our sports reporter kate grey is there for us. ort has set great britain a target of 24—28 medals — they're on their way. absolutely. they are off to a winning start thanks to paul blake in the 800 metres. he's an experienced athlete, his fourth world championships and he did a greatjob world championships and he did a great job today. he world championships and he did a greatjob today. he led from the very beginning taking the lead in the early stages and held on pulling away from the rest of the field, a very convincing when in the end. a season's best and a really impressive performance he had a difficult year in 2017 when he missed out on winning a home world championships in london. he's came back here fighting and also has a big event coming up, the 400 metres later on in the week which is the main event is focusing on going into tokyo. kate, how hot is it been there? it is fairly comfortable in there? it is fairly comfortable in the evening. 28 degrees now. but around about 35 degrees. paul blake says he enjoys the heat and

kate grey, bbc news, dubai. sue the british olympic association over their sponsorship regulations. sirmo farah, katarina johnson—thompson, and adam gemili are among those names listed in a legal letter that was sent to the boa today. they're arguing that by not being able to promote their own sponsors during the biggest moment in their careers it reduces earning potential. there are many different things that restrict athletes and for us it is giving every athlete the opportunity to go out and create their own marketing opportunities and yet, so they do not have to work a full—time job. 99% of athletes work a full—time job and don't have the voice or the platform to out against the doa because they are scared of moment what happened against it. now, i think it's fair to say that it hasn't been a great return to international competition for great britain's rugby league side. after more than a decade away, their 2019 lions tour so far reads played two, lost two. but that was against new zealand. so they'll be ho

here's our reporter kate grey.anding performances across the track and field with multiple world records being broken, the highlight has to being broken, the highlight has to be new zealand's lisa adams, winning gold in the f 37 shot put, only taking up the sport two years ago thanks to her very famous sister, valerie adams, the olympic champion in the shot put and she encouraged her sister to take up the sport and has since been her coach and clearly it has paid off with some very experienced hands by her side. here she has smashed the competition, lisa broke the world record and will definitely be one to watch next year in tokyo. looking to the track, there was much anticipated event, there was much anticipated event, the teeth 5a 800 metres, which had the teeth 5a 800 metres, which had the rising star daniel robert rock from america versus the defending champion, from switzerland. the american had good form coming into this, winning the boston marathon and the london marathon and he is here to switch onto the tr

kate grey, bbc news, dubai. a nationwide victory tour, following their victory injapan. there have beenjubilant scenes in pretoria and thenjohannesburg. the team are due in soweto, where the springboks were hated in the days of apartheid. their five—day tour will finish in cape town on monday. throughout the campaign, bbc news will be looking closely at the places where the election could be won and lost — visiting ten parts of the uk where seats will be closely contested. today, we're in leeds, where regional newspapers have published a set coordinated front pages promoting a five—point manifesto for the north. christian fraser is in the city centre. as you have been hearing, labour are setting out policy today that would shift a sizeable amount of investment from the south east to the north. to reflect that, newspapers across the region have coordinated their front pages. business leaders have published their manifesto for the north, calling for a clear framework for devolution. they want local control over ed

kate grey reports. dubai is not used to the rain, but for the british athletes, it felt like home.anticipated head—to—head. world record—holder versus the defending champion hannah cockroft. away, first time. the t34100 metres dash, cockroft‘s head down and away. champion struggling to her wheel down. she has defended her crown! the race was won from the gun. a new world record time. hurricane hanna is back. i think i have settled for a silver in my head. i thought to myself the whole time that i would be happy with a silver. if you beat me, fair play. so to come out on top, everyone got the race that they ask for. and i got the medal i wanted. and the set was completed this morning after another british athlete won gold in shotput. and that boosted the british medal tally. none more so than maria lyle who stormed to victory in the t35100 metres. her first individual world title, great britain's second goal of the day, and if the form book goes to plan, they could be more to come. elsewhere at the championships, aled davies won a fourth gold medal for great britain in the f63 shot

