we are like a family and all families have disagreements, gareth southgate explains why he's dropped raheem sterling after his altercation with liverpool'sjoe gomez. sterling says emotions got he better of him as he took their anfield spat into the england camp. roger federer is in a happier place after his must win match at the atp finals in london. also coming up in the programme — we'll hear from andy murray and his different perspective on tour now. i don't need to set a target of top ten are trying to make the semis of the grand slam or anything like that because i've done all of that before. hello and welcome to sportsday. evening, england's match against montenegro on thursday night should be a double celebration. it's the team's 1000th international and they should get the point they need to qualify for next year's european championship. but manchester city's raheem sterling, who so many at wembley will have been hoping to see, will play no part. dropped for disciplinary reasons. his club rivalry with liverpool's joe gomez flaring up in the england camp yesterday and sterling

but gareth southgate is proud with the way his players dealt with that situation.hrough such a challenging set of circumstances, whether that intensified team identity and that england dressing room? the best thing that we can do in terms of the message we give to the wide world is to continue to work as we do as a team. they can see how close the team are, they can see how close the team are, they can see the diversity of the team, the different backgrounds, and how they arejust a different backgrounds, and how they arejusta group different backgrounds, and how they arejust a group of different backgrounds, and how they are just a group of brothers who come together and want to play football and enjoy each other‘s company. that in itself is a hugely powerful message for everybody in society. gareth southgate also knows that he is a miniature bus with resources . that he is a miniature bus with resources. james madison has been excelling in the premier league with leicester city. he also members when madison was released from the last squad for illness, he was pict

we will bring you that gareth southgate news conference at 3pm.international football, and the scotland captain andy robertson is out of their final two qualifiers. the liverpool full—back will stay with the squad for the next few days but won't play away against cyprus on saturday and will miss the home game against kazakhstan next week. bournmouth‘s ryan fraser and manchester united's scott mctominary have also pulled out of the squad with injury. some significant injury news from wales rugby too. centre jonathan davies is out for six months. he's had surgery after picking up a knee injury at the world cup. he'll definitely miss the next six nations championship. fly—half rhys patchell could also miss the tournament with a shoulder injury — it will be three to four months before he can play again. rafael nadal‘s hopes of finishing the year as world number one have suffered a blow after he lost his opening group match at the atp finals in london. he lost in straight sets to reigning champion alexander zverev, saying he simply wasn't good enough.

this is quite a big step by gareth southgate. it is, yes.— has done a lot of good stuff for the england team. he has made them a bit more united which is why this news is a bit more of a shock because the year has gone by, i remember rio ferdinand, frank lampard and steven gerrard are talking about the cliques that were in the squad when they were involved. it isn't quite they were involved. it isn't quite the case now so i suppose southgate has lead the market down and said, i don't care how important you are, you may be one of the big guys like raheem sterling or captain, but if you get involved in these kinds of things nobody is above the law. if looking at it from the other point of view, i can see southgate's logic in doing that. maybe i would have tried to keep it more private but sterling is a hugely important player for club and country and a mature player as well. just got the better of him. good to talk to you. thanks very much. time now for the weather. many areas are fairly waterlogged style and we do have five severe flood warni

gareth southgate says he "wouldn't imagine" that raheem sterling is "hugely enthusiastic" about him atpped the forward for thursday's euro 2020 qualifier against montenegro. that following a clash with team—matejoe gomez. natalie pirks was at today's press conference. this is a big game for england tomorrow. their 1000th match, where every player who has represented england in the last hundred and 47 yea rs england in the last hundred and 47 years will be signed a legacy legs that we have seen in cricket. will have to 1966 world cup squad there, and captains will also be at wembley, so huge fanfare, and gareth southgate and the fa would have loved as to be talking about that, but, instead, he dropped raheem sterling for his altercation with joe gomez resulting in a scratch on his cheek, and that has dominated the agenda at the england team hotel. gareth southgate has reiterated that the squad has moved on, but he did admit to me that southgate may not be sterling is favourite person right now.” southgate may not be sterling is favourite person right now. i don't imagine his be enthusia

a long—time partner alongside harry maguire and defence is something that gareth southgate will wantkdown before they go into the european championships but they are a team, it is there to say, 0llie, to be feared. wales, the semifinalists. that fantastic run they had in the last euros, one of the last nations out the top looks fairly tough, tougher than england's group, but it could been a lot worse. what did they think about their grip? yes, again. they will be fairly pleased. we knew that they were only going to go into group a or b and you spoke earlier about how a lot of it was predetermined with the host cities, obviously being linked to groups already put up a nearby some of the nations to play and we knew that wales were either going to go into groupa that wales were either going to go into group a or b. the only drawback of being drawn into group a which is where they have been is the logistical and tribal issue that they will face because we know that wales are going to have to play two group matches away from home in azerbaijan so they will open against switzerland on the

