steve smith and joe root, but which captain's grip will prove the stronger?ngland's preparations have been overshadowed by memories of a thrashing on their last trip here and by the absence of their star player ben stokes, but for all that there is a quiet confidence. i'm sure there'll be a few nerves flying around underneath the surface, but as a whole there's a really calm atmosphere in the dressing room. i think that's a really good place for us to be as a side. but brisbane is a picture of australian bullishness. their familiar weapon, pace. mitchell starc testing the speed gun before he tests england's courage. and if australia need any extra confidence, well, they only have to look around them. this is the gabba, nicknamed the gabbatoir because australia haven't lost a test match here for nearly 30 years. and without their talisman, even england's optimists are worried. ben stokes is the best cricketer in the world full—stop at the moment. i think with him in the side undoubtedly they'd be favourites, even away from home, but i think it's evened it up a

joe root was thankfully unhurt, and cullen to the close but england are up against that.d ashes cricket. mark stallman and joe root clung on until the close and stuart broad believes that could prove very significant. crucial. you cancel easily lose four or five wickets and that is the test match gone. for someone wickets and that is the test match gone. for someone who has bowled in those periods there is just wonderful times the bowl, yourfresh and have had 125 overs, you can charge in and you can't really lose anything in our sole i think obviously a bit disappointed to lose two wickets but as i say it could have been a lot worse. early on there was no doubting the start of there was no doubting the start of the show, a brilliant innings from the show, a brilliant innings from the australian captain steve smith, 141 not out, practised really into the lead and afterwards he admitted it was one of his very best innings. it will be up there, definitely. obviously with the team and a bit of trouble at 4—70, i had to try and that some time and dictate and it was nice to put

how is joe root doing?mith. smith produced a magnificent 100. he made 51, he is now mentally and certainly tactically i thought he was brilliant. he will you tried every trick in a book in the field to keep and lead in command. theyjust lack that little bit of incisiveness to really break open innings that then you bowler gave him a chance in. that you so much for sharing your insight. good to speak to. —— speakto —— speak to you. the head of armed groups and his deputy had been suspended by police scotland under allegations of gross misconduct. assista nt allegations of gross misconduct. assistant chief constable bernard higgins was suspended by the scottish police authority. it is the latest in a series of suspected of senior officers in the uk's second largest police force. there is talk more about this story with our correspondent in glasgow. caitriona ruane tonne, hello, four officers suspended on friday, what more is emerging? two names emerged today, superintendent curt carnell, head of armed police

we'll talk about psychology in a moment, but thinking about captain joe root. played in four tests in australia. he hasn't got much experience with with to inform the younger members of his squad, has he? he's not. and i think every captain needs to use whatever his particular strengths are. which would be what, forjoe? particular strengths are. which would be what, forjoe? forjoe, it's his body language, the way he plays the game. he's a naturally aggressive batsman when he's at the crease. if he goes out and bats like that, puffs his chest out, takes on the aussie bowlers, the australians don't like people taking them on. the reason they sledge as a nation, the nation's psych is to belittle and they want you to be a rabbit in the head lights and be a shrinking violet. they hate people to stand up to them and take them on in their own game. joe does that, not with words, but with his actions. you saw that in the way he batted in the last ashes in england, in the first test match in cardiff. he was dropped and then he played a brilliant counterattacking, aggres

one of two early wickets to fall as australia smelt fear and unleashed a late bombardment. joe root feltndy swiss was watching. the hosts really turned up pressure in that last session, didn't they? that's right, they did. it was like the old days. the pace bowlers steaming in, the ball zipping around. they lost those two quick wickets. joe root was hit on the helmet, but tha nkfully was hit on the helmet, but thankfully he was ok. as you said, they began the day so well in the field. three early wickets. it looked as if they would get a first innings lead, but australia bounced back, thanks to the captain. what a performance from the pace bowlers in the last hour and a half. mark stoneman and john reid held on to the close and stuart broad believes that could be very important. —— joe root. you can easily lose for five wickets and that is the test match gone. they are wonderful times to bowl. you have a brand—new ball, you can charge in, you can't really lose anything in that hour. obviously a bit disappointed to lose two wickets, but it could have been a lot worse. could it be a turnin

getting the prize scalp of captain joe root just before getting the prize scalp of captain joe rootjustore the close. both sides know to date could be crucial to the outcome of this match. a good day one, still a lot to do. without ben stokes in the batting line—up for mccann england do what they need to get enough runs and put the aussies under pressure? that is the big question. no ben stokes in this side. how much will this affect them? dawid malan and moeen ali doing well. jonny bairstow still to come, chris woakes, the more responsibility on his shoulders in the absence of ben stokes. both sides know, whatever happens over the course of the morning, the course of today can it could be pivotal to the outcome of the match. we need a good hour in the morning with the guys that can come in, score quickly. getting through the new ball early in the morning. hopefully building up towards 300, dredge and 50, 400 if we play well. pretty evenly poised. all depends on what happens in the next morning. they batted the whole day. did not really get away from us. they batted quite well. four dow

