guy hedgecoe, thank you for that. more _ football. guy hedgecoe, thank you for that.coe, thank you for that. more on this _ football. guy hedgecoe, thank you for that. more on this story - football. guy hedgecoe, thank you for that. more on this story and . for that. more on this story and what is said, the details before that high courtjudge by mr rubiales cosmic defence when we get it. in the meantime, we can go back to the uk and some breaking news concerning the railways here in the country. the aslef union has announced that train drivers are set to go on strike for a further two days on september 30th and october the 4th, coinciding with the conservative annual conference. this is part of a long—running dispute over pay. looking at the aslef website they add there is an overtime ban across the uk rail network on friday the 29th of september and from monday the second to friday the 6th of october. that is likely to impact 0ctober. that is likely to impact staff members on the rail network across the uk. another two days of strike action by aslef, the train driver

our correspondent guy hedgecoe is there.n't know a great deal of detail about the sacking ofjorge vilda, other than the stand and president of the spanish football federation at the moment while luis rubiales are suspended by fifa, that he told the coach that he no longer held the post. this is something i think many people had been expecting for a while, especially since the luis rubiales scandal blew up a few days ago. he was seen as a very close ally of luis rubiales. jorge vilda also has had quite a tumultuous relationship at times with spain's women's football team. around a year ago there was a player rebellion against him and the coaching set up. there is a lot of speculation back then about whether he would hold on to his post. it seems this latest affair surrounding luis rubiales has just been too much. even now he is a world cup winning coach, he has now lost hisjob. in world cup winning coach, he has now lost his “ob. , ., world cup winning coach, he has now lost his job-— lost his job. in terms of any immediate _

guy hedgecoe in madrid.ering in malta for a summit that is expected to focus on migration. among those attending are the leaders of france, greece and italy, who have all been under pressure with the number of people arriving on their shores. another country which is part of that group is slovenia. i've been speaking to the bbc�*s guy de launey about how big an issue illegal migration is for central european countries like slovenia and croatia. migration is going to be at the top of the agenda. climate change will be another one which is of concern to everybody in the med9 grouping, to everybody in the med9 grouping, to here in slovenia after last month pass around as floods, which people are still feeling the impact from. but if we go back to the migration issue, it has been at the top of the news agenda here in slovenia over the past week because news has been coming out that the number of irregular border crossings has travelled over the past year —— trebled. croatia, our neighbour, is also reported a reg

guy hedgecoe in madrid.london this afternoon. news of the album emerged last month — when a mysterious newspaper advert — apparently for a glass repair business but containing several references to rolling stones songs — appeared in the hackney gazette. live now to nicky schiller who is outside the hackney empire in east london for us. a treat for fans and it also seemed like the stones themselves were having a great time? absolutely. when ou having a great time? absolutely. when you do _ having a great time? absolutely. when you do showbiz _ having a great time? absolutely. when you do showbiz press - when you do showbiz press conferences, frankly lots of them on stage, they know what they will be asked and you know what they will answer but that was not the case here. the stones were on top form with us talk show hostjimmy fallon at the hackney empire theatre, and here is a little taste of the event and what the band had to say. we are here to present _ and what the band had to say. we are here to present

oui’ our correspondent guy hedgecoe explained. our correspondent guy hedgecoe ex - lained. , , our correspondentined. ,, .,, explained. pressure was building _ explained. pressure was building and _ explained. pressure was building and building. i explained. pressure was| building and building. all explained. pressure was - building and building. all you had the fact that fifa had suspended him just a few days after the kiss itself. suspended him pending its own investigation. in his resignation, the message he put on social media, mr louis ruby alice mentioned that and said that he didn't think he would come back to his post after that suspension. also there was the fact he was also facing criminal proceedings which had been opened by the spanish prosecutor who is looking into whether he could bring charges against him for possible sexual assault for that kiss he gave jenni hermoso and then of course there was the social backlash which appeared to be taking a toll on him. his own motherfor taking a toll on him. his own mother for example carried out a hunger strikejust mother for example carrie

guy hedgecoe reports.ilies are having their worlds turned upside down by technology. nude images of girls aged between 11 and 16 have been circulating on messaging apps. but the pictures are not real. they were created using artificial intelligence. translation: even i had to look twice because i had doubts. - my daughter's crying all the time. her self—esteem is already very low, so this is terrible for her. a total of 28 girls have complained that fake nude pictures of them have been circulating on messaging apps. the images were created using real photos of the same girls, fully clothed, often taken from their own social media accounts. these were then fed into an ai application which provided imagined pictures of the girls unclothed. police are investigating at least ten boys, aged 12 to 14, who have been identified as being involved. there is also one case of a girl who was allegedly the target of an extortion attempt. translation: even if they are manipulated images, . if they are realistic images, t