how exactly it was called, gareth southgate refused to say. —— bust—up. called, gareth southgate refusedng for any family is that you communicate through those disagreements and work through them. i don't expect to never have to deal with things that are either unexpected or difficult. yesterday's clash came when the two players were involved in angry confrontation before the end of liverpool's 3—1 victory over manchester city, the biggest game of the season so far and tensions remained long after the final whistle. raheem sterling has apologised, saying: clu b club rivalries used to plague england but the irony of what has happened here is that team unity has been such a key part of gareth southgate's success as england manager and it is the desire to preserve the togetherness of the squad that has led him to drop arguably his most important player. you don't want to take that edge away from club rivalries, that is what makes football great. but we are very quick to forget that you should come here and be friends after such a big game. these things can happen, they both spoke, they have

well, when gareth southgate spoke earlier he wasn't really prepared to go into any details about what happened during the incident. we do know this incident followed on from an altercation which happened on sunday between the two players, when manchester city played at liverpool in the premier league. the altercation that followed after that happened at st george's park in a private team room. there has been a scratch spotted and thejoe gomez‘s eye. no clarification as to whether

huge fanfare and gareth southgate would have loved us to be talking about that today, but instead heercation with joe dropped raheem sterling ditches altercation withjoe gomez dropped raheem sterling ditches altercation with joe gomez that left him with each cheek scratch. it's dominated the press conference at the hotel. southgate reiterated that they moved on but for raheem sterling he might not be his favourite person right now.|j sterling he might not be his favourite person right now. i would not imagine he is in enthusiastic andl not imagine he is in enthusiastic and i can understand that. it's a massive part of what we do. has been, will be and is with us with the game tomorrow, back with the team in the training pitch enjoying the football trained superbly well as well has he always does. so for me the thing is finished. when would see them qualify for euros next year and of course the finals will be played at wembley. harry maguire sat next to him today and said it would be very special indeed to walk at wembley for the euros. he conference of things about the team tomorrow,

that is have gareth southgate will mark this landmark game for england this evening, the 1000th gamen qualify for the euros. that is at wembley, but we thought we would jog at wembley, but we thought we would jog your memory with a couple of the others. goodbye. people are on the pitch. they think it is all over. it is now. england are the world champions. he left him standing. pele. what a save. it is thereby david platt. england are out of the world cup. 0h no! and david beckham. .. and david beckham... it's gone in. it isa and david beckham... it's gone in. it is a red card. he has sent rooney off. that surely cross the line. it has not been given. england win a world cup penalty shoot out. more rain where it is not needed at the moment and another cold day. cold enough to stop the day with snow to modest hills in south—west england and south wales but it is the rain causing more concern as it continues to fall in an area from south—west england, south—east wales, through the middle and is to lincolnshire and again, parts of yorkshire. either side of that, brighter skies and you m

to a couple of players and they are very complimentary, without being prompted about sara's gareth southgateebody who can build a team, which is hard because some players don't hardly kick a ball for their clubs. but the man at the top, it is important that is important. you touched on qualification, they should get what they need, what do they have to do, what is the mathematics to get through to the euros? england are top of their group in these qualifiers. they have had five wins out of six and they only need the one point to qualify. it should be pretty straightforward for england and england should bring more than montenegro for tonight's match but gareth southgate is not going to want any slip ups. they are travelling to kosovo on sunday and they want that to be an easy one, get the point tonight and get it done and dusted, all wrapped up for qualification. that will be a double celebration. we should have some tea m celebration. we should have some team news later in the programme as well, with kick—off just team news later in the programme as well, with kick—offjust over an hour away

what does it tell us about the way gareth southgate goes about his business?t been a problem for england. and has been identified by gareth southgate and his team as one of the many reasons why england have performed for years and years and years so they do an awful lot of work on this in terms of trying to make sure everyone gets along, to make sure everyone gets along, to make sure everyone gets along, to make sure that team harmony is right. and i guess he will be hoping here by moving quickly and as part of the statement he said the decision to leave out raheem sterling for the match on thursday it was made with the agreement of the entire squad, that it will quickly blow over. john, great to get that insight from you. and you are going to head too, guess where? st george's park. let's look at the back pages. the telegraph's got an interview with the out—going wales head coach warren gatland who says he turned down the chance to manage the all blacks, because he's commited to coaching the lions. var is the focus in the sun, they say juergen klopp and pep g