joe root faces the bombardment. steve smith shows why he's the world's number one batsman with a century as australia go past england's total in the opening ashes test. as analysts predict record spending on black friday, we hear the thoughts of some keen bargain hunters. just came for black friday, ended up buying a television, headphones, clothes, jewellery, all sorts of things. and ben has the weekend weather. good morning. a cold, frosty and in places icy start but the reward will be some crisp autumn sunshine. some wintry showers as well. all the weekend weather details coming up. see you soon, ben. good morning. first, our main story. egypt's military says it carried out air strikes on those behind the deadliest islamist terror attack in the country's recent history. 235 people were killed and more than 100 injured after gunmen detonated a bomb and stormed a packed mosque in north sinai yesterday. egypt's air force says it has destroyed vehicles used by the militants, as well as weapons and ammunition at what

dayer against a western australia eleven starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning and captain joe root i am i mean, lam quietly i mean, i am quietly confident the way we have gone about the first few days of tractors. it is important we play in these warmup games but we have all bases covered with the squad. it is important to make scores and we have a lot of experience in the bowling department and players desperate to prove a point to people back home. the other big event going on in australia is the rugby league world cup — into its second round of matches — tomorrow england will be hoping to bounce back from their opening game defeat to the hosts by beating lebanon. but the lebanese are on the crest of a wave, above england in their group after stunning france last weekend. 0ur rugby league correspondent dave woods sent us this report from sydney. england have been training in temperatures up to 35 degrees in syd ney temperatures up to 35 degrees in sydney but coach wayne bennett is not taking the heat off his team as they prepare to face lebanon. we know we have to play well and d

we will hear from the captain joe root and get the latest from the rugby league world cup as well, withhe home nations involved there. that is all coming with me at 6.30 on bbc news, fa cup sportsday, but now it is time for the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? so we have kenneth branagh's take on murder on the orient expression. killing a sacred deer from yorgos lanthimos. and the bad mums are back in bad mums christmas. it is that time of year. it is. let's start with murder on the orient expression. had just a bit of publicity, people probably know it is out. you would be hard—pressed know it is out. you would be ha rd—pressed to avoid know it is out. you would be hard—pressed to avoid it. it has been on the big screen and small screen before, there was an early 70s version,ings so this is the new version directed by kenneth branagh who stars at hercule poirot with the most unbelievable twin layers moustache. the moustache should get a billing of its own.

it was the likes of alistair cooke and joe root that have not delivered runs so far in this match.e ball, without a lot of experience, bowled well yesterday. england will be pleased with the way the newcomers have adapted to the pressure and adapted to the situation here at the gabba. the question is now, can a push on toward victory? australia have this incredible record at the gabba, they have not lost a test year that anyone for 30 years, and not for england for 30 years. it looks like a tall order. if they can get steve smith early and getting to that the struggle entail they have a real chance. we will keep our fingers crossed, many thanks indeed. england women have done well in qualification. the first fixture as an interim manager saw them win over bosnia tonight. masterminded in part by captain steph horton who scored the opener. the manchester city forward double the advantage shortly after half—time before there was a second—floor steph horton. and the third with well taken free kick. and the forth from the penalty spot. really happy. been doing a lot of work since we hav

mark stoneman, dawid malan and joe root all scored half centuries... cricket australia 11. play ended on day one with england 278 for 8. chelsea ‘s women had taken a big step towards the champions league semifinals. they beat the swiss side and the lasix team match. the blues we re and the lasix team match. the blues were totally dominant in the first half, then they went ahead just after half an hour. their second arrived midway through the second half. a third goal means that the tea m half. a third goal means that the team now has a big advantage going into the second leg next week. with a huge match coming up and the chance of a place at next summer's world cup in russia. windsor park will be in full voice as northern ireland host switzerland in their play—off first leg tomorrow night. joe wilson looks ahead from belfast. the tactical subtleties will merge, but we can imagine it will revolve around defending their goal. it is their ability to keep clean sheets which defined their qualifying campaign and got into play—off. theirform campaign and got

captain joe root was trapped lbw for only 15., scoring a quickfire 28 not out before the close, which came with the light fading in brisbane. australia captain steve smith wasn't happy, it was only three deliveries after he'd taken it the new ball. england will be content with the first day, they are 196—4 after their first innings. lets get some runs early, conditions are bit different to what we expected, but a huge and paycheque at the start of the day, onto the bat better as the day went on. —— not a huge amount of pace in it. i think the money will be crucial if we get through the first hour, get towards a big score. they bowled pretty well and deserved something from the day. it is a bit disappointing, matter what score a batsman gets you always want more. it would have been mice at the end of the day but stuff like that happens in cricket. he didn't take any wickets but only conceded 40 runs, kevin pietersen said he would have preferred to see him imposing self a little bit more. that fielding was absolutely outstanding. r