kate grey reports.saw can you win theirfirst gold in earlier today we saw can you win their first gold in these championships thanks to sam in the tll championships thanks to sam in the t11 5000 championships thanks to sam in the t115000 metres. he won earlier in the week. there's plenty of entertainment on the track of the universal relay was introduced for the first time and it lived up to expectations with a number of disqualifications in the heats. and also a number of world records thanks to china and the usa. so the final was said to be an exciting one and it certainly was. for china and the usa, battling it out in the final stages before usa victorious on this occasion. certainly an event to look out for next year, at the paralympics. and to finish on, in the t52100 metres, we saw tenaky win silver at the age of 60, we hope she will go for one more year when she will go for one more year when she competes in tokyo. sonny bill williams says he can't wait to start his third spell in rugby league. t

sunday was also a successful one for china, and kate grey was taking it all in for us.nd earlier today we saw great britain‘s hannah cockroft break the world record by just 100th of a second in a t34100 metres, beating her teammate kare adenegan, who at the european championships last year and also stole her world record. but hannah cockroft put that right today, and was very emotional and overwhelmed at the end of the race and is now very much looking forward to going again in tokyo. china has been very dominant at these championships so far, and one of our top performers today was zhiao yan wen in the t 37 long jump. she too broke the world record and beat the rest of the field by a0 centimetres. china has been at the top of the medals table since day one. they already have ninea since day one. they already have nine a golds, 2a medals in total, and will be very hard to beat, as we move through the rest of the championships. —— nine golds. wins in the nfl on sunday for the likes of cleveland, chicago, atlanta, baltimore and tampa bay. all the scores and reaction at bb

with more in a busy day for the cuban and the rest of the day five action in dubai, here's kate grey.exciting racing on the track here in dubai on day five of these championships. none more so than the men's t 5a 1500m. in the final stages, it was the thai racer who came through to ta ke the thai racer who came through to take the gold and then silver to the chinese racer who came from nowhere. i really interesting race. in these championships. there was also a great race in the men's t 6a— 100m great race in the men's t 64—100m which saw the german take the gold, in an impressive time of ten seconds 60. he was four tenths ahead of the rest of the field. a final word on 0mara durand from cuba who is already had a busy championships so far. winning a00m and she has come into this evening and one 100m. she also had to deal with going in the metres semifinals this evening where she has qualified into the finals as well. two goals for 0mara durand and she will going for her third? britain's double paralympic champion kadeena cox won a silver in the 400 metres but was left wondering what m

the bbc‘s kate grey rounds up the other highlights from day 1in dubai.e in a world record forjarrod from australia. but actually, the australian pasted perfectly. hopefully india's cricketers beat bangladesh by 8 wickets in the 2nd t20 international in rajkot — to level the series bangladesh batted first after india won the toss, and they made 153/6 from their 20 overs. rohit sharma marked his 100th t20 international for india by top—scoring with 85. as the home side reached their target with more than four overs to spare. the series decider is in nagpur on sunday. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me. and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. thursday brought us a day of heavy and persistent rain across some parts of the country, particularly for parts of northern england. there was 75mm of rain by the end of the day in sheffield and many areas have seen flooding problems and quite a lot of travel disruption too. we still have numerous flood warnings and severe flood warnings in force as we

as for the evening, brazil and cuba had many reasons to celebrate too as kate grey can tell us.he brazilian team, leading home a brazilian team, leading home a brazilian one, two, three in the 100 metres here. washington junior took the silver. it was quiet the party atmosphere here at the end. it was his second championships, his already won the 400, now to 9100 metres to his name. anna prevelly was the international paralympic committee president that was here —— and interestingly. and tamara durant from cuba, she has won three gold in three events. this time it was any 200 metres and her career has lasted ten years. she has been unbeaten over that period of time. to a brilliant night for her and i'm sure much more to come here in the by, tomorrow. —— in dubai. let's finish on tennis. french president emmanuel macron welcomed france's fed cup champions to the elysee palace on tuesday to congratulate them on their victory. the country's first in the competition in 16 years. the french defeated hosts australia in the final in the decisive doubles rubber in perth on sunday. krist