thank you, guy hedgecoe in the dredge- — hermoso.ermoso. thank you, guy hedgecoe in the dredge- -- in _ hermoso. thank you, guy hedgecoe in the dredge. -- in middridge. - the global number of cancer cases among people under—50 appears to have risen sharply in the past 30 years, a study suggests. research published in bmj oncology found there had been 3.26 million cases in 2019 — 79% more than in 1990. but experts cautioned against reading too much into the findings. the research did not take into account a 40% rise in the total population, while factors such as better reporting may have contributed to the higher number. let's hearfrom nicola smith, senior health information manager at cancer research uk on this report. as we heard, many caveats around the state but what do we know for sure about the levels of cancer in the under 50 group? we about the levels of cancer in the under 50 group?— about the levels of cancer in the under 50 group? we know cancer is more common _ under 50 group? we know cancer is more common as — under 50 gr

guy hedgecoe has the latest. summer, striking just as many people were returning to work after the holidays. the central province of toledo was one of the worst hit areas. a man died after being trapped in a lift there, apparently because of the flooding. another man was already dead when rescue services reached him near his car. just west of madrid, one man is still missing after his car was swept away, although his ten—year—old son was rescued after clinging to a tree for eight hours. just over a week ago, many parts of the country were seeing temperatures of up to a0 celsius. spain often sees heavy rain at the end of the summer but this weather event, caused by a mass of low pressure, has been much more extreme than normal. in and around madrid, where rivers burst their banks, flooding has damaged homes and left many residents struggling to keep the water out. 200 people were evacuated. translation: the water came into the house - as if it was a wave. it went upstairs and we panicked a bit. we tried to solve t

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. let's bring you some breaking news.istoric music venue in south london — many global starts have given concerts and performances there. if you remember, it was shut last december, it was suspended after two people were killed when fans without tickets tried to force their way in. today, we've had some news from lambeth council, who said brixton academy cannot reopen once the venue has met 77 "extensive and robust conditions designed to promote safety." it basically said the conditions include stronger doors, new crowd management systems, more detailed risk assessments and a new ticketing system. this is what the council has said. after the venue was suspended last year following a concert during which two people died because of a crash that happened there. around the world and across there. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines. lucy letby, the former nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six, has lodged

guy hedgecoe reports.their world turned upside down by technology. nude images of girls aged between 11 and 16 have been circulating on messaging apps. but the pictures are not real. they were created using artificial intelligence. translation: even i had to look twice because i had doubts. - my daughter's crying all the time. her self—esteem is already very low, so this is terrible for her. a total of 28 girls have complained that fake nude pictures of them have been circulating on messaging apps. the images were created using real photos of the same girls, fully clothed, often taken from their own social media accounts. these were then fed into an ai application which provided imagined pictures of the girls unclothed. police are investigating at least ten boys, aged 12 to 1a, who have been identified as being involved. there is also one case of a girl who was allegedly the target of an extortion attempt. translation: even if they are manipulated images, . if they are realistic images, they are considered

guy hedgecoe in madrid.igration. of france, greece and italy, who have all been under pressure with the number of people arriving on their shores. we'll have more from our correspondent following the meeting throughout the day. before we go, let's wreak out our top story. two deadly explosions have rocked pakistan. more than 50 people are dead. the first happened near a mosque in the southwestern province of balochistan on friday as people celebrated the birth of prophet muhammad. police say at least 52 people were killed there, with another 50 were injured. police suspect it was a suicide attack targeting the religious gathering in mastung city. earlier this month, at least eleven people, including a prominent muslim leader, were injured in an explosion in the same district. and dozens of people are trapped beneath a mosque near the city of peshawar. that is following a second blast. we will have plenty more on that on our website and right here on bbc news. stay with us. now that the weather for today is l

guy hedgecoe is in madrid. the torrential rain much of the country has seen over the last few days has made it anything but a smooth return. the central province of toledo was one of the worst hit areas. a man died after being trapped in a lift there, apparently because of the flooding. another man was already dead when rescue services reached him near his car. just west of madrid, one man is still missing after his car was swept away, although his ten—year—old son was rescued. just over a week ago, many parts of the country were seeing temperatures of up to 40 celsius. spain often sees heavy rain at the end of the summer, but this weather event, caused by a mass of low pressure, has been much more extreme than normal. in and around madrid, where rivers burst their banks, flooding has damaged homes and left many residents struggling to keep the water out. 200 people were evacuated. translation: we were very worried, because we thought the house - was going to collapse because of the huge amount of rain that fel