mark stoneman, dawid malan and joe root scored half centuries against a cricket australia eleven. still to come in the programme: emerging markets or neglecting old friends? what next for samoan rugby after they were declared bankrupt today? and uk antidoping could be going the same way if a legal battle with heavyweight boxer tyson fury goes against them. let's take a quick look at some of the other stories around today. jonathan browning is standing down as chairman of british cycling after less than a year in the job. earlier this year he apologised for "failings" after a series of bullying and doping scandals. browning will now resume his previous role as a non—executive director. olympic champion alex danson will captain the england women's hockey team for the squad's next three major international competitions including the commonwealth games in april. danson had led the squad on a tournament—by—tournament basis since previous skipper kate richardson—walsh retired. and england wingerjermaine mcgillvary has been cleared of biting lebanon captain robbie farah during saturday's

joe root went before lunch and the rest and ball. moeen ali, was he stand? rest and ball. and ball. moeen ali, was he stand? anything behind the line and he was ok. it was agonisingly close but after a near cheapside. lincoln's tail did not hang around once again. australia left with a target of just 170 once again. australia left with a target ofjust170 and led by david warner they breathlessly set about the run chase. by the close, england tomorrow lies and all but defeated. very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well and we re first three days we played well and were in the game, but today we let ourselves down. with the bad and especially we got in and never really got on to get the big score that we needed. but hours later there was another problem, claims johnny bairstow was involved in an incident in perth for weeks ago while in the same bar as australia's opener cameron bancroft, also playing in this match. it is understood that their heads met at one point, although they both left amicably. ina one point, although they both left amicably. in a

joe root will go all right, but then... you don't think they will wind?ss, bbc news, brisbane. if you want to follow the ashes, you can do so via the bbc sport app. thank you for watching this edition of outside source. we will be back tomorrow with all the biggest global stories. in the longer term it looks like the weather pattern will settle down, but it may well be quite a cold theme. wednesday a day of extremes. look at this picture sent in by a weather watcher at ambleside. the result of about 100 millimetres of rain falling result of about 100 millimetres of rainfalling in result of about 100 millimetres of rain falling in the hills. waters of a different kind elsewhere. it is cold air causing problems across northern scotland, with some snow. wintry showers continue in scotland, more in northern ireland, and a few in northern england. most of the showers across the northern half of the uk, where it is going to be cold. largely dry with some sunshine in southern parts. a little rain comes in across southern parts of england overnight. doesn't amoun

a horrible moment for joe root, thankfully on the pressure. rjoe root, thankfully unhurt. he clung on to the close but england are up against it. a bit disappointed to win two wickets but it could have been a lot worse. it was just it could have been a lot worse. it wasjust proper it could have been a lot worse. it was just proper theatre, proper test match cricket, fast bowling, batsmen playing well. tomorrow will be slightly different. a day which began so promisingly for england has ended with them under huge pressure. after two days of local pegging, it's now australia with the upper hand. qualifying is under way for the final race of the formula one season, the abu dhabi grand prix. world champion lewis hamilton is looking for the 73rd pole position of his career, after he broke the track record earlier for the second day in a row in final practice. english golfer tommy fleetwood said he wasn't at the hong kong 0pen just for a party, after winning the race to dubai last week. he flew up the leaderboard in the third round with a 66 — that t

joe root. to an unbeaten 50 but, for almost all of the batsmen, a satisfying day.of the opposition we face but, in terms of how i played in the conditions and the opposition i was facing, i am quite happy. everything went well in practice so it feels like my game is in good order and it will be tested a lot more come next week, that's for sure, no doubt everybody is aware of that. as far things have gone, i'm happy. that. as far things have gone, i'm happy--~ that. as far things have gone, i'm happy. some useful runs for england, especially the openers. they know that next week will be a different challenge, but this can only help their confidence. and there will be live test match special radio and text commentary on england women's twenty20 match against australia in the morning. they need to win all three twenty20 matches, or win two and tie the other, if they are to regain the ashes. mark robinson's side trailing the multi—format series, 6—4. russia's hopes of taking part in the winter olympics at the start of next year have been dealt a blow. the world anti—do

england knew they had a chance if they batted well, but they lost only wickets, most crucially joe rooteen ali batted well, but he was given controversially out stumped. from the england lost their last four wickets for just ten runs to set australia at target of just 170. england bowlers tried their best, but cameron bancroft and david warner were in superb form. they both scored unbeaten half centuries before the close. australia need just 56 on the final day to go 1—0 up just 56 on the final day to go 1—0 up in this ashes series. england knew they would face a tough task in australia. 1—0 down though, it will seem tougher. obviously very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well in the game and then today we let ourselves down. with the batth especially, we got in and never really went on to get the big score that we needed. the australians certainly haven't had it all their own way in rugby union's autumn internationals, which are are over for another year. scotland ended their campaign in style against the wallabies, while wales' miserable run against new zealand

