate lewis hamilton who is currently in second place behind leaders about vettel vaults as contract extension comes just a day after hamilton agreed a new two year extension deal but it was team red bull who was the fastest in both practice sessions ahead of the german grand prix daniel carter was just a fraction faster than lewis hamilton in the morning session were part of his teammate max for stop and set a record breaking last year after beating both hamilton and voters to the top. of the car short and long. of course and to be frozen in the second practice is of course always very nice but we have to wait and see what's going to happen tomorrow when they turn up their engines in qualifying but at leas is a positive start for us compared to silverstone the blockade of capture is check mating chats players they're being unwittingly caught up in the thirtee

britain's rising star robert lambert in training. the glitz and the glamour welcomes those in a sport that is all about true grit. faster acceleration than formula oneworld's best speedway riders have gathered in cardiff for the british grand prix, the highlight of the calendar. it's such a big stadium, and not normally used for speedway. it's normally used for rugby, football, that kind of thing, so to put thousands of tons of shale down and get the fans in there will make this such a great atmosphere. over in norfolk, robert has been putting in the laps at his home track at kings lynn, and practising those flying starts. away he goes, my goodness! you can feel the air vibrate as he shoots around. you can see why it is the most extreme form of motorcycling. he is out racing most days, if not in the uk, in sweden or poland, where the sport has a higher profile. and despite being one of the form riders, he knows he is always on the edge. there's always that fear, but if you think about it, you wouldn't be able to race. it's kind of a "no fear" sport, and i've got no fear, so i'm definitely suited to this. while his body is prepared for the physical d

on the brink of becoming the first ever welshman to be crowed the tour de france champion. and britain's lewis hamilton wins the hungarian grand prix for mercedes and heads into formula 1's summerak with a 24—point championship lead. firefighters are tackling more than 100 separate fires along the west coast of north america, from canada down to the us state of new mexico. in california, 40,000 people in a single town have been forced to abandon their homes. the wildfires are known to have killed five people, two of them children, but many remain unaccounted for. caroline davies reports. with the force to pull trees from the earth and overturn cars, gale force winds have turned this californian wildfire into what survivors called a tornado of flame. it's torn through forests and buildings, forcing nearly 40,000 to flee their homes and offices in just one town, including one local tv station. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. from the air and on the ground, firefighters are trying to control the blaze in and around the city of redding, but stopping it has been difficult and dangerous. the winds were so strong, the fire jumped the sacramento r