kate grey is there for us. another phenomenal run from sophie hahn.eally is a champion and she performs at the big occasions. she has won great britain's semis gold medal in a world record time. it's actually her sixth world title set a brilliant career she has had already and yet she is so young. she is now being coached by leon baptiste. she is topping the medals podium once again. she is such a cool podium once again. she is such a cool, calm character. we think back to four years ago when she was in doha, quite you are getting to know the sport. now she is here, knowing how to raise these big events. with a good clear margin ahead of the field. she is going to be hard to beat. she has the 200 metres tomorrow. well done to sophie hahn. there was also a bronze medal for cricket —— rich chiassaro. he has had a busy week. he has been the 800 metres under 1500 metres. he had to wait for his fourth event before winning his medal. it was a bronze, in what it is a competitive class. he found his form in the last 100 metres to get on the podium. relief the

kate grey was watching.eat britain here in dubai. 0n it's been another busy day for great britain here in dubai. on day five of these championships, with five metals to report on some of the first came from joe butterfield in the club throw this morning. she managed to win silver, but it wasn't quite enough to take the gold, and she has been recovering from a shoulder reconstruction, which took place last year. so an impressive performance considering. there was a gold then this evening thanks to holly arnold in the javelin throw. she was the defending champion, but she was up against the current world record holder from new she was up against the current world record holderfrom new zealand. holly arnold managed to pull out a huge throw in the third round, and was unsurprisingly emotional at the end of the event. i don't mean to cry, but yeah, it just means so much to be able to like have that full title and pb at the same time, so yeah, i'm really happy. the second goal of the day went to jonathan broome ha

world para athletics championships in dubai as sophie hahn wins a gold medal, here's our reporter kate greynew world record time, so used to doing this. she had six royal titles in a brilliant career and yet she is still so young. she is going to be ha rd to still so young. she is going to be hard to beat and still is another event to go which will come up tomorrow and well done to sophie, a lwa ys tomorrow and well done to sophie, always wa nt tomorrow and well done to sophie, always want to perform at the big event. it was a bronze medal in 1554, he has been, had to wait for his fourth event to actually win his metal here it was a bronze and it was a really competitive class and he managed to find his form in the final 100 metres to get on the podium here and save the best for last. so relief for richard fred is been a busy week for him and there was also a bronze medal for vanessa wallace this morning in the shop. herfirst ever world wallace this morning in the shop. her first ever world championship metal. always want to enjoy competing these major championships and with the new persona

kate grey is there for us.nother busy day for great britain here on to buy on day five of these championships with five medals to report on. the first came from joe butterfield in the club through this morning. she managed to win silver, but it was not enough to take the goals and she has been recovering from a shoulder reconstruction which took place last year, so an impressive performance considering. i goals this evening thanks to holly arnold in the javelin. she was the defending champion, but she was up against the current world record holder, holly robinson from new zealand, but holly arnold managed to pull out a huge thrill in the third round and was unsurprisingly emotional at the end of the event. round and was unsurprisingly emotional at the end of the eventlj don't mean to cry, but, yeah, it means so don't mean to cry, but, yeah, it means so much to be able to have that fourth title and pb at the same time, so, yeah, i'm really happy. the second gold of the day went to jonathan broom edwards in the h

rounding up the other highlights from day 7 in dubai, here's our reporter, kate grey.paralympian of all time took to the track today. jason smith from northern ireland competes for ireland was unsolvable in the t 13 100 metres. just nine 100s of his own world record and comfortably beating the rest of the field. also maintaining his unbeaten record of 15 years. here is what he had to say after the race. as an athlete, one of the things i am always preparing for as i of the things i am always preparing foras i am of the things i am always preparing for as i am planning for the day when someone for as i am planning for the day when someone comes for as i am planning for the day when someone comes and runs ten five and my event because you have to. that is where the spot has got to go to. if you don't prepare that way, the problem is somewhat is just going to arrive and you can't do anything about it. for me, that is one of the things that keeps me motivated is prepare for what might come, what might not come. but when you are prepared for it, you are more likely to do so

kate grey is there for us. hannah cockroft has won her second gold of these championships.e dunnigan on the first lap. but that she went into the second lap, she took the lead and won by a significant margin, with carrie dunnigan taking the silver. the second gold medal went to maria lyle in the 200 metres. her second of the championships and she was very pleased at the end of the race.|j championships and she was very pleased at the end of the race. i am really happy. i have been waiting a bit longer for the really happy. i have been waiting a bit longerfor the start, really happy. i have been waiting a bit longer for the start, so really happy. i have been waiting a bit longerfor the start, so i was getting nervous. iwas bit longerfor the start, so i was getting nervous. i was thinking about my plan, trying to execute my plan and keep calm and relaxed. at the start, it is good having the girls on the outside for somebody to chase around the bend, but on the straight, it is just keeping relaxed and trying not to tighten up. i don‘t really think too much about my competitor