captain joe root got to 50, but no further. the next ball, leg before.ances gone with him? well, not quite, as moeen ali briefly swung the momentum back england's way. but on 40, controversy. australia thought they'd stumped him, but had they? anything behind the line, he was ok. it was agonisingly close, but after an age, he was out. jonny bairstow battled on, but when he swished straight down peter hanscomb's throat, the end was nigh. england lost their last four wickets in a flash, and australia needed just 170 to win. england huddled in hope of something special, but it didn't materialise, as cameron bancroft and david warner ruthlessly set about the run chase. both reached half centuries by the close, leaving the visitors demoralised and all but defeated. yes, a difficult day for england on the pitch and a difficult day off it too. the england and wales cricket board say they have spoken tojonny ba i rstow board say they have spoken tojonny bairstow after reports he was involved in an incident in a bar in perth at the start of the tour four weeks ag

joe root gone before lunch and the rest followed f was ali stumped?nd's tail once again didn't hang around. australia left with a target of just 170 hang around. australia left with a target ofjust170 and led by david warner they set about the run chase. by warner they set about the run chase. by the close england demoralised and all but defeated. very disappointed. i thought the first three days we played well. today, we let ourselves down. with the bat specially we got in and nevergot down. with the bat specially we got in and never got that big score we needed. later another problem. claims thatjonny bairstow was involved in an incident in perth four weeks ago when in the same bar as an australian player. it is us "their heads met at one point." in a statement the ecb said: with the controversy around ben stokes it may raise more questions about the team culture. the ecb have spoken tojonny bairstow and say they understand the context of the incident, but it has been a difficult 2a hours for them on and off the pitch. play starts shortly and it sho

captain joe root were stuck on the helmets, frankly he is ok, but it was a difficult closing hour.d, but then a brilliant innings from steve smith, 141, not out, he guided australia with a little help from pat cummins, who‘s scored an important 42. australia edging ahead, thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith. they will now feel that they have the advantage going into day for. if they can getjoe root‘s wicket early, they have got a strong chance of winning this test match. finally lewis hamilton‘s hopes — of ending the formula one season with a win have taken a blow. he‘s been beaten — by his mercedes team—mate — in qualifying for the abu dhabi grand prix. valtteri bottas smashed the track record at the yas marina circuit — to claim the top spot on the grid by more than one tenth of a second. it's it‘s just felt really good in the car, and the lap was really good, so that was enough, so i‘m really happy. i was iwas upa i was up a tent and a half, and i'll lost that in turn five or six. by the way it as been an incredible year. '5 great to see so many british flag. i app

two failures, alastair cook, and joe root, will not be too much of a concern, they have proved quality. tomorrow we will see what the england bowlers have got. england's women, they were also in action down under, against cricket australia women's11, this is a warm up australia women's11, this is a warm up match ahead of the stand—alone ashes test match, so replying to england's first innings total of 231. australia were all out 271, england close this match on 87—3 in their second innings, my maths... doing it quickly... 47 runs, seven wickets remaining, very much on top. breaking news coming into us, felipe massa is to retire from formula 1 at the end of the season, he has tried before, now 36, the brazilian, who drives for williams, he has won 11 grand prix races in all and now, he says this time his decision is final. thank you for bearing with us. “— final. thank you for bearing with us. —— grands prix. it is now time for a very slick click. this week, we're talking emojis with weather stations, xbox, and andy serkis. if it feels like the weather is getting weirder, well, that's b

captain joe root was struck on the helmet by a bouncer. alistair benson and james kirk both out.the english batsmen. earlier in the day they started well in the field. they took three early wickets. they looked to be heading for a first innings lead, but then steve smith with 1111 not out guided australia, with a little help from pat cummings, who scored an important a2. australia edging ahead thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith. they will feel they have the advantage going into day four. if they can getjoe root‘s wicket early, they have a strong chance of winning. lewis hamilton has broken the track record for the second day in a row infinal record for the second day in a row in final practice at the abu dhabi grand prix. valtteri bottas was second quickest. hamilton looking for 73rd pole position of his career when qualifying begins at one o'clock. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. autumn is doing a very good impression of winter this weekend, as far as the weather is concerned because some of us started today looking like this, a blanket of snow

it was the likes of alistair cooke and joe root that have not delivered runs so far in this match.

mark stoneman scored a century, alastair cook and dawid malan and joe root scored half centuries.g in townsville. i'm in decent touch. it has been well documented and eve ryo ne has been well documented and everyone is critical of our opposition but i'm fairly happy and everything has gone well, and the practice as well so i feel my game is in good order. it's going to be tested a hell of a lot more come next week. there's no doubt of that and everyone is aware of it. as far as things go i am happy. gregor townsend has made to injury enforced changes to his line—up for saturday's autumn test with new zealand at murrayfield, du preez mixes start at number eight while sunder farquharson comes into the front row. owen farrell is back in england's starting 15 to play australia at twickenham, the saracens back was rested for the victory of argentina last week. coach eddiejones says he expects a bigger test against his countrymen than in recent games. had a bit of an itch at the back of a head, as the game gets tied their memory goes back to those previous games, so that's an advantage,

joe root surviving an lbw decision, but not for long.ns, then, a first day of fluctuating fortunes. england‘s impressive start followed by australia‘s late resurgence. the early signs suggest this could be a competitive series. an absorbing start to the ashes, then, but england know the hard work has only just begun. yes, england will resume on 196—a. they are actually starting play half hour early because of yesterday‘s rain delay. with the game so finely poised, there is a real sense that today‘s first session could be crucial. thanks very much, and andy swiss looking forward to the game tomorrow. newsnight is coming up on bbc two. here‘s evan. do animals feel pain or have emotions? dog owners know the answer to that. but it‘s been a raging controversy this week. mps have been accused of denying that animals can have feelings. could they really believe it? or is itjust fake news? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it‘s time for the news where you are.

