by grivko's team, asta na.o stages of the race. the third was taken by his former teammate john degenkolb. kittel still leads overall, but was outside the top ten on day three. you had crashed today. can you explain what happened, and how it did affect your race today?” explain what happened, and how it did affect your race today? i didn't crash. but you had blood on your face. i was punched by grivko from asta na face. i was punched by grivko from astana in my face. did it affect you? will make it certainly was not a veryfairthing, you? will make it certainly was not a very fair thing, and certainly affected me as well, yes. boxer chris eubankjr will attempt to win his first world title fight on saturday. he will challenge australian renold quinlan for the ibo belt. but questions have been raised about the credibility of the belt, as ade adedoyin explains. 27 years ago, chris eubank senior won his first world title. on saturday, his son chris eubankjr will attempt to do the same. while his father beats his opp

kittel — seen here in the blue with blood pouring down his face — has called for grivko who rides for, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel says he won't accept it. the german still leads the race after winning the first two stages. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. we have matthew syed. the financial times leads on the bank of england's upgrade the growth forecast for the economy. the telegraph says the human rights lawyer accused of pursuing a witchhunt against british soldiers is facing calls to be prosecuted. the times leads on the possible end to the train drivers strike on southern real after one union won what a paper calls as a significant concession. the guardian says nato must counter russian hacking. the express says exercise is the solution to back pain. the meal sees healthy eating faces rationing after extreme weather. the metro, we are going to start with that. things can only get better. davis, the brexit s

kittel — seen here in the blue with blood pouring down his face — has called for grivko who rides forastana have posted an apology on social media but kittel says he won't accept it. the german still leads the race after winning the first two stages. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. the headlines on bbc news: cases brought by the human rights lawyer against british soldiers will be reviewed by the government after he was struck off for dismissal. a deal to end the dispute with drivers on southern rail has been reached. the bank of england forecast the economy will grow twice as fast as previously thought this year. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. let's get more now on the news that a train drivers‘ union has reached a deal with the operators of the southern network, ending crippling strike action by its members. joining me now is claudia sermbezis who is at brighton station. following two weeks

ukrainian rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching germanuring stage 3. kittel, who still leads the race after winning the first two stages, has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel, who ended up a cut eyebrow and blood streaming down his face, says what happened has nothing to do with cycling, and he won‘t accept it. that‘s all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website — bbc.co.uk/sport — and i‘ll have more in the next hour. john, thank you. more from him later. brexit secretary david davis has set out the government‘s negotiating strategy for the uk‘s withdrawal from the eu in a keenly—awaited white paper. launching the document in a statement to mps, mr davis said the paper confirmed the uk‘s strategy will be guided by the 12 principles theresa may set out in a speech lancaster house last month. it's it‘s not a bill how or whether we leave the eu but about implementing the decision already tak

ukrainian rider andriy grivko of has been disqualified from the tour of dubai, after punching germanstages, has called for grivko who rides for the astana team, to be banned from cycling for six months. astana have posted an apology on social media but kittel, who ended up a cut eyebrow and blood streaming down his face, says what happened has nothing to do with cycling, and he won't accept it. that's all sport for now. we will be back in the next hour. we have got some breaking news to bring you from our correspondent who is in court at seven —— southwark crown court about two former hbos bank managers and a group of other people working with them who have received sentences for carrying out a loan scam worth over £200 million. david mills, who is 60 and was a consultant, bride a woman with gifts in exchange for a loan is scam, enabling him to benefit from high consultancy fees. the judge said schofield sold his soul to mills in exchange for sex, plain, schofield sold his soul to mills in exchange forsex, plain, luxury goods and swag. for other people we re goods and swag. for other

marcel kittel, in the blue, had to ride on with a cut face after being struck by andriy grivko.tion site. it is really hot, a0 degrees, and basically hejust... he got dust in his eyes, he said it was really confusing and he got too hot and lost his cool. but to cause blood means it must have been a really big whack. is that it? actually... did that come out badly? i have to get changed into my tennis gear because i have a match with joanna quant. —— johanna gear because i have a match with joanna quant. ——johanna konta. it is the fred couples ladies next weekend, and they have to get there quickly after breakfast. —— the fed cup. aubergines you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: a warning the government needs to "raise it game" over cyber security as mps strongly criticise the uk‘s ability to deal with online attacks. theresa may will urge european members of nato to spend more on defence, when she attends a summit of eu leaders in malta today. nick‘s on top of our london newsroom with a look at this morning‘s weather. on the roof of new broadcas