now, and more medal success for great britain at the games, including a world record. 0ur reporter kate greyshe has come here to do by and become the world champion in a new world record time, beating her team—mate. she looked absolutely brilliant and was very pleased at the end of the race. emotional as well, glad that she is back where she wants to be. and carrie taking the silver. there was a further five medals won across the course of the day for great britain. and there was another gold, this time it was for maria lyle in the t35100 metres. there is quite a lot to get through. maria finally won her first world title at the age of 19. she has had a lot of ups and downs in her very short career so far, and at the end of the race, this is what she had to say. i am so happy, i fell over at the start of my race. they wait a few stu m bles. the start of my race. they wait a few stumbles. suitable of a performance like that, it means so much. it gives me confidence going into the paralympics next year. in the last few moments, we have just found out that aled davies has just defended his worl

she's been speaking to kate grey.cox made history at the rio paralympics, becoming the first british athlete to win two in two sports at the same games, but the yea rs sports at the same games, but the years that followed have not been easy. i had the injury, which took me out for 2000 tagine, which was devastating, but then i obviously do struggled with disordered eating, so that took me out for a while, and i struggled with my mental health, so to get back on the start line has been a challenge. and during those challenging times, she found ways to keep yourself busy. and your name is? kadeena cox. your chosen subject? arsenal football club. her appearances on a number of tv shows, she says, actually helped her mental health. i have done a lot of bits and bobs and tried to find a happy place and be able to kind of make myself happy so that the performance just comes with it, just enjoy my sport again. now on the road to recovery, she is back on the track to defend her 400 metres world title. what do you think will b

kate grey is there for us. kate. britain have achieved 2a medals and that means they have achieved their target and plenty more sunlight with a few of the great britain's athletes going and we will tell you about them in a few moments but there have been outstanding performances by a number of athletes and i'm joined by maria lyle, double world champion here. tell me about the performance you have had here because you had your last race yesterday, has it sunk in yet? not yet come even in the 100 have not yet sunk in but i'm happy with how i have conducted myself and my races and a large part of that is to do with my team and everyone around me. you won by a good margin, where you aware how far ahead you were? no because i focus on my own line so i don't concentrate on others, it's about what i need to do to get to the line so everyone said after the race but if i can do my best, that's all that matters. and you have coped so well with the heat, thank you very much, maria can enjoy the rest of your time here and get s

our reporter kate grey is there.livia breen taking bronze in the teeth 38 long jump. she was the defending champion coming into this event but her competition proved to... olivia did itjust short of her personal best and in true style she was in good spirits after the event. i am really happy full stop obviously i am over the moon, i have come home with a medal, i couldn't ask for any more. there were no other medals for great britain this evening but there have been an outstanding performance from a world perspective with seven world records being broken across track and field events. lisa adam broke the world record and won the shot put. she is interesting because she encouraged —— her sister encouraged her to get into the sport and has since been her coach, clearly and very experienced hands and lisa has come to this event, broke in the world record, smashed her competition and will certainly be one to watch in tokyo next year. a lovely story to see unfold here and her sister valerie has been here supporting her a

kate grey reports. the rain but for the british athletes, it felt like home today. world record holder kare adenegan versus the defending champion, hannah cockroft, in the t34100 metres, hannah cockroft is head down and away and carry them again struggling to keep we are down. she's going to get the world title again! hannah cockroft!l down. she's going to get the world title again! hannah cockroft! a new world record time, hurricane hanna is back. i had settled for silver in my head, i thought to myself the whole time i would be happy with silver, if kare adenegan beats me, fair play so to come out on top, everyone got the race that they asked for and i got the medal i wanted! wiz britain's medal count boosted, spirits are high for this evening's session which is packed with medal potential. none more so than maria lyle, storming to victory in the t35100 metres, claiming her first individual world title. 0ut in the t35100 metres, claiming her first individual world title. out in the field, aled davies