mark stoneman, david malan and joe root have both scored half centuries against a cricket australia eleven278 for eight. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport, and i'll have more in the next hour. let's get more now on our top story. the international development secretary priti patel has been summoned back to the uk from africa by the prime minister. it's to do with the continued controversy over her meetings with israeli politicians and officials, which it is alleged number ten was not informed about. she is expected to arrive at around half past three today. downing street flatly denied reports in the jewish chronicle that the prime minister had been aware of discussions. earlier stephen pollard, editor of the jewish cronicle spoke to anita mcveigh and staunchly stood by his story that both the foreign office and number 10 did know about priti patel‘s meetings. the story i have from two separate sources is that there was a meeting before the un general assembly in september, between priti patel and the prime

coming up in sport, england captain joe root believes he and his team—mates will strike the right balanceing ashes series and stay focused on their cricket. eight ministers from the catalan government have spent the night in prison, after they were charged with rebellion for holding the independence referendum. an arrest warrant could be issued today for catalonia's sacked leader, carles puigdemont, who is now in belgium. thousands of catalans staged protests in barcelona last night, saying the ministers had become political prisoners. 0ur correspondent, tom burridge, has been to meet one family in the city where opinions on the future are divided. there is flash photography in his report. last week they ran catalonia's government. eight former ministers spent last night behind bars. they faced charges of rebellion. and were denied bail by a judge at spain's high court. their supporters streamed down to catalonia's parliament. stunned as the news filtered through. whether the case is politically motivated or not, it will polarise opinions further. which, even in sleepy catalan villagers,

joe root surviving an lbw decision, but not for long.uide england through to the close. for the fans, then, a first day of fluctuating fortunes. england‘s impressive start followed by australia‘s late resurgence. the early signs suggest this could be a competitive series. an absorbing start to the ashes, then, but england know the hard work has only just begun. andy swiss, bbc news, brisbane. time for a look at the weather. here is tomasz schafernaker and the cold weather coming back again? it certainly is and it‘s going to stay cold until the end of the month so stay cold until the end of the month so chilly for all of us, right down towards the south coast. it‘s already been turning colder through the day and the temperatures were dropping through the day such is the extent of the chilly weather coming in. a dip in thejet stream here and this is what it will look like for the next few days, in this cold than” of ”fijiti in the last had some weather front in the last 24 hours, dreadful weather across the north of the uk with heavy rain a

captain joe root was struck on the helmet by a bouncer. thankfully he was ok.day they started well in the field. they took three early wickets. they looked to be heading for a first innings lead, but then steve smith guided australia, with a little help from pat cummings, who scored an important a2. australia edging ahead thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith. they will feel they have the advantage going into day four. if they can getjoe root‘s wicket early, they have a strong chance of winning. disappointed to lose two wickets, but it could have been worse. it was proper theatre, you know? proper test match cricket. fast bowling, batsmen playing well, a few blows being taken, but tomorrow will be slightly different. we have to set up and try and bat 90 overs tomorrow, make the bowlers bowl. it's a lot harder to continue with that sort of tactic through a whole day. onto football, and wales are top of their qualifying group, for the women's world cup, one point ahead of england, after beating kasakhstan in cardiff. the match marked the return of wal

mark stallman and joe root clung on until the close and stuart broad believes that could prove very significantball, you have a brand—new ball and your flesh and can charge in and you can't really lose anything in that hour, so i think obviously a bit disappointed to lose two wickets but as could have been a lot worse. earlier there was no doubting the star of the show, brilliant innings from steve smith. 141 not out but practised really into the lead and afterwards he admitted it was one of his best innings. it will be up there, definitely. obviously with the team ina bit definitely. obviously with the team in a bit of trouble at 4—70 had to try and pass some time and date date and it was nice to put on a few partnerships with sean and patti cummins at the back end there. i thought he played particularly well so thought he played particularly well soi thought he played particularly well so ijust had to fight really hard, get a difficult period and keep batting. there were some reasonably defensive field sets and boundaries we re defensive field sets and boundaries were ha rd to defensive field

not bothered by the aussies —joe root says "bring it on" as he is singled out by australia ahead of theo buckingham palace and received his knighthood from the queen. he came to the uk from somalia as a young boy, and went on to become britain's most decorated athlete. this summer sir mo called time on his track career to concentrate on running marathons. he's described the knighthood as a dream come true. 0ur sports correspondent richard conway reports. he is britain's most successful track athlete, and after a career that has brought four 0lympic golds and six world championship medals, today it was time to add yet another title... sirmohammed farah, for services to athletics. with the queen on hand to confer sir mo's knighthood. it is recognition for a career that has scaled the heights. sir mo is only the second athlete in modern 0lympic history to win both the five and 10,000 metre titles at successive games. this is definitely way up there. close to my 0lympics medals, for sure. to, you know, to come here to britain at the age of eight, not speaking a word of english, and to achie