live now to our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe.s vote will take place some time this afternoon. we don't know the exact time. there may be some debate to but this will be the second vote that alberto nunez feijoo has faced this week, the second and final vote, because he lost the final vote on wednesday when he needed an absolute majority. he fell four votes short. today all he needs is a simple majority, more yes votes and no. but he is expected to fall short again and that is because the only party that appears willing to support his conservatives, the only main party, is the far right vox. even with the support of foxy doesn't have enough votes to form a majority. there are other parties that perhaps in other circumstances might have supported him, but the fact that vox is supporting him, they don't like that. that leaves him isolated. we do expect him to lose the vote. whatever�*s if he does lose? —— what happens if he does lose? that whatever's if he does lose? -- what happens if he does lose? that means pedro sanchez, _ happe

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.f a serbian 0rthodox monastery in the north, bringing to an end a stand—off with a group of heavily armed men. the gunmen are suspected of carrying out an attack overnight, in which a policeman died. here's our balkans correspondent guy de launey. the shooting seems to be over and the monstery is a place of worship. but the recriminations have only just begun. serbia's president has made a televised address to the nation and described the killing of a kosovo police force officer as reprehensible, and he also made it clear that he thought that the prime minister of kosovo bore ultimate responsibility for the shooting and the events which followed, after a campaign of provocations against the ethnic serb minority, who live in north kosovo. the authorities are having none of that. the prime minister has described the armed group who carried out the attacks as being supported by official belgrade. partners of kosovo and serbia have expressed their outrage at the events. the eu said the sho

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.litary presence in niger, removing its 1,500 troops stationed there by the end of this year. in a televised interview, macron announced plans to withdraw the french ambassador and several other diplomats from niger within hours, followed by its military contingent in the coming months. it comes in the wake of a military coup injuly that saw the ousting of the country's pro—paris president. macon has refused to recognise the junta as niger's legitimate authority but said paris would coordinate the troop withdrawal with the coup leaders. translation: france has decided to bring back its ambassador- and so, in the coming hours, our ambassador and several diplomats will return to france. and we are ended our military cooperation with the defacto authorities to niger because they no longer want to fight against terrorism. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a second ship with ukrainian wheat reached turkey, despite russia's wit

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. at the us open, is now out. draper's best run in a grand slam tournament finally ended less than an hour ago after a brave fight against the number eight seed. joe wilson reports. it starts with the serve. but jack draper has the all—round game to win points on any court against anyone. fourth round, new york, there you go. thing was, his opponent here had just the same flair and rather more experience. andrey rublev — a familiar face in the second week of a grand slam — took the first set 6—3. now, rublev is russian so, in tennis terms, officially neutral. his emotions are unmissable. yeah, it was a double fault, it helped draper take the second set. and the british player led in the third. he had a break but couldn't sustain it. back came rublev, decisively. read his body language now. fierce match, hot day, and draper was struggling. no wonder — he had barely been fit enough to even start this tournament, and he got to the fourth set in the fourth round. defeated but draper is 21 a

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.ng its 1500 troops stationed there by the end of this year. in a televised interview, macron announced plans to withdraw the french ambassador and several other diplomats from niger within hours, followed by its military contingent in the coming months. it comes in the wake of a military coup injuly that saw the ousting of the country's pro—paris president. macron has refused to recognise the junta as niger's legitimate authority but said paris would coordinate the troop withdrawal with the coup leaders. for more on what the french withdrawal means for international counter—terror operations in the sahel region, the bbc spoke to dr michael amoah. he's a senior visiting fellow at the london school of economics, and a specialist in west african security and politics. it means that henceforth niger will be co—operating more with mali and burkina faso, and perhaps the rest of the ecowas countries. we have seen ecowas meeting to plan how they could set up a military force. now is the time f

guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.super bowl half—time show. sponsors apple music shared a video called usher has a confession, in which the singer confirms usher has a confession, in which the singer confirms he will star in the 2024 event in las vegas in february. i'm caitriona perry. thanks for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. while most of the we will be a story of sunshine and showers, we could see some stormy weather wednesday into thursday. more on that in a second. first of all, though, it has been quite windy so far and overnight, strong winds attached to these weather fronts pushing their way eastwards. strongest of the winds will have clipped the northwest of scotland before easing later. that does leave many of us with clear skies into the start of monday, 12—15 degrees. not a cold start by any means. still some cloud and one or two showers in the southeast first thing. that will clear through. some heavier showers across central western scotland, northern ireland through the morning rush hou