but as you said, it has not been an easy week for gareth southgate. joe gomez after that altercation at england's base camp this week. as a result of that, we know raheem sterling has been dropped. he won't be playing tonight. gareth southgate and the squad will want to put this behind them and move forward and get this point for qualification. it has been another fairly comfortable qualifying campaign for england, they slipped up against czechoslovakia last month, but they have a chance to get themselves over the line? they are top of their group in these qualifiers with five out of six wins. theyjust need that one point and they will want to wrap up one point and they will want to wrap up the point when they play montenegro tonight. then gareth southgate is not want to go to kosovo needing anything from the game. england should bring more than once but gareth southgate is not going to want any slip ups. he certainly won't, many thank. it is said to be a very young squad but we will get the team you just after 7pm. matteo berrettini has become the fi

tea m team unity has been such a key part of gareth southgate's tenure as england manager, it helpeding has not helped, coming so soon after the huge game between liverpool and man city at the weekend. for a moment at st george's park, the team rivalries were reignited. this morning the england squad put a brave face on things, but this has been a testing 24 hours for gareth southgate's side. raheem sterling trained despite having been dropped for the next game with montenegro after clashing with joe gomez for the next game with montenegro after clashing withjoe gomez in the tea m after clashing withjoe gomez in the team canteen. liverpool defender appeared with a scratch near his eye. tensions were still running high following liverpool's 3—1win over man city at the weekend. billed as the biggest game of the season so far, the pair were involved in a heated exchange towards the end of the match. sterling has since addressed the incident on social media, saying, bothjoe and i have had words, figured things out and moved on, we are in a sport where emotions run high and i am man enoug

england manager gareth southgate has said his priority is the welfare of all of his players.e are in the north—east of england today in a time which has voted labour in every election since 1935 but could they be about to choose a different path this time hello, everyone — this is afternoon live . the prime—minister is chairing a meeting of the government‘s emergency committee to discuss its response to the severe flooding in south yorkshire and the midlands. labour leaderjeremy corbyn has described the government‘s response as ‘woeful‘, while liberal democrat leader jo swinson accused it of not taking the issue seriously enough. about 500 homes have been flooded in doncaster with more than 1,000 properties evacuated in areas hit by floods. five severe warnings remain in place on the river don in south yorkshire. tolu adeoye reports. they say it‘s never been this bad. the village of fishlake near doncaster still submerged, hundreds were forced to leave their homes as the water moved in. to leave their homes many parts remain under several feet of water. the prime minister is

for most accounts is five or ten seconds of incident but gareth southgate has been decisive. lways been able to separate club rivalries but on this occasion, the emotions from the game at anfield was still raw. he adds that dropping raheem sterling for the game on thursday is the right thing for the team. how difficult. this is the part of his job where he is managing people. this is managing these players who perhaps do not like each other very much at the moment. and he has previously spoken about protecting raheem sterling from the media glare and he has put himself in the glare now. so southgate will be under scrutiny in the same way that raheem sterling will be. and probably anyone who has ever worked at a football clu b anyone who has ever worked at a football club might think it happens all the time. and don'tjust hear about it all we hear about it long after the event. in this case we know it happened and it happened yesterday. the man in charge of var says he'd give it seven out of ten for it's performance in the premier league this season. the video assistant referee

england head coach gareth southgate and wales manager ryan giggs arriving for tonight because my drawoutcome. england face familiar foes and open the tournament against croatia, who knocked them out of the semifinals at the world cup. scotland willjoin them if they qualify through the play—offs, while the czech republic com plete play—offs, while the czech republic complete group d. with the tournament staged throughout europe for the first time, england will benefit from playing all their group games at wembley, a massive advantage for gareth southgate as they look to replicate the run in russia last summer. we have played at least two of the teams before. for us to be playing at wembley is something very special so we are really looking forward to the tournament. wales have drawn switzerland and turkey in their opening group games and face the long trip to azerbaijan, with bikers staging theirfirst long trip to azerbaijan, with bikers staging their first two games before their final staging their first two games before theirfinal group staging their first two games before their fina

how exactly it was called, gareth southgate refused to say.mportant thing for any family is that you communicate through those disagreements and work through them. i don't expect to never have to deal with things that are either unexpected or difficult. yesterday's clash came after the two players were involved in an angry confrontation towards the end of liverpool's 3—1 victory over manchester city, the biggest game of the season so far, and tensions remained long after the final whistle. sterling has apologised, saying... club rivalries used to plague england, but the irony of what has happened here is that team unity has been such a key part of southgate's success as england manager, and it is the desire to preserve the togetherness of the squad that has led him to drop arguably his most important player. i think for it to happen, for it to boil overfrom a game of the weekend before is one that i've never really come across before. i've seen it boil over in training practice sessions,