joe root surviving an lbw decision but not for long.from moeen ali help to guide england through to the close. for the fans, a first day of fluctuating fortunes. england's impressive start followed by australia's late resurgence. the early signs suggest this could be a competitive series. i think about moment it is reasonably even. the first hour tomorrow will determine how we look back at day one. getting through that new ball early in the morning and hopefully building up towards 300, 350, 400 if we go well. and absorbing start to the ashes but england know the hard work has only just begun. satellite images of the earth at night have revealed that artificial light is getting brighter and brighter every year. light pollution is expanding across the planet by more than 2% a year thanks to more and more lights going on in south america, africa and asia. scientists say the increase in light pollution will have negative consequences for human health and the environment — as our science reporter, victoria gill, explains. as the sun goes do

england lost their fourth wicket, joe root lbw.ally given not out but the decision was overturned on review. england four down at the close. a day of fluctuating fortunes but no doubting england's star of the day, james vince. ifelt calm considering the occasion. it was my first not in test cricket for a little while. like i said, try to enjoy it as much as anything but maintain focus out there, try and enjoy the occasion of playing in an ashes test match at the gabba, without letting it get on top of me. i thought i got the balance quite right today. the former england rugby league international rangi chase has been banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine. the 31—year—old was suspended by his club, widnes vikings, in august after he failed a drugs test following a defeat by wakefield. the 2011 super league ‘man of steel‘ will not be eligible to return untiljuly of 2019. captain dylan hartley has been left out of england's starting xv for the first time under eddiejones, for saturday's match against s

england lost their fourth wicket, joe root . lbw. brilliance.lost their four originally ezé: not out but the was originally given not out but the decision was overturned on review. a day of fluctuating fortunes but no doubting england's star of the day, james vince. at the minute it is reasonably even. the first hour will dictate how we look back on day one. it will be a good hour in the morning and the guys can come in and score quickly. getting to the new ball early in the morning and hopefully building up towards 300, 450, 400 if we play well. the former england rugby league international rangi chase has been banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine. the 31—year—old was suspended his club, widnes vikings, in august after he failed a drugs test following a defeat by wakefield. the 2011 super league 'man of steel‘ will not be eligible to return untiljuly of 2019. england's rugby union captain dylan hartley has been left out of starting xv for the first time under head coach eddiejones, for saturday's match against

they know there have been issues between the two groups of players in the past. 0ne even involve joe roots warning against being too restrictive about the players can do. it's safe to say that what happened in the summer was not acceptable. we got to make sure we do not go too far the other way and sit in our ruins and not experience being in australia. it's not about going out and getting drunk, it's about making sure we're in the best possible place to win ashes cricket and an ashes tour. hopefully flies will be the only thing bothering him in the coming weeks! as every day goes by, the swirl of allegations about sexual abuse and harassment in westminster looks set to dwarf the expenses scandal of ten years ago when parliament was told to clean up its act after abuses involving claims for duck houses, moats and second homes were revealed to a furious public. this morning labour is facing new claims of sexual harassment and has suspended the mp for luton north, kelvin hopkins, while it carries out an investigation. meanwhile the former defence secretary sir michael fallon has been forced

really are all that they've got to rely on, but then of course, england only have alastair cook and joe rootre similar. they've got two world class players in both top fives. the captain and a left—handed opener. 0bviously, cook and warner are different players but they bring the same sort of thing to a team — experience, runs in the bank. both teams have got three positions. they haven't fully been nailed down. fairly young, inexperienced players. players who need a big ashes to prove themselves, to concrete themselves a place in the team. where england are very much stronger than australia, in my view, is batting from 6, 7, 8, 99, with stokes, wokes, ali. australia can't even match england in that department for runs, so that could be an area where england look to exploit australia. what about the absence of the england all—rounder ben stokes who remains under investigation following an incident outside a bristol nightclub back in september? how much will he be missed? a great deal, to be honest. he is genuinely the best cricketer in the world at the moment, as it stands, with the bat and

will talk football in a moment, but other things are going on, and the australians are targeting joe rootpart, tonight. yes, probably the not so big game is england against brazil at wembley in a friendly, but for ireland, what a crucial match for them. they are hoping to book their place in next year's world cup tonight. they play denmark later. it's even after saturday's goalless draw in copenhagen, where chances were few and far between. ireland will be hoping to make the most of home advantage, but manager martin o'neill says the focus for them must be on scoring goals. it only takes a second to score a goal so, the moment a goal is scored in the game, that eradicates a lot of things. it eradicates extra time, it eradicates penalty kicks and things like that. we are trying to score a goal. england play brazil at wembley tonight. there could be a number of debutants. manager gareth southgate says he "will not hesitate" to use his young stars in their friendly at wembley. three players have been drafted in from the under—21s, including liverpool striker dominic solanke. i know they have