from dubai, our reporter kate grey rounds up sunday's action. earlier today, we saw great britain's hannah break the record beating her team—mate who had beaten her at the european championships last year and also stole her world record. but she put that right today and was very emotional and overwhelmed at the end of the race and is not very much looking forward to going again in tokyo. now, china have been very dominant at these chamfer chips so farand one of dominant at these chamfer chips so far and one of their top performance was in vt 37 long jump. she too broke the world record and beat it the rest of the field by 40 cm. china have been a top of the mental sta ble china have been a top of the mental stable since day one. they arty have nine golds, 24 metals in total and it been very hard to beat as he moved to the rest of the championships. that's all the sport for now. gavin think very much indeed. a reminder of the breaking news in the past 25 minutes and that is the former president of bolivia evo morales has announced his regulation.

wales, who won the title in london two years ago, recorded a bestjump of 4.93 metres. 0ur reporter kate greytaking bronze in a t38 long jump. she was the defending championship coming into this event but her competition proved too strong today but the gold and silva medallistjumping strong today but the gold and silva medallist jumping over five metres. she did put together a consistent set ofjumps, she did put together a consistent set of jumps, just she did put together a consistent set ofjumps, just short of her personal best and in true 0livia start she was in good spirits after the event. i'm really happy. 0bviously the event. i'm really happy. obviously it has been an incredibly long season and to come home with a medal, i couldn't have asked for any more. there were no the medal for great britain this evening but there have been some outstanding performances from an international perspective today. seven world records being broken across at the track and field events. the highlight had to beat new zealand's lisa adam who broke the world record and won the f 37 shot put and the reason

, winning plenty of medals and breaking world records to finish third in the table. 0ur reporter kate greyb‘s success but also the competition as a whole — which is back in the middle east. 0n the final day of action, a first for the race runners, the event making its world championship debut. and the british athletes certainly made their mark, with 81—2 in both women and men's categories. it's absolutely amazing, to be included in the world for the first time here in dubai. it's a chance for people like me to compete at the highest level. i remember watching london two years ago, wishing i could compete at the worlds one day, said to be here is unreal. the british tea m to be here is unreal. the british team has faced challenges when it comes to athlete welfare, but here at the stadium, there has been plenty of success, with established names topping the podium for stop hannah cockroft and sophie hunt, double world champions once again, breaking records in the process. and a taste of success for some new names, thomas young just a whisper from gold. people went out there and did their bes

kate grey reports.. dubai is not used to the rain, for the british athletes, it felt like home.nded her crown! the race was won from the gun.|j think i have settled for a silver in my head. i thought to myself the whole time that i would be happy with a silver. if you beat me, fair play. so to come out on top, everyone got the race that they ask for. and i got the medal i wanted. and the set was completed this morning after another british athlete won gold. and that boosted the british medal tally. none has more hope than maria lyle who stormed to victory in the t35100 metres. herfirst individual stormed to victory in the t35100 metres. her first individual world title, great britain‘s second goal of the day, and if the form book goes to plan, they could be more to come. elsewhere at the championships, aled davies won a fourth gold medal for great britain in the f63 shot put, great britain now ten medals in total. that‘s all from sportsday. we‘ll have more throughout the evening. next on bbc news, it‘s the travel show. this week on the travel show, i found out how punks helped t

kate kinsella. good morning. a mild start to this monday morning, but with the mild temperature comes a cloud. it will stay rather glad —— greyse mixed in there. it will come and go through there. it will come and go through the course of the day. temperatures up the course of the day. temperatures up to 11 or12 the course of the day. temperatures up to 11 or 12 cert —— celsius. a breezy day compared to the weekend. nothing significant but you will notice the breeze. the rain will clear away overnight north and east, drive for a time and then more rain as we had proudhon on tuesday morning coming in from south and west. it will be a mild night, between eight and 10 celsius. as we had through tuesday we will see out rates of rain, maybe some writers cells in the afternoon. it will stay u nsettled cells in the afternoon. it will stay unsettled as we had through this week. a breezy day tomorrow as well, and as we head towards the end of the weekend the weekend, temperatures much colder again. that's it for now. i'm back in aroud half an hour. now, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walke