rubiales's kiss on her lips was unsolicited — something he contests. 0ur correspondent in madrid guy hedgecoeon what the development might mean. jenni hermoso, the spanish football player who was kissed on the lips by spain's football federation president luis rubiales at the end of the world cup final has now registered a legal complaint against mr rubiales for alleged sexual assault. now that follows the opening of a preliminary investigation by prosecutors last week, where they started to probe to see whether there was enough evidence to bring a case against mr rubiales for sexual assault. now, with ms hermoso's decision to register her own complaint, it would seem that that case can now proceed against mr rubiales, and it could potentially arrive at a courtroom where he could face charges of sexual assault. now, this is just one front that mr rubiales is facing at the moment. he's under pressure from a series of fronts. besides that one, also the world football governing body fifa has suspended him while it carries out its own investigation into his behaviour at the world cup final. and s

former player montse tome replaces him, becoming the country's first female head coach. 0ur guy hedgecoeciation with luis rubiales since that controversial world cup kiss at the final in sydney. the feeling is that he has been sacked in great part because of his close relationship with luis rubiales, the controversial president of the federation who has been provisionally suspended by fifa, football's world governing body, because of that kiss that he gave a spanish player, jenni hermoso, at the end of the world cup final in sydney, a kiss he says was consensual and she says was not. now, the government is trying to remove mr rubiales from his post and the process is taking longer than the government would like. however, the federation is taking this measure to remove his allyjorge vilda and that is seen as a significant step, as the federation tries to turn the page on this whole affair, even though mr rubiales remains in his post. a new coach has been appointed, montse tome, a former player for barcelona, who was injorge vilda's coaching staff and she is the first female coach of spain

live now to our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe.igning but still fighting it seems. yes, that's right, because he's been under pressure from so many different fronts. i suppose the most obvious fight he has to wage is that, against the spanish legal system. just a few days ago, prosecutors opened a case against him for possible sexual assault because of that case that he gave jenni hermoso at the end of the world cup final. and jenni hermoso has testified herself before spain's national courts. so that has begun against him, and also of course he has been suspended by football's world governing body fifa. and there has been a huge backlash against him as well. there has been huge pressure on him from different fronts for the last three weeks. interestingly if perhaps, he gauged public opinion wrongly. yes. interestingly if perhaps, he gauged public opinion wrongly.— interestingly if perhaps, he gauged public opinion wrongly. yes, i think he did. public opinion wrongly. yes, i think he did- and — public opinion wrongly. yes, i think

guy hedgecoe in madrid has more.kissed on the lips by spain's football federation president luis rubiales at the end of the world cup final, has now registered a legal complaint against mr rubiales for alleged sexual assault. that follows the opening of a preliminary investigation by prosecutors last week where they started to probe to see whether there was enough evidence to bring a case against mr rubiales for sexual assault. with ms hermoso's decision to register her round complaint it would seem that that case can now proceed against mr rubiales, and it could potentially arrive at a courtroom where he could face charges of sexual assault. mr rubiales is under pressure from a series of fronts besides that one. also, the world football governing body fifa has suspended him while he carries out its own investigation into his behaviour at the world cup final, and spain plasma: national sports tribunal is also carrying out a probe into mr rubiales. yesterday, the federation in spain, without mr rubiales there because

joe lynskey, bbc news. 0ur correspondent guy hedgecoe explained why rubiales, who had been so adamantresign, had changed his mind. well, he was fighting on so many fronts at the end, the pressure was building and building on him. first, the fact world football's governing body fifa had suspended him just a few days after the kiss itself. it suspended him pending its own investigation. in his resignation message on social media, rubiales mentioned that and said he really didn't think he was going to come back to his post after that suspension at all. but also, there was the fact he was facing criminal proceedings, which had been opened by the spanish prosecutor, who was looking into whether they could bring charges against mr rubiales for possible sexual assault for that kiss he gave jenni hermoso. and then of course the social backlash which appeared to be taking a toll on him. his own mother carried out a hunger strike just a few days back. she was hospitalised. she was carrying that out as a protest at what she said was a witchhunt against her son. it seemed to be taking its toll on