we heard from the england captain joe root, ankle injury. g root says he is relishing. i've heard a lot of chat about targeting me in particular but i know from alpine view we are targeting every single one of them, we won't be singling anyone out. you've got to take 20 wickets and score more runs than them and that is the approach we will have as a side. we'll have plans in place for each player and bring it on, that's what it's about, you want the competitive element and those little in—house rivalries. should be a great series. i've got some great players in their squad, some great players in their squad, some good characters which i'm sure will make for great viewing. as for the cricket australia 11 they are being coached by a former england batsman, graeme hick, who is now australia's lead batting coach. ryan harris who coached the cricket australia 11 in adelaide that he thought that the england batting was vulnerable, so what does graeme hick think? both sides might feel the same, some young developing players looking to stamp their au

we can hear from joe root about that squad selection.election. it wasn't an easy decision, ithought, craig has come in and everything that has been asked of him, he has done brilliantly. the guys on their first tour have stood up to their first tour have stood up to the challenge and really impressed. in that regard, it is great, because the whole squad seems to be performing in those warm up games and we build some nice momentum going in. jake has been bowling well when he's had his opportunities on the tour, the way he goes about things and these surfaces could be really challenging for the australians. now the champions league. i wasjust australians. now the champions league. i was just thinking, australians. now the champions league. i wasjust thinking, to listen to coverage, five live and test match special will be on from 11 o'clock tonight, test match special is on radio 4 longwave. liverpool kind of imploded last night but city and tottenham have won their groups. a mixed bag for british clubs in champions league action. liverpoo

earlier, we had from england captain joe root in the usual pre—ashes one of words.eting every single one of them. we wa nt targeting every single one of them. we want single anyone out. —— will not. to win the test match, you have to score more runs than them. that is the approach we have as a side. of course we have plans for each individual player. bring it on. you what that competitive element. individual player. bring it on. you what that competitive elementm individual player. bring it on. you what that competitive element. it is an important for days for england coming up. still some questions over the line—up for the first test match. craig 0verton, the fast bowler who impressed in adelaide, will hogue to stake his claim once again. —— hope. the batsmen, especially alastair cook, yet to score on this tour, will hogue to get some runs under their belt. the first test match begins in brisbane on november 23. commonwealth champion dan keatings says there is a very real "culture of fear" within british gymnastics, after some coaches claimed there was appalling le

the two failures for alastair cook and joe root won't be too much of a concern, they have proved their on bbc news at 6.30 with sports day. good afternoon. the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has called on all the main political parties to agree a new, independent system to tackle sexual harassment at westminster. mr mcdonnell said the recent claims of misconduct by mps were distressing, and undermined public confidence in the political system. last night, the conservative mp charlie elphicke was suspended by his party, following what they called "serious allegations" which were referred to the police. mr elphicke said he'd done nothing wrong. 0ur political correspondent emma vardy reports. —— iain watson reports. this is the week when politicians' private lives become public. there have been accusations, resignations, investigations and the current crisis will continue to fill the front—pages. now, a conservative mp has been suspended and reported to the police. he said he doesn't know what he has been accused of and denies any wrong doing. the conservatives have toughened their code

captain joe root two wickets in a torrid final session.bouncer. thankfully he was ok. a difficult closing hour for the thankfully he was ok. a difficult closing hourfor the english batsmen. earlier in the day they started well in the field. they took three early wickets. they looked to be heading from a first innings lead, but then steve smith guided australia, with a little help from pat cummings, who scored an important 42. australia edging ahead thanks to a stunning performance thanks to a stunning performance thanks to a stunning performance from steve smith. they will feel they have the advantage going into day for. if they can getjoe route's wicket early, they have a strong chance of winning. disappointed to lose two wickets, but it could have been worse. it was proper theatre, you know? proper test match cricket. fast bowling, batsmen playing well, a few players being taken, but tomorrow will be slightly different. we have to set up slightly different. we have to set upa try slightly different. we have to set up a try and bat 90 ove

mark stoneman and joe root have both scored half centuries against a cricket australia eleven.mp, as he used some of his toughest language yet against north korea in a wide—ranging speech in seoul. the us president is now visiting the forbidden city in beijing where he is expected to put pressure on the regime to cut their financial ties to north korea. today marks one year since his shock election in the united states. it was a shock to some, not others. almost nobody predicted that he'd see his way to the oval office by firstly defeating a cluster of republican rivals and then hillary clinton. i have just received a call from secretary clinton. applause she congratulated us, it is about us, on she congratulated us, it is about us, on our she congratulated us, it is about us, on our victory and i congratulated her and her family us, on our victory and i congratulated her and herfamily on a very, very hard fought campaign. we will embark upon a project of national growth and we knewal. i will harness the creative talents of our people and we will call upon the best and brightes