and gareth southgate tells us of his high hopes for the england team in next year's euros. in the sport on bbc news, time's up for unai emery, sacked by arsenal after 18 months at the club. freddie ljungberg takes temporary charge. good evening. two people have died in what the metropolitan police are describing as a "terrorist incident" on london bridge. the attacker was later shot dead. several members of the public managed to wrestle him to ground, and their bravery has been widely praised. police say the attack started here, in fishmongers‘ hall, at the northern end of the bridge. the alarm was raised just before 2pm this afternoon. the attacker then appears to have moved onto the bridge, where he was tackled and disarmed amid chaotic scenes. police then arrive at 2:03pm, five minutes after the first emergency call. armed officers then fire two shots, killing the suspect, fearing he was wearing an explosive vest. the prime minister, who is chairing a cobra meeting in downing street right now, said earlier that any accomplices to the attack will be "hunted down and broug

however it was good, gareth southgate refused to say.ough them. i don't expect you never have to deal with things that are either unexpected or difficult. yesterday's ice came after the two players were involved in an angry confrontation towards the end of liverpool's 3—1 victory over manchester city. the biggest game of the season so far and tensions remained after the final whistle. stirling has since apologised saying on social media, "both joe and i apologised saying on social media, "bothjoe and i have had words, the figure things out and moved on. i am man enough to admit when emotions get the better of me." club ruggles is used to play england but the irony of what has happened here is that immunity has been such a key pa rt that immunity has been such a key part of southgate's success as manager. and it's the desire to preserve the togetherness this squad that has led him to drop arguably his most important player. for it to boil over on a game on the weekend is something i haven't come across before. i see it boil over in traini

gareth southgate says they can manage without him.the 800 metres title. britain also took silver. england test captainjoe root say he and chris silverwood have a two—year plan to win back the ashes in australia. joe root says the team will try to bat longer and be more patient with the ball. more on all of those stories just after half past. let's return to the election and the conservatives pledge to reduce overall immigration if they win the general election. our reality check correspondent chris morris is with me to look at these claims further. we talk about claims but we haven't got a lot of detail and cutting immigration overall doesn't tell us a lot. so what can you tell us about the numbers behind migration into the numbers behind migration into the uk at the moment? it's interesting and it shows how difficult it will be to cut migration. there will be a big debate in this election about ending free movement from the european union but that is not the only picture. we have a graph to show you which basically says and shows you

gareth southgate says the row at the england training camp

a fault line appeared in the england squad for the first time this year under gareth southgate but tonight a single obsession, a single cause, the 7—0 victory which meant england qualified with a game to spare for the euros next year and as group winners they will play every single one of their group games here at wembley. no one is pretending they are the real deal, sometimes they're defending can leave a lot to be desired, but at least four england fa ns desired, but at least four england fans they are guaranteed it will be afun fans they are guaranteed it will be a fun ride. —— for. fans they are guaranteed it will be a fun ride. -- for. thanks for joining us. art thieves tried to steal two paintings by rembrandt, worth around £100 million each, from england's oldest public art gallery last night. but police and gallery security staff managed to stop them after alarms went off at the dulwich picture gallery in south london. an intruder was chased but they managed to get away — without the paintings. that's it. newsnight is starting over on bbc two now with kirsty wark, but here on bbc o

gareth southgate says we had a family and families have disagreements. goodbye from me. for a look at the weather. for the middle part of the week for wednesday, it feels dry, a break from the wet weather but it will be a short—lived affair. we have still got flooding issues around the country and there are still severe flood warnings in force for the don valley. as we head into wednesday, we've got a transient ridge of high pressure which will help to settle things down. 0ne pressure which will help to settle things down. one area of low pressure clearing out towards the north sea but there is another lurking in the winds ready to move in from the atlantic. this evening, still outbreaks of showery rain but gradually through the night they will ease and fate. if you continuing to feed into northern scotla nd continuing to feed into northern scotland which could be wintry, still a few showers as well for wales but lighter winds, clear skies, the recipe for a widespread frost. that's particularly for the northern half of the uk, the further south you can the more likely th

gareth southgate has taken a gamble on including leicester city's james maddison in his squad for theirkosovo and montenegro. he had to pull out of their last set of matches due to illness, but was then spotted in a casino during the international break. this is also the first time that southgate has spoken since bulgaria were given a punishment of having to playjust one game behind closed doors for the racial abuse that england players suffered during their qualifier. 0ur sports correspondent joe wilson was at wembley. they might be relieved to talk about squad tactics, formation even qualification ahead of this international, southgate impressed with the way they have returned from serious injury and he is back in the fall squad. reassurance to see johnstone's name in there. in many ways, still the source of deep disappointment, southgate is still very proud with the way his players dealt with that situation and having seen the players come through such a challenging set of circumstances whether that has intensified team identity and that england dressing room. the best thing that we