guy hedgecoe is outside the court building and he explained how the story has developed. —— in spanishr—ending twists and turns in the story, whether it was mr ruby galas, we were told he would resign, then he didn't, then the world governing body got involved and suspended him provisionally. —— mr rubiales. his mother staged a brief hunger strike as well. finally, on sunday, he did resign, but that is not the end of the crisis. spain's female football players are still unhappy with the situation, they say there has not been enough of a change, and they are saying that they don't want to represent their country until there are further changes. so the crisis seems to be dragging on and on. three people have appeared in court charged with the murder of ten—year—old sara sharif, whose body was found at her family home in woking last month. the girl's father, urfan sharif, his partner and brother are also accused of causing or allowing the death of a child. the three were arrested on wednesday evening when they arrived back in the uk from pakistan. let's get more from our correspondentjess

today's court order prevents him from going within 200m of hermoso. 0ur madrid reporter guy hedgecoeside the court building and explains how the story has developed. is still a tremendous amount of controversy surrounding this, it all began within hours of that kiss when spain won the world cup and there seems to be this never—ending series of twists and turns in the story, whether it was mr rubiales few days later, we were told he would resign, then a very defiant speech, then fifa got involved and suspended him provisionally, then his mother staged a brief hunger strike as well. finally, on sunday, mr rubiales did resign, but that is not the end of this crisis. the spanish female football players are still unhappy with the situation, they feel that there has not been enough of a change at the top of spanish football, and they are saying that they don't want to represent their country until there are further changes. so this crisis seems to be dragging on and on. almost all the players who won the women's world cup with spain have issued a statement in which they demand further chan

the head of spain's football federation on sunday after a weeks—long stand—off. 0ur reporter guy hedgecoeration luis rubiales has appeared here at the national court for a hearing which was part of the investigation into whether or not he committed sexual assault when he kissed the playerjenni hermoso at the end of the world cup final in sydney on august 20. in this hearing, mr rubiales, he repeated the line that he has taken over the last few weeks, that the kiss that he gave ms hermoso was consensual and that there was no wrongdoing on his part. however, ms hermoso continues to insist that that was not the case, that this was not a consensual kiss. now, thejudge handling this case has issued a restraining order against mr rubiales, preventing him from approaching ms hermoso or coming within 200 metres of her. now, this investigation could potentially lead to the trial of mr rubiales for sexual assault and if found guilty, he could face a jail sentence of up could face a jail sentence of up to four years. in the meantime, spain's women's football team will essentially remain on strike. a

here's our correspondent in spain, guy hedgecoe.rubiales has finally stepped down after that kiss he gave a jenni hermoso at the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media to the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media to explain the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media to explain his the world cup final. in a statement that he put on social media to explain his resident nation, he said that he was innocent,, that he was the victim of persecution. however he said he felt that it was best for spanish football, for him to step down and he didn't expect to be able to remain in his post much longer anyway. he had been under a tremendous amount of pressure, partly from the fifa, world football's governing body, which had suspended him pending an investigation into his behaviour at the world cup, also the spanish government was trying to remove him and in addition to that he is facing possible criminal proceedings by

live now to madrid and speak to our correspondent, guy hedgecoe.s through what is expected to happen today? later toda we expected to happen today? later today we are _ expected to happen today? later today we are expecting _ expected to happen today? l—te: today we are expecting this boat expected to happen today? l—t2 today we are expecting this boat to take place. mr feijoo has been invited to try and form a government ljy invited to try and form a government by the king and he will face this parliamentary vote. he needs an absolute majority from congress and we believe that he will not get that majority, that he will lose this vote and not be able to form a government. certainly today. in today's time he will then face another vote in which he only needs another vote in which he only needs a simple but again, it looks very unlikely he will gain that majority and be able to form a government, so this is very much parliamentary protocol he is going through with quite a long debate leading up to the vote but it is a vote we expect mr nunez feijoo

live now to our correspondent in madrid, guy hedgecoe. thanks very much.ing, but there is still fighting. he has been resisting this for a while and has been adamant about not stepping down. what has changed now?— about not stepping down. what has changed now? well, he was fighting on so many — changed now? well, he was fighting on so many fronts _ changed now? well, he was fighting on so many fronts at _ changed now? well, he was fighting on so many fronts at the _ changed now? well, he was fighting on so many fronts at the end, - changed now? well, he was fighting on so many fronts at the end, the i on so many fronts at the end, the pressure was building and building on him. first, the fact world football's governing body fifa have suspended him just a few days after the kiss itself. it suspended him pending its own investigation. in his resignation message on social media, rubiales mention that and said he really didn't think he was going to come back to his post after that suspension at all. but also, there was the fact he was facing criminal proceedin