mark stoneman, dawid malan and joe root all scored half centuries against a cricket australia 11. leading 1—0 in the champions league, you can follow it on the bbc website. i will be back with more in sportsday at 10:30pm. the hollywood actor and theatre director kevin spacey is facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct tonight. the us journalist heather unruh has told reporters that her son was sexually assaulted by mr spacey last year. mr spacey has not responded to any of the allegations. the actors union equity told the bbc that the problems of sexual harassment were endemic in the industry. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. injuly 2016, actor kevin spacey sexually assaulted my son. the tears of a mother in boston today, revealing what she claimed happened to her son. the victim, my son, was a starstruck straight 18—year—old young man, who had no idea that the famous actor was an alleged sexual predator or that he was about to become his next victim. journalist heather unruh‘s tweet about kevin spacey last month triggered all the allegations against him. toda

defeat would have ended their chances of reaching the last four. just a week to go now before joe rootning. alastair cook is of course a shoo—in — he scored 70 against a cricket australia xi. but his opening partner, mark stoneman, has been the start of the show, scoring a century as he tries to fill the problem spot in the batting line up. england are going well. yesterday, we showed you this peruvian shamen helping the world cup bid and surprise surprise, it went to peru. you can see the celebration from the fans. try to put upa celebration from the fans. try to put up a new zealand sign, putting a curse on the team. they want 2— nil overnight. new zealand, it's fair to say, have loads of problems. the bus couldn't get into the stadium, their flight had couldn't get into the stadium, their flight had to refuel. perhaps that workers helped. very weird. the main stories this morning: the effects of climate change are now inevitable even if carbon dioxide emissions are cut dramatically, a warning from scientists says. the painting by leonardo da vinci has become the most expensive work o

captain joe root with the catch. clean bowling from moeen ali, taking out rhein gibson.rer, was already into the last four, but made it three wins out of three by beating marin chilich. it was a repeat of the wimbledon final, which federer also won. the swiss came from a set down, to win comfortably again. justin rose is in a great position going into the second round of the world tour championships. play in the second round is already underway in dubai. rose is one of the last out at around ten to nine. the englishman is one off the lead. this eagle from the bunker helping him to six under par in his first round. patrick reed of the usa leads. now it's ourjob as journalists, to ask the right questions, but we also need thick skins for when there'a a back lash. how about facing the angriest manager ever, algeria's head coach, rabah madjer? when a journalist asked about the team's performance after a victory, the coach decided to answer on behalf of leicester city's riyad mahrez. who would dare ask the next question? what did you have for lunch? something you just like th

and england captain joe decide if the case will go to trial. and england captainjoe rootout and getting drunk, but maintaining the right balance between enjoying australia, and focusing on their cricket. i will be back with those stories after 14:30. let's get more on the woman who complained about the labour mp, kelvin hopkins,and says she feels let down by the way the party has handled the matter. jeremy corbyn is under pressure to explain why mr hopkins was promoted to the shadow cabinet just months after being reprimanded over the sexual harassment allegations. mr hopkins has not commented. ava etemadzadeh spoke to our deputy political editor, john pienaar. he hugged me very tightly, and rubbed himself against me. it made me feel extremely uncomfortable, and it was a revolting act. the second incident was in parliament, when i went to have a political conversation with him. and he told me that, "let's not talk about politics, do you have a boyfriend?" and he also mentioned that, he also said that if nobody was in his office, he would have taken me there. i was absolut

bringing captain joe root bringing captainjoe root says it's important to get the right balance withre that we don't go too far the other way and sit in our rooms and not experience being in australia. of course you it's not about going out and getting drunk. it is about making sure that we are in the best possible place to win an ashes tour. that is all the sports now. the full round up just after 1:30pm. eight catalan government ministers spent last night in jail after a spanish judge refused to grant them bail. they're facing charges related to their attempt to make catalonia independent from spain. tens of thousands of catalans staged a protest against their detention. a warning for you — this report from our reporter tom burridge contains flashing images from the start. in the police vans are eight men and women who a week ago ran catalonia's government. now, taken to a prison in madrid. they face serious charges, including rebellion against the spanish state. ajudge denied them bail. as the news filtered through, their supporters gathered outside the regional parliament in barc

mark stoneman, dawid malan and joe root have scored half—centuries against a cricket australia xi.f competing at the rio olympics as part of the refugee team. now settled in germany, the teenager has her sights firmly set on tokyo 2020. our sports correspondent alex capstick has been to berlin to meet her — a warning that there are flashing images in his report. you know that you might lose your life on the way. yusra mardini, olympian and refugee who saved lives, including her own. the teenage swimmer who fled war—ravaged syria to pursue her sporting dreams. a 25—day nightmare, which featured a sinking boat full of migrants heading for greece. yusra and her sister jumped into the sea to help keep it afloat. i know that of course i was afraid, it was dark and, yeah, i was just seeing the island but never reaching it. not that i was the hero who was pulling a rope, you know. ok, i helped the boat, but it was not only me or only my sister. yusra mardini eventually arrived in berlin. already a promising swimmer, she joined this club at the city's olympic park. incredibly, just 11 mont