england manager gareth southgate has been speaking to the media today. ahead of their euro 2020 qualifiero. he compared his squad to "a family" — in the aftermath of raheem sterling's confrontation withjoe gomez saying arguments are inevitable. the two players trained together today, at st george's park — but gomez appeared with a scratch under his eye. although southgate refused to say, if it was related although southgate refused to say, if it was related to the altercation with sterling. the manchester city forward, who was involved in a scuffle with liverpool's gomez at anfield on sunday, has been dropped for the match at wembley — but the manager wouldn't be drawn on why he'd reached that decision. my my priority is always the care and well—being of all of my players. all of my players. and then you have a decision to make as to whether there needs to be something further, which is the right thing for the group moving forward, which was my reason for not selecting him for the game on thursday in regards to whether that should've been made public or not we've that should've been made

this squad announcement is actually the first time we've heard from gareth southgate since bulgaria werete had to say about that. still very proud of the players and the way they dealt with all of that. and the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. i have spoken about that probably more than i should have needed to over the last few years, but that is a situation we are still in sadly. so i think we still have work to do, and we have to start that work here ahead of anywhere else. it seems incredible, but everton manager marco silva says that andre gomes could be back in the everton side before the end of the season. gomes suffered an horrific ankle injury after a challenge by tottenham forward heung—min son during their one—all draw in the premier league on sunday. surgery to repair the fractured dislocation has apparently gone well. the former arsenal manager arsene wenger says he hasn't spoken to the german champions bayern munich about taking their vacant managers job but he hasn't ruled himself out either. wenger said he knew the club well and would "never refu

gareth southgate and dan roan. a little bit ofan insight southgate and dan roan.rated england with a double century in the first test — also scored a half century to put the hosts in control on day two. later today, england and wales will find out who they'll face at next year's euros. scotland, northern ireland and the republic will be watching the draw keenly too, as they can still qualify through the play—offs. for england, though, they go into the finals as joint favourites. and our sports editor, dan roan, has been speaking to manager gareth southgate to get his thoughts ahead of today's draw. final preparations in bucharest where those competing in european football's flagship tournament next summer are about to learn their fate. after an impressive qualifying campaign, england are among the favourites for euro 2020. here at their training base, the manager told me the perception of the team has now shifted. the draw is always a decisive moment for everybody and knowing when the dates are, what the route looks like, i think the country, it feels as if they h

gareth southgate says the row at the england training camp was just like a family ompares a row withinis squad to a family disagreement as raheem sterling says he's ‘figured things out‘ withjoe gomez after their bust—up. bourne versus batman: matt damon and christian bale tell us how competing for hollywood roles really works. give ‘em to me! it is not up against each other! he just passes on something and then... laughs. for central and eastern areas, spells of sunshine whereas in the west, a few showers and then later west, a few showers and then later we will see rain coming our way. further details in 15 minutes. it's wednesday 13th november. our top story, the former justice secretary, david gauke, has launched a blistering attack on the conservative party, saying a tory majority in the general election would be bad for the country. mr gauke, who's announced he's standing as an independent, said the conservatives would pursue a very hard brexit "putting prosperity at risk". our political correspondent jonathan blake joins us from westminster. how significant is this? he is not hol

gareth southgate has named his squad for the upcoming euro 2020 qualifiers.vo later this month. leicester city midfielderjames madison gets the nod. he had to pull out of the last set of matches due to illness, but he was then spotted in a casino during the international break, so southgate has given him a second chance while manchester city'sjohn stones returns as does alex 0xlade—chamberlain and callum hudson a doi, but no play sport dele alli 01’ a doi, but no play sport dele alli or everton defender michael keane, so or everton defender michael keane, so england just need a point to secure their place in next summers final. another story to tell you about. reports in germany suggesting that former arsenal boss arsene wenger is the favourite to be the new manager at bayern munich. he has not ruled out saying he would never refuse to talk to buy in munich. niko kovac was sacked at the weekend. wenger has just turned 70, and hasn't had a coaching job since leaving arsenal 18 months ago after 22 years in charge. would be quite a valedictory round, another coa

gareth southgate says they can cope without him.s bernardo silva has been banned for one match and fined £50,000 over a tweet sent to a team—mate. he compared benjamin mendy to a cartoon character on a brand of chocolates. the fa accepted silva hadn't intended the comment to be racist. rafa is still fighting at the atp tourfinals in london. nadal says his comeback victory over daniil medvedev was a one in 1,000 chance. and another day, another sophie hahn world record. she has set two world—best times in the past two days at the world para athletics in dubai. and hannah cockroft has won the t34 800m gold. at the start of this week we we re 800m gold. at the start of this week we were not even sure if rafa was going to play, it was touch and go whether he would even be there, so he is doing well. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. obviously we are looking at more rain coming and lots of flood—hit areas really concerned about this. that's absolutely right, good morning, everyone. what we have fir

this squad announcement is actually the first time we've heard from gareth southgate since bulgaria werefor the racial abuse that england players suffered during their qualifier. here's what southgate had to say about that. still very proud of the players the way they dealt with all about. and the ongoing issue is one of education across the world, really. i've spoken about that, yeah, probably more than i should've needed to over the last few years, but that's the situation we are still in, sadly. so, ithink but that's the situation we are still in, sadly. so, i think we still in, sadly. so, i think we still have work to do, and we have to start that work here, ahead of anywhere else. it seems incredible, but everton manager marco silva says that andre gomes could be back in the everton side before the end of the season. gomes suffered an horrific ankle injury after a challenge by tottenham forward heung—min son during their 1—all draw in the premier league on sunday. surgery to repair the fractured dislocation has apparently gone well. the former england and northampton hooker, dylan h

harmony between fans one less thing for gareth southgate to worry about.team—matejoe gomez. england fans waited half an hour for harry winks to put them ahead. captain harry kane had hit the post earlier when the ball fell to him in the 80th minute. he was decisive. then just two minutes later, substitute marcus rashford's strike got england's third. that is so precise. this was a chance for england's young players to shine and in the 90th minute mason mount scored his first international goal and it finished at four. england have already qualified for next year's euros. kosovo have a slim chance via the play—offs but for them this match was about history. looking back over the relationship between the two countries but also making history because this was the first time they had ever hosted england. jane dougall, bbc news, pristina. that result for england all over the back pages of this harry slotters is the headline in the mirror with two harrys — winks and kane — on the scoresheet last night. the times calls harry winks england's fox in the box. and th

and coming up in sport, england manager gareth southgate says his squad are like a family following thebust—up between raheem sterling and joe gomez this week. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. the two main parties in the general election campaign will today focus on what they regard as their key issues. labour will focus on health while the conservatives look to brexit. labour is promising to spend an extra £6 billion a year on the nhs in england than the conservatives if it wins the general election. the budget would rise to £155 billion pounds by 2023 to 2a, compared with the £149 billion announced by the tories last year. the money, labour says, will bring back bursaries for student nurses, expand mental health services and the number of gp training places. meanwhile arron banks, the long—standing ally of nigel farage, has urged him to withdraw brexit party candidates from conservative target seats, notjust the ones the tories won in 2017. the former conservative justice secretary, david gauke, has warned that a tory majority in the election would be bad for the count

kick—off is less then two hours away, with gareth southgate expected to make changes with a team that. manchester city women hammered west ham five it now to go top of the league, including two goals and a red card for... and a hat and get their european campaign off toa hat and get their european campaign off to a winning start, beating lyon. attention now turns to saracens as they play any part of this. victory for tommy fleetwood. a witnesses and close the gap at the top of the standings ahead of next week's season finale. i will be back in the next hour with more on the stories. the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, says he has concerns about the use of any sort of cladding on buildings after a fire at a block of student flats in bolton on friday. the fire service has confirmed that the material on the building is not the same type as used on grenfell tower in london, but mr burnham says it raises issues that need to be addressed. kevin fitzpatrick reports. it was a fire that spread rapidly and ripped through the top three floors of this building in the town centre. peopl

the england manager gareth southgate has been speaking to the media ahead of their euro 2020 qualifierrmath of raheem sterling's confrontation with joe gomez, saying arguments are inevitable. the two players trained together today, at st george's park — but gomez appeared with a scratch under his eye although southgate refused to say, if it was related to the altercation with sterling. the manchester city forward, who was involved in a scuffle with liverpool's gomez at anfield on sunday, has been dropped for the match at wembley — but the manager wouldn't be drawn on why he'd reached that decision. i already my priority is always the ca re i already my priority is always the care and well—being of all of my players. all of my players. and then you have a decision to make as to whether there needs to be something further which is the right thing for the group moving forward. which was my reason for not selecting raheem sterling for the game on thursday. wales are taking on northern ireland in their crucial women's euro 2021 qualifier away in belfast. a win for wales — would see jayne lu

harmony between fans one less thing for gareth southgate to worry about.ager dropped him for a spat with team—matejoe gomez. england fans waited half an hour for harry winks to put them ahead. nicely tucked away! captain harry kane had hit the post earlier. when the ball fell to him in the 80th minute, he was decisive. then, just two minutes later, substitute marcus rashford's got england's third. that is so precise! this was a chance for england's young players to shine and in the 90th minute, mason mount scored his first international goal and it finished at four. england have already qualified for next year's euros. kosovo have a slim chance via the play—offs but for them, this match was about history, looking back over the relationship between the two countries but also making history, because this was the first time they had ever hosted england. jane dougal, bbc news, pristina. terry 0'neill — the photographer whose pictures helped define the 1960s — has died at the age of 81. his images of rock and film stars and royalty helped frame an age of celebr

england manager gareth southgate has named the leicester city midfielder, james maddison in his squad matches due to illness, but he was then spotted in a casino during the international break. nonetheless, southgate has decided to give him another chance. great britain have theirfirst gold medal of the world para athletics championships — and it was a fourth world title for paul blake. he won the t36 800—metres on day one in dubai, in a season's best time. and he goes again later in the week, in his main event, the 400—metres. the former england and northampton hooker, dylan hartley has announced he's retiring from professional rugby, after failing to recover from a long—standing knee injury. he hasn't played since december, missing england's rugby world cup run. he's northampton's longest serving player with 251 appearances in 14 seasons. hartley said the last few months had been difficult "physically and mentally" and, while his career wasn't "perfect he wouldn't have had it any other way". batsmanjonny bairstow has been added to england's test squad six for the two—match series ag

gareth southgate has defended his decision to drop raheem sterling for tomorrow night's euro 2020 qualifiering by leaving sterling out after that bust—up with joe gomez at england's training base. everybody will view it differently. people will fall into every camp on every decision you make. you have to do what you believe is the right thing and, if you are only prepared to make decisions that attempt to keep everybody happy, then that is not a route that will work either because it is impossible to keep everybody happy. first and foremost i have to do what is right for the country, what is right for the team, and all the while trying to look after the players. the australia captain, sam kerr, who's widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, has signed for women's super league leaders chelsea. kerr is all—time top scorer in both the american and australian leagues. lots of european clubs were chasing her, but she's chosen to come to london, signing a two—and—a—half—year deal with chelsea, who she'll join in january. rafa nadal has produced a stunning comeback to keep himself

gareth southgate has defended his decision to drop raheem sterling for tomorrow night's euro 2020 qualifierengland's training base. he says he understands why people don't agree with his decision, and says he wouldn't imagine that sterling is a big fan of him at the moment. the australia captain sam kerr, who is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, has signed for women's super league leaders chelsea. kerr is the all—time goal—scorer in both the american and australian leagues. lots of european clubs were chasing her, but she has chosen to come to london, signing a 2.5—year deal with chelsea, who she willjoin injanuary. and there has been another gold medal and another world record for britain's sophie hahn at the world para athletics championships in dubai. all the details on the bbc sport website and app. that's all from me. goodbye. hello once again. wednesday was a much improved today for many parts of the british isles, although the cloud filled in across the south—western quarter of the british isles is this system eventually spread. quite a bit of rainfall and acr

and gareth southgate says that's all because of an abundance of attacking options.ttacking players. that is the beauty of this team, that we can... it's difficult for defences to focus on one person to try and stop them because three, four other players can step forward, score goals, create goals. the movements are good and the individual ability is good, so i think we are quite difficult at the moment for the opposition to plan for. well, southgate‘s side won 5—3 when the two sides met last month in southampton — and kosovo‘s manager is expecting his defence to be in for another busy night this evening. nobody has called so much. the incredible offensive of this team. 7-0, 6-0, 5-0, 5-0, 5—0 — incredible! nobody, no team, and that means for us it is a challenge, incredible challenge. we need him in the premiership, don't worry! joss buttler hit a century in england's final warm—up game ahead of their two test series in new zealand. but the game ended in a draw in whangarei. buttler‘s 110 runs helped england make 405 in reply to the new zealand a side's 302—6 declar

one last thing for gareth southgate to worry about. fans waited half—an—hour to get ahead. captain harry kane had hit the post earlier in the ball fell to him in the 80th minute. he was decisive. then just two minutes later, substitute marcus rushford's streit got england's third. this was a chance for england's young players to shine, and in the 90th minute, they scored an international goal and it finished at four. england have already qualified for next yea r‘s have already qualified for next year's euros. kosovo have a slim chance via the play—offs, but for them, this match was about history, looking back over the relationship between the two countries, but also making history because this was the first time i had ever hosted england. —— they had ever hosted england. a really good test for us. we needed that. i was keen to see... i was quite happy, i was quite happy for it to go 80,85 and see how we quite happy, i was quite happy for it to go 80, 85 and see how we cope with it. because we need those sorts of games and it was a good

i think that is the area gareth southgate will be conscious of.ities they gave montenegro last night and he will want to iron but out, because top teams, the likes of france, spain, italy, they will punish you. that was the only low point loss night. and, as we will hear, some billing forjoe gomez when he came on as a substitute. —— booing. qualification for euro 2020 is secure after that huge win over montenegro. three of those seven goals were scored by captain harry kane, who grabbed a first half hat—trick, while chelsea's tammy abraham scored his first international goal. some fans booed joe gomez when he came on. raheem sterling criticising fans for doing so on social media. it was sterling who was dropped for the game after he clashed with the liverpool defender on monday. that is a nice touch, isn't it? considering he was dropped... yes, something he said was his fault, and joe gomez shouldn't be criticised for that. leaping to the defence of the liveable depend on social media last night. -- defender. and in their first match since their e

pack clash jurymen city's 31 defeat at liverpool in the english premier league in the manager gareth southgate vents at the decisions of drop sterling from the euro 2020 qualify with months and i go on thursday the forward has now issued a public apology to go as far instagram in which he said both joe and i have had words and figured things out and moved on we're in a sport where emotions run high and i'm man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me. what has been will be sorry a busy week of euro 2020 qualifiers a vital much coming out the defending champions portugal in their caps and christiane are in eldar they host. the 82nd in group b. right now 8 points behind leaders ukraine. now china is planning to naturalize more foreign footballers as they try to qualify for the 2022 world cup and possibly host the tournament in 2032 foreign born players have already made it into the national saying fans are divided about whether using outside talents is the right way to go for as louis reports from beijing. born in london playing for a team in beijing not unusual in an age when buying a

gareth southgate's team only need a draw to qualify for the european championship next summer.those who have gone before him. when you look at the names, sir alf ramsey, sir bobby robson, and that the managers that i've played for who i have had enormous respect for and what a big part of england's history, that is something that is of huge pride for myself and my family. i'm always conscious of that. england all—rounder ben stokes says his standout performances for england this summer do not give him any sort of "redemption" for what happened outside a bristol nightclub in 2017. stokes was fined £30,000 and was given an eight—match ban after being involved in a street fight, although the cricketer was cleared of affray. this summer, stokes helped england win the world cup and also the third ashes test, but he says what happened two years ago never influenced his mindset on the field of play. from my point of view, i don't see it like that at all. i see it as me going out, doing... as good as i can to help my team win games. i don't see it as redemption, there is nothing else t

and gareth southgate says that's all because of an abundance of attacking options.sed a big upset in the semi—finals, beating roger federer. the greek player — who's 17 years younger than federer — took an early lead and eventually the first set. federer was flawless in beating novak djokovic earlier in the competition but was well below par as tsitsipas eventually took the match in straight sets... i grew up watching roger as a kid, watching him at the finals, watching him in the wimbledon, plenty of finals. wished i can step out on the court one day and face him and today i am here, living the dream. i could never picture myself standing here, but it did happen. dreams do come true! in the day's other semifinal, dominic thiem beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets. the austrian, like tsitsipas, will be going for his first title at the o2 arena. and that's the sport. i wonder how that feels, i used to watch him as a kid growing up. yes, biggest age gap in the history of the world tour finals. really? it is 8:38am, and we are going to talk abo

cities and involved 24 teams with england's wembley stadium staging the final england managed by gareth southgatecould have been drawn in a group with cooperation who beat them in last year's world cup semifinals in russia meanwhile the winner of who gets to be called a group of death competition with us definitely group effort which contains the winners of the last 3 international tournaments involving european sides well cup winners from courage by the day show european champions portugal and yes he loves germany will all face each other full final spots are still available through the playoffs states take place in march with the euro 2025 those ensuring that i am happy i am very glad. really great to have such a team in the group talked about is the european championship robinson broke champion topping greece money no one outdoor pretty much but it makes you a few others made it very difficult you look at it more as what i do think about it since a lot of you know my troubles but if that was not the. right to domestic football now and in the english premier league unbeaten liverpool of opened

gareth southgate was once i'd have already qualified for the tournament.his isa significance beyond football. this is a unique match— kosovo hosting england for the first time. the game itself might qualify for the european championships, has paled into insignificance. the intervention of british troops in the kosovo conflict is still fresh in peoples memories. it has led to a welcome travel england fans are not accustomed to. with the recent events surrounding the recent england matches, which wasjust devastatingly unpleasant to witness, it makes such a change. i can't remember an atmosphere like this at an away match since i don't know when, and i've been going quite a while. it is quite moving. we rememberthe while. it is quite moving. we remember the first time when we came back from the war and we met the british forces here providing security and safety and making sure that the population settle back into kosovo. we don't forget very easily, you know, it's only been about 20 a since large. this is extremely nice, you know, that we pass a message to t