live now to madrid and our reporter guy hedgecoe.is rubiales arrived _ in that courtroom today? luis rubiales arrived at _ in that courtroom today? luis rubiales arrived at the - in that courtroom today? m, 3 rubiales arrived at the court in that courtroom today? ll 3 rubiales arrived at the court early for his hearing, new you are a go. that hearing is due to begin pretty much right now. we are expecting the judge who is investigating this case of possible sexual assault by mr rubiales againstjennifer hermoso to ask mr rubio loss about the case he gave the player, circumstances surrounding it, whether it was consensual or not, mr rubio is of course we expect to give him his version of events which was it was consensual, that he asked jenni hermoso beforehand if he could kiss and that he did wrong when he kissed her. this is part of a preliminary investigation which could lead either to this case being shelled possibly or potentially going to trial which would see mr rubio loss go on trialfor trial which would see mr rubio loss go on

friday's court order prevents him from going within 200 metres of hermoso. 0ur madrid reporter guy hedgecoeo her earlier. this is not about spain, that is not about football, this is about respect. this is internationally important for all women around the world. tell us a little bit — for all women around the world. tell us a little bit more about what's happened today, because we've seen louise rubiales, there's been a restraining order imposed on him by prosecutors. we restraining order imposed on him by prosecutors-— restraining order imposed on him by rosecutors. ., ., ., ., , prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this — prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this is _ prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this is going _ prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this is going to _ prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this is going to last - prosecutors. we have to wait and see because this is going to last a long i because this is going to last a long time,, but this is not this specific case, this is about we are surrounded of —— a lot of rubiales. we a

our reporter guy hedgecoe is there. take us through the basic details here. �* ., . through the basic details here. g ., ., .,, , here. jorge vilda has been under ressure here. jorge vilda has been under pressure because _ here. jorge vilda has been under pressure because of— here. jorge vilda has been under pressure because of his - here. jorge vilda has been under i pressure because of his association with luis rubiales since that controversial world cup kiss at the final in sydney. i think he came under increasing pressure after he was seen clapping luis rubiales when he gave a defiant speech saying he wasn't going to be resigning, that he hadn't done anything wrong and that kiss was consensual. the pressure seems to have been heaped on jorge pressure seems to have been heaped onjorge vilda. he did issue a subsequent communique in which he said he did condemn the behaviour of the president. since then there has been a lot of speculation about his future. the federation itself has said that he has been sacked and he will be replaced. i think you can say that this d

guy hedgecoe in in madrid tonight. that is a metro in madrid, the water gushing over the side. are receiving reports of a third fatality, caused ljy reports of a third fatality, caused by this flooding, in the meantime, the local authorities here in madrid are among those who are calling on the central government to declare the central government to declare the worst hit areas disaster zones. today, was when many spaniards went back to work after the summer holiday, but the torrential rain much of the country has seen over the last few days that made it anything but a smooth return. the central province of toledo was one of the worst hit areas, man died after being trapped in lift apparently because of the flooding, another man was already dead, when rescue services reached him near his car. just west of madrid, one man is still missing after his car was swept away, although his ten—year—old son was december rue —— rescued. 0ver ten—year—old son was december rue —— rescued. over a week ago many part of the country were seeing temperatures of up to 40 celsius. spain often sees h

the bbc�*s guy hedgecoe spoke to me from madrid.in the federation. so the players seem to think there are still people higher up in the federation who are for example allies of luis rubiales, the former federation chief resigned because of that kiss he gave tojenni hermoso. that he still has a power base there. and also, they had concerns about the way that women's football was being run in more general terms at the top level. the sports minister has spoken today. now, he wouldn't give any specifics about the kind of changes that we can expect, but he did say that we can expect, but he did say that we can expect some changes to come into effect by friday and that obviously is the date when spain faces sweden. it is still a slightly uneasy peace, isn't it? two of those players in that squad who were due to be travelling to sweden tomorrow, mapi leon and patri guijarro, they were in that original group who have refused to go to the world cup, they are still not happy about these promises. are still not happy about these romises. , , ,

the 46—year—old has been provisionally barred straight to madrid. 0ur reporter guy hedgecoe is there. here. jorge vilda has been under i pressure because of his association with luis rubiales since that controversial world cup kiss at the final in sydney. i think he came under increasing pressure after he was seen clapping luis rubiales when he gave a