khadijah is believed to be the first person in the uk to wear a hijab in a competitive horse race andthe last we'll see of her. i didn't really realise what the magnolia cup was so i was like, "yeah, sure, a race, love that." ebony horse club sort of were like, "we'll support you," and stuff, and ijust, i can't really explain it, just, yeah, started riding out. it was really difficult initially, racehorses is very difficult, i had quite a few mishaps, but as soon as i got the hang of it i started enjoying it loads and i want to continue riding out, and i love it. just to recap, on the first day of the first test of the ashes, england bowled out australia for 284. stephen smith was in for 144. all the latest tomorrow from edgbaston but that is all for now. the sale of single—use plastic bags in england has fallen dramatically since a 5p charge was introduced four years ago. government figures suggest the seven biggest retailers, including asda and sainsbury‘s, sold 90% fewer plastic bags than in 2015. in the last year alone there has been a 47% decrease in single—use bags. that means t

teenage jockey made history. 18—year—old khadijah mellah is the first person in the uk to ride occura hijab and went on to win, having only sat in a resource for the first time back in april. the talented teenager is set to study mechanical engineering at university in september. i remember the three in front of me at the beginning and their kickback sort of smacking my face and then slowly creeping up behind them and hearing their, like, hooves clip and stuff and i was like, "oh, my god," and then i was aiming to find a gap so i pulled out a little bit and hejust went, but haverland just went. he did it all, he's just an amazing horse, ilove him. i hear that you are only riding fast work last week. the quarterfinals of the silicon valley classic is in california. world number 55 knocked out the number eight danielle collins of the usa losing just two games along the way to zheng saisai in the process. she will now face another american. the number four seed, anisimova beater compatriot to seal her place in the last eight. in the other half of the draw, ahn beat the belgian, mertens.

khadijah trains at the ebony horse club in brixton which gives inner inner—city youngsters the chancet website where there's the latest on the final women's major of the year. georgia hall is on three under and charley hull on five under. now on afternoon live — let's go nationwide — and see what's happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. let's go to stuart flinders in salford. he'll have the latest from whaley bridge in derbyshire. amelia reynolds is in norwich. she'll be telling us about the 11—year—old girl from essex who's become a world champion bmx racer. these pictures from whaley bridge, looking terribly worrying. what is happening at the moment? you may never have heard of whaley bridge before, a small town 60 miles south of manchester in the derbyshire peak district, and derbyshire police are urging everyone who lives there to leave. the toddbrook reservoir nearby has been damaged, looks like there's a big hole in the dam wall, and the question is, will it hold? after a dry start to the day it is raining again. the reservoir has a

this is khadijah mellah who only took up horseriding three months ago.she took part in a professional race. this is it, the magnolia cup at the prestigious glorious goodwood festival here in the uk and despite being mounted on a rank outsider, get this, she came first. i remember the three in front of me at the beginning and their kickback sort of smacking my face and then slowly creeping up behind them and hearing their, like, hooves clip and stuff and i was like, "oh, my god," and then i was aiming to find a gap so i pulled out a little bit and hejust went, but haverland just went. he did it all, he's ust amazing, he's an amazing horse, ilove him. i hear that you are only riding fast work last week. i've only did two gallops and they were in the last two weeks. wow, that's amazing, to be able to win a race. that's the fastest i've ever been. she made horse racing with witty easier. just in three months. i hope she doesn't start news reading. you've watching newsday. i'm lewis vaughan—jones in london. and i am mariko 0i in singapore. i will be back with

the first jockey to race wearing a hijab, khadijah mellah.in april. hadn't even been on a resource before. to get from that in april to be winning a race of goodwood, it's incredible. paving the way for so many more british muslim women to have a go, get a taste of it. because it still feels like it's a sport that is hard to break into. the british muslim foundation estimates you can count the numberof foundation estimates you can count the number of british muslim women who are racing. it's incredible, just the small numbers. the other big story is steve smith. england australia, edgbaston and they took it substantive people to try and wind up the australians. i suppose you could say that steve smith refused to be rubbed up the wrong way. he showed what a brilliant player he is. i can handle the rough stuff, lots of sandpaper ponds on the back pages but he really did answer any critics. i suppose we should not be surprised. the fort william match. did you see this. this is the uk's worst foot team. after 73 matches. that is